Storm reports for July 23, 1999

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On July 23, 1999, 34 hail, 121 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 24 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Red Lake County, MN.

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 (34)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.1 million in property damage and $24,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (159 events in 25 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Bingham County, ID (near Ft Hall) · Thunderstorm wind · $60,000
  “High based dry thunderstorms produced microburst winds sustained to 60 mph and gusting at 75-90 mph through central Bingham county. The damaging wind followed a path from near Fort Hall along the I-15 corridor, through Blackfoot to Shelley.”
• Pinal County, AZ (near Apache Jct) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000
  “Six power poles down, mobile home demolished. The winds ripped the roof off the mobile home and threw it into the muddy street, in the 4600 block of Delaware Street. About 2,500 homes in Apache Junction and Queen Creek lost power during the height of the storm.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Phoenix) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $30,000
  “Power poles damaged at 7th Ave and Fillmore. Numerous water rescues due to flooded streets and washes running. Flights at Sky Harbor airport were delayed about a half hour.”
• Hillsdale County, MI (near Jonesville) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Several tree limbs...power lines...and traffic lights were blown down.”
• Levy County, FL (near Williston) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “The Williston Police Department reported that several power poles, large trees and numerous branches were downed and a convenience store roof damaged by thunderstorm winds along and near U.S. Highway 27.”
• Wood County, OH (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “Many trees and large limbs down throughout the county. A 10 by 30 foot section of roofing was blown off a barn east of Jerry City near the intersection of Huffman and Cygnet Roads.”

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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