Storm reports for April 24, 2016

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On April 24, 2016, 89 hail, 18 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Saline 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 (89)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.1 million in property damage, $750,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (112 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Republic County, KS (near Belleville) · Tornado EF1 · 2 injuries
  “Survey revealed that the initial tornado touchdown occurred around 650pm CDT just north of Belleville. The tornado then moved northeast and produced sporadic damage in rural areas of Republic County.”
• Nueces County, TX (near La Rose) · Hail 2.75″ · $250,000
  “Spotter sent in photo of hail up to the size of baseballs west of Calallen near County Road 75 and Farm to Market Road 624.”
• Nueces County, TX (near La Rose) · Hail 2.25″ · $250,000
  “Billiard ball sized hail occurred 5 miles south to southwest of Edroy. There was an extended period of hail ranging in size from quarter to golf ball.”
• San Patricio County, TX (near San Patricio) · Hail 2.50″ · $150,000
  “Photo sent by public to local media showed tennis ball sized hail occurred in the community of San Patricio.”
• Galveston County, TX (near League City S S Arpt) · Tornado EF0 · $100,000
  “An EF-0 tornado produced intermittent damage that began southwest of a Cabelas parking lot then continued east across Interstate 45 and then on toward the NE across a Candlewood Suites hotel and an assisted living center.”
• Nuckolls County, NE (near Superior) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “Several reports of ping pong ball to golf ball size hail from Superior to 3 miles east of town, including social media photos.”

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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