Storm reports for October 20, 2016

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On October 20, 2016, 8 hail, 26 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Wetzel 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 (8)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $325,000 in property damage and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (34 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Clinton County, PA (near Cedar Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $25,000 · 1 death
  “A severe thunderstorm producing straight line winds estimated at 95 to 100 mph knocked down trees onto a home in Lamar Township, causing one fatality.”
• Hardin County, KY (near Perryville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $50,000
  “An amateur radio operator reported several barns and wooden fences destroyed by thunderstorm winds.”
• Cambria County, PA (near Colver) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $40,000
  “A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 80 mph damaged a couple of barns, blew the top off of a silo and damaged or uprooted several trees on a farm north of Ebensburg.”
• Fayette County, PA (near Elm Grove) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $35,000
  “An NWS storm survey found straight line wind damage, with 30 large trees down, and roof damage to a home and a barn nearby. The estimated highest gust was near 80 MPH.”
• Washington County, OH (near Bartlett) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $25,000
  “House trailer blown off foundation and rolled onto its side.”
• Fayette County, PA (near Pennsville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “Law enforcement reported numerous trees 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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