Storm reports for July 6, 2016

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On July 6, 2016, 54 hail, 503 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 25 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Meade County, SD.

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 (54)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.7 million in property damage, $5,000 in crop damage, 5 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (571 events in 25 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Custer County, MT (near Kinsey) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · 1 death · 1 injury
  “A semi truck was blown off Interstate 94 at Mile Marker 156. The driver of the semi was injured.”
• Massac County, IL (near Metropolis) · Tornado EF1 · $350,000 · 2 injuries
  “A funnel cloud crossed the Ohio River from Kentucky, then touched down on the southwest edge of Metropolis a few blocks from the Ohio River. The most significant damage occurred along a residential street next to the city's elementary school. The school had window and roofing damage.”
• Hamblen County, TN (near Alpha) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “A tree was downed onto a car on Greenbriar Road.”
• Etowah County, AL (near East Gasden) · Thunderstorm wind 46 mph · 1 injury
  “An injury occurred to a person on the Gadsden State Community College by a falling tree limb.”
• Childress County, TX (near (Cds)Childress Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 77 mph · $750,000
  “A destructive downburst with peak winds around 80 mph traveled across the city of Childress causing extensive damage. The winds damaged several small structures, awnings, trees, utility poles, knocked down billboards and road signs, and even toppled two gas station pumps.”
• Graves County, KY (near Mayfield) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $150,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down across northeast, east central, and central Graves County. A wind gust to 62 mph was measured at the Mayfield-Graves County airport. Power was out in some rural locations for over 24 hours. In Mayfield, the roof of an American Legion post was extensively damaged.”

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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