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This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2003. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Bangladesh , and Eastern India , but they can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions.
As a result, 3 people were killed and 37 more were injured. The tornado continued into Polk County, destroying 180 more structures and damaging an additional 70. In Hickory County, only tree damage occurred. The large tornado progressed into Dallas County, where it destroyed 48 more structures and killed 2 people while injuring 10 others.
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.
2003 South Dakota tornado outbreak: June 21–24, 2003: South Dakota: 125: 2: Tied U.S. record for most tornadoes in one state during a 24-hour period, with 67 tornadoes in South Dakota on the 24th. Produced a violent F4 that literally wiped Manchester, South Dakota, off the map.
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 ...
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 ...
The biggest year on record for tornadoes was 2011. By July 10 that year, the U.S. had racked up 1,934 tornado reports and would ultimately reach 2,250 for the year.
From February to April 2003, the local weather forecast offices of the National Weather Service confirmed 217 tornadoes in the United States. There were no tornadoes confirmed in the month of January, marking only the fifth time since accurate records began in 1950 that an entire calendar month went tornado-free.