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Storm reports for July 30, 1996
On July 30, 1996, 37 hail, 58 damaging-wind and 14 tornado reports were logged across 20 states.
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On July 30, 1996, 37 hail, 58 damaging-wind and 14 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Morgan County, CO.
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
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2.75″ |
| PA | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1.75″ |
| OH | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| NC | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| WV | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0.75″ |
| WY | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| NM | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.25″ |
| MD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| FL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.75″ |
| OR | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| MS | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| NY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| TX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| SC | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| ID | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| MI | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| TN | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| WA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| NE | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| VA | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Cities with hail reported within 5 miles
| City | Population | Largest report |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Morgan, CO | 11,835 | 2.75″ |
| Washington, NC | 9,738 | 2.00″ |
| Princeton, TX | 37,019 | 1.75″ |
| North Tonawanda, NY | 29,981 | 1.75″ |
| Tonawanda, NY | 14,984 | 1.75″ |
| Tarboro, NC | 10,954 | 1.75″ |
| Nelsonville, OH | 4,555 | 1.25″ |
| Burgaw, NC | 3,825 | 0.88″ |
| Fort Myers, FL | 99,918 | 0.75″ |
| Ottawa, OH | 4,422 | 0.75″ |
| Thermopolis, WY | 2,748 | 0.75″ |
Hail reports (37)
| Time (UTC) | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 04:23 | 2.75″ | Morgan County, CO |
| 22:00 | 2.00″ | Beaufort County, NC |
| 04:35 | 2.00″ | Morgan County, CO |
| 21:00 | 1.75″ | Niagara County, NY |
| 21:10 | 1.75″ | Niobrara County, WY |
| 21:30 | 1.75″ | Edgecombe County, NC |
| 21:45 | 1.75″ | Fulton County, PA |
| 01:08 | 1.75″ | Collin County, TX |
| 03:40 | 1.75″ | Morgan County, CO |
| 03:45 | 1.75″ | Weld County, CO |
| 04:26 | 1.75″ | Morgan County, CO |
| 22:00 | 1.50″ | Washington County, CO |
| 03:47 | 1.50″ | Weld County, CO |
| 03:57 | 1.50″ | Morgan County, CO |
| 05:15 | 1.50″ | Morgan County, CO |
| 19:00 | 1.25″ | Hocking County, OH |
| 21:00 | 1.25″ | Mora County, NM |
| 19:20 | 1.00″ | Athens County, OH |
| 21:45 | 1.00″ | Baca County, CO |
| 02:58 | 1.00″ | Weld County, CO |
| 03:27 | 1.00″ | Weld County, CO |
| 03:30 | 1.00″ | Weld County, CO |
| 03:55 | 1.00″ | Weld County, CO |
| 21:55 | 0.88″ | Pender County, NC |
| 22:11 | 0.88″ | Guadalupe County, NM |
| 22:20 | 0.88″ | Torrance County, NM |
| 23:20 | 0.88″ | Frederick County, MD |
| 13:05 | 0.75″ | Putnam County, OH |
| 19:42 | 0.75″ | Washington County, OH |
| 20:39 | 0.75″ | Lee County, FL |
| 20:40 | 0.75″ | Ritchie County, WV |
| 21:10 | 0.75″ | Duplin County, NC |
| 23:00 | 0.75″ | Lincoln County, CO |
| 00:10 | 0.75″ | Hot Springs County, WY |
| 01:28 | 0.75″ | Laramie County, WY |
| 03:10 | 0.75″ | Ferry County, WA |
| 08:36 | 0.75″ | Lincoln County, CO |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded about $772,000 in property damage, $1.3 million in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (127 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
| County | Events | Injuries | Deaths | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood County, WV | 1 | 1 | 0 | $400,000 |
| Goshen County, WY | 1 | 0 | 0 | $70,000 |
| Marion County, WV | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Calhoun County, WV | 1 | 0 | 0 | $40,000 |
| Howard County, MD | 2 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Allegany County, NY | 1 | 0 | 0 | $22,000 |
| Medina County, OH | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Morgan County, WV | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Jefferson County, PA | 2 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Collin County, TX | 1 | 0 | 0 | $14,000 |
| Lee County, FL | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| McMinn County, TN | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
What the National Weather Service wrote
- Franklin County, PA (near Shippensburg) · Tornado F1
“An F1 tornado touched down about 6:30 p.m. EST in Southampton Township in Franklin County on the west side of Shippensburg. The storm moved east and northeast about 3 miles causing the most destruction across southeast sections of Shippensburg in Cumberland County.”
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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