Storm reports for July 15, 1996

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On July 15, 1996, 18 hail, 43 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Calvert County, MD.

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

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (18)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $906,000 in property damage, $1.5 million in crop damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (76 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Putnam County, NY (near Brewster) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Thunderstorms produced high winds that knocked down several trees and large branches all in the same direction in parts of the village of Brewster and surrounding parts in the township of Southeast in Putnam County. A funnel cloud was sighted near North Main Street in the village of Brewster.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

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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