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Storm reports for July 16, 2016

NOAA recorded 75 hail reports, 192 wind reports and 7 tornado reports in 20 states on July 16, 2016.

in 20 states
274
Storm reports
Near 44.80, -97.73, SD
2.5 in
Largest hail
Near 42.45, -93.06, IA
87 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, about 22 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
7
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

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

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path
  • Surveyed wind damage

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

Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.

Reports by hour

Hail75, most at 4 PM

Wind192, most at 5 PM

Tornado7, most at 6 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
7:27 PMEF0Near 43.17, -102.25, SD0.1 mi long, 20 yd wide
8:23 PMEF0Near 44.78, -97.73, SD0.06 mi long, 10 yd wide
4:58 AMEF2About 22 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA1.59 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:15 AMEF2About 12 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA3.99 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:03 AMEF1About 41 miles from Davenport, IA1 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:27 AMEF0About 9 miles from Davenport, IA1.95 mi long, 10 yd wide
6:36 AMEF1About 12 miles from Davenport, IA2.09 mi long, 100 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
South Dakota8428542
Iowa450405
North Carolina222200
North Dakota171250
Minnesota15780
South Carolina141130
Wyoming121110
Montana9900
Georgia8080
New Jersey7160
New York7070
Virginia7070
Florida6060
Pennsylvania6060
Maryland5230
Tennessee5140
Alabama2020
Colorado1100
Nebraska1010
Oklahoma1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Baltimore, MD1.0 in60 mph0
Bismarck, ND1.0 inNone0
Rapid City, SD1.0 in60 mph0
Hickory, NC0.88 in58 mph0
Atlanta, GANone58 mph0
Cedar Rapids, IANone61 mph1
Chattanooga, TNNone58 mph0
Davenport, IANone60 mph2
Fayetteville, NCNone58 mph0
Huntsville, ALNone58 mph0
Sioux Falls, SDNone60 mph0
Spartanburg, SCNone58 mph0

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