Storm reports for July 28, 2019

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On July 28, 2019, 17 hail, 77 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Fall River 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 (17)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.2 million in property damage, $10,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (104 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Schenectady County, NY (near Scotia) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “Trees were downed on Elliott Street in Scotia. A man sustained skull and facial fractures due to a falling tree.”
• Washington County, MN (near Scandia) · Tornado EF1 · $1.5 million
  “An EF1 tornado spun up on the southwest side of Sylvan Lake and continued northeast in a broken path through Bone Lake, and moved into Chisago County on 240th Street North, east of Morgan Avenue.”
• Chisago County, MN (near Lindstrom) · Tornado EF1 · $500,000
  “This is the continuation path of the Washington County tornado that moved into Chisago County on 240th Street North, east of Morgan Avenue. This EF1 tornado continued for approximately another 3.8 miles before dissipating north of a farm that was damaged on 268th Street.”
• Schenectady County, NY (near Aqueduct) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
  “Downed trees destroyed seven rowing sculls at the Niskayuna Rowing Club.”
• Niagara County, NY (near Wallmore) · Thunderstorm wind 68 mph · $20,000
  “ASOS recorded wind gust from a thunderstorm caused damage at the Air National Guard Base at Niagara Falls International Airport. This included damage to an aircraft due to launched equipment.”
• Lamoille County, VT (near Stowe Fork) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “Trees reported down across Stowe High School and adjacent neighborhoods.”

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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