Storm reports for July 27, 2016

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On July 27, 2016, 84 hail, 95 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in McLeod 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 (84)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $636,000 in property damage and $4,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (186 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Wood County, TX (near Mineola) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $100,000
  “A large tree fell on a home on McWhorter Street crushing the home. Another tree fell on a home on North Johnson Street and damaged a carport. Another tree was downed across West McDonald Street and some utility poles were also downed in town. There were no reports of injuries.”
• Pima County, AZ (near Willow Canyon) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $100,000
  “A line of thunderstorms moved southwest pushing strong winds out ahead of it through Redington Pass and into the Tucson Metro. Wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph caused sporadic damage. Ten power poles and several trees were knocked down near Camino Seco and Escalante Rd.”
• Salem city, VA (near Salem (C)) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $75,000
  “Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds on West Riverside Drive near Kingsmill Drive. In addition, a roof was ripped off of a building on Industrial Drive.”
• Martinsville city, VA (near Martinsville) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $75,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the community of Martinsville. One tree fell onto a home, while another fell onto a car. Two businesses on Memorial Boulevard near Starling Avenue, as well as some vehicles parked nearby, where damaged.”
• Barron County, WI (near Chetek) · Tornado EF0 · $50,000
  “A storm chaser and local residents recorded a tornado just south of Chetek. A large metal shed was destroyed and a number of trees were downed.”
• Gladwin County, MI (near Gladwin) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $30,000
  “Several trees were downed. A couple of homes were damaged by falling trees.”

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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