National Storms

July 2023 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes

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In July 2023, 2,136 hail, 6,369 damaging-wind and 113 tornado reports were logged on 31 storm days across 49 states. The largest hail reported was 5.00″ (softball size) in Cass County, MO on July 17, 2023. The most hail reports came on July 13, 2023 (199). Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on 31 days; the widest swath, on July 17, 2023, covered 7,248 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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2,136hail reports
6,369wind reports
113tornado reports
5.00″largest hail
31storm days
31days with 1″+ radar hail
Jul 1: 34Jul 2: 64Jul 3: 66Jul 4: 76Jul 5: 37Jul 6: 51Jul 7: 35Jul 8: 87Jul 9: 21Jul 10: 121Jul 11: 82Jul 12: 5Jul 13: 199Jul 14: 60Jul 15: 28Jul 16: 53Jul 17: 170Jul 18: 61Jul 19: 95Jul 20: 133Jul 21: 21Jul 22: 127Jul 23: 38Jul 24: 45Jul 25: 43Jul 26: 20Jul 27: 54Jul 28: 171Jul 29: 17Jul 30: 91Jul 31: 31Jul 1Jul 4Jul 7Jul 10Jul 13Jul 16Jul 19Jul 22Jul 25Jul 28Jul 31max 199
Hail reports by day, July 2023

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

Major hail storms in July 2023

Biggest storm days of July 2023

DayHailWindTornadoLargest hailStatesRadar 1″+ areaRadar max
Jul 28, 2023171546224.50″274,718 mi²3.91″
Jul 20, 202313351232.75″205,737 mi²5.03″
Jul 29, 20231749831.75″292,441 mi²4.56″
Jul 13, 202319930663.25″296,874 mi²4.85″
Jul 2, 20236441592.00″231,256 mi²2.49″
Jul 14, 20236035622.00″254,414 mi²3.85″
Jul 1, 20233433122.00″251,612 mi²2.58″
Jul 30, 20239127104.00″185,541 mi²4.11″
Jul 17, 202317015335.00″237,248 mi²5.59″
Jul 18, 20236125264.50″223,044 mi²5.35″

Largest hail reported in July 2023

DaySizeLocation
Jul 17, 20235.00″ (softball)Cass County, MO
Jul 18, 20234.50″ (softball)Hughes County, SD
Jul 28, 20234.50″ (softball)Dodge County, NE
Jul 22, 20234.25″ (grapefruit)Hitchcock County, NE
Jul 6, 20234.00″ (grapefruit)Lincoln County, CO
Jul 8, 20234.00″ (grapefruit)Yuma County, CO
Jul 16, 20234.00″ (grapefruit)Barton County, KS
Jul 17, 20234.00″ (grapefruit)Cass County, MO
Jul 28, 20234.00″ (grapefruit)Clay County, NE
Jul 28, 20234.00″ (grapefruit)La Crosse County, WI

Storm reports by state, July 2023

StateHailWindTornadoLargest hail
Kansas16436454.00″
Nebraska25820274.50″
Georgia1039931.00″
Missouri7333215.00″
New York2235302.00″
Virginia2035101.50″
South Dakota21613234.50″
Pennsylvania3430372.50″
Ohio6026832.00″
Minnesota2447623.25″
Kentucky2627261.75″
Illinois61216252.50″
Colorado22752104.00″
Wisconsin12514834.00″
Tennessee1325501.25″
North Carolina2423222.00″
Indiana6715742.50″
Alabama2018321.75″
Michigan5613642.75″
Iowa7011592.75″
Maryland118801.00″
Oklahoma4414312.75″
Wyoming1047203.00″
West Virginia816601.25″
South Carolina914400.88″
Texas1513512.75″
Florida213011.00″
Utah212901.50″
Montana435003.00″
Arkansas58221.75″
New Jersey18601.00″
Louisiana37311.00″
Arizona66011.75″
Massachusetts16420.88″
North Dakota441432.00″
Mississippi15801.75″
New Mexico312112.75″
Vermont64111.00″
Connecticut0470–
Idaho34001.75″
New Hampshire131511.50″
Delaware0251–
Maine11200.88″
Nevada0100–
Rhode Island070–
District of Columbia060–
Washington3112.00″
Alaska020–
California020–

Every storm day in July 2023

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