Storm reports for August 22, 2015

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On August 22, 2015, 24 hail, 55 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Sedgwick 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 (24)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $62,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (79 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Barrow County, GA (near Thompsons Mill) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $15,000
  “The Barrow County Emergency Manager reported wind damage to a barn on Dee Kennedy Road. Some farm equipment was overturned and several trees were blown down.”
• Luna County, NM (near Faywood Station) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $5,000
  “A retractable roof became airborne and landed on the roof of a trailer and caused it to become punched-in. An anemometer near the damaged site recorded a peak wind of 65 mph.”
• Stone County, MO (near Crane) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down on Agnes Street in Crane.”
• Barton County, MO (near Lamar) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Several large tree branches were snapped in Lamar. There was a building that had the metal roof peeled back.”
• Greene County, MO (near Sgf Downtown Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “A large tree was blown down on to a house in north Springfield.”
• Vernon County, MO (near Nevada) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Several large tree limbs and power lines were blown down across the northwestern portions of the city of Nevada.”

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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