Storm reports for September 15, 2016

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On September 15, 2016, 76 hail, 24 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Eddy County, NM.

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 (76)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $49,000 in property damage, $250,000 in crop damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (104 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Sherman County, KS (near Goodland) · Hail 2.75″ · 5 injuries
  “Hail sizes ranged from golf ball to baseball size. Siding on the west side of houses and west facing windows in buildings across the north half of town were broken out due to the combined effect of the very large hail and 70 MPH winds. Many vehicles had dents and broken windows from the hail.”
• Thomas County, KS (near Menlo) · Hail 2.00″ · $5,000
  “A house in town had the siding severely damaged from the hail. The exact size of the hail is unknown.”
• Eddy County, NM (near Atoka) · Hail 1.50″ · $4,000
  “A storm moved across Eddy County and produced ping pong ball sized hail in Atoka. The hail broke skylights and side mirrors on vehicles and also did damage to an RV. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.”
• Thomas County, KS (near Gem) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $3,000
  “Two trees were blown down, one was split in half.”
• Eddy County, NM (near Lakewood) · Hail 4.00″ · $3,000
  “A thunderstorm moved across Eddy County and produced three to four inch hail in Seven Rivers. The hail beat a vehicle and broke the windshield. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.”
• Sherman County, KS (near Goodland Arpt) · Hail 2.75″ · $1,000
  “At least two windows were broken from the hail and wind. The hail also damaged the trees.”

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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