Storm reports for August 3, 2003

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On August 3, 2003, 92 hail, 92 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 25 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Randolph County, AR.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (92)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.2 million in property damage, $170,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (186 events in 25 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Atoka County, OK (near Atoka) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $150,000
  “Several trees were uprooted and downed. One tree fell on a car while another fell on a house heavily damaging it. Numerous tree limbs and some power lines were also downed. Several businesses had windows knocked out and sustained roof damage. A few sheds also lost roofs.”
• Coal County, OK (near Lehigh) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Shingles were blown off many roofs. Some sheds and porches were damaged. Numerous trees were downed and some trees were blown onto homes. A few barns were also destroyed. Some power poles were snapped. A mobile home was also destroyed. The roof and one end of the mobile home was ripped off.”
• Weber County, UT (near South Ogden) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000
  “Severe thunderstorms blew through Weber County from South Ogden to Liberty, producing damaging winds, hail and heavy rain. Trees were reported down on a home and cars in Ogden, along with basement flooding of homes and some businesses.”
• Coal County, OK (near Coalgate) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $60,000
  “Several businesses suffered roof damage along with a front plate glass window broken out. Several signs and billboards were damaged. A storage shed was also lifted and moved, landing upside down in a driveway. Privacy fence was downed. The ticket booth at the football field was turned over.”
• Atoka County, OK (near Atoka) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $35,000
  “An unoccupied mobile home was rolled over along with numerous trees and power lines downed.”
• Muskegon County, MI (near Muskegon) · Hail 1.75″ · $25,000
  “One and three quarters inch diameter hail was reported in Muskegon township, and three quarters inch diameter hail was reported in Lakewood Club.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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