Storm reports for August 25, 2003

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On August 25, 2003, 48 hail, 103 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Plymouth County, IA.

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 (48)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1 million in property damage, $188,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (154 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Linn County, IA (near Cedar Rapids) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $150,000
  “Numerous trees down on vehicles and buildings.”
• Emmet County, MI (near Petoskey) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $51,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were downed. Several homes and cottages were damaged by falling trees near Crooked and Pickerel Lakes, and a small aluminum boat was tossed into a tree. At a dealership in Petoskey, trailers were rolled off of a parking lot and into a ditch.”
• Washington County, IA (near Washington) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000
  “Many trees down along with a power pole. Power out due to downed lines and a blow transformer.”
• Charlevoix County, MI (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $45,000
  “A 64 mph gust was measured at the Charlevoix Airport. Numerous trees were downed in Hayes Township and Boyne City. Some the the worst damage was along the south shore of Lake Charlevoix, where docks, boats, and hoists were damaged. A vehicle was damaged when a tree limb fell on it.”
• Otsego County, MI (near Vanderbilt) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph · $35,000
  “Siding was ripped off the post office in Vanderbilt. Numerous trees were downed, one of which heavily damaged a Vanderbilt home.”
• Plymouth County, IA (near Remsen) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $30,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew part of the roof off a woodworking business. The winds also blew down trees and power lines, resulting in power outages..”

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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