Storm reports for May 31, 2016

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On May 31, 2016, 26 hail, 36 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Kleberg 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 (26)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $15.4 million in property damage, $500,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (71 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Appling County, GA (near Baxley Muni Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “Two trees were blown down on Wilson Crapps Road and Ernest Kesler Road. One tree struck a female and she was sent to the ER with minor injuries.”
• Hidalgo County, TX (near Chihuahua) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $10 million
  “Initial damage to tree limbs and some poorly built roofs in the Mission/Palmview area would intensify by the time the downburst reached the Madero and Granjeno communities, where more than 100 homes sustained varying levels of damage, dozens of power poles were felled, and hundreds of softwood…”
• Kleberg County, TX (near Kingsville) · Tornado EF1 · $2.5 million
  “An EF-1 tornado touched down at the intersection of Brahma Boulevard and East General Cavazos Boulevard. It traveled northwest crossing Business Highway 77 near Otis Street before lifting. Windows were broken and shingles were blown off the roof of an apartment complex.”
• Kleberg County, TX (near (Nqi)Nas Kingsville) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $1.5 million
  “Damaging straight line winds impacted an area from just west of Kingsville Naval Air Station and then extended northwest into the south central part of the city of Kingsville. |Hundreds of large tree limbs were snapped and several trees were uprooted. Some power poles were blown down.”
• Dunn County, WI (near Elk Mound) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $15,000
  “A 14 foot barn wall was blown off with roof damage to the adjacent house. There were also numerous trees, up to 2.5 feet in diameter, that were blown down in Elk Mound.”
• Escambia County, AL (near Atmore) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a large tree onto a storage shed and home. A roof was also blown off of an equipment shop.”

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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