Storm reports for April 6, 2016

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On April 6, 2016, 27 hail, 60 damaging-wind and 15 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Bartow County, GA.

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 (27)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.8 million in property damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (110 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Calhoun County, GA (near Moye) · Tornado EF2 · $150,000 · 5 injuries
  “The combination of dual-polarization radar data and the damage survey show that the tornado initially touched down very close to the Clay/Randolph County line west of US Highway 27. The tornado then continued on a continuous path for nearly 16 miles across much of northwestern Calhoun County.”
• Hall County, GA (near Flowery Branch) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $3 million
  “A National Weather Service survey team found a 4.6 mile long, 0.5 mile wide, path of thunderstorm wind damage stretching from around the Old Federal Road Park on the shores of Lake Lanier northeast to the area around Mundy Mill Road and Millside Parkway northeast of Oakwood.”
• Bartow County, GA (near Oakland) · Hail 1.75″ · $670,000
  “A truck driver on I-75 at exit 288 reported hail as big as golf balls.”
• Lexington County, SC (near Syrup) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $250,000
  “Straight Line Winds produced a damage path which began along Indian Summer Point and Libby Ariail Court along the north shore of Lake Murray. Several pine trees were uprooted or snapped landing on the roofs of a couple of homes. This resulted in significant damage to a covered porch on one home.”
• Forsyth County, GA (near Dunn) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “A National Weather Service survey team found a 3.5 mile long, 0.5 mile wide, path of thunderstorm wind damage from just north of Cumming around Mountain Side Drive northeast to near Coal Mountain around Spot Road and Blackburn Drive.”
• Pasco County, FL (near Jasmine Estates) · Tornado EF0 · $100,000
  “A NWS Survery crew found 25 homes that sustained damage mainly to pool cages, roofs, garages and carports. Numerous tree limbs were snapped at the top of the trees with a few being uprooted. A few business signs in the area were damaged or destroyed.”

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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