Storm reports for August 3, 2007

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On August 3, 2007, 153 hail, 147 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Pennington County, SD.

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 (153)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1 million in property damage, $83,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (303 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Otsego County, NY (near Edmeston) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000 · 1 injury
  “Several trees were blown down including a tree that fell on a motorcyclist.”
• Pennington County, SD (near Rapid City) · Hail 4.25″ · $500,000
  “Hail to softball size broke windows and damaged roofs in the Black Gap subdivision. It also damaged vehicles and at least 70 motor homes at the Hart Ranch campgound.”
• Saline County, IL (near Harrisburg) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $150,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down from Harrisburg south to the county line. At the county fairgrounds in Harrisburg, the grandstands were heavily damaged, fencing was damaged, and utility poles were down. Trees landed on a cattle barn and concession stand.”
• Keya Paha County, NE (near Springview) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $80,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts overturned 2 center pivots, damaged a wind mill and some small sheds and uprooted several trees.”
• Pennington County, SD (near Rapid City) · Hail 2.50″ · $50,000
  “Hail damaged automobiles near the intersection of South Highway 16 and Catron Boulevard.”
• Rhea County, TN (near Dayton) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $20,000
  “The Herald News in Dayton reported a section on roof from a barn and apartment near Dayton were damaged by winds. Numerous trees were also reported downed by thunderstorm winds in the Dayton area.”

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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