Storm reports for August 19, 2015

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On August 19, 2015, 3 hail, 33 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Hidalgo County, TX.

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 (3)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $93,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (36 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Mecklenburg County, NC (near Griffith) · Thunderstorm wind 46 mph · $20,000
  “Media reported a combination of gusty thunderstorm winds and saturated soil due to heavy rainfall caused a tree to fall on a house on Scaleybark Rd.”
• Caddo Parish, LA (near Jewella) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “A large tree was downed on the 10000 block of Thornwood Drive. Another tree fell on a house on Thornwood Drive as well. Other large limbs were downed on Ellerbe Church Road and other nearby streets.”
• Neshoba County, MS (near Hope) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $10,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down along Blackjack and Goat Ranch Roads near Highway 16.”
• Iredell County, NC (near Loray) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “FD reported a tree and power lines blown down on a garage off Wilkesboro Highway and multiple trees and power lines blown down in the area around the I-77 and Highway 21 intersection.”
• Winston County, MS (near Boon) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $9,000
  “A few trees were blown down, with one on a car along Highway 14.”
• Caldwell County, KY (near Dulaney) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $8,000
  “Near the intersection of Highways 903 and 515, a microburst carved a path of downed trees about 250 yards long. Single trees were damaged up to three-quarters of a mile away from the damage path.”

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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