Storm reports for August 23, 2016

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On August 23, 2016, 22 hail, 26 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Kingman County, KS.

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 (22)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $11,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (51 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Winkler County, TX (near Kermit) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $7,000
  “A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced wind damage in Kermit. A roof was blown off of a building. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.”
• Lubbock County, TX (near Shallowater Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $4,000
  “An off-duty NWS employee observed damage to road signs along County Road 179 northwest of Shallowater.”
• Douglas County, NE (near Clearidge) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph
  “A series of downbursts occurred across northwest and northeast Omaha. The majority of the damage was centered Sorensen Parkway where significant tree, power line and pole damage was observed. Large tree limbs were blown down and some trees were uprooted.”
• Pottawatomie County, KS (near Blaine) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph
  “KDOT facility west of Blaine was damaged including: destructiong of an equipment shed, roof blown off of sand shed, and broken windows in sub area shop.”
• Cottle County, TX (near Narcisso) · Thunderstorm wind 76 mph
  “Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet located 10 miles SW of Paducah.”
• Pottawattamie County, IA (near Council Bluffs) · Thunderstorm wind 72 mph
  “Tree limbs up to 4 inches in diameter were blown down.”

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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