April 2016 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In April 2016, 1,396 hail, 842 damaging-wind and 139 tornado reports were logged on 29 storm days across 41 states. The largest hail reported was 5.25″ (softball size) in Collin County, TX on April 11, 2016. The most hail reports came on April 26, 2016 (322). Tornadoes killed 1.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology
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Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Biggest storm days of April 2016
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2016 | 322 | 312 | 43 | 5.00″ | 13 |
| Apr 29, 2016 | 130 | 81 | 19 | 4.00″ | 8 |
| Apr 11, 2016 | 126 | 59 | 1 | 5.25″ | 5 |
| Apr 27, 2016 | 98 | 46 | 23 | 2.00″ | 12 |
| Apr 28, 2016 | 126 | 14 | 2 | 2.75″ | 12 |
| Apr 24, 2016 | 89 | 18 | 5 | 3.00″ | 7 |
| Apr 25, 2016 | 97 | 12 | 0 | 2.75″ | 10 |
| Apr 6, 2016 | 27 | 60 | 15 | 1.75″ | 11 |
| Apr 10, 2016 | 62 | 37 | 0 | 2.50″ | 5 |
| Apr 15, 2016 | 64 | 1 | 12 | 2.50″ | 6 |
Largest hail reported in April 2016
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2016 | 5.25″ (softball) | Collin County, TX |
| Apr 26, 2016 | 5.00″ (softball) | Marshall County, KS |
| Apr 12, 2016 | 4.50″ (softball) | Bexar County, TX |
| Apr 11, 2016 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Collin County, TX |
| Apr 11, 2016 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Denton County, TX |
| Apr 11, 2016 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Rockwall County, TX |
| Apr 12, 2016 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Bexar County, TX |
| Apr 12, 2016 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Bexar County, TX |
| Apr 26, 2016 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Marshall County, KS |
| Apr 29, 2016 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Comanche County, OK |
Storm reports by state, April 2016
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 470 | 154 | 33 | 5.25″ |
| Oklahoma | 107 | 129 | 28 | 4.00″ |
| Kansas | 209 | 45 | 9 | 5.00″ |
| Missouri | 134 | 80 | 10 | 2.00″ |
| Arkansas | 33 | 43 | 9 | 2.50″ |
| Mississippi | 29 | 45 | 2 | 2.50″ |
| Georgia | 17 | 49 | 7 | 1.75″ |
| Illinois | 49 | 15 | 3 | 3.00″ |
| Ohio | 56 | 7 | 0 | 2.50″ |
| Kentucky | 15 | 41 | 4 | 1.75″ |
| Nebraska | 41 | 12 | 5 | 2.50″ |
| Indiana | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1.75″ |
| Louisiana | 25 | 18 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Tennessee | 5 | 34 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| Iowa | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1.75″ |
| West Virginia | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2.75″ |
| Alabama | 8 | 16 | 9 | 2.50″ |
| New York | 0 | 25 | 0 | – |
| Colorado | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2.50″ |
| Florida | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2.00″ |
| North Carolina | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| South Carolina | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Virginia | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2.50″ |
| Maryland | 0 | 17 | 0 | – |
| Wisconsin | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| New Jersey | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Michigan | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| California | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1.25″ |
| Delaware | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| New Mexico | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| Maine | 0 | 5 | 0 | – |
| Wyoming | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Montana | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| North Dakota | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| Minnesota | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Oregon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| South Dakota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Idaho | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Utah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25″ |
Every storm day in April 2016
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A storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Read more about NOAA storm reports.