Storm reports for June 20, 2015

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On June 20, 2015, 137 hail, 308 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Marion County, IA.

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 (137)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.4 million in property damage, $588,000 in crop damage, 2 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (457 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lincoln County, NC (near Triangle) · Thunderstorm wind 46 mph · 1 death
  “Media reported a 43-year-old female postal worker died when gusty thunderstorm winds blew a large tree down on her vehicle on Norman Ct.”
• Henry County, IA (near Mt Pleasant Muni Arp) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000 · 2 injuries
  “An NWS Storm Survey found a tornado touched down 2.5 miles southeast of Mount Pleasant and remained on the ground for 3.45 miles before lifting 2.67 miles southwest of New London. The tornado was rated EF-1 with peak winds estimated at 105 MPH.”
• Wells County, ND (near Harvey) · Hail 2.00″ · $750,000
  “Hail was accompanied by wind gusts up to 60 mph. Damage was extensive to buildings and at an automobile dealership on the south side of Harvey. There was also crop damage.”
• Des Moines County, IA (near Middletown) · Tornado EF1 · $300,000
  “An EF1 tornado touched down briefly on the northwest side of the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant and tracked southeast for about 3 miles. Trees, roofs, outbuildings, power poles, and vehicles were damaged along the path. The maximum wind was estimated at 95 mph.”
• McHenry County, ND (near Towner) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $250,000
  “Strong wind gusts were accompanied by hail the size of golf balls. There was damage to structures and automobiles.”
• Wapello County, IA (near Dudley) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $100,000
  “Media report of narrow swath of wind damage going from NW to SE from Monroe-Wapello Road to 140th street. Multiple farm silos and outbuildings damaged or destroyed. Large wooden power lines leaning or snapped. Time radar estimated.”

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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