Storm reports for July 20, 2007

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On July 20, 2007, 22 hail, 82 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Tuscaloosa County, AL.

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 (22)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.7 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (105 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Carroll County, GA (near Mt Zion) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $750,000
  “The Carroll County Emergency Management Director reported that there was widespread wind damage across Carroll county as a result of thunderstorm wind gusts. Many trees and a number of power lines were down across the county from Mt. Zion to Clem.”
• Bibb County, GA (near Macon) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $225,000
  “The public and the Bibb County 911 Center reported that at least two dozen trees were blown down around the city of Macon. The Macon Telegraph reported that numerous trees were toppled onto power lines around the city leaving as many as 20,000 residents without power during the height of the storm.”
• Houston County, GA (near Centerville) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $175,000
  “The Houston County 911 Center reported that more than a dozen trees were blown down across the county. One downed tree caused a power pole to be damaged along Georgia Highway 96 in Warner Robins.”
• Cleburne County, AL (near Fruithurst) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
  “Several trees and powerlines were blown down across East Central Cleburne County. A few homes suffered significant damage due to fallen trees.”
• Tuscaloosa County, AL (near Veterans Hospital) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the western portion of the city of Tuscaloosa. At least two trees fell onto and damaged homes.”
• Troup County, GA (near Hogansville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “The Troup County 911 Center reported that approximately 20 trees were down from Hogansville to LaGrange. Several power lines were down throughout this area as well. One tree was down on a home in Hogansville causing moderate damage.”

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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