Storm reports for July 15, 2015

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On July 15, 2015, 32 hail, 97 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in McKenzie County, ND.

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 (32)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $310,000 in property damage and $210,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (129 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Mitchell County, KS (near Beloit) · Thunderstorm wind 78 mph · $150,000
  “There were reports of estimated wind gusts of 60 to 70 MPH, while a gust of 70 MPH measured by a mesonet site west-southwest of Beloit and a gust of 78 MPH measured by the Beloit Airport AWOS.”
• Grenada County, MS (near Grenada Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $16,000
  “Trees down on numerous roads including; Highway 8, Girl Scout Road, Hugh White Road, and Marina Road. One tree fell on a house and a power line was blown down also.”
• Bibb County, GA (near Bloomfield) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $12,000
  “The Macon-Bibb 911 Center reported numerous trees blown down and power outages across Macon including at Shurling Drive at Stratford Drive, on Kingsley Drive, Pierce Drive North and South, and Spring Street.”
• Miller County, GA (near Colquitt) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $10,000
  “There were approximately 25 trees blown down west of Colquitt with three on homes. Minor structural damage was reported to carports and barns in the area. Damage was estimated.”
• Sweetwater County, WY (near Blairtown) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “A light residential trailer was blown over and knocked into a car on the north side of Rock Springs. The strong wind also dropped large tree limbs and caused damage to a power pole in downtown Rock Springs.”
• Worth County, GA (near Poulan) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “The 911 Call Center received a report of either a tree or large branch down on a house in Poulan. Damage was 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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