North Texas Hail Storm

Losses, 2024 dollars

$2.7 billion

Losses at the time

$2.1 billion

Deaths

0

The losses and deaths are NCEI’s, counting everything the disaster did. The episodes below are only what the Weather Service filed in its Storm Events record, which counts damage differently and often not at all, so the two never add up and are shown apart.

• Flash Flooding and Wildfire in Hawaii, March 21 to 26, 201652 kt wind · 21 eventsA period of light winds with plenty of low-level moisture and transiting upper disturbances produced heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms over much of the Aloha State. There were also flash flood events as time went along. No serious injuries were reported.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, March 23, 20161 in hail · 5 eventsA significant early spring winter storm affected a good portion of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa during the afternoon on the 23rd into the early morning hours of the 24th.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, March 23, 20161 in hail · 22 eventsOn the evening of March 23rd severe strong to severe thunderstorms moved through eastern Kansas and western Missouri. Most of these storms produced some small hail and gusty winds, with a few of them producing some marginally severe winds and quarter-sized hail.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 23, 2016$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 18 eventsA line of storms formed in southeast Oklahoma along a fast moving cold front in the evening of the 23rd.
• Hail in Kansas, March 23, 20160.75 in hail · 1 eventOn the evening of March 23rd severe strong to severe thunderstorms moved through eastern Kansas and western Missouri. Most of these storms produced some small hail and gusty winds, with a few of them producing some marginally severe winds and quarter-sized hail.
• Tornado and Hail in Texas, March 23, 2016$750 million · EF0 · 57 eventsThunderstorms developed late Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening along a dryline as it surged east to the Interstate 35 corridor. Several of these storms became severe, producing damaging winds, hail and one tornado.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, March 23, 2016EF1 · 7 eventsA strong storm system and cold front produced limited reports of large hail and an isolated EF-1 tornado.
• Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, March 23, 2016$75,000 · EF1 · 18 eventsStrong to severe thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a dry line over central Oklahoma during the late afternoon hours of the 23rd. The storms developed eastward across eastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas during the evening hours.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, March 23, 20164 injured · $375,000 · EF2 · 7 eventsStrong to severe thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a dry line over central Oklahoma during the late afternoon hours of the 23rd. The storms developed eastward across eastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas during the evening hours.
• Hail in Texas, March 23, 20161 in hail · 1 eventAn isolated supercell thunderstorm formed along the dryline and produced large hail in San Saba County.
• Damaging Winds in Arkansas, March 23, 2016$26,000 · 74 kt wind · 2 eventsTwo thunderstorm outflows created some damage on March 23 and 24 of 2016.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 23 to 24, 20161.75 in hail · 12 eventsA strong cold front moved into a warm, moist airmass and caused thunderstorms. Some of these storms produced large hail and damaging wind gusts.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Texas, March 24, 2016$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 7 eventsScattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed over Southern Oklahoma and North Texas during the evening of March 23rd, ahead of an upper level trough and associated cold front that were pushing east.
• Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 24, 201652 kt wind · 8 eventsScattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed over Southern Oklahoma and North Texas during the evening of March 23rd, ahead of an upper level trough and associated cold front that were pushing east.
• Damaging Winds in Arkansas, March 24, 201656 kt wind · 7 eventsScattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed over Southern Oklahoma and North Texas during the evening of March 23rd, ahead of an upper level trough and associated cold front that were pushing east.
• Damaging Wind in Texas, March 24, 2016$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventA cold front moved through the region during the morning of the 24th. An isolated severe storm developed over Orange County.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 24, 2016$12,000 · EF1 · 3 eventsA cold front moved through the region with severe weather along the boundary.
• Damaging Wind in Mississippi, March 24, 201660 kt wind · 1 eventA moist and unstable airmass aided the development of strong to severe thunderstorms in advance of a cold front that moved through Mississippi and Louisiana during the morning and afternoon of the 24th.
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in Alabama, March 24, 2016$202,000 · EF0 · 28 eventsA well defined bow echo and mesoscale convective vortex moved across southwest and south central Alabama, producing numerous areas of wind damage and one embedded, brief tornado. Heavy rain also produced flooding in many locations.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, March 24, 2016$75,000 · EF0 · 13 eventsA strong cold front moved into area with deepening low pressure tracking across northwestern Indiana. Strong low level flow with surface winds southwest to even southerly in area of damage.
• Tornado in Michigan, March 24, 2016$100,000 · EF0 · 1 eventA strong cold front moved into area with deepening low pressure tracking across northwestern Indiana. Strong low level flow with surface winds southwest to even southerly in area of damage.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, March 24, 2016$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 eventsSevere thunderstorms moved across the Florida panhandle and caused large hail and damaging winds.
• Hail and High Wind in Alabama, March 24, 20161 in hail · 2 eventsA QLCS moved rapidly eastward across south Alabama during afternoon hours of March 24. The system produced large hail near the northern apex of the bow and high winds were reported on the back side of the system due to a wake low.
• Damaging Winds in Alabama, March 24, 2016$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 eventsA squall line moved across the tri-state area bringing mainly damaging wind gusts, although large hail was also reported in Enterprise, AL.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, March 24, 2016$7,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 eventsAn upper level weather disturbance, together with a very unstable airmass and mesoscale boundaries resulted in numerous strong thunderstorms across the central Florida peninsula. Two of the storms produced large hail, from quarter to golf ball size.
• Hail in Florida, March 24, 20160.88 in hail · 1 eventDeep moisture led to afternoon thunderstorms over west-central Florida as a mid-level disturbance crossed the area. One of these storms dropped nickel sized hail over Polk County.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Florida, March 24, 2016$60,000 · 3 eventsA combination of daytime heating, deep moisture, and a passing upper level system lead to numerous afternoon showers and thunderstorms across South Florida, especially across the east coast metro areas.
• Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 24, 201650 kt wind · 1 eventA mid level short wave trough moved across central Florida during the afternoon. This energy combined with low level forcing form the sea breeze and surface based instability ahead of an approaching surface cold front triggered scattered strong to severe storms across the local…
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Florida, March 24 to 25, 2016$29,000 · 6 eventsA mid level short wave trough moved across central Florida during the afternoon. This energy combined with low level forcing form the sea breeze and surface based instability ahead of an approaching surface cold front triggered scattered strong to severe storms across the local…
• Damaging Wind in Florida, March 24, 2016$145,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 eventA quick moving squall line pushed southeast through the Florida Peninsula during the late evening hours of the 24th into the early morning of the 25th. Downburst wind gusts from this squall line destroyed one mobile home and caused minor damage to 38 others in Pasco County.
• Hail in Florida, March 25, 20160.75 in hail · 1 eventThe passage of an upper level system lead to the development of an MCS that moved through Central and South Florida during the morning hours. A very moist and unstable atmosphere led to several rounds of showers and storms along the boundary through the day across the region.
• Lightning Strike in Massachusetts, March 25, 2016$1,000 · 1 eventA strong cold front crossed southern New England, resulting in showers and a few isolated thunderstorms.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 25, 2016$13,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsClusters of thunderstorms moved quickly across central Florida, forced by an upper level disturbance combined with a very unstable environment. One of the storms formed into a bow echo and produced 50-60 mph winds across portions of Orange, Osceola and Brevard Counties.
• Lightning Strike in Florida, March 25, 20161 death · 1 eventA thunderstorm with frequent lightning moved across Hobe Sound. Lightning in advance of the storm struck in man who was outdoors at a State Park. The man was transported to a local hospital and later died.

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NOAA NCEI, U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (2025), https://doi.org/10.25921/stkw-7w73, and the Storm Events Database for the episodes.