Storm reports for July 29, 2016

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On July 29, 2016, 76 hail, 34 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Custer 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 (76)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $130,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (111 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Maricopa County, AZ (near Litchfield Jct) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $30,000
  “Strong thunderstorms pushed south across the western portion of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the evening hours on July 29th and some of them affected the community of Goodyear. The stronger storms produced damaging microburst wind gusts estimated to be at least as high as 70 mph.”
• Pima County, AZ (near Casas Adobes) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “A line of thunderstorms pushed northwest through Tucson. Wind damage occurred at an Eegee's restaurant at Thornydale Rd and Ina Rd, and a large tree was blown down nearby. Additionally, a shed was blown over into a fence.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Valencia) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $20,000
  “Strong thunderstorms moved southwestward across the western portion of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the evening hours on July 29th. Some of the stronger storms produced gusty and damaging outflow winds well in excess of 60 mph.”
• Shelby County, TN (near Goodman) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $20,000
  “A large tree fell and broke through the roof of a home in the 700 block of Honduras road.”
• Ozark County, MO (near Bakersfield) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Large limbs and power lines were blown down on to two homes.”
• Pima County, AZ (near Sahuarita) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed power lines in Sahuarita that left 1300 customers without power.”

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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