Storm reports for June 21, 2025

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On June 21, 2025, 4 hail, 82 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Cheboygan County, MI. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 185 square miles containing about 10,000 homes. Tornadoes killed 3.

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 (4)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $775,000 in property damage, 2 injuries and 11 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (88 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• El Dorado County, CA (near Fallen Leaf) · Thunderstorm wind 45 mph · 8 deaths
  “Buoy data on Lake Tahoe indicated a northerly wind gust of 45 mph from nearby showers and collapsing thunderstorms. This caused significant waves on Lake Tahoe, with multiple boats damaged and one boat capsized near Emerald Bay, causing 8 fatalities out of the 10 on board.”
• Oneida County, NY (near Clark Mills) · Tornado EF1 · $440,000 · 3 deaths
  “A deadly pre-dawn tornado spun up at a kink in a line of severe thunderstorms in Clark Mills. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped, with many of them on structures. Three homes were sliced or crushed by trees.”
• Oneida County, NY (near Vienna) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $35,000 · 2 injuries
  “Strong thunderstorm winds knocked over a large tree which fell onto a camper. It was reported via New York State Police that two people were seriously injured and transported to the hospital.”
• Eddy County, NM (near Happy Vly) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $10,000
  “Damaging winds from a microburst caused significant damage to The Living Desert Zoo and Garden State Park in western Carlsbad. Several large trees were broken, fencing was damaged, and a concrete retaining wall was toppled. Time is estimated, and winds are estimated to have been up to 80 MPH.”
• Madison County, NY (near Erieville) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $8,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted or snapped numerous trees which caused damage to surrounding homes.”
• Madison County, NY (near Mesenger Bay) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $7,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down or uprooted numerous large trees along Messenger Bay and knocked down wires. A also tree fell onto a house.”

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