Storm reports for August 22, 2016

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On August 22, 2016, 17 hail, 5 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Grand Forks 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 (17)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (22 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Clark County, NV (near East Las Vegas) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $1,000
  “Thunderstorm winds snapped a one to two foot diameter tree at Chaparral High School.”
• Sherman County, KS (near Edson) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph
  “The top half of a live Chinese Elm tree was broken off about 10 feet above the ground. An 8 inch limb and another 6 inch limb were also broken off the tree. Estimated time of report from radar.”
• Clark County, NV (near (Lsv)Nellis Afb Las) · Thunderstorm wind 67 mph
  “Approximately 6900 customers in the area also lost power, although it is unsure whether this was due to wind or lightning.”
• Grand Forks County, ND (near Bolack) · Hail 1.25″
  “Varying sized hail up to half dollar size fell at the NWS office in Grand Forks.”
• Eddy County, ND (near Brantford) · Hail 1.00″
  “Dime to quarter sized hail fell along with very heavy rain.”
• Grand Forks County, ND (near Grand Forks) · Hail 1.00″
  “One-half to one inch diameter hail fell between downtown Grand Forks and the University of North Dakota.”

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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