Storm reports for July 8, 2019

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On July 8, 2019, 56 hail, 76 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 2.25″ (hen egg size) in Pennington County, SD.

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 (56)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $103,000 in property damage and $25,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (137 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Phelps County, NE (near Holdrege) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $75,000
  “Emergency management reported that 36 power poles were damaged or destroyed over a 2 mile stretch of Road 729 between Road O and Road Q.”
• Adams County, NE (near Ayr) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “Two livestock sheds sustained minor damage. Report relayed via KSNB Local 4.”
• Webster County, NE (near Guide Rock) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “Wind gusts estimated to be near 65 MPH resulted in tree damage in Guide Rock. Power outages were reported due to downed tree limbs.”
• Buffalo County, NE (near (Ear)Kearney Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 59 mph · $2,000
  “A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured at the Kearney Regional Airport. A power line was downed in town due to a broken tree limb.”
• Caldwell County, NC (near Collettsville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “Fire dept reported trees blown down on Yellow Belle Pl, with a tree on power lines and another on an outbuilding.”
• Grand Forks County, ND (near Merrifield) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph
  “A semi truck and trailer were blown off Interstate 29.”

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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