Storm reports for July 29, 2010

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On July 29, 2010, 21 hail, 92 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Pennington 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 (21)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.4 million in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (114 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Maricopa County, AZ (near Wintersburg) · Tornado EF1 · 1 injury
  “A weak tornado touched down in the Wintersburg area just south of Interstate 10. Considerable damage was reported in the area between Salome highway and I-10...mostly near 355th Avenue. The NWS survey found damage to be EF-1. One man was injured when his home was destroyed.”
• Fall River County, SD (near Hot Springs) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $1.5 million
  “Strong winds damaged fences, signs, and buildings in Hot Springs and blew down trees and power poles. Buildings and automobiles were damaged by fallen trees. A mobile home was lifted off the ground and destroyed. A large portion of Hot Springs lost power for several hours.”
• Pennington County, SD (near Rockerville) · Hail 2.50″ · $1 million
  “Large hail caused severe damage to vehicles on U.S. Highway 16 in the Rockerville area, including smashed windows.”
• Mercer County, ND (near Beulah) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $70,000
  “Estimated winds of 60 mph were reported. A light pole at a gas station in Beulah was blown over, along with several trees in the town of Beulah blown down. Blown over trees or branches knocked utility lines to the ground, momentarily disrupting power.”
• Williams County, ND (near Epping) · Hail 2.50″ · $50,000
  “The large hail resulted in borken windows in the town of Epping.”
• Limestone County, AL (near Union Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $35,000
  “Winds knocked down approximately 25 trees along Sugar Creek Estates Road. Downed trees and tree limbs tore down several power lines, some of which fell on some vehicles.”

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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