National Storms

June 1986 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes

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In June 1986, 372 hail, 712 damaging-wind and 134 tornado reports were logged on 30 storm days across 41 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Cumberland County, ME on June 1, 1986. The most hail reports came on June 1, 1986 (37).

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

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372hail reports
712wind reports
134tornado reports
4.00″largest hail
30storm days
Jun 1: 37Jun 2: 8Jun 3: 4Jun 4: 2Jun 5: 2Jun 6: 8Jun 7: 5Jun 8: 6Jun 9: 17Jun 10: 19Jun 11: 4Jun 12: 6Jun 13: 8Jun 14: 32Jun 15: 19Jun 16: 31Jun 17: 18Jun 18: 5Jun 19: 14Jun 20: 7Jun 21: 14Jun 22: 3Jun 23: 9Jun 24: 18Jun 25: 1Jun 26: 14Jun 27: 24Jun 28: 7Jun 29: 15Jun 30: 15Jun 1Jun 4Jun 7Jun 10Jun 13Jun 16Jun 19Jun 22Jun 25Jun 28max 37
Hail reports by day, June 1986

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Biggest storm days of June 1986

DayHailWindTornadoLargest hailStates
Jun 16, 19863115162.00″12
Jun 10, 19861971131.75″13
Jun 21, 1986146092.75″10
Jun 29, 19861550123.00″12
Jun 27, 1986243352.75″16
Jun 1, 1986372304.00″11
Jun 28, 198674341.75″13
Jun 14, 1986321401.75″11
Jun 20, 198673351.50″11
Jun 24, 1986182513.00″10

Largest hail reported in June 1986

DaySizeLocation
Jun 1, 19864.00″ (grapefruit)Cumberland County, ME
Jun 1, 19864.00″ (grapefruit)Cumberland County, ME
Jun 8, 19864.00″ (grapefruit)Laramie County, WY
Jun 15, 19863.00″ (teacup)Custer County, NE
Jun 17, 19863.00″ (teacup)Sibley County, MN
Jun 17, 19863.00″ (teacup)Cass County, ND
Jun 24, 19863.00″ (teacup)Wake County, NC
Jun 26, 19863.00″ (teacup)Pierce County, ND
Jun 29, 19863.00″ (teacup)Dawes County, NE
Jun 30, 19863.00″ (teacup)Thomas County, NE

Storm reports by state, June 1986

StateHailWindTornadoLargest hail
North Carolina236173.00″
Nebraska2852103.00″
Texas2634242.75″
North Dakota4621123.00″
Oklahoma492911.75″
New York75821.00″
Kansas174511.75″
Ohio74751.75″
Minnesota271593.00″
Iowa43781.75″
New Hampshire73611.50″
South Dakota191783.00″
Indiana33501.50″
Vermont102601.50″
Georgia82412.50″
Maine132004.00″
Wisconsin72231.75″
Wyoming19674.00″
South Carolina121601.75″
Pennsylvania12101.75″
Colorado9482.00″
Missouri31441.75″
Florida3791.75″
Alabama11411.75″
Illinois4431.75″
Michigan3621.00″
Montana4421.75″
Arkansas1801.75″
Kentucky2701.00″
Idaho1511.00″
Louisiana015–
Mississippi2301.25″
Virginia2201.00″
Arizona030–
Massachusetts1201.00″
New Jersey030–
West Virginia2001.00″
Connecticut010–
Delaware010–
New Mexico010–
Nevada1001.75″

Every storm day in June 1986

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

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