Storm reports for July 16, 2010

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On July 16, 2010, 28 hail, 124 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Leavenworth County, KS.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (28)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1 million in property damage, $62,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (154 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Randolph County, NC (near Seagrove) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000 · 1 injury
  “Severe thunderstorm winds injured a potter, broke pottery and damaged tents at an outdoor pottery festival. The injured person was treated at Randolph Hospital after receiving eight sutures in the back of her head. A tree was also blown down on Yow Drive, one block from the festival.”
• Rankin County, MS (near Flowood) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $300,000
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down along with numerous limbs. Four homes were heavily damaged by downed trees. A gas line was also damaged by fallen trees.”
• Lawrence County, KY (near Louisa) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
  “Several trees were blown down in the city. Roads were blocked and power lines were knocked down. Electricity was interrupted for most of the town.”
• Worcester County, MA (near Templeton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $75,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and large limbs in Templeton, Gardner, and Hubbardston.”
• Rankin County, MS (near Brandon) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $50,000
  “Several trees were blown down. One home had some roof damage from a fallen tree. A boat was also blown off a trailer.”
• Capitol Planning Region, CT (near (Bdl)Bradly Fld Wnds) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed numerous large trees and wires in Windsor Locks. Several large trees and limbs were downed in Windsor, including one tree on a house. Large limbs were downed in the Hazardville section of Enfield.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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