Storm reports for July 19, 1996

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On July 19, 1996, 8 hail, 57 damaging-wind and 20 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Macoupin County, IL.

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 (8)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $6.4 million in property damage, $544,000 in crop damage and 8 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (96 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cambria County, PA (near Colver) · Tornado F2
  “An F2 tornado touched down around 11:10 a.m. EST 2 miles east of Colver and tracked 6 miles southeast before ending 1 mile west of Loretto. The path width was 100 yards. Two homes and a barn were destroyed by this storm. Several roofs and a second barn were also damaged.”
• Cambria County, PA (near Lyleville) · Tornado F2
  “An F1 to weak F2 tornado touched down in Clearfield County near New Washington around 10:15 a.m. EST. The tornado moved southeast approximately 19 miles along a curved path crossing Five Points into Cambria County across Glendale Lake before ending 2 miles east of Frugality.”
• Adams County, PA (near Mcknightstown) · Tornado F1
  “An F1 tornado touched down around 1:35 p.m. EST near McKnightstown and moved east-southeast for one mile. The path width was 150 yards with peak winds estimated between 70 and 80 mph.”
• Blair County, PA (near Sickles Corner) · Tornado F1
  “Shortly after 11:00 a.m. EST, an F1 tornado touched down northeast of Altoona approximately 1 mile northwest of Sickles Corner on Brush Mountain. This tornado moved southeast taking down a swath of trees and causing minor damage to homes along a 1.5 mile path before ending one half mile southeast…”

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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