Storm reports for August 3, 2015

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On August 3, 2015, 122 hail, 232 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Fayette County, IN.

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 (122)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $847,000 in property damage, 33 injuries and 3 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (356 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Coos County, NH (near Coos Jct) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · 2 deaths · 32 injuries
  “Gusty winds from a severe thunderstorm toppled and snapped trees along the Connecticut River and caused a circus tent to collapse at the Lancaster Fairgrounds. About 100 people were under the tent at the time it collapsed. A 41-year-old man and his 6-year-old daughter were killed in the incident.”
• Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT (near West Mystic) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000 · 1 death
  “A tree fell on a car along Flanders Road, near U. S. Route 1. The driver, and sole occupant of the vehicle, was killed.”
• Chaves County, NM (near Lake Arthur) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “Spotter reported overturned 18-wheeler along U.S. Highway 285 from severe thunderstorm winds. The driver was injured in the crash and transported to a local hospital.”
• Bristol County, RI (near West Barrington) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $40,000
  “Several police cruisers were damaged by a falling tree.”
• Washington County, RI (near Charlestown) · Thunderstorm wind 83 mph · $30,000
  “An amateur radio operator recorded an 83 mph wind gust on an anemometer. A few minutes later reports were received of dozens of trees downed in Burlingame State Park. This resulted in minor injuries to ten individuals, two of whom were taken to South County Hospital for treatment.”
• Barnstable County, MA (near Bourne) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000
  “Thirty to forty trees were downed in a square mile area in the vicinity of Shore Road and Beach Street.”

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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