Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports on July 24, 1995

Hail Report Description: High winds destroyed two mobile homes, damaged the school roof and blew a large tree down onto a house, causing major roof damage. There were numerous reports of trees and signs blown down.

Hail Report Description: Power lines were blown down by high winds.

Hail Report Description: Power lines were blown down by high winds.

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Hail Report Description: Power lines were blown down by high winds.

Hail Report Description: High winds destroyed two mobile homes, damaged the school roof and blew a large tree down onto a house, causing major roof damage. There were numerous reports of trees and signs blown down.

Hail Report Description: High winds destroyed two mobile homes, damaged the school roof and blew a large tree down onto a house, causing major roof damage. There were numerous reports of trees and signs blown down.

Hail Report Description: Nickel-size hail.

Hail Report Description: High winds destroyed two mobile homes, damaged the school roof and blew a large tree down onto a house, causing major roof damage. There were numerous reports of trees and signs blown down.

Hail Report Description: Power lines were blown down by high winds.

Hail Report Description: Power lines were blown down by high winds.

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Hail Report Description: Power lines were blown down by high winds.

Hail Report Description: Power lines were blown down by high winds.

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Hail Report Description: The Platte River started July less than a foot above flood stage and slowly fell during the first several days of the month. The river finally dropped below flood stage at Kearney on the 4th, near Grand Island on the 8th and at Cozad on the 12th.

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Hail Report Description: Severe thunderstorms moved southeast across central Nebraska. Hardest hit were Valley and Sherman Counties where wind gusts to 65 mph and three-quarters inch hail inflicted tree and roof damage. The storms also damaged crops, finishing off some fields which were damaged two days earlier. In Marquette, a man suffered minor injuries when he was struck by lightning as he was closing his garage door.

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Hail Report Description: A fence was blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Hail Report Description: Softball-size hail damaged roofs, windows, and cars.

Hail Report Description: A small section of Cass County received significant crop damage due to hail. Marble to golf ball-size hail completely destroyed 500 to 1,000 acres of corn and soybeans, and partially destroyed another 1,000 acres. The Buccaneer Bay golf course received $10,000 damage to its greens and there was considerable damage to area roofs.

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Hail Report Description: Golf ball-size hail occurred on the east side of the lake.

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Hail Report Description: Golf ball-size hail occurred on the east side of the lake.

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Hail Report Description: A small section of Cass County received significant crop damage due to hail. Marble to golf ball-size hail completely destroyed 500 to 1,000 acres of corn and soybeans, and partially destroyed another 1,000 acres. The Buccaneer Bay golf course received $10,000 damage to its greens and there was considerable damage to area roofs.

Hail Report Description: Golf ball-size hail occurred on the east side of the lake.

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Hail Report Description: Severe crop damaged was reported as golf ball-size hail pelted the area. Two funnel clouds were also sighted.

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Hail Report Description: The Platte River started July less than a foot above flood stage and slowly fell during the first several days of the month. The river finally dropped below flood stage at Kearney on the 4th, near Grand Island on the 8th and at Cozad on the 12th.

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Hail Report Description: A severe thunderstorm produced 1.75 inch diameter hail and winds that toppled trees and blew down power lines.

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Hail Report Description: Water four feet deep in street.

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Hail Report Description: The Platte River started July less than a foot above flood stage and slowly fell during the first several days of the month. The river finally dropped below flood stage at Kearney on the 4th, near Grand Island on the 8th and at Cozad on the 12th.

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Hail Report Description: Severe thunderstorms dropped dime-size hail over the northern side of St Joseph.

Hail Report Description: Severe thunderstorms produced dime-size hail four miles northeast of St Joseph.

Hail Report Description: Golf ball-size hail was reported just southwest of Decatur.

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Hail Report Description: One-half inch hail was reported at Danville.

Hail Report Description: 1.75 to 2.75 inch hail occurred in Boulder Canyon, between Sturgis and Deadwood. Damage was reported from mobile homes and automobiles.

Hail Report Description: Dime-size hail was reported at Trinity immediately west of Decatur.

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Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. A pickup truck was crushed by a fallen tree, a barn was damaged, and a roof was blown off of a patio.

Wind Report Description: High winds destroyed two mobile homes, damaged the school roof and blew a large tree down onto a house, causing major roof damage. There were numerous reports of trees and signs blown down.

Wind Report Description: Strong winds caused some trees to be downed.

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Wind Report Description: Power lines were blown down by high winds.

Wind Report Description: Numerous reports of large trees and power lines blown down.

Wind Report Description: A few trees and power lines were knocked down.

Wind Report Description: Some power lines were blown down.

Wind Report Description: A small section of Cass County received significant crop damage due to hail. Marble to golf ball-size hail completely destroyed 500 to 1,000 acres of corn and soybeans, and partially destroyed another 1,000 acres. The Buccaneer Bay golf course received $10,000 damage to its greens and there was considerable damage to area roofs.

Wind Report Description: A flag pole was bent and large tree limbs were blown down. Missouri (MEM),July 1995

Wind Report Description: A fence was blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Wind Report Description: Severe thunderstorm winds caused power outages and blew down four to six inch tree limbs three miles south of Hamburg.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees, some of which fell on power lines, causing power outages.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a barn and destroyed a shed.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm wind downed a large tree in Huntsville that fell on three cars.

Wind Report Description: Tree down across road.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds blew in plate glass window at auto dealership, seven cars were also damaged.

Wind Report Description: Large number of mature trees snapped and uprooted. Farm buildings and severe crop damage reported six miles southeast of Montgomery.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds knocked trees and powerlines down within McBean.

Wind Report Description: Radio station reported trees down.

Wind Report Description: Large trees were blown down in Toney.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds blew several large trees down along Old Toombsboro Road.

Wind Report Description: Trees down near Bucksport and Lakewood Campground.

Wind Report Description: Golf ball-size hail occurred on the east side of the lake.

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Wind Report Description: A barn was heavily damaged by high winds.

Wind Report Description: High winds damaged one hangar, destroyed another, and damaged 20 planes.

Wind Report Description: Widespread wind damage was reported across Abilene, including numerous reports of trees blown down, roof and fence damage, and damage to signs and carports. A 100 foot radio tower was blown down on the east side of town.

Wind Report Description: Six trees down.

Wind Report Description: A large tree was knocked down.

Wind Report Description: A carport was blown off a house in southwest Abilene.

Wind Report Description: Trees were knocked down.

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Wind Report Description: Numerous trees were down in the Greystowne area. There was minor damage to five houses and significant roof damage to one house.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds blew trees down on house.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.

Wind Report Description: One large tree was knocked down.

Wind Report Description: Trees down on SR609, 611 and 612.

Wind Report Description: Trees down just off of Highway 378, northeast of Lake City.

Wind Report Description: Trees down in the Timberlake area.

Wind Report Description: Water four feet deep in street.

Wind Report Description: Trees 50-60 feet high were blown down on a house.

Wind Report Description: Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and destroyed a camper trailer. Patio furniture was thrown around.

Wind Report Description: A large tree was blown down.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds damaged trees in the area of Georgia Highway 128 and within the city of Montezuma.

Wind Report Description: A couple of trees were blown down in the north and southwest section of the city.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds downed trees along Georgia Highway 49 and Vinson Road. Water was also at least two feet deep in some areas.

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Wind Report Description: Several trees were knocked down.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down.

Wind Report Description: A couple of trees were knocked down.

Wind Report Description: Some telephone lines were blown down.

Wind Report Description: A large tree was blown down across a mobile home and a telephone pole was snapped off along Highway 20 in Decatur.

Wind Report Description: Windows were blown in at the Belvidere Oasis over the Interstate 90 tollway.

Wind Report Description: A few trees and power lines were knocked down.

Wind Report Description: Several trees and power poles were blown down.

Wind Report Description: A few trees and power lines were blown down.

Wind Report Description: Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds knocked several trees down along County Road 148.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds knocked trees down along Georgia Highway 65 and along Georgia Highway 93, which is east of Cotton.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were knocked down.

Wind Report Description: Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Wind Report Description: The county sheriff reported trees down on County Road 17.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds downed some large trees and damaged some store awnings in Conway.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were knocked down.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and large limbs.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds knocked down some large tree limbs.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds destroyed a barn, damaged some roofs, and knocked down some trees.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs.

Wind Report Description: Severe thunderstorms moved across northwest Arkansas during the early morning of July 24th. Strong thunderstorm winds downed trees at Devil's Den State Park six miles southeast of Strickler, and several utility lines were blown down by strong winds in Lavaca.

Wind Report Description: Some large tree limbs were knocked down.

Wind Report Description: A few trees were blown down.

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Wind Report Description: Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern Oklahoma during the early morning of July 24th. Thunderstorm winds damaged boat docks and a mobile home one mile east of Texanna. Numerous large trees were also blown down blocking roads in the same area. A hand-held anemometer reached its peak speed of 65 mph one mile east of Texanna. Strong thunderstorm winds caused severe roof damage to one building in Webbers Falls, and several trees were blown onto roofs in Webbers Falls. Six cars were damaged at the intersection of 48th Street and Wheeling Avenue in the city of Tulsa when a large tree was blown down, and a barn roof was partially blown off one mile east of Hectorville. Strong thunderstorm winds blew canopies off mobile homes in Poteau, and trees were blown down and roofs were damaged by strong winds in Ashland. Several trees and power lines were blown down in Burbank and in Drumright, and trees were blown down four miles north of Hulbert and in Sallisaw. Numerous large tree limbs were blown down in Indianola, and a large part of a tree was blown down in Broken Arrow. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 to 70 mph in Hallett and to 60 mph five miles west of Okemah, and dime-size hail fell one mile north of Muskogee.

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Wind Report Description: Isolated thunderstorms developed in northwest Oklahoma during early evening on the 23rd. Within a few hours a second area of numerous thunderstorms began to develop rapidly in southwest Oklahoma. The thunderstorms spread into central portions of the state during the evening and many evolved into severe straight-line wind producing thunderstorms with distinctive bow-echo radar signatures. In summary, wind gusts to 97 mph, hail up to three-inch diameter, and three tornados were reported during this event. By far the most damaging storm of the night occurred in Oklahoma County as a severe thunderstorm with straight-line winds up to 97 mph moved through central Oklahoma and the Oklahoma City metro area between 2300 and midnight CST on the 23rd (midnight to 0100 am CDT on the 24th). As the storm approached western sections of the metro area, it began to cause significant damage in Canadian County. In El Reno a metal awning was destroyed, and in Yukon trees were downed, one onto a mobile home. The courthouse in Yukon suffered major roof damage which resulted in flooding of the offices inside. In Mustang, winds were measured at 82 to 92 mph. Two carports were destroyed, light poles were downed, and major tree and fence damage occurred. When the storm reached western Oklahoma County, wind speeds approached 100 mph. At the Weather Service Office at Will Rogers Airport in southwest Oklahoma City, winds were sustained at 36 to 70 mph from 2324CST to 2353CST. Gusts ranged from 58 to 96 mph, with a peak of 96 mph at 2339CST. Damage throughout the county was extensive, with the heaviest damage in southern and western Oklahoma City. Dollar estimates of damage alone (not including clean-up costs or lost revenue) topped $6.5 million. Cleanup costs likely added an additional $2 million to the total. One-fifth of the city's traffic signals were damaged, about 100 in all; and an estimated 175,000 homes lost power in the Oklahoma City metro area, many for several days. Up to 20,000 people were still without electricity the evening of the 26th, and electrical service was not completely restored until the 28th, five days after the storm. One employee of the electric company was killed while working on a high voltage line. At the Will Rogers Airport, several windows were knocked out of the observation tower and the Weather Service Office at 2328CST. Windows were also broken out of numerous cars. At Wiley Post Airport eight hangars sustained significant roof damage, for an estimated $1 million damage. An airplane was also turned 45 degrees from its original position. A building was destroyed near the 2000th block of Airport Road. Wind speeds at Tinker Air Force Base in Del City (a southeastern suburb of Oklahoma City) reached 97 mph, the highest measured wind speed of the event. Tinker Air Force Base suffered extensive damage to windows, roofs, and equipment stored in hangars. Nearby Rose State College also suffered significant roof and window damage valued at $10 thousand. The Oklahoma State Fairgrounds sustained over almost $1 million damage to signs and buildings. The greatest single cost was the bubble roof of the International Trade Center which collapsed during the storm. Replacement of the roof and repair of the building cost $746 thousand. A paper warehouse was heavily damaged when an outside concrete-block wall collapsed due to the severe winds. Damage to the warehouse and contents was estimated at $1 million. University Hospital in downtown Oklahoma City received $150 thousand damage: $70 thousand to a Care-flight helicopter and $80 thousand to the windows and roof of the hospital itself. The roof collapsed on four units of the Western Oaks Apartments at 7416 NW 23rd St, and a brick wall was blown down at 23rd and Vandament. Part of the roof of a Post Office collapsed at SW 57th and Agnew. A mobile home on the 5200th block of Peniel was blown onto its side, a mobile home on the 9000th block of NW 10th lost half of its roof, and a house lost one-quarter of its roof at 9717 Westlake. Two homes at SW 59th and May and a Pizza Hut at SW 82nd and Pennsylvania suffered significant roof damage. At SW 74th and Pennsylvania, a greenhouse was destroyed and gas pumps were overturned. Roof and gas pump damage was also reported at SW 74th and May. In Moore in northern Cleveland County, the east face of Westmoore High School was stripped away by the severe thunderstorm winds. Damage was estimated at $25,000. Many homes in Moore suffered roof and structural damage, including parts of walls blown off the second story of one house. Ten blocks of power poles were downed along Santa Fe south of 4th on the Moore/Oklahoma City line. Sign and tree damage throughout Oklahoma and northern Cleveland Counties was too extensive to list. Over 200 trees were twisted or uprooted at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds alone. Only two known injuries were attributed to the storm as it moved through the metro area. An elderly couple driving on Santa Fe south of 4th Street in Moore (Cleveland County) was injured by a falling utility pole. Both were treated and released by a local hospital. Elsewhere in central Oklahoma, severe thunderstorm winds in Pottawatomie County downed two-inch limbs in Pink and felled numerous trees and power lines in Tecumseh. In Shawnee, also in Pottawatomie County, winds estimated at 70 mph downed many limbs up to three inches. Severe thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 mph in northern Hennessey in Kingfisher County uprooted or snapped numerous 14 to 20-inch trees and power lines. Several residential and business roofs were damaged or removed. Glass windows and doors were broken throughout town. The Co-op also sustained damage to a nurse tank when a power pole fell on it. One large tree fell onto a mobile home, and another mobile home was blown over. One woman was injured when part of the wall of her apartment complex caved in. Severe thunderstorm winds downed two-inch limbs five miles west of Meeker and in Prague in Lincoln County. In Cleveland County three miles south of Stella, an 18-inch tree was downed, and numerous trees and limbs were downed in Norman. In Payne County large limbs and three trees were downed in Stillwater, and limbs up to four inches were snapped in Atwood in Hughes County. In Seminole County 1,500 residents of Seminole lost power due to trees blown over onto power lines. In northern Oklahoma severe thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 mph removed shingles and downed two-inch limbs five miles south of Wakita in Grant County. The roof and walls were blown out of a large metal machine shed 15 miles west of Medford in Grant County. In Harper County, two-inch limbs were downed in Buffalo and one-foot limbs were downed in Laverne. One-foot tree limbs were also downed in Arnett in Ellis County. In Woodward County numerous six-inch limbs were downed and the roof of a nursing home was partially blown off in Mooreland. In Woodward large trees were downed by winds clocked as high as 65 mph at the Woodward Airport. In Major County large trees and limbs were downed in Fairview, and in Noble County trees were uprooted and limbs were snapped in Perry and Morrison. In western Oklahoma one-foot tree limbs were downed in Sayre in Beckham County. In Washita County utility poles were downed and limbs and debris literally covered the streets of Colony. In Custer County in Fay two-inch limbs were downed. In Hydro on the Blaine/Caddo County line, eight utility poles were downed, trees were split, a peanut truck was overturned, the roof was blown off a shed, and a barn was destroyed. Elsewhere in Blaine County, two-inch tree limbs were downed in Watonga and six miles south of Canton. In Okeene winds estimated at 80 mph caused significant damage. A camper was thrown on its side and severely damaged, a church steeple was toppled, the roof was blown off a house, a large tree was uprooted, a carport was destroyed, and 16 utility poles were broken. Severe thunderstorm winds were also reported in southern Oklahoma. In Cotton County windows were blown out of a toll booth on Interstate 44 five miles west of Walters, and a two-foot tree was uprooted and 15 utility poles were downed in Devol. In Tillman County in Frederick the roof was blown off a vacant motel, windows were blown out of storefronts, and signs were blown down. In the immediate vicinity of Frederick a mobile home was destroyed, the roof was blown off a barn, trees were uprooted, and more than 70 utility poles were downed including 50 that were snapped off at the ground. At the Frederick Airport two airplanes and two hangars suffered an estimated $30,000 damage. Elsewhere in Tillman County, two-inch limbs were downed in Grandfield. In Comanche County 23 utility poles were blown down in Indiahoma and Chattanooga, and in Kiowa County 21 poles were downed in Snyder. Five miles west of Hobart in Kiowa County a barn was destroyed by the strong winds. Trees, signs, power lines, and light poles were blown down in Pauls Valley in Garvin County and in Davis in Murray County. Severe thunderstorm winds downed limbs up to four inches in Tupelo in Coal County, and a one-foot tree limb was blown down onto a road one mile west of Wardville in Atoka County. The three tornados occurred from a single storm, mainly in Cotton County, around mid-evening on the 23rd. The first tornado was spotted on the Cotton/Comanche County line 10 miles north-northwest of Cookietown (which is eight miles southeast of Faxon). The tornado was on the ground for two minutes and moved little during that time. The second tornado occurred six miles north-northwest of Cookietown and lasted for one minute. The third tornado was spotted seven miles south of Walters. None of the tornados resulted in damage and all three were rated as F0. Three-inch hail also fell with this same storm in Cotton County five miles west of Walters on Interstate 44. Lightning struck and ignited the roof of a house in Weatherford in Custer County. Damage was estimated at $28,000. In Comanche County lightning struck and set fire to a house in Lawton at 2340CST, resulting in $45,000 damage. A second house in Lawton was struck by lightning from a later storm (at 0100CST on the 24th), resulting in $10,000 damage. In Duncan in Stephens County lightning struck, ignited, and completely destroyed a house and its contents valued at $92,000.

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Tornado Report Description: A tornado left about a two mile path of damage across York Road, south of Hereford, east toward the town of Monkton. At one farm 15 trees of various types were snapped and uprooted. One spruce fell into the living room of the farmhouse and separated the wrap-around porch from the main house. At the next farm, a tree fell on a car with a woman inside. It smashed the windshield but she was unharmed. Fences were blown down like toothpicks and an estimated 50 trees were lost. Across York Road, a tree fell on a house damaging the attic and a bedroom. Rain caused some additional damage inside the home. Another home closer to Monkton had heavy tree damage around it. About 800 homes lost power in the Monkton area.