Storm reports for July 16, 2016

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On July 16, 2016, 75 hail, 192 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Clark 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 (75)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $14.1 million in property damage, $50,000 in crop damage and 11 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (276 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Benton County, IA (near Vinton) · Tornado EF2 · 5 injuries
  “A tornado tracked across the southern parts of Vinton, with damage to over a dozen homes, an apartment complex and other buildings including some roofs removed. Numerous power poles and trees were down with damage to other structures like a cell phone tower and some corn fields.”
• Linn County, IA (near Fairfax) · Tornado EF2 · $250,000 · 4 injuries
  “A tornado from Benton County continued southeast through southeastern portions of Walford. The tornado damaged the roofs of numerous homes. One home was completely destroyed when it collapsed on itself, apparently aided by wind blown debris.”
• Butte County, SD (near Newell) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · 1 injury
  “A pickup truck pulling a horse trailer were blown off Highway 212, injuring one person. A nearby ranch sustained damage to a barn and chimney, a travel trailer was tipped over, and an outbuilding was destroyed.”
• Pennington County, SD (near Rapid City) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “A tree fell on a car at the corner of New York Street and East Boulevard, injuring one person inside the car.”
• Jackson County, IA (near Andrew) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5 million
  “Local law enforcement reported significant damage to a building with nearby trees twisted and some farm equipment knocked over.”
• Jackson County, IA (near Andrew) · Tornado EF1 · $5 million
  “A NWS storm survey team reported an EF-1 tornado crossed the southern parts of the town of Andrew. A building at the local coop was destroyed and numerous trees were 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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