Storm reports for March 26, 2016

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On March 26, 2016, 13 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Polk County, FL.

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 (13)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $72,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (20 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Osceola County, FL (near Intercession City) · Hail 1.50″ · $50,000
  “A long lasting severe thunderstorm moved from Polk County into northwest Osceola County and dropped hail between quarter and golf ball size for over 10 minutes. The hail piled up to over a foot deep at the peak of the storm in portions of Poinciana.”
• Tillman County, OK (near Davidson) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “Twenty powerpoles were snapped in half. Time was estimated from radar.”
• Osceola County, FL (near South Port) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Public reports indicated roof damage to manufactured homes within the Cypress Cove Nudist Resort in Poinciana. About a mile southwest of Cypress Cove, roofing material lifted off homes, scattered pine trees were downed or leaning significantly and numerous fence panels were scattered about.”
• Polk County, FL (near Davenport) · Thunderstorm wind 46 mph · $2,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts destroyed a shed and pushed in storm doors on a house, twisting the hinges off.”
• Screven County, GA (near Capitolo) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph
  “Screven County dispatch reported multiple trees down along Halcyondale Road.”
• Screven County, GA (near Capitolo) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “Screven County dispatch reported a residential structure roof collapse on Captola Road near Wagon Road. No injuries were reported.”

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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