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Storm reports for July 26, 2022

NOAA recorded 16 hail reports, 52 wind reports and 4 tornado reports in 11 states on July 26, 2022.

in 11 states
72
Storm reports
Near 40.77, -98.21, NE
2.0 in
Largest hail
About 19 miles from Virginia Beach, VA
92 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF0, near 39.31, -102.76, CO
4
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 26, 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

At about 2:38 p.m. EST, winds near Norfolk Naval Air Station in Norfolk, Virginia, likely from a gustnado estimated at 90 to 95 mph, flipped five helicopters onto their sides.1 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $50 million in property damage from that event.1

In Nebraska, hail up to 2 inches across fell along a path near Giltner in Hamilton County at about 5:45 p.m. CST, with $250,000 in property damage listed there.2 Earlier, at about 3:35 p.m. MST, winds of 52 knots (60 mph) blew shingles off buildings northwest of Ogallala in Keith County.3

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1046531, thunderstorm wind, Norfolk (city), Virginia
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1044326, hail, Hamilton County, Nebraska
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1042410, thunderstorm wind, Keith County, Nebraska

Reports by hour

Hail16, most at 6 PM

Wind52, most at 1 PM

Tornado4, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
4:48 PMNot ratedNear 39.55, -102.45, CO0.77 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:51 PMNot ratedNear 39.40, -102.55, CO0.5 mi long, 75 yd wide
5:29 PMEF0Near 39.31, -102.76, CO3.34 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:02 PMNot ratedNear 39.38, -102.63, CO1.61 mi long, 100 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Colorado15474
Virginia150150
Nebraska12750
North Carolina9090
Tennessee6060
Florida5050
Kansas4400
Illinois2020
Missouri2110
Indiana1010
Minnesota1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Denver, CO1.0 in70 mph0
Boulder, CO0.75 inNone0
Charlotte, NCNone46 mph0
Clarksville, TNNone58 mph0
Durham, NCNone58 mph0
Gainesville, FLNone52 mph0
Lynchburg, VANone58 mph0
Raleigh, NCNone58 mph0
Tampa, FLNone60 mph0

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