National Storms

July 2026 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes

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In July 2026, 481 hail, 4,552 damaging-wind and 137 tornado reports were logged on 31 storm days across 46 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) 2 miles NW of Gresham, WI on July 27, 2026. The most hail reports came on July 4, 2026 (67). Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on 31 days; the widest swath, on July 2, 2026, covered 6,906 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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481hail reports
4,552wind reports
137tornado reports
4.50″largest hail
31storm days
31days with 1″+ radar hail
Jul 1: 21Jul 2: 57Jul 3: 48Jul 4: 67Jul 5: 20Jul 6: 18Jul 7: 9Jul 8: 17Jul 9: 21Jul 10: 6Jul 11: 2Jul 12: 3Jul 13: 1Jul 14: 13Jul 15: 3Jul 16: 14Jul 17: 5Jul 18: 4Jul 19: 3Jul 20: 18Jul 21: 6Jul 22: 2Jul 23: 4Jul 24: 15Jul 25: 2Jul 26: 16Jul 27: 59Jul 28: 19Jul 29: 2Jul 30: 2Jul 31: 4Jul 1Jul 4Jul 7Jul 10Jul 13Jul 16Jul 19Jul 22Jul 25Jul 28Jul 31max 67
Hail reports by day, July 2026

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Major hail storms in July 2026

Biggest storm days of July 2026

DayHailWindTornadoLargest hailStatesRadar 1″+ areaRadar max
Jul 4, 20266760643.00″315,664 mi²3.89″
Jul 3, 20264842722.00″265,271 mi²4.20″
Jul 28, 20261932182.50″251,625 mi²4.96″
Jul 21, 20266288452.25″211,005 mi²4.67″
Jul 18, 20264311121.25″21347 mi²2.63″
Jul 27, 202659217114.50″245,109 mi²5.00″
Jul 10, 2026625151.75″21490 mi²2.44″
Jul 1, 20262121423.25″221,770 mi²2.57″
Jul 5, 20262020521.75″212,217 mi²3.52″
Jul 2, 20265715363.50″246,906 mi²5.87″

Largest hail reported in July 2026

DaySizeLocation
Jul 27, 20264.50″ (softball)2 mi NW of Gresham, WI
Jul 2, 20263.50″ (teacup)4 mi ESE of Maynard, IA
Jul 1, 20263.25″ (teacup)4 mi S of Fond Du Lac, WI
Jul 20, 20263.25″ (teacup)5 mi NE of Watson, MI
Jul 2, 20263.00″ (teacup)7 mi SSW of Gann Valley, SD
Jul 2, 20263.00″ (teacup)8 mi NNW of Stratton, NE
Jul 2, 20263.00″ (teacup)8 mi S of South Fairfield, ND
Jul 4, 20263.00″ (teacup)Bristol, CT
Jul 20, 20263.00″ (teacup)5 mi NE of Watson, MI
Jul 24, 20263.00″ (teacup)Forbes, ND

Storm reports by state, July 2026

StateHailWindTornadoLargest hail
Pennsylvania2330151.50″
North Carolina1332521.75″
Virginia2229912.50″
South Dakota5318553.00″
New York521662.75″
Illinois27159123.00″
Kentucky2176101.00″
Missouri217841.00″
Georgia316511.00″
South Carolina116401.75″
West Virginia115372.00″
Maryland614852.50″
Ohio1145121.00″
Texas2610962.25″
Michigan1811833.25″
Florida512521.25″
Kansas2410402.25″
Alabama511601.75″
Montana219302.50″
Nebraska387223.00″
New Jersey69771.50″
Tennessee710211.00″
Iowa227983.50″
Wisconsin346754.50″
Indiana69012.00″
Minnesota355462.00″
North Dakota304463.00″
Colorado156121.75″
Oklahoma116301.25″
New Hampshire155601.75″
Arizona16121.00″
Wyoming143932.00″
Maine0440–
Mississippi0440–
Utah0421–
Arkansas23911.00″
Louisiana0400–
Vermont13101.00″
New Mexico12911.00″
Connecticut32403.00″
Idaho22201.00″
Delaware0190–
Massachusetts0190–
Nevada1402.75″
District of Columbia010–
Rhode Island010–

Every storm day in July 2026

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A storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Reports for the current year are preliminary; the counts change when NOAA publishes the final data. Read more about NOAA storm reports.

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