Storm reports for July 7, 2020

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On July 7, 2020, 71 hail, 191 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Musselshell County, MT. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 4,155 square miles containing about 21,000 homes.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Colored areas are NOAA MRMS radar estimates of the largest hail (MESH) over the day, lower 48 states only; radar overestimates and underestimates size, so read it with the ground reports.

Storm reports by state

Cities with the largest radar-estimated hail

Counties by homes inside 1″+ radar-estimated hail

Homes are 2020 Census housing units and people are 2020 Census residents, counted by block group where its center of population lies under radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger.

Hail reports (71)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.8 million in property damage and $92,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (270 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• McHenry County, ND (near Anamoose) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $850,000
  “A fertilizer and chemical storage building to the west of Anamoose was destroyed. A one-half mile stretch of power lines were down onto Highway 52. Many trees were severely damaged or toppled within the city of Anamoose, with vehicles and some structures damaged.”
• Otter Tail County, MN (near Maine) · Tornado EF1 · $750,000
  “The tornado, wrapped in downburst winds and heavy rain, tracked intermittently to the east-northeast for nearly 18 miles. The tornado crossed Pickerel and Long lakes, and ended just before Rush Lake. It uprooted or snapped numerous trees and power poles.”
• Otter Tail County, MN (near Western) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $500,000
  “Several large oak trees were snapped across the northern half of Western Township. A wide snarl was evident, indicating a weak embedded circulation in an otherwise downburst pattern.”
• Richland County, ND (near Fairmount) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $300,000
  “A squall with embedded microburst moved across the Fairmount area, snapping large branches and smaller trees at numerous rural properties and in the town itself. The overhead doors were blown in on a few garages and an industrial building.”
• McLean County, ND (near Washburn) · Thunderstorm wind 83 mph · $150,000
  “Many trees were blown down in the park along the river in Washburn, at the 4-H camp, and throughout the city. The concession stand and outhouses were blown over at the baseball park. Some buildings were damaged.”
• Grant County, MN (near Elbow Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $100,000
  “A few large branches were blown down in shelterbelts across northern Pomme de Terre Township.”

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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