Storm reports for June 15, 2016

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On June 15, 2016, 86 hail, 310 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Briscoe 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 (86)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.6 million in property damage, $25,000 in crop damage, 4 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (397 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Graves County, KY (near Symsonia) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $45,000 · 1 death
  “A 56-year-old man was killed when a tree fell onto the cab of his truck. The truck struck a fallen tree along Highway 534, and then continued along the road until another tree fell on the truck cab and crushed it. Dozens of trees were uprooted or snapped.”
• Sumner County, TN (near Shackle Is) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1,000 · 2 injuries
  “A tree fell onto two men at 1003 Sandy Valley Road. Both men were injured and hospitalized. One suffered a facial laceration and the other man suffered a broken leg.”
• Christian County, KY (near Pembroke) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000 · 1 injury
  “In Hopkinsville, a 22-year-old man sustained an arm injury when a tree landed on his moving car on Highway 380. The injury required hospital treatment, but it was not life-threatening. Another tree fell in Pembroke. Power outages were reported.”
• Davidson County, TN (near Richland) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000 · 1 injury
  “A large scaffolding structure at a construction site for a water tower collapsed on Morrow Road in The Nations area of west Nashville. A worker on the scaffolding reportedly fell 70 feet and was injured.”
• Weakley County, TN (near Terrell) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $150,000
  “Trees down on houses and cars at HWY 431 and Capps Road. In addition, multiple trees down on Cypress road.”
• Marshall County, KY (near Oak Level) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $80,000
  “A microburst containing winds up to 80 mph continued eastward from Graves County to about three miles west of Benton. At least four barns or sheds were damaged or destroyed, with one collapsing to the ground along Highway 1949. Dozens of trees were uprooted or snapped.”

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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