August 2016 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In August 2016, 568 hail, 1,705 damaging-wind and 90 tornado reports were logged on 31 storm days across 48 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Carter County, MT on August 9, 2016. The most hail reports came on August 10, 2016 (73).
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 August 2016
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2016 | 8 | 209 | 3 | 1.75″ | 17 |
| Aug 28, 2016 | 32 | 100 | 5 | 2.50″ | 20 |
| Aug 11, 2016 | 14 | 106 | 4 | 1.75″ | 16 |
| Aug 3, 2016 | 30 | 88 | 4 | 3.00″ | 12 |
| Aug 10, 2016 | 73 | 46 | 2 | 3.00″ | 15 |
| Aug 9, 2016 | 39 | 77 | 2 | 4.00″ | 13 |
| Aug 16, 2016 | 29 | 88 | 1 | 2.00″ | 19 |
| Aug 18, 2016 | 28 | 75 | 1 | 1.75″ | 14 |
| Aug 24, 2016 | 36 | 46 | 22 | 3.00″ | 8 |
| Aug 27, 2016 | 32 | 62 | 3 | 2.50″ | 11 |
Largest hail reported in August 2016
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2016 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Carter County, MT |
| Aug 3, 2016 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Rolette County, ND |
| Aug 10, 2016 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Stark County, ND |
| Aug 10, 2016 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Morton County, ND |
| Aug 24, 2016 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Coffey County, KS |
| Aug 3, 2016 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Towner County, ND |
| Aug 8, 2016 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Pennington County, SD |
| Aug 9, 2016 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Carter County, MT |
| Aug 9, 2016 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Carter County, MT |
| Aug 9, 2016 | 2.75″ (baseball) | Harding County, SD |
Storm reports by state, August 2016
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | 106 | 136 | 0 | 2.75″ |
| North Dakota | 108 | 54 | 7 | 3.00″ |
| New York | 0 | 158 | 2 | – |
| Kansas | 54 | 83 | 2 | 3.00″ |
| Minnesota | 44 | 90 | 4 | 2.50″ |
| Ohio | 2 | 82 | 15 | 1.00″ |
| Virginia | 2 | 95 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| Iowa | 13 | 73 | 2 | 1.25″ |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 81 | 2 | 1.00″ |
| Maryland | 4 | 69 | 1 | 1.50″ |
| Nebraska | 34 | 33 | 6 | 2.00″ |
| Indiana | 11 | 30 | 22 | 1.75″ |
| Tennessee | 0 | 59 | 0 | – |
| Montana | 38 | 16 | 0 | 4.00″ |
| Oklahoma | 16 | 37 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 49 | 1 | – |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 35 | 2 | 1.00″ |
| Georgia | 0 | 42 | 0 | – |
| Missouri | 5 | 33 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Mississippi | 2 | 37 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Texas | 9 | 29 | 1 | 2.50″ |
| South Carolina | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| North Carolina | 0 | 37 | 0 | – |
| Alabama | 2 | 31 | 1 | 0.75″ |
| Connecticut | 0 | 33 | 1 | – |
| Maine | 9 | 25 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| Wyoming | 23 | 10 | 1 | 2.50″ |
| Kentucky | 0 | 28 | 1 | – |
| West Virginia | 1 | 26 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Colorado | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Illinois | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Florida | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1.00″ |
| Utah | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Arizona | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| Michigan | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0.88″ |
| Arkansas | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Louisiana | 0 | 11 | 2 | – |
| New Mexico | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1.00″ |
| Vermont | 0 | 13 | 0 | – |
| Nevada | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Rhode Island | 0 | 10 | 0 | – |
| Idaho | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| New Jersey | 0 | 7 | 0 | – |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 6 | 0 | – |
| California | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Delaware | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
Every storm day in August 2016
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