Storm reports for April 29, 2016

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On April 29, 2016, 130 hail, 81 damaging-wind and 19 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Comanche County, OK.

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 (130)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.1 million in property damage and 6 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (234 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jasper County, TX (near Le Verte) · Tornado EF2 · $50,000 · 3 injuries
  “A tornado developed approximately 10 miles southwest of call along county road 702 and moved northeast along county road 1004 snapping or uprooting numerous trees and power lines over a wide swath. The tornado destroyed a single wide trailer just west of us Highway 96.”
• Smith County, TX (near Lindale) · Tornado EF2 · $300,000 · 2 injuries
  “A long track multi-vortex EF-2 tornado with peak winds estimated between 120-125 mph touched down just east of Lindale near the intersection of County Road 499 and County Road 4100. The tornado traveled northeast resulting in extensive damage to trees along its path.”
• St. Clair County, AL (near Margaret) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “Large tree down on house on Michael Street with one injury.”
• Ouachita County, AR (near Camden) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $1 million
  “Trees were uprooted and snapped, with some trees falling and causing damage to homes. This was on the northwest side of town.”
• Cherokee County, TX (near Morrill) · Tornado EF2 · $700,000
  “An EF-2 tornado with winds estimated between 105-115 mph touched down along County Road 2807 just east of Farm To Market Road 220 South about 4.5 miles southwest of Alto, and lifted north of County Road 2438 about 3 miles north of Alto.”
• Smith County, TX (near Thedford) · Tornado EF2 · $500,000
  “An EF-2 tornado with winds estimated between 110-115 mph touched down just west of Highway 69 near the intersection of Mayor Street. As it crossed Highway 69, the tornado strengthened resulting in major damage to the Hibbett Sports and Dollar Tree stores on the east side of Highway 69.”

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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