Storm reports for August 10, 2016

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On August 10, 2016, 73 hail, 46 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Stark County, ND.

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 (73)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.2 million in property damage and $670,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (121 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Aroostook County, ME (near Caribou) · Hail 1.50″ · $1 million
  “Hail up to 1.50 inches in diameter dented vehicles and broke windows in the Caribou area. Hundreds of vehicles received varying degrees of hail damage. Hail damage to vehicles in the Caribou area was estimated at around 1.00 Million $USD.”
• Stark County, ND (near Taylor) · Hail 2.75″ · $125,000
  “Large hail punched holes in a steel building, and multiple windows were shattered. The roof of a house was damaged and a wheat field was destroyed.”
• Stark County, ND (near Richardton) · Hail 3.00″ · $100,000
  “Extensive property and crop damage were reported north of Richardton. No exact details were provided.”
• Dakota County, MN (near Lakeville) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $15,000
  “Several large trees blew down in north Farmington, some that caused damage to homes. There were also pictures on social media of large tree limbs blown down near Lake Marion.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Buckeye) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $15,000
  “Thunderstorms with gusty outflow winds developed across portions of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the evening hours on August 10th and some of the stronger storms affected the community of Buckeye.”
• South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT (near Montowese) · Tornado EF0 · $15,000
  “Based on doppler weather radar data, information provided by|local broadcast media and emergency management, the National|Weather Service confirmed that a weak EF0 tornado occurred across|Southern New Haven County during Wednesday afternoon as a severe |thunderstorm moved east across Southern New…”

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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