Storm reports for August 19, 2016

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On August 19, 2016, 15 hail, 41 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Weld County, CO.

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 (15)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $50,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (57 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Beckham County, OK (near Delhi) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $15,000
  “Several barn roofs were blown off and irrigation equipment was moved/damaged. Also, power lines were downed in Delhi.”
• Weld County, CO (near Greeley) · Hail 1.50″ · $15,000
  “Large hail dented cars, damaged shingles and broke windows.”
• Yuma County, AZ (near Wellton) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Strong thunderstorms developed across the southwest deserts during the afternoon hours on August 19th, and the stronger storms generated gusty and damaging outflow winds that impacted the town of Wellton on the Interstate 8 corridor east of Yuma.”
• Mitchell County, KS (near Beloit) · Thunderstorm wind 78 mph · $4,000
  “This wind gust was recorded on a private weather station at a fertilizer plant southeast of downtown Beloit. The exact time of the wind gust is unknown as the peak wind gust occurred between five minute observations, and was estimated using radar data.”
• Osborne County, KS (near Alton) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $4,000
  “One power pole was snapped due to thunderstorm wind gusts estimated around 70 MPH. Severe wind gusts directly preceded the rain, as it blew all loose vegetation out of the pastures into the north-south oriented fences.”
• Story County, IA (near Nevada) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $1,000
  “Emergency manager reported at least two large trees down in Nevada. Time estimated from radar.”

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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