Storm reports for September 30, 2016

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On September 30, 2016, 15 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.30″ (hen egg size) in Roane County, WV.

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 $5,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (17 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Wake County, NC (near Wilders Grove) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Siding was damage on a house and a small tree was damage in the Summer Place neighborhood.”
• Wake County, NC (near Banks) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph
  “One tree was reported down at Donny Brook Road and Ransdell Road.”
• Broward County, FL (near Miramar) · Hail 1.00″
  “A member of the media reported quarter size hail on I-75 in Miramar. There were also multiple reports of pea size hail in surrounding areas.”
• St. Lucie County, FL (near Port St Lucie) · Hail 1.00″
  “A public safety officer reported quarter sized hail, 6 miles south-southwest of Port St. Lucie.”
• Palm Beach County, FL (near Tequesta) · Hail 0.88″
  “A trained spotter called to report nickel size hail falling in Jupiter Farms.”
• Boundary County, ID (near Bonners Ferry) · Hail 0.88″
  “A member of the public reported 0.88 inch hail 3 miles north northwest of Bonners Ferry, Idaho.”

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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