Storm reports for July 24, 2016

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On July 24, 2016, 13 hail, 77 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Morgan 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 (13)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $315,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (90 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sangamon County, IL (near Mildred) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $90,000
  “Numerous large trees and tree branches were blown down across western and northwestern sections of Springfield. Some of the trees downed power lines and blocked roads. The top of a 40-foot tall tree was snapped off at a residence.”
• Tazewell County, IL (near Hopedale) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “A large, rotten tree was snapped about 10 feet above the ground. Numerous large branches were blown down. A strip of tin was torn from a metal roof and a flag pole was bent to the ground.”
• Stark County, OH (near Canton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Thunderstorm winds knocked a large tree down on top of a house.”
• Monroe County, OH (near Miltonsburg) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “Local emergency management reported numerous trees uprooted and sheared off in a path from just off route 145 in Miltonsburg to route 800 from a downburst. Width was approximately 200 yards.”
• Saline County, AR (near Benton) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “A billboard was damaged on I-30 in Benton.”
• Fulton County, IL (near Cuba) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Several 6 to 10-inch diameter branches were blown down across Route 97 south of Cuba.”

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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