Storm reports for August 6, 2007

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On August 6, 2007, 27 hail, 54 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Hot Springs County, WY.

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 (27)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $396,000 in property damage, $20,000 in crop damage, 1 injury and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (81 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lake County, IL (near Zion) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 death · 1 injury
  “A tree was blown down onto a tent with two people sleeping inside at Illinois Beach State Park. One person was killed and the other was injured.”
• Madison County, IN (near Pendleton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $45,000
  “A tree that was three feet in diameter fell onto four cars parked at the correctional facility. All four cars were totaled.”
• Frontier County, NE (near Moorefield) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “A pop-up camper was destroyed and 4 inch diameter tree limbs were broken by thunderstorm wind gusts.”
• Rock County, WI (near Downtown Janesville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “One thunderstorm cell, in a cluster of cells, generated powerful winds gusts to around 52 knots (60 mph) that toppled large trees in the Janesville vicinity. At least five city streets were briefly blocked by tree debris.”
• Greeley County, KS (near Tribune) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $10,000
  “Mobile home destroyed, windows broken in house, shed blown over.”
• El Paso County, TX (near Fabens) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “Downburst winds estimated at 70 mph blew one tree over on a truck, while other fallen trees blocked streets in Fabens. Also, a roof was blown off a residence.”

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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