Storm reports for July 27, 1999

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On July 27, 1999, 75 hail, 76 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Cass County, ND.

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 (75)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.7 million in property damage and $25,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (158 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Dickey County, ND (near Ellendale) · Tornado F2 · $800,000
  “One half mile debris from 3 mobile homes. Large trees uprooted. 70kt winds reported with storm.”
• Beltrami County, MN (near Bemidji) · Hail 2.00″ · $50,000
  “Car dealerships suffered a lot of damage from the hail.”
• Clay County, AR (near Rector) · Thunderstorm wind · $25,000
  “A crop duster flipped over at the Rector airport. Several trees were knocked down.”
• Lawrence County, AR (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Some trees and power lines were blown down. Two cars were damaged by fallen trees.”
• Craighead County, AR (near Jonesboro) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “A few trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Randolph County, AR (near Countywide) · Thunderstorm wind · $10,000
  “Several trees and power lines were knocked down across 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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