Storm reports for July 21, 2015

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On July 21, 2015, 8 hail, 100 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Spartanburg County, SC.

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 (8)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $272,000 in property damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (109 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT (near Lanesville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 2 injuries
  “A tree was downed due to thunderstorm winds on Still River Drive in New Milford. The downed tree fell on a car, injuring the two occupants, who had to be extricated from the vehicle. The road was closed for a brief time due to the downed tree as well.”
• Duval County, FL (near Arlington) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “A large tree limb fell on a motorcyclist on Cesary Blvd. The time of the event was based on radar imagery.”
• Cherokee County, GA (near North Canton) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “The Cherokee County Emergency Manager and numerous members of the public reported a large number of trees blown down across Cherokee County. The hardest hit area was in and around the Orange Shoals subdivision, but damage was reported from North Etowah Drive in Canton to Trenton Lane in Lathemtown.”
• Essex County, NY (near Whallonsburg) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000
  “Multiple trees downed and uprooted between Willsboro and Westport.”
• Cleveland County, NC (near Boiling Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “County comms reported multiple trees blown down in southwest Cleveland County. Media reported one tree fell on and destroyed a mobile home on Camp Creek Rd.”
• Essex County, NY (near Willsboro) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $20,000
  “Several trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds across Willsboro.”

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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