On the map: radar-estimated hail around Wake County, NC, the county with the most homes under 1″+ hail this day. Dots are storm reports. Zoom out for the rest of the day.
Radar-estimated hail
Storm reports for July 29, 2020
On July 29, 2020, 11 hail, 75 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 9 states.
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On July 29, 2020, 11 hail, 75 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Furnas County, NE. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 852 square miles containing about 2,600 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
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 9 | 26 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| NY | 0 | 33 | 1 | – |
| CO | 0 | 5 | 0 | – |
| OK | 0 | 5 | 0 | – |
| NE | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| MA | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| MO | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| FL | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| NM | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Cities with the largest radar-estimated hail
| City | Population | Radar max near center |
|---|---|---|
| Scott City, KS | 3,929 | 1.28″ |
| Fredericktown, MO | 4,581 | 1.15″ |
| Edwardsville, IL | 26,715 | 1.09″ |
| North Platte, NE | 22,549 | 1.02″ |
| Romulus, MI | 24,652 | 0.97″ |
| Paducah, KY | 26,712 | 0.94″ |
| Holly Springs, NC | 48,674 | 0.92″ |
| Woodhaven, MI | 12,575 | 0.85″ |
| Fulton, IL | 3,581 | 0.80″ |
| Piperton, TN | 2,766 | 0.80″ |
| North Sioux City, SD | 3,059 | 0.79″ |
| Harrisburg, IL | 7,937 | 0.78″ |
| Polk City, IA | 6,430 | 0.78″ |
| Muskogee, OK | 36,849 | 0.77″ |
| Troy, IL | 11,810 | 0.75″ |
| Maryville, IL | 8,352 | 0.75″ |
Counties by homes inside 1″+ radar-estimated hail
| County | Homes | People | Area | Radar max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake County, NC | 972 | 2,818 | 2 mi² | 1.17″ |
| Lincoln County, NE | 812 | 1,778 | 103 mi² | 2.28″ |
| Scott County, KS | 402 | 887 | 123 mi² | 1.94″ |
| Ness County, KS | 382 | 650 | 7 mi² | 1.18″ |
| Cheyenne County, CO | 0 | 0 | 0 mi² | 1.07″ |
| Lincoln County, CO | 0 | 0 | 18 mi² | 2.04″ |
| Lake County, FL | 0 | 0 | 1 mi² | 1.13″ |
| Bingham County, ID | 0 | 0 | 1 mi² | 1.41″ |
| Bonneville County, ID | 0 | 0 | 1 mi² | 1.21″ |
| Custer County, ID | 0 | 0 | 3 mi² | 1.25″ |
| Madison County, IL | 0 | 0 | 2 mi² | 1.26″ |
| Clark County, KS | 0 | 0 | 4 mi² | 1.38″ |
| Comanche County, KS | 0 | 0 | 5 mi² | 1.23″ |
| Decatur County, KS | 0 | 0 | 6 mi² | 1.45″ |
| Finney County, KS | 0 | 0 | 37 mi² | 2.12″ |
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 (11)
| Time (UTC) | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 23:38 | 1.50″ | Furnas County, NE |
| 22:16 | 1.25″ | Wichita County, KS |
| 22:16 | 1.25″ | Wichita County, KS |
| 21:20 | 1.00″ | Logan County, KS |
| 22:30 | 1.00″ | Scott County, KS |
| 22:52 | 0.88″ | Norton County, KS |
| 23:12 | 0.88″ | Scott County, KS |
| 23:39 | 0.88″ | Finney County, KS |
| 21:30 | 0.75″ | Scott County, KS |
| 21:45 | 0.75″ | Scott County, KS |
| 01:50 | 0.75″ | Phelps County, NE |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded about $148,000 in property damage and $1,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (88 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
| County | Events | Injuries | Deaths | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yates County, NY | 4 | 0 | 0 | $35,000 |
| Monroe County, NY | 6 | 0 | 0 | $32,000 |
| Seneca County, NY | 3 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Ontario County, NY | 4 | 0 | 0 | $13,000 |
| Garfield County, OK | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Chautauqua County, NY | 3 | 0 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Livingston County, NY | 3 | 0 | 0 | $7,000 |
| Genesee County, NY | 5 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Rooks County, KS | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Hampshire County, MA | 2 | 0 | 0 | $4,000 |
| Wyoming County, NY | 3 | 0 | 0 | $4,000 |
| Cattaraugus County, NY | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
What the National Weather Service wrote
- Monroe County, NY (near Beechwood) · Thunderstorm wind 59 mph · $15,000
“A large tree fell onto a home on Druid Hill Park in Irondequoit.” - Garfield County, OK (near North Enid) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
“A tree fell on a house on the north side of Enid.” - Yates County, NY (near Friend) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
“Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires near Friend Road and Comstock Road.” - Yates County, NY (near Bellona) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
“Strong thunderstorm winds brought down several trees and damaged two boats.” - Seneca County, NY (near Waterloo Povero Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
“Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires along Miller Road.” - Monroe County, NY (near Wheatland Center) · Tornado EF0 · $10,000
“A supercell thunderstorm developed over Genesee County and tracked|east-southeast from just south of the interchange of the New York|State Thruway and I-490.”
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.
NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for July 29, 2020
National Weather Service survey teams mapped 2 tornado paths from this storm day (2 EF0), 4 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.
| Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF0 | 75 mph | 4.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:53–22:57 UTC | NWS Buffalo |
| EF0 | – | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 / 0 | 18:45–18:46 UTC | NWS Kansas City |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.
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