North Central and Eastern Severe Weather

Losses, 2024 dollars

$1.4 billion

Losses at the time

$1.3 billion

Deaths

1

The losses and deaths are NCEI’s, counting everything the disaster did. The episodes below are only what the Weather Service filed in its Storm Events record, which counts damage differently and often not at all, so the two never add up and are shown apart.

• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 20, 20221 in hail · 6 eventsA pair of thunderstorms brought severe weather over northeastern South Dakota during the evening hours of July 20th. The storms produced quarter-size hail and 60 to 66 mph winds. Several trees and power lines were downed in Sisseton.
• Hail in Arizona, July 20, 20221 in hail · 1 eventDuring the afternoon and evening, scattered thunderstorms moved southwest off the Mogollon Rim into Cochise County where one storm produced hail that damaged drops near Pearce.
• Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 20, 202252 kt wind · 1 eventMonsoonal moisture created showers and thunderstorms over the higher terrain in northeast New Mexico and southeastern Colorado.
• Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 20, 2022$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 eventsAn isolated severe thunderstorm occurred. The thunderstorm occurred in a very moist and unstable southwest wind flow, well in advance of a cold front over the central Plains.
• Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 20, 2022$24,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 eventsA line of thunderstorms with scattered instances of damaging wind gusts crossed eastern Ohio during the evening hours of July 20th. Due to the later timing and the resultant loss of instability, the storms diminished in intensity as they approached the Ohio River.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 20 to 21, 202255 kt wind · 9 eventsDuring the evening and overnight hours of July 20th into July 21st, strong to severe thunderstorms developed out ahead of an approaching cold front.
• Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 20, 2022$17,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsShowers and thunderstorms developed during the evening hours along a cold front moving through the Ohio Valley.
• Damaging Winds in New York, July 20, 2022$3,000 · 51 kt wind · 4 eventsSeveral waves of thunderstorms developed over southern Ontario ahead of an approaching weak cold front.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 20 to 21, 2022$54,000 · 1 in hail · 19 eventsA cold front stalled near the Ohio Valley on the evening of July 20th. Unusually high instability ahead of the front fueled thunderstorm development late in the evening over southcentral Kentucky just ahead of the front.
• Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 20 to 23, 2022$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 eventsA series of cold fronts and disturbances passed through southeast Ohio from July 20th to 23rd, with daily afternoon showers and thunderstorms ensuing.
• Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 20 to 21, 202252 kt wind · 3 eventsThunderstorms tracked southeast during the overnight hours, with a few producing damaging wind gusts that blew down trees.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 21, 2022$125,000 · 50 kt wind · 13 eventsA large cluster of severe thunderstorms moved southeastward out of Kentucky across northeastern Middle Tennessee during the early morning hours of July 21. Numerous reports of wind damage were received.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 21 to 23, 2022$36,000 · 60 kt wind · 28 eventsA slow moving cold front was the main culprit behind showers and storms that prevailed across West Virginia between July 21st and 23rd. Strong to severe storms thrived during the afternoon hours, and often caused blown down trees and power lines from damaging wind gusts.
• Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 21, 2022$1,000 · 1 eventIsolated to scattered thunderstorms pushed southeast across portions of northern Alabama during the early morning hours. One storm knocked down a tree southeast of Barton in Colbert County.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 21, 2022$95,000 · 1.75 in hail · 29 eventsA moderately strong shortwave and surface cold front moved across a moderate to highly unstable airmass across VT during the early afternoon hours of July 21st.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 21, 20221.5 in hail · 16 eventsScattered showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of an eastward progressing cold front on July 21, 2022. A few became severe producing damaging wind gusts and hail. Most of the severe weather occurred along and just east of the Hudson Valley.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 21, 2022$19,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsA pre-frontal trough out ahead of a cold front was able to spark severe thunderstorms over an unstable environment in northeast NJ.
• Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 21, 2022$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 13 eventsA line of thunderstorms moved eastward through central North Carolina during the early afternoon hours, within an increasingly warm, moist environment ahead of a surface trough and southward moving cold front.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 21, 2022$23,000 · 1.5 in hail · 19 eventsA pre-frontal trough out ahead of a cold front was able to spark severe thunderstorms over an unstable environment in southeast NY.
• Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 21, 2022$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsA cold front sweeping through the area combined with a warm and unstable airmass spawned a few thunderstorms. One of these storms produced damaging winds in Caswell county.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, July 21, 2022$157,000 · 1.75 in hail · 31 eventsA hot and humid airmass was in place across the northeastern United States ahead of an approaching cold front with these ingredients resulting in numerous showers and thunderstorms across New Hampshire and western Maine.
• Damaging Winds in Connecticut, July 21, 202250 kt wind · 3 eventsScattered showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of an eastward progressing cold front on July 21, 2022. A few became severe producing damaging wind gusts.
• Damaging Winds in Connecticut, July 21, 2022$30,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 eventsA pre-frontal trough out ahead of a cold front was able to spark severe thunderstorms over an unstable environment in southern CT.
• Damaging Winds in Connecticut, July 21, 2022$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsA pre-frontal trough of low pressure in western New England combined with instability and just enough shear to produce a broken line of severe thunderstorms in western MA and northern CT in the mid afternoon. A significant microburst occurred in Erving and Warwick, MA.
• Flash Flooding in New Mexico, July 21, 20223 deaths · $2.5 million · 2 eventsWhile thunderstorm coverage was not as widespread compared to the previous day, July 21, 2022, was still a very active monsoon day for northern New Mexico in part due to the training of thunderstorms along the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon burn scar.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 21, 2022$151,000 · 1 in hail · 11 eventsA pre-frontal trough of low pressure in western New England combined with instability and just enough shear to produce a broken line of severe thunderstorms in western MA and northern CT in the late afternoon. A significant microburst occurred in Erving and Warwick, MA.
• Flash Flood in New York, July 21, 20221 eventA long track supercell thunderstorm developed ahead of a cold front pushing through the area on July 21st, 2022. The thunderstorms developed in an area with PWAT values up to 2.1 inches. The thunderstorm produced a quick 1 to 1.5 inches of rain in an hour.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Maryland, July 21, 2022$24,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsA couple of thunderstorms produced sporadic instances of wind damage when a surface trough interacted with the bay breeze.
• Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 21, 202250 kt wind · 2 eventsAn isolated thunderstorm produced some minor wind damage near Marlton in southern New Jersey.
• Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 21, 2022$14,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 eventsA cold front and weak upper level trough crossed the mountains and moved into central Virginia during the afternoon on July 21. This resulted in the development of scattered severe thunderstorms which produced gusty winds.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Alabama, July 21, 20222 deaths · 3 injured · 1 in hail · 30 eventsA MCS over Tennessee during the morning hours of July 21 pushed an outflow boundary into north Alabama in the afternoon. The air mass was very unstable south of the outflow boundary with surface based CAPE 3500-4500 J/kg and DCAPE 1300-1500 J/kg.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Maine, July 21, 20221 death · $355,000 · 1.5 in hail · 9 eventsA hot and humid airmass was in place across the northeastern United States ahead of an approaching cold front with these ingredients resulting in numerous showers and thunderstorms across New Hampshire and western Maine.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Maryland, July 21, 2022$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 eventsA weak upper level trough moved into Maryland during the afternoon on July 21. This resulted in the development of scattered severe thunderstorms which produced gusty winds.
• Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 21, 2022$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsA couple of thunderstorms produced sporadic instances of wind damage when a surface trough interacted with the bay breeze.
• Damaging Wind and Strong Wind in Texas, July 21, 202252 kt wind · 2 eventsSeveral outflow boundary existed across the region on the afternoon of the 21st which initiated isolated thunderstorm development. Strong instability and DCAPE allowed one storm to produce a severe wind gust near Abernathy (Hale County).
• Damaging Winds in Delaware, July 21, 202255 kt wind · 4 eventsA thunderstorm tracked across southern Delaware during the afternoon and produced isolated areas of wind damage.
• Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, July 21, 2022$1,000 · 1 eventA couple of thunderstorms produced sporadic instances of wind damage when a surface trough interacted with the bay breeze.
• Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 21, 202252 kt wind · 2 eventsA shortwave trough shifted southeast across the region along the eastern periphery of an upper-level ridge centered over the Desert Southwest. At the surface, a weak cold front extended from the southern Texas Panhandle eastward into southeast Oklahoma and southwest Arkansas.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 21 to 22, 2022$47,000 · 1.13 in hail · 15 eventsStrong to severe thunderstorms developed across portions of eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening of the 21st.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 21, 2022$2.1 million · 2.5 in hail · 23 eventsAn upper level short wave trough moving through the region resulted in severe thunderstorms developing over south central North Dakota.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 21, 202256 kt wind · 1 eventStrong to severe thunderstorms developed across portions of northwestern Arkansas during the afternoon and evening of the 21st.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Maine, July 21, 20221.75 in hail · 3 eventsA warm front crossed the region during the morning of the 21st. A cold front and strong upper level disturbance then crossed the region during the afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and persisted into the evening.
• Hail and Lightning Strike in Arkansas, July 21, 2022$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 eventsSevere thunderstorms impacted southeast Arkansas on the evening of July 21st. One of these severe storms moved through Chicot County where large hail up to quarter size was observed.
• Damaging Wind in Texas, July 21, 202262 kt wind · 1 eventScattered thunderstorms developed across the central to eastern combined OK/TX Panhandles during the early evening of the 21st. There was a severe wind gust reported in Armstrong County within the thunderstorm activity across the region.
• Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 21, 2022$100,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 eventsIsolated severe storms resulted in several reports of damaging wind gusts which resulted in several downed trees and tree limbs and power outages.
• Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 21, 202255 kt wind · 1 eventIsolated thunderstorms moved across far northeast Illinois during the late afternoon and early evening of July 21st.
• Hail in South Dakota, July 21, 20221.75 in hail · 11 eventsAn area of low pressure brought severe thunderstorms to north-central and northeastern South Dakota during the late evening hours. The storms produced mainly quarter size hail, with one report of golf ball size hail 4 miles north of Eureka.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Arizona, July 21, 2022$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 eventsThunderstorms developed along the Mogollon Rim over to the White Mountains during the afternoon of the 21st.
• Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 21, 2022$96,000 · 50 kt wind · 15 eventsSeveral clusters of storms developed across central Mississippi on the evening of July 21st. These storms evolved into two loosely organized line segments that produced wind damage across the area. Numerous trees were blown down along with several power lines.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 21, 20221 in hail · 5 eventsA line of severe thunderstorms moved through portions of southwest and central Nebraska during the evening of July 21, resulting in 60 mph winds and large hail.
• Hail in North Dakota, July 21, 20221.5 in hail · 2 eventsA severe thunderstorm formed in Barnes county during the evening hours, then moved east into Cass County. This storm primarily produced large hail.
• Damaging Winds in Arizona, July 21, 202259 kt wind · 3 eventsScattered thunderstorms moved southwest across Cochise County during the afternoon and evening where they produced severe wind gusts.
• Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 21, 2022$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventIsolated severe thunderstorms over southeast Lake Michigan arrived onshore and produced periodic wind damage and hail.
• Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 21, 202254 kt wind · 3 eventsA cluster of thunderstorms developed over the Nebraska Panhandle and Northeast Colorado during the afternoon hours. These storms moved east-southeast into extreme Southwest Nebraska producing thunderstorm wind gusts up to 62 mph in Dundy, Hitchcock, and Red Willow counties.
• Hail in South Dakota, July 21, 20221.25 in hail · 1 eventA thunderstorm became severe as it tracked across eastern Bennett County. The storm produced large hail northeast of Vetal.
• Hail in Colorado, July 21, 20220.88 in hail · 1 eventDuring the evening hours, an isolated thunderstorm developed over Northeast Colorado moving southeast across Yuma County. The storm reached it's peak strength in the southeast corner of the county near the town of Idalia, Colorado where it produced nickel sized hail.
• Hail in New Mexico, July 21, 20221 in hail · 1 eventSoutheast New Mexico was on the eastern periphery of an upper ridge. Upper level disturbances were moving along the eastern edge of the ridge. There was increased mid-level moisture and lift and elevated instability across the area.
• Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 21, 202256 kt wind · 2 eventsA pair of isolated severe wind gusts, likely associated with heat burst activity, were recorded in southern Dawson County on this Thursday evening.
• Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 21, 202252 kt wind · 1 eventA severe storm damaged trees in Dodge County.
• Hail in South Dakota, July 22, 2022$6,000 · 1 in hail · 3 eventsScattered thunderstorms developed with a strengthening low-level jet during the overnight hours. With MUCAPE of around 1000 J/kg and 30 knots of effective shear, isolated storms produced up to quarter size hail.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 22, 202256 kt wind · 2 eventsScattered thunderstorms developed with a strengthening low-level jet during the overnight hours. With MUCAPE of around 1000 J/kg and 30 knots of effective shear, isolated storms produced up to quarter size hail and damaging wind.
• Flash Flooding and Lightning Strikes in Louisiana, July 22, 2022$800,000 · 7 eventsA meso-scale convective system (MCS) developed out of afternoon thunderstorms initiated along a frontal boundary in northern Alabama and Georgia on the 21st.
• Tornado in Texas, July 22, 2022EF0 · 1 eventA waterspout moved onshore from Sabine Lake into Motiva. The slow moving landspout moved through the refinery without causing damage.
• Hail in Pennsylvania, July 22, 20221 in hail · 1 eventScattered thunderstorms develop across the northern mountains during the early afternoon of July 22m 2022 in response to a decaying Mesoscale Convective Vortex (MCV) crossing the area. One of these storms produced marginally severe hail in Lycoming County.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 22, 2022$24,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 eventsA weak disturbance moved through Northeastern Pennsylvania during the afternoon. The environment was unstable enough to support some severe thunderstorms that produced damaging wind gusts and large hail.
• Flash Flood in Mississippi, July 22, 2022$2,000 · 1 eventSlow moving thunderstorms on the afternoon of July 22nd resulted in flash flooding in Covington County near Collins.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 22, 2022$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsStrong thunderstorms produced isolated wind damage and some flash flooding.
• Damaging Winds in Utah, July 22, 2022$80,000 · 63 kt wind · 15 eventsMicrobursts and associated outflows yielded strong wind gusts from portions of Utah's West Desert region into portions of the Wasatch Front.
• Tornado and Hail in Florida, July 22, 2022EF0 · 5 eventsA few strong to isolated severe storms impacted NE FL as both sea breeze fronts converged near the US 301 corridor late in the afternoon and early evening over a moist and unstable airmass.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, July 22, 2022$23,000 · 1.75 in hail · 30 eventsDuring the afternoon to early evening hours, a disturbance moved over the High Plains creating isolated to scattered thunderstorms that produced multiple tornadoes, up to ping pong ball sized hail, and damaging winds with gusts up to 90 mph.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 22, 2022$37,000 · 50 kt wind · 11 eventsA weak disturbance moved through Central New York during the afternoon. The environment was unstable enough to support some severe thunderstorms that produced damaging wind gusts and large hail.
• Hail in Arizona, July 22, 20221 in hail · 1 eventScattered thunderstorms moved west across southeast Arizona during the afternoon and evening. One storm produced large hail in Patagonia.
• Damaging Wind in Florida, July 22, 202252 kt wind · 2 eventsSummertime Seabreeze convection resulted in a funnel cloud and a report of severe winds.
• Damaging Winds in New York, July 22, 202260 kt wind · 2 eventsA couple of thunderstorms pushed across portions of Herkimer County ahead of an approaching warm front during the early evening hours on July 22, 2022 before weakening. Trees were downed in a few places as a result.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 22, 2022$635,000 · 1.5 in hail · 22 eventsThunderstorms developed along and ahead of a cold front near the international border, and continued to develop as the front sagged south. Some of these thunderstorms became severe in an environment of enhanced instability and deep layer shear.
• Damaging Wind in Wyoming, July 22, 2022$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventA thunderstorm moved across Pinedale and brought strong wind gusts and damage.
• Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 22, 202251 kt wind · 1 eventA small complex of strong to severe thunderstorms swiped through roughly the southwestern half of Rooks County on this Friday evening, yielding a lone severe-criteria wind report.
• Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 22, 2022$2,000 · 1 eventA large cluster of thunderstorms impacted the Charleston Tri-County region in the late evening hours. One thunderstorm produced a lightning strike that caught a shed on fire and caused it to burn down.
• Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 22, 202253 kt wind · 2 eventsAn isolated thunderstorm produced an outflow boundary that produced a severe wind gust.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 22 to 23, 2022EF1 · 43 eventsClusters of thunderstorms combined into a line of storms during the late evening in eastern North Dakota, then moved southeastward through the region over the next several hours. Significant damaging winds, and large hail were reported, as well as two tornadoes.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, July 22 to 23, 2022$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 eventsA slow-moving cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms rumbled along a path from the northwestern corner of Buffalo County to northwestern Adams County between the evening of Friday the 22nd into the very early morning of Saturday the 23rd, yielding a few reports of…
• Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Illinois, July 22 to 24, 2022EF0 · 40 eventsThunderstorms developed late in the evening of July 22nd across northeast Illinois and continued into the morning of July 23rd. Numerous thunderstorms moved over the same areas across portions of Lake County, producing torrential rain and flash flooding.
• Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 23, 202270 kt wind · 8 eventsClusters of thunderstorms combined into a line of storms during the late evening in eastern North Dakota, then moved southeastward through the region over the next several hours, crossing into Minnesota after midnight. Significant damaging winds were reported.
• Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 23, 202256 kt wind · 7 eventsScattered showers and thunderstorms tracked east across eastern Iowa and north central Illinois early Saturday morning. Frequent lightning, heavy rain, small hail, and damaging winds downing trees were common as the storms rolled through.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 23, 2022$225,000 · 1.75 in hail · 47 eventsThere was a cluster of strong storms over southern Lake Michigan early morning that organized further as they tracked into northwest Indiana/southwest Michigan.
• Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 23, 202252 kt wind · 2 eventsTwo rounds of strong to severe storms were seen across northern Minnesota during the morning of the 23rd. The first round developed ahead of a cold front moving out of northwestern Minnesota during the early morning hours.
• Hail in North Dakota, July 23, 2022$1,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 eventA strong upper level short wave trough approached the area, leading to thunderstorms developing over southwest North Dakota. One storm became severe, and produced half-dollar diameter sized hail near Saint Gertrude in Grant County.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 23, 20221 in hail · 3 eventsScattered showers and thunderstorms tracked east across eastern Iowa into northwest Illinois early Saturday morning. Frequent lightning, heavy rain, small hail, and damaging winds downing trees were common as the storms rolled through.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 23, 20221 injured · 1 in hail · 11 eventsScattered thunderstorms moved across northwest Indiana from the early morning of July 23rd through the afternoon producing wind damage and isolated large hail.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 23, 20221 in hail · 10 eventsAn area of low pressure and associated cold front brought severe storms to north-central and northeastern South Dakota during the morning hours. The storms produced gusty winds and quarter-size hail.
• Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, July 23, 2022$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventStrong thunderstorms moved east across far southern WI in the morning as warm, moist, and unstable air aloft surged into the area. One line of storms produced damaging winds in Sturtevant.
• Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 23, 2022$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 eventsA gradually dissipating complex of thunderstorms moved across north central Indiana during the morning hours of the 23rd, causing widespread minor tree damage.
• Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 23, 202256 kt wind · 1 eventA cluster of strong storms over southern Lake Michigan early morning organized further as they tracked into northwest Indiana/southwest Michigan.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 23, 2022$283,000 · EF1 · 40 eventsThunderstorms associated with an upper level disturbance moved east across the region during the late morning hours.
• Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 23, 2022$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsThunderstorms associated with an upper level disturbance moved east across the region during the late morning hours.
• Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 23 to 25, 2022$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 19 eventsAll of northern Ohio was located in the warm sector on the 23rd through most of the 24th.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 23, 2022$80,000 · 3 in hail · 16 eventsSevere thunderstorms that developed early Saturday morning across northern South Dakota, moved eastward over west-central Minnesota. Several clusters of storms developed as the main system continued to propagate to the east-southeast during the morning across southern Minnesota.
• Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 23, 2022$327,000 · 50 kt wind · 19 eventsA more widespread wind damage event finally occurred on July 23rd. A quasi-linear mesoscale convective system, originating over Illinois and Indiana, continued into a warm, moist, and unstable air mass over the Upper Ohio Valley.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 23 to 24, 2022$1.3 million · EF0 · 26 eventsTwo rounds of storms moved across southeast Minnesota on July 23rd. The first occurred in the afternoon and produced two tornadoes, wind damage and large hail. A brief EF0 tornado occurred south of Fremont (Winona County) that produced mainly tree damage.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 23, 2022$95,000 · 52 kt wind · 7 eventsA more widespread wind damage event finally occurred on July 23rd. A quasi-linear mesoscale convective system, originating over Illinois and Indiana, continued into a warm, moist, and unstable air mass over the Upper Ohio Valley.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Illinois, July 23, 20221.75 in hail · 6 eventsA complex of thunderstorms developed overnight along a warm front in northern Illinois. These storms slowly shifted southward, reaching central Illinois by early afternoon.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 23, 2022$120,000 · 1.25 in hail · 27 eventsA more widespread wind damage event finally occurred on July 23rd. A quasi-linear mesoscale convective system, originating over Illinois and Indiana, continued into a warm, moist, and unstable air mass over the Upper Ohio Valley.
• Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 23, 2022$500 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsA cluster of thunderstorms that moved through the Ohio Valley overnight reached eastern Kentucky on the afternoon of July 23rd.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 23, 20221.25 in hail · 8 eventsA shortwave pushed across the Midwest, resulting a a period of severe storms. the leading moisture axis and warm front were confined main to Minnesota in the afternoon, though a few stronger storms skimmed northern Iowa with a hail report in Winnebago county.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 23, 2022$10,000 · 1 in hail · 7 eventsA cluster of thunderstorms developed along weak surface boundary in the early afternoon hours and moved to the southwest across the Charleston Tri-County region. These thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts, large hail, and dangerous lightning strikes.
• Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 23, 202250 kt wind · 8 eventsScattered thunderstorms developed over western North Carolina, mainly during the evening. A few of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts.
• Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 23, 202261 kt wind · 3 eventsA cold front moved over extreme Southwest Nebraska during the early to mid afternoon hours with a line of storms that developed along the front. Thunderstorm wind gusts ranging from 59 to 70 mph were reported, with the strongest gust near the town of Indianola, Nebraska.
• Tornado and Flood in Wisconsin, July 23, 20222 injured · $263,000 · EF0 · 14 eventsTwo rounds of storms moved across western Wisconsin on July 23rd. The first occurred in the afternoon and produced a tornado and wind damage. A brief EF0 tornado occurred just east of La Crosse (La Crosse County) that damaged trees along its path.
• Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 23, 2022$66,000 · 55 kt wind · 17 eventsA cold front sparked showers and thunderstorms, some of which became severe resulting in scattered instances of wind damage.
• Damaging Wind in New York, July 23, 2022$5,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 eventIsolated thunderstorms developed along a weak lake breeze boundary over the western Southern Tier during the peak heating of the day. One stronger thunderstorm produced several reports of wind damage in Cattaraugus county.
• Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 23, 202261 kt wind · 1 eventA line of severe thunderstorms moved through far southwest Nebraska during the afternoon of July 23, producing high winds in Frontier County.
• Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 23, 2022$101,000 · 55 kt wind · 19 eventsA cold front sparked showers and thunderstorms, some of which became severe resulting in scattered instances of wind damage.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 23, 2022$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 eventsA loosely organized squall line pushed across southwestern Pennsylvania and into south-central Pennsylvania during the late afternoon and early evening of July 23, 2022.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 23, 2022$2.6 million · 1.5 in hail · 16 eventsMainly between 3:30-6:30 p.m. CDT on this Saturday afternoon, a relatively narrow, southwest-northeast swath of South Central Nebraska experienced severe thunderstorms featuring several reports of damaging winds up to around 70 MPH and hail up to ping pong ball size.
• Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 23, 2022$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 eventsA surface Piedmont trough over western North Carolina led to the development of isolated to scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon and early evening across the Piedmont of central North Carolina. Some of these storms produced wind damage over Harnett and Moore Counties.
• Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 23, 202257 kt wind · 1 eventA cold front moved over extreme Southwest Nebraska into Northwest Kansas during the early to mid afternoon hours with a line of storms that developed along the front. The only severe thunderstorm wind gust was near the town of Lyle, Kansas with a gust of 66 mph.
• Flash Flood and Flooding in Wisconsin, July 23 to 24, 2022$218,000 · 2.5 in hail · 68 eventsSeveral rounds of severe thunderstorms tracked along a warm front over southern WI from the afternoon of July 23rd into the early morning hours of July 24th. Numerous reports of wind damage were received. Destructive, large hail and flash flooding also occurred.
• Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 23, 2022$9,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 eventsThe Upper Midwest was under the gun on July 23rd, with SPC forecasting damaging thunderstorm wind gusts (some of 75 mph), very large hail, and a few tornadoes.
• Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 23, 2022$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsA weak surface trough combined with high instability triggered scattered afternoon thunderstorms. One of these storms produced damaging winds in Greenbrier County.
• Damaging Winds and Seiche in Wisconsin, July 23, 202261 kt wind · 21 eventsThunderstorms tracked east along a warm front through central and east-central Wisconsin during the late afternoon and early evening hours on Saturday (7/23). The strongest storms produced wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 23, 2022$11,000 · 1 in hail · 6 eventsA weak surface trough combined with high instability triggered scattered afternoon thunderstorms. A couple of these storms damaging winds and large hail.
• Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 23, 2022$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventA few strong thunderstorms initiated across far northeast lower Michigan near Saginaw Bay during the afternoon/early evening hours of 7/23 amidst weak forcing and modest instability.
• Flash Flooding in Arizona, July 23, 2022$250,000 · 3 eventsA mid-level area of high shifted east and decreased in amplitude which opened the door for increased moisture, a classical medium to high end monsoonal pattern.
• Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 23, 2022$13,000 · 55 kt wind · 6 eventsA weak surface trough combined with high instability triggered scattered afternoon thunderstorms. A few of these storms produced damaging winds across southwest Virginia.
• Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 23, 2022$11,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 eventsA cold front sparked showers and thunderstorms, some of which became severe resulting in scattered instances of wind damage.
• Hail in Vermont, July 23, 20221 in hail · 1 eventA weak disturbance in a moderately unstable airmass across southern Quebec allowed for the development of a few scattered thunderstorms across Quebec. One of these storms produced dime to quarter size hail as it traveled across the Canadian border in Essex county.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 23 to 24, 2022$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 8 eventsA combination of weak steering flow and tropical moisture resulted in slow moving thunderstorms with torrential downpours that produced flash flooding in Albany. In addition, a few severe storms occurred with damaging winds.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 23, 20221.5 in hail · 9 eventsStorms developed in the warm sector of a system resulting in a couple of hail reports and widespread wind damage with peak winds nearly reaching 90 mph.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in New Hampshire, July 23, 20221.25 in hail · 2 eventsHot weather with temperatures in the upper 80s to lower 90s helped to fuel thunderstorms in Coos County New Hampshire. One severe thunderstorm dropped large hail in Colebrook and also caused damaging winds.
• Flash Flooding in New Mexico, July 23 to 24, 2022$150,000 · 2 eventsIt was a typical monsoon day across northern and central New Mexico on July 23, 2022, as an abundant amount of moisture led to scattered to numerous thunderstorms.
• Damaging Winds in Colorado, July 23, 202265 kt wind · 6 eventsIsolated severe thunderstorms occurred across the far eastern plains during the evening hours, with damaging wind gusts up to 75 mph occurring across Prowers County.
• Flash Flood in Colorado, July 23, 2022$15,000 · 1 eventA brief period of heavy rainfall caused mud and rocks to cover Highway 125, as anywhere from 0.25 to 0.50 inches of rain fell in 30 minutes. The highway was closed between Trail Creek and Coral Cabin Creek Road (FR 112).
• Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 23, 20221 death · $627,000 · 63 kt wind · 10 eventsSevere thunderstorms bringing wind gusts in the 60 to 72 mph range brought down several trees, tree limbs and power lines across portions of southern and south central lower Michigan.
• Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 23, 202265 kt wind · 4 eventsStorms developed in the warm sector of a system resulting in widespread wind damage with peak winds nearly reaching 90 mph.
• Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 23, 2022$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventA weakening MCS moved into central Virginia during the evening on July 23, providing enough lift for a brief severe thunderstorm.
• Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 23, 202252 kt wind · 1 eventA late evening thunderstorm developed over Knox County, and produced wind gusts that blew down trees.
• Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 23, 202255 kt wind · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm impacted Shiawassee County producing wind damage.
• Tornado and Flood in Iowa, July 23 to 24, 2022$1.2 million · EF1 · 11 eventsA line of storms moved across northeast Iowa during the evening of July 23rd. These storms produced an EF1 tornado west of Waukon (Allamakee County) that damaged a farm and trees.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Iowa, July 23, 2022$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 12 eventsA line of severe thunderstorms tracked across portions of eastern Iowa during the evening hours of July 23rd and into northwest Illinois during the early morning of Sunday July 24th.
• Flash Flood in Tennessee, July 24, 20221 eventWeak steering currents allowed thunderstorms to move slowly and produce localized heavy rainfall.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 23 to 24, 202251 kt wind · 2 eventsSome drier low level air started moving into southern New Mexico, but modest mid level moisture remained across the area. Gusty winds and flash flooding were reported with the stronger storms that developed in Grant and Otero counties.
• Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 24, 202256 kt wind · 2 eventsA line of severe thunderstorms tracked from eastern Iowa into northwest Illinois during the early morning of Sunday July 24, 2022.
• Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 23, 202251 kt wind · 1 eventScattered thunderstorms moved west across southeast Arizona during the late night hours of July 23 into the morning of July 24. One storm produced a severe wind gust near Sierra Vista.
• Damaging Wind in West Virginia, July 24, 2022$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventA few rounds of thunderstorms on July 24th and 25th preceded a cold frontal passage.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Pennsylvania, July 24 to 25, 20221 death · $354,000 · 50 kt wind · 31 eventsA few rounds of thunderstorms on July 24th and 25th preceded a cold frontal passage. High levels of instability, ample shear, and pre-frontal disturbances provided thunderstorm clusters producing widespread damaging wind gusts.
• Flash Flood and Dust Storm in Arizona, July 24, 20222 eventsA moisture-rich environment was in place on the 24th with PWAT values climbing upwards of 2 across south-central Arizona.
• Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 24 to 25, 2022$145,000 · 61 kt wind · 23 eventsTwo rounds of convection impacted Pennsylvania on July 24, 2022. The first round of convection involved a cluster of storms that pushed across the northern mountains (along and north of I-80) during the afternoon hours, producing sporadic wind damage.
• Damaging Winds in New York, July 24, 2022$139,000 · 50 kt wind · 46 eventsA shortwave trough was the main feature out of a few disturbances that triggered a line of thunderstorms that passed through Central New York. These storms had damaging wind gusts and knocked down numerous trees across the region.
• Damaging Winds in New York, July 24 to 25, 2022$49,000 · 51 kt wind · 22 eventsSeveral waves of convection moved through the region during the afternoon and first half of the ensuing night as a slow moving cold front approached from southern Ontario. The event was long lived due to high instability and shear.
• Flash Flooding and Dust Storm in Arizona, July 24, 2022$58,000 · 52 kt wind · 10 eventsScattered thunderstorms moved northwest across southeast Arizona during the afternoon and evening. Storms produced heavy rain and flash flooding in Clifton, on the Tohono O'odham Nation and in western Pima County.
• Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 24, 202250 kt wind · 2 eventsIsolated thunderstorms developed along the sea breeze in a typical summertime atmosphere across portions of southeast South Carolina. One storm became severe and produced damaging wind gusts.
• Hail and Heavy Rain in Montana, July 24, 20221 in hail · 6 eventsAn upper-level trough moved into the Treasure State from the west. SPC placed several counties in a Marginal Risk for severe thunderstorms, including southern Judith Basin County, Meagher and Broadwater Counties, and northern Gallatin County with the remainder of the CWA under a…
• Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 24, 2022$1,000 · 1 eventIsolated thunderstorms developed along the sea breeze in a typical summertime atmosphere across portions of southeast Georgia. As these storms progressed inland they produced outflow boundaries and gusty winds that caused some minor wind damage.
• Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 24, 2022$30,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 eventScattered thunderstorms developed across upstate South Carolina during the afternoon. One of the storms produced a microburst that caused significant damage in Union County.
• Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 24, 2022$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 eventsUnder the influence of the North Atlantic subtropical high, classic summer time storms developed within an environment conducive to microbursts. Isolated reports of wind damage occurred within close proximity to the strongest downdrafts, especially across the central Piedmont.
• Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 24, 20221 injured · $53,000 · 50 kt wind · 24 eventsA shortwave trough was the main feature out of a few disturbances that triggered a line of thunderstorms that passed through Northeastern Pennsylvania. These storms had damaging wind gusts and knocked down numerous trees across the region.
• Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 24, 202260 kt wind · 6 eventsThunderstorms developed in a strongly unstable environment with weak flow. A few of these storms reached severe limits.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Indiana, July 24, 2022$132,000 · 60 kt wind · 8 eventsSeveral rounds of early evening thunderstorms on the 24th caused isolated pockets of tree damage across central Indiana with sub-severe hail also across Hendricks county. By late into the evening, a series of storms moved across Knox county with areas of rainfall over 6 inches.
• Flash Flooding in Colorado, July 24, 2022$50,000 · 2 eventsIn the Glen Haven and Crystal Mountain areas heavy rain produced flash flooding. Radar estimated 0.50 to 0.75 inch of rain in 30 minutes. Miller Fork washed over Larimer County Road 43 at Streamside Drive near The Retreat, closing the roadway.
• Flash Flooding in Arizona, July 24 to 25, 20225 eventsA mid-level area of high shifted east and decreased in amplitude which opened the door for increased moisture, a classical medium to high end monsoonal pattern.
• Damaging Winds in New York, July 24, 202250 kt wind · 35 eventsSevere thunderstorms developed within a hot and humid air mass across portions of eastern New York, especially for areas south of Interstate 90, during the afternoon and evening hours on July 24, 2022. Widespread wind damage occurred across these areas.
• Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in Colorado, July 24, 202270 kt wind · 3 eventsIsolated thunderstorms once again occurred across the eastern plains. Damage was not widespread, though some significant damage did occur across the northwest portion of Prowers County.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 24, 2022$25,000 · 1 in hail · 3 eventsAs a cold front moved south through the region, showers and storms developed. A few of the storms produced damaging winds and large hail.
• Damaging Winds in Wyoming, July 24, 2022$2,000 · 64 kt wind · 3 eventsA weather system crossed Wyoming on July 24th, encouraging thunderstorm development. Severe thunderstorm winds occurred in multiple locations across northern and central Wyoming. At the Lander airport, a maximum wind gust of 74 mph was recorded.
• Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 24, 2022$1,000 · 1 eventPlaceholder...
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Maine, July 24, 20222.5 in hail · 9 eventsThunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening of the 24th across northern Aroostook county within the warm humid air in advance of an approaching cold front.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 24, 202252 kt wind · 2 eventsScattered thunderstorms developed along an outflow boundary near I-70 during the afternoon. As clusters of storms moved southeast during the evening, additional development behind the initial storms resulted in multiple rounds of thunderstorms over the same areas.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Montana, July 24, 20221.5 in hail · 12 eventsAn isolated severe thunderstorm occurred across eastern Stillwater County and Southwest Yellowstone County during the early evening hours on the 24th. This thunderstorm produced large hail, very high wind gusts and torrential rain.
• Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 24, 202250 kt wind · 3 eventsSevere thunderstorms developed within a hot and humid air mass across portions of western Massachusetts during the evening hours on July 24, 2022, producing sporadic wind damage.
• Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 24, 202250 kt wind · 2 eventsA line of thunderstorms moved across northern New Jersey and produced some isolated wind damage.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 24 to 25, 202252 kt wind · 4 eventsDuring the late afternoon hours on July 24th, strong to severe thunderstorms developed across southeastern Illinois and southwestern Indiana ahead of a surface cold front located immediately to the northwest.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 24, 202261 kt wind · 1 eventWidely scattered thunderstorms developed across northwestern Arkansas during the evening of the 24th. The strongest thunderstorm produced damaging wind gusts.
• Damaging Winds in Connecticut, July 24, 202250 kt wind · 5 eventsSevere thunderstorms developed within a hot and humid air mass across portions of northwestern Connecticut during the evening hours on July 24, 2022, producing sporadic wind damage.
• Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 24, 202251 kt wind · 1 eventAn upper level ridge was over Southeast New Mexico. Low-level moisture was fairly high across the area. These conditions resulted in a thunderstorm that produced a severe wind gust in Eddy County.
• Flash Flooding and Dust Storm in Arizona, July 24 to 27, 2022$57,000 · 23 eventsA big push of monsoon moisture immediately followed the excessive heat event, and stormy conditions persisted into August. Many storms produced flash flooding, and some produced severe weather.
• Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 24 to 25, 2022$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 eventsNorthwest Pennsylvania remained in the warm sector during the evening of the 24th through wee hours of the 25th as a cold front approached from the northwest. This front reached far-southern Lake Erie and northwestern Ohio by the wee hours of the 25th.
• Damaging Winds in New York, July 24 to 25, 2022$39,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 eventsA cold front and mid-level disturbance moved across a moderately unstable air mass during the late night hours of July 24th. Scattered showers and thunderstorms accompanied the cold front with a few isolated severe storms that produced damaging winds.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, July 25, 20221 in hail · 5 eventsA cold front moved eastward from the Great Lakes states and into New England on the 25th. The front was preceded by plenty of heat and instability to foster a few strong to severe thunderstorms.
• Flash Flooding in Arizona, July 25 to 26, 20222 eventsAn MCV situated in western Pima County on the morning of the 25th led to the development of showers/thunderstorms into Maricopa County.
• Damaging Wind in Vermont, July 25, 2022$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventA secondary cold front moved into a slightly unstable airmass across VT. A few thunderstorms developed along this front with one isolated thunderstorm that traveled along the international border with Canada.
• Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Arizona, July 25, 20226 eventsDeep monsoon moisture remained across northern Arizona which allowed the formation of strong thunderstorms with heavy rain that produced flash flooding.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Virginia, July 25, 2022$69,000 · 60 kt wind · 14 eventsA passing cold front combined with moderate shear and high instability resulted in multiple thunderstorms which produced several instances of wind damage across southwest Virginia.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Tennessee, July 25, 20225 eventsSummer diurnal thunderstorms moved slowly and produced localized heavy rainfall amounts.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 25 to 26, 2022$1,000 · 1 in hail · 4 eventsLow pressure over eastern Canada dragged a cold front through southeastern NY. A pre-frontal trough ahead of the cold front was able to spark severe thunderstorms that produced large hail. More severe thunderstorms developed along the cold front and produced damaging wind gusts.
• Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 25, 2022$6,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 eventsA passing cold front combined with high instability resulted in scattered thunderstorms across northwest North Carolina. One of these storms produced damaging winds in Surry County.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 25, 2022$255,000 · 1.75 in hail · 19 eventsA weak cold front sparked scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms that resulted in several instances of damaging wind gusts. One storm in particular contained considerable hail and destructive winds just east of the City of Charlottesville.
• Flash Flooding in New Mexico, July 25, 2022$165,000 · 5 eventsAn active moonsoon pattern continued across New Mexico on July 25, 2022, as a steady stream of moisture stayed in place over western and central New Mexico.
• Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 25, 202250 kt wind · 2 eventsScattered thunderstorms and storm clusters developed over western North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. Several of the storms produced strong-to-damaging wind gusts.
• Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 25, 2022$22,000 · 50 kt wind · 13 eventsA shortwave and prefrontal trough resulted in a broken line of scattered severe thunderstorms which moved across central and eastern Virginia and into the Eastern Shore on July 25.
• Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 25, 2022$30,000 · 55 kt wind · 7 eventsA weak cold front sparked scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms that resulted in several instances of damaging wind gusts. One storm in particular contained considerable hail and destructive winds just east of the City of Charlottesville.
• Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, July 25, 2022$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventA weak cold front sparked scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms that resulted in several instances of damaging wind gusts. One storm in particular contained considerable hail and destructive winds just east of the City of Charlottesville.
• Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 25, 202250 kt wind · 1 eventAn isolated thunderstorm produced some wind damage in Gloucester County.
• Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Nevada, July 25 to 27, 2022$107,000 · 52 kt wind · 6 eventsA big push of monsoon moisture immediately followed the excessive heat event, and stormy conditions persisted into August. Several storms produced severe weather and flash flooding.
• Damaging Winds in Maine, July 25, 202250 kt wind · 2 eventsA cold front moved eastward from the Great Lakes states and into New England on the 25th. The front was preceded by plenty of heat and instability to foster a few strong to severe thunderstorms.
• Flash Flooding in Utah, July 25, 2022$1,000 · 2 eventsMonsoonal moisture resulted in reports of flash flooding in portions of southern Utah.
• Flash Flooding in Maryland, July 25, 20224 eventsA cold front moved into the area, causing showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms trained over the same area over southern Maryland, leading to instances of flooding and flash flooding.
• Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 25, 2022$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 eventsA surface lee trough over the Foothills of western North Carolina and the northwest Piedmont of central North Carolina led to the development of scattered afternoon and evening severe storms. Several of the storms produced wind damage and resultant downed trees and power lines.
• Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 25, 2022$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsA shortwave and prefrontal trough resulted in a broken line of scattered severe thunderstorms which moved across parts of Maryland on July 25.

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