Storm reports for August 26, 2015

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On August 26, 2015, 7 hail, 13 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Crawford 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 (7)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $617,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (20 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• San Juan County, NM (near Flora Vista) · Thunderstorm wind 104 mph · $350,000
  “Significant damage reported on a property near Flora Vista likely the result of intense microburst winds. The winds downed over 100 very large cottonwood trees, including a few that were completely uprooted. The tops of a few trees were completely snapped off, as well.”
• San Juan County, NM (near Aztec) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $150,000
  “Damaging winds caused multiple trees to fall over, landing on houses and power lines. This caused power outages for portions of Aztec, Flora Vista, and Crouch Mesa.”
• Crawford County, KS (near Greenbush) · Hail 2.75″ · $100,000
  “A picture from social media showed baseball size hail near Highway 47 and Highway 3. Several residences had damaged roofs and windows to homes. Several cars received severe damage with dents and cracked windshields.”
• Horry County, SC (near Brownway) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $7,000
  “Trees were reportedly down. Two barns were also reported destroyed. The damage occurred on Highway 134 near Pee Dee Elementary School.”
• Weston County, WY (near Newcastle) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Wind -riven small hail broke windows, damaged siding, and snapped trees.”
• Nassau County, FL (near Yulee) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $2,000
  “Wires were blown down in Yulee. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated.”

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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