Storm reports for September 7, 2016

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On September 7, 2016, 15 hail, 52 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Spink County, SD.

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 $1.1 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (68 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Morrison County, MN (near Darling) · Tornado EF1 · $1 million
  “A NWS storm survey concluded that an EF1 tornado with estimated winds of 90 mph, damaged several buildings and uprooted trees in Camp Ripley. One concrete block apartment style living quarters had its roof completely removed, and another one had its roof partially removed.”
• Knox County, IL (near Abingdon) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $100,000
  “A downburst with estimated winds of 80-90mph created considerable damage at several farms near the town of Abingdon. A silage wagon was flipped over, the roof of a livestock barn was ripped off, and a machine shed was destroyed at Malone Farms.”
• Ingham County, MI (near Stockbridge) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “Ingham county emergency management reported that many trees and power lines were blown down in Stockbridge.”
• Waukesha County, WI (near Tess Corners) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “Widespread tree branches and trees down. Power lines down.”
• Washtenaw County, MI (near Hudson Mills) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $4,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines reported blown down.”
• Milwaukee County, WI (near State Fair Park) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $3,000
  “A couple trees uprooted and other tree limbs down across West Allis.”

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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