Storm reports for July 17, 2015

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On July 17, 2015, 153 hail, 182 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Lincoln 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 (153)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.3 million in property damage, $177,000 in crop damage, 6 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (343 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Summit County, UT (near Wanship) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · 1 death
  “A 21-year-old male was riding a paddle board on the reservoir at Rockport State Park when a strong wind gust caused by a thunderstorm moved through the area. The victim was separated from his group of friends and drowned in the reservoir. His body was recovered the next day.”
• Winnebago County, WI (near (Osh)Wittman Fld Osh) · Thunderstorm wind 66 mph · 3 injuries
  “Thunderstorm winds overturned 14 vendor tents at Rock USA, where two people were injured by flying debris. A wind gust of 66 mph was measured as the storms moved across Wittman Field in Oshkosh.”
• Decatur County, IN (near Harris City) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $8,000 · 2 injuries
  “A tree was down on a vehicle near the intersection of County Roads 500 South and 20 West due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.”
• Swift County, MN (near Swift Falls) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · 1 injury
  “A large tree limb was blown off and landed on a tent in the Swift Falls Campground. One individual was injured in the tent.”
• Goodhue County, MN (near Hader) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $500,000
  “A storm survey indicated a significant downburst caused damage west of Goodhue. Severe downburst winds initially caused damage to a barn and outbuildings at a farm about 9 miles west of Goodhue.”
• Ramsey County, MN (near Shoreview) · Tornado EF0 · $500,000
  “A storm survey indicated that an EF-0 tornado touch downed in the northwest portion of North Oaks, near Charley Lake, and moved east-northeast to the southern side of Deep Lake, where the greatest number of trees were toppled and snapped.”

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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