Storm reports for July 6, 1999

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On July 6, 1999, 49 hail, 282 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 23 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Plymouth County, MA.

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 (49)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.4 million in property damage, 5 injuries and 4 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (338 events in 23 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Maricopa County, AZ (near Fountain Hills) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000
  “Very strong winds downed trees and power poles. Although no injuries were reported, 20 wooden power poles supporting 69,000 volt power lines snapped in Fountain Hills, according to SRP crews.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Mesa) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “Winds blew down trees, power lines and traffic lights in parts of the East Valley. Blowing dust cut the visibility at Sky Harbor airport, delaying up to 50 flights. Many streets flooded and 3 motorists in Sun City were rescued. SRP reported 20 power poles down.”
• Lee County, GA (near Northwest Portion) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000
  “Lee County EMA reported a mobile home destroyed by a fallen tree.”
• Cuyahoga County, OH (near North Olmsted) · Thunderstorm wind · $40,000
  “Many trees and large limbs downed. A 20 foot by 40 foot pavilion at a housing development was also destroyed.”
• Sandusky County, OH (near Fremont) · Thunderstorm wind · $35,000
  “Several power poles blown down across Highway 6. A tree was blown down on the roof of a house.”
• Warren County, PA (near Warren) · Thunderstorm wind · $30,000
  “Trees and wires down in Warren and other parts of the 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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