July 2010 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In July 2010, 1,431 hail, 3,300 damaging-wind and 147 tornado reports were logged on 31 storm days across 48 states. The largest hail reported was 8.00″ (softball size) in Lyman County, SD on July 23, 2010. The most hail reports came on July 17, 2010 (165). Tornadoes killed 2.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology
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Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Biggest storm days of July 2010
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2010 | 165 | 321 | 7 | 4.25″ | 26 |
| Jul 21, 2010 | 118 | 290 | 10 | 2.00″ | 26 |
| Jul 19, 2010 | 111 | 203 | 3 | 4.25″ | 25 |
| Jul 25, 2010 | 19 | 276 | 1 | 1.75″ | 21 |
| Jul 14, 2010 | 37 | 211 | 11 | 2.00″ | 11 |
| Jul 23, 2010 | 41 | 190 | 12 | 8.00″ | 20 |
| Jul 26, 2010 | 63 | 167 | 11 | 4.00″ | 21 |
| Jul 20, 2010 | 81 | 134 | 3 | 2.50″ | 19 |
| Jul 10, 2010 | 122 | 58 | 4 | 4.25″ | 16 |
| Jul 13, 2010 | 55 | 118 | 11 | 5.00″ | 16 |
Largest hail reported in July 2010
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2010 | 8.00″ (softball) | Lyman County, SD |
| Jul 13, 2010 | 5.00″ (softball) | Sioux County, ND |
| Jul 10, 2010 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Greeley County, KS |
| Jul 12, 2010 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Thomas County, KS |
| Jul 13, 2010 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Hettinger County, ND |
| Jul 13, 2010 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Sioux County, ND |
| Jul 13, 2010 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Grant County, ND |
| Jul 13, 2010 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Sioux County, ND |
| Jul 13, 2010 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Sioux County, ND |
| Jul 17, 2010 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Stearns County, MN |
Storm reports by state, July 2010
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | 178 | 135 | 10 | 8.00″ |
| Wisconsin | 78 | 194 | 24 | 2.75″ |
| New York | 80 | 198 | 5 | 2.00″ |
| Nebraska | 156 | 111 | 5 | 2.75″ |
| Minnesota | 93 | 148 | 23 | 4.25″ |
| South Carolina | 20 | 234 | 4 | 1.75″ |
| North Dakota | 133 | 73 | 13 | 5.00″ |
| North Carolina | 21 | 184 | 4 | 1.75″ |
| Colorado | 140 | 50 | 4 | 2.75″ |
| Kansas | 80 | 104 | 4 | 4.25″ |
| Virginia | 2 | 184 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Montana | 116 | 63 | 2 | 4.00″ |
| Michigan | 26 | 117 | 8 | 1.75″ |
| Missouri | 31 | 114 | 5 | 1.75″ |
| Iowa | 21 | 123 | 5 | 1.75″ |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | 123 | 6 | 1.75″ |
| Georgia | 14 | 118 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Maryland | 0 | 120 | 0 | – |
| Illinois | 12 | 86 | 2 | 2.00″ |
| Indiana | 6 | 73 | 2 | 1.75″ |
| Ohio | 11 | 64 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| Tennessee | 0 | 72 | 1 | – |
| Wyoming | 42 | 25 | 3 | 4.25″ |
| Kentucky | 5 | 57 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Alabama | 6 | 54 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Vermont | 31 | 26 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| New Hampshire | 15 | 38 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| New Jersey | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| Connecticut | 12 | 34 | 5 | 1.75″ |
| Arkansas | 9 | 27 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Massachusetts | 10 | 27 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 31 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Maine | 2 | 31 | 3 | 1.00″ |
| Florida | 2 | 32 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| West Virginia | 3 | 31 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Arizona | 5 | 26 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Texas | 4 | 22 | 3 | 1.00″ |
| Mississippi | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| New Mexico | 11 | 15 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Idaho | 5 | 19 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Louisiana | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0.75″ |
| California | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| Nevada | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Oregon | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Washington | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 8 | 0 | – |
| Utah | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Delaware | 0 | 6 | 0 | – |
Every storm day in July 2010
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