Storm reports for August 6, 2022

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On August 6, 2022, 8 hail, 28 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Limestone County, AL. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 563 square miles containing about 4,500 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 (8)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $668,000 in property damage and $0 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (36 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Adams County, NE (near Holstein) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $400,000
  “Emergency management reported irrigation pivots flipped and a damaged grain bin near Holstein.”
• Cochise County, AZ (near Elfrida) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed or snapped multiple power poles in the Elfrida and McNeal areas. One house, one barn and one garage also suffered substantial roof damage.”
• Miller County, MO (near Kaiser Lake Ozark Ar) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
  “A localized downburst downed multiple trees at Highway 42 and Bear Creek Road, as well as at Highways 42 and 134 blocking the road. Trees were also downed at the Lee C Fine Airport. Damage occurred to two planes at the airport and the AWOS went offline due to loss of power.”
• Rowan County, NC (near Pooletown) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Spotter reported several trees blown down on River Rd, with one tree falling through a house.”
• Davidson County, TN (near Nashville Cornelia F) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Twitter reports indicated several trees and tree limbs were blown down in the Sunset View neighborhood with one tree limb falling onto a vehicle.”
• Pulaski County, VA (near Mountain View) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorms winds brought down down trees on Wilderness Road which subsequently downed power lines. Damage values are estimated.”

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