Midwest/Plains Severe Weather

Losses, 2024 dollars

$1.5 billion

Losses at the time

$858 million

Deaths

7

The losses and deaths are NCEI’s, counting everything the disaster did. The episodes below are only what the Weather Service filed in its Storm Events record, which counts damage differently and often not at all, so the two never add up and are shown apart.

• Tornado in North Carolina, July 2, 2003$30,000 · F1 · 1 eventA NWS storm survey determined an F1 tornado touched down along highway 211. The tornado snapped trees and damaged crops before it moved northeast into a turkey ranch. The tornado blew the roof off the turkey ranch barn and finally dissipated. There were no reported injuries.
• Hail in Minnesota, July 2, 20033.5 in hail · 2 events
• Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 2, 20031 death · 1 injured · 50 kt wind · 1 eventA large tree fell on the tent of a couple who were camping at Jackfish Bay of Basswood Lake. The woman was killed while her 42 year old fiance was knocked unconscious.
• Hail in Kansas, July 2, 20030.75 in hail · 2 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 2 to 3, 2003$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 19 eventsNumerous trees were snapped or uprooted. Some trees came down on homes and sheds. The roofs of two garages were blown off, and a camper was rolled about 40 feet. Most damage was in the south side of town.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, July 2, 200352 kt wind · 2 events
• Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Virginia, July 3, 20035 eventsThe remnants of Tropical Storm Bill moved through the region on the 2nd and 3rd. Up to 4.5 inches of rainfall caused flooding in a few locations near the Blue Ridge Mountains. In Albemarle County, four roads were closed by flooding just south of Charlottesville.
• Damaging Wind in Montana, July 2, 200361 kt wind · 1 eventA few small trees down.
• Damaging Wind in Montana, July 2, 200354 kt wind · 1 event
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, July 2 to 3, 200361 kt wind · 2 eventsThere was wind damage to trees.
• Damaging Wind in Montana, July 2, 200352 kt wind · 1 event
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, July 2, 20031 injured · $500,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 eventsA semi truck over turned on I-94 approximately 10 miles southwest of Glendive. There was one injury reported with broken bones. Widespread wind and hail damage was reported in southern Dawson County.
• Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 3, 2003$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventGrain bin sustained major damage eight miles west of Dickinson.
• Hail in Maine, July 3, 20030.75 in hail · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm moving through Somerset County dropped 3/4 inch hail in Harmony.
• Lightning Strike in Illinois, July 3, 20031 injured · 1 eventA 28 year old man was critically injured after being struck by lightning while working on a roof.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 3, 200355 kt wind · 3 eventsA large area of thunderstorms moved across northern Michigan during the afternoon. The most intense storms were on the southern edge of the thunderstorm complex.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 3, 2003$13,000 · 1.75 in hail · 13 eventsThunderstorm outflow broke large limbs off trees at a ranch.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 3, 20031.75 in hail · 4 events
• Hail in Georgia, July 3, 20030.75 in hail · 1 eventThe public reported penny-sized hail.
• Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 3, 200373 kt wind · 5 events1 to 2 inch diameter tree limbs broken off.
• Flash Flood in Maryland, July 3, 20031 eventNumerous secondary roads closed in central and northern Dorchester county due to heavy rain.
• Lightning Strike and Heavy Rain in South Carolina, July 3 to 16, 2003$10,000 · 2 eventsDuring a heavy rainstorm, an air conditioner fell through the roof of a business when the weight of the accumulating rainfall became too great.
• Hail in South Dakota, July 3, 20032.5 in hail · 5 eventsA supercell thunderstorm moved across southeastern Pennington and Jackson Counties producing large hail from near Scenic, eastward to Interior and Wanblee.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 3, 20032.75 in hail · 29 eventsA line of severe thunderstorms with hail up to the size of golfballs and winds over 80 mph at times brought widespread property and crop damage to far northeast Brown, across Marshall and Roberts counties.
• Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 3, 2003$75,000 · F2 · 4 eventsA supercell thunderstorm moved southeastward across western Jackson County and Bennett County. The storm dropped up to golf ball sized hail and produced a tornado north of Tuthill.
• Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 3, 200360 kt wind · 2 eventsA one mile wide and 2 miles long swath of trees was blown down.
• Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 3, 2003$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds blew down at least four large trees. One tree damaged a car when it fell.
• Hail in South Dakota, July 3, 20031.25 in hail · 2 eventsLarge hail fell in a strip four miles wide and about 8 miles long, damaging crops, especially corn. The amount of crop damage was not known.
• Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 3, 2003$100,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including at least one large tree blown down and other large trees split. Numerous limbs and large branches were also blown down. Power lines were downed, resulting in power outages which lasted for several hours.
• Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 3, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds caused tree damage.
• Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 3, 200361 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds caused tree damage.
• Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 3, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including numerous branches down.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 3, 2003$30 million · 1.75 in hail · 23 eventsA single-wide 35 foot mobile home was rolled off its foundation and destroyed. An empty fuel oil tank was blown into its side.
• Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 3, 2003$100,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage and blew down power lines. Several homes and other buildings in Alcester were damaged, mostly by falling trees or tree debris. The downed and damaged power lines caused power outages.
• Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 3, 200352 kt wind · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 3, 2003$1.0 million · 61 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage, including large trees blown down and stripped of bark. There was damage to several homes and other buildings directly from the wind, and from falling trees and tree debris.
• Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 3, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage, including several trees blown down. One falling tree damaged a playground fence.
• Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 3, 2003$100,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 eventsThunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage, including large trees blown down. Power lines and poles were blown down by the wind and also damaged by tree debris. Power outages and at least two small fires resulted from damaged power lines.
• Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 3, 2003$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several trees blown down. Several homes and other buildings were damaged by tree debris. The winds also blew down power lines, resulting in power outages.
• Lightning Strike in South Dakota, July 3, 2003$5,000 · 1 eventLightning struck a house, starting a small fire.
• Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 3, 200357 kt wind · 2 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 3, 20032 in hail · 10 eventsWinds gusting over 70 mph combined with large hail from a line of thunderstorms caused some crop, building, and vehicle damage across parts of Big Stone and Traverse counties. Also, many trees and branches were downed along with some power lines.
• Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 3, 200370 kt wind · 4 eventsA MN DOT RWIS site along Highway 75 measured the wind gust.
• Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 3, 200357 kt wind · 1 event
• Hail in South Dakota, July 3, 20031.75 in hail · 3 eventsA severe thunderstorm moved quickly across northeastern Harding and northern Perkins Counties producing large hail and gusty winds.
• Hail in South Dakota, July 3, 20030.88 in hail · 2 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 3 to 4, 20032 injured · 71 kt wind · 63 eventsSeveral trees toppled.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 3 to 4, 20031 injured · $83,000 · F0 · 21 eventsA very unstable air mass was in place over Iowa with surface dew points in the upper 70s to low 80s following a day with highs in the 90s. Lifted indices were in the -10 to -15 C. range as the low level jet began to strengthen during the nighttime hours.
• Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 3, 2003$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including trees of unknown size blown down. A camper was damaged by tree debris near Loon Lake.
• Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 3, 200350 kt wind · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 3, 200350 kt wind · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 3, 2003$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage and blew down power lines. The winds also blew a porch awning off a house.
• Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 3, 200357 kt wind · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 3, 200353 kt wind · 1 event
• Hail in South Dakota, July 3, 20032.75 in hail · 2 eventsA severe thunderstorm moved across Haakon County and produced golf ball to baseball sized hail in a few locations north and northwest of Philip.
• Hail in South Dakota, July 4, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in South Dakota, July 4, 20030.88 in hail · 2 events
• Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 4, 2003$31,000 · 57 kt wind · 12 eventsA fast moving line of thunderstorms produced the first significant severe weather event of the season. Law enforcement officials and spotters estimated winds gusting as high as 65 mph, which knocked down numerous trees and power lines.
• Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 4, 2003$18,000 · 55 kt wind · 10 eventsA line of fast moving thunderstorms produced the first significant severe weather event of the season. Spotters and law enforcement officials reported wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph, which knocked down numerous trees and power lines, as well as damaged some crops.
• Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 4, 2003$115,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 eventsA decaying mesoscale convective system brought wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph across Buchanan county. Across the remainder of the highway 20 corridor in Northeast Iowa and Northwest Illinois wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph were common.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 4, 20031 injured · $54,000 · 1 in hail · 23 eventsA fast moving line of thunderstorms produced the first significant severe weather event of the season. There were numerous reports of trees and power lines down.
• Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 4, 200360 kt wind · 3 eventsSeveral trees and power lines down.
• Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 4, 2003$9,000 · 60 kt wind · 9 eventsA broken line of thunderstorms, some severe, moved east across south-central and southeast Wisconsin during the pre-dawn hours of July 4, 2003. This was the first of 5 consecutive days with some severe convection.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 4, 2003$55,000 · 1 in hail · 47 eventsA very warm, moist and unstable airmass was in place on July 4th. This lead to a few early morning storms which developed along the lake shores, including one that briefly produced severe winds in Algonac.
• Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 4, 200350 kt wind · 3 eventsA derecho moved across northern Illinois in the early morning hours knocking down large tree limbs at Beloit Road and Townhall Road in Boone County, in Harvard and McHenry in McHenry County, and at Ingleside, near Fox Lake in Lake County.
• Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 4, 200358 kt wind · 2 eventsA thunderstorm complex moved across east-central Wisconsin on the morning of the 4th. The storms produced high winds that downed trees and power lines, leaving about 30,000 customers without electricity on the south side of Appleton (Outagamie co.).
• Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 4, 2003$590,000 · 62 kt wind · 17 eventsSevere thunderstorm wind gusts blew down large trees, branches and numerous power lines in South Haven and Hartford.
• Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 4, 20031 injured · 50 kt wind · 4 eventsLaw enforcement reported a large tree down northeast of Dowagiac.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 4, 200350 kt wind · 5 eventsLaw enforcement reported 6 to 8 inch tree branches down east of Howe.
• Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 4, 200350 kt wind · 2 eventsLaw enforcement reported trees and power lines down throughout the county.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 4, 2003$832,000 · 65 kt wind · 41 eventsThunderstorm winds downed many trees and several power poles.
• Flash Flood and Hail in South Carolina, July 4 to 7, 20032 injured · 1.75 in hail · 9 eventsSheriff reported one and a half inch hail on hwy 39 near New Holland.
• Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 4, 200360 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorms produced wind damage on the afternoon of the 4th.Trees were downed along Highway 24, 3 miles east of Stewartsville to 3 1/2 miles east of Stewartsville.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 4, 2003$56,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 eventsThe public reported that several tree limbs were blown down. Wind gusts were estimated at 50 mph. Pea-sized hail was also reported.
• Hail in Michigan, July 4, 20030.75 in hail · 1 eventOnshore winds produced scattered afternoon thunderstorms, some with large hail.
• Flash Flood and Flooding in Ohio, July 4 to 5, 20032 deaths · $131,000 · 55 kt wind · 29 eventsPower poles were knocked down.
• Damaging Wind in New York, July 4, 2003$15,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds caused numerous trees and wires to come down on North Street in the town of Triangle. A few minutes later in the Chenango Valley State Park numerous trees were downed and uprooted.
• Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 4, 2003$11,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsThunderstorms with high wind moved through Central Maryland during the afternoon and early evening of the 4th. In Frederick County, a few trees were downed in Middletown and Myersville. A wind gust of 43 MPH was recorded in Frederick.
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, July 4, 2003$30,000 · 1 eventNumerous roads washed out near New Castle. Mill St washed out with cars abandoned. Boaters stranded at Moraine State Park.
• Hail in South Dakota, July 4, 20030.75 in hail · 2 events
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 4, 2003$30,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event15 to 20 large trees down on Route 68.
• Damaging Winds in New York, July 4, 2003$35,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsThunderstorms developed during the late afternoon hours in a warm, moist, unstable flow. A few of these storms reached severe limits producing damaging winds that downed trees and power lines in East Otto, Belfast, and Mexico.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 4, 20031.75 in hail · 2 eventsLarge tree limbs were blown down.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 4, 20031 death · $35,000 · 1.75 in hail · 32 eventsLaw enforcement reported trees and power lines down in the northwest part of the county.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 4, 20034 injured · $38,000 · 55 kt wind · 4 eventsThunderstorms developed in northern Lower Michigan, and intensified as they reached the Lake Huron shoreline.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 4, 2003$80,000 · 1.75 in hail · 30 eventsA supercell thunderstorm developed over southeastern Lawrence County and moved into southwestern Meade County, dropping dime to golf ball sized hail.
• Damaging Wind in Florida, July 4, 2003$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds pushed over a gas station roof covering the pumps near 49th Street and 110th Avenue and fallen trees brought down power lines just to the west on 52nd Street.
• Damaging Wind in Florida, July 4, 20032 injured · $30,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventThe thunderstorm struck near Hillsborough Avenue and Town N Country Boulevard toppling two fireworks tents and the rain ruined all of their products. Two people in one of the tents received minor injuries of cuts and scrapes during the event.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 4, 200352 kt wind · 6 eventsEmergency management reported large trees down in Wren.
• Tornado and Hail in Indiana, July 4, 2003$75,000 · F0 · 13 eventsA squall line moved southeast across central Indiana during the late afternoon and evening of July 4th. The line interacted with extreme instability with CAPES to 5000 j/kg to produce fairly widespread wind damage.
• Tornadoes in Indiana, July 4, 2003$55,000 · F1 · 2 eventsAn NWS storm survey team found F1 damage from a tornado that touched down 2 miles southeast of Plum tree and exited Huntington county into Wells county 4 miles southeast of Plum Tree. Damage was to a farm house as well as trees and a power pole snapped.
• Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 4, 200350 kt wind · 2 eventsLaw enforcement reported large trees down southeast of Bronson.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 4, 20031 in hail · 4 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 4, 20031 in hail · 6 events
• Hail in South Dakota, July 4, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in South Dakota, July 4, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in South Dakota, July 4, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 4, 200352 kt wind · 1 event
• Hail in South Dakota, July 4, 20031.75 in hail · 1 eventLarge hail damaged crops. The amount of crop damage was not known.
• Hail in South Dakota, July 4, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in South Dakota, July 4, 20032 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in South Dakota, July 4, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Indiana, July 4 to 5, 2003$2.3 million · 50 kt wind · 31 eventsLaw enforcement reported trees down in Auburn.
• Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 4, 2003$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsSeveral trees and powerlines were downed.
• Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 4, 2003$20,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage, including large trees and branches down. The winds also destroyed or damaged several large signs. The winds caused minor power line damage, causing localized power outages.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 4, 200361 kt wind · 3 eventsThunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including large trees blown down.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 4, 20031 in hail · 2 events
• Hail in South Dakota, July 4, 20031.75 in hail · 2 events
• Hail in Iowa, July 4, 20030.75 in hail · 2 events
• Hail in South Dakota, July 4, 20031 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Iowa, July 4, 20031.25 in hail · 1 event
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 4, 20031 in hail · 8 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 4 to 5, 2003$201,000 · 1.75 in hail · 24 eventsOnce again a very unstable airmass was in place over Iowa with a weak frontal boundary extending northeast to southwest across the state an old outflow boundary extending east to west along the southern Iowa border.
• Hail in Iowa, July 4, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Iowa, July 4, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 5, 2003$3.1 million · 1.75 in hail · 29 eventsA MCS thunderstorm complex bowed out and raced across Eastern Iowa and Northwest Illinois in the pre dawn hours. Due to high freezing levels, hail was minimal.
• Flash Flooding in Indiana, July 5, 20032 deaths · $31 million · 7 eventsHeavy thunderstorms trained across the northern third of the Indianapolis forecast area with parts of Carroll and Howard counties getting as much as 8 to 10 inches of rain in less than 12 hours.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 5, 2003$39,000 · 52 kt wind · 11 eventsThe Franklin-Monroe school sustained basement flooding, with water up to five feet deep in spots.
• Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 5, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventA cooperative weather observer reported large tree limbs were blown down as winds gusted to near 60 mph.
• Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in Illinois, July 5, 20031 injured · $3.1 million · 61 kt wind · 8 eventsA MCS thunderstorm complex bowed out and raced across Eastern Iowa and Northwest Illinois in the pre dawn hours. Due to high freezing levels, hail was minimal.
• Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 5, 2003$10 million · 90 kt wind · 8 eventsA long lived line of severe thunderstorms, known as a derecho, moved from Iowa into northern Illinois early in the morning of Saturday July 5. The storm caused widespread damage to trees and power lines in Ogle county.
• Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 5, 200352 kt wind · 2 eventsSevere thunderstorms moved across northern Lake and northern Porter counties during the early morning hours of Saturday July 5th. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Minor flooding was also reported across some locations in northwest Indiana.
• Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 5, 200350 kt wind · 2 eventsLaw enforcement reported trees and power lines down in Bridgman.
• Hail in Nebraska, July 5, 2003$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 eventsHail severely damaged corn crops near the edge of Gordon.
• Flash Flooding in Texas, July 5, 2003$35,000 · 4 eventsScattered showers and thunderstorms forming in Bexar County just prior to sunrise produced general 2 to 3 inch rain totals over the western half of the county. Flash flooding developed and continued into the mid morning.
• Flash Flood in Texas, July 5, 2003$5,000 · 1 eventThe showers and thunderstorms from Uvalde and Frio Counties continued spreading westward, moving into Zavala County in the mid morning. By late morning, Zavala had received a general rainfall of 1 to 2 inches with isolated totals to 6 inches across the northwest corner.
• Lightning Strike and Heavy Rain in Kentucky, July 5, 20032 eventsNumerous thunderstorms with very heavy rain caused some flooding of creeks and ditches, especially in the Lone Oak area. Champion Creek overflowed onto the intersection of Old Mayfield Road and Houser Road.
• Hail in South Dakota, July 5, 20032.5 in hail · 3 eventsA severe thunderstorm developed near Nemo and moved slowly southward. Hail to the size of tennis balls was reported near Silver City.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 5, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventSeveral trees were blown down at Buck Creek, just northwest of Lake Tahoma.
• Flash Flood and Hail in North Carolina, July 5, 2003$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 5 eventsThunderstorms during the afternoon of the 5th produced flash flooding, hail up to nickel size, and damaging winds.
• Damaging Winds in Maine, July 5, 200350 kt wind · 4 eventsSevere thunderstorms moving through Somerset and Cumberland Counties knocked over trees in Skowhegan, Canaan, and Raymond. In addition, winds were estimated to have gusted to 50 kts in Harpswell.
• Hail in South Dakota, July 5, 20031.75 in hail · 4 eventsShort-lived severe thunderstorms developed near Terry Peak and moved slowly eastward across the Deadwood area. Hail to the size of golf balls fell with these storms.
• Hail in South Dakota, July 5, 20030.75 in hail · 2 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 5, 20031 in hail · 6 eventsThunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of the 5th produced hail up to quarter size and damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds blew large limbs off trees 6 miles southeast of Critz and 2.5 miles south southwest of Timberlake, and downed trees and powerlines in Cave…
• Hail in South Dakota, July 5, 20031 in hail · 2 events
• Hail in South Dakota, July 5, 20031.5 in hail · 2 events
• Flash Flood in North Carolina, July 5, 2003$100,000 · 1 eventHeavy rainfall produced by slow-moving thunderstorms caused flooding to develop rapidly on several creeks in the northwest part of the county, including Bald Mountain Creek. Water from these overflowing creeks caused several roads to be washed away.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Indiana, July 5 to 6, 2003$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 9 eventsNumerous storms developed during the afternoon and evening of July 5th in an extreme instability/low shear regime. There were several reports of trees down across central Indiana.
• Hail in South Dakota, July 5, 20031.75 in hail · 2 events
• Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 5, 20031.75 in hail · 4 events
• Hail in South Dakota, July 5, 20031.75 in hail · 5 eventsA supercell thunderstorm developed over southern Jackson County and moved southeast through eastern Bennett County and southwestern Todd County. Golf ball sized hail was reported across much of the area as the storm passed.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 5, 20031 in hail · 13 eventsA heat burst occurred between 830 pm and 930 pm MDT across 4 counties in NW Kansas. As thunderstorms decayed across SW Kansas...strong southerly outflow developed, accompanied by a temperature rise of 15-18 degrees in 15 minutes, from the upper 70s to the lower 90s.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 5, 2003$110,000 · 1.75 in hail · 12 eventsAs had been the case for the past few days across Iowa, the airmass was very unstable over the state. A stationary outflow boundary was located east to west along the southern Iowa border. During the late afternoon heating, lifted indices reached -10 C.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 5, 2003$520,000 · 1 in hail · 10 eventsSevere thunderstorms developed along the outflow boundary/front left over from the early morning storms. The storms trained over the same area producing heavy rain and flash flooding.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 5, 200352 kt wind · 2 events
• Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 5, 2003$101,000 · F0 · 21 eventsA supercell thunderstorm moved across Big Alkali Lake camping area, as well as other smaller nearby lakes, producing strong winds and large hail. Numerous windshields and windows were broken in campers, pickup trucks, and cabins.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 5, 20031 in hail · 9 eventsWiper blade of a vehicle was destroyed.
• Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 5, 2003$11,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 eventsSeveral trees were downed across town. One tree fell on Third Street, causing the road to close for a short period of time.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 5, 2003$435,000 · 1 in hail · 8 eventsA second night of high winds pounded south-central Nebraska. Thunderstorms rolled across the region north of U. S. Highway 6 with strongest winds noted from Ord to Osceola.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 5, 200352 kt wind · 2 events
• Flash Flooding in Mississippi, July 5, 2003$28,000 · 2 eventsFour to seven inches of rain fell over portions of SW Lauderdale county in 1 1/2 hours. This extremely heavy rainfall flooded several streets and county roads.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 5, 2003$645,000 · 61 kt wind · 6 eventsSevere thunderstorms developed along the outflow boundary/front left over from the early morning storms. The storms trained over the same area producing heavy rain, high winds, and flash flooding.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 5, 200355 kt wind · 2 eventsNumerous large tree limbs were blown down.
• Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 5, 2003$110,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 eventsSevere thunderstorms developed along the outflow boundary/front left over from the early morning storms. The storms trained over the same area producing heavy rain and flash flooding.
• Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 5, 2003$100,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 70 mph downed trees in Beemer, some of which fell on cars and did building damage. A metal pole was also snapped off. The winds knocked the power out for at least 75 percent of the people in town.
• Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 5, 2003$2.0 million · 51 kt wind · 1 eventA large bowing line of thunderstorms moved through the Omaha area bringing very strong winds and causing areas of substantial tree damage.
• Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 5, 20031 injured · 55 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds downed large tree branches in the Thomas Lakes area east of Ashland. One large tree branch fell through the windshield of a truck causing serious, but non-fatal, injuries to a man inside.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 5 to 6, 2003$54,000 · 1 in hail · 10 eventsThe synoptic situation remained quite similar to that of the previous event. A second round of convection dropped southeast into Iowa. An MCS developed over northeast Nebraska and moved southeast into Iowa during the early morning hours.
• Hail in Minnesota, July 6, 20031 in hail · 2 events
• Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 6, 2003$55,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 eventOutflow from thunderstorms in Central Iowa spawned an intense thunderstorm that moved across Clinton County.
• Flash Flood in Texas, July 6, 2003$5,000 · 1 eventShowers and thunderstorms developed over southern Val Verde County as an upper level low pressure area drifted slowly toward the west. The storms produced a general 1 inch rain over the southern third of the county, with isolated locations collecting up to 3 inches of rain.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, July 6, 20038 injured · $1.1 million · F1 · 22 eventsTwo rounds of scattered severe convection affected south-central and southeast Wisconsin on Sunday, July 6, 2003. The first round occurred during the morning hours and the second during the late afternoon hours.
• Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 6, 2003$108,000 · 50 kt wind · 8 eventsThunderstorm winds downed three trees in Westlake and several more in Bay Village.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 6, 20031 injured · 2 in hail · 30 eventsStrong thunderstorms, some supercells, developed over northeast Illinois from early afternoon through early evening in a very unstable airmass. The first storm pounded Kankakee county with hail up to golfball size.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, July 6, 2003$40,000 · 65 kt wind · 14 eventsThunderstorms on the afternoon of the 6th produced damaging winds, flash flooding, and hail up to nickel size.Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees in Patrick Springs.
• Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 6, 2003$496,000 · 65 kt wind · 4 eventsA strong thunderstorm travelled across Southern Cedar and Northern Muscatine counties during the early afternoon. A microburst about a mile in diameter occurred along the Cedar/Muscatine line between Wilton and Durant Iowa.
• Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 6, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds downed powerlines across the central part of the county.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 6, 2003$5,000 · F1 · 13 eventsA waterspout formed over Lower Red Lake for about 30 seconds.
• Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 6, 200355 kt wind · 1 eventSeveral trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 6, 200370 kt wind · 8 eventsThe wind lasted one minute.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, July 6 to 7, 2003$406,000 · 50 kt wind · 20 eventsTrees were downed.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 6, 2003$6,000 · 56 kt wind · 14 eventsA thunderstorm complex developed over southern WI and northern IL on the 6th. These storms moved into southeast Michigan during the evening hours. The environment was most unstable over the Saginaw valley and thumb regions. Thus, most of the severe wind events were north of I-69.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Indiana, July 6, 20033.25 in hail · 36 eventsHam radio operator reported golfball size hail near Bass Lake.
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, July 6, 2003$15,000 · 1 eventWolf Creek out of its banks, which flooded North Center St. Several basements and a business were flooded on Terrace Ave and Madison Ave.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 6, 200360 kt wind · 2 eventsThunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of the 6th produced flash flooding and damaging winds.Heavy thunderstorm rains flooded and closed secondary roads around McGrady.Thunderstorm winds downed trees 6 miles southeast of Reidsville.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 6, 200350 kt wind · 2 eventsA spotter reported a 60 mph gust at Route 41. A power pole was blown down in Schneider.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 6, 200350 kt wind · 2 eventsLaw enforcement reported trees and power lines down in Baroda.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 6, 20031 in hail · 3 eventsA warm front that moved across the Upper Peninsula touched off afternoon and evening thunderstorms that produced large hail and damaging winds.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 6, 2003$66,000 · 1 in hail · 12 eventsThunderstorms with heavy downpours and wind gusts over 60 MPH moved through Central Maryland during the evening of the 6th. In Frederick County, trees were downed in Brunswick and Frederick. In Montgomery County, trees were downed on Wisconsin Avenue and the Beltway in Bethesda.
• Flash Flood in North Carolina, July 6, 20031 death · 1 injured · $800,000 · 1 eventA section of Petersburg Road was covered with 6 feet of water near Petersburg. Several roads were flooded in and around Marshall.
• Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 6, 2003$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsNumerous trees down across southern half of county.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 6, 2003$230,000 · 2 in hail · 5 eventsTwo inch diameter hail was reported by area law enforcement in Paw Paw. Another report of three quarters inch hail was received from Paw Paw.
• Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 6, 20032 eventsWater covered the roadway at the intersection of highways 622 and 585.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 6, 200352 kt wind · 2 events
• Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, July 6, 2003$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsTrees and power lines were knocked down.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 6, 2003F0 · 6 eventsSix-inch diameter tree limbs down.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 6, 200350 kt wind · 4 eventsEmergency management reported trees down in Paulding.
• Flash Flood in North Carolina, July 6, 2003$20,000 · 1 eventA stationary thunderstorm near the Wilkes/Watauga County line produced very heavy rainfall, which caused flooding to develop downstream on Buffalo and Nubbin Creeks in the Camp Carrollwood area of northern Caldwell County.
• Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 6, 2003$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsThunderstorms with strong gusty winds moved through Northern Virginia during the evening of the 6th. In Loudoun County, several trees were downed in Lovettsville. Pea sized hail also fell.
• Hail in Minnesota, July 6, 20031.75 in hail · 4 events
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 6 to 7, 2003$80,000 · 56 kt wind · 24 eventsAn upper trof pivoting across the lower Great Lakes combined with extreme instability allowed a few severe storms to develop on the evening of July 6. Some rotation was noted in earliest storms that moved across northwest parts of the CWA.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 6, 200355 kt wind · 2 eventsSeveral large trees were blown down.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 6 to 7, 2003$1.4 million · 1 in hail · 16 eventsChainsaws once again roared as cleanup began after a third, and most damaging, night of high winds across south-central Nebraska. Once again, thunderstorms began around Holdrege, then moved northeast and dissipated.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 6, 2003$1,000 · 1 in hail · 2 eventsA severe thunderstorm produced downburst winds of 63 mph at WSMR C-Station, then $1000 in hail damage at Launch Complex 50.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, July 7, 2003$2.2 million · 58 kt wind · 32 eventsSeveral clusters of heavy thunderstorms continued to move across western Ohio during the early morning, and again in the afternoon. An additional two to four inches of rain fell from the thunderstorms, exacerbating flooding in water-logged areas.
• Flash Flood and Flooding in Indiana, July 7, 2003$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 eventsClusters of thunderstorms continuously moved across the Whitewater Valley during the early morning. Two to four inches fell, causing numerous roads to flood and small streams to rise out of their banks.
• Hail in Iowa, July 7, 2003$33,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 eventsOnce again, Iowa was under very unstable conditions with lifted indices around -12 C. and cape values in the 4000 to 5000 J/kg range. Thunderstorms were slow to fire as the 700 mb temperatures were quite warm, in the +11 to +14 C. range.
• Tornado and Hail in Iowa, July 7, 2003$37,000 · F0 · 11 eventsA tornado hit a farm near New Hampton (Chickasaw County), demolishing a barn and damaging some trees. No livestock were in the barn, but three tractors and two combines were buried under debris.
• Hail in Minnesota, July 7, 20031 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Minnesota, July 7, 20030.75 in hail · 1 eventAmateur radio operators reported dime size hail on the west side of Austin.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 7, 2003$1.1 million · 1 in hail · 12 eventsAnother early morning MCS moved across Eastern Iowa and Northern Illinois producing heavy rain and damaging winds. Rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches an hour were common with the storms. Heavy rain along the North Fork of the Maquoketa River in Iowa pushed the river to bankfull.
• Lightning Strike in Minnesota, July 7, 2003$250,000 · 1 eventLightning struck a house on Woodland Avenue. The resulting fire destroyed the top two floors of the house.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Illinois, July 7, 200361 kt wind · 10 eventsA line of thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois producing wind damage during the morning of July 7th. A tree and limbs were blown down north of Byron in Ogle county.
• Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 7, 200357 kt wind · 3 eventsA line of thunderstorms moved from northern Illinois into northwest Indiana during the morning of July 7th. Spotters reported wind gusts to 60 mph at Hammond, Gary, and Lowell in Lake County. Large tree limbs were blown down in DeMotte in Jasper County.
• Hail in Illinois, July 7, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event
• Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 7, 2003$7,000 · 60 kt wind · 19 eventsLaw enforcement reported trees and power lines down in Kingsbury.
• Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 7, 200350 kt wind · 5 eventsLaw enforcement reported trees and power lines down countywide.
• Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 7, 200355 kt wind · 4 eventsEmergency management reported trees down near Charloe.
• Tornado and Flash Flood in Ohio, July 7 to 8, 2003$1.1 million · F0 · 51 eventsThunderstorm winds downed many large tree limbs across the county.
• Tornado in Texas, July 7, 2003$18,000 · F0 · 3 eventsMinor damage on CR 267 near Valley Drive when a tree fell on a home; two nearby small buildings destroyed.
• Damaging Winds in New Mexico, July 7, 200350 kt wind · 3 eventsSeveral gustnadoes were reported either beneath developing convective clouds or near the edges of virga showers that formed over the upper Rio Grande Valley from Santa Fe south to Albuquerque during unusually hot afternoon conditions.
• Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 7, 20031 injured · 1 eventlightning struck a truck and destroyed truck tire and exploded asphalt with a six foot by one foot trench in the asphalt produced. one 14 year old male was slightly injured by debris from the flying asphalt.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 7 to 8, 20031.5 in hail · 6 eventsTrees and power lines fell along Buckeye Valley Road.
• Hail in Iowa, July 7, 2003$1.9 million · 4.5 in hail · 37 eventsA nearly stationary frontal boundary sank into Iowa during the afternoon hours of the 7th. The airmass became extremely unstable with lifted indices around -12 C. and CAPE values in excess of 6000 J/kg over the south two thirds of the state.
• Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 7, 2003$50,000 · 74 kt wind · 1 eventBeginning about 4:45 PM EDT, a strong microburst struck. The sporadic path of damage started several miles west of West Bedford and extended east for about 7 miles. Microburst crossed Route 541 several times. Maximum damage path wide 700 yards near West Bedford.
• Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 7, 2003$11,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsThunderstorms with high winds moved through Prince George's and St. Mary's County during the afternoon of the 7th. In Prince George's County, a downburst of wind ripped the roof and one wall off a hangar at Hyde Field in Clinton.
• Tornado and Hail in Colorado, July 7, 2003F0 · 14 eventsStrong winds snapped tree limbs, 10 inches in diameter.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 7, 2003$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventLarge trees down. An 80-ft tree was blown down, crushing a mini-van on Belle St.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 7, 20031 in hail · 4 eventsTrees and power lines were knocked down in scattered locations about the town.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 7, 2003$141,000 · 2 in hail · 8 eventsThunderstorms developed in Eastern Iowa along outflow boundaries left over from the early morning MCS. The storms evolved into another MCS by early evening producing very heavy rain and some hail across Eastern Iowa and Northern Illinois.
• Hail in New Mexico, July 7, 2003$15,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 eventsAn intense thunderstorm which began during late afternoon over San Miguel County west of Las Vegas moved south into eastern Torrance County producing a near continuous swath of 1 to 3 inch hail before collapsing north of Encino.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 7, 200359 kt wind · 4 eventsStrong thunderstorm winds blew down 4 sections of dog kennels.
• Hail in Wyoming, July 7, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 7, 2003$95,000 · 1 in hail · 4 eventsThunderstorms developed in Eastern Iowa along outflow boundaries left over from the early morning MCS. The storms evolved into another MCS by early evening producing very heavy rain and some hail across Eastern Iowa and Northern Illinois.
• Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 7, 200360 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds downed numerous trees 5 miles north of Covington on the evening of the 7th.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 7, 200354 kt wind · 8 eventsStrong winds split a tree in half.
• Hail in Wyoming, July 7, 20031.75 in hail · 4 eventsSupercell thunderstorms moved across northwestern Campbell County, producing hail to the size of golf balls.
• Hail in Wyoming, July 7, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 7, 2003$2.5 million · 61 kt wind · 10 eventsThunderstorms brought damaging winds to portions of north central and northeast Illinois during the evening of July 7th. In Lee county 60 mph winds were reported at I-39 and U.S. 30 and trees were blown down southeast of the I-88/I-39 interchange.
• Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 7, 2003$304,000 · 91 kt wind · 16 eventsSome outbuildings were damaged extensively by the thunderstorm outflow winds.
• Hail in Montana, July 7, 20031.75 in hail · 2 events
• Damaging Wind in Oregon, July 7, 2003$30,000 · 1 eventStrong winds associated with a thunderstorm knocked a ponderosa pine tree onto a four-year-old manufactured home. Two large tree limbs punched through a bedroom ceiling next to a bed, the bathroom, and a back TV room. The property damage from this event is estimated at $30,000.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 7, 200355 kt wind · 4 events
• Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 7, 2003$20,000 · 57 kt wind · 3 eventsAfter a line of morning thunderstorms moved from northern Illinois into northwest Indiana, a second line of severe thunderstorms moved into northwest Indiana during the late evening hours of July 7th.
• Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 7, 2003$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
• Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 7 to 8, 200361 kt wind · 25 eventsLaw enforcement reported trees and power lines down.
• Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 7 to 8, 200351 kt wind · 6 eventsLaw enforcement reported trees and power lines down near Benton Harbor.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Indiana, July 7 to 8, 2003$1.0 million · 58 kt wind · 23 eventsA severe squall line moved across the northern part of the Indianapolis CWA late on the evening of the 7th and into the overnight of the 8th. Trees and power lines were reported down across many locales. Winds moved and damaged a car in southwest Tippecanoe county.
• Flash Flood in South Dakota, July 7 to 8, 2003$100,000 · 1 eventRainfall of around 5 inches caused flooding of streets, fields, lots, and basements. A grocery store in Centerville lost much of its stock, and the basement flooding caused considerable damage to contents in homes.
• Hail in South Dakota, July 7, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 8, 2003$70,000 · 53 kt wind · 5 eventsA tree was blown down and blocked a road in Keeler, and two trees were blown down in Porter township in Lawton.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 8, 2003$3.7 million · 60 kt wind · 31 eventsPenny size hail was observed.
• Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 8, 2003$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 10 eventsEmergency management reported trees and power lines down in Payne.
• Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 8, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including large branches blown down.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Ohio, July 8 to 9, 2003$5.2 million · 60 kt wind · 47 eventsTrees were downed, and a few structures sustained minor damage.
• Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 8, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds flattened crops. The amount of crop damage was not known.
• Hail in South Dakota, July 8, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event
• Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 8, 200352 kt wind · 2 eventsLarge hail, driven by strong winds, damaged crops, especially corn. The amount of crop damage was not known.
• Hail in Iowa, July 8, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event
• Flash Flood in South Dakota, July 8, 20031 eventRainfall of around five inches caused flooding of basements, roads, and fields, including the Scotland Golf Course.
• Hail in Iowa, July 8, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 8, 200355 kt wind · 11 eventsA trained spotter estimated winds of 60 to 65 mph on Sand Lake.
• Flash Flood in Ohio, July 8, 2003$150,000 · 1 eventStreams flooded. And a culvert washed out, damaging Route 172, just east of Route 9, about 7 mi west of Lisbon. Courthouse damaged by flooding.
• Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 8, 2003$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventTrees and power lines blown down by wind in Zanesville, Adamsville, and Dresden. At least one tree fell on a house.
• Flash Flooding in West Virginia, July 8, 20033 eventsShowers and thunderstorms with very heavy downpours moved through a portion of the Eastern Panhandle during the morning hours of the 8th. In Hardy County, street flooding was reported in Moorefield. A total of 2.0 inches of rain was reported at Elkhorn Rock.
• Flash Flood in West Virginia, July 8, 2003$500,000 · 1 eventHeavy rain began early this morning and caused considerable flooding in Monongalia county. Brookehaven and Star City Fire Depts evacuated 125 people. Flooding around Morgantown damaged 81 structures, including homes, mobile homes, businesses, and government facilities.
• Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, July 8, 2003$3,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 eventsScattered thunderstorms affected the south-central part of Wisconsin during the morning hours. One of them briefly pulsed to severe weather limits, and produced downburst, straight-line winds that toppled large trees near Benton (Lafayette Co.).
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Illinois, July 8, 20031 injured · $470,000 · 55 kt wind · 12 eventsAnother MCS developed along old outflow boundaries from convection earlier in the day. A high moisture atmosphere allowed storms to produce very heavy rain in short time periods.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 8, 2003$150,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 eventsA fast moving line of early morning thunderstorms caused property damage, including along Saltlick Run and Wilmoth Run. A 400 pound four wheeler was overturned and blown about 20 feet. Wind tore down power lines and damaged a garage door and camper.
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, July 8, 2003$15,000 · 1 eventStreams flooded in Bobtown and Carmichaels. The asphalt on Robena Rd in Monongahela Twp was washed away by flood waters.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 8, 20031 injured · 1 in hail · 5 eventsNickel size hail fell at Fox Lake, 1 inch hail fell at Gurnee, and penny size hail fell at Lincolnwood. The line of storms that produced the hail also produced a prominent shelf cloud which drew a lot of public and media attention.
• Flash Flood in Ohio, July 8, 2003$100,000 · 1 eventRoute 154 flooded near Elkton.
• Hail in South Dakota, July 8, 20031.75 in hail · 3 eventsA supercell thunderstorm developed across southern Perkins County during the mid morning hours and tracked southeastward across northern Ziebach County. Hail to the size of golf balls fell across northern Ziebach County.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 8, 2003$194,000 · 55 kt wind · 11 eventsAnother MCS developed along old outflow boundaries from convection earlier in the day. A high moisture atmosphere allowed storms to produce very heavy rain in short time periods.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 8, 20031 in hail · 8 eventsSixty mph winds brought down a large evergreen tree.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Indiana, July 8, 20031 in hail · 12 eventsThe Rome City Fire Department reported trees down in town.
• Tornado and Hail in Illinois, July 8 to 9, 2003$25,000 · F0 · 18 eventsSeveral power lines were blown down.
• Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 8, 200350 kt wind · 3 eventsTrees were downed.
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in Indiana, July 8 to 9, 2003$125,000 · F1 · 24 eventsA squall line with bow segments and embedded supercells moved from west to east across central Indiana during the evening of July 8. An F1 tornado near Bainbridge destroyed 3 metal barns and did minor to moderate damage to 2 homes.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 8, 200350 kt wind · 4 eventsLaw enforcement reported power lines down in Edgerton.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, July 8, 2003$9.7 million · 88 kt wind · 32 eventsThunderstorm winds downed trees and limbs to the northwest of Tontogany near the intersection of State Routes 235 and 65.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 8, 200360 kt wind · 2 eventsThunderstorms produced damaging winds and hail on the evening of the 8th.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in the northern portion of Alleghany County.
• Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 8, 200370 kt wind · 2 eventsTrees were downed.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Indiana, July 8, 2003$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 eventsSeveral six foot diameter trees were knocked down.
• Damaging Wind in Maine, July 8, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventMany trees were blown down or damaged from estimated wind gusts of 52 knots ( 60 mph ).
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 8, 2003$3,000 · 1 in hail · 2 eventsThe Laurens Emergency Management Director and the county 911 center reported that five trees were blown down in Minter and power lines were blown down in Dublin.
• Hail in Montana, July 8, 20031 in hail · 3 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 8, 2003$200,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsNumerous trees were blown down along Minkers Run.
• Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 8, 2003$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsA cold front moving into a warm and humid airmass triggered late afternoon thunderstorms. A few of the storms across northeast Vermont were severe. In the towns of Norton and Averil, thunderstorm winds blew down tree limbs.
• Damaging Wind in Maine, July 8, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees were blown down along the Saint John River from estimated wind gusts of 52 knots ( 60 mph ).
• Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 8, 2003$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees blown down. 4500 customers without electric power. Trees and power lines fell in Gnadenhutten, Port Washington, Dennison, and Uhrichsville. Tree fell on a parked van in Strasburg. A tree fell on a moving minivan, destroying only a mirror.
• Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 8 to 9, 20032 eventsLocal law enforcement reported several flooded roads due to heavy rain. In Knox County, high water closed Highway 15 north of Edina. In Lewis County Highway A was flooded.
• Tornado in Florida, July 8, 2003$20,000 · F1 · 1 eventThe tornado occurred on the north end of a large thunderstorm causing mostly tree damage in rural Hillsborough County. The tornado started at the end of Collins Ranch Road and traveled north across Thonotosassa road at the County Park and Boat Ramp.
• Hail in Maine, July 8, 20031.25 in hail · 1 eventThe hail damaged 50 acres of potato crops.
• Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 8, 2003$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds blew down trees along Highway 61 which caused minor damage to a few cars and homes.
• Lightning Strike in South Dakota, July 8, 20031 injured · 1 eventA 16 year old boy was struck by lightning in the parking lot of the Meadowbrook Golf Course.
• Hail in Maine, July 8, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Iowa, July 8, 2003$35,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 eventsThe weather pattern remained similar to that it had been during the previous several days. An east to west boundary was in position across southern Iowa with surface dew point values well into the 70s.
• Hail in Maine, July 8, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Montana, July 8, 20031.75 in hail · 4 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Wyoming, July 8, 20031 in hail · 4 eventsA supercell thunderstorm developed along a dry line which moved east off the Big Horn Mountains in the afternoon. This storm moved across northern Campbell County and into western Crook County, producing very strong winds and large hail.
• Hail in Maine, July 8, 20031 in hail · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in Florida, July 8, 2003$40,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm wind gusts downed trees and limbs which downed power lines in Zephyrhills. Two businesses on Main Street had their roofs peeled back and water poured in, soaking customers at a restaurant and damaging leather at a saddle company.
• Damaging Winds in Maine, July 8, 200350 kt wind · 3 eventsSevere thunderstorms moving through Somerset and Franklin Counties knocked over trees in Jackman, Farmington, and Wilton.
• Lightning Strike in Florida, July 8, 2003$200,000 · 1 eventLightning struck an apartment building in South Tampa causing a fire in the attic and an evacuation of the building.
• Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Missouri, July 8, 2003$205,000 · 4 eventsStorms that developed in the afternoon hours continued into the evening across far Northeast Missouri and a part of West Central Illinois and produced heavy rain.
• Damaging Winds in Wyoming, July 8, 200361 kt wind · 2 events
• Damaging Wind in Maine, July 8, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventSeveral fences and a small shed were blown down from estimated winds of 52 knots ( 60 mph ).
• Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 8, 200361 kt wind · 2 eventsA Quincy television station relayed reports from storm spotters of wind damage just north of town. Some large trees and power lines were downed and 2 storage sheds were blown over. The ASOS unit at the Quincy Municipal Airport reported a 61 knot, 70 mph, wind gust.
• Damaging Wind in Maine, July 8, 200361 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees of varying sizes were blown down or snapped and large branches broken from estimated wind gusts of 61 knots ( 70 mph ) due to a microburst. A chimney was blown off a house and portions of the metal roof of a potato storage building were peeled back or removed.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 8, 2003$325,000 · 2.5 in hail · 21 eventsA long-lived supercell thunderstorm developed along a warm front over extreme southeastern Montana and tracked southeastward across western South Dakota during the late afternoon and evening hours.
• Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 8, 2003$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees and power lines down from Lisbon to Salineville. 9000 customers lost power throughout Columbiana Co during day-long severe weather.
• Flash Flood in Ohio, July 8, 2003$100,000 · 1 eventSandy Creek flooded Bayard Rd just north of Bayard.
• Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 8, 2003$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventWind blew tree down, onto house, leaving it uninhabitable.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 8, 2003$12,000 · 1 in hail · 6 eventsSevere thunderstorms developed north of a warm front across northwestern South Dakota. The combination of strong outflow winds and hail caused damage to houses between Mud Butte and Zeona.
• Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 8, 200355 kt wind · 2 eventsThunderstorm wind gusts downed some large trees and power lines in Griggsville and Perry. A downed utility pole in Perry damaged a fence at the Middle School.
• Flash Flood in Illinois, July 8, 2003$120,000 · 1 eventStorms that developed in the afternoon hours continued into the evening across far Northeast Missouri and a part of West Central Illinois and produced heavy rain.
• Hail in Maine, July 8, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, July 8, 2003$57,000 · F0 · 9 eventsAs the tornado touched down on the northwest side of town, it ripped off the porch on a house.
• Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 9, 2003$45,000 · 59 kt wind · 3 events60 mph thunderstorm winds in Nance county were partly responsible for sporadic power loss in the county for a time.
• Hail in Iowa, July 9, 20031 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Iowa, July 9, 20031 in hail · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 9, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds caused tree damage, with large branches downed, and smaller debris strewn across Huron.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 9, 2003$93,000 · 1 in hail · 7 eventsOnce again strong convection affected Iowa during the overnight hours. A forward propagating MCS developed over the High Plains of western Nebraska into western South Dakota. The MCS advanced east through the night.
• Hail in South Dakota, July 9, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Iowa, July 9, 20031 in hail · 3 events
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Indiana, July 9 to 10, 2003$1.0 million · 65 kt wind · 26 eventsSquall line knocked down numerous trees. The line damaged more than 400 homes in the Rosedale area of Parke county. Many roads were water covered due to heavy rain falling on very saturated grounds.
• Flash Flooding in Iowa, July 9, 20032 eventsHeavy rains caused rapid flooding of city streets and low areas, including a park.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Indiana, July 9 to 10, 2003$17,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 eventsA cluster of thunderstorms moved through the Whitewater Valley during the early morning. Two inches of rain fell across much of the county, causing flooding of several roads.
• Flash Flood in Iowa, July 9, 20031 eventHeavy rain caused rapid flooding of county roads and fields.
• Flash Flood in Iowa, July 9, 2003$10,000 · 1 eventHeavy rain caused flooding of roads, fields and other low areas, and small streams. The flooding washed out two bridges.
• Lightning Strike in Iowa, July 9, 2003$100,000 · 1 eventAn early morning thunderstorm with considerable lightning killed 7 dairy cows and damaged a farm house southwest of Lowden.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 9, 2003$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 14 eventsFast moving thunderstorms formed around midday, along an outflow boundary left over from the overnight convection. Winds were around 40 to 50 mph at 5000 feet aloft. Winds quickly translated to the surface along the line of thunderstorms, causing spotty wind damage.
• Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 9, 200356 kt wind · 3 eventsEmergency management reported a 62 mph wind gust at Sandwich. Tree limbs were blown down at Somonauk.
• Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 9, 200365 kt wind · 5 eventsThunderstorms during the afternoon of the 9th produced damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds downed trees 4 miles north of Princeton, across Summers County, in Renick, Athens and Sinks Grove,
• Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 9, 200350 kt wind · 2 eventsTrees were blown down.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, July 9, 2003$36,000 · F1 · 22 eventsThunderstorms with high winds, hail, and isolated tornadoes moved through Northern and Central Virginia during the afternoon and early evening hours of the 9th. In Nelson County, a few trees were downed in the northern end of the county near Wintergreen.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 9, 2003$155,000 · 1 in hail · 36 eventsThunderstorms on the afternoon of the 9th produced damaging winds, damaging lightning and hail up to quarter size.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Fairfield, Roanoke, Bent Mountain, Huddleston, Amherst, Pilot, Wytheville, Clear Fork, onto Route 91 and Route 608, 14 miles…
• Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 9, 2003$21,000 · 59 kt wind · 12 eventsWind gust of 59 knots (68 mph) measured at ORF.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Indiana, July 9, 2003$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 eventsA severe thunderstorm developed over Evansville, producing torrential rain, wind gusts around 60 MPH, and hail up to the size of dimes.
• Tornado and Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 9, 2003F0 · 2 eventsLaw enforcement reported trees down west of Logansport.
• Hail in Florida, July 9, 20030.88 in hail · 3 events
• Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 9, 200350 kt wind · 2 eventsSeveral trees were blown down.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 9, 2003$1.1 million · F1 · 19 eventsTornado tore across open fields and a few groves of trees, then dissipated just before entering the city of Chokio.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 9, 2003$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventTrees and power lines were blown down.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 9, 200360 kt wind · 3 eventsThunderstorms during the afternoon of the 9th produced hail up to nickel size and damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Allison and 11 miles west of Yanceyville.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 9, 2003$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventPower lines were blown down in several locations throughout the city.
• Hail in North Carolina, July 9, 20031 in hail · 1 event
• Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 9, 2003$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 eventsNumerous trees were snapped off or uprooted. Some trees fell on houses and barns. A barn had half of its roof blown off. The damage was concentrated in the State Line Road community.
• Tornado and Hail in Iowa, July 9, 2003$80,000 · F0 · 9 eventsUnstable air remained in place over Iowa with the east west boundary remaining in place over Iowa. South of the boundary, the airmass became very unstable with temperatures in the upper 80s and dew point readings in the 75 to 80 degree range.
• Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in Maryland, July 9, 2003$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 eventsA cluster of thunderstorms with high winds and heavy downpours moved through Central Maryland during the early evening of the 9th. In Montgomery County, trees were downed in Bethesda and Wheaton. In Prince George's County, trees and wires were downed near Lanham Hills.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 9, 200360 kt wind · 5 eventsTrees were downed over the northern part of the county.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 9, 2003$600 · 1.75 in hail · 9 eventsLightning set fire to hay bales.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, July 9, 2003$600,000 · 0.75 in hail · 3 eventsHamlin measured 3.3 inches of rain in about 6 hours. Lick Branch flooded homes near Ranger. Water was also in some homes around Hamlin and Griffithsville. Numerous roads were closed around the county due to high water.
• Lightning Strike in Maryland, July 9, 2003$60,000 · 1 eventA lightning strike started a fire in the Queen's Landing Condominium Complex in Chester. Lightning struck a roof of one building and started a fire. The fire was confined to the attic and one bedroom, but water and smoke damage occurred in the rest of the unit.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 9, 20031 in hail · 13 events
• Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, July 9, 20031 in hail · 7 eventsSheriff's office reported a tree down in Coopertown.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 9, 2003$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventA large tree fell into power lines, causing a widespread power outage.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 9, 20031.75 in hail · 9 events
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in Illinois, July 9 to 10, 2003F0 · 25 eventsVery heavy rains fell for several hours over Champaign County. Many streets and roads were flooded. In Urbana, the fire department had to rescue a man from the roof of his car after he drove into a flooded underpass. No injuries were reported.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 9, 20031 in hail · 9 eventsTrees were blown down south of I-85 at exit 141.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 9, 2003$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees and power lines were blown down.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, July 9, 2003$1.2 million · F1 · 78 eventsCo-op observer.
• Hail in North Carolina, July 9, 20031 in hail · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 9, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventA few trees were blown down, including one at Stoney Point Elementary School.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Kentucky, July 9, 2003$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 eventsTwo trees were downed.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 9, 20031.25 in hail · 7 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 9, 20031.75 in hail · 6 eventsThunderstorms developed over north central and northeast Kansas in the mid to late afternoon hours of the 9th. The storms gradually spread southeast into east central Kansas during the evening. Many became severe and produced numerous reports of large hail and damaging winds.
• Lightning Strike in Delaware, July 9, 2003$100,000 · 1 eventA 48-year-old man died from the ensuing fire after lightning struck his home in Port Penn. The fire engulfed the house. It took seven fire departments one hour to extinguish the blaze.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 9, 2003$227,000 · 55 kt wind · 6 eventsThis was the 9th and final severe weather episode that concluded an active 6 day period across Eastern Iowa, Northern Illinois, and Northeast Missouri.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Iowa, July 9, 2003$981,000 · 61 kt wind · 14 eventsThis was the 9th and final severe weather episode that concluded an active 6 day period across Eastern Iowa, Northern Illinois, and Northeast Missouri.
• Hail in Kansas, July 9, 20034 in hail · 9 eventsThis giant hail fell on the county line. Damage was not reported but certainly must of occurred.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 9, 2003$6,000 · 2.75 in hail · 18 eventsWind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
• Damaging Winds in Delaware, July 9, 200352 kt wind · 2 eventsThe second severe thunderstorm of the evening knocked down trees and wires in and around Concord (Broad Creek Hundred), Fairmount (Indian River Hundred) and Harbeson (Broadkill Hundred).
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 9, 2003$337,000 · 55 kt wind · 13 eventsThis was the 9th and final severe weather episode that concluded an active 6 day period across Eastern Iowa, Northern Illinois, and Northeast Missouri.
• Flash Flood in Kentucky, July 9, 2003$75,000 · 1 eventRadar estimated 2 to 3 inches of rain, while the Greenup Lock and Dam measured 1.85 inches of rain. A funeral home was flooded in South Shore. Several businesses had minor water damage. Small streams, such as Schultz Creek, overflowed onto roads.
• Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 9, 200352 kt wind · 2 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 9, 200360 kt wind · 3 eventsThunderstorm wind gusts downed trees and power lines across parts of central and eastern Knox County. A barn and shed were also reported damaged near Milliport, about 4 miles northeast of Edina. 3/4 inch hail also fell in Colony.
• Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 9, 200355 kt wind · 2 eventsThunderstorm wind gusts downed trees and power lines in Canton and La Grange. In Canton, a tree fell on a mobile home nearly splitting it in half. It was the third severe storm to cause damage In La Grange in two days.
• Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 9, 2003$150,000 · 1 eventLightning was believed to be the cause of a fire at Mr. G's, a popular Italian restaurant in Demopolis. Lightning occurred in the area from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm CDT, but the fire was not spotted until 12:30 am. The building was totally destroyed by the fire.
• Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 9, 2003$113,000 · 72 kt wind · 14 eventsThunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
• Hail in Texas, July 9, 20031 in hail · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm over the southeastern Texas panhandle produced large hail during the late evening hours.
• Flash Flood and Flood in Indiana, July 10, 2003$20,000 · 2 eventsRoads were flooded and underwater.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 10, 2003$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 eventsSeveral trees were blown down.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Georgia, July 10, 20033 deaths · $269,000 · 1 in hail · 16 eventsThe Dawson county Emergency Management Director reported that excessive rainfall had forced several creeks out of their banks across the western portion of the county near Juno. At least four roads across the county had to be closed because of flooding.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 10, 2003$44,000 · F0 · 5 eventsA weak tornado touched down about one mile southeast of Collins in Townsend Township. The tornado was only on the ground for a few hundred yards before lifting. This F0 tornado knocked down a few trees and caused some crop damage. No buildings were damaged.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, July 10, 2003$859,000 · 50 kt wind · 13 eventsStrong thunderstorms along a cold front moved across southwest and south central Ohio during the afternoon and evening. Two to three inches fell, causing localized flooding. Numerous roads were flooded and closed, and a few streams came out of their banks.
• Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 10, 200355 kt wind · 4 eventsOff duty NWS employee reported tree limb down on Saundersville Rd.
• Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 10, 200365 kt wind · 16 eventsSKYWARN spotter reported trees down on Gibson road, and at hwy 378 and Ferry road.
• Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 10, 2003$30,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 eventAbout 3:30 PM EDT, a microburst started just southwest of Columbiana, near Route 164. It moved northeast through a residential area and onto a golf course. Path length 0.25 mile; path wide 100 yards. Estimated maximum wind gust 70 mph (61 kt).
• Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 10, 2003$12,000 · 1 eventA store was struck by lightning in Fairfield. The store suffered minor damage.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 10, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventSome trees were blown down.
• Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 10, 2003$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsTrees were blown down in scattered locations. One tree hit a car and one fallen tree damaged a mobile home.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 10, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventA couple of trees were blown down.
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in West Virginia, July 10, 20036 injured · $2.7 million · F2 · 19 eventsA potent squall line developed during the early afternoon across central Ohio, on southwest to central Kentucky. This was along a prefrontal surface boundary, and well out ahead of a strong cold front.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 10, 2003$225,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 eventsTrees and power lines fell, damaging roofs in town. Several streets were blocked by fallen tree branches. An F2 tornado was occurring across the Ohio River, near Lubeck in Wood County of West Virginia.
• Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 10, 200350 kt wind · 4 eventsThunderstorm winds knocked down several large trees, one of which fell on a trailer home.
• Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 10, 2003$16,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventSeveral trees and power lines were blown down across the city of Talladega. One large tree temporarily blocked train tracks.
• Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 10, 2003$20,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 eventAn apparent microburst snapped three large oak trees that fell on two cars. A home had the shingles blown off, and a shed had the roof blown off. Trees were reported down on State St. and South Parsonidge. Small hail was also reported.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 10, 2003$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 eventsTrees were blown down near New Hope Church Road and Headingham Blvd.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 10, 200360 kt wind · 2 eventsseveral trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
• Flash Flood in West Virginia, July 10, 2003$80,000 · 1 eventRoute 2 flooded. Flood waters ripped large sections of asphalt out of the road. About 5:45 PM EDT, Williams Run overflowed and flooded County Rd 3. By 6:05 PM EDT, Doolin Run overflowed and flooded Doolin Rd.
• Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 10, 2003$30,000 · 1 eventLightning ignited a house fire.
• Damaging Wind in Mississippi, July 10, 2003$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees and powerlines were blown down.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Virginia, July 10, 2003$13,000 · F1 · 24 eventsThunderstorms with high winds, very frequent lightning, hail, heavy downpours, and isolated tornadoes moved through Northeast Virginia during the evening of the 10th.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 10, 20031 injured · 60 kt wind · 1 eventA large tree fell onto a truck and car that were traveling on highway 30 near Athens. One elderly man was injured but not seriously. Another large tree limb fell onto county road 360 in Niota.
• Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 10, 200350 kt wind · 4 eventsGreene county 911 center reported trees and power lines down.
• Hail in Virginia, July 10, 20030.75 in hail · 1 eventThunderstorms during the late afternoon of the 10th produced hail up to penny size.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 10, 2003$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event40 trees down. 6000 customers without electric power.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 10, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventSome trees were blown down.

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NOAA NCEI, U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (2025), https://doi.org/10.25921/stkw-7w73, and the Storm Events Database for the episodes.