Storm reports for August 5, 2007

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On August 5, 2007, 17 hail, 32 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Cherry County, NE.

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 (17)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $908,000 in property damage and $40,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (52 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Monroe County, GA (near Higgins Mill) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $500,000
  “An official with the Monroe County Emergency Management Agency reported that an apparent thunderstorm downburst or microburst caused considerable damage throughout the city of Forsyth and along Interstate-75 from mile marker 193 in the northwest part of the county to mile marker 185 just southeast…”
• Wyandot County, OH (near Carey) · Tornado EF0 · $75,000
  “A tornado touched down along County Road 25A just south of Carey. A storm survey was conducted and this tornado was determined to be an EF0. This tornado damaged a couple of homes and destroyed at least two barns. The damage path was about three quarters of a mile long and about 10 yards in width.”
• Seneca County, OH (near Bettsville) · Tornado EF0 · $60,000
  “A tornado touched down on a farm southwest of Bettsville. This touchdown occurred along Township Road 154 about a half mile to the west of State Route 635. A follow-up survey of the damage was conducted and the tornado was determined to be an EF0.”
• Todd County, SD (near Parmelee) · Thunderstorm wind 78 mph · $50,000
  “A roof was blown off a house and power lines were blown down at the Upper Cut Meat housing area. The nearby Magpie Creek RAWS measured a wind gust of 78 mph.”
• Marion County, SC (near Marion) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “A thunderstorm downburst produced damage along a path 2 miles long and up to a half mile wide. Damage was more destuctive along a 100 foot path. Several trees up to 2 feet in diameter were snapped 12 to 20 feet above the ground.”
• Will County, IL (near Bolingbrook) · Tornado EF0 · $40,000
  “A tornado touched down in the southwest corner of Bolingbrook. A construction trailer was flipped over and shingles were blown off a barn about a quarter mile north of the intersection of 127th and Essington Road. There was structural damage to a townhouse about 600 feet northeast of the barn.”

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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