Storm reports for July 26, 2015

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On July 26, 2015, 45 hail, 59 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Burke 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 (45)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $465,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (108 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Harding County, SD (near Buffalo) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $200,000
  “The combination of large hail and strong wind gusts caused property damage in Buffalo.”
• Boyd County, NE (near Gross) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $60,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 75 MPH destroyed a pole barn damaging a vehicle and a combine barked inside. A metal building sustained damage to one side of the building along with large tree limb damage at a farmstead east of Gross.”
• Boyd County, NE (near Spencer) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Severe storms with winds estimated at 70 MPH severely damaged two barns at a farmstead northeast of Spencer. In addition, a grain bin was destroyed as well as a grain auger along with numerous large tree branches being broken.”
• Tioga County, NY (near West Newark) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $20,000
  “A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in roof damage to a home and a house barn wall. The damage was located between King Hill and Russell Road.”
• Daniels County, MT (near Whitetail) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $15,000
  “Daniels County dispatch relayed a public report of 3 grain hopper bins blown over by thunderstorm wind gusts, along with significant crop loss in the area.”
• Graves County, KY (near Mayfield) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $15,000
  “Numerous large tree limbs and a few trees were blown down. Some power lines were brought down by falling trees. The damage was confined to a small residential area on the east side of Mayfield.”

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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