Storm reports for February 2, 2016

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On February 2, 2016, 2 hail, 22 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Rankin County, MS.

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 (2)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.3 million in property damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (36 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Crockett County, TN (near Cross Rd) · Tornado EF1 · $150,000 · 1 injury
  “The tornado snapped or uprooted several trees southwest of, and at the Crockett County Golf Club. It caused roof damage to a mobile home and a permanent structure just south of Highway 412. Two tractor trailers were overturned on Highway 412, with one driver injured.”
• Pickens County, AL (near Dancy) · Tornado EF2 · 1 injury
  “National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Pickens County and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-2 tornado. Maximum winds were estimated to be around 135 mph.”
• Lauderdale County, MS (near Schamberville) · Tornado EF2 · $1.4 million
  “The tornado began southwest of Collinsville near Honeysuckle Drive. It caused damage to numerous homes in this subdivision, mainly to roofs. The tornado then tracked northeast through other subdivisions along Magnolia Road, again causing roof damage that ranged from minor shingle damage to roofs…”
• Kemper County, MS (near Carters) · Tornado EF2 · $250,000
  “This tornado touched down and crossed Graham Road and downed several trees. The tornado then tracked through a wooded area and crossed Highway 16 on the west side of Scooba. Here more trees were snapped or uprooted along with a few power poles that were pushed over.”
• Noxubee County, MS (near Shuqualak) · Tornado EF1 · $170,000
  “This tornado started in town and was on the weak side as a few trees were uprooted and some limbs broken. More trees were snapped as it crossed the rail road tracks and it peaked in intensity as it crossed Highway 145. Here along Highway 145, numerous trees were snapped and uprooted.”
• Newton County, MS (near Calhoun) · Tornado EF1 · $120,000
  “This tornado touched down just west of Highway 15 and tracked northeast across Highway 15 and Highway 504 damaging two homes and a mobile home. The tornado continued northeast across Shelby Road and Garvin Road, damaging the roof of a home and destroying two chicken houses.”

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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