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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports on August 31, 2016

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

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Hail Reports
11
Wind Reports
10
Tornado Reports
0
Max Hail Size
1.75″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  United States · August 31, 2016 · 2016–present Updated  Daily · last Aug 31, 2016

NWS Hail Reports on August 31, 2016

11 reports
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1.00″ hail
Aug 31, 2016
9:13 PM UTC
Hail report for August 31, 2016
Roanoke County · 31,672 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: ONGOING AT THE TIME IT WAS CALLED IN.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 SSW Glenvar, VA
1.25″ hail
Aug 31, 2016
1:57 PM UTC
Hail report for August 31, 2016
Kidder County · 1,248 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
NWS Hail Report Location: 10 N Braddock, ND
1.75″ hail
Aug 31, 2016
11:57 AM UTC
Hail report for August 31, 2016
Campbell County · 732 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: THREE INCH DRIFTS OF HAIL WITH SOME STONES GOLF BALL SIZED.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 SSE Artas, SD
1.00″ hail
Aug 31, 2016
11:45 AM UTC
Hail report for August 31, 2016
McIntosh County · 1,475 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: GROUND WAS WHITE WITH QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
NWS Hail Report Location: Zeeland, ND
1.25″ hail
Aug 31, 2016
10:54 AM UTC
Hail report for August 31, 2016
Kidder County · 1,248 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL... CORRECTED FOR TIME.
NWS Hail Report Location: 10 N Braddock, ND
1.00″ hail
Aug 31, 2016
10:42 AM UTC
Hail report for August 31, 2016
McIntosh County · 1,475 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: NICKELS TO QUARTER SIZE.
NWS Hail Report Location: 9 NE Hague, ND
1.00″ hail
Aug 31, 2016
10:02 AM UTC
Hail report for August 31, 2016
Burleigh County · 24,232 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: MOSTLY DIMES WITH A FEW QUARTERS. 2.40 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAIN.
NWS Hail Report Location: Driscoll, ND
1.00″ hail
Aug 31, 2016
10:00 AM UTC
Hail report for August 31, 2016
McIntosh County · 1,475 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: HAIL DURATION OF 20 MINUTES. HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1.80 INCHES... ESTIMATED EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH.
NWS Hail Report Location: 14 W Wishek, ND
1.00″ hail
Aug 31, 2016
9:54 AM UTC
Hail report for August 31, 2016
McIntosh County · 1,475 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: LOTS OF HAIL... SUB SEVERE WIND. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Hail Report Location: 13 NE Hague, ND
1.00″ hail
Aug 31, 2016
9:32 AM UTC
Hail report for August 31, 2016
McPherson County · 1,085 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: 4-5" DRIFTS OF HAIL WITH SOME QUARTERS. THE DURATION OF THE HAIL EVENT WAS 34 MINUTES.
NWS Hail Report Location: 8 NNE Eureka, SD
1.75″ hail
Aug 31, 2016
9:30 AM UTC
Hail report for August 31, 2016
McPherson County · 1,085 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: LOTS OF SMALL HAIL... BUT SOME UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
NWS Hail Report Location: 7 E Greenway, SD
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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 on August 31, 2016

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UNK mph
Aug 31, 2016
11:55 PM UTC
Wind report for August 31, 2016
Judith Basin County · 1,053 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: FUEL TANKER BLOWN OVER FROM THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 N Stanford, MT
UNK mph
Aug 31, 2016
11:45 PM UTC
Wind report for August 31, 2016
Scioto County · 24,309 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEVERAL LARGE TREES FELL INTO POWER LINES ON OAKES ROAD NEAR POWELLSVILLE IN GREEN TOWNSHIP CAUSING POWER OUTAGE. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 SSE Wheelersburg, OH
UNK mph
Aug 31, 2016
11:10 PM UTC
Wind report for August 31, 2016
Perry County · 3,593 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A FEW TREES REPORTED DOWN IN AND AROUND PERRY.
NWS Wind Report Location: Perry, AR
60 mph
Aug 31, 2016
10:01 PM UTC
Wind report for August 31, 2016
Oklahoma County · 247,374 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: NEAR MEMORIAL RD AND WESTERN AVE
NWS Wind Report Location: N Oklahoma City, OK
UNK mph
Aug 31, 2016
9:54 PM UTC
Wind report for August 31, 2016
Franklin County · 20,877 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: PUBLIC REPORTED LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 S Stewartsville, VA
UNK mph
Aug 31, 2016
9:32 PM UTC
Wind report for August 31, 2016
Augusta County · 26,351 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LARGE TREE DOWN AT 1459 HOWARDSVILLE TURNPIKE
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 WNW Sherando, VA
UNK mph
Aug 31, 2016
9:30 PM UTC
Wind report for August 31, 2016
Augusta County · 26,351 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LARGE TREE DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF EASTSIDE HWY AND PATTERSON MILL RD
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 S Grottoes, VA
UNK mph
Aug 31, 2016
9:29 PM UTC
Wind report for August 31, 2016
Augusta County · 26,351 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TWO TREES DOWN NEAR LYNDHURST POST OFFICE
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 N Sherando, VA
UNK mph
Aug 31, 2016
3:30 AM UTC
Wind report for August 31, 2016
Pottawatomie County · 7,916 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: KDOT FACILITY WEST OF BLAINE DAMAGED... INCLUDING DESTRUCTION OF AN EQUIPMENT SHED... ROOF BLOWN OFF SAND SHED... AND BROKEN WINDOWS IN SUBAREA SHOP. EQUIPMENT NOT DAMAGED.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 WSW Blaine, KS
UNK mph
Aug 31, 2016
12:15 AM UTC
Wind report for August 31, 2016
Maricopa County · 1,189,056 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: GRANITE REEF RD. CLOSED FROM INDIAN SCHOOL SOUTH TO OSBORN IN EAST SCOTTSDALE NEIGHBORHOOD DUE TO POWER LINES AND TREES BLOWN DOWN. POWER OUTAGE. TIME ESTIMATED. .
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 E Scottsdale, AZ
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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 on August 31, 2016

0 reports

No tornado reports were found for this selection.

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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 on August 31, 2016?

Our records show 11 hail, 10 wind, and 0 tornado reports on August 31, 2016, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on August 31, 2016.

What was the largest hail reported on August 31, 2016?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records on August 31, 2016 is 1.75″, reported near Artas, SD.

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 on August 31, 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 on August 31, 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 on August 31, 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 on August 31, 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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