Storm reports for August 29, 2010

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On August 29, 2010, 12 hail, 4 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Yellowstone 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 (12)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $9,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (16 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Gila County, AZ (near Miami Gardens) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm microburst winds, estimated to be in excess of 60 knots, tore down the marquee sign from a pizza shop in the town of Claypool.”
• Hudspeth County, TX (near Dell City) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $3,000
  “Power was knocked out in Dell City for more than 12 hours after wind blew the phase off of a transmission pole a mile and a half north of Highway 62/180. In addition 1 to 2 inches of rain also fell across the area.”
• Harding County, SD (near Camp Crook) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1,000
  “Strong wind gusts damaged a fence and blew down many tree branches.”
• Sweetwater County, WY (near (Rks)Rock Spgs Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
  “A thunderstorm wind gust of 63 mph was measured by ASOS at Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport.”
• Yellowstone County, MT (near (Bil)Logan Arpt Bill) · Hail 1.75″
  “The public reported broken car windows on 27th and 6th downtown.”
• Yellowstone County, MT (near (Bil)Logan Arpt Bill) · Hail 1.75″
  “Possible car damage in the Billings Heights was 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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