Storm reports for September 20, 2016

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On September 20, 2016, 19 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Blue Earth County, MN.

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 (19)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded 21 hail, wind or tornado events across the US on this storm day, with no damage estimate, injury or death entered. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Portage County, WI (near Park Ridge) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds downed three trees and power lines in Stevens Point.”
• Miami-Dade County, FL (near South Miami Hgts) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “A thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph/50 kts was recorded by a Weather Bug mesonet site MMRMS located at the Robert Morgan Ed Center at 149 PM EDT.”
• Washington County, MN (near Newport) · Hail 0.88″
  “Most of the hail that fell was pea to penny size.”
• Wharton County, TX (near Dinsmore) · Hail 0.75″
  “Dime size hail was reported at the intersection of CR 131 and CR 152.”

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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