Southern Derecho and Eastern Severe Weather

Losses, 2024 dollars

$1.7 billion

Losses at the time

$1.0 billion

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.

• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 19, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventSeveral trees were blown down.
• Flash Flood in Utah, July 19, 20031 eventA flash flood brought mud, rock and other debris across a frontage road of Interstate 15 about 3 miles south of Richfield.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 19, 2003$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 eventsPower lines were blown down.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 19, 2003$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees and power lines were blown down near the South Carolina border.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 19, 2003$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventTrees and power lines were blown down.
• Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 19, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventTrees were blown down near I-85.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 20, 20031.75 in hail · 14 eventsLarge branches were brought down by sixty mph winds.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 20, 20032.75 in hail · 9 eventsA supercell thunderstorm tracked southeast across western Marshall county bringing large hail up to the size of baseballs and winds up to 75 mph. The winds and hail caused extensive crop damage and downed many branches and trees.
• Tornado in North Dakota, July 20, 2003F1 · 1 eventTornado touched down in open country and traveled north...northeast reaching the municipal airport causing damage to the airport roof and extensive damage to three 44,000 thousand bushel bins and minor damage to other bins.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 20, 2003$11 million · 2.5 in hail · 9 eventsThree of four 44,000 bushel grain bins were blown over at the Crete Elevator complex. The fourth, which was full of grain, remained standing. Eight 40,000 bushel grains bins were also damaged and one 40,000 bushel grain bin was blown down.
• Hail in Minnesota, July 20, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Tornado in South Dakota, July 20, 2003F0 · 1 eventA tornado touched down briefly south of Britton.
• Hail in South Dakota, July 20, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Iowa, July 20, 20031 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Minnesota, July 20, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Iowa, July 20, 20030.75 in hail · 2 events
• Hail in Iowa, July 20, 20031 in hail · 2 events
• Hail in Iowa, July 20, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event
• Tornado and Hail in Michigan, July 20 to 22, 2003$1.9 million · F1 · 16 eventsA F1 tornado struck Calhoun county between 1:15 and 1:30 p.m. E.S.T. on July 20th, 2003. The tornado first touched down just west of Wattles road on Crosby road on the southeast side of Battle Creek. Several trees were uprooted or broken off.
• Hail in Minnesota, July 20, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Flash Flood in Louisiana, July 20, 2003$100,000 · 1 eventThunderstorms producing heavy rain resulted in widespread street flooding in western areas of St. Tammany Parish, including Covington, Mandeville and Abita Springs.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 20, 20031.75 in hail · 8 eventsLaw enforcement trees and power lines down in Niles.
• Hail in Iowa, July 20, 20030.88 in hail · 2 events
• Hail in Minnesota, July 20, 20031.5 in hail · 2 events
• Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 20, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including an unknown number of trees blown down.
• Hail in Minnesota, July 20, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Iowa, July 20, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 20, 20031.25 in hail · 8 eventsTwo rounds of severe thunderstorms affected northern Lower Michigan on the 20th. The first developed in the heat of day, affecting mainly northeast Lower Michigan with spotty large hail and wind damage.
• Hail in Nebraska, July 20, 20031 injured · $7.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 7 eventsPing-pong ball to baseball size hail struck the east side of town. Hail damaged the bodies of nearly every vehicle and broke some windshields at an auto dealership and in residential areas on the east side of North Platte.
• Lightning Strike in South Dakota, July 20, 20031 death · 1 injured · 1 eventTwo brothers, age 19 and 17, were struck by lightning while swimming in Lewis and Clark Lake. The 19 year old died later the same day, while the 17 year old survived his injuries.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 20, 2003$2,000 · 1 in hail · 5 eventsLaw enforcement reported trees down west of Wauseon.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 20, 2003$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsCouple of trees and numerous large limbs down.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 20, 200352 kt wind · 3 eventsA cluster of storms pulsed up to severe weather limits as it moved southeast through the northeastern part of Green Lake County through the western part of Fond du Lac County. Powerful, downburst, straight-line winds gusting to estimated 52 knots (60 mph) toppled large trees.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 20, 2003$12,000 · 1 in hail · 2 eventsThunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs.
• Hail in Wisconsin, July 20, 20031.5 in hail · 1 eventThe hail fell for two minutes.
• Hail in Kansas, July 20, 20030.88 in hail · 4 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 20, 200355 kt wind · 7 eventsThunderstorms that developed in unstable air across northern Wisconsin produced severe weather as they moved through north-central Wisconsin and the Door Peninsula. Dime size hail fell at Long Lake (Florence co.) and Armstrong Creek (Forest co.).
• Hail in Nebraska, July 20, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Nebraska, July 20, 20031 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Nebraska, July 20, 20031.5 in hail · 1 event
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 20, 20031.75 in hail · 6 eventsA weak short-wave moving across Michigan's Upper Peninsula triggered evening thunderstorms that produced large hail and damaging winds.
• Hail in Nebraska, July 20, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event
• Tornado in Nebraska, July 20, 2003F0 · 1 eventA brief touchdown of a tornado was reported in an open field southwest of Stanton near the Wood Duck wildlife area. This was from the same supercell that produced another, slightly larger, tornado 10 minutes later.
• Hail in Nebraska, July 20, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Iowa, July 20, 20031 in hail · 2 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 20 to 21, 2003$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 21 eventsThunderstorms developed during the evening hours of July 20th across parts of northern Illinois and continued into the early morning hours of July 21st. Winds gusted to 60 to 65 mph across parts of Cook county.
• Tornado in Nebraska, July 20, 2003F1 · 1 eventA small tornado that was caught on film touched down near Highway 32 west of the Highway 57 junction. The tornado destroyed a barn and some grain bins, and cleaned some crops clear to the ground. Several cattle were also missing due to the storm.
• Hail in Nebraska, July 20, 20033 in hail · 1 eventHail up to 3 inches in diameter fell just to the east of the track of the supercell that produced the tornado that touched down to the west of the junction of Highways 32 and 57 south of Stanton.
• Hail in Nebraska, July 20, 20031 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Iowa, July 20, 20031.75 in hail · 3 eventsLarge hail caused an unknown amount of crop damage.
• Hail in Nebraska, July 20, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Iowa, July 20, 20031.75 in hail · 1 eventLarge hail damaged crops and vehicles. The amount of property and crop damage was not known.
• Hail in Nebraska, July 20, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Iowa, July 20, 20031.75 in hail · 3 eventsLarge hail damaged crops. The amount of crop damage was not known.
• Hail in Iowa, July 20, 20031.75 in hail · 2 eventsLarge hail caused an unknown amount of crop damage.
• Tornado in Nebraska, July 20, 2003F1 · 1 eventThis tornado was also caught on film and caused damage to buildings at 3 farmsteads and severely damaged at least 50 trees. Several center pivot irrigation systems were knocked over and a 500 gallon fuel barrel was tossed into an adjacent field.
• Hail in Iowa, July 20, 20031.5 in hail · 1 eventHail between 3/4 of an inch and 1.5 inches was reported across northern Monona county to the north and northeast of Whiting.
• Hail in Iowa, July 20, 2003$200,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 eventLarge hail severely damaged crops over a 2 to 4 mile wide area from Climbing Hill southeast to Smithland, with the area reaching north to near Oto. Vehicles, siding, and windows were also damaged. The amount of crop damage was not known.
• Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 20, 200350 kt wind · 4 eventsLaw enforcement reported trees and power lines down in Michigan City.
• Hail in Arkansas, July 20, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, July 20, 2003$2.0 million · F0 · 23 eventsSevere thunderstorms rolled south across areas of south-central Nebraska along and east of U.S. Highway 281. Initially, thunderstorms northeast of Grand Island spawned several funnels and at least one tornado.
• Damaging Wind in Nevada, July 20, 20032 injured · 50 kt wind · 1 eventA women and child were slightly injured by falling tree branches when thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 50 mph blew through Mills Park in Carson City.
• Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 20, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including two inch diameter branches down.
• Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 20, 200355 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph downed a few large trees and power poles in town.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 20, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees were blown down. Some were snapped off at a height of 30 feet.
• Hail in Iowa, July 20, 20031 in hail · 1 event
• Tornado in Iowa, July 20, 2003F0 · 1 eventA brief tornado caused no reported damage.
• Hail in Nebraska, July 20, 20031 in hail · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 20, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds downed a large tree onto Highway 5 north of Midway.
• Hail in Arizona, July 20, 20030.75 in hail · 1 eventStrong thunderstorms developed east of Patagonia. A spotter in Patagonia reported 0.75 inch diameter size hail.
• Hail in Iowa, July 20, 20031 in hail · 1 event
• Tornado and Hail in Iowa, July 20, 2003$159,000 · F0 · 10 eventsA complex weather pattern was over Iowa during the afternoon and evening hours of the 20th. During the morning hours, an MCC moved through eastern South Dakota, southern Minnesota, and into parts of northwest and north central Iowa.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 20, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds downed some large trees.
• Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 20, 200360 kt wind · 1 eventThe second supercell in less than an hour passed through northern Monona county producing wind damage around Rodney. This time winds were estimated at over 70 mph as several trees were downed. The trees knocked down three power poles, and also caused damage to a few homes.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 20, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventSeveral large trees were blown down.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 20, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds blew down some trees.
• Hail in Iowa, July 20, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 20, 200360 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 70 mph downed trees which blocked a few roads west of Soldier.
• Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 20, 200350 kt wind · 3 eventsLaw enforcement reported trees and power lines down west of Edwardsburg.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, July 20, 200350 kt wind · 4 eventsLarge branches were blown down.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 20, 2003$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsThe public reported penny-sized hail.
• Hail in Iowa, July 20, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 20, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds downed a large tree onto a power line.
• Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 20, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph by a cooperative observer knocked down 3 inch tree limbs and blew the roof off of a patio.
• Hail in Nebraska, July 20, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Nebraska, July 20, 20031 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Nebraska, July 20, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event
• Flash Flood in Arizona, July 20, 20031 eventA strong thunderstorm caused flooding in Snowflake.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 20, 2003$14,000 · 1 in hail · 7 eventsHail the size of dimes, nickels and quarters was reported by law enforcement officials and spotters. Wind gusts were also estimated at around 65 mph.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 20, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventA large tree was blown down onto U.S. Highway 167.
• Hail in Arizona, July 20, 20031.75 in hail · 2 eventsA strong thunderstorm developed near Benson and moved southwest over the town. Cochise county dispatch reported 1.75 inch diameter size hail. A spotter also in Benson reported 0.75 inch diameter size hail along with 50 mph wind gust.
• Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 20, 2003$25,000 · 61 kt wind · 8 eventsStrong winds downed power poles near St. George.
• Tornado in Iowa, July 20, 2003$215,000 · F1 · 1 eventTornado touched down just north of the Cedar River 9 miles North Northwest of Vinton. Tornado moved southeast, crossing the Cedar River and then crossed the Cedar River again 6 miles North of Vinton.
• Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 20, 200361 kt wind · 3 events
• Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 20, 200350 kt wind · 2 eventsLaw enforcement reported trees down in Buchanan.
• Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 20, 2003$20,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 eventsThunderstorms developed over northeast Kansas the evening of the 20th. Many became severe and produced numerous reports of damaging winds.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Iowa, July 20 to 21, 2003$6.0 million · 1 in hail · 20 eventsSupercell thunderstorms developed in the evening hours and formed an organized cluster around Waterloo, Iowa.
• Tornado in Iowa, July 20, 2003$20,000 · F0 · 1 eventTornado developed 1 mile south of Martelle and moved East Southeast across mainly corn fields and dissipated 2.6 miles West Southwest of Morley. Damage path was noted from the air by NWS Survey team enroute to survey damage around the Clarence, Iowa area.
• Tornado in Iowa, July 20, 2003$545,000 · F2 · 1 eventTornado developed in a corn field about 0.5 miles north of Covington. The tornado moved South Southeast crossing North Glen and Michael Road in Covington and then lifted in another corn field just north of Ellis Road.
• Tornado in Iowa, July 20, 2003$2.0 million · F2 · 1 eventTornado touched down near the intersection of Zelda Drive and E Avenue Northwest. The tornado moved southeast for 0.25 miles across Peace Avenue and then lifted on Floral Avenue.
• Tornado in Iowa, July 20, 2003$1.0 million · F1 · 1 eventTornado developed 2.4 miles Northwest of Clarence near 120th Street. The tornado moved southeast for 2.4 miles and lifted 1.6 miles North Northeast of Clarence near Oxford Junction Road. Every farm along the path sustained significant damage to crops with 5 to 6 barns destroyed.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 20 to 21, 2003$89 million · 80 kt wind · 11 eventsSupercell thunderstorms developed in the evening hours and formed an organized cluster around Waterloo, Iowa.
• Tornado and Flash Flood in Indiana, July 20 to 21, 2003$50,000 · F0 · 8 eventsLaw enforcement reported trees and power lines down in Elkhart.
• Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 20, 2003$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventA strong thunderstorm developed over the Rincon Mountains and moved west across Tucson. Strong winds knocked down 10 power poles along Houghton Road between Broadway and Speedway.
• Lightning Strike in Arizona, July 20, 20031 injured · 1 eventA thirty-seven year old man was struck by lightning near his boat at Lake Roosevelt.
• Tornado in Iowa, July 20, 2003$20,000 · F1 · 1 eventTornado developed in stratiform rain on the back side of the storm system, video taped by a storm chaser, and noted by many eye witnesses. Tornado developed 1 mile southwest of Mt Vernon and traveled roughly east for one half mile before dissipating 1 mile south of Mt Vernon.
• Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 21, 200354 kt wind · 2 eventsA trained spotter reported numerous trees down.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Illinois, July 21, 200360 kt wind · 14 eventsThunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines across the northern portions of Knox county. Just north of Rio, a home sustained major roof damage due to the winds and a grain bin was damaged as well. A machine shed was destroyed in Rio.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Indiana, July 21, 20031.75 in hail · 5 eventsThunderstorms moved across northwest Indiana producing hail and very heavy rain during the early morning hours of July 21st. Flooding was reported across all of Lake county. Houses were flooded in Dyer, St. John, and Schererville.
• Lightning Strike in Arizona, July 20, 2003$20,000 · 1 eventLightning struck the chimney of a house in the 8900 block of East Pershing Avenue. The bolt knocked out the fireplace and the drywall of the living room, but caused no fire as the current discharged somewhere in the bottom of the fireplace.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, July 21 to 23, 2003$524,000 · 1 in hail · 27 eventsNewspaper story about several trees were blown down in Hendersonville.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, July 21, 20035 injured · $15,000 · F0 · 43 eventsOn the morning of Monday, July 21, 2003, a large derecho moved across most of central Indiana. This event began around 4:00 am EST across the NWS Indianapolis Northwestern CWA and moved Southeast over the next 2 hours.
• Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 21, 200360 kt wind · 3 eventsNumerous trees were downed over the northern half of the county.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 21, 200352 kt wind · 3 eventsAn off-duty National Weather Service employee reported pea-size hail and estimated wind gusts to 60 MPH.
• Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 21, 2003$17,000 · 52 kt wind · 6 eventsLarge trees were knocked down on Shelby and Montgomery Streets.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Kentucky, July 21, 2003$6,000 · 2 in hail · 8 eventsAt a residence on Kentucky 136 in Geneva, three huge oak trees and numerous other large tree limbs were blown down. The roof of the house was damaged. In the city of Henderson, a couple of trees and a power line were down.
• Tornado and Hail in Ohio, July 21, 20031 injured · $1.8 million · F1 · 28 eventsThunderstorm winds downed two large tree limbs.
• Hail in Michigan, July 21, 20031 in hail · 1 eventQuarter sized hail was reported.
• Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 21, 2003$105,000 · 60 kt wind · 8 eventsSeveral homes, one business and the Buena Vista Post Office were badly damaged. Some trees and power lines were blown down.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Kentucky, July 21, 20031.75 in hail · 11 eventsTrees were downed.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Ohio, July 21 to 24, 20034 deaths · $199 million · 9 eventsThunderstorms dumped two to four inches of rain on portions of Trumbull County during the afternoon hours. The most severe flooding occurred in Warren, Howland, Braceville and Brookfield Townships with many evacuations reported.
• Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, July 21, 2003$1.4 million · F0 · 27 eventsBoats, campers, and vehicles sustained body and windshield damage from the hail.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 21 to 22, 20031 death · $40 million · 50 kt wind · 4 eventsHeavy rain began falling during the morning hours and continued into the afternoon. Rainfall rates exceeded two inches per hour during the early afternoon hours. Spotters reported 2.5 inches of rain in Saegertown between 1:00 and 2:30 p.m.
• Tornado in Pennsylvania, July 21, 2003$15,000 · F0 · 1 eventF0 tornado touched down around 2:25 PM EDT, just northeast of Lake Wilhelm and traveled northeast at 35 mph, across the New Lebanon area. Many trees were snapped or toppled. A mobile home park was hard hit with tree damage and minor structural damage.
• Damaging Wind in New York, July 21, 2003$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds blew trees and wires down in Walton and Delhi. In Walton, a roof came off a building landing on Highway 10. Trees fell down on Arbor Hill Road south of Delhi and on County Highway 10 north of Delancey.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 21, 2003$75,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 eventA large macroburst affected much of Venango County. Damage swath 6 miles long and 2 to 3 miles wide. Hundreds of trees were snapped off or toppled. Many fell onto houses. sheds, and cars. Roofs of several factories were ripped off.
• Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 21, 2003$45,000 · 60 kt wind · 6 eventsSome trees and power lines were blown down across the county.
• Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Virginia, July 21, 2003$17,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 eventsThunderstorms on the afternoon of the 21st, produced damaging winds and damaging lightning.Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees and powerlines in Danville. One tree fell on a car, resulting in total loss of the vehicle.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 21, 20031 injured · $1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventTrees down, along Routes 62 and 36, just northwest of Tionesta. One man injured by falling tree.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Alabama, July 21 to 22, 200370 kt wind · 17 eventspenny size hail reported.
• Hail in Florida, July 21, 20031 in hail · 2 events
• Tornado in Pennsylvania, July 21, 2003$46 million · F1 · 1 eventA team from the National Weather Service office in State College surveyed damage and interviewed residents and emergency management officials in McKean county.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 21, 2003$100,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorms downed over 600 trees in the town of Cherry Grove. Sporadic tree damage occurred for about 5 miles to the east of Cherry Grove, to the town of Sheffield, where the same strong thunderstorm winds caused structural damage to a nursing home, the Ruth M. Smith Center.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in New York, July 21, 2003$70,000 · 51 kt wind · 3 eventsLow pressure crossed the region bringing thunderstorms to the area during the afternoon hours. The thunderstorms produced strong winds that downed trees in Cuba. In Portville, the straight-line winds blew down a barn.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 21, 20031.75 in hail · 13 eventsA warm and unstable airmass lingered over southeast Michigan during the early morning hours of the 21st. Storms left over from the daytime were moving east along the Ohio border. An outflow boundary then moved north into Washtenaw and Wayne counties.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flood in New York, July 21, 20038 injured · $1.6 million · F2 · 31 eventsA large upper air trough dug across the western Great Lakes on Monday, July 21. At the surface, a deep low pressure area moved across the eastern Great Lakes, driving a warm front across eastern New York and adjacent New England.
• Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 21, 2003$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventAn outbuilding was blown over.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 21, 2003$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous power lines and trees were blown down, including nine Bradford Pear trees at a golf course.
• Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 21, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventA thunderstorm with high winds moved through Greene County during the afternoon of the 21st. A tree was downed onto Route 633 in Ruckersville.
• Tornado in Pennsylvania, July 21, 2003$200,000 · F3 · 1 eventA team from the National Weather Service office in State College surveyed damage and interviewed residents and emergency management officials in Potter county. The team determined that an F3 tornado touched down in Potter county around 4:00 pm Monday July 21 2003.
• Lightning Strike in Florida, July 21, 2003$70,000 · 1 eventA giraffe at Disney Animal Kingdom was struck and killed by lightning.
• Hail in North Carolina, July 21, 20030.75 in hail · 1 eventHail fell at Asheville Regional Airport.
• Damaging Wind in New York, July 21, 20032 injured · $500,000 · 75 kt wind · 1 eventVery strong thunderstorm winds estimated between 80 and 90 mph destroyed a trailer home, damaged the roof of a house and barn and knocked down the wall of one other structure. Two people lived in the trailer home.
• Damaging Wind in New York, July 21, 2003$30,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds blew down trees and wires in Big Flats, Elmira and Elmira Heights. Elmira Corning Regional Airport ASOS measured a 62 mph gust. Elmira Heights had trees come down on wires, railroad tracks, and roads.
• Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 21, 2003$28,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 eventsWinds damaged athletic fields at Anson High School. Bleachers were lifted over a fence, and the scoreboard and ticket booth were damaged.
• Hail in Florida, July 21, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event
• Tornado in Pennsylvania, July 21, 2003$20,000 · F1 · 1 eventThe National Weather Service in State College and Juniata county emergency management officials surveyed storm damage and interviewed residents in central Juniata county.
• Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 21, 200355 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm wind gust blew down numerous large trees and power lines from Pearson south to the Clinch county line along highways 221 and 441.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 21, 2003$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 eventsA church steeple was blown over and 20 percent of the metal roof of the church was torn off.
• Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 21, 2003$37,000 · 55 kt wind · 6 eventsSeveral powerlines were blown down along with a few trees.
• Damaging Wind in New York, July 21, 200360 kt wind · 1 eventStrong thunderstorm winds were estimated to be close to 70 mph as they knocked down several large trees in Beaver dams, Montour Falls, and Odessa. One large limb fell on a car. 19,000 electric customers in the area were without power.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 21, 2003$25,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventHundreds of trees down in Lewisburg. Several homes were damaged by the falling trees, in addition to several homes and garages sustaining roof damage from high winds. 6000 customers in the Lewisburg area lost power.
• Damaging Wind in New York, July 21, 2003$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventTrees and wires down countywide, including West Danby, Enfield, Ulysses, and West Hill area of Ithaca. Over 10,000 electric customers lost power.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 21, 2003$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsSeveral trees were blown down along SR 17 and Mount Pisgah Road. Penny size hail was also reported with this storm.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 21, 2003$500,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds downed trees and wires. Some trees and wires fell on roads closing them. Trees and wires also came down in Smithfield and Sheshequin. In Sheshequin, a 200-year old, 3 feet in diameter oak tree fell on two pickup trucks, a car and a garage.
• Tornado in Pennsylvania, July 21, 2003$10,000 · F1 · 1 eventA team from the National Weather Service office in State College surveyed damage and interviewed residents and Emergency Management officials in Lycoming county. The team determined that an F1 tornado touched down in Lycoming county about 5:30 pm Monday July 21 2003.
• Damaging Wind in New York, July 21, 2003$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds blew down trees and wires. Roads blocked off in Lounsberry. Trees on cars and trucks in Owego.
• Lightning Strike in Mississippi, July 21, 2003$25,000 · 1 eventLightning caused a fire that damaged the roof of a house.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 21, 2003$50,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds blew down trees and wires in the townships of Dallas, Kingston, Jackson, Lehman, Plymouth, Hunlock, and Salem. Some of the trees and wires that fell closed roads. Around 5,000 electric customers were without power.
• Hail in Virginia, July 21, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 21, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventTrees were blown down.
• Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 21, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventA couple of trees were blown down.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 21, 2003$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds blew down trees and wires in the towns of North Abington, Greenfield, Fell, Newton, and Scranton. In Dickson City, a restaurant sign was knocked down on Business Route 6.
• Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 21, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventTrees were blown down.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 21, 2003$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 eventTrees and wires down in the town of Sugar Loaf.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 21, 200360 kt wind · 9 eventsSheriff reported trees and powerlines down.
• Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, July 21, 20031 eventLightning struck a home in Mahoning Township and damaged the electrical wiring in the basement.
• Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, July 21, 2003$10,000 · 1 eventLightning struck a garage in Dallas causing a small fire to start. The garage was on the corner of Spring Street and Lehman Avenue.
• Damaging Wind in New York, July 21, 2003$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds blew down trees and wires, some onto roads, in Sherburne Four Corners.
• Lightning Strike in Delaware, July 21, 2003$25,000 · 1 eventA lightning strike caused a fire along the first floor ceiling of a three story wood frame house in Lewes. Firefighters when they arrived encountered smoke. It was quickly extinguished. Damage was estimated at $25,000 and no injuries were reported.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 21, 20031 death · $106,000 · 52 kt wind · 11 eventsThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that a 27-year old male was struck by lightning while mowing a lawn. The thunderstorm was not directly over the location at the time, but was nearby in Lawrenceville. The young man was pronounced dead on arrival at a local medical center.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 21, 2003$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventTrees and wires down in the towns of Waymart, Honesdale, Salem, and Bethany. 8,000 electric customers lost power.
• Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 21, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventA couple of trees were blown down.
• Hail in North Carolina, July 21, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 21, 2003$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventA few trees were blown down in Northport. One of the trees destroyed a mobile home.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 21, 200356 kt wind · 1 eventA potent line of severe thunderstorms knocked down several trees and wires throughout Monroe County. Reports of downed trees were received from Chestnut Hill, Smithfield and Tunkhannock Townships and in East Stroudsburg.
• Hail in Missouri, July 21, 20031 in hail · 2 eventsQuarter-size hail was reported at Wyatt City Hall and by the general public at two separate times.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 21, 200356 kt wind · 1 eventA potent line of severe thunderstorms knocked down several trees and wires from Jim Thorpe east to the Monroe County line. A downed tree blocked U.S. Route 209 in Trachsville. Pea sized hail also fell.
• Hail in North Carolina, July 21, 20031 in hail · 1 event
• Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 21, 20031 injured · $2,000 · 1 eventA lightning strike on or close to a house on Covered Bridge Road in Brookwood came in on electrical lines and injured an elderly woman. The woman was reportedly unplugging her television when the lightning strike occurred causing burns to her hand.
• Damaging Wind in New York, July 21, 200360 kt wind · 1 eventTrees down in several locations.
• Damaging Wind in New York, July 21, 200355 kt wind · 1 eventTrees down.
• Damaging Wind in New York, July 21, 200355 kt wind · 1 eventTrees down.
• Damaging Wind in New York, July 21, 2003$500,000 · 80 kt wind · 1 eventVery intense winds from a thunderstorm caused significant straight-line wind damage along the Route 10 corridor from Walton to Delhi. Most of the damage in this corridor resulted from estimated winds of 60 to 70 mph.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 21 to 22, 200355 kt wind · 2 eventsSheriff reported 3/4 inch hail.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 21, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventA couple of trees were blown into power lines along highway 70.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 21, 2003$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsA few trees were blown down along US 80 in Demopolis. Pea to penny size hail also fell during the storm.
• Lightning Strike in Florida, July 21, 2003$30,000 · 1 eventFire started by lightning destroyed a mobile home on Maytown Road.
• Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 21, 2003$2,000 · 53 kt wind · 2 eventsA thunderstorm with high winds moved through Washington County during the evening of the 21st. A wind gust of 61 MPH was recorded just northeast of Smithsburg and a gust of 47 MPH was recorded at the Hagerstown airport.
• Tornado in New York, July 21, 2003$100,000 · F1 · 1 eventThe tornado touched down about mile northwest of Neversink Reservoir, just to the west of Hanofee Road, near the town of Aden. In this area a barn and shed were destroyed and many shingles were ripped off the roof of a home.
• Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 21, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventTrees were blown down near the Banks County line.
• Damaging Wind in New York, July 21, 2003$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 eventTrees and wires down in Hartwick, New Lisbon, Middlefield, and Milford.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 21, 2003$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 eventWires and many trees down. A large branch fell onto a building.
• Hail in North Carolina, July 21, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 21, 200356 kt wind · 1 eventA potent line of severe thunderstorms knocked down numerous trees and power lines throughout Sussex County.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 21, 200356 kt wind · 1 eventA potent line of severe thunderstorms knocked down numerous trees and wires across the northwestern half of the county. About 10,000 homes and businesses lost power in Berks County from the series of severe thunderstorms that evening.
• Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 21, 2003$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 eventsWind damage was reported on the south side of town. Several four to five inch diameter tree limbs and two power poles were downed. Several homes also received shingle damage.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 21, 200356 kt wind · 1 eventA potent line of severe thunderstorms knocked down numerous trees and wires from the Blue Mountains southeast through Salisbury Township.
• Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 21, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventTrees were blown down.
• Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 21, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventA potent line of severe thunderstorms knocked down several trees and power lines, mainly in the northern half of Warren County including Blairstown.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 21, 200356 kt wind · 1 eventA potent line of severe thunderstorms knocked down numerous trees and wires in Northampton county. Wind damage was reported from the Blue Mountains southeast to Easton.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 21, 2003$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees reported down in Lancaster. Seven trees fell onto homes and cars. One tree trapped motorists in their car, while another struck an individual. In addition, one roof was blown off a house.
• Damaging Winds in New York, July 21, 200350 kt wind · 3 eventsLaw Enforcement reported that large tree branches and power lines were knocked down by strong thunderstorm winds.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 21, 200350 kt wind · 1 event
• Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 21, 20031 injured · 52 kt wind · 2 eventsA person received minor injuries after being struck by lightning.
• Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 21, 2003$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees, power lines, and power poles were blown down. One tree fell on a house, causing extensive damage.
• Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 21, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventSeveral trees were blown down along highways 8 and 178 between Pickens and Easley.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 21, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventA tree fell on a house.
• Hail in Kentucky, July 21, 20030.88 in hail · 2 eventsNickel-size hail fell on Highway 58.
• Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 21, 2003$50,000 · 1 eventA lightning strike ignited a fire at a barn, destroying the barn and its contents.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 21, 2003$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees and power lines were blown down.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 21, 200357 kt wind · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 66 mph at the Reading Regional Airport.
• Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 21, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventThe southern edge of a potent line of severe thunderstorms knocked down several large tree limbs and power lines in Hampton Borough. Several outages were caused because of the downed wires. Wind and wire damage was more widespread farther north in Warren and Sussex Counties.
• Hail in Pennsylvania, July 21, 20031 in hail · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 21, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventTrees were blown down.
• Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 21, 2003$19,000 · 60 kt wind · 6 eventsA large upper air trough dug across the western Great Lakes on Monday, July 21. At the surface, a deep low pressure area moved across the eastern Great Lakes, driving a warm front across western New England during the evening hours.
• Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, July 21, 20031 injured · 3 eventsIn addition to the high winds, the line of thunderstorms brought torrential downpours and caused urban flooding and flash flooding of smaller streams in southern Lehigh, eastern Berks and northern Montgomery Counties.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 21, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 21, 200352 kt wind · 3 eventsLarge tree limb broken.
• Hail in Arkansas, July 21, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 21, 200356 kt wind · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm damaged the roof of a home in Douglas Township.
• Tornadoes in Vermont, July 21, 2003$160,000 · F1 · 2 eventsA large upper air trough dug across the western Great Lakes on Monday, July 21. At the surface, a deep low pressure area moved across the eastern Great Lakes, driving a warm front across New England during the evening hours.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 21, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds downed a large tree.
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, July 21 to 22, 2003$500,000 · 1 eventHeavy rains caused flash flooding in Warren County. An initial batch of rain began across the county during the mid afternoon. Later in the evening, another batch of heavy rain caused rapid flooding across the county. Most of the damage was in the towns of Tidioute and Tiona.
• Tornado and Hail in Kansas, July 21, 2003F0 · 2 eventsBrief touchdown over open fields. No known damage.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 21, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventA potent line of severe thunderstorms knocked down several trees and power lines across the northern part of Chester County.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 21, 20031.75 in hail · 2 eventsA potent line of severe thunderstorms knocked down numerous tree limbs, trees and wires in the northwest part of Montgomery County including Pottstown. West Pottsgrove Township though bore the brunt of the wind damage with numerous tree limbs strewn throughout the area.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 21, 2003$50,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorms produced wind gusts of 65 to 70 mph in the greater Harrisburg area, downing 30 large trees and an additional number of smaller trees. About 40 cars were damaged by falling trees, along with some damage to homes.
• Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 21, 200361 kt wind · 4 eventsLarge limbs were broken off of trees.
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, July 21 to 22, 2003$900,000 · 1 eventHeavy rains caused flash flooding in McKean County. An initial batch of rain began across the county during the mid afternoon, with reports of minor flooding including a road closure. Later in the evening, another batch of heavy rain caused rapid flooding in and around Bradford.
• Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 21, 20031 injured · $125,000 · 100 kt wind · 2 eventsAn area of low pressure moved from eastern New York into New England Monday night. Rapidly moving thunderstorms associated with this system resulted in a transport down to the surface of strong upper level winds with damage in the towns of Cavendish and Chester.
• Damaging Wind in Vermont, July 21, 2003$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventAn area of low pressure moved from eastern New York into New England Monday night. Rapidly moving thunderstorms associated with this system resulted in a transport down to the surface of strong upper level winds.
• Damaging Winds and High Wind in Kansas, July 21 to 22, 2003$227,000 · 61 kt wind · 9 eventsLarge limbs downed, one of which fell onto a car.
• Damaging Wind in Vermont, July 21, 2003$25,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventAn area of low pressure moved from eastern New York into New England Monday night. Rapidly moving thunderstorms associated with this system resulted in a transport down to the surface of strong upper level winds. In Barre, Vermont, numerous trees were uprooted.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 21 to 22, 2003$3,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 eventsThunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down tree limbs.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 22, 2003$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds blew down several trees.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 22, 2003$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventStrong thunderstorm winds blew several trees down across Route 492.
• Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 22, 2003$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 5 eventsThunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a tree down.
• Hail in Arkansas, July 22, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds downed some large trees onto power lines.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds blew down several large trees.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds knocked down some large trees and power lines.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventSeveral large trees were blown down.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds downed a large tree along Highway 9.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds blew down some trees onto Highway 25.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventSeveral large trees were blown down at Fairfield Bay.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds downed a number of trees in and around Conway.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventSome trees were blown down along Highway 107.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventSeveral large trees were knocked down along Highway 5.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds blew down several large trees.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds blew down some large trees.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds downed several trees along Highway 300.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree onto Highway 14.
• Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 22, 20031 injured · $160,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 eventsMany trees were knocked down.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds downed some power poles.
• Lightning Strike in Arkansas, July 22, 20031 injured · 1 eventA man was struck by lightning in the parking lot of a retail store. He was treated and recovered with no additional problems.
• Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 22, 2003$2.0 million · 70 kt wind · 8 eventsNumerous trees, power poles and power lines were blown down. Some of the downed power lines sparked a fire that destroyed a tractor trailer.
• Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 22, 20031 death · 4 injured · $41 million · 95 kt wind · 5 eventsShelby County was hit hard by a downburst wind event. Numerous trees, power lines and power poles were blown down. Some of the trees fell on houses producing some major damage. At least 20 buildings collapsed. Numerous homes and buildings were damaged and a few were destroyed.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Alabama, July 22, 2003$234,000 · 70 kt wind · 9 eventspenny size hail reported.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Georgia, July 22, 20031 death · 6 injured · $838,000 · 1 in hail · 54 eventsThe public reported that drainage ditches in the area were well out of their banks and water was flowing across the roads.
• Lightning Strike in Florida, July 22, 20032 injured · 1 eventA lightning strike at the Grassy Pointe subdivision produced two minor injuries to plumbers working at a vacant log on Denise Street. They complained about a "tingly feeling" and were checked out by paramedics and released.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 22 to 23, 2003$373,000 · 1.25 in hail · 32 eventsA few powerlines were blown down.
• Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 22, 20032 injured · $40,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventA few trees were blown down along SR 118 between Jasper and Sumiton. One of the trees landed on a vehicle driving on the highway. Luckily, the man and woman in the vehicle suffered only minor injuries, however, the vehicle was demolished.
• Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 22, 2003$50,000 · 1 eventThree fires were ignited by lightning strikes in and around Jasper. Varying degrees of damage occurred to the structures.
• Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 22, 2003$27,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventSeveral trees were blown down in and around Saragossa.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 22 to 23, 2003$3.5 million · 50 kt wind · 7 eventsFor the second day in a row, heavy thunderstorm rains fell on Trumbull County. One to two inches of rain fell during the day.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 22, 20031 in hail · 2 eventsTrees were blown down on Main St.
• Damaging Winds in Florida, July 22, 200355 kt wind · 2 eventsTrees and power lines were downed by a microburst, blocking Wiggins road near the intersection of Kirkland. The microburst traveled southeast to the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Polk county.
• Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 22, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees at the intersection of River and Centennial Roads in Piscataway Township and forced road closures.
• Hail in New Jersey, July 22, 20030.75 in hail · 1 eventPenny size hail fell in Metuchen. Pea size hail also occurred in nearby Avenel (Woodbridge Township).
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 22, 2003$83,000 · 1 in hail · 19 eventsNumerous trees down and roof blown off building.
• Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm pulled down several large tree limbs and wires in Lindenwold Borough.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 22, 20031 in hail · 6 eventsA trained spotter reported penny size hail.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, July 22, 20031 death · 1 in hail · 9 eventsA trained spotter reported nickle size hail in Oakwood.
• Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 22, 2003$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventTrees and power lines were blown down.
• Flash Flood in New York, July 22, 2003$5.0 million · 1 eventThe first indications of severe flooding occurred in the southwest portion of the Steuben county at around 145 pm EST from excessive rainfall. Over two days, between 6"-8" of rain fell in a southwest to northeast band across the southern half of the county.
• Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, July 22, 2003$500,000 · 2 eventsThunderstorms moved across Erie County and produced one to two inches of rain in a very short period of time. This rain combined with saturated ground from rains the previous day led to widespread lowland and urban flooding.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 22, 2003$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsTrees and limbs were downed.
• Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 22, 2003$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventTrees and power lines were blown down.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventTrees were blown down.
• Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventTrees were blown down along highway 320 and Walker Rd.
• Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventSeveral trees were blown down across the county.
• Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 22, 2003$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventTrees and power lines were blown down.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 22, 200360 kt wind · 3 eventsThunderstorms on the afternoon of 22th produced flash flooding and damaging winds.Heavy thunderstorm rains flooded and closed Route 220, 1 mile north of Boonesmill.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Blairs, and 4 inch diameter tree limbs in Rural Retreat.
• Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 22, 2003$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventCamping trailers were overturned and trees blown down at a campground between Clemson and Pendleton. Some trees fell on and damaged vehicles. Tree damage continued east along the Anderson County line toward the Slabtown area.
• Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 22, 2003$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees and power lines were blown down from Pendleton to the Slabtown area.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 22, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees (some of which fell on wires in Solebury Township) from Doylestown east through New Hope.
• Hail in South Carolina, July 22, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Hail and Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 22, 20031.75 in hail · 2 eventsA severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees throughout Hunterdon County and hit municipalities from Lambertville City northeast to Flemington Borough the hardest.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventA couple of trees were blown down.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in New York, July 22, 2003$5.0 million · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsAn upper low continued to produce thunderstorms across parts of the the western southern tier. Especially hard hit was the town of Angelica where a State of Emergency was declared. In addition to the downed trees and power lines, roads and basements were flooded.
• Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 22, 2003$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventTrees and power lines were blown down and blocked some roads, including part of I-85.
• Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventSome trees were blown down.
• Hail in Pennsylvania, July 22, 2003$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 eventGolf ball sized hail was reported in Millerstown. Numerous reports of fallen trees in Millerstown were also reported. One tree destroyed a car.
• Lightning Strike in Florida, July 22, 2003$179,000 · 1 eventSparks were flying out of a power panel in the garage of a Sea Pines Circle home in Countryside after lightning struck the home. The fire in the panel was put out with an fire extinguisher but the fire had already spread into the walls of the home.
• Tornado in Pennsylvania, July 22, 2003$50,000 · F0 · 1 eventA team from the National Weather Service office in State College surveyed damage and interviewed residents and emergency management officials in Dauphin county. The team determined that an F0 tornado touched down in Dauphin county around 4:00 pm Tuesday July 22, 2003.
• Flash Flood in North Carolina, July 22, 20031 event
• Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 22, 200355 kt wind · 1 eventNumerous trees were blown down.
• Hail in New Jersey, July 22, 20031.75 in hail · 1 eventThere were several reports of large hail in Hillsborough Township. Penny to golf ball size hail fell.
• Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm pulled down large limbs and power lines in eastern Hillsborough and Franklin Townships and South Bound Brook Borough. A large 60 foot by 140 foot tent was destroyed in Hillsborough Township. The tent was blown down wind around 100 feet.
• Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in Florida, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree branches and a basketball goal.
• Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventTrees were blown down.
• Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 22, 200360 kt wind · 3 eventsThunderstorms during the afternoon of the 22th produced damaging winds.Thunderstorms winds downed trees in Dobson and Francisco and trees and power lines from 3 miles south of Yadkinville to Yadkinville.
• Hail in New Jersey, July 22, 20031.75 in hail · 1 eventThe second severe thunderstorm of the afternoon in Middlesex County dropped golf ball size hail in Piscataway Township and New Brunswick and penny size hail in Milltown Borough.
• Lightning Strike in New Jersey, July 22, 20031 eventA lightning strike caused the evacuation of more than 100 persons from the Metroview office building in Edison Township. While no visible fire occurred, the lightning strike did cause a smoky smell in the building.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 22, 2003$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 10 eventsThunderstorms with high winds and very heavy downpours moved through Central and Southern Maryland during the afternoon and evening on the 22nd. In St. Mary's County, a telephone pole and wires were downed onto Drayden Road in Draden.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventTrees were blown down on Linneys Mill Rd.
• Damaging Wind in Maryland, July 22, 2003$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventLarge tree down on power line.
• Lightning Strike in New Jersey, July 22, 20031 eventA house was struck by lightning in Metuchen Borough. A small fire occurred near the attic and chimney before it was extinguished.
• Damaging Wind in Maryland, July 22, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm pulled down several trees in Federalsburg.
• Flash Flood in New Jersey, July 22, 20031 eventIn addition to the large hail, the thunderstorms produced very heavy rain that caused considerable poor drainage flooding and flooding of smaller streams in the northern part of Middlesex County. In a one hour period that ended at 510 p.m.
• Damaging Wind in Delaware, July 22, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees and wires in Sussex County from Bridgeville east to Milton and Georgetown. A tree fell on and damaged a garage in Seaford.
• Hail in Delaware, July 22, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, July 22, 2003$12,000 · 1 eventLittle Deer Creek Rd flooded (in West Deer Twp north of Russelton) after 3 inches of rain fell in a few hours.
• Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventTrees were blown down along I-40.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 22, 2003$113,000 · 1.75 in hail · 18 eventsOccurred on the west side of town.
• Lightning Strike in Delaware, July 22, 2003$25,000 · 1 eventLightning struck a bay front house in Lewes in the Cape Shores Development. Lightning blasted away an interior wall in the house and started a fire in the first floor ceiling. Damage was estimated at about $25,000 and there were no serious injuries reported.
• Lightning Strike in New Jersey, July 22, 20031 eventLightning struck and damaged the roof and chimney of a home in South River Borough. Debris that fell from the chimney also damaged a pickup truck.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 2 eventsSeveral trees were blown down.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Connecticut, July 22, 2003$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsA severe thunderstorm downed large tree limbs and wires in Ashford and Putnam. Dime sized hail was also reported in Putnam.
• Flash Flood in New York, July 22, 2003$3.0 million · 1 eventNearly stationary thunderstorms dumped between 2 and 3 inches of rain in less than 3 hours across the southern half of Schuyler County during the afternoon. Two day rainfall totals were 3 and 6 inches. Thunderstorms also moved across the county on the 22nd.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 22, 2003$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 eventsTrees were blown down.
• Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm pulled down large tree limbs and wires in Vineland.
• Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 22, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees and numerous tree limbs across the northern half of Berks County. About 10,000 homes and businesses lost power. The longest outages again affected Shoemakersville and Leesport. Power was not fully restored until the 23rd.
• Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 22, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventThe gust front from the severe thunderstorm in Atlantic County knocked down large tree limbs in Monroe Township.
• Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 22, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees and numerous branches in Hammonton. One house's roof and vehicle were damaged by the downed tree. A SKYWARN Spotter measured a wind gust to 60 mph.
• Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventThe gust front from the severe thunderstorm in Atlantic County knocked down large tree limbs and wires in Winslow Township.
• Flash Flood in New York, July 22, 2003$500,000 · 1 eventTwo day rainfall between 2 and 4 inches fell on the 21st into the 22nd. Very slow-moving thunderstorms on the 22nd caused flash flooding. The excessive rainfall caused flooding along Catherine Creek. Several roads were closed as a result of this flooding.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 22, 200350 kt wind · 2 eventsA severe thunderstorm dropped penny size hail and tore down numerous tree limbs in Chatsworth (Woodland Township).
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, July 22 to 23, 20031 eventThunderstorms also dropped very heavy rain across the central portion of Berks County. For locations north of the Reading, this was the second consecutive day of thunderstorms with heavy rain. This produced flash flooding of streams and poor drainage flooding in Reading.
• Flash Flood in New York, July 22, 2003$500,000 · 1 eventHeavy rains fell from late afternoon into early evening causing flash flooding of numerous roads from the City of Ithaca to the Dryden area.
• Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 22, 200352 kt wind · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees and wires from Ocean Gate Borough north through Lakewood and Brick Townships.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 22, 2003$500,000 · 2 in hail · 2 eventsA severe thunderstorm caused considerable wind damage, particularly in Belmar Borough and dropped hen egg size (2 inches in diameter) hail in Neptune Township. The severe thunderstorm moved northeast from Ocean County and intensified as it approached Belmar.
• Lightning Strike in New Jersey, July 22, 20031 eventLightning struck a home in Spring Lake Borough and started a small fire that was quickly extinguished.
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, July 22, 20031 eventThunderstorms also dropped very heavy rain across the central portion of Lehigh County. Doppler Radar storm total estimates ranged between 2 and 4 inches. This was the second consecutive day of heavy rain. Poor drainage flooding occurred as well as flooding of smaller streams.
• Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, July 22, 2003$81,000 · 1 eventA lightning strike started a fire that leveled a two story house that was under construction along Tuscany drive in the Farmington Hills section of Lower Macungie Township. The siding of two nearby houses melted because of the extreme heat.
• Hail in California, July 22, 2003$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 eventThe California Highway Patrol reported golf ball size hail along California State Highway 70 between Vinton and Beckwourth in eastern Plumas County. This hail also damaged alfalfa fields in the area.
• Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 22, 2003$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventSeveral four to six inch diameter tree limbs were knocked down.
• Lightning Strike in New Jersey, July 22, 20031 eventLightning struck and damaged the chimney of the Norwood Inn in Avon-by-the-Sea Borough. The strike caused bricks to fly onto the street and sidewalk.
• Hail in California, July 22, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, July 22, 20031 eventThe second evening of thunderstorms with heavy rain caused flash flooding in Northampton County. In the southern half of the county, numerous roads were flooded as were the basements of several homes.
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, July 22, 20031 eventThe second straight evening of thunderstorms with heavy rain caused flash flooding in upper sections of Bucks County. The worst reported flooding was in the borough of Riegelsville.
• Hail in Arizona, July 22, 20030.75 in hail · 1 eventThree-quarter inch diameter hail was reported 13 miles southeast of Globe.
• Flash Flood in Arizona, July 22, 20031 eventThunderstorms over Mt Lemmon produced heavy rainfall which resulted in a flash flood. Green mountain gage, located southeast of Palisades Ranger Station, recorded 0.60 inches of rain in 18 minutes.
• Flash Flood in New Jersey, July 22, 20031 eventThe second straight evening of thunderstorms with heavy rain caused flash flooding along southeast sections of Warren County that border with Hunterdon County. Doppler Radar storm total estimates were between 2.0 and 3.0 inches across most of the southeast portion of the county.
• Flash Flood in New Jersey, July 22, 20031 eventThe second straight evening of thunderstorms with heavy rain caused flash flooding in the northern half of Hunterdon County. Doppler Radar storm total estimates were between 2.0 and 4.0 inches across most of the northern half of the county.
• Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 22, 2003$1.5 million · 69 kt wind · 1 eventA very damaging macroburst caused considerable damage in Bernards Township. Damage extended for about 3 miles into Long Hill Township in Morris County.
• Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 22, 2003$1.0 million · 69 kt wind · 1 eventA very damaging macroburst caused considerable damage in Long Hill Township. Damage extended for about 3 miles from Bernards Township in Somerset County east into Long Hill Township.
• Lightning Strike in New Jersey, July 22, 2003$1,000 · 1 eventA lightning strike to its transmitter knocked a gospel music radio station off the air until 2 p.m. EDT on the 24th. Damage was estimated at $1,000.
• Damaging Winds in Louisiana, July 22, 2003$20,000 · 53 kt wind · 2 eventsA few powerlines were blown down.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 22, 20031 death · 1 injured · $500 · 50 kt wind · 5 eventsThunderstorms with very heavy rainfall and high winds moved through the Virginia suburbs of Washington D.C. during the evening of the 22nd. In Fairfax County, the intersection of Chain Bridge Road and Lee Highway was flooded in Fairfax.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 22, 200352 kt wind · 2 eventsA severe thunderstorm developed over the town of Green Valley during the late evening, which produced heavy rain. A spotter recorded 0.91 inches or rainfall in one hour. The spotter also reported water out of bank from a nearby wash, that was causing street flooding.
• Damaging Wind in Texas, July 23, 2003$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 eventOn County Road 397, 30 large oak and pine trees were blown down by high winds.
• Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 23, 2003$750 · 2 eventsThe Dougals county 911 center reported that two trees were down near Sweetwater Creek because of very heavy rain and wind gusts to around 35 mph.
• Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Texas, July 23, 20031 death · 2 injured · $14,000 · 58 kt wind · 3 eventsTree down on trailor home.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 23, 2003$2,000 · 1 in hail · 4 eventsTrees were blown down by high winds.
• Damaging Wind in Texas, July 23, 2003$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventA cold front moved southward into South Central Texas on the morning of July 23. A line of showers and thunderstorms developed along the front and moved quickly southward. Strong downburst winds damaged roofs, and knocked over several dozen trees shortly before noon.
• Damaging Winds in Florida, July 23, 2003$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsSeveral downed trees at the intersection of Highway 259 and Armstrong Road. Reported by the Jefferson County Sheriff.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 23, 2003$15,000 · 1 in hail · 4 eventsThe roof was torn off a mobile home. Some outbuildings and their contents were damaged. A few trees were downed.
• Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 23, 2003$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventSeveral downed trees and power lines at Lake Park and Indianola. Reported by the Lowndes County EMA.
• Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 23, 200355 kt wind · 1 eventCity Hall officials reported large trees and power lines down at highway 268 E and highway 441 N in Broxton.
• Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 23, 200360 kt wind · 1 eventJeff Davis Sheriff's Office reported large trees down along highway 268 near Hazelhurst and large oak tree limbs were down throughout the city.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 23, 20031 injured · $273,000 · 60 kt wind · 6 eventsAs a cold front tracked southward into the Texas Hill Country near noon on July 23, a line of thunderstorms that had formed along the front moved toward the south and southwest.
• Flash Flood in Ohio, July 23, 2003$500,000 · 1 eventThunderstorms dumped another inch or two of rain on already saturated grounds. Streams and creeks near bankful or already in flood quickly rose during the afternoon and evening hours. Widespread flooding was reported across the county.
• Hail in Kentucky, July 23, 20030.88 in hail · 2 events
• Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 23, 200350 kt wind · 4 eventsThunderstorm winds knocked down large limbs along Highway 121 and 280 to the east of Reidsville.
• Hail in Florida, July 23, 20030.75 in hail · 1 eventDime size hail was reported by security personnel at the Walt Disney complex.
• Hail in South Carolina, July 23, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event
• Flash Flooding in New York, July 23, 2003$7.4 million · 3 eventsFor the third day in a row, thunderstorms dumped heavy rains on the western southern tier. More flash flooding occurred on area creeks and streams. Roads were washed out or undermined. Several bridges were washed out or damaged.
• Damaging Wind in Florida, July 23, 200355 kt wind · 1 eventTrees were uprooted and destroyed the park facility fence line on the south side of the Jacksonville Humane Society property. The park was closed due to thunderstorm wind damage.
• Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 23, 2003$100,000 · 68 kt wind · 1 eventA National Weather Service storm survey determined straight line winds blew numerous trees and power lines down northeast of SC Hwy 9 along Little River Neck Road. There was some structural damage to several homes due to fallen or snapped trees.
• Damaging Wind in West Virginia, July 23, 200360 kt wind · 1 eventA thunderstorm produced damaging winds during the late afternoon of the 23rd. Trees were downed in the Pipestem Resort Area.
• Damaging Wind in California, July 23, 2003$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventThe U.S. Forest Service reported that thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph caused damage at a fire camp.
• Flash Flood in Nevada, July 23, 20031 eventHeavy thunderstorm rains cause mud and debris to flow across Eastlake Boulevard in Washoe Valley.
• Damaging Wind in Florida, July 23, 200377 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds produced a wind gust to 77 knots at Patrick AFB.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 23, 2003$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 eventsSeveral severe thunderstorms affected the western Permian Basin and the Trans Pecos region. These storms resulted in large hail up to the size of golfballs and severe winds.
• Flash Flood in Ohio, July 23, 2003$25,000 · 1 eventShort Creek caused flooding of Routes 7 and 8.
• Lightning Strike in Florida, July 23, 20031 injured · 1 eventA Palm Bay man was struck and injured by lightning while cutting his grass.
• Hail in California, July 23, 20030.75 in hail · 2 eventsBased on radar reports, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for extreme eastern Siskiyou county and west Modoc county near Newell, effective at the above times. This storm occurred over a sparsely populated area, so no verifying reports were recieved.
• Damaging Wind in Utah, July 23, 200351 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm microburst winds gusting to 59 mph (51 kts) were recorded at the Simpson Springs Dugway mesonet site.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Arizona, July 23, 2003$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 eventsA severe thunderstorm developed over Tubac during the evening, which produced large hail and flash flooding. A spotter reported 1.75 inch diameter in size hail at 630 pm MST.
• Lightning Strike in Maryland, July 23, 2003$50,000 · 1 eventLightning struck a home on Exline Road near Hancock on the evening of the 23rd. The resulting roof fire caused $50,000 damage to the structure.
• Damaging Wind in California, July 23, 2003$200,000 · 80 kt wind · 1 eventA thunderstorm developed over the Scott Valley around this time. While radar reports did not indicate that this storm was severe, a wet microburst propagated from it, bringing estimated 80+ mph winds to the area near the Greenview airport.
• Flash Flooding in New Mexico, July 23 to 24, 20032 eventsLocal authorities closed Highway 82 near Loco Hills as flash flooding resulted in high water crossing the highway.
• Damaging Wind in New York, July 24, 2003$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventAn isolated thunderstorm during the morning hours produced damaging winds that downed tree limbs and power lines. Scattered power outages were reported.
• Flash Flood in Vermont, July 24, 2003$25,000 · 1 eventA storm system moved across upstate New York and southern Canada during the day of July 24th. Steady rains resulted during the morning hours, with locally heavy rain associated with thunderstorms from mid morning to mid afternoon.
• Flash Flood in Vermont, July 24, 2003$25,000 · 1 eventA storm system moved across upstate New York and southern Canada during the day of July 24th. Steady rains resulted during the morning hours, with locally heavy rain associated with thunderstorms from mid morning to mid afternoon.
• Damaging Wind in Florida, July 24, 200355 kt wind · 1 eventLarge trees were blown down and toppled power lines near A1A and Blackrock Road.
• Hail in Florida, July 24, 20031 in hail · 1 eventQuarter size hail was reported along Kernan Road.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 24, 2003$60,000 · 1 in hail · 3 eventsAfternoon thunderstorms developed with a few becoming severe. In Addison county of Vermont, the town of Shoreham reported 1 inch diameter hail. In addition, the towns of Middlebury and Bristol reported thunderstorm winds which uprooted numerous trees with power outages.
• Flash Flooding in Georgia, July 24, 20032 eventsThunderstorms dumped an estimated 4 to 6 inches of rain around high tide causing flooding in downtown Savannah. Numerous streets and underpasses were closed due to flooding. Four people were rescued from their cars after driving into water that caused cars to stall.
• Hail in New York, July 24, 2003$25,000 · 0.88 in hail · 5 eventsThunderstorms during the afternoon hours produced hail of three-quarters to an inch in diameter. Hail was reported in Mayville, Ripley, Gaines, Lockport and East Amherst.
• Flash Flood in Nevada, July 24, 20031 eventFlash floods closed state highway 278 for over 2 hours as mud up to two feet deep in places covered the highway.
• Damaging Wind in Texas, July 24, 20031 injured · 52 kt wind · 2 eventsMan injured in Hillje while trying to cover a grain trailer with a tarp when wind gust blew him down.
• Damaging Wind in Nevada, July 24, 200350 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds blew down 1 1/2 inch diameter tree limbs.
• Lightning Strike in Montana, July 24, 2003$5,000 · 1 eventA lightning strike in the town of Whitetail caused a partial power outage in the town of Whitetail which destroyed two small transformers.
• Damaging Wind in Utah, July 24, 2003$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm outflow winds gusted to 57 mph (50 kts) in St. George, with power lines reported down in Gunlock.
• Damaging Winds in Texas, July 24, 2003$80,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 eventsSevere thunderstorm winds produce a downburst estimated at 60 knots that blew down power lines near Sweet Home.
• Damaging Wind in Florida, July 24, 2003$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorm winds took the roof off of a mobile home, destroyed a car port, and pushed trees onto at least two vehicles.

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