Storm reports for August 15, 2007

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On August 15, 2007, 53 hail, 59 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Scott County, IA.

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 (53)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $5.3 million in property damage and $85,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (114 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Porter County, IN (near Hurlburt) · Thunderstorm wind 98 mph · $2.5 million
  “Widespread wind damage from near Lakes of The Four Seasons along the Lake/Porter County line, through central Porter County, ending southeast of Kouts, near the Porter LaPorte County line. Numerous trees were uprooted and blown over. At least 50 houses across the county were damaged.”
• Lake County, IN (near East Chicago) · Thunderstorm wind 98 mph · $1 million
  “Widespread wind damage occurred in a three to five mile wide path from East Chicago and Gary in northeast Lake County through much of central Lake County to near Winfield and the Lake Porter County line.”
• Marshall County, IN (near Argos) · Tornado EF1 · $500,000
  “The initial touchdown of the tornado was located a large grove of trees along Maple Rd. west of Argos and proceeded rapidly southeast to the southeast side of Argos.”
• Ashland County, OH (near Ashland) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $300,000
  “A portion of a roof on a grocery store was blown off. The grocery store was located on the north side of Ashland. Trees were also reported down in the area. A survey team followed up on the report and found a significant portion of the grocery store's roof was blown off.”
• Marshall County, IN (near Culver) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $250,000
  “Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in and around Culver. Several of the trees and limbs fell onto houses or a few businesses. Damage in the area is estimated at $250,000.”
• Wayne County, IL (near Fairfield) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $150,000
  “Roofs were damaged, and numerous trees were blown down by very strong thunderstorm winds. The wind damage was primarily from the east side of Fairfield eastward along Route 15. The entire roof was blown off a residence, and another residence was partially unroofed.”

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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