Storm reports for July 15, 2016

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On July 15, 2016, 48 hail, 188 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 24 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Cheyenne County, CO.

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 (48)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $653,000 in property damage, $35,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (240 events in 24 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Durham County, NC (near Few) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $150,000 · 1 injury
  “Numerous trees were blown down along the wind swath, including a few uprooted trees that fell onto homes. One person was injured when a tree feel onto a U-Haul vehicle. Firefighters had to cut tree limbs to reach the driver, who sustained head and back injuries. The victim was taken to a hospital.”
• Richland County, SC (near Eau Claire) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · 1 injury
  “Tree on house, tree on deck, and power lines down, on Delverton Rd.”
• Stokes County, NC (near Francisco) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $75,000
  “At least seventy trees, numerous tree limbs and several power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds. A tin outbuilding was rolled over along Horseshoe Road. Several shingles were blown off a roof along the 1300 block of Francis Road.”
• Prowers County, CO (near Hartman) · Thunderstorm wind 100 mph · $70,000
  “A house, outbuildings and grain storage bins were severely damaged. The residents were briefly trapped in a storm cellar.”
• Cheyenne County, CO (near Salis) · Tornado EF1 · $33,000
  “An individual from the public reported a tornado five miles south of Arapahoe. Based on the tornadic circulation on radar, the tornado began northeast of the CR N/CR 51 intersection and crossed CR N as it moved south.”
• Upshur County, TX (near Stamps) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “A large two-story shop house was destroyed by damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.”

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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