Storm reports for July 1, 1999

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On July 1, 1999, 25 hail, 74 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Boyd 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 (25)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.5 million in property damage, $1.3 million in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (107 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sullivan County, PA (near Hugos Corners) · Tornado F1 · $200,000
  “An F1 tornado touched down in Elkland township about two miles northwest of Lincoln Falls on route 154, then moved northeast through a crossroads near Eldredsville to Hugo corners. Trees were blown down as the storm crossed route 154.”
• Wayne County, OH (near Rittman) · Tornado F1 · $150,000
  “The tornado touched down on the southeast corner of the town of Rittman then traveled east toward Hatfield Road and Ohio 94 where it flattened an apple orchard.”
• Calloway County, KY (near Murray) · Tornado F1 · $100,000
  “The tornado formed along U.S. Highway 641 about 5 miles south of Murray and tracked east into the New Concord area. The tornado was rated F-1 intensity with top winds near 110 MPH. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off along the path of the tornado.”
• Montgomery County, TN (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “TEMA reported straight line wind damage to 15 homes.”
• Boyd County, NE (near Spencer) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “A thunderstorm producing large hail of unknown sized destroyed crops north of Spencer and north of Lynch. Damaging wind destroyed a shed and blew over a windmill. Extensive damage was sustained by trees and the wind bent a metal flagpole until it was parallel with the ground.”
• Pinellas County, FL (near Clearwater) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Thunderstorms winds removed part of an aluminum canopy from a commercial buildings roof, smashed a store front sign and snapped the jib of a sailboat along the 100 block of Seminole Street in Clearwater.”

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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