Storm reports for April 18, 2016

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On April 18, 2016, 3 hail, 3 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 1 state. The largest hail reported was 1.25″ (half dollar size) in Jim Wells County, TX.

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 (3)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $15,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (6 events in 1 state). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jim Wells County, TX (near Alice Southwest Arpt) · Hail 1.25″ · $10,000
  “Public reported half dollar sized hail near Alice.”
• Cameron County, TX (near Brownsville) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $5,000
  “Brownsville Police Department reported three electrical poles down along U.S. Highway 281.”
• Cameron County, TX (near (Hrl)Rio Grande Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Harlingen Police Department reported power lines down at 809 West Hanson, 1307 North Ann Street, 1506 South G Street, 629 North 13th Street, the intersections of Tyler and L, 25th and Rio Hondo Road, and Grimes and Morgan.”
• Duval County, TX (near Benavides) · Hail 1.00″
  “Public reported hail up to the size of quarters in Benavides. Most of the hail was the size of pennies.”

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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