Storm reports for August 9, 2003

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On August 9, 2003, 36 hail, 33 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Valley County, MT.

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 (36)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $461,000 in property damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (71 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Custer County, NE (near Comstock) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $350,000 · 1 injury
  “One middle aged male was injured when hit in the head by flying debris and was taken to the hospital for stitches. Outflow winds from a dissipating thunderstorm ripped though an outdoor music concert event.”
• Valley County, MT (near Glasgow) · Hail 2.00″ · 1 injury
  “A hailstone hit a women on the hand and injured her finger.”
• St. Lucie County, FL (near Port St Lucie) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged the roofs of two houses and blew down trees in Port St. Lucie.”
• Broward County, FL (near Davie) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $20,000
  “A large tree was blown down and a fence was damaged.”
• Crawford County, PA (near Meadville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed a dozen trees in and around Meadville.”
• Colorado County, TX (near Bernardo) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $9,000
  “Trees down and windows blown out of a house.”

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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