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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports on February 16, 2023

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports across the United States on February 16, 2023 from February 16, 2023 through February 16, 2023, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
46
Wind Reports
36
Tornado Reports
12
Max Hail Size
2.00″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  United States · February 16, 2023 · 2023–present Updated  Daily · last Feb 16, 2023

NWS Hail Reports on February 16, 2023

46 reports
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1.00″ hail
Feb 16, 2023
11:15 PM UTC
Hail report for February 16, 2023
Bedford County · 15,105 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: NUMEROUS REPORTS OF HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE IN SHELBYVILLE.
NWS Hail Report Location: Shelbyville, TN
1.50″ hail
Feb 16, 2023
10:30 PM UTC
Hail report for February 16, 2023
Williamson County · 73,715 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: SPIKY PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL REPORT NEAR TRIUNE VIA TWITTER.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 N College Grove, TN
1.50″ hail
Feb 16, 2023
7:53 PM UTC
Hail report for February 16, 2023
Humphreys County · 6,721 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON HURRICANE CREEK ROAD.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 SE Mcewen, TN
1.50″ hail
Feb 16, 2023
7:40 PM UTC
Hail report for February 16, 2023
Humphreys County · 6,721 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: TWITTER PHOTO SHOWED PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL NEAR HURRICANE MILLS.
NWS Hail Report Location: 6 S Waverly, TN
1.00″ hail
Feb 16, 2023
7:40 PM UTC
Hail report for February 16, 2023
Humphreys County · 6,721 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: FACEBOOK PHOTO SHOWED QUARTER SIZE HAIL SOUTH OF WAVERLY.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 S Waverly, TN
1.00″ hail
Feb 16, 2023
9:10 AM UTC
Hail report for February 16, 2023
Jefferson County · 74,314 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 W Herculaneum, MO
1.25″ hail
Feb 16, 2023
9:10 AM UTC
Hail report for February 16, 2023
Jefferson County · 74,314 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Festus, MO
1.25″ hail
Feb 16, 2023
9:08 AM UTC
Hail report for February 16, 2023
Jefferson County · 74,314 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: HAILED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES. VARIETY OF HAIL SIZES WITH LARGEST STONES TO 1.25 INCHES.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 NNE Festus, MO
1.00″ hail
Feb 16, 2023
8:35 AM UTC
Hail report for February 16, 2023
St. Francois County · 19,411 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).
NWS Hail Report Location: Desloge, MO
1.00″ hail
Feb 16, 2023
8:32 AM UTC
Hail report for February 16, 2023
St. Francois County · 19,411 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: VIA PHOTO ON FACEBOOK WITH HAIL ALSO COVERING LARGE PORTION OF GROUND.
NWS Hail Report Location: Desloge, MO
1.00″ hail
Feb 16, 2023
8:24 AM UTC
Hail report for February 16, 2023
St. Francois County · 19,411 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).
NWS Hail Report Location: Bismarck, MO
2.00″ hail
Feb 16, 2023
7:29 AM UTC
Hail report for February 16, 2023
Wright County · 6,528 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Mountain Grove, MO
1.00″ hail
Feb 16, 2023
7:28 AM UTC
Hail report for February 16, 2023
Wright County · 6,528 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: PICTURES SHOWING HAIL OF NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE IN MOUNTAIN GROVE NEAR OLD HIGHWAY 60. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 WSW Mountain Grove, MO
1.75″ hail
Feb 16, 2023
7:16 AM UTC
Hail report for February 16, 2023
Johnson County · 8,715 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Ozone, AR
1.00″ hail
Feb 16, 2023
6:39 AM UTC
Hail report for February 16, 2023
Le Flore County · 15,924 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Cameron, OK
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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 February 16, 2023

36 reports
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UNK mph
Feb 16, 2023
11:40 PM UTC
Wind report for February 16, 2023
Marshall County · 12,121 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON STEAGALL ROAD AT WADE BROWN ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
NWS Wind Report Location: 6 NNE Lewisburg, TN
UNK mph
Feb 16, 2023
11:00 PM UTC
Wind report for February 16, 2023
Bedford County · 15,105 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: THREE POWER POLES WERE BROKEN WITH POWER LINES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 64 IN THE BEDFORD COMMUNITY.
NWS Wind Report Location: 7 WSW Shelbyville, TN
UNK mph
Feb 16, 2023
10:40 PM UTC
Wind report for February 16, 2023
Marshall County · 12,121 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 6 NNE LEWISBURG. REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON STEAGALL ROAD AT WADE BROWN ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
NWS Wind Report Location: 6 NNE Lewisburg, TN
UNK mph
Feb 16, 2023
10:00 PM UTC
Wind report for February 16, 2023
Itawamba County · 7,990 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: HWY 25S TREE DAMAGE ON ITAWAMBA/MONROE COUNTY LINE.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 SE New Salem, MS
UNK mph
Feb 16, 2023
9:54 PM UTC
Wind report for February 16, 2023
Lawrence County · 14,475 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND ETHRIDGE. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
NWS Wind Report Location: Ethridge, TN
UNK mph
Feb 16, 2023
9:45 PM UTC
Wind report for February 16, 2023
Lawrence County · 14,475 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: DAMAGE TO HOMES AND TREES DOWN NEAR NORTH BRADLEY RD AND MT LEBANON RD. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
NWS Wind Report Location: 7 W Lawrenceburg, TN
UNK mph
Feb 16, 2023
9:45 PM UTC
Wind report for February 16, 2023
Rockcastle County · 4,819 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN ON PINEY BRANCH ROAD IN THE LIVINGSTON AREA. PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED THROUGH TV MEDIA.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 NNW Livingston, KY
UNK mph
Feb 16, 2023
9:40 PM UTC
Wind report for February 16, 2023
Rockcastle County · 4,819 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN ON US 25.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 NW Pine Hill, KY
UNK mph
Feb 16, 2023
9:10 PM UTC
Wind report for February 16, 2023
Pulaski County · 21,510 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: POWERLINE REPORTED DOWN AT 2211 WEST HIGHWAY 80. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: Nancy, KY
UNK mph
Feb 16, 2023
9:05 PM UTC
Wind report for February 16, 2023
Wayne County · 5,061 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A NARROW SWATH OF WIND DAMAGE AFFECTED WESTERN AND CENTRAL WAYNESBORO. A HOME ON HWY 64 WEST TO THE WEST OF LONGVUE DRIVE WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED FROM THE ROOF OF A NEARBY BARN BLOWING INTO IT... WITH WOOD BEAMS PUNCTURING THROUGH THE WALLS OF THE HOME AND BREAKING WINDOWS. SEVERAL TREES WERE ALSO BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE HOME. FURTHER TO THE EAST... MORE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG HWY 64 WEST AND SOUTH HIGH STREET... AND A DETACHED CARPORT WAS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN ON WOODTOWN STREET. MORE TREES... POWER LINES... AND FENCES WERE KNOCKED DOWN ON SOUTH MAIN STREET... WITH ONE LARGE TREE FALLING ONTO A SMALL BUSINESS AND SHIFTING IT OFF ITS FOUNDATION. SPECIAL THANKS TO WAYNE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THEIR HELP WITH THIS DAMAGE SURVEY.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 WSW Waynesboro, TN
UNK mph
Feb 16, 2023
8:51 PM UTC
Wind report for February 16, 2023
Russell County · 7,122 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN ON MOBILE HOME ALONG WEST ROAD NEAR HIGHWAY 80.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 NE Russell Springs, KY
UNK mph
Feb 16, 2023
8:50 PM UTC
Wind report for February 16, 2023
Russell County · 7,122 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: ROOF TO ACE HARDWARE IN RUSSELL SPRINGS BLOWN OFF... AND DAMAGE TO STEPHENS STORE NEXT TO ACE HARDWARE AS WELL. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 N Russell Springs, KY
UNK mph
Feb 16, 2023
8:26 PM UTC
Wind report for February 16, 2023
Jefferson Davis County · 3,917 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: POWERLINES DOWN AND TIN DEBRIS SCATTERED ACROSS BASSFIELD CEMETERY ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 SSW Bassfield, MS
UNK mph
Feb 16, 2023
7:45 PM UTC
Wind report for February 16, 2023
McNairy County · 9,729 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES AND POWERLINES WERE DOWN FROM NEAR BIG HILL POND STATE PARK... TO FRIENDSHIP ROAD... TO FEDDIE DAVIS ROAD. MINOR STRUCTURE DAMAGE TO A FEW HOMES WAS OBSERVED. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 NNW Ramer, TN
UNK mph
Feb 16, 2023
7:40 PM UTC
Wind report for February 16, 2023
Tippah County · 7,539 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 15 BETWEEN FAULKNER AND RIPLEY. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 S Falkner, MS
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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 February 16, 2023

12 reports
UNK category
Feb 16, 2023
10:39 PM UTC
Tornado report for February 16, 2023
Marshall County · 12,121 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A LOW END EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR BIG ROCK CREEK NORTHWEST OF FARMINGTON AND MOVED NORTHEAST... DAMAGING A BARN AND BLOWING DOWN DOZENS OF TREES WEST OF BETHBIREI ROAD. A HOME ON BETHBIREI ROAD WAS DAMAGED BY A LARGE UPROOTED TREE FALLING ON IT... AND SEVERAL NEARBY OUTBUILDINGS WERE ALSO DAMAGED. FURTHER NORTHEAST... DOZENS MORE TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED SOUTH OF WADE BROWN ROAD... AND AN RV WAS BLOWN OVER WITH A HORSE TRAILED PARTIALLY BLOWN ON TOP OF IT. A HOME FURTHER EAST OF WADE BROWN ROAD SUFFERED MINOR EXTERIOR DAMAGE... WHILE SEVERAL NEARBY BARNS WERE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. OTHER TREES AND A NEARBY BARN ON STEGALL ROAD WERE HEAVILY DAMAGE... WITH TREE LIMBS AND DEBRIS FROM THE BARN BLOWN UP TO 600 YARDS AWAY ACROSS ADJACENT FARM FIELDS BEFORE THE TORNADO LIFTED. SPECIAL THANKS TO MARSHALL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND NASHSEVEREWX FOR THEIR HELP WITH THIS DAMAGE SURVEY.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 NNE Lewisburg, TN
UNK category
Feb 16, 2023
9:57 PM UTC
Tornado report for February 16, 2023
Lawrence County · 14,475 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN ETHRIDGE NORTH OF BREWER ROAD AND MOVED NORTHEAST... BLOWING THE STOREFRONT OFF A BUILDING ON HIGHWAY 43. CONTINUING NORTHEAST... THE TORNADO SNAPPED AND UPROOTED NUMEROUS TREES ALONG RUSHING ROAD AND CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO A FEW HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS. MORE BARNS AND FARM OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED AND TREES BLOWN DOWN ON EAST EDAN ROAD... MORGAN DRIVE... TOM LANE... AND MARCELL FALLS ROAD BEFORE THE TORNADO LIFTED WEST OF CROSS ROAD.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 NE Ethridge, TN
UNK category
Feb 16, 2023
9:52 PM UTC
Tornado report for February 16, 2023
Monroe County · 11,873 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: NWS DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO THAT TOUCHED DOWN ON DURRETT LANDING RD JUST WEST OF SMITHVILLE... MS. PEAK WIND 80 MPH... PATH LENGTH 1.11 MILES. NO INJURIES/DEATHS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 WSW Smithville, MS
UNK category
Feb 16, 2023
9:52 PM UTC
Tornado report for February 16, 2023
Monroe County · 11,873 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED TORNADO WEST OF SMITHVILLE. RADAR DEBRIS SIGNATURE ALSO PRESENT.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 W Smithville, MS
UNK category
Feb 16, 2023
9:38 PM UTC
Tornado report for February 16, 2023
Lawrence County · 14,475 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON SOUTH HOOD ROAD AND MOVED NORTHEAST BLOWING DOWN NUMEROUS TREES. MORE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTBUILDINGS ON N BRADLEY RD AND MT LEBANON RD. THE WORST DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG GRANDDADDY ROAD AT GORE RD... WHERE NUMEROUS LARGE TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED AND OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED. ONE LARGE TREE FELL ONTO A HOME CRUSHING MUCH OF THE STRUCTURE. THE TORNADO APPARENTLY LIFTED SOUTH OF ROBERTSON ROAD. SPECIAL THANKS TO LAWRENCE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THEIR HELP WITH THIS DAMAGE SURVEY.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 8 W Lawrenceburg, TN
UNK category
Feb 16, 2023
8:25 PM UTC
Tornado report for February 16, 2023
Jefferson Davis County · 3,917 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: THIS BRIEF EF0 TORNADO STARTED JUST WEST OF BASSFIELD CEMETERY ROAD. AS IT BRIEFLY TRACKED NORTHEAST... IT DAMAGED A TIN ROOF TO AN OUTBUILDING... BLEW SHINGLES OFF OF A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME... DESTROYED A SHED AND SNAPPED A FEW TREES IN THIS AREA. THE TORNADO LIFTED SOON AFTER CROSSING THE ROAD JUST TO THE EAST. MAX WINDS OF 85MPH... PATH LENGTH OF 0.05 MILES AND MAX WIDTH OF 50 YARDS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 SSW Bassfield, MS
UNK category
Feb 16, 2023
7:43 PM UTC
Tornado report for February 16, 2023
McNairy County · 9,729 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: NWS DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED AN EF-1 TORNADO THAT TOUCHED DOWN ON FRIENDSHIP RD AND LIFTED UP 5 MINUTES LATER NEAR WILLIAM TEAGUE LN IN SOUTHERN MCNAIRY COUNTY... TN. PEAK WIND 105 MPH... PATH LENGTH 3.17 MILES. NO INJURIES/DEATHS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 NNW Ramer, TN
UNK category
Feb 16, 2023
7:33 PM UTC
Tornado report for February 16, 2023
Tippah County · 7,539 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: *** 1 INJ *** NWS DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED AN EF-2 TORNADO THAT TOUCHED DOWN JUST WEST OF THE RIPLEY AIRPORT AND LIFTED UP 16 MINUTES LATER AT THE CR 500/523 INTERSECTION IN TIPPAH COUNTY... MS. PEAK WIND 125 MPH... PATH LENGTH 11.1 MILES. 1 INJURY... 0 DEATHS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 SE Gravestown, MS
UNK category
Feb 16, 2023
7:27 PM UTC
Tornado report for February 16, 2023
Smith County · 4,555 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO BY TDS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 SW Mize, MS
UNK category
Feb 16, 2023
7:23 PM UTC
Tornado report for February 16, 2023
Smith County · 4,555 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: THIS BRIEF EF1 TORNADO STARTED JUST SOUTH OF COUNTY ROAD 50 WHERE IT DESTROYED A CHICKEN HOUSE AND THREW TIN ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE. IT THEN CONTINUED BRIEFLY NORTHEAST... CROSSING COUNTY ROAD 50 AND SNAPPING A COUPLE OF TREES... BEFORE LIFTING JUST TO THE NORTH. MAX WINDS OF 95MPH... PATH LENGTH OF 0.24 MILES AND MAX WIDTH OF 50 YARDS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 SW Mize, MS
UNK category
Feb 16, 2023
5:16 PM UTC
Tornado report for February 16, 2023
Lincoln County · 10,529 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: THIS BRIEF EF1 TORNADO BEGAN JUST WEST OF HEUCKS RETREAT ROAD... SNAPPING A FEW LIMBS. IT CONTINUED NORTHEAST SNAPPING A COUPLE OF TREES AND CAUSING ROOF... SHINGLE AND SKIRTING DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME JUST EAST OF BAHALIA ROAD. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST... SNAPPING A FEW TREES... AND THEN CROSSING MOUND ROAD WHERE A MOBILE HOME WAS ROLLED AND DESTROYED AND ANOTHER HOME HAD ROOF DAMAGE. THE TORNADO LIFTED SOON AFTER... JUST EAST OF FAITH LANE.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 SSW Stronghope, MS
UNK category
Feb 16, 2023
5:16 PM UTC
Tornado report for February 16, 2023
Lincoln County · 10,529 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: MOBILE HOME FLIPPED AND TWO OTHER HOMES DAMAGED FROM LIKELY TORNADO...REPORTED BY LINCOLN COUNTY EM.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 SSW Stronghope, MS
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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 February 16, 2023?

Our records show 46 hail, 36 wind, and 12 tornado reports on February 16, 2023, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on February 16, 2023.

What was the largest hail reported on February 16, 2023?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records on February 16, 2023 is 2.00″, reported near Mountain Grove, MO.

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 February 16, 2023 — 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 February 16, 2023 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 February 16, 2023?

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 February 16, 2023 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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