Storms in Lake Michigan in 2003
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Lake Michigan in 2003, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
Lake Michigan in 2003 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 109
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $200,000
- Episodes
- 47
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Thunderstorm Wind | 97 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Waterspout | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Hail | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 2003
April 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, April 15, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, April 16, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, April 19, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, April 20, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, April 30, 2003
May 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, May 10, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 11, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, May 30, 2003
June 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, June 18, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, June 27, 2003
July 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 4, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 4, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 4, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 5, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 5, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 6, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 6, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 7, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 7, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 8, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 15, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 15, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 15, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 17, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 20, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 20, 2003
- Marine Hail in Lake Michigan, July 20, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 30, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, July 31, 2003
August 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 1, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 1, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, August 6, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, August 10, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 21, 2003
- Marine Hail in Lake Michigan, August 25, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, August 26, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 26, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, August 26, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, August 28, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 28, 2003
September 2003
October 2003
- Waterspouts in Lake Michigan, October 1, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, October 11, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, October 11, 2003
November 2003
More
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.