Storm reports for August 6, 2015

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On August 6, 2015, 31 hail, 129 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Phillips County, KS.

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 (31)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $19.3 million in property damage and 9 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (171 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pike County, AL (near Troy) · Tornado EF1 · 7 injuries
  “National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage in Troy and have confirmed that the damage was the result of an EF-1 Tornado. The tornado touched down just south of the Pike Liberal Arts School behind the Troy Walmart.”
• Riverside County, CA (near Mecca) · Tornado EF1 · $18 million · 2 injuries
  “The damage was west of Highway 111 between 64th and 66th Avenues, paralleling Highway 86 towards the mountains, or approximately 3 1/2 miles. An emergency manager for the Imperial irrigation water district (IID) reported a total of 140 poles damaged, 30 of which were steel.”
• Yellow Medicine County, MN (near Canby) · Tornado EF1 · $500,000
  “A tornado moved across several farmsteads, destroying several outbuildings, uprooting or breaking hundreds of trees, and damaging crops. About seven hay bales (each with a diameter of six feet) were blown apart for about 1/4 mile downwind.”
• Putnam County, GA (near Reids Crossroads) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $200,000
  “Analysis of damage photos by the National Weather Service determined that microburst winds up to 85 mph downed 50 to 100 trees at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center. Two cars were destroyed and seven cabins were damaged due by falling trees or limbs.”
• Yellow Medicine County, MN (near Canby) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000
  “Strong rear flank downdraft winds accompanied a tornado. The winds tipped over two silos that landed on top of a barn about 4 miles south of Canby. The winds also toppled dozens of trees.”
• Brookings County, SD (near (Bkx)Brookings Muni) · Tornado EF0 · $80,000
  “A tornado damaged the roof, gutters, and siding of three houses, damaged the roof, patio deck, chimney, and garage of another house, and damaged a fence.”

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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