Storm reports for July 23, 2016

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On July 23, 2016, 30 hail, 238 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 2.25″ (hen egg size) in Meeker County, MN.

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 (30)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.4 million in property damage, 2 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (273 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Rutland County, VT (near Hubbardton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000 · 1 death
  “Trees down along Route 30 and other parts of town, some falling on structures. 1 fatality.”
• Suffolk County, MA (near Back Bay Annex) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000 · 1 injury
  “An awning fell onto a 60 year old man at the Lenox Hotel on Exeter Street, knocking him unconscious. He was transported to the hospital and treated for a severe head injury.”
• Saratoga County, NY (near Hadley) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “A tree fell on a home in Hadley as a result of thunderstorm winds. One person at the home was injured due to the falling tree and had to be hospitalized.”
• Middlesex County, MA (near Wedgemere) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $55,000
  “Trees, wires, and branches were downed on Irving Street, Sheffield Road, Madison Avenue, Cambridge Street, Bacon Street, Main Street, Grant Street, Pine Street, Highland Avenue, and Lloyd Street. At least one of these trees was downed onto a house by thunderstorm winds.”
• Orange County, VT (near Brookfield) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “Reports of numerous trees downed or snapped along Interstate 89 between mile markers 50 in Barre to mile marker 25 near Bethel.”
• Windsor County, VT (near Royalton) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “Trees and utility lines down as well as fallen on houses causing structural damage.”

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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