Storm reports for August 21, 2019

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On August 21, 2019, 29 hail, 161 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 23 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Reno County, KS.

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 (29)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $257,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (194 events in 23 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Alexander County, NC (near Millersville) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000
  “County comms reported multiple trees and power lines blown down in the Lake Hickory. One large tree fell on and split a house in half. Numerous trees and power lines were also blown down between Vashti and Hiddenite with one tree shut down due to trees blocking the road.”
• Iredell County, NC (near Buffalo) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000
  “Emergency manager reported extensive tree damage from the Catawba County line through the Sharon community. The magnitude of the damage weakened from there, but multiple trees and power lines were reported down as far east as the city of Statesville.”
• Rogers County, OK (near Catoosa) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $20,000
  “Strong thunderstorm wind damaged football equipment at the Catoosa High School.”
• Randolph County, NC (near Trinity) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Approximately 10 trees were reported down in the Archdale and Trinity areas.”
• Crawford County, IN (near Milltown) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “There was a tree down on a power pole on Speed Road.”
• Guilford County, NC (near Mc Leansville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Numerous trees were reported down in the Mcleansville area.”

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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