Storm reports for April 2, 2016

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On April 2, 2016, 7 hail, 18 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in New Castle County, DE.

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 (7)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $617,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (26 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Queen Anne's County, MD (near Hayden) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $600,000
  “Two of four chicken houses located on a farm at 710 Brick School House Road in Centreville were damaged when thunderstorm winds swept through the region during the late evening hours on April 2nd.”
• Dorchester County, MD (near Church Creek) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Roofing was ripped off of the Church Creek Post Office. Also, several trees were downed. Trees were also down near Hurlock.”
• Sussex County, DE (near Bridgeville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorms associated with a strong cold front moving across the area during the late evening hours on the 2nd produced wind gusts strong enough to blow out the front windows of a grocery store in Bridgeville.”
• Cumberland County, NJ (near Shiloh) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph
  “A microburst wind event moved through Bridgeton and Hopewell Townships east of Shiloh during the late evening hours on April 2nd. Damage began on Shoemaker Lane at the intersection of Barretts Run Road in Hopewell.”
• Somerset County, NJ (near Raritan) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph
  “A microburst produced wind gusts up to 65 MPH, causing sporadic damage along a line from Raritan southeast through southern Manville, ending in Franklin Township northeast of Blackwells Mills. Saint Ann school in Raritan experienced some roof damage, and two commercial dumpsters were blown over.”
• Cape May County, NJ (near South Dennis) · Thunderstorm wind 71 mph
  “Thunderstorms associated with a strong cold front moving across the area during the early morning hours on the 3rd produced a measured wind gust of 71 MPH in Dennisville at 0020EST. Numerous trees were blown down, with roofing shingles blown off many homes.”

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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