Storm reports for May 28, 2016

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On May 28, 2016, 56 hail, 37 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Medina 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 (56)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $316,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (98 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Dubuque County, IA (near Sageville) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $90,000
  “The emergency manager reported a roof was partially ripped off of a school.”
• Waukesha County, WI (near Menomonee Falls) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $51,000
  “Three apartment buildings suffered shingle and gutter damage. A tree was snapped.”
• Knox County, IL (near Galesburg) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “A power pole was snapped and numerous trees were blown down on the west side of Galesburg.”
• Ozaukee County, WI (near Freistadt) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $20,000
  “Straight line winds causing the collapse of one wall of an old barn. Another old barn and a couple sheds sustaining some wall, door, or roof damage. Trees and branches snapped and uprooted trees.”
• Cattaraugus County, NY (near Allegany) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds.”
• Erie County, NY (near New Oregon) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “A post on social media showed a large tree down on Genesee Road in Concord.”

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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