Storm reports for November 16, 2015

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On November 16, 2015, 53 hail, 67 damaging-wind and 43 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Swisher County, TX.

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 (53)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.6 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (177 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Denton County, TX (near Corinth) · Tornado EF1 · $500,000
  “A National Weather Service storm survey team found evidence of a narrow, yet long tornado in the Hickory Creek and Corinth areas of Denton County. As the tornado began near the Steeplechase North subdivision, several homes suffered minor roof damage as well as garage door damage.”
• Tarrant County, TX (near Keller) · Tornado EF0 · $210,000
  “A National Weather Service storm survey team found evidence of a brief tornado which affected several houses near Rapp Road and Rufe Snow Drive in Keller. The damage was concentrated along a 30 to 50 yard path and included several trees which were blown down.”
• Grimes County, TX (near Carlos) · Tornado EF1 · $200,000
  “This EF-1 tornado produced a damage path that started three miles west of Carlos near Route 30 with damage to trees and structures along Ada Oaks Lane.”
• McIntosh County, OK (near Shady Grove) · Tornado EF1 · $150,000
  “This tornado damaged the roofs of several homes, destroyed a chicken house, destroyed a number of outbuildings, and snapped or uprooted trees. Based on this damage, estimated maximum wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph.”
• Lubbock County, TX (near Lubbock) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “A severe downburst traveled from near 63rd Street and Elgin Avenue in northwest Lubbock to the Lubbock International Airport. A NWS storm survey team estimated winds of 80 mph in northwest Lubbock where some trees were uprooted and multiple power lines and/or poles were downed.”
• Denton County, TX (near Little Elm) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds tossed boats from their trailers at the Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club on Lewisville Lake in Little Elm.”

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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