Storm reports for March 19, 2011

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On March 19, 2011, 103 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Lubbock County, TX.

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 (103)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $241,000 in property damage and $6,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (117 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Madison County, GA (near Berryman Mill) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “The Madison County 911 Center reported that a tin roof was blown off a church on Shirley Road just south of the Franklin county line and the city of Royston. Some two-by-fours were also torn off the same building. Three trees were down on Shirley Road and Doug Drake Road.”
• Montgomery County, KS (near Coffeyville) · Hail 2.00″ · $50,000
  “Golfball to ping-pong ball size hail pelted Coffeyville during the early morning hours of the 19th. The hail dented numerous vehicles across town, damaged air conditioning units at the Public Library and City Hall, and also damaged about 40 globes on downtown street lights.”
• Lubbock County, TX (near Shallowater) · Hail 1.75″ · $50,000
  “A supercell storm moved east-northeast from Hockley County and produced large hail along a swath from Shallowater to Lubbock's Preston Smith International Airport. Numerous reports of hail as large as golfballs, and briefly larger, were received. Minor damage to vehicles was reported.”
• Lubbock County, TX (near Shallowater) · Hail 2.75″ · $30,000
  “The public reported baseball size hail just east of Shallowater shortly before 20:00 CST. One residence suffered damage when a skylight was broken by the hail. Damage to several roofs was additionally reported.”
• Newberry County, SC (near Silverstreet) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $16,000
  “Sheriff reported a couple of trees down, one on a vehicle.”
• Hale County, TX (near Abernathy) · Hail 1.00″ · $10,000
  “Storm chasers initially reported that quarter size hail had covered the ground in Abernathy at 21:13 CST. A swath of large hail accompanied the parent storm east-northeastward to near Petersburg through 21:47 CST.”

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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