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Storm reports for April 28, 2016
On April 28, 2016, 126 hail, 14 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 12 states.
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On April 28, 2016, 126 hail, 14 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Taylor County, WV.
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
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 38 | 2 | 1 | 2.00″ |
| WV | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2.75″ |
| NC | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| OH | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2.50″ |
| VA | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2.50″ |
| AR | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| IN | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| SC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| OK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| NM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| UT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25″ |
| KS | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Cities with hail reported within 5 miles
| City | Population | Largest report |
|---|---|---|
| Grafton, WV | 4,575 | 2.75″ |
| Belton, TX | 25,635 | 2.00″ |
| Nolanville, TX | 7,395 | 2.00″ |
| Logan, OH | 7,142 | 2.00″ |
| De Queen, AR | 6,069 | 2.00″ |
| Dumas, TX | 14,834 | 1.75″ |
| Borger, TX | 11,892 | 1.75″ |
| South Boston, VA | 7,795 | 1.75″ |
| Rushville, IN | 6,208 | 1.75″ |
| Morgan's Point Resort, TX | 4,771 | 1.75″ |
| Nelsonville, OH | 4,555 | 1.25″ |
| North Charleston, SC | 126,005 | 1.00″ |
| Portsmouth, VA | 96,482 | 1.00″ |
| Xenia, OH | 26,067 | 1.00″ |
| Rolesville, NC | 11,854 | 1.00″ |
| Summerfield, NC | 11,333 | 1.00″ |
| Angier, NC | 8,284 | 1.00″ |
| Bellbrook, OH | 7,532 | 1.00″ |
| Jackson, OH | 6,226 | 1.00″ |
| Mocksville, NC | 6,224 | 1.00″ |
| Lillington, NC | 4,848 | 1.00″ |
| Prescott, AR | 2,970 | 1.00″ |
| Kettering, OH | 57,028 | 0.88″ |
| Summerville, SC | 52,625 | 0.88″ |
| Centerville, OH | 26,311 | 0.88″ |
Hail reports (126)
| Time (UTC) | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 21:55 | 2.75″ | Taylor County, WV |
| 21:25 | 2.50″ | Halifax County, VA |
| 21:45 | 2.50″ | Athens County, OH |
| 21:52 | 2.50″ | Taylor County, WV |
| 20:55 | 2.00″ | Hocking County, OH |
| 22:14 | 2.00″ | Floyd County, TX |
| 22:26 | 2.00″ | Wood County, WV |
| 22:30 | 2.00″ | Alamance County, NC |
| 22:45 | 2.00″ | Wirt County, WV |
| 23:30 | 2.00″ | Hyde County, NC |
| 01:29 | 2.00″ | Ochiltree County, TX |
| 01:52 | 2.00″ | Bell County, TX |
| 08:34 | 2.00″ | Little River County, AR |
| 09:20 | 2.00″ | Sevier County, AR |
| 19:26 | 1.75″ | Stokes County, NC |
| 19:50 | 1.75″ | Rush County, IN |
| 20:37 | 1.75″ | Stokes County, NC |
| 20:59 | 1.75″ | Hocking County, OH |
| 21:00 | 1.75″ | Orange County, NC |
| 21:24 | 1.75″ | Floyd County, TX |
| 21:25 | 1.75″ | Halifax County, VA |
| 22:08 | 1.75″ | Briscoe County, TX |
| 22:10 | 1.75″ | Taylor County, WV |
| 22:11 | 1.75″ | Hall County, TX |
| 22:15 | 1.75″ | Taylor County, WV |
| 22:23 | 1.75″ | Hartley County, TX |
| 22:40 | 1.75″ | Wood County, WV |
| 23:00 | 1.75″ | Sampson County, NC |
| 23:19 | 1.75″ | Moore County, TX |
| 00:26 | 1.75″ | Harmon County, OK |
| 00:33 | 1.75″ | Hutchinson County, TX |
| 00:37 | 1.75″ | Hutchinson County, TX |
| 01:08 | 1.75″ | Hutchinson County, TX |
| 01:30 | 1.75″ | Hutchinson County, TX |
| 02:15 | 1.75″ | Bell County, TX |
| 02:34 | 1.75″ | Roberts County, TX |
| 08:34 | 1.75″ | Little River County, AR |
| 09:21 | 1.75″ | Sevier County, AR |
| 20:18 | 1.50″ | Pittsylvania County, VA |
| 20:35 | 1.50″ | Iredell County, NC |
| 20:53 | 1.50″ | Hocking County, OH |
| 20:53 | 1.50″ | Dearborn County, IN |
| 21:50 | 1.50″ | Taylor County, WV |
| 21:53 | 1.50″ | Taylor County, WV |
| 22:10 | 1.50″ | Taylor County, WV |
| 22:20 | 1.50″ | Wood County, WV |
| 23:27 | 1.50″ | Duplin County, NC |
| 23:36 | 1.50″ | Moore County, TX |
| 08:12 | 1.50″ | Marshall County, OK |
| 21:10 | 1.25″ | Randolph County, WV |
| 21:15 | 1.25″ | Rockingham County, NC |
| 21:18 | 1.25″ | Randolph County, WV |
| 21:25 | 1.25″ | Athens County, OH |
| 22:10 | 1.25″ | Preston County, WV |
| 00:13 | 1.25″ | Potter County, TX |
| 00:59 | 1.25″ | Hutchinson County, TX |
| 01:49 | 1.25″ | Bell County, TX |
| 02:10 | 1.25″ | Bell County, TX |
| 02:39 | 1.25″ | Roberts County, TX |
| 07:30 | 1.25″ | Pontotoc County, OK |
| 19:01 | 1.00″ | Jackson County, WV |
| 19:48 | 1.00″ | Rush County, IN |
| 19:52 | 1.00″ | Rush County, IN |
| 20:27 | 1.00″ | Wirt County, WV |
| 20:40 | 1.00″ | Pittsylvania County, VA |
| 20:41 | 1.00″ | Hocking County, OH |
| 20:58 | 1.00″ | Dorchester County, SC |
| 21:00 | 1.00″ | Hocking County, OH |
| 21:01 | 1.00″ | Rockingham County, NC |
| 21:15 | 1.00″ | Halifax County, VA |
| 21:16 | 1.00″ | Davie County, NC |
| 21:16 | 1.00″ | Randolph County, WV |
| 21:18 | 1.00″ | Athens County, OH |
| 21:18 | 1.00″ | Randolph County, WV |
| 21:20 | 1.00″ | Athens County, OH |
| 21:35 | 1.00″ | Halifax County, VA |
| 21:47 | 1.00″ | Harnett County, NC |
| 22:05 | 1.00″ | Guilford County, NC |
| 22:15 | 1.00″ | Preston County, WV |
| 22:30 | 1.00″ | Wake County, NC |
| 22:33 | 1.00″ | Greene County, OH |
| 22:36 | 1.00″ | Greene County, OH |
| 22:37 | 1.00″ | Greene County, OH |
| 23:07 | 1.00″ | Clinton County, OH |
| 23:23 | 1.00″ | Gilmer County, WV |
| 23:25 | 1.00″ | Hall County, TX |
| 23:45 | 1.00″ | Chatham County, NC |
| 23:48 | 1.00″ | Jackson County, OH |
| 00:30 | 1.00″ | Cottle County, TX |
| 00:31 | 1.00″ | Buckingham County, VA |
| 00:40 | 1.00″ | Cumberland County, VA |
| 00:51 | 1.00″ | Hutchinson County, TX |
| 00:55 | 1.00″ | Hutchinson County, TX |
| 00:58 | 1.00″ | Hutchinson County, TX |
| 01:01 | 1.00″ | Carson County, TX |
| 01:03 | 1.00″ | Hutchinson County, TX |
| 01:09 | 1.00″ | Hutchinson County, TX |
| 01:20 | 1.00″ | Hutchinson County, TX |
| 01:28 | 1.00″ | Hutchinson County, TX |
| 01:42 | 1.00″ | Bell County, TX |
| 02:01 | 1.00″ | Bell County, TX |
| 02:18 | 1.00″ | Chesapeake city, VA |
| 02:22 | 1.00″ | Portsmouth city, VA |
| 06:16 | 1.00″ | Sherman County, TX |
| 07:10 | 1.00″ | Montague County, TX |
| 07:28 | 1.00″ | Bowie County, TX |
| 09:02 | 1.00″ | Sevier County, AR |
| 11:14 | 1.00″ | Nevada County, AR |
| 20:45 | 0.88″ | Dorchester County, SC |
| 21:02 | 0.88″ | Dorchester County, SC |
| 21:45 | 0.88″ | Upshur County, WV |
| 22:06 | 0.88″ | Crosby County, TX |
| 22:12 | 0.88″ | Montgomery County, OH |
| 07:15 | 0.88″ | Bowie County, TX |
| 10:33 | 0.88″ | Hempstead County, AR |
| 19:27 | 0.75″ | Meigs County, OH |
| 19:53 | 0.75″ | Meigs County, OH |
| 21:00 | 0.75″ | Pittsylvania County, VA |
| 22:15 | 0.75″ | Montgomery County, OH |
| 22:40 | 0.75″ | Greene County, OH |
| 22:53 | 0.75″ | Ross County, OH |
| 22:59 | 0.75″ | Greene County, OH |
| 00:35 | 0.75″ | Buckingham County, VA |
| 00:49 | 0.75″ | Hutchinson County, TX |
| 01:17 | 0.75″ | Union County, NM |
| 19:30 | 0.25″ | Beaver County, UT |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.5 million in property damage and $1,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (142 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
| County | Events | Injuries | Deaths | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor County, WV | 8 | 0 | 0 | $4.2 million |
| Wood County, WV | 2 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Bell County, TX | 2 | 0 | 0 | $70,000 |
| Athens County, OH | 2 | 0 | 0 | $55,000 |
| Boone County, IN | 1 | 0 | 0 | $35,000 |
| Beaver County, UT | 1 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Randolph County, WV | 4 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Rockingham County, NC | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Wake County, NC | 2 | 0 | 0 | $11,000 |
| Hall County, TX | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Wirt County, WV | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Sampson County, NC | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
What the National Weather Service wrote
- Taylor County, WV (near Prunytown) · Hail 2.75″ · $3.8 million
“Hail as large as baseballs fell. The county emergency manager and insurance companies, tallied over 800 damaged vehicles in the county with dents, windows cracked, or rear windows smashed out.” - Taylor County, WV (near Fetterman) · Hail 2.50″ · $250,000
“Hail as large as tennis balls fell. Vehicles were dented with their windows cracked or smashed out.” - Wood County, WV (near Mineral Wells) · Hail 2.00″ · $75,000
“The largest hail that fell was bigger than golf balls. Vehicles and house siding were damaged.” - Athens County, OH (near Broadwell) · Hail 2.50″ · $50,000
“Hail as large as tennis balls fell. Vehicles were dented.” - Bell County, TX (near Belton) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
“Broadcast media reported hail had grown to the size of golf balls west of Belton High School.” - Boone County, IN (near Whitestown) · Tornado EF1 · $35,000
“This EF-1 tornado, with winds estimated at 100 mph, moved from 2.5 miles ESE of Whitestown to 2.6 miles ESE of Whitestown. The tornado demolished a small barn and did some minor damage to a home.”
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.
NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for April 28, 2016
National Weather Service survey teams mapped 1 tornado path from this storm day (1 EF1), 0 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.
| Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF1 | 100 mph | 0.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 / 0 | 20:26–17:25 UTC | NWS Indianapolis |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.
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