Storm reports for August 5, 2003

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On August 5, 2003, 101 hail, 97 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Cass County, MO.

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 (101)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $506,000 in property damage and $35,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (201 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Washington County, OK (near Bartlesville) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $75,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour did considerable damage in the Bartlesville area.Numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down. Thousands of people lost power to their homes and businesses with some customers being without power for the better part of three days..”
• Woodson County, KS (near Yates Center) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “Part of roof of west wing of the historic Woodson Hotel torn from it's rafters. Trailer overturned at community building. Widespread tree damage. Yates Center News contributed greatly to this narrative.”
• Neosho County, KS (near St Paul) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “One residence extensively damaged when the east-facing garage door was ripped from it's supports causing the roof to collapse onto the three vehicles parked inside.”
• Washington County, OK (near Dewey) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 75 miles an hour caused considerable damage across the Dewey.Utility service was interupted to thousands of customers.”
• Labette County, KS (near Oswego) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “Power lines downed and a few large trees uprooted.”
• Caldwell County, NC (near Lenoir) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Several trees were blown down. One large tree crushed one car and heavily damaged another. A house was also damaged.”

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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