Storm reports for August 7, 2007

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On August 7, 2007, 30 hail, 93 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Meade 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 (30)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $722,000 in property damage, $180,000 in crop damage and 9 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (126 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Kings County, NY (near Coney Is) · Tornado EF2 · 9 injuries
  “This circulation intensified as it moved east across the Verrazano Narrows. The tornado re-developed by the time the circulation moved on shore in Brooklyn.”
• Bowman County, ND (near Bowman) · Thunderstorm wind 94 mph · $300,000
  “Farms damaged 9 miles south and 4 miles east of Bowman, 7 south and 3 east of Bowman, and 2 south and 3 east of Bowman. Some damage significant and to grain bins, barns, other outbuildings. and crops.”
• Lackawanna County, PA (near Scranton) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $35,000
  “Trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds. There was damage to at least 4 houses including broken windows, siding and shingles torn off.|A parked car was flipped on the north side of Scranton.”
• Mountrail County, ND (near Plaza) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $30,000
  “Dickinson Press reports two large grain bins and grain augers blown over on farm west of Plaza. There was also crop damage as the storms were accompanied by small hail that was wind driven.”
• Mahoning County, OH (near Berlin Center) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000
  “Numerous trees were reported down across western portions of the county.”
• Luzerne County, PA (near Forty Ft) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Trees and wires were blown down. There were scattered power outages.”

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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