Storm reports for June 1, 2015

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On June 1, 2015, 92 hail, 92 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 24 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Meade 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 (92)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.2 million in property damage, 6 injuries and 4 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (185 events in 24 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Bear Lake County, ID (near St Charles) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $3,000 · 4 deaths · 3 injuries
  “Winds from a severe thunderstorm of 70 mph or greater caused large waves and capsized a ski boat with 7 people on board on Bear Lake on the Idaho portion of the lake. There were 4 fatalities with 3 survivors from the accident.”
• Fairfield County, SC (near Mitford) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · 2 injuries
  “DOT reported several trees down in Mitford along Hwy 200.”
• Box Elder County, UT (near Bothwell) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “A strong thunderstorm moved through northern Box Elder County, with a maximum recorded wind gust of 62 mph at the I-84 at White's Valley sensor. This thunderstorm caused significant damage in the town of Portage, Utah, with several trees damaged or knocked down and approximately ten homes with…”
• Meade County, SD (near Piedmont) · Hail 4.50″ · $500,000
  “Tennis ball to softball sized hail pummeled Piedmont.”
• Meade County, SD (near Black Hawk) · Hail 2.75″ · $100,000
  “Hail up to baseball size fell for approximately 30 minutes.”
• Teton County, WY (near Wilson) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $80,000
  “Thunderstorm outflow wind descended the east slopes of the Teton Range and generated a swath of damage from near Wilson north along the Moose-Wilson Road and through Grand Teton National Park. The damage began near Wilson around 1645MST and spread north until shortly after 1700MST.”

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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