July 2003 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In July 2003, 2,315 hail, 3,872 damaging-wind and 165 tornado reports were logged on 31 storm days across 46 states. The largest hail reported was 4.75″ (softball size) in Wilkin County, MN on July 2, 2003. The most hail reports came on July 13, 2003 (185).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology
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Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Biggest storm days of July 2003
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2003 | 136 | 311 | 21 | 4.50″ | 22 |
| Jul 21, 2003 | 93 | 351 | 23 | 4.00″ | 25 |
| Jul 7, 2003 | 108 | 341 | 4 | 4.50″ | 20 |
| Jul 4, 2003 | 114 | 325 | 3 | 2.75″ | 19 |
| Jul 20, 2003 | 140 | 199 | 17 | 3.00″ | 21 |
| Jul 3, 2003 | 72 | 252 | 4 | 2.75″ | 13 |
| Jul 13, 2003 | 185 | 140 | 3 | 2.75″ | 19 |
| Jul 8, 2003 | 85 | 206 | 6 | 3.00″ | 23 |
| Jul 6, 2003 | 107 | 156 | 9 | 3.25″ | 20 |
| Jul 5, 2003 | 93 | 162 | 2 | 3.00″ | 17 |
Largest hail reported in July 2003
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2003 | 4.75″ (softball) | Wilkin County, MN |
| Jul 7, 2003 | 4.50″ (softball) | Jasper County, IA |
| Jul 9, 2003 | 4.50″ (softball) | Harper County, KS |
| Jul 17, 2003 | 4.50″ (softball) | Slope County, ND |
| Jul 19, 2003 | 4.50″ (softball) | Cavalier County, ND |
| Jul 7, 2003 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Jasper County, IA |
| Jul 9, 2003 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Barber County, KS |
| Jul 21, 2003 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Keith County, NE |
| Jul 2, 2003 | 3.75″ (teacup) | Grant County, MN |
| Jul 2, 2003 | 3.50″ (teacup) | Traverse County, MN |
Storm reports by state, July 2003
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 56 | 411 | 3 | 1.75″ |
| Iowa | 206 | 172 | 13 | 4.50″ |
| Minnesota | 189 | 163 | 24 | 4.75″ |
| South Dakota | 236 | 127 | 3 | 3.00″ |
| Indiana | 64 | 280 | 9 | 3.25″ |
| Illinois | 144 | 204 | 3 | 2.50″ |
| Kansas | 163 | 134 | 11 | 4.50″ |
| Nebraska | 162 | 122 | 13 | 4.00″ |
| Missouri | 169 | 115 | 0 | 2.75″ |
| Pennsylvania | 23 | 214 | 6 | 1.75″ |
| North Carolina | 69 | 157 | 14 | 1.75″ |
| North Dakota | 134 | 96 | 9 | 4.50″ |
| Michigan | 68 | 159 | 2 | 2.50″ |
| Virginia | 27 | 168 | 6 | 1.00″ |
| Tennessee | 34 | 156 | 0 | 2.75″ |
| South Carolina | 46 | 136 | 6 | 1.75″ |
| Georgia | 43 | 129 | 7 | 1.75″ |
| Kentucky | 56 | 93 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| Wisconsin | 55 | 82 | 4 | 1.75″ |
| Mississippi | 31 | 102 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Arkansas | 40 | 72 | 1 | 2.75″ |
| Florida | 48 | 57 | 3 | 1.75″ |
| West Virginia | 21 | 82 | 2 | 1.75″ |
| Texas | 31 | 41 | 6 | 1.75″ |
| New York | 13 | 50 | 12 | 1.75″ |
| Oklahoma | 23 | 51 | 0 | 2.75″ |
| Alabama | 18 | 52 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Maryland | 2 | 51 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Arizona | 16 | 33 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Colorado | 33 | 15 | 1 | 2.00″ |
| Montana | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1.75″ |
| New Jersey | 9 | 29 | 1 | 2.00″ |
| Maine | 9 | 25 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| New Mexico | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2.50″ |
| Louisiana | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| Wyoming | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| California | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| Delaware | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| Vermont | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1.00″ |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 8 | 0 | – |
| Idaho | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Utah | 0 | 5 | 0 | – |
| Connecticut | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| Nevada | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Oregon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00″ |
Every storm day in July 2003
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A storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Read more about NOAA storm reports.