Storm reports for July 22, 2010

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On July 22, 2010, 20 hail, 57 damaging-wind and 16 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Niobrara 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 (20)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1 million in property damage and $11,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (93 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Dawes County, NE (near Chadron) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $300,000
  “Hail damage to many cars, shattered windows at Walmart parking lot. Many business signs were blown out or had holes in them from the hail. Many street signs and several power lines were down. Three trailer homes sustained major damage.”
• Dawes County, NE (near Chadron) · Hail 1.75″ · $200,000
  “Many business signs with holes in them. Windows shattered in the Walmart parking lot. Hail damage to many cars.”
• Dubuque County, IA (near Holy Cross) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “On US Highway 52 between Holy Cross and Rickardsville, numerous trees were uprooted and some farm outbuildings were damaged. The roof and doors were torn from an implement dealer. Three trees at a residence across the street were also blown down, with one of the trees landing on the house.”
• Fall River County, SD (near Ardmore) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $75,000
  “Large hail and strong winds broke windows, damaged automobiles, and downed tree branches.”
• Waukesha County, WI (near Big Bend) · Tornado EF2 · $75,000
  “An EF2 tornado developed about 1 mile south of Big Bend, 1/8 mile west of of STH 164 between Henneberry Ave. and Kelsey Ave. The tornado partially uprooted trees, broke tree branches, caused corn crop damage and destroyed a garage and pole shed along a 1 mile path that averaged 70 yards in width.”
• Allegan County, MI (near Pearl) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees and limbs were blown down five miles south southeast of Fennville and one and three quarters inch diameter hail was reported three miles southeast of Fennville.”

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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