Storm reports for August 27, 2015

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On August 27, 2015, 20 hail, 19 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Custer County, NE.

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 (20)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $353,000 in property damage and $4 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (39 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Maricopa County, AZ (near Sunnyslope) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorms raked the north central portion of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the afternoon hours on August 27th; due to a favorable combination of enhanced instability and wind fields aloft, the stronger storms were able to generate strong damaging microburst winds.”
• Merrick County, NE (near Silver Creek) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Wind gusts estimated near 70 MPH blew over an irrigation pivot and resulted in significant crop damage within a localized area.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Glendale Fram Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorms moved across the western portion of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the afternoon hours on August 27th; some of the stronger storms produced gusty and damaging outflow winds estimated to be as high as 70 mph.”
• Pima County, AZ (near Vail) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged a gas station awning near Houghton and Valencia. Several large trees were damaged with at least 4 power poles snapped along the west side of Houghton between Valencia and E Rita Road, closing the road for several hours and leaving nearly 3500 customers without electricity.”
• Clinch County, GA (near Evermay) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $10,000
  “Numerous trees and some structures were damaged due to thunderstorm winds from Fargo along Sarah Touchton Road toward the Forrest Ave/Highway 94 area and Park Ave. There were no injuries. The cost of damage was estimated.”
• Sequoyah County, OK (near Gore) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph
  “Strong thunderstorm wind snapped the trunk of a tree.”

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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