Storm reports for May 1, 2016

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On May 1, 2016, 158 hail, 58 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Edgar County, IL.

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 (158)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $758,000 in property damage and $1,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (217 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• McDowell County, NC (near Sugar Hill) · Hail 2.00″ · $250,000
  “EM reported up to 2-inch diameter hail caused considerable damage in the Sugar Hill area. At least one home received considerable exterior damage due to wind driven hail.”
• McDowell County, NC (near Sugar Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “NWS Storm Survey team reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the Sugar Hill community, with trees down on at least 5 homes. Several outbuildings were also tossed.”
• Henry County, KY (near Smithfield) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $40,000
  “A Henry County fire department official reported that numerous trees were down along with some structural damage to barns, roofs, homes and outbuildings.”
• Carter County, KY (near Grayson) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $25,000
  “A damage path started along Criswell Lane, where a few trees were snapped and uprooted. A single wide trailer was destroyed near the intersection of Satellite Road and Route 60. The strongest winds were estimated around 85 mph in this valley.”
• Lawrence County, KY (near Cadmus) · Hail 2.75″ · $25,000
  “The largest hail stones that fell along Route 3399 were about the size of baseballs, but with many protrusions, instead of circular.”
• Carter County, KY (near Grayson) · Hail 1.75″ · $25,000
  “In addition to the wind damage, golf ball size hail fell along Green Oaks Drive.”

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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