Storm reports for October 26, 2016

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On October 26, 2016, 4 hail, 9 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 2 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Pontotoc County, OK.

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 (4)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $17,000 in property damage and $5,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (13 events in 2 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Coal County, OK (near Olney) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000
  “Coal county emergency management reported numerous large trees down between Clarita and Olney. Reported a tree down on a house and several car ports. Also several power poles down along state highway 31b.”
• Murray County, OK (near Sulphur) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $5,000
  “Several trees and power lines were downed in Sulphur.”
• Montague County, TX (near Bowie) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph
  “Emergency management reported roof damage to several buildings and a few 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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