Storm reports for June 5, 2016

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On June 5, 2016, 15 hail, 211 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Cumberland County, NC.

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 (15)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.4 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (227 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Erie County, OH (near Sandusky) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $2 million
  “A thunderstorm downburst caused widespread wind damage in the northeast portion of Sandusky. The damage swatg was a half mile wide and approximately 2.25 miles long. Numerous large trees and limbs were brought down across the city with some falling on buildings causing roof damage.”
• Marathon County, WI (near Wausau) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $320,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines, and caused roof damage to a middle school as the storms moved through Wausau. Trees landed on the roofs of two houses and on several cars. A gust to 64 mph was measured at Wausau Downtown Airport.”
• Erie County, PA (near Union City) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm downburst winds estimated to be more than 60 mph downed many trees in the Union City area north across Amity Township. Scattered power outages were also reported.”
• Warren County, PA (near North Warren) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000
  “The National Weather Service in State College PA has confirmed a tornado near North Warren in Warren County Pennsylvania on June 5, 2016.||The tornado developed in woods west of Route 62 before coming down a hillside into North Warren.”
• Brown County, WI (near Ashwaubenon) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $75,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed one huge tree and several large branches at the intersection of Morris and Marlee. The downed tree and branches damaged the roof of a building and caused severe damage to three vehicles.”
• Warren County, PA (near Kinzua) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $60,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated near 60 mph severely damaged a couple of houseboats at the Kinzua-Wolf Run Marina.”

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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