Storm reports for August 24, 2019

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On August 24, 2019, 25 hail, 18 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Hamilton 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 (25)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $96,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (44 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Zapata County, TX (near Zapata Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $75,000
  “Zapata County authorities and the Zapata County News (via the Emergency Management Coordinator) reported several instances of minor damage from a microburst during the late afternoon of August 24.”
• Dodge County, GA (near Sigurd) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $6,000
  “The Dodge County 911 center reported several trees blown down along New Bethel Church Road.”
• Forsyth County, GA (near Dunn) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “The public reported several trees blown down damaging a fence along Williams Circle.”
• Heard County, GA (near Glenn) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “The Heard County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down in the community of Glenn.”
• Pickens County, GA (near Keasley) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “The Pickens County Emergency Manager reported 2 large trees blown down across Fisher Creek Road near Jones Mountain Road.”
• Lowndes County, GA (near Valdosta) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “A tree and a power line were blown down in Valdosta.”

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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