Storm reports for July 26, 2016

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On July 26, 2016, 44 hail, 76 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Fall River 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 (44)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $177,000 in property damage and $20,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (124 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sheridan County, NE (near Clinton) · Tornado EF2 · $25,000
  “At 1903MDT the tornado touched down in an open field and moved south. It produced damage to three rows of tree wind breaks, destroyed 75 yards of fencing, and removed shingles from a double wide mobile home. Several tree trunks were snapped with the limb debris carried southeast.”
• Campbell County, VA (near Lynchburg Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds onto a house on Spring Oaks Drive.”
• Campbell County, VA (near Bocock) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds onto a house along Eastbrook Road.”
• Furnas County, NE (near Edison) · Thunderstorm wind 76 mph · $15,000
  “These winds were associated with a gust front from a squall line that passed just to the northeast. Tree limbs were downed and power was out in town.”
• Dawson County, NE (near Lexington Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $5,000
  “Damage reported across town included tree and minor roof damage, as well as a lighted restaurant sign blown off.”
• Furnas County, NE (near Oxford) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $5,000
  “These winds were associated with a gust front from a squall line that passed just to the northeast.”

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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