Storm reports for August 10, 1996

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On August 10, 1996, 33 hail, 11 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Dawson County, NE.

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 (33)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.4 million in property damage, $580,000 in crop damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (56 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jackson County, OK (near Eldorado) · Thunderstorm wind · $0
  “Severe thunderstorm winds blew down tree limbs.”

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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