Storm reports for July 8, 2022

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On July 8, 2022, 36 hail, 155 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Missoula County, MT. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 2,393 square miles containing about 23,000 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 (36)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $559,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (192 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Johnson County, IL (near Buncombe) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $30,000 · 1 injury
  “Numerous trees were snapped in the Buncombe area, and large limbs were downed. A few miles southwest of Buncombe, one person was injured after a tree fell onto their vehicle while driving on Route 146. A large tree fell onto their westbound vehicle. The person was taken to a hospital for treatment.”
• Blaine County, MT (near Savoy) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $200,000
  “Significant damage to a farm occurred. Two grain bins were destroyed, two roofs heavily damaged, barns heavily damaged, a few windows were reported to be blown out.”
• Anderson County, SC (near La France) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $75,000
  “Multiple sources reported numerous trees blown down across northeast Anderson County from Six and Twenty Rd across I-85 to Hopewell Rd and Midway Rd. Multiple trees fell on houses.”
• St. Francois County, MO (near French Vlg) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $40,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused widespread damage in and around French Village. Several garages were damaged and numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down.”
• St. Francois County, MO (near Iron Mtn) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down onto an unoccupied police vehicle.”
• Calloway County, KY (near Murray) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $20,000
  “Numerous trees were down. About 1300 customers were without power in the county.”

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