Storm reports — Thursday, April 16, 2026

The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 1 tornado report, 59 hail reports and 115 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on Apr 16, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in KY, MO, TN.

1tornado reports
59hail reports · largest 3.00″
115wind reports · peak 62 mph

Reports by state

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Tornado reports

UTCRatingPlaceCountyStateRemarks
01:15—2 Sse WilliamstownOrangeVTAn NWS Storm Survey found EF1 tornado damage 2 SSE of the town of Williamstown. Maximum winds 90 MPH. A roof of a small farm building and a house were damaged with seve (BTV)

Hail reports

UTCSizePlaceCountyStateRemarks
18:521.00″LantonHowellMOHail to quarters in size reported. (SGF)
19:021.50″2 W CampFultonARPing Pong ball sized hail reported north of Salem. Hail size verified on social media post. (LZK)
19:031.25″3 Wsw ZalmaBollingerMO(PAH)
19:191.25″Mammoth SpringFultonARHail size verified from social media picture. (LZK)
19:271.25″IberiaMillerMO(SGF)
19:302.50″IberiaMillerMOsocial media images and videos. (SGF)
19:302.00″IberiaMillerMO(SGF)
19:332.75″AdvanceStoddardMO(PAH)
19:393.00″2 Ne IberiaMillerMOimage of hailstone. (SGF)
19:412.00″AdvanceStoddardMO(PAH)
19:411.75″IberiaMillerMO(SGF)
19:451.00″MyrtleOregonMO(SGF)
19:453.00″2 Ene IberiaMillerMO(SGF)
19:571.00″1 N PortageKalamazooMIReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (GRR)
20:081.00″BentonScottMOMultiple social media reports show hail in Benton. (PAH)
20:091.50″2 Ssw New HamburgScottMO(PAH)
20:201.50″PoynorRipleyMOLate report. Estimated Ping Pong ball sized hail in community of Poynor. (PAH)
20:241.75″1 Ese OranScottMO(PAH)
20:341.75″SuccessClayARReport of approximately golf ball size hail near Success (2 miles north). (MEG)
20:491.75″MoundsPulaskiIL(PAH)
20:561.00″3 Wsw MelberGravesKY(PAH)
20:581.50″2 Nw SacoMadisonMODelayed report... time estimated from radar. A lot of small hail with a few ping pong sized pieces. (LSX)
21:011.75″5 Ese BrinktownMariesMOHail from Quarters to golf balls in size fell for more than 25 minutes. (SGF)
21:111.00″WickliffeBallardKY(PAH)
21:162.00″5 N BoazMccrackenKYHail dented the back porch wood. (PAH)
21:291.00″4 W Poplar BluffButlerMO(PAH)
21:321.00″Saint FrancisClayARDelayed report of quarter size hail in St. Francis. (MEG)
21:411.00″1 Se Poplar BluffButlerMO(PAH)
21:461.00″2 S FolsomdaleGravesKY(PAH)
21:501.50″5 Se ReidlandMarshallKY(PAH)
21:531.00″HickoryGravesKY(PAH)
21:552.00″5 Se ReidlandMarshallKYDamage to siding and broken windows in Sharpe. (PAH)
21:561.00″5 Ssw Calvert CityMarshallKY(PAH)
22:032.00″5 Ssw Calvert CityMarshallKYLate report. Some stones were egg size in Palma community. (PAH)
22:041.00″OleanMillerMO(SGF)
22:051.00″3 S WappapelloButlerMO(PAH)
22:101.00″6 S Calvert CityMarshallKY(PAH)
22:131.00″1 Ene BentonMarshallKY(PAH)
22:181.00″2 E EttervilleMillerMOReport from mPING of Quarter size hail. (SGF)
22:201.75″EttervilleMillerMOMultiple reports of Golf Ball size hail reported by the public... relayed by Regional Skywarn HAM Operator. (SGF)
22:252.50″EugeneColeMODelayed report... time estimated from radar. Emergency management estimated hail between golf ball and tennis ball size... though photo was representative of tennis bal (LSX)
22:261.00″2 N EugeneColeMO(LSX)
22:321.25″2 N EugeneColeMOCorrects previous hail report from 2 N Eugene. (LSX)
22:371.00″1 E DexterStoddardMOLate report. Quarter sized hail on east side of Dexter. (PAH)
22:442.50″3 Ese EttervilleMillerMOPictures of tennis ball size hail near Eugene. (SGF)
22:541.00″ForestportOneidaNYHail size estimated from video posted to broadcast media social media page. (BGM)
23:101.00″BloomfieldStoddardMOLate report. Quarter sized hail in Bloomfield. (PAH)
23:311.00″1 Sw PiggottClayARReport of quarter size hail in SW Piggott. (MEG)
23:522.00″SandersonTerrellTXPhone call with Fire Rescue confirmed 2 inch hail from a cell in Sanderson. (MAF)
23:571.00″3 E NaylorButlerMO(PAH)
23:571.00″MatthewsNew MadridMOLate report. Estimated quarter sized hail from Matthews. (PAH)
00:051.00″2 N KennettDunklinMOCorrects previous hail report from 2 N Kennett. Delayed report of quarter size hail 2 miles north of Kennett. (MEG)
00:051.00″GrovetonCoosNHQuarter-sized hail in Groveton near intersection of Main Street and US Highway 3. (GYX)
00:201.50″3 Se DummerCoosNHOff-duty EMS Observed hail measured 1.5 inches in Dummer. Hail began at 8:20. (GYX)
01:111.00″MayfieldFultonNYQuarter size hail was reported in the village of Mayfield. (ALY)
01:191.75″3 Sse WilliamstownOrangeVTDelayed report. (BTV)
01:301.00″2 Ne East OrangeOrangeVT(BTV)
01:481.50″4 S WoodsvilleGraftonNHHail up to 1.5 inches in North Haverhill on Route 10. Spotter ID: HL590. (GYX)
01:501.25″4 E NewburyGraftonNHDelayed report. Social media photos of hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter in Center Haverhill near intersection of Route 116 and French Pond Rd. Wind damage reports str (GYX)

Wind reports

UTCGustPlaceCountyStateRemarks
19:24damage2 W LouisvilleStarkOHTree downed in Plain Township. (CLE)
19:40damage6 Ssw GlenallenBollingerMOCorrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 6 SSW Glenallen. Tree down on Highway FF between county roads 512 and 513. (PAH)
19:44damage3 Sw IberiaMillerMOTree down across roadway. (SGF)
19:45damage5 Ssw Marble HillBollingerMOPart of a barn roof torn off along Highway PP south of Hwy FF. (PAH)
19:48damage2 S Marble HillBollingerMOPowerlines down. (PAH)
19:49damageSharonMercerPATree down on utility pole. (PBZ)
19:52damage2 Ssw Greenville EastMercerPATree down on wires. Time estimated from radar. (PBZ)
19:57damage1 Nw KalamazooKalamazooMI5 to 8 inch diameter branches down. (GRR)
20:00damageLeopoldBollingerMOLots of limbs down in area of Leopold... some larger branches. (PAH)
20:00damage1 Ene Greenville EastMercerPATree down on wires. (PBZ)
20:01damage2 Nne FredoniaMercerPAElectrical wires down. Time estimated from radar. (PBZ)
20:03damageSheakleyvilleMercerPATree down; time estimated from radar. (PBZ)
20:07damage1 W PolandMahoningOHTree and powerlines downed. (CLE)
20:10damage3 S PolandMahoningOHTree and powerlines downed. (CLE)
20:10damage5 Nnw New LebanonMercerPATree down on wires. Time estimated from radar. (PBZ)
20:15damage2 N BessemerLawrencePATree down on electrical wires. Time estimated from radar. (PBZ)
20:19damage1 S UticaVenangoPASeveral trees down. Road impassable. (PBZ)
20:27damage1 Ne New Castle NorthweLawrencePATree down... time estimated from radar. (PBZ)
20:28damage2 E New Castle NorthwesLawrencePATree down; time estimated from radar. (PBZ)
20:28damage2 Ene New Castle NorthwLawrencePATree down; time estimated from radar. (PBZ)
20:28damage1 Ne New Castle NorthweLawrencePATree down across road. Time estimated from radar. (PBZ)
20:41damage2 E Woodland HeightsVenangoPAPhoto showing snapped tree on Horsecreek Road. Time estimated based on radar. (PBZ)
21:01damage1 S BandanaBallardKYPowerlines down. (PAH)
21:26damageCunninghamCarlisleKYTrees and powerlines down. (PAH)
21:31damage3 N Fancy FarmGravesKYTrees down. (PAH)
21:31damage4 N Fancy FarmGravesKYDowned power lines blocked KY-339 between KY-121 and KY-1213. (PAH)
21:43damage3 Ne HickoryGravesKYA large tree was downed partially blocking the road at Herman and Sturgill. A second tree on Sturgill Rd was fully blocking the road. (PAH)
21:46damage5 Sw SymsoniaGravesKYTree down blocking part of the road. (PAH)
21:51damageHickmanFultonKYPowerlines down. (PAH)
21:51damage2 S SymsoniaGravesKYVery large tree downed... completely blocking the road at KY-534 and Carman Rd. (PAH)
21:56damage1 E BoazGravesKYTree in the roadway blocking part of KY-849. (PAH)
22:02damage1 Nne MayfieldGravesKYTrees and power lines down in Mayfield. (PAH)
22:03damageGrand RiversLivingstonKYLate report. Tree down blocking road in Grand Rivers area. (PAH)
22:05damage5 Nne BentonMarshallKYTrees down on Briensburg Tatumsville Road northeast of Benton. (PAH)
22:08damageSouth FultonObionTNSeveral trees down in the South Fulton area. (MEG)
22:17damageFaridealingMarshallKYTrees down... spotter estimated 60 mph wind. (PAH)
22:24damage4 Wnw LynnvilleGravesKYDowned tree at KY-303 and Martin Rd. (PAH)
22:25damage3 Sse DexterCallowayKYLate report. Tree down in Almo. (PAH)
22:25damage7 Se EddyvilleLyonKYTree down on Friendship Road. (PAH)
22:26damage3 Ese MartinWeakleyTNReport of a tree on a home on Ralston Road in Martin. (MEG)
22:34damageCranberry LakeSt. LawrenceNYTrees down along Mill Road near Silver Lake. (BTV)
22:35damage1 Sw PrincetonCaldwellKYTree down on Grooms Lane. (PAH)
22:37damage3 W RockcastleTriggKYTree downed blocking the parking lot of Hematite Lake picnic area... with at least one vehicle trapped in the parking lot. (PAH)
22:43damage3 Se ComoHenryTNTree down on Henry Midway road. (MEG)
22:45damageMurrayCallowayKYLate report. Trees down in city of Murray. (PAH)
22:45damageCadizTriggKYLate report. Several trees reported down throughout Trigg County. (PAH)
22:45damage2 Nne CeruleanChristianKYLate report. Tree down on Sugar Creek Road. (PAH)
22:58damage4 S BuchananHenryTNTree down across Log Cabin Road and Buchanan Road at Cay Lawrence Road. (MEG)
23:01damage5 Ssw Paris LandingHenryTNTree down over the intersection of west and East Antioch Road. (MEG)
23:02damage11 Wsw DoverStewartTNTrees and power lines down on Donelson Parkway at the TN River Bridge. Reported by EMA. (OHX)
23:05damage1 Nne HopkinsvilleChristianKYRoof blown off a garage. (PAH)
23:08damage1 Nne HopkinsvilleChristianKYShingles blown off roof in Hopkinsville. Winds on the bypass observed at 50-55 mph. Power poles knocked down in Hopkinsville. (PAH)
23:08damage1 Ne HopkinsvilleChristianKY*** 1 INJ *** A tree was blown down onto a house on the 800 block of E 12th St. (PAH)
23:11damage4 N ValeHenryTNReport of a tree down on Mansfield Road at Vale Road. (MEG)
23:12damage6 S Big SandyBentonTNSeveral trees and power lines down across Benton County. (MEG)
23:16damage9 Sw DoverStewartTNTrees down on HWY 232 near Leatherwood Road reported by EMA. (OHX)
23:16damage5 Se HannibalOswegoNYTree downed. (BUF)
23:20damage2 S HopkinsvilleChristianKYTree uprooted on silvey rd in Hopkinsville Ky. (PAH)
23:3059 mph3 Wnw ElktonToddKYKentucky Mesonet measured 59 mph gust. (PAH)
23:34damage4 E WoodlawnMontgomeryTNTrees down... with one on power line and on fire. Time estimated from radar. (OHX)
23:45damageCumberland FurnaceDicksonTNPower outages in Cumberland Furnace. Time estimated with radar. (OHX)
23:45damage2 Nw Cedar HillRobertsonTNReports in Adams and Cedar Hill of numerous trees down... as well as several brush fires in the same area. (OHX)
23:45damage3 Ne OlmsteadLoganKYMultiple trees and power lines down throughout southeast Logan County. (LMK)
23:47damage2 N RussellvilleLoganKYDowned trees reported off Newtown Road. (LMK)
23:47damage3 Wnw OakwoodLawrencePATree down; time estimated from radar. (PBZ)
23:56damage2 Ne RussellvilleLoganKYRoof ripped off a barn. Time estimated from radar. (LMK)
00:00damage1 Ssw FairviewWilliamsonTNLarge limbs down on HWY 100. Traffic still moving. Time estimated. (OHX)
00:00damage1 S CharlotteDicksonTNTrees down on HWY 47 and 48 in Dickson county. Multiple reports of power outages. Relayed via Nash Severe WX. (OHX)
00:01damage1 Sw CentervilleHickmanTNReports of power outages in Hickman county... with trees down in roads and roof damage. (OHX)
00:06damageCharlotteDicksonTNRoof damage to a convenience store from strong winds. Time estimated from radar. (OHX)
00:10damage5 Ssw RidgetopDavidsonTNTrees across both lanes of Crocker Springs Road. Time estimated via radar. (OHX)
00:13damage3 Ese FranklinSimpsonKYVery large tree down over the 900 block of Rapids Road. The tree is blocking all lanes of traffic. (LMK)
00:19damage1 W NashvilleDavidsonTNHuge tree down blocking shoulder and parts of the westbound lane on I-40. Relayed by Nash Severe WX. (OHX)
00:19damage1 Wnw HendersonvilleSumnerTNTrees blocking Sanders Ferry Road in Hendersonville. (OHX)
00:19damage3 Nw RapidsSimpsonKYTree down at the intersection of Rapids Road and Grace Road. Tree is blocking all lanes of traffic. (LMK)
00:20damage2 Se DummerCoosNHOff-duty EMS (Post-storm). Observed downed trees along Rte 16 (Berlin Rd) near the Pontook Reservoir. (GYX)
00:22damage3 Nw Caroga LakeFultonNYTree down with wires and pole on Sand Point Rd. (ALY)
00:25damage5 S FranklinWilliamsonTNMultiple reports of trees down in Franklin. (OHX)
00:25damage1 Se HendersonvilleSumnerTNTrees down on live power line... relayed via #tSpotter. (OHX)
00:25damage3 S WoodburnSimpsonKYLarge tree down over the 3000 block of Sportsman Lake Road. (LMK)
00:27damage1 Nnw SpringfieldRobertsonTNSeveral trees down across Robertson county... including in Springfield... Orlinda... and Greenbrier. Power lines down as well. (OHX)
00:29damageHendersonvilleSumnerTNPower outages in Hendersonville. (OHX)
00:30damage2 Nw Bowling GreenWarrenKYTree down on power line on Gayle Way. (LMK)
00:31damage3 Se HermitageDavidsonTNNo working red lights and down trees on central pike in Hermitage. Time estimated. (OHX)
00:3662 mph4 N AntiochDavidsonTNCorrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 4 N Antioch. ASOS station peak gust KBNA Nashville Intl Airport. (OHX)
00:36damage4 S HermitageDavidsonTNTree down and on a car. Time estimated from radar. Relayed via Facebook. (OHX)
00:36damage2 Nw GloversvilleFultonNYTree and wires down on W State St in the town of Johnstown. This damage was likely caused by an outflow boundary. (ALY)
00:37damage4 Ene AntiochDavidsonTNTree down in Antioch on Anderson Road. Time estimated from radar. (OHX)
00:45damage3 Nnw DicksonDicksonTNMultiple reports of power outages in Dickson county. Relayed by amateur radio. (OHX)
00:45damage1 W Cranberry CreekFultonNYMultiple trees down... one on a wire on County Highway 123 and Christie Rd and Diamond Hill Rd. (ALY)
00:49damage7 N WatertownWilsonTNTree down on the 7100 block of Trousdale Ferry Pike. (OHX)
00:49damage2 Ne LebanonWilsonTNReports of Utility poles down in between Hartmann Drive and Hunters Village drive. Time estimated. (OHX)
00:50damage8 Ene EaglevilleRutherfordTNFence down in Rockvale due to the winds... relayed via broadcast media. (OHX)
00:54damage6 Sw MurfreesboroRutherfordTNReport of large tree down on north side of Armstrong Valley Road in south Murfreesboro. (OHX)
00:54damage4 Wsw BroadalbinFultonNY2 trees down Jackson Summit and County Rd 106. Likely due to outflow boundary. (ALY)
01:00damageChapel HillMarshallTNTree down on a house in Chapel Hill. Time estimated. Relayed via #tSpotter. (OHX)
01:00damage2 E LebanonWilsonTNAbout 3000 people without power in Wilson county according to EMA. (OHX)
01:02damage3 Nnw EphratahFultonNYTree down in roadway by Fical Rd and State Rte 29. (ALY)
01:03damage2 Nw GloversvilleFultonNYTree down and power pole leaning on W Bush Rd. (ALY)
01:04damage3 Nne GloversvilleFultonNYTree/pole down across Norboro Rd. (ALY)
01:05damage4 Nnw GloversvilleFultonNYTree down on N Shore Rd and Woodworth Lake Rd. (ALY)
01:06damage2 Ne GloversvilleFultonNYTree down on E State St. (ALY)
01:10damage1 N Ainsworth State ParOrangeVTDelayed report. NWS Storm Survey documented extensive tree damage associated with a microburst. Estimated wind speeds based on damage range between 70 and 80 mph. (BTV)
01:14damageMayfieldFultonNYMultiple trees and poles down blocking roads and on wires at State Route 349 and Bemis Rd... W main and School St... and on First Ave and Beech St. (ALY)
01:15damage2 Ne BroadalbinFultonNYTree blocking road on Union Mills Rd. (ALY)
01:19damage5 Ese Cranberry CreekFultonNYTree down with wires on County Rd 110. (ALY)
01:33damageManchesterCoffeeTNWind damage to the roof of the library in Manchester... TN. Relayed via #tSpotter. (OHX)
01:35damageBarreWashingtonVTPower pole down on Fairview St. (BTV)
01:40damage3 Ene Ainsworth State POrangeVTCorrects previous tstm wnd dmg report time from 3 ENE Ainsworth State Park. Tree down on power lines near intersection of Chelsea Rd and Baptist St. (BTV)
01:53damage1 Sw BathGraftonNHDelayed report. Multiple trees down on Sawyer Hill Road between Goose Lane and NH HWY 112. Largest tree diameter between 12 and 18 inches. (GYX)
01:58damageLisbonGraftonNHDelayed report. Trees downed on power lines in Lisbon. Power outages also reported. (GYX)
02:05damage5 W LincolnGraftonNHDelayed report. Trees and several large branches partially blocking sections of Lost River Road... stretching from NH HWY 116 east to the Wildwood Campground. (GYX)
02:19damageTullahomaCoffeeTNReports of trees down on Ashley drive in Tullahoma. Relayed via #tSpotter. (OHX)
02:20damageKingston SpringsCheathamTNTree across Webb Ridge Road & Forrest Drive... and tangled in power lines. (OHX)
02:53damage3 Ene Ainsworth State POrangeVTTree down on power lines near intersection of Chelsea Rd and Baptist St. (BTV)

Original file: SPC report page for this day. Times are UTC; the storm day starts at 12:00 UTC (7 AM CDT).

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