Storm reports for July 28, 1999

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On July 28, 1999, 61 hail, 167 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Sanilac County, MI.

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 (61)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.8 million in property damage, $44,000 in crop damage, 8 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (234 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Waynesboro city, VA (near Waynesboro) · Thunderstorm wind · $1,000 · 1 death
  “48 year old woman killed by falling tree”
• Holmes County, OH (near Nashville) · Tornado F1 · $75,000 · 4 injuries
  “A tornado touched down just north of Nashville near a campground and then traveled east along County Roads 316 and 329 to near Holmesville. From the initial touchdown eastward, the damage path was intermittent.”
• Garrard County, KY (near Buckeye) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $80,000 · 3 injuries
  “A tied down house trailer was rolled about 100 feet into the middle of a road and was destroyed. The adult female and 2 children that were in the home at the time were treated for minor injuries. Also, damage occurred to several homes and barns. Trees were downed.”
• Lawrence County, PA (near New Wilmington) · Thunderstorm wind 104 mph · $200,000
  “A microburst occurred across the New Wilmington area. Winds estimated to just over 100 MPH occurred along a narrow and sporadic path from about 2 miles west of New Wilmington at the intersection of Routes 18 and 208 to 2.5 miles south of New Wilmington on Route 956.”
• Cuyahoga County, OH (near Valley View) · Tornado F1 · $175,000
  “The tornado touched down near Schrieber Road then travelled south into Summit County. The damage path was around four miles in length and was non-continuous. Approximately 200 trees were downed along the damage path.”
• Lake County, OH (near Painesville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $150,000
  “Many large trees downed in Painesville. One tree pierced the roof of a nursing home with branches ending up less than a foot away from an elderly woman laying in bed. Three classic cars were severely damaged when the garage they were in was destroyed by a fallen tree.”

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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