Storm reports for May 23, 2016

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On May 23, 2016, 96 hail, 10 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 3.11″ (teacup size) in Gray County, TX.

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 (96)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.4 million in property damage and $850,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (112 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hamilton County, NE (near Giltner) · Hail 2.50″ · $1 million
  “Hail ranging from quarter to tennis ball size was reported, with the largest located northwest of town. Car windows were broken.”
• Hall County, TX (near Turkey) · Tornado EF3 · $150,000
  “This is the continuation path of the tornado that began in northern Motley County. A significant tornado tracked northwest across rural southwest Hall County before narrowing and later dissipating about 1.5 miles east of Turkey at 2106 CST.”
• Sheridan County, KS (near Quinter) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $10,000
  “Damaging thunderstorm winds destroyed a small wooden shed, pushed in the side of a machine shed and pulled metal siding off the shed, broke off partially living tree limbs up to roughly six inches in diameter and broke part of a window in a van parked outside.”
• Wright County, MN (near Cokato) · Hail 1.00″ · $10,000
  “In addition to the quarter size hail, a wind gust of 55 mph southwest of of Cokato. There was a social media video of power poles blown down and large hail covering the ground.”
• Woodward County, OK (near Woodward) · Tornado EF0 · $10,000
  “A tornado was observed north-northwest of Woodward by multiple spotters and storm chasers. Two outbuildings were damaged, but otherwise meandered over open ranchland.”
• Tillman County, OK (near Manitou) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000
  “Power flashes observed around 2 miles north of Frederick.”

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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