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Storm reports for July 3, 1971
On July 3, 1971, 5 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 7 states.
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On July 3, 1971, 5 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Hand County, SD.
Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.
Storm reports by state
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2.00″ |
| SD | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4.00″ |
| NE | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| CO | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| ND | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.75″ |
| MS | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| MN | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Hail reports (5)
| Time (UTC) | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 00:15 | 4.00″ | Hand County, SD |
| 00:30 | 2.75″ | Richland County, ND |
| 23:30 | 2.00″ | Rawlins County, KS |
| 01:00 | 1.75″ | Ottawa County, KS |
| 01:00 | 1.75″ | Osborne County, KS |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded about $578,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (23 events in 7 states). Before 1996 the database holds only tornado, hail and wind events, and damage was often entered as a range, so treat these figures as rough. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
| County | Events | Injuries | Deaths | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County, NE | 2 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Hand County, SD | 2 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Buffalo County, SD | 1 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Phillips County, CO | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Yuma County, CO | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.
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