Storm reports for March 27, 2016

On March 27, 2016, 82 hail, 22 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 6 states.

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22damaging-wind reports

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1.75″largest hail reported

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On March 27, 2016, 82 hail, 22 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Weakley County, TN.

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

State	Hail	Wind	Tornado	Largest hail
IN	53	8	0	1.75″
OH	14	12	0	1.00″
KY	3	2	3	1.00″
IL	7	0	0	1.50″
TN	3	0	1	1.75″
MI	2	0	0	1.00″

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
Bluffton, IN	10,556	1.75″
Indianapolis, IN	891,484	1.50″
Fort Wayne, IN	273,203	1.50″
Greenwood, IN	68,175	1.50″
Beech Grove, IN	14,566	1.50″
Huntertown, IN	11,481	1.50″
Lawrenceville, IL	4,315	1.50″
Ossian, IN	3,438	1.25″
Brooklyn, IN	2,595	1.25″
Bloomington, IN	79,986	1.00″
Lawrence, IN	49,817	1.00″
Franklin, IN	26,158	1.00″
Perrysburg, OH	25,313	1.00″
Oregon, OH	19,726	1.00″
Sylvania, OH	19,102	1.00″
Maumee, OH	13,625	1.00″
Decatur, IN	10,072	1.00″
Mooresville, IN	10,027	1.00″
Elwood, IN	8,495	1.00″
Cumberland, IN	7,211	1.00″
Rossford, OH	6,353	1.00″
Whiteland, IN	5,511	1.00″
Northwood, OH	5,222	1.00″
Ottawa Hills, OH	4,800	1.00″
Paulding, OH	3,532	1.00″

Hail reports (82)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
21:15	1.75″	Weakley County, TN
22:35	1.75″	Wells County, IN
00:01	1.75″	Orange County, IN
22:13	1.50″	Huntington County, IN
22:13	1.50″	Huntington County, IN
22:15	1.50″	Huntington County, IN
22:30	1.50″	Lawrence County, IL
22:50	1.50″	Allen County, IN
00:29	1.50″	Randolph County, IN
00:34	1.50″	Marion County, IN
00:39	1.50″	Marion County, IN
22:38	1.25″	Wells County, IN
22:40	1.25″	Wells County, IN
23:47	1.25″	Dubois County, IN
00:05	1.25″	Morgan County, IN
00:30	1.25″	Marion County, IN
21:10	1.00″	Gibson County, TN
21:15	1.00″	Johnson County, IL
21:15	1.00″	Gibson County, TN
21:25	1.00″	Graves County, KY
21:45	1.00″	Marion County, IN
21:56	1.00″	Hamilton County, IN
22:18	1.00″	Madison County, IN
22:20	1.00″	Huntington County, IN
22:30	1.00″	Lawrence County, IL
22:43	1.00″	Wells County, IN
22:45	1.00″	Allen County, IN
22:57	1.00″	Allen County, IN
23:00	1.00″	Adams County, IN
23:30	1.00″	Williams County, OH
23:30	1.00″	Allen County, IN
23:40	1.00″	Paulding County, OH
23:40	1.00″	Morgan County, IN
00:02	1.00″	Morgan County, IN
00:03	1.00″	Orange County, IN
00:03	1.00″	Orange County, IN
00:10	1.00″	Morgan County, IN
00:18	1.00″	Monroe County, IN
00:24	1.00″	Randolph County, IN
00:29	1.00″	Marion County, IN
00:35	1.00″	Marion County, IN
00:36	1.00″	Marion County, IN
00:42	1.00″	Henry County, OH
00:50	1.00″	Wood County, OH
00:50	1.00″	Johnson County, IN
00:55	1.00″	Lucas County, OH
00:55	1.00″	Monroe County, MI
00:55	1.00″	Wood County, OH
01:00	1.00″	Hancock County, IN
01:06	1.00″	Wood County, OH
21:45	0.88″	Hamilton County, IN
22:10	0.88″	Muhlenberg County, KY
22:19	0.88″	Grant County, IN
22:27	0.88″	Muhlenberg County, KY
22:54	0.88″	Allen County, IN
23:13	0.88″	Madison County, IN
23:16	0.88″	Knox County, IN
00:10	0.88″	Monroe County, IN
00:15	0.88″	Henry County, OH
00:20	0.88″	Henry County, OH
00:38	0.88″	Paulding County, OH
00:40	0.88″	Henry County, OH
00:58	0.88″	Wood County, OH
01:18	0.88″	Wood County, OH
20:35	0.75″	Pulaski County, IL
20:48	0.75″	Williamson County, IL
21:37	0.75″	Marion County, IN
21:48	0.75″	Hamilton County, IN
21:49	0.75″	Grant County, IN
21:50	0.75″	Saline County, IL
22:08	0.75″	Grant County, IN
22:25	0.75″	Allen County, IN
22:25	0.75″	Whitley County, IN
22:30	0.75″	Lawrence County, IL
22:55	0.75″	Allen County, IN
23:15	0.75″	Allen County, IN
23:15	0.75″	DeKalb County, IN
23:49	0.75″	Putnam County, IN
00:23	0.75″	Crawford County, IN
00:23	0.75″	Monroe County, IN
00:52	0.75″	Lucas County, OH
01:05	0.75″	Monroe County, MI

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.2 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (109 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Property damage
Christian County, KY	3	$1 million
Hardin County, KY	2	$60,000
Logan County, OH	5	$25,000
Benton County, TN	1	$25,000
Hardin County, OH	1	$20,000
Preble County, OH	2	$11,000
Clark County, IN	1	$5,000
Orange County, IN	1	$5,000
Champaign County, OH	1	$4,000
Muhlenberg County, KY	1	$3,000
Greene County, IN	2	$2,000
Fayette County, IN	1	$1,000

What the National Weather Service wrote

Christian County, KY (near Hawkins) · Tornado EF2 · $1 million
“This EF-2 tornado touched down just east of the Trigg County line, then moved east-northeast across Highway 91. The tornado continued east-northeast across the Pennyrile Parkway just south of Crofton. The average path width was 100 yards.”
Hardin County, KY (near Rineyville) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
“There was a public report of shingle and roof damage to several residences just north of Rineyville.”
Benton County, TN (near Gismonda) · Tornado EF1 · $25,000
“A tornado touched down several miles south of Camden in Benton County. The tornado track was intermittent, with two primary areas of damage. The first area was south of the Old Natchez Trace Trail, from Douglas Drive to Douglas Lane.”
Hardin County, OH (near Kenton Hardin Co Arp) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $20,000
“Part of a factory roof was peeled off and tractor trailers and campers were blown over. The side of a hangar at Hardin County Airport was also blown in.”
Preble County, OH (near West Sonora) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $10,000
“A roof was blown off of a garage located on Rockridge Road. A neighboring house sustained wind damage and a pole barn was destroyed.”
Hardin County, KY (near Vine Grove) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
“An off-duty NWS employee reported shingle damage to homes around the area.”

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.

NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for March 27, 2016

National Weather Service survey teams mapped 4 tornado paths from this storm day (1 EF2, 1 EF1, 2 EF0), 26 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.

Rating	Peak wind	Path length	Max width	Deaths / injuries	On the ground	Surveyed by
EF2	115 mph	15.7 mi	100 yd	0 / 0	18:00–18:21 UTC	NWS Paducah
EF1	90 mph	2.0 mi	100 yd	0 / 0	22:24–22:29 UTC	NWS Memphis
EF0	74 mph	5.1 mi	50 yd	0 / 0	18:35–18:40 UTC	NWS Paducah
EF0	80 mph	3.4 mi	75 yd	0 / 0	18:11–18:17 UTC	NWS Paducah

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.

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