Storm reports for August 1, 2020

IndependentNot affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports; NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH) via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; 2020 Census housing units. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

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On August 1, 2020, 14 hail, 51 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Larimer County, CO. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 682 square miles containing about 3,100 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 (14)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $218,000 in property damage, $50,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (67 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lane County, KS (near Dighton Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · 1 injury
  “A building was heavily damaged from an apparent microburst. Blowing gravel broke out the windows of a vehicle and injured the occupant of the vehicle. There were also power poles blown down in this location.”
• Morgan County, WV (near Burnt Factory) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $100,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down in the 3000 block of Hancock Road. A tree was blown down near the intersection of First Church Street and Pratt Street. Two trees fell onto houses on Whisner Avenue.”
• Washington County, MD (near Indian Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees and wires were blown down east of Pecktonville, including near the intersection of Lanes Run Road and Catholic Church Road. One tree fell on and crushed a truck. Hundreds of apple trees were damaged at a nearby orchard.”
• Morgan County, WV (near Cherry Run) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “A tree was blown down in the 800 block of Concord Avenue. Numerous trees were blown down near the intersection of Mable Lane and South Washington Street.”
• Washington County, MD (near Big Pool) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “Multiple trees and wires were blown down in the Big Pool area.”
• Kanawha County, WV (near West Charleston) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $6,000
  “Several power outages occurred after trees fell onto power lines across the metro 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.

Guides: What radar-estimated hail (MESH) is and isn't · Storm reports: preliminary vs final