Storm reports for July 3, 2019

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On July 3, 2019, 80 hail, 90 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Dorchester County, SC.

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 (80)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $530,000 in property damage and $10,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (176 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sioux County, IA (near Rock Vly) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $400,000
  “Downburst winds removed the roof and most walls from a home at the corner of 8th Avenue and 12th Street. Debris from this home damaged a downstream home toward the east. A utility pole and several trees were snapped off, which started a small fire.”
• Bell County, KY (near Pineville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $55,000
  “Local media reported numerous large trees downed in Pineville, resulting in damage to several personal and official vehicles as well as damage to a few homes. A local business lost its roof as a result of the high winds.”
• Spencer County, IN (near Richland) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $30,000
  “An emergency manager reported a microburst north of the community of Reo. The damage path was about a mile and a half long. The damage started at the intersection of County Roads 450W and 400N. Many trees and five power poles were snapped. A peach crop was destroyed.”
• Morgan County, KY (near Greear) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $25,000
  “Dispatch reported trees downed on the southwest side of West Liberty. A power pole near Morgan Central Elementary School was hit by some of these trees. A vehicle was also hit by falling trees, while the roof of a house was partially torn off.”
• Sauk County, WI (near La Valle) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $12,000
  “Several branches and trees blown down from Reedsburg to La Valle. A large pine tree fell onto two vehicles in Reedsburg.”
• Oglala Lakota County, SD (near Kyle) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $3,000
  “The strong winds tore sheet metal off a roof and broke large tree limbs.”

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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