Storm reports for February 24, 2011

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On February 24, 2011, 10 hail, 289 damaging-wind and 13 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Claiborne Parish, LA.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (10)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $10.8 million in property damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (319 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Wilson County, TN (near Gladeville) · Tornado EF2 · $500,000 · 2 injuries
  “An EF2 tornado touchdown just south of Central Pike along Gladieville Road. Damage continued northeast for eight miles with the last evidence of damage near Interstate 40 and Cumberland Street South of Lebanon. The most significant damage occurred between Franklin Road and State Highway 840.”
• Garland County, AR (near Lake Catherine) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $150,000 · 1 injury
  “A couple of very large trees were blown down. One of the trees sliced through a house on Elmwood Dr., injuring a woman inside. Nearby, part of a metal roof was peeled off a building at a lumber mill.”
• Monroe County, AR (near Brinkley Meml Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000 · 1 injury
  “Two tractor-trailers were blown over on Interstate 40 just northeast of Brinkley. One of the drivers was injured.”
• Webster Parish, LA (near Springhill) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “A tree was downed on a truck in the 200 block of North Curtis. It resulted in a minor injury.”
• Decatur County, TN (near Bible Hill) · Tornado EF2 · $1.5 million
  “A tornado moved from Carroll County into Decatur County and continued northeast. Major damage was sustained to a mobile home in the Five Forks area. A large grain bin was tossed 50 yards and destroyed and there was minor damage to homes and trees in the Bible Hill area.”
• Sharkey County, MS (near Sago) · Tornado EF2 · $800,000
  “The tornado started at Grace, where it downed a few large trees and caused minor roof damage to several homes. The tornado continued into Sharkey County, and just after crossing Dry Bend Road it destroyed a metal outbuilding, scattering tin and other debris a mile downstream.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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