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Storm reports for July 5, 2022

NOAA recorded 41 hail reports, 314 wind reports and 7 tornado reports in 21 states on July 5, 2022.

in 21 states
362
Storm reports
Near 45.46, -101.07, SD
4.0 in
Largest hail
About 52 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
99 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF1, about 54 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
7
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

  • Wind report
  • Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on July 5, 2022 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

What happened

A derecho crossed South Dakota on July 5. The storms entered the northwest of the state early in the day and moved southeast across it into northern Iowa.1 Hail up to softball size fell in central South Dakota, including 4-inch hail in Promise around 9:13 a.m. MDT.1 Gusts reached 91 mph north of Agar and 87 mph in Ree Heights, and the storms damaged trees, grain bins, crops and vehicles.1

Farther southeast, a state road weather station near Howard measured a 99 mph gust and the Huron airport measured 96 mph.2 The Sioux Falls airport recorded an 80 mph gust at 4:40 p.m. CDT.2 The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls reported overturned semitrucks, damage to houses and fences, and widespread crop damage.2 Between Pickstown and Wagner, wind gusts caused a head-on crash on Highway 46 that killed both drivers.3

In Sioux County, Nebraska, hail up to 4.3 inches across fell about 10 miles southwest of Agate in the late afternoon.4 Near Bowie, Maryland, a brief EF1 tornado was on the ground from 5:31 to 5:34 p.m. EDT and caused extensive tree damage in a neighborhood north of the city. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $250,000 in property damage.5

Sources

  1. 1. NWS Aberdeen: July 5th, 2022 Derecho and Significant Hail
  2. 2. NWS Sioux Falls: 5 July 2022 Derecho
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: event 1050001 (Charles Mix County, SD)
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: event 1041789 (Sioux County, NE)
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: event 1034832 (Prince George's County, MD)

Reports by hour

Hail41, most at 5 PM

Wind314, most at 4 PM

Tornado7, most at 4 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
2:55 PMEF0About 50 miles from Richmond, VA11.49 mi long, 75 yd wide
3:05 PMEF1About 54 miles from Winston-Salem, NC2.2 mi long, 150 yd wide
4:31 PMEF1About 15 miles from Washington, DC0.8 mi long, 125 yd wide
4:55 PMNot ratedAbout 22 miles from Washington, DC0.13 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:37 PMEF0Near 43.41, -94.89, IA1.63 mi long, 80 yd wide
8:44 PMNot ratedAbout 49 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA1.37 mi long, 20 yd wide
9:00 PMNot ratedAbout 36 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA0.68 mi long, 20 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
South Dakota117141030
Iowa531493
North Carolina370370
Indiana280280
Nebraska223190
Illinois201190
Virginia190172
Montana12930
Tennessee10190
Kentucky7070
Maryland6042
Minnesota6240
Ohio6240
Wisconsin5410
South Carolina4040
Wyoming4310
Texas2020
Arizona1010
Delaware1010
Georgia1010
North Dakota1100

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Cincinnati, OH1.0 inNone0
Kingsport, TN1.0 inNone0
Sioux Falls, SD1.0 in90 mph0
Asheville, NCNone58 mph0
Cedar Rapids, IANone70 mph0
Charlotte, NCNone58 mph0
Chicago, ILNone63 mph0
Davenport, IANone69 mph0
Des Moines, IANone58 mph0
Evansville, INNone60 mph0
Fort Wayne, INNone70 mph0
Greensboro, NCNone64 mph0
Hickory, NCNone58 mph0
Knoxville, TNNone60 mph0
Lubbock, TXNone63 mph0
Lynchburg, VANone69 mph0
Roanoke, VANone63 mph0
Rockford, ILNone63 mph0
Spartanburg, SCNone58 mph0
Washington, DCNone69 mph0
Winston-Salem, NCNone59 mph0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.