Storm reports for June 20, 2019

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On June 20, 2019, 49 hail, 324 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Brown County, MN.

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 (49)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.7 million in property damage, $0 in crop damage and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (376 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Richland County, SC (near St Andrews) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · 1 death
  “A 61 year old man was killed when a tree, that was felled by thunderstorm winds, landed on him while he was in his backyard at his home on Columbia Ave in Columbia.”
• Watonwan County, MN (near St James Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 78 mph · $500,000
  “St. James regional airport measured a wind gust of 78 mph. A storm survey team from the NWS determined the damage from surrounding areas was due to a downburst, with a classic fanning out pattern.”
• Halifax County, VA (near Mayo) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $150,000
  “Hundreds of trees were either uprooted or snapped when a line of severe thunderstorms passed across southern Halifax County and produced widespread damaging winds.”
• Caswell County, NC (near Gatewood) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $85,000
  “Hundreds of trees were either uprooted or snapped all across Caswell County when a line of severe thunderstorms passed across the county and produced widespread damaging winds. Among other locations, trees were reported blown down along Route 62 and along Powell Lane.”
• Rockingham County, NC (near Monroeton) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $75,000
  “Multiple trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds within the community of Reidsville, including on Turner Drive and on Briggs Street. Two homes were damaged on Lawsonville Avenue when trees were blown down into each house.”
• Monroe County, GA (near Russellville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “Report of dozens of trees blown down just southeast of Forsyth, beginning at 42 South and Maynards Mill Road.”

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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