National Storms

August 1967 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes

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In August 1967, 43 hail, 69 damaging-wind and 28 tornado reports were logged on 31 storm days across 39 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Hutchinson County, SD on August 17, 1967. The most hail reports came on August 3, 1967 (8). Tornadoes killed 2.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

← July 1967 All 1967 storm days September 1967 →

43hail reports
69wind reports
28tornado reports
4.00″largest hail
31storm days
Aug 1: 0Aug 2: 2Aug 3: 8Aug 4: 1Aug 5: 3Aug 6: 3Aug 7: 1Aug 8: 3Aug 9: 0Aug 10: 0Aug 11: 0Aug 12: 2Aug 13: 0Aug 14: 3Aug 15: 2Aug 16: 2Aug 17: 5Aug 18: 2Aug 19: 1Aug 20: 0Aug 21: 1Aug 22: 1Aug 23: 2Aug 24: 0Aug 25: 0Aug 26: 0Aug 27: 1Aug 28: 0Aug 29: 0Aug 30: 0Aug 31: 0Aug 1Aug 4Aug 7Aug 10Aug 13Aug 16Aug 19Aug 22Aug 25Aug 28Aug 31max 8
Hail reports by day, August 1967

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Biggest storm days of August 1967

DayHailWindTornadoLargest hailStates
Aug 3, 19678823.00″9
Aug 18, 19672732.00″9
Aug 1, 1967056–7
Aug 17, 19675514.00″6
Aug 5, 19673411.75″6
Aug 2, 19672411.75″5
Aug 6, 19673402.75″5
Aug 8, 19673221.50″5
Aug 16, 19672312.00″5
Aug 19, 19671310.75″4

Largest hail reported in August 1967

DaySizeLocation
Aug 17, 19674.00″ (grapefruit)Hutchinson County, SD
Aug 17, 19673.50″ (teacup)Charles Mix County, SD
Aug 3, 19673.00″ (teacup)Clinton County, IL
Aug 21, 19673.00″ (teacup)Kossuth County, IA
Aug 6, 19672.75″ (baseball)Toole County, MT
Aug 17, 19672.25″ (hen egg)Anoka County, MN
Aug 3, 19672.00″ (hen egg)Chester County, PA
Aug 6, 19672.00″ (hen egg)Clinton County, IA
Aug 14, 19672.00″ (hen egg)Knox County, NE
Aug 16, 19672.00″ (hen egg)Yavapai County, AZ

Storm reports by state, August 1967

StateHailWindTornadoLargest hail
Arizona2622.00″
Kansas4512.00″
Missouri4331.75″
South Dakota5124.00″
Wisconsin2330.75″
Iowa3403.00″
Texas025–
Minnesota2312.25″
Nebraska4112.00″
Pennsylvania1412.00″
Illinois1313.00″
Virginia2301.75″
Louisiana040–
Maryland1120.75″
North Carolina1300.75″
North Dakota1211.50″
Florida012–
Michigan030–
Ohio1200.75″
Oklahoma2101.50″
Colorado2001.50″
Georgia002–
Idaho020–
Montana2002.75″
South Carolina1101.75″
Alabama010–
Arkansas010–
Delaware001–
Kentucky010–
Maine010–
Mississippi010–
New Hampshire010–
New Jersey1000.75″
New Mexico1001.50″
New York010–
Oregon010–
Tennessee010–
Vermont010–
Wyoming010–

Every storm day in August 1967

Aug 1 Aug 2 Aug 3 Aug 4 Aug 5 Aug 6 Aug 7 Aug 8 Aug 9 Aug 10 Aug 11 Aug 12 Aug 13 Aug 14 Aug 15 Aug 16 Aug 17 Aug 18 Aug 19 Aug 20 Aug 21 Aug 22 Aug 23 Aug 24 Aug 25 Aug 26 Aug 27 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 31

A storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Read more about NOAA storm reports.