Storm reports for July 5, 2015

On July 5, 2015, 32 hail, 130 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 19 states.

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32hail reports

130damaging-wind reports

2tornado reports

2.75″largest hail reported

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On July 5, 2015, 32 hail, 130 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Cherry 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

State	Hail	Wind	Tornado	Largest hail
FL	2	27	0	1.00″
MN	13	14	0	2.50″
NE	11	11	0	2.75″
SD	2	18	1	0.88″
LA	1	18	0	1.75″
GA	0	12	0	–
NC	0	7	0	–
ND	0	6	0	–
MS	0	6	0	–
AZ	0	2	0	–
KS	0	2	0	–
IA	0	2	0	–
VA	0	2	0	–
SC	0	2	0	–
AR	1	0	0	1.00″
CA	1	0	0	1.00″
NV	1	0	0	1.00″
KY	0	0	1	–
CO	0	1	0	–

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
Fort Smith, AR	90,507	1.00″
Sanford, FL	66,919	1.00″
Ocoee, FL	51,269	0.75″

Hail reports (32)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
23:17	2.75″	Cherry County, NE
23:42	2.50″	Itasca County, MN
20:12	1.75″	Pointe Coupee Parish, LA
21:40	1.75″	Box Butte County, NE
21:45	1.75″	Morrill County, NE
22:48	1.75″	Sheridan County, NE
23:25	1.75″	Itasca County, MN
23:31	1.75″	Itasca County, MN
22:21	1.50″	Sheridan County, NE
22:41	1.50″	Sheridan County, NE
23:25	1.50″	Beltrami County, MN
23:00	1.25″	Itasca County, MN
23:05	1.25″	Itasca County, MN
23:17	1.25″	Itasca County, MN
13:42	1.00″	Marshall County, MN
20:42	1.00″	Seminole County, FL
22:03	1.00″	Sheridan County, NE
22:21	1.00″	Sheridan County, NE
22:53	1.00″	Sebastian County, AR
22:55	1.00″	Itasca County, MN
22:55	1.00″	Dawes County, NE
23:15	1.00″	Beltrami County, MN
00:00	1.00″	Siskiyou County, CA
00:28	1.00″	Itasca County, MN
00:35	1.00″	Lyon County, NV
01:53	1.00″	Itasca County, MN
02:35	1.00″	Cherry County, NE
04:01	1.00″	Holt County, NE
23:00	0.88″	Itasca County, MN
01:10	0.88″	Grant County, SD
20:38	0.75″	Orange County, FL
01:03	0.75″	Grant County, SD

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $332,000 in property damage, 2 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (164 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Injuries	Deaths	Property damage
Alachua County, FL	1	2	1	–
Arthur County, NE	1	0	0	$75,000
Sherman County, KS	2	0	0	$55,000
Catahoula Parish, LA	2	0	0	$40,000
Sheridan County, NE	3	0	0	$31,000
Thomas County, NE	2	0	0	$16,000
La Paz County, AZ	1	0	0	$15,000
Caswell County, NC	2	0	0	$11,000
Rapides Parish, LA	3	0	0	$10,000
Blaine County, NE	1	0	0	$10,000
Leon County, FL	4	0	0	$8,000
Lamar County, MS	2	0	0	$6,000

What the National Weather Service wrote

Alachua County, FL (near Gainesville East) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · 1 death · 2 injuries
“A tree limb was blown down at Poe Springs park, which hit a woman on the head. Two others were injured. The woman died due to head trauma from the tree limb.”
Arthur County, NE (near Arthur) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $75,000
“Most of a metal roof was blown off of a residents home. In addition, extensive water damage was also reported to this residence.”
Sherman County, KS (near Goodland) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
“An irrigation pivot was blown over northwest of town.”
Catahoula Parish, LA (near Leland) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $30,000
“Trees and powerlines were blown down along with mobile home damage in the Harrisonburg and Sicily Island areas.”
Sheridan County, NE (near Clinton) · Hail 1.50″ · $20,000
“In addition to ping pong ball sized hail, numerous trees were blown over at this location.”
Thomas County, NE (near Thedford Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $15,000
“Semi trailer blown over on highway 83 at mile marker 138.”

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.

NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for July 5, 2015

National Weather Service survey teams mapped 1 tornado path from this storm day (1 EF0), 1 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.

Rating	Peak wind	Path length	Max width	Deaths / injuries	On the ground	Surveyed by
EF0	70 mph	0.5 mi	40 yd	0 / 0	05:19–05:24 UTC	NWS Sioux Falls

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.

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