Storm reports for July 8, 2020

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On July 8, 2020, 94 hail, 298 damaging-wind and 15 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Morrison County, MN. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 3,975 square miles containing about 46,000 homes. Tornadoes killed 1.

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 (94)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.4 million in property damage, $291,000 in crop damage, 2 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (408 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Otter Tail County, MN (near Dalton) · Tornado EF4 · $1.5 million · 1 death · 2 injuries
  “This tornado began in Grant County, but after about two miles, it crossed into Otter Tail County, where it ended about 5 miles east of Dalton. The total track through both counties was about 9 miles. Peak winds were estimated at 170 mph, based on available damage indicators.”
• Merrick County, NE (near Silver Creek) · Tornado EF0 · $200,000
  “Region 44 Emergency Management assisted with this survey. A brief tornado touched down north of Silver Creek, with a path length of approximately 4 miles and maximum wind gusts estimated to be 85 MPH. Damage was primarily confined to trees, with downed large branches and some uprooted trees.”
• Grant County, MN (near Ashby) · Tornado EF4 · $100,000
  “This tornado began in Grant County, but after about two miles, it crossed into Otter Tail County, where it ended about 5 miles east of Dalton. The total track through both counties was about 9 miles. Peak winds were estimated at 170 mph, based on available damage indicators.”
• York County, NE (near Waco) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $75,000
  “A wind gust of 65 MPH was recorded by a mesonet station located in Waco. A portable communications tower located 2 miles north of Waco was damaged.”
• Chittenden County, VT (near Checkerberry) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $30,000
  “Trees, lines and utility poles downed by thunderstorm winds across sections of Milton, including Lakes and Woods roads and others.”
• Washington County, VT (near Waitsfield) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $30,000
  “Numerous trees, branches and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds from Fayston, Moretown and Waitsfield.”

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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