Storm reports for March 14, 2016

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On March 14, 2016, 32 hail, 9 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Greenville County, SC.

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 (32)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $515,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (46 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Montgomery County, OH (near Brookville Rasor Arp) · Tornado EF1 · $250,000
  “The tornado first touched down along Arlington Road just south of Potato Ridge Road where there was light damage to hardwood trees consistent with EF0 strength winds.”
• Darke County, OH (near Arcanum) · Tornado EF1 · $75,000
  “Damage was first observed along Grubbs-Rex Road. A large garage had one of its doors partially pushed inward. The most significant damage occurred at a property located south of Dull Road. A horse stable at the southern end of the property was almost completely destroyed.”
• Miami County, OH (near Potsdam) · Tornado EF0 · $75,000
  “The first evidence of damage occurred at a property on Hall Road. A few shingles were damaged on the house and one tree had a large limb broken off. A more concentrated area of damage occurred along and east of Stauffer Road, just north of the intersection with Coppock Road.”
• Preble County, OH (near Kitson Corners) · Tornado EF1 · $60,000
  “Damage was first observed northwest of Wheatville along State Route 122 between Quaker Trace Road and Yost Road. This is believed to be where the tornado first touched down.”
• Pickens County, SC (near Pickens) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $30,000
  “Public, HAM Radio operator, and county comms reported wind damage from the city of Pickens east through the Dacusville area. Some exterior damage occurred to a building on W Main St in Pickens, including part of a tin roof that was peeled off.”
• Darke County, OH (near Pitsburg) · Tornado EF0 · $20,000
  “The first evidence of damage occurred north of Stocker Road just east of the intersection with Schnorf-Jones Road. A few trees were downed in this location with some light debris noted along the tree line about 350 feet north of Stocker Road.||Additional damage was noted at a residence on the…”

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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