National Storms

July 2022 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes

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In July 2022, 903 hail, 4,126 damaging-wind and 66 tornado reports were logged on 31 storm days across 49 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Dewey County, SD on July 5, 2022. The most hail reports came on July 21, 2022 (91). Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on 31 days; the widest swath, on July 5, 2022, covered 8,204 square miles.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports; NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH) via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

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903hail reports
4,126wind reports
66tornado reports
4.00″largest hail
31storm days
31days with 1″+ radar hail
Jul 1: 30Jul 2: 38Jul 3: 44Jul 4: 41Jul 5: 41Jul 6: 58Jul 7: 48Jul 8: 36Jul 9: 40Jul 10: 43Jul 11: 3Jul 12: 72Jul 13: 18Jul 14: 19Jul 15: 7Jul 16: 25Jul 17: 10Jul 18: 28Jul 19: 1Jul 20: 10Jul 21: 91Jul 22: 37Jul 23: 57Jul 24: 17Jul 25: 6Jul 26: 16Jul 27: 51Jul 28: 4Jul 29: 3Jul 30: 2Jul 31: 7Jul 1Jul 4Jul 7Jul 10Jul 13Jul 16Jul 19Jul 22Jul 25Jul 28Jul 31max 91
Hail reports by day, July 2022

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Major hail storms in July 2022

Biggest storm days of July 2022

DayHailWindTornadoLargest hailStatesRadar 1″+ areaRadar max
Jul 12, 20227243624.00″262,556 mi²3.91″
Jul 23, 20225743753.00″262,414 mi²3.68″
Jul 5, 20224131474.00″218,204 mi²3.93″
Jul 6, 20225826462.75″183,517 mi²4.90″
Jul 21, 20229123302.50″283,344 mi²2.76″
Jul 24, 20221725402.50″191,164 mi²2.85″
Jul 22, 202237187131.75″202,985 mi²3.94″
Jul 8, 20223615512.50″212,393 mi²3.34″
Jul 9, 20224013012.00″137,425 mi²3.26″
Jul 1, 20223014001.75″22934 mi²3.14″

Largest hail reported in July 2022

DaySizeLocation
Jul 5, 20224.00″ (grapefruit)Dewey County, SD
Jul 5, 20224.00″ (grapefruit)Dewey County, SD
Jul 5, 20224.00″ (grapefruit)Sioux County, NE
Jul 12, 20224.00″ (grapefruit)Marshall County, TN
Jul 27, 20223.75″ (teacup)Yuma County, CO
Jul 7, 20223.00″ (teacup)Cascade County, MT
Jul 12, 20223.00″ (teacup)Marshall County, TN
Jul 18, 20223.00″ (teacup)Williams County, ND
Jul 23, 20223.00″ (teacup)Sibley County, MN
Jul 27, 20223.00″ (teacup)Yuma County, CO

Storm reports by state, July 2022

StateHailWindTornadoLargest hail
Montana20414623.00″
Virginia1531121.75″
New York1530031.50″
South Dakota7617904.00″
North Dakota7717123.00″
North Carolina622701.75″
Pennsylvania2418201.50″
Illinois2915761.75″
West Virginia1616722.00″
Maryland317521.25″
Nebraska4611514.00″
Kentucky215201.00″
Ohio513661.25″
Colorado7549133.75″
Minnesota478253.00″
Iowa811061.25″
Indiana811601.75″
Georgia311901.50″
South Carolina910811.00″
Tennessee189604.00″
Wisconsin228512.50″
Arizona119101.50″
Texas107911.75″
Kansas255462.50″
Alabama36901.00″
New Hampshire223911.75″
Arkansas154301.75″
Mississippi15701.25″
Oklahoma84611.25″
Vermont104321.75″
Wyoming223202.50″
Michigan124012.75″
Missouri44801.00″
Massachusetts54401.00″
Utah14801.50″
Maine83202.50″
Idaho62801.25″
New Jersey62701.50″
Florida32611.00″
Connecticut0251–
Delaware11901.00″
Louisiana51001.50″
Nevada0150–
New Mexico4901.00″
Washington6301.75″
California1701.25″
Oregon6101.75″
District of Columbia040–
Rhode Island040–

Every storm day in July 2022

Jul 1 Jul 2 Jul 3 Jul 4 Jul 5 Jul 6 Jul 7 Jul 8 Jul 9 Jul 10 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22 Jul 23 Jul 24 Jul 25 Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul 28 Jul 29 Jul 30 Jul 31

A storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Read more about NOAA storm reports.

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