Storm reports for July 26, 2019

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On July 26, 2019, 55 hail, 11 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Sherburne 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 (55)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (67 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cameron County, TX (near Port Isabel) · Tornado EF0 · $1,000
  “Beach Patrol and Emergency Management from the City of South Padre Island, as well as public video, showed a brief waterspout moved onshore near Gulf Boulevard City Beach Access #10. Before dissipating, the waterspout displaced beach umbrellas and tents, with minimal damage.”
• Cheyenne County, NE (near Lodgepole) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph
  “An irrigation pivot was lifted and tossed by the thunderstorm winds into a nearby power pole.”
• Garden County, NE (near Oshkosh) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Public reported a 5 foot diameter tree uprooted and broken windows. Wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph.”
• Garden County, NE (near Oshkosh) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “A cooperative weather observer reported a center irrigation pivot blown over and trees downed. Winds are estimated at 70 mph.”
• Cheyenne County, NE (near Lodgepole) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “A Snapchat video from a passing vehicle showed a tractor trailer that had been knocked over along Interstate 80.”
• St. Louis County, MN (near Tower) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “An 18 inch diameter tree was downed with the tops of a few 100-year-old pine trees broken off as well.”

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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