{"id":3483,"date":"2016-03-19T10:49:27","date_gmt":"2016-03-19T10:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/?p=3483"},"modified":"2016-03-19T10:49:27","modified_gmt":"2016-03-19T10:49:27","slug":"2015-severe-thunderstorm-wind-hail-and-tornado-reports-for-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/weather-articles\/2015-severe-thunderstorm-wind-hail-and-tornado-reports-for-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Severe Thunderstorm Wind, Hail, and Tornado Reports for United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3484\" style=\"width: 473px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3484\" class=\" wp-image-3484\" src=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_4560.jpg\" alt=\"Total severe thunderstorm wind, hail, and tornado reports for 2015\" width=\"463\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_4560.jpg 959w, https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_4560-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_4560-768x494.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Severe thunderstorm wind, hail, and tornado report totals for 2015 (click to enlarge)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>All severe thunderstorm wind, hail, and tornado events reported by National Weather Service forecast offices in 2015:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Hail Total 9,376<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Less than 2 inches: 8,669<\/li>\n<li>Greater than 2 inches: 707<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Severe Thunderstorm Wind Total: 13,974<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Less than 75 mph (65 kts): ?13,114<\/li>\n<li>Greater than 75 mph(65 kts): 860<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Tornadoes: 1,177<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>EF0\/U: 696<\/li>\n<li>EF1: 396<\/li>\n<li>EF2: 64<\/li>\n<li>EF3: 18<\/li>\n<li>EF4: 3<\/li>\n<li>EF5: 0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Overall Total Reported Events: 24,527<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"How tornadoes form\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/basic-meteorology\/how-tornadoes-form\">How tornadoes form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Facts about tornadoes\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/basic-meteorology\/tornado-facts\">Tornado facts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"tornado safety\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/weather-articles\/tornado-safety\/\">Tornado Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/basic-meteorology\/understanding-hail\/\">Understanding Hail<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Lightning Safety\" 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href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/weather-glossary\/criteria-for-a-severe-thunderstorm-warning\">Criteria for a severe thunderstorm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Difference between a flood and flash flood\" href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/basic-meteorology\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-flash-flood-and-a-flood\/\">Difference between flood and flash flood<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ialert.com\/blog\/weather-articles\/understanding-national-weather-service-severe-weather-outlooks\/\">Understanding the NWS Severe Weather Outlook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All severe thunderstorm wind, hail, and tornado events reported by National Weather Service forecast offices in 2015: Hail Total 9,376 Less than 2 inches: 8,669 Greater than 2 inches: 707 Severe Thunderstorm Wind Total: 13,974 Less than 75 mph (65 kts): ?13,114 Greater &hellip;<span class=\"more\"> <a 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