Storm reports for August 16, 2007

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On August 16, 2007, 67 hail, 240 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Clinton County, NY.

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 (67)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.4 million in property damage, $20,000 in crop damage, 3 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (309 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Greenup County, KY (near Flatwoods) · Thunderstorm wind 46 mph · $5,000 · 1 death
  “Behind the initial severe thunderstorms, winds remained gusty in training thunderstorms and showers. A tree fell onto the cab of a pickup truck traveling on Happy Ridge Road. The 35 year old male driver was killed.”
• Trimble County, KY (near Milton) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000 · 2 injuries
  “Thunderstorm winds blew a tree on to a barn. Two people inside the barn were injured.”
• Bourbon County, KY (near Paris) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000 · 1 injury
  “One person was injured when a tree fell on a car.”
• Clinton County, NY (near Plattsburgh) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $500,000
  “Numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds across Cumberland Head and local state park as well as damaged docks and boats at the Treadwell marina. Several trees and large branches fell on camp sites within state park with only a few minor injuries reported.”
• Clinton County, NY (near Plattsburgh) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $250,000
  “Numerous trees down...damaged roofs and power poles across North Plattsburgh and East Beekmantown including Moffitt, Pardy roads and State Route 9.”
• Grand Isle County, VT (near Grand Isle) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $250,000
  “Numerous trees and powerlines down in Grand Isle, which have blocked and closed several roads including Route 2. Trees fell and trapped drivers in two vehicles with no injuries reported.”

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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