Storm reports for August 7, 2015

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On August 7, 2015, 52 hail, 123 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 3.50″ (teacup size) in Morgan County, CO.

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 (52)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $5.3 million in property damage, 2 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (175 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hitchcock County, NE (near Stratton) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $1 million · 1 death
  “The high wind gust snapped the top of an 80 foot tree off, with the top of the tree flying over a nearby house. The wind also flipped a swing set. The house shook because the winds were so strong. Elsewhere around town there was widespread, major tree damage.”
• Salt Lake County, UT (near Garfield) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $5,000 · 2 injuries
  “Peak recorded wind gusts as the line of thunderstorms moved through Salt Lake County included 65 mph at the Great Salt Lake Marina, 64 mph at Parley's Canyon, and 63 mph at the Salt Lake City International Airport.”
• Hitchcock County, NE (near Palisade) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $4.1 million
  “Significant tree, utility pole and structural damage consistent with an intense downburst occurred in the eastern portions of Palisade and adjacent areas south and east of town.”
• Pinal County, AZ (near Coolidge Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $30,000
  “Strong thunderstorms developed in the Coolidge area during the afternoon hours on August 7th, and some of them produced gusty and damaging microburst winds estimated to be in excess of 60 mph. The strong winds produced damage in a number of locations around Coolidge.”
• Smith County, KS (near Lebanon) · Thunderstorm wind 72 mph · $25,000
  “Wind gust was measured by a Kansas Department of Transportation mesonet site.”
• Levy County, FL (near Williston) · Thunderstorm wind 55 mph · $20,000
  “Williston Fire Rescue reported on a social media page that numerous trees and power lines were down across the area, with some of the trees down across roads and on houses. Pictures accompanying the post showed several large oak trees down. Time was estimated from radar.”

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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