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There were 401 tornadoes confirmed in 19 states and one Canadian province, 1,587 reports of large hail, and 740 reports of wind damage. More severe weather broke out this week alone than any other week in U.S. history, though comparable events occurred in May 1896, 1917, 1930, and 1949 before the modern era of tornado detection. There was a ...
From May 3 to May 11, 2003, a prolonged and destructive series of tornado outbreaks affected much of the Great Plains and Eastern United States. Most of the severe activity was concentrated between May 4 and May 10, which saw more tornadoes than any other week-long span in recorded history; 335 tornadoes occurred during this period, concentrated in the Ozarks and central Mississippi River Valley.
Visible satellite imagery of the storm system on May 4, 2003. In early May 2003, a series of devastating tornado outbreaks affected much of the Central and Eastern United States. Environmental conditions were unusually conducive to a prolonged period of severe weather, driven by a persistent upper-level trough across the Intermountain West.
Tornadoes of 2003; List of United States tornadoes from January to April 2003; 0–9. Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2003; List of tornadoes in the May 2003 tornado ...
On June 24, 2003, an F4 tornado destroyed the community of Manchester, South Dakota, touching down at about 7:45 p.m., just around sunset. "It was illuminated by the sun back behind it, turning ...
List of tornadoes in the May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence; Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2003; 2003 South Dakota tornado outbreak; List of United States tornadoes from January to April 2003; Tropical Storm Bill (2003) Tropical Storm Grace (2003)
Map of temperature variations in Europe in summer 2003, compared to two years prior. In the summer of 2003, there was a severe heatwave across Europe, considered the warmest summer on the continent since 1540. The heat and drought killed 72,210 people across 15 countries, making it the sixth deadliest disaster worldwide in the first two decades ...
The 2003 South Dakota tornado outbreak, known locally as "Tornado Tuesday", was a tornado outbreak that occurred in the southeastern and east central part of South Dakota in the United States on June 24, 2003. [1]