July 2016 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In July 2016, 1,560 hail, 5,459 damaging-wind and 108 tornado reports were logged on 31 storm days across 49 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Cheyenne County, KS on July 7, 2016. The most hail reports came on July 8, 2016 (112).
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 July 2016
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2016 | 112 | 470 | 3 | 3.00″ | 23 |
| Jul 6, 2016 | 54 | 503 | 12 | 3.00″ | 25 |
| Jul 13, 2016 | 68 | 408 | 1 | 2.17″ | 22 |
| Jul 14, 2016 | 87 | 373 | 1 | 2.50″ | 31 |
| Jul 5, 2016 | 75 | 268 | 10 | 3.00″ | 16 |
| Jul 7, 2016 | 83 | 261 | 9 | 4.25″ | 23 |
| Jul 18, 2016 | 57 | 291 | 2 | 3.00″ | 26 |
| Jul 19, 2016 | 72 | 224 | 6 | 4.00″ | 20 |
| Jul 16, 2016 | 75 | 192 | 7 | 2.50″ | 20 |
| Jul 23, 2016 | 30 | 238 | 5 | 2.25″ | 21 |
Largest hail reported in July 2016
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2016 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Cheyenne County, KS |
| Jul 7, 2016 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Gove County, KS |
| Jul 7, 2016 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Logan County, KS |
| Jul 19, 2016 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Walsh County, ND |
| Jul 10, 2016 | 3.25″ (teacup) | Dunn County, ND |
| Jul 5, 2016 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Big Stone County, MN |
| Jul 6, 2016 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Meade County, SD |
| Jul 7, 2016 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Cheyenne County, KS |
| Jul 8, 2016 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Leelanau County, MI |
| Jul 8, 2016 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Charlevoix County, MI |
Storm reports by state, July 2016
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | 200 | 227 | 3 | 3.00″ |
| Tennessee | 29 | 346 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Minnesota | 88 | 271 | 11 | 3.00″ |
| South Carolina | 30 | 330 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| North Carolina | 41 | 301 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| North Dakota | 178 | 125 | 12 | 4.00″ |
| Kansas | 84 | 215 | 7 | 4.25″ |
| Virginia | 22 | 247 | 0 | 2.00″ |
| Kentucky | 6 | 253 | 4 | 1.75″ |
| Nebraska | 118 | 133 | 10 | 2.75″ |
| Colorado | 224 | 30 | 5 | 2.75″ |
| Missouri | 20 | 219 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Illinois | 9 | 218 | 4 | 1.00″ |
| Georgia | 14 | 208 | 2 | 1.50″ |
| Oklahoma | 29 | 172 | 1 | 2.50″ |
| Iowa | 23 | 159 | 14 | 1.75″ |
| Wisconsin | 21 | 158 | 8 | 1.75″ |
| Pennsylvania | 15 | 167 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Texas | 36 | 130 | 1 | 2.75″ |
| New York | 17 | 140 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| Michigan | 47 | 97 | 3 | 3.00″ |
| Massachusetts | 9 | 135 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| Montana | 81 | 51 | 3 | 2.75″ |
| Arkansas | 8 | 109 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| New Jersey | 17 | 94 | 2 | 1.50″ |
| Maine | 17 | 92 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Ohio | 8 | 99 | 1 | 1.50″ |
| Indiana | 13 | 94 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Wyoming | 79 | 22 | 0 | 2.75″ |
| Florida | 15 | 67 | 3 | 1.75″ |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 67 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Mississippi | 4 | 63 | 2 | 1.50″ |
| Vermont | 8 | 59 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Alabama | 1 | 63 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| West Virginia | 2 | 60 | 2 | 1.00″ |
| Maryland | 4 | 56 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Arizona | 6 | 40 | 1 | 1.50″ |
| Louisiana | 0 | 35 | 0 | – |
| Idaho | 2 | 26 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Connecticut | 0 | 21 | 0 | – |
| New Mexico | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2.75″ |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| Delaware | 0 | 13 | 0 | – |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Washington | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0.88″ |
| Oregon | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.25″ |
| Utah | 0 | 7 | 0 | – |
| Nevada | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| California | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.75″ |
Every storm day in July 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.