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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in March 2016

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports across the United States in March 2016 from March 1, 2016 through March 31, 2016, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
740
Wind Reports
718
Tornado Reports
102
Max Hail Size
4.00″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  United States · March 2016 · 2016–present Updated  Daily · last Mar 31, 2016

NWS Hail Reports in March 2016

30 reports
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1.00″ hail
Mar 31, 2016
11:57 PM UTC
Hail report for March 2016
DeKalb County · 7,572 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Smithville, TN
1.00″ hail
Mar 31, 2016
11:53 PM UTC
Hail report for March 2016
Sunflower County · 6,993 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Rome, MS
1.00″ hail
Mar 31, 2016
11:45 PM UTC
Hail report for March 2016
Marengo County · 5,597 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 ESE Putnam, AL
1.00″ hail
Mar 31, 2016
11:40 PM UTC
Hail report for March 2016
Lee County · 26,842 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 S Tupelo, MS
1.75″ hail
Mar 31, 2016
11:30 PM UTC
Hail report for March 2016
Monroe County · 11,873 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND ABOUT 20 MPH WIND GUST IN AMORY
NWS Hail Report Location: Amory, MS
1.25″ hail
Mar 31, 2016
11:25 PM UTC
Hail report for March 2016
Monroe County · 11,873 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL.
NWS Hail Report Location: Amory, MS
1.00″ hail
Mar 31, 2016
11:11 PM UTC
Hail report for March 2016
Lowndes County · 18,835 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL
NWS Hail Report Location: Columbus, MS
1.50″ hail
Mar 31, 2016
10:48 PM UTC
Hail report for March 2016
Clay County · 6,028 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: NEAR MONTPELIER
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 SE Montpelier, MS
1.00″ hail
Mar 31, 2016
10:42 PM UTC
Hail report for March 2016
Leake County · 6,163 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Lena, MS
1.00″ hail
Mar 31, 2016
10:42 PM UTC
Hail report for March 2016
Monroe County · 34,990 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: REPORT VIA TWITTER
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 N Bloomington, IN
1.75″ hail
Mar 31, 2016
10:37 PM UTC
Hail report for March 2016
Maury County · 32,068 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: GOLFBALL HAIL JUST WEST OF COLUMBIA
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 W Columbia, TN
1.00″ hail
Mar 31, 2016
10:34 PM UTC
Hail report for March 2016
DeSoto County · 61,941 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: QUARTER SIZED HAIL. MOST OF THE HAIL WAS DIME TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL.
NWS Hail Report Location: Hernando, MS
1.50″ hail
Mar 31, 2016
10:27 PM UTC
Hail report for March 2016
Oktibbeha County · 12,332 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: REPORTED SOUTH OF MABEN
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 SSE Maben, MS
1.75″ hail
Mar 31, 2016
10:21 PM UTC
Hail report for March 2016
Choctaw County · 3,298 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: REPORTED IN THE BLYTHE CREEK AREA
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 SE Sherwood, MS
1.00″ hail
Mar 31, 2016
10:18 PM UTC
Hail report for March 2016
Miller County · 2,050 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: ESTIMATED QUARTER SIZE HAIL ALONG HIGHWAY 45
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 SE Enterprise, GA
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

NWS Wind Reports in March 2016

30 reports
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UNK mph
Mar 31, 2016
11:59 PM UTC
Wind report for March 2016
Clarke County · 7,832 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: REPORT OF ONE STRUCTURE WITH ROOF...FRONT PORCH...AND BACK PORCH BLOWN OFF
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 E Bashi, AL
UNK mph
Mar 31, 2016
11:57 PM UTC
Wind report for March 2016
Simpson County · 8,040 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: MULTIPLE TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN THE AREA.
NWS Wind Report Location: Braxton, MS
UNK mph
Mar 31, 2016
11:55 PM UTC
Wind report for March 2016
Rankin County · 47,548 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE COUNTY. FOUR TREES DOWN ON HOMES.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 E Star, MS
UNK mph
Mar 31, 2016
11:50 PM UTC
Wind report for March 2016
Lamar County · 4,426 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN ACROSS ALABAMA HIGHWAY 96 NEAR MILLPORT.
NWS Wind Report Location: Millport, AL
UNK mph
Mar 31, 2016
11:50 PM UTC
Wind report for March 2016
Lamar County · 4,426 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN ON HOME JUST OFF OF ALABAMA HIGHWAY 96 WEST OF MILLPORT. LOCATION APPROXIMATE.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 W Millport, AL
UNK mph
Mar 31, 2016
11:43 PM UTC
Wind report for March 2016
Newton County · 6,269 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN. SHINGLES BLOWN OFF OF MULTIPLE HOMES.
NWS Wind Report Location: Union, MS
UNK mph
Mar 31, 2016
11:41 PM UTC
Wind report for March 2016
Rankin County · 47,548 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWNED ON US HWY 49 SOUTH OF FLORENCE. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 SE Florence, MS
UNK mph
Mar 31, 2016
11:40 PM UTC
Wind report for March 2016
Licking County · 55,767 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LARGE TREE DOWN ON CHESNUT HILLS RD. NEAR ST. RTE. 661. SEVERAL OTHER LIMBS DOWN ACROSS COUNTY INCLUDING NEAR CHATHAM RD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 6 N Granville, OH
UNK mph
Mar 31, 2016
11:38 PM UTC
Wind report for March 2016
Grady County · 7,068 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: POWER LINES DOWN NEAR GODWIN LANE AND COUNTY LINE ROAD 262. A CALLER ALSO REPORTED AN UNCONFIRMED TORNADO IN THAT AREA
NWS Wind Report Location: 8 WSW Pelham, GA
UNK mph
Mar 31, 2016
11:35 PM UTC
Wind report for March 2016
Pulaski County · 21,510 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF EAST UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND NORTH MAIN STREET
NWS Wind Report Location: Somerset, KY
UNK mph
Mar 31, 2016
11:30 PM UTC
Wind report for March 2016
Lawrence County · 14,475 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES BLOCKING BLOOMING GROVE ROAD AND APPLETON ROAD
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 WSW Minor Hill, TN
UNK mph
Mar 31, 2016
11:30 PM UTC
Wind report for March 2016
Rutherford County · 91,222 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE ON HOME ALONG NORTH COVE DR IN MURFREESBORO
NWS Wind Report Location: Murfreesboro, TN
UNK mph
Mar 31, 2016
11:30 PM UTC
Wind report for March 2016
Pickens County · 5,534 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED.
NWS Wind Report Location: Ethelsville, AL
UNK mph
Mar 31, 2016
11:20 PM UTC
Wind report for March 2016
Shelby County · 15,409 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TWO TREES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY IN THE 6100 BOCK OF WEST 900 SOUTH AND 8800 BLOCK OF SOUTH 600 WEST. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 E Edinburgh, IN
UNK mph
Mar 31, 2016
11:20 PM UTC
Wind report for March 2016
Franklin County · 310,502 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE THAT IS APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT IN DIAMETER WAS KNOCKED DOWN...TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 ESE Downtown Columbus, OH
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

NWS Tornado Reports in March 2016

30 reports
UNK category
Mar 31, 2016
11:48 PM UTC
Tornado report for March 2016
Pickens County · 5,534 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: TORNADO END POINT. THE TORNADO CONTINUED EASTWARD ALONG HIGHWAY 34 AND PRODUCED LOSS OF SHINGLES TO A HOME AND DESTROYED SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS. THE TORNADO CROSSED SHOCKLEY ROAD AND PRODUCED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO A METAL ROOF OF A WOOD FRAMED HOME AND DAMAGE TO SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS. THE TORNADO LIFTED JUST EAST OF THIS DAMAGE. ESTIMATED PEAK WIND 95 MPH. PATH LENGTH 2.88 MILES. MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH 350 YARDS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 SW Shaw, AL
UNK category
Mar 31, 2016
11:48 PM UTC
Tornado report for March 2016
Pickens County · 5,534 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: TORNADO END POINT. THE TORNADO CONTINUED EASTWARD ALONG HIGHWAY 34 AND PRODUCED LOSS OF SHINGLES TO A HOME AND DESTROYED SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS. THE TORNADO CROSSED SHOCKLEY ROAD AND PRODUCED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO A METAL ROOF OF A WOOD FRAMED HOME AND DAMAGE TO SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS. THE TORNADO LIFTED JUST EAST OF THIS DAMAGE. ESTIMATED PEAK WIND 95 MPH. PATH LENGTH 2.45 MILES. MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH 350 YARDS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 SW Shaw, AL
UNK category
Mar 31, 2016
11:43 PM UTC
Tornado report for March 2016
Pickens County · 5,534 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: TORNADO START POINT. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR COUNTY ROAD 75 JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 34. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ALONG COUNTY ROAD 75 AND SOME MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE TO A SINGLE RESIDENCE. THE TORNADO TRACKED EAST-NORTHEAST IN AN AREA THAT WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE BY VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAMAGE AREA WAS ALONG MINERAL-SPRINGS CHURCH ROAD JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 34 WHERE NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SNAPPED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 NNE Ethelsville, AL
UNK category
Mar 31, 2016
11:38 PM UTC
Tornado report for March 2016
Grady County · 7,068 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: POWER LINES DOWN NEAR GODWIN LANE AND COUNTY LINE ROAD 262. REPORT OF A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN FROM TWO SEPARATE WITNESSES IN THE AREA. NO OTHER DAMAGE REPORTED AT THIS TIME
NWS Tornado Report Location: 8 WSW Pelham, GA
UNK category
Mar 31, 2016
11:37 PM UTC
Tornado report for March 2016
Pickens County · 5,534 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: TORNADO END POINT. ESTIMATED PEAK WIND 100 MPH. PATH LENGTH 2.08 MILES. MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH 500 YARDS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 6 NNW Ethelsville, AL
UNK category
Mar 31, 2016
11:32 PM UTC
Tornado report for March 2016
Pickens County · 5,534 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: SURVEY START POINT. THE TORNADO STARTED IN MISSISSIPPI AND CROSSED THE STATE LINE INTO PICKENS COUNTY ALABAMA ABOUT 2.3 MILES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 82. THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEAST AND CROSSED EAGLE ROAD AND COUNTY ROAD 30 BEFORE DISSIPATING JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 82. THE DAMAGE ALONG THE PATH CONSISTED MAINLY OF SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES. THERE WAS SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME AS THE TORNADO APPROACHED HIGHWAY 30.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 NW Ethelsville, AL
UNK category
Mar 31, 2016
11:22 PM UTC
Tornado report for March 2016
Lowndes County · 18,835 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: ROOF OFF A HOUSE ON HUGHES ROAD. SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED ALONG LAKE LOWNDES ROAD.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 SSE Columbus, MS
UNK category
Mar 31, 2016
11:18 PM UTC
Tornado report for March 2016
Lowndes County · 18,835 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: THIS TORNADO BEGAN SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBUS ON FRISCO RD. IT CONTINUED NORTHEAST... SNAPPING NUMEROUS TREES. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST CROSSING PRITCHARD LN AND THEN INTO THE LAKEOVER SUBDIVISION. TREES FELL ONTO HOMES. POWERPOLES WERE SNAPPED AND SHINGLES BLOWN OFF HOMES. THE TORNADO CROSSED LAKE LOWNDES RD AND OLD YORKVILLE RD BEFORE CROSSING THE STATE LINE. PATH LENGTH-5.8 MILES. MAX PATH WIDTH-600 YARDS. MAX WINDS-110 MPH.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 SW New Hope, MS
UNK category
Mar 31, 2016
9:45 PM UTC
Tornado report for March 2016
Lewis County · 4,054 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM FOUND EF0 ANTICYCLONIC TORNADO DAMAGE IN NORTHWEST LEWIS COUNTY. A FEW TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SNAPPED ALONG DARBYTOWN ROAD WITH SEVERAL LARGE BRANCHES DOWNED AS WELL. MINOR ROOF DAMAGE OCCURRED TO A BARN AND HOUSE ALONG ITS ONE MILE PATH. ESTIMATED WINDS WERE 80 MPH. PATH WIDTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 NW Hohenwald, TN
UNK category
Mar 31, 2016
9:32 PM UTC
Tornado report for March 2016
Perry County · 2,983 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM FOUND DAMAGE IN SOUTHEAST PERRY COUNTY FROM AN EF1 TORNADO. THE TORNADO UPROOTED...SNAPPED OR DOWNED HUNDREDS OF TREES ALONG ITS PATH BEFORE ENTERING LEWIS COUNTY. THE TORNADO WEAKENED TO AN EF0 THERE AND DAMAGED AN OUT BUILDING BEFORE LIFTING 7 MILES WEST OF HOHENWALD. PATH WIDTH WAS 350 YARDS AND STRENGTH WAS 90 MPH AT ITS PEAK. TORNADO PATH LENGTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 7 SE Linden, TN
UNK category
Mar 31, 2016
9:28 PM UTC
Tornado report for March 2016
Hardin County · 11,759 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN EF-1 TORNADO CAUSED DAMAGE TO A HOUSE AND RV JUST EAST OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 NNW Counce, TN
UNK category
Mar 31, 2016
8:40 PM UTC
Tornado report for March 2016
Tippecanoe County · 46,824 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: CAPTURED ON VIDEO A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 3.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE AT WABASH NATIONAL TRAILERS. A GUARD SHACK WAS DESTROYED...A CAR ROLLED OVER AND CONSTRUCTION TRAILER WAS DAMAGED AND NEARLY ROLLED OVER. TORNADO ESTIMATED TO BE AN EF1 WITH WIND SPEEDS NEAR 100 MPH.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 SSE Lafayette, IN
UNK category
Mar 31, 2016
12:53 PM UTC
Tornado report for March 2016
Lamar County · 18,195 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: THIS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR TALOWAH RD WHERE IT UPROOTED A COUPLE OF TREES AND CAUSED SOME MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOME. THE TORNADO CONTINUED EAST NORTHEAST UPROOTING A FEW TREES AND CAUSING ROOF DAMAGE TO AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE TORNADO CONTINUED EAST NORTHEAST ACROSS MITCHELL AVE WHERE A TREE FELL ON A HOUSE. THE TORNADO ENDED NEAR STONEFIELD DRIVE SNAPPING A FEW MORE TREES AND CAUSING ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOME.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 WSW Purvis, MS
UNK category
Mar 31, 2016
11:05 AM UTC
Tornado report for March 2016
Tangipahoa Parish · 38,903 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A WEAK TORNADO TRACK STARTED ABOUT 5 MILES SOUHTWEST OF THE COMMUNITY OF TANGIPAHOA. THE TORNADO CROSSED INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 55 DOWNING OR SNAPPING SEVERAL DOZEN PINE TREES. TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED FOR A SHORT PERIOD TO CLEAR THE DEBRIS FROM THE ROADWAY. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO TRAVEL NORTHEAST AND CROSSED HIGHWAY 51 THEN WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY AND DISSIPATED NEAR HIGHWAY 1057 ABOUT 1.5 MILES EAST OF TANGIPAHOA. MAXIMUM WIND 95 MPH WITH AN EF1 RATING. PATH LENGTH 4 MILES AND MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH 250
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 S Kentwood, LA
UNK category
Mar 31, 2016
10:55 AM UTC
Tornado report for March 2016
St. Helena Parish · 2,735 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A WEAK TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SOUTHEAST OF GREENSBURG UPROOTING SEVERAL LARGE TREES AND SNAPPING LARGE BRANCHES AND SMALL TREE TRUNKS. MAXIMUM WIND SPEED ESTIMATED AT 95 MPH WITH EF1 SCALE RATING. PATH LENGTH 0.20 MILES AND PATH WIDTH 50 YARDS. TIME OF EVENT ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 ESE Greensburg, LA
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many storm reports were recorded in March 2016?

Our records show 740 hail, 718 wind, and 102 tornado reports in March 2016, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on March 31, 2016.

What was the largest hail reported in March 2016?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in March 2016 is 4.00″, reported near Katemcy, TX.

Some reports show UNK instead of a wind speed or tornado rating — what does that mean?

Wind reports come three ways: measured from an instrument, estimated from the damage observed, or UNK when no speed was recorded. Tornadoes show UNK until the National Weather Service finishes a damage survey and assigns an EF rating. UNK simply means that value was not available when the report was filed.

A report appeared near my home in March 2016 — is my roof damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report shows that hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby, not that any specific home was hit. To find out whether your property was affected, check an address-level hail report, and if it looks significant, ask a local pro about a Remote Hail Inspection before scheduling roof work.

I am buying or selling a home — how do these in March 2016 reports help?

If a storm passed through, a roof or exterior may have damage that is hard to see, or a recent repair may trace back to it. Buyers can ask better questions before closing, and sellers can document the home condition up front — both starting from the property address rather than a whole region.

How do I check what happened at a specific address in March 2016?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events in March 2016 across the United States, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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