Storm reports for March 22, 2011

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On March 22, 2011, 102 hail, 18 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Douglas County, NE.

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 (102)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.7 million in property damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (129 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Harrison County, IA (near Euclid) · Tornado EF1 · 2 injuries
  “A NWS storm survey assessment team confirmed a tornado tracked around 12 miles starting from a few miles east of Missouri Valley to around 5 miles southeast of Woodbine, Iowa.”
• Burt County, NE (near Craig) · Tornado EF1 · $1.1 million
  “A NWS storm survey team assessed that a tornado touched down around 5 miles south-southwest of Craig and lifted about 4 miles south-southwest of town causing damage up to weak EF1 intensity. An outbuilding and large storage bins were damaged, blown over or completely destroyed.”
• Madison County, IA (near Pitzer) · Tornado EF2 · $1 million
  “Tornado caused property damage to several farms. A roof was torn off one of the houses and windows were broken out.”
• Douglas County, NE (near Valley) · Hail 1.75″ · $250,000
  “Hail up to golf ball-size fell for around 5 minutes in the Valley area including at the NWS office near town. The hail was driven by winds estimated at least at 50 mph and caused extensive vehicle and property damage at the NWS office and to homes around a golf course near town.”
• Cass County, IA (near Dewey) · Tornado EF1 · $150,000
  “NWS storm survey term related this tornado as an EF1 with a peak wind of 89 MPH. Track was continuous 2 3/4 mile path. Most damage was EF0 with one localized EF1 damage area.”
• Adair County, IA (near Greenfield) · Hail 1.75″ · $25,000
  “Vehicle damage reported along with some roof damage.”

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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