Storm reports for July 23, 2015

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On July 23, 2015, 46 hail, 118 damaging-wind and 8 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Frontier 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 (46)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.2 million in property damage and $380,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (172 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• McLean County, ND (near Underwood) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $500,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gust speed was based on damage photos. Multiple roofs were damaged. Large trees were snapped and uprooted, and one tree landed on a car and crushed it. Various other vehicles were damaged by falling trees and limbs. A camper was overturned.”
• New Hanover County, NC (near Fernside) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $250,000
  “A survey conducted by the National Weather Service concluded a microburst with winds up to 90 mph produced considerable damage in Wilmington, North Carolina. The damage path began on the premises of Colonial Parke Apartments on Hunt Club Road.”
• Le Sueur County, MN (near Cleveland) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $100,000
  “Several trees were blown down near Cleveland. The trees landed on homes, sheds and a car and caused substantial damage.”
• Beadle County, SD (near Huron) · Tornado EF1 · $50,000
  “A tornado damaged homes, mainly roofs and siding. The tornado also damaged a garage, destroyed a partially anchored storage shed, blew down power poles and lines, tossed a 5th wheel camper 75 yards, and damaged crops.”
• Lea County, NM (near Hobbs Ind Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $30,000
  “A storm moved across Lea County and produced wind damage in and near Hobbs. It was reported that New Mexico Junior College had $30,000 in wind damage from a downburst.”
• Lea County, NM (near Hobbs Ind Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $20,000
  “A storm moved across Lea County and produced wind damage in and around Hobbs. A local storm spotter reported power lines down and a mobile home blown over on Jones Road. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.”

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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