Storm reports for June 21, 2015

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On June 21, 2015, 120 hail, 161 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 24 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Keith County, NE.

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 (120)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4 million in property damage, $430,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (290 events in 24 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Stanley County, SD (near Hayes) · Thunderstorm wind 122 mph · 1 injury
  “Measured winds of over one-hundred twenty mph by a home wind system rolled a camper office building and destroyed several grain bins. One person was injured when the office building rolled.”
• Minnehaha County, SD (near Garretson) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $1.5 million
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 100 mph caused widespread damage to trees and power lines and damaged several homes. Many trees were blown over or completely uprooted. At least one house was completely destroyed, and others had parts of their roofs blown off.”
• O'Brien County, IA (near Sheldon Muni Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $1 million
  “Thunderstorm winds destroyed an airport hangar, and destroyed or damaged 5 planes in the hangar. The winds caused widespread tree damage, including numerous trees blown down or completely uprooted. The tree damage included many trees at a local golf course.”
• McIntosh County, ND (near Zeeland) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $400,000
  “Strong winds were reported from three miles north of Zeeland to 10 miles north of Zeeland. Law enforcement reported multiple downed power poles. A camper was rolled, and damage occurred at a farmstead approximately six miles north of Zeeland, with a grain auger blown over and a temporary grain…”
• Stutsman County, ND (near Kensal) · Thunderstorm wind 98 mph · $300,000
  “An insulated pole barn style shop building was destroyed at a farmstead east-northeast of Kensal. Additional damage included a collapsed portion of a steel grain bin roof and a grain auger blown over. Several large tree limbs were snapped.”
• Lincoln County, NE (near Dickens) · Hail 4.25″ · $70,000
  “Softball size hail put holes in roof and living room ceiling. All vehicles sustained significant damage.”

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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