Storm reports for July 22, 2016

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On July 22, 2016, 53 hail, 146 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 27 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Dewey 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 (53)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.2 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (203 events in 27 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Worcester County, MA (near Fayville) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $120,000
  “In addition to damage in Westborough, the NWS storm survey team found another concentrated area of damage in Southborough in the vicinity of Central Street, just north of Route 9.”
• Worcester County, MA (near Westborough) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “A concentrated area of wind damage in Westborough was found by an NWS storm survey team around Chauncy and Oak Streets and extended ENE to the east shore of Chauncy Pond on the old Westborough State Hospital property and to the ESE along Flanders Street.”
• Capitol Planning Region, CT (near Newington) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $75,000
  “Trees and wires were downed throughout town. On Mountain View Drive, a large tree was downed onto five cars parked in a driveway. All were damaged, two were totaled.”
• Orange County, FL (near Winter Garden) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Several large oak trees were toppled in Winter Garden as a thunderstorm produced a locally severe microburst. One tree landed on the roof of a home and another fell on an SUV, causing damage. Large tree branches and powerlines were downed throughout the area.”
• Capitol Planning Region, CT (near Ellington) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Twelve to fifteen trees along Main Street between Tomoka Avenue and West Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.”
• Norfolk County, MA (near Stoughton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Trees and wires on Morton Street and Bay Road were downed onto wires by thunderstorms. One of the trees struck a house on Bay 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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