Storm reports for August 22, 1999

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On August 22, 1999, 24 hail, 20 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Dickey 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 (24)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $145,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (48 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Steele County, ND (near Finley) · Hail 2.50″ · $25,000
  “The hailstorm hit one farmstead particularly hard. The large hailstones punched holes in the house siding, broke windows, and dented cars and several tractors.”
• Steele County, ND (near Sharon) · Hail 1.00″ · $20,000
  “The hailstorm went through the town of Sharon, damaging many vehicles.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Phoenix) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $15,000
  “Strong winds blew three large concrete walls down at a construction site near 30th Street and Broadway.Winds kicked up dust and sand which lowered visibility to less than 1/4 mile in many areas.”
• Cass County, ND (near Buffalo) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “The wind destroyed a historic barn near Interstate 94 at the Buffalo exit, the site of the 1964 National Plowing Contest. It was a campaign stop for Hubert H. Humphrey and Barry Goldwater. 100,000 people attended the event.”
• Cass County, ND (near Mapleton) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “The wind rolled a pickup and a horse trailer off highway 18. One of the four occupants inside suffered minor glass cuts climbing out of the pickup.”
• Walsh County, ND (near Minto) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “The north wall and a west facing garage door were blown down by the wind and a tree fell on a garage.”

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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