Storm reports for August 6, 2020

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On August 6, 2020, 25 hail, 104 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Albemarle County, VA. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 1,647 square miles containing about 10,000 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 (25)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $572,000 in property damage, $101,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (131 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Yellowstone County, MT (near Billings) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · 2 injuries
  “A microburst hit the Montana Fair at the Billings Fairgrounds. Three tents were blown over with two employees receiving minor injuries. In addition, numerous tree limbs were blown down along with some minor damage to vehicles.”
• Augusta County, VA (near Piedmont) · Tornado EF0 · $150,000
  “A supercell thunderstorm spawned two tornadoes during the|afternoon of Thursday, August 6th. The first tornado touched down|along Hatchery Road, near Harriston in Augusta County Virginia.|Numerous trees were uprooted and large branches snapped along the|tornado`s path as it moved to the…”
• Adams County, PA (near East Berlin) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $90,000
  “A severe thunderstorm microburst produced straight line wind damage near the town of East Berlin, Pennsylvania on Aug 6 at 725 PM EDT. Maximum wind speeds were estimated between 90 and 100 mph.”
• Mayes County, OK (near Green) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roof of a home, destroyed several barns, and snapped large tree limbs.”
• Cherokee County, GA (near Sutallee) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees blown down from northwest of Sutallee to Holly Springs and Canton. The most concentrated damage was along Bells Ferry Road between Sixes Road and Butterworth Road.”
• Albemarle County, VA (near Earlysville) · Tornado EF0 · $50,000
  “The second of two tornadoes spawned by a supercell thunderstorm|on the afternoon of August 6th occurred over Broadus Wood|Elementary School on VA-663 Buck Mountain Road in Earlysville,|Virginia.”

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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