Storm reports for April 26, 2016

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On April 26, 2016, 322 hail, 312 damaging-wind and 43 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 5.00″ (softball size) in Marshall County, KS. Tornadoes killed 1.

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 (322)

Showing the 300 largest of 322.

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $6 million in property damage, $1.1 million in crop damage, 7 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (681 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Harris County, TX (near Houston Hooks Arpt) · Tornado EF0 · $200,000 · 1 death
  “NWS surveyed storm damage in the Willow Creek area. A west-northwest to east-southeast damage path was found just less than a half mile long. Numerous large trees were uprooted, several onto homes. An elderly woman died with a large tree crashed into her mobile home.”
• Grayson County, TX (near Howe) · Tornado EF0 · $450,000 · 5 injuries
  “A National Weather Service damage survey team determined a tornado produced EF-0 and EF-1 damage to several homes, businesses, and one school on the evening of April 26th. The tornado occurred in Howe, just south of the Sherman city limits, beginning on the west side of US 75.”
• Taney County, MO (near Hollister) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “Several trees were blown down near downtown Hollister and near the College of the Ozarks. Two homes sustained significant damage from falling trees. Survey crews estimated the winds around 75 mph.”
• Jasper County, TX (near Browndale) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000 · 1 injury
  “Lake Rayburn Fire Department extracted an individual that was pinned in bed by a fallen pine tree. The person was transported to a nearby hospital. The Jasper AWOS also reported a wind gust of 54 MPH when the line of storms passed.”
• Montgomery County, KS (near Coffeyville) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $500,000
  “This was a delayed report of significant property damage to the residential and business district areas of Coffeyville. Numerous large trees were uprooted/damaged. Power lines and power poles were blown down and at the time of the report remained down.”
• Thayer County, NE (near Deshler) · Hail 2.50″ · $500,000
  “Hail ranging from quarter to tennis ball size was reported along this path, with the largest stones in Deshler itself.”

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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