Storm reports for August 8, 2016

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On August 8, 2016, 24 hail, 15 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Pennington 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 (24)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded 39 hail, wind or tornado events across the US on this storm day, with no damage estimate, injury or death entered. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Haakon County, SD (near Philip) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.”
• Lewis and Clark County, MT (near Marysville) · Hail 1.25″
  “A thunderstorm dropped 1.25 inch diameter hail at Marysville 13S (the Macdonald Pass DOT site).”
• Cheyenne County, NE (near Sidney) · Hail 1.00″
  “Nickel to quarter size hail was reported 12 miles northwest of Sidney.”
• Cheyenne County, NE (near Sidney) · Hail 1.00″
  “Marble to quarter size hail was reported at Sidney.”
• Sandoval County, NM (near Jemez Spgs) · Hail 0.88″
  “Nickel size hail at the Trail's End RV Park near La Cueva.”

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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