Storm reports for June 29, 2016

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On June 29, 2016, 51 hail, 112 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Catawba 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 (51)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $375,000 in property damage and $125,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (165 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Rockingham County, NC (near Harrisons Xrds) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused extensive damage in and around Reidsville. In addition to numerous trees being blown down, several onto homes and cars, power lines and poles were also brought down. A church had considerable damage to its steeple.”
• Caswell County, NC (near Milesville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “Thunderstorm winds created a swath of damage in southeast Caswell County. Three structures were damaged, with doors blown out of one home and the foundation damaged to another.”
• Harnett County, NC (near Kipling) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Several trees were blown down on Kipland Road. A few of the trees fell onto a few house and one parked vehicle. Property damage was estimated.”
• Pima County, AZ (near Drexel Hgts) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds damaged roofs northeast of Ryan Field. Large trees were uprooted near San Joaquin Rd and Bopp Rd, as well as Kinney Rd and SR86.”
• Essex County, MA (near Marblehead) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Trees and wires were downed throughout Marblehead, including on Roosevelt Avenue, Fairview Avenue, Jersey Street, and Mugford Street.”
• Pinal County, AZ (near Magma) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “Intense thunderstorms developed across portions of south-central Arizona during the late afternoon hours on June 29th and one of them affected the area around the community of Magma.”

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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