Storm reports for July 2, 2016

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On July 2, 2016, 13 hail, 38 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Hodgeman County, KS.

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 (13)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $190,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (53 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hall County, TX (near Estelline) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $15,000 · 1 injury
  “A traveling downburst blew over two semis traveling on Highway 287. One semi was overturned one mile southeast of Estelline, and the other about five miles north of the city. One of the semi drivers was treated for minor cuts.”
• Sedgwick County, KS (near (Iab) Mcconnell Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $50,000
  “A handful of hangers and buildings on the base sustained roof damage. The strong winds moved a Boeing 737 and a KC-135 a few feet.”
• Sedgwick County, KS (near Kechi) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $40,000
  “Multiple large trees were snapped and uprooted across town. A fireworks tent was also collapsed.”
• Butler County, KS (near El Dorado) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $35,000
  “An outbuilding was destroyed along with a camper and residential propane tank rolled. Numerous 6 to 8 inch tree limbs were also down. .”
• Butler County, KS (near El Dorado) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $30,000
  “A fireworks tent was destroyed by thunderstorm winds.”
• Henry County, VA (near Figsboro) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $9,000
  “Between fifteen and twenty large trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds across Dyers Store Road.”

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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