Storm reports for March 30, 2016

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On March 30, 2016, 112 hail, 24 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Butler County, KS.

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 (112)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.4 million in property damage and 8 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (147 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Tulsa County, OK (near Tul Downtown Arpk) · Tornado EF2 · $2 million · 7 injuries
  “This is the second segment of a three segment tornado. In Tulsa County, the tornado moved east-northeast, roughly along E 46th Street N to the west of Highway 75. It damaged more than 300 homes, and thirteen churches and businesses. Seven people were injured in north Tulsa.”
• Chicot County, AR (near Dermott) · Tornado EF1 · $110,000 · 1 injury
  “The entire path of this tornado was within a mile of the path of the tornado which occurred on the evening of March 13th. The tornado began on the west side of Dermott just south of W Gaines St, where much of the roof was removed from a home and the carport was blown away.”
• Rogers County, OK (near Claremore) · Tornado EF2 · $1 million
  “This tornado damaged numerous homes east of Highway 66 and west of I-44. Some of the worst damage in the path occurred in a housing area near Highway 88 where several homes received severe damage to their roofs and wall structures. Several vehicles were rolled.”
• Rogers County, OK (near Catoosa) · Tornado EF1 · $750,000
  “This is the third segment of a three segment tornado. In Rogers County, the tornado moved east-northeast passing across the northern portion of the Patriot Golf Club and Stone Canyon housing subdivisions. Numerous homes were damaged in this area, some severely.”
• Chicot County, AR (near Hudspeth) · Tornado EF1 · $150,000
  “This tornado began just east of US Highway 165 and north of Gibson Rd where a 120 ft tall radio antenna was blown over. The tornado continued north paralleling Highway 165.”
• Osage County, OK (near Tulsa) · Tornado EF1 · $75,000
  “This is the first segment of a three segment tornado. In Osage County, this tornado severely damaged the roof of a home, destroyed several outbuildings, destroyed farm equipment, and snapped or uprooted numerous trees.”

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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