Storm reports for August 1, 2010

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On August 1, 2010, 28 hail, 43 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Roosevelt County, MT.

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 (28)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $391,000 in property damage and $250,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (75 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Morton County, ND (near New Salem) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $150,000
  “Large hail accompanied the strong thunderstorm winds. The wind driven hail and strong winds resulted in widespread damage in the town of New Salem. Several trees were uprooted, and hail damage was sustained to homes and vehicles.”
• Mercer County, ND (near Beulah) · Tornado EF0 · $50,000
  “A tornado touched down in Mercer County and impacted a farmstead. A large cottonwood tree was uprooted and two grain bins were destroyed. The damage corresponded to a middle EF0 on the Enhanced Fujita Tornado Scale. From that it was determined that wind speeds were around 75 mph.”
• Williams County, ND (near Williston) · Hail 1.75″ · $40,000
  “Windows were broken on the north side of a home, and car windshields were broken out.”
• Williams County, ND (near Williston) · Hail 1.75″ · $35,000
  “Damage was sustained to vehicles and siding on a home.”
• Benton County, AR (near Decatur) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $20,000
  “Strong thunderstorm wind damaged several homes, blew down trees, and destroyed a barn.”
• Crisp County, GA (near Arabi) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “The Crisp County Emergency Management Director reported that a portion of a roof was blown off a home near Arabi and a barn, approximately three miles east of Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park, lost its roof in strong thunderstorm wind gusts.”

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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