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Storm reports for March 16, 2016

NOAA recorded 12 hail reports and 8 wind reports in 5 states on March 16, 2016.

in 5 states
20
Storm reports
About 8 miles from Fort Worth, TX
2.25 in
Largest hail
About 55 miles from Detroit, MI
60 mph
Highest gust
0
Tornado reports
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on March 16, 2016 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

What happened

Before dawn on March 17, 2016, at about 3:15 a.m. CST, storms dropped hail up to 2.25 inches across northern Benbrook, Texas, including along Camp Bowie Boulevard and near the Benbrook traffic circle.1 Minutes later, wind-driven golf ball size hail covered the ground at TCU, and golf ball size hail fell at Interstate 30 and Hulen Street in Fort Worth.2,3 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $50 million in property damage for each of these three hail reports in Tarrant County.1,2,3

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 622752, hail, Tarrant County, Texas
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 622755, hail, Tarrant County, Texas
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 622756, hail, Tarrant County, Texas

Reports by hour

Hail12, most at 4 AM

Wind8, most at 1 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeSizeWhere
8:23 PM0.75 inAbout 7 miles from Scranton, PA
8:40 PM1.0 inAbout 8 miles from Scranton, PA
12:35 AM0.75 inNear 33.21, -92.67, AR
4:00 AM1.0 inAbout 13 miles from Fort Worth, TX
4:12 AM0.88 inAbout 6 miles from Fort Worth, TX
4:15 AM2.25 inAbout 8 miles from Fort Worth, TX
4:19 AM1.75 inAbout 5 miles from Fort Worth, TX
4:23 AM1.75 inAbout 4 miles from Fort Worth, TX
4:45 AM1.0 inAbout 35 miles from Denton, TX
5:25 AM0.75 inAbout 17 miles from Grand Prairie, TX
6:52 AM1.0 inAbout 40 miles from Denton, TX
6:58 AM1.25 inAbout 6 miles from Fort Worth, TX

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Texas10820
Michigan6060
Pennsylvania2200
Arkansas1100
Oklahoma1100

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Fort Worth, TX2.25 in49 mph0
Arlington, TX1.75 in45 mph0
Scranton, PA1.0 inNone0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.