Storm reports for August 1, 2022

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On August 1, 2022, 27 hail, 72 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Richland County, IL. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 2,048 square miles containing about 47,000 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 (27)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.5 million in property damage, $10,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (104 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Christian County, KY (near Crofton) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000 · 2 injuries
  “Numerous trees were blown down, approximately two to three dozen. Some of the trees were up to four feet in diameter. A tree went through the windshield of a CSX freight train locomotive, injuring two crew members. All of the damage was near U.S. Highway 41 from Highway 407 to Highway 800.”
• Marshall County, WV (near Dallas) · Tornado EF2 · $600,000
  “A storm survey conducted by NWS Pittsburgh confirmed than an EF2 tornado touched down in Marshall County WV, continued into portions of Ohio County WV, and ended in Washington County PA. ||An EF2 tornado was determined based on the visible tree damage.”
• Greene County, PA (near Hunters Cave) · Tornado EF0 · $200,000
  “NWS Pittsburgh storm damage team confirmed that a tornado did occur in Greene County on the evening of August 1, 2022. ||Damage was first noted off Morris Run Rd, just east of Highway|21 in Greene County and approximately 3 miles ESE of Graysville|PA.”
• Vanderburgh County, IN (near Evansville) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $150,000
  “Widespread damaging winds continued their path through the metropolitan area. Areas east and southeast of downtown Evansville received considerable tree damage. The most intense wind damage was in and around Wesselman Park, which is located just east of downtown Evansville.”
• Vanderburgh County, IN (near Darmstadt) · Thunderstorm wind 68 mph · $100,000
  “Widespread damaging winds from 60 to 70 mph swept across the Evansville metropolitan area from north to south. A few businesses suffered roof damage. Hundreds of trees were snapped, uprooted, or had large branches broken. Some of the trees landed across power lines. Some downed trees blocked roads.”
• Marion County, IN (near Ben Davis) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $60,000
  “Five homes damaged by downed trees and tree limbs due to thunderstorm wind gusts in Heatherwood Estates subdivision. Some of these trees went through the roofs.”

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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