Storm reports for July 21, 2022

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On July 21, 2022, about 321,000 homes were inside radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger across 53 counties; the most were in Bronx County, NY (about 72,100).

• About 72,100 homes in Bronx County, NY, were inside radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on July 21, 2022. Swath image
• About 49,900 homes in Nassau County, NY, were inside radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on July 21, 2022. Swath image
• About 26,600 homes in Jefferson County, AL, were inside radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on July 21, 2022. Swath image

2 more counties

• About 22,700 homes in Bergen County, NJ, were inside radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on July 21, 2022. Swath image
• About 15,200 homes in Suffolk County, NY, were inside radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on July 21, 2022. Swath image

Homes are 2020 Census housing units in block groups whose center of population lay inside NOAA MRMS radar-estimated hail (MESH) of 1 inch or larger during the storm day (7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern). These are radar estimates of hail size, not damage counts. More same-day numbers

Cite: National Storms. “Storm reports for July 21, 2022.” https://nationalstorms.com/storms/2022-07-21/. Data through November 6, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.

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 July 21, 2022, 91 hail, 233 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 28 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Burleigh County, ND. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 3,344 square miles containing about 320,000 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 (91)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.9 million in property damage, $531,000 in crop damage, 3 injuries and 3 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (324 events in 28 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jefferson County, AL (near Thomas Jct) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 2 deaths · 3 injuries
  “High winds toppled a large tree onto a brick home. The tree killed two children and injured three adults inside the home.”
• Cumberland County, ME (near Long Beach) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $300,000 · 1 death
  “A severe thunderstorm and associated microburst reached the western shore of Sebago Lake just after 4pm. The damaging winds downed 80 to 100 trees...some uprooted and others snapped. Most of the trees were softwoods while a few were hardwoods.”
• Burleigh County, ND (near Bismarck) · Hail 2.50″ · $1.2 million
  “This was the first of two storms that produced severe hail over the Bismarck and Lincoln areas of Burleigh County. Initially, quarter to ping pong ball size hail fell just to the northwest of Bismarck, but hail size increased as the storm moved through the city.”
• Burleigh County, ND (near Bismarck) · Hail 1.75″ · $400,000
  “This is the second of two storms that moved through the Bismarck and Lincoln areas. Additional damage to roofs and vehicles occurred with this storm.”
• Franklin County, MA (near Wendell Depot) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $100,000
  “A NWS Survey concluded that a microburst, with winds estimated at 90 mph, began in Erving, MA and then moved across Warwick. In Warwick, trees were down on Quarry Road and people were temporarily stranded at a campground just east of Quarry Road due to fallen trees.”
• Carroll County, NH (near Melvin Vlg) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $80,000
  “A long tracked severe thunderstorm and associated microburst reached the Moultonbourgh Neck area of Lake Winnipesaukee just after 3pm. The damaging winds downed over 200 trees on the western shore of the lake, with uprooted and snapped trees.”

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