National Storms

June 1976 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes

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In June 1976, 211 hail, 318 damaging-wind and 169 tornado reports were logged on 30 storm days across 42 states. The largest hail reported was 3.75″ (teacup size) in Jefferson County, IA on June 27, 1976. The most hail reports came on June 29, 1976 (33). Tornadoes killed 3.

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

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211hail reports
318wind reports
169tornado reports
3.75″largest hail
30storm days
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Hail reports by day, June 1976

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

Biggest storm days of June 1976

DayHailWindTornadoLargest hailStates
Jun 11, 19761050332.75″10
Jun 13, 19761443163.50″12
Jun 29, 1976332982.50″20
Jun 12, 19761322122.75″8
Jun 28, 1976152362.75″14
Jun 15, 197683052.75″9
Jun 23, 197632851.00″10
Jun 27, 197617843.75″10
Jun 4, 197633210.75″7
Jun 30, 197691162.00″11

Largest hail reported in June 1976

DaySizeLocation
Jun 27, 19763.75″ (teacup)Jefferson County, IA
Jun 13, 19763.50″ (teacup)Douglas County, NE
Jun 1, 19762.75″ (baseball)Cumberland County, PA
Jun 10, 19762.75″ (baseball)Teton County, MT
Jun 11, 19762.75″ (baseball)Powder River County, MT
Jun 12, 19762.75″ (baseball)Grant County, WI
Jun 13, 19762.75″ (baseball)Dodge County, NE
Jun 15, 19762.75″ (baseball)Hempstead County, AR
Jun 27, 19762.75″ (baseball)Warren County, IA
Jun 28, 19762.75″ (baseball)Ottawa County, KS

Storm reports by state, June 1976

StateHailWindTornadoLargest hail
North Dakota840381.75″
Minnesota102581.75″
Kansas211832.75″
Michigan72872.00″
Iowa1514123.75″
Wisconsin226102.75″
Indiana111751.75″
Nebraska151253.50″
Texas714111.75″
Oklahoma91531.75″
Illinois91341.75″
New York41561.75″
Montana16422.75″
Pennsylvania14442.75″
South Dakota9831.75″
Florida3691.75″
Colorado13130.75″
Wyoming31121.75″
Kentucky5711.75″
Alabama8401.75″
Mississippi3531.75″
Tennessee4602.00″
Missouri4401.75″
South Carolina6021.75″
Arkansas3212.75″
Georgia060–
North Carolina032–
Louisiana2201.75″
Massachusetts040–
Ohio022–
Vermont2201.75″
Delaware2012.00″
New Hampshire2101.75″
Virginia1111.75″
Connecticut011–
Maryland1101.00″
Maine2001.75″
Utah1101.75″
Arizona010–
New Jersey010–
New Mexico010–
West Virginia1001.00″

Every storm day in June 1976

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

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.