Storm reports for July 16, 2015

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On July 16, 2015, 11 hail, 23 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Des Moines 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 (11)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.1 million in property damage, $20,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (43 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Warren County, IL (near Nemo) · Tornado EF2 · $1.5 million · 1 injury
  “An EF-2 tornado with winds estimated at 125 mph tracked about 6 miles from east of Monmouth through the town of Cameron before lifting. A maximum path width of 700 yards was estimated in Cameron.”
• Tazewell County, IL (near Delavan) · Tornado EF2 · $1.2 million · 1 injury
  “A tornado touched down 0.6 miles south of Delavan at 11:39 PM CDT. The tornado then moved east-northeast across the south side of Delavan, damaging 51 homes.”
• Warren County, IL (near Kirkwood) · Tornado EF2 · $150,000
  “An EF2 tornado with maximum wind estimated at 120 MPH touched down 2.6 miles east of Kirkwood, IL. The tornado traveled approximately 1.7 miles and lifted 3.2 miles southwest of Monmouth, IL. The maximum path width was about 300 yards.”
• Lander County, NV (near Kingston Canyon) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000
  “Roughly ten power poles were snapped along Lee Renfro Road due to strong thunderstorm winds. Time is estimated based off radar and received reports.”
• Mitchell County, IA (near Meroa) · Tornado EF0 · $40,000
  “A tornado briefly touched down southwest of Osage. A garage was flipped, a barn destroyed and house siding damaged by flying debris. Multiple trees were either uprooted or snapped off and powerlines were downed.”
• Logan County, IL (near Atlanta) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “Several large trees were blown down and a tin roof was blown off an outbuilding.”

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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