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July 1984 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes

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In July 1984, 239 hail, 573 damaging-wind and 72 tornado reports were logged on 31 storm days across 45 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Holt County, NE on July 5, 1984. The most hail reports came on July 5, 1984 (26).

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

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239hail reports
573wind reports
72tornado reports
2.75″largest hail
31storm days
Jul 1: 0Jul 2: 15Jul 3: 15Jul 4: 5Jul 5: 26Jul 6: 22Jul 7: 6Jul 8: 10Jul 9: 12Jul 10: 11Jul 11: 7Jul 12: 6Jul 13: 8Jul 14: 7Jul 15: 5Jul 16: 20Jul 17: 0Jul 18: 3Jul 19: 2Jul 20: 8Jul 21: 4Jul 22: 6Jul 23: 5Jul 24: 1Jul 25: 14Jul 26: 12Jul 27: 2Jul 28: 1Jul 29: 1Jul 30: 3Jul 31: 2Jul 1Jul 4Jul 7Jul 10Jul 13Jul 16Jul 19Jul 22Jul 25Jul 28Jul 31max 26
Hail reports by day, July 1984

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Biggest storm days of July 1984

DayHailWindTornadoLargest hailStates
Jul 16, 1984204791.75″16
Jul 10, 1984115671.75″14
Jul 11, 198475651.75″14
Jul 5, 19842627142.75″19
Jul 9, 1984124022.75″11
Jul 14, 198474232.00″8
Jul 6, 1984222441.75″14
Jul 26, 1984123241.75″13
Jul 3, 1984152812.00″13
Jul 2, 1984152032.00″10

Largest hail reported in July 1984

DaySizeLocation
Jul 5, 19842.75″ (baseball)Holt County, NE
Jul 9, 19842.75″ (baseball)Trempealeau County, WI
Jul 13, 19842.75″ (baseball)Cavalier County, ND
Jul 13, 19842.75″ (baseball)Pembina County, ND
Jul 25, 19842.75″ (baseball)Ziebach County, SD
Jul 25, 19842.75″ (baseball)Dewey County, SD
Jul 5, 19842.50″ (tennis ball)Knox County, NE
Jul 8, 19842.50″ (tennis ball)Grand Forks County, ND
Jul 21, 19842.50″ (tennis ball)Pulaski County, VA
Jul 21, 19842.50″ (tennis ball)Carroll County, VA

Storm reports by state, July 1984

StateHailWindTornadoLargest hail
Wisconsin75342.75″
Nebraska372242.75″
Minnesota253162.00″
South Dakota182532.75″
Kentucky0384–
Iowa0374–
North Carolina23801.75″
North Dakota23832.75″
Georgia92121.75″
Ohio62301.75″
Michigan52031.75″
Missouri151001.75″
Arkansas51811.75″
Colorado71151.75″
Texas32001.75″
Florida41261.75″
Oklahoma81401.75″
Pennsylvania21461.00″
Kansas101101.75″
Alabama41311.75″
Illinois31500.75″
Louisiana51111.75″
Arizona21131.25″
Indiana21221.75″
New York5831.75″
Wyoming8701.75″
South Carolina31001.75″
West Virginia4801.75″
Tennessee4611.75″
Virginia2702.50″
Mississippi4401.75″
Utah1700.75″
New Jersey060–
New Mexico1412.00″
Nevada051–
Massachusetts023–
California040–
New Hampshire1031.75″
Idaho2101.75″
Maryland030–
Montana2101.75″
Connecticut001–
Delaware001–
Maine010–
Oregon010–

Every storm day in July 1984

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

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