Storm reports for August 9, 2016

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On August 9, 2016, 39 hail, 77 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 13 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Carter County, MT.

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 (39)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $383,000 in property damage, $110,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (118 events in 13 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Campbell County, SD (near Herreid Muni Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · 1 injury
  “An estimated seventy-five mph wind flipped several campers with one minor injury reported.”
• Emmons County, ND (near Strasburg) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $200,000
  “A storage building was destroyed and two others were severely damaged. A well built hardware store awning was damaged by a falling tree. Several trees were uprooted, and tree limbs around 13 inches in diameter were snapped.”
• Emmons County, ND (near Linton) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000
  “Multiple trees were uprooted and tree limbs around 5 inches in diameter were snapped.”
• Cuyahoga County, OH (near East Cleveland) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Many trees down in Cleveland Heights with some falling on homes and cars. The AWOS at Cuyahoga County Airport reported a wind gust to 58 mph.”
• Cuyahoga County, OH (near Cuyahoga Hgts) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $12,000
  “The fire department reported multiple trees down in Cuyahoga Heights.”
• Lake County, OH (near Mentor) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $12,000
  “The media relayed reports of several trees down in the Mentor area.”

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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