Storm reports for July 20, 2019

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On July 20, 2019, 21 hail, 357 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 23 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Piscataquis County, ME.

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 (21)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.3 million in property damage, $70,000 in crop damage and 15 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (387 events in 23 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Bremer County, IA (near Waverly) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $20,000 · 9 injuries
  “Numerous tents on the fairgrounds were blown down with people in them causing some injuries. In another place in town a woman had a broken arm when a tree fell on her while mowing the lawn. Several trees fell across the area with some additional injuries.”
• Trempealeau County, WI (near Galesville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000 · 2 injuries
  “Two injuries occurred as severe storms with damaging winds rolled across the southern sections of Trempealeau County. In Galesville, one person was injured by flying glass. Another person was injured when a tree fell on a camper in the Township of Gale.”
• Bremer County, IA (near Sumner) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $2,000 · 2 injuries
  “Some inflatables were blown away from a town celebration. Two injuries were sustained at the town celebration from outdoor flying objects. There were no thunderstorms in the area, as they were to the north, but the strong gust front from the storms up north produced the damage.”
• Waupaca County, WI (near Sheridan) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $150,000 · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds downed several trees at Hartman Creek State Park. A woman taking shelter in a truck was injured by a fallen tree.”
• Eau Claire County, WI (near Eau Claire) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · 1 injury
  “A large tree was uprooted and landed on a camper. An individual inside the camper was injured.”
• Wood County, WI (near Wisconsin Rapids) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $250,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed trees, large branches, and power lines in Wisconsin Rapids. Downed branches, as big as 5 inches in diameter and 10 feet long, blocked at least one 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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