Storm reports for April 14, 2016

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On April 14, 2016, 17 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Lincoln County, MS.

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 (17)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $33,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (24 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lawrence County, MS (near Topeka) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $12,000
  “Several trees were blown down or uprooted, along with a few power lines downed along the south side of Topeka.”
• Jones County, MS (near Ellisville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $12,000
  “Scattered trees and power lines were blown down across the county.”
• Lincoln County, MS (near Brookhaven) · Hail 1.75″ · $5,000
  “A swath of hail occurred across central Lincoln County. Golf ball sized hail fell at the intersection of Highways 84 and 51 just south-southwest of Brookhaven. Ping pong sized hail fell just east of the I-55 and Highway 84 intersection south-southeast of Brookhaven.”
• Polk County, FL (near Haines City) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “A local amateur radio operator reported a telephone pole blown over in Haines City.”
• Tensas Parish, LA (near Newellton) · Hail 1.25″ · $2,000
  “Quarter sized hail fell at the Tensas State Bank. Half dollar sized hail fell along Hillcrest Drive.”
• Fremont County, WY (near Milford) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “An automated sensor along the North Fork of the Popo Agie River had a peak wind of 64 mph at 1225MST. This gust was followed at 1228MST by a 62 mph gust at the ASOS at Lander Hunt Field.”

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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