August 2010 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In August 2010, 566 hail, 2,668 damaging-wind and 56 tornado reports were logged on 31 storm days across 48 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Roosevelt County, MT on August 1, 2010. The most hail reports came on August 12, 2010 (65). Tornadoes killed 1.
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 August 2010
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2010 | 38 | 453 | 0 | 1.75″ | 27 |
| Aug 4, 2010 | 25 | 337 | 0 | 1.75″ | 24 |
| Aug 12, 2010 | 65 | 265 | 14 | 2.50″ | 23 |
| Aug 13, 2010 | 21 | 173 | 3 | 1.25″ | 16 |
| Aug 20, 2010 | 31 | 111 | 1 | 1.75″ | 12 |
| Aug 15, 2010 | 18 | 116 | 0 | 2.00″ | 15 |
| Aug 11, 2010 | 26 | 97 | 3 | 2.75″ | 16 |
| Aug 3, 2010 | 41 | 77 | 6 | 3.00″ | 18 |
| Aug 8, 2010 | 17 | 103 | 0 | 2.00″ | 15 |
| Aug 6, 2010 | 24 | 91 | 1 | 1.50″ | 17 |
Largest hail reported in August 2010
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2010 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Roosevelt County, MT |
| Aug 3, 2010 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Douglas County, NE |
| Aug 3, 2010 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Sarpy County, NE |
| Aug 3, 2010 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Dawson County, NE |
| Aug 3, 2010 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Frontier County, NE |
| Aug 3, 2010 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Dundy County, NE |
| Aug 11, 2010 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Daniels County, MT |
| Aug 12, 2010 | 2.50″ (tennis ball) | Stark County, ND |
| Aug 8, 2010 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Holt County, NE |
| Aug 12, 2010 | 2.00″ (hen egg) | Culpeper County, VA |
Storm reports by state, August 2010
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 20 | 301 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| Kansas | 54 | 150 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| South Dakota | 44 | 131 | 1 | 2.00″ |
| Mississippi | 3 | 153 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Minnesota | 42 | 92 | 16 | 2.00″ |
| Nebraska | 55 | 86 | 0 | 3.00″ |
| Ohio | 16 | 118 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Wisconsin | 19 | 105 | 3 | 1.50″ |
| Kentucky | 2 | 116 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| Missouri | 5 | 108 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| North Carolina | 5 | 103 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| North Dakota | 56 | 39 | 11 | 2.50″ |
| Iowa | 6 | 97 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Montana | 54 | 50 | 0 | 3.00″ |
| Texas | 10 | 87 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| West Virginia | 0 | 81 | 0 | – |
| Tennessee | 5 | 72 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| South Carolina | 10 | 65 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Arizona | 11 | 56 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Maryland | 2 | 65 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Alabama | 3 | 63 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| Illinois | 5 | 59 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| Michigan | 11 | 49 | 2 | 1.75″ |
| Arkansas | 8 | 50 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Wyoming | 24 | 25 | 3 | 2.00″ |
| New York | 13 | 36 | 2 | 1.25″ |
| Colorado | 21 | 23 | 6 | 2.00″ |
| Georgia | 7 | 39 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| Louisiana | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 37 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 32 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Indiana | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| Idaho | 5 | 28 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Oregon | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Utah | 7 | 17 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| New Jersey | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| California | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 11 | 0 | – |
| Florida | 0 | 5 | 5 | – |
| Nevada | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 6 | 0 | – |
| Maine | 0 | 5 | 0 | – |
| New Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Vermont | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Connecticut | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| Delaware | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Rhode Island | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Every storm day in August 2010
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A storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Read more about NOAA storm reports.