Storm reports for May 14, 2016

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On May 14, 2016, 10 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Deschutes County, OR.

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 (10)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $511,000 in property damage and $50,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (17 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hidalgo County, TX (near Hargill) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $500,000
  “Damage began along Farm to Market Road 490 west of Hargill, where a string of three power poles were blown down, as well as several 1 to 3 inch diameter mesquite limbs. Crops in a nearby grain field were also blown at an angle from northwest to southeast.”
• Teton County, ID (near Driggs) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $3,000
  “A 61 mph wind gust was measured at 4:05 PM 2 miles north of Driggs with 4 power poles downed along 2500 N. Power was out for 6 hours north of the airport.”
• Wicomico County, MD (near Fruitland) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “Trees were downed around Fruitland, Del Mar, and Salisbury.”
• Cumberland County, VA (near Cumberland) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “Trees were downed on power lines on Route 60 about 4 miles east of the courthouse.”
• Bingham County, ID (near Aberdeen) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “A 60 mph wind gust was measured at 4 PM MDT at Aberdeen.”
• Fort Bend County, TX (near Sugarland) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “This wind gust was measured at the Sugar Land ASOS site.”

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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