Storm reports for February 28, 2011

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On February 28, 2011, 45 hail, 202 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Jefferson County, AL. Tornadoes killed 1.

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 (45)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $9.6 million in property damage, 6 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (261 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Polk County, TN (near Benton) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000 · 1 death · 1 injury
  “Law enforcement personnel reported a tree downed by thunderstorm wind on a mobile home 10 miles south of Benton in a the Old Fort Area on Ladd Springs Road.”
• Franklin County, TN (near Awalt) · Tornado EF0 · $40,000 · 1 death
  “The worst damage occurred in western portions of Franklin county. In these locations mobile homes were destroyed, multiple power poles and trees were snapped, and homes sustained significant roof damage.”
• Moore County, TN (near Cumberland Spgs) · Tornado EF2 · 4 injuries
  “An EF-2 tornado with peak winds of 600 yards initially touched down southeast of downtown Lynchburg. The most significant damage occurred from eastern Moore county.”
• Cherokee County, GA (near Waleska) · Thunderstorm wind 59 mph · $500,000 · 1 injury
  “The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported that dozens of trees were down across the county from strong straight-line thunderstorm winds, including areas around Waleska, Ball Ground, Canton, and Woodstock.”
• Hamilton County, TN (near Red Bank) · Tornado EF1 · $5 million
  “An EF1 tornado touched down two miles north of Red Bank. The path length was 2.6 miles with an average path width from 85 to 100 yards and a maximum width of 150 yards. The maximum wind speed was 90 mph which damage at least 20 homes along with numerous trees downed by the wind.”
• Hamilton County, TN (near Signal Mtn) · Tornado EF1 · $1.3 million
  “An EF1 tornado touched down at Signal Mountain. The path length was 2.2 miles and the path width from 60 to 90 yards. The max wind of 90 mph caused damage to an estimated 25 homes and numerous trees were downed.”

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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