Storm reports for March 23, 2011

On March 23, 2011, 285 hail, 168 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 11 states.

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285hail reports

168damaging-wind reports

6tornado reports

2.50″largest hail reported

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On March 23, 2011, 285 hail, 168 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Laurel County, KY.

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

State	Hail	Wind	Tornado	Largest hail
KY	63	38	0	2.50″
OH	74	21	0	1.75″
PA	49	11	1	2.00″
WV	33	25	0	1.75″
IN	38	4	0	2.00″
VA	8	31	0	1.75″
TN	12	15	4	1.50″
NC	5	21	0	1.00″
MD	3	1	0	1.00″
CA	0	0	1	–
GA	0	1	0	–

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
London, KY	7,573	2.50″
Indianapolis, IN	891,484	2.00″
West Mifflin, PA	18,902	2.00″
McKeesport, PA	17,119	2.00″
Greensburg, PA	14,586	2.00″
Beech Grove, IN	14,566	2.00″
Munhall, PA	10,371	2.00″
Jeannette, PA	8,566	2.00″
White Oak, PA	7,352	2.00″
Clairton, PA	5,945	2.00″
Duquesne, PA	5,074	2.00″
Turtle Creek, PA	4,925	2.00″
Glassport, PA	4,298	2.00″
North Braddock, PA	4,149	2.00″
Port Vue, PA	3,562	2.00″
Youngwood, PA	2,906	2.00″
Pittsburgh, PA	307,668	1.75″
Parkersburg, WV	28,834	1.75″
Chillicothe, OH	21,769	1.75″
Baldwin, PA	20,712	1.75″
Whitehall, PA	14,678	1.75″
Worthington, OH	14,649	1.75″
Wilkinsburg, PA	13,800	1.75″
Somerset, KY	12,389	1.75″
Vienna, WV	10,406	1.75″

Hail reports (285)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
22:45	2.50″	Laurel County, KY
23:00	2.50″	Laurel County, KY
20:38	2.00″	Allegheny County, PA
20:50	2.00″	Westmoreland County, PA
21:25	2.00″	Somerset County, PA
22:40	2.00″	Laurel County, KY
00:30	2.00″	Marion County, IN
19:04	1.75″	Highland County, OH
19:31	1.75″	Ross County, OH
19:38	1.75″	Ross County, OH
19:57	1.75″	Holmes County, OH
20:05	1.75″	Franklin County, OH
20:10	1.75″	Raleigh County, WV
20:15	1.75″	Mercer County, WV
20:15	1.75″	Athens County, OH
20:20	1.75″	Tuscarawas County, OH
20:20	1.75″	Raleigh County, WV
20:23	1.75″	Summers County, WV
20:30	1.75″	Powell County, KY
20:42	1.75″	Westmoreland County, PA
20:44	1.75″	Westmoreland County, PA
20:45	1.75″	Indiana County, PA
20:50	1.75″	Wood County, WV
20:53	1.75″	Fayette County, PA
20:55	1.75″	Hancock County, WV
20:56	1.75″	Westmoreland County, PA
21:00	1.75″	Wood County, WV
21:03	1.75″	Westmoreland County, PA
21:04	1.75″	Westmoreland County, PA
21:10	1.75″	Westmoreland County, PA
21:12	1.75″	Allegheny County, PA
21:14	1.75″	Westmoreland County, PA
21:15	1.75″	Allegheny County, PA
21:16	1.75″	Allegheny County, PA
21:21	1.75″	Allegheny County, PA
21:25	1.75″	Somerset County, PA
21:30	1.75″	Logan County, KY
22:05	1.75″	Kanawha County, WV
22:10	1.75″	Breathitt County, KY
22:15	1.75″	Breathitt County, KY
22:17	1.75″	Pulaski County, KY
22:37	1.75″	Laurel County, KY
22:40	1.75″	Laurel County, KY
22:40	1.75″	Laurel County, KY
22:44	1.75″	Fountain County, IN
23:01	1.75″	Fountain County, IN
23:07	1.75″	Montgomery County, IN
00:15	1.75″	Russell County, VA
00:30	1.75″	Marion County, IN
19:10	1.50″	White County, TN
19:18	1.50″	Ross County, OH
19:50	1.50″	Jefferson County, OH
19:55	1.50″	Tuscarawas County, OH
20:38	1.50″	Westmoreland County, PA
20:46	1.50″	Westmoreland County, PA
21:00	1.50″	Allegheny County, PA
22:34	1.50″	Monroe County, KY
23:40	1.50″	Boone County, IN
00:00	1.50″	Hamilton County, IN
18:29	1.25″	Clinton County, OH
19:15	1.25″	Miami County, OH
19:26	1.25″	Knox County, OH
19:29	1.25″	Holmes County, OH
19:44	1.25″	Clinton County, OH
20:30	1.25″	Jefferson County, OH
20:35	1.25″	Allegheny County, PA
20:57	1.25″	Westmoreland County, PA
21:03	1.25″	Westmoreland County, PA
21:05	1.25″	Allegheny County, PA
21:17	1.25″	Allegheny County, PA
22:08	1.25″	Pulaski County, KY
22:20	1.25″	Nicholas County, WV
22:42	1.25″	Laurel County, KY
22:43	1.25″	Laurel County, KY
23:25	1.25″	Montgomery County, IN
00:20	1.25″	Marion County, IN
17:40	1.00″	Wood County, OH
17:50	1.00″	Lawrence County, IN
18:00	1.00″	Rush County, IN
18:02	1.00″	Butler County, OH
18:19	1.00″	Orange County, IN
18:27	1.00″	Union County, IN
18:30	1.00″	Union County, KY
18:30	1.00″	Morrow County, OH
18:41	1.00″	Morrow County, OH
18:43	1.00″	Fayette County, OH
19:05	1.00″	Butler County, OH
19:05	1.00″	Knox County, OH
19:05	1.00″	Marion County, OH
19:06	1.00″	Pulaski County, KY
19:10	1.00″	Richland County, OH
19:13	1.00″	Jefferson County, IN
19:20	1.00″	Ashland County, OH
19:21	1.00″	Clinton County, OH
19:25	1.00″	Lee County, VA
19:30	1.00″	Stark County, OH
19:31	1.00″	Jefferson County, OH
19:32	1.00″	Cumberland County, TN
19:33	1.00″	Hardin County, KY
19:34	1.00″	Columbiana County, OH
19:35	1.00″	Miami County, OH
19:35	1.00″	Holmes County, OH
19:36	1.00″	Champaign County, OH
19:39	1.00″	Ross County, OH
19:42	1.00″	Daviess County, KY
19:49	1.00″	Breckinridge County, KY
19:55	1.00″	Allegheny County, PA
19:55	1.00″	Breckinridge County, KY
19:55	1.00″	Allegheny County, PA
20:00	1.00″	Hancock County, WV
20:00	1.00″	Vinton County, OH
20:00	1.00″	Columbiana County, OH
20:00	1.00″	Allegheny County, PA
20:00	1.00″	Fayette County, PA
20:01	1.00″	Delaware County, OH
20:06	1.00″	Allegheny County, PA
20:10	1.00″	Allegheny County, PA
20:13	1.00″	Columbiana County, OH
20:19	1.00″	Beaver County, PA
20:20	1.00″	Allegheny County, PA
20:28	1.00″	Coshocton County, OH
20:30	1.00″	Allegheny County, PA
20:30	1.00″	Westmoreland County, PA
20:31	1.00″	Somerset County, PA
20:31	1.00″	Somerset County, PA
20:33	1.00″	Columbiana County, OH
20:36	1.00″	Westmoreland County, PA
20:36	1.00″	Garrett County, MD
20:40	1.00″	Menifee County, KY
20:44	1.00″	Menifee County, KY
20:45	1.00″	Monroe County, WV
20:45	1.00″	Greenbrier County, WV
20:48	1.00″	Morgan County, KY
20:52	1.00″	Beaver County, PA
20:55	1.00″	Washington County, OH
20:56	1.00″	Christian County, KY
20:57	1.00″	Westmoreland County, PA
20:58	1.00″	Morgan County, KY
20:59	1.00″	Westmoreland County, PA
21:00	1.00″	Carter County, TN
21:11	1.00″	Marion County, KY
21:15	1.00″	Allegheny County, PA
21:17	1.00″	Adair County, KY
21:18	1.00″	Allegheny County, PA
21:19	1.00″	Boyle County, KY
21:20	1.00″	Allegheny County, PA
21:29	1.00″	Kanawha County, WV
21:30	1.00″	Watauga County, NC
21:30	1.00″	Kanawha County, WV
21:31	1.00″	Patrick County, VA
21:32	1.00″	Westmoreland County, PA
21:37	1.00″	Casey County, KY
21:45	1.00″	Somerset County, PA
21:50	1.00″	Taylor County, WV
21:55	1.00″	Metcalfe County, KY
21:55	1.00″	Bedford County, PA
22:00	1.00″	Martinsville city, VA
22:00	1.00″	Breathitt County, KY
22:00	1.00″	Barren County, KY
22:05	1.00″	Allen County, KY
22:09	1.00″	Barren County, KY
22:09	1.00″	Allen County, KY
22:11	1.00″	Pulaski County, KY
22:13	1.00″	Barren County, KY
22:20	1.00″	Nicholas County, WV
22:30	1.00″	Allegany County, MD
22:35	1.00″	Cumberland County, KY
22:38	1.00″	Hamilton County, IN
22:39	1.00″	Monroe County, KY
22:45	1.00″	Wilson County, TN
22:50	1.00″	Raleigh County, WV
23:01	1.00″	Clay County, TN
23:20	1.00″	King George County, VA
23:24	1.00″	Boone County, IN
23:25	1.00″	Smith County, TN
23:29	1.00″	Overton County, TN
23:30	1.00″	Bath County, VA
23:32	1.00″	Boone County, IN
23:33	1.00″	Montgomery County, IN
23:42	1.00″	Fentress County, TN
23:46	1.00″	Boone County, IN
23:46	1.00″	Fentress County, TN
23:47	1.00″	Boone County, IN
23:53	1.00″	Hamilton County, IN
23:55	1.00″	Cannon County, TN
00:03	1.00″	Hendricks County, IN
00:07	1.00″	Hendricks County, IN
00:13	1.00″	Marion County, IN
00:36	1.00″	Hancock County, IN
00:55	1.00″	Rockingham County, NC
01:10	1.00″	Rush County, IN
01:18	1.00″	Fayette County, IN
01:41	1.00″	Ripley County, IN
02:52	1.00″	Adams County, OH
03:03	1.00″	Wake County, NC
03:50	1.00″	Lawrence County, OH
05:20	1.00″	Sullivan County, TN
17:25	0.88″	Sandusky County, OH
17:55	0.88″	Warren County, OH
18:20	0.88″	Henderson County, KY
18:23	0.88″	Warren County, OH
18:40	0.88″	McCreary County, KY
18:52	0.88″	Jefferson County, IN
18:53	0.88″	Fayette County, OH
18:53	0.88″	Ripley County, IN
18:57	0.88″	Franklin County, KY
19:01	0.88″	Clark County, IN
19:01	0.88″	Butler County, OH
19:02	0.88″	Clark County, IN
19:02	0.88″	Darke County, OH
19:10	0.88″	Daviess County, KY
19:19	0.88″	Perry County, IN
19:25	0.88″	Carroll County, OH
19:31	0.88″	McCracken County, KY
19:31	0.88″	Ross County, OH
19:34	0.88″	Trimble County, KY
20:01	0.88″	Muskingum County, OH
20:10	0.88″	Vinton County, OH
20:12	0.88″	Columbiana County, OH
20:16	0.88″	Allegheny County, PA
20:25	0.88″	Athens County, OH
20:37	0.88″	Monroe County, WV
20:40	0.88″	Menifee County, KY
20:42	0.88″	Wythe County, VA
20:49	0.88″	Garrett County, MD
20:50	0.88″	Athens County, OH
20:55	0.88″	Wood County, WV
21:04	0.88″	Marion County, KY
21:05	0.88″	Wood County, WV
21:10	0.88″	Lawrence County, KY
21:20	0.88″	Boyle County, KY
21:45	0.88″	Lincoln County, WV
21:45	0.88″	Harrison County, WV
21:45	0.88″	Warren County, KY
21:50	0.88″	Taylor County, WV
21:50	0.88″	Pulaski County, KY
21:55	0.88″	Boyd County, KY
22:04	0.88″	Barren County, KY
22:05	0.88″	Barren County, KY
22:30	0.88″	Laurel County, KY
22:35	0.88″	Webster County, WV
22:58	0.88″	Davidson County, TN
23:15	0.88″	Greenbrier County, WV
01:22	0.88″	Caswell County, NC
01:43	0.88″	Ripley County, IN
01:52	0.88″	Ripley County, IN
02:12	0.88″	Hamilton County, OH
02:50	0.88″	Davie County, NC
06:37	0.88″	Bedford County, VA
20:31	0.80″	Somerset County, PA
18:28	0.75″	Union County, IN
18:40	0.75″	Clinton County, OH
19:10	0.75″	Bullitt County, KY
19:20	0.75″	Ross County, OH
19:30	0.75″	Perry County, OH
19:30	0.75″	Miami County, OH
20:00	0.75″	Franklin County, OH
20:02	0.75″	Wayne County, IN
20:09	0.75″	Crittenden County, KY
20:10	0.75″	Washington County, OH
20:23	0.75″	Franklin County, OH
20:36	0.75″	Caldwell County, KY
20:41	0.75″	Menifee County, KY
20:57	0.75″	Livingston County, KY
21:05	0.75″	Marion County, KY
21:30	0.75″	Harrison County, WV
21:50	0.75″	Lincoln County, WV
21:55	0.75″	Taylor County, WV
22:15	0.75″	Allen County, KY
22:42	0.75″	Nicholas County, WV
22:45	0.75″	Fayette County, WV
22:55	0.75″	Fayette County, WV
23:05	0.75″	Raleigh County, WV
23:19	0.75″	Greenbrier County, WV
01:09	0.75″	Darke County, OH
01:18	0.75″	Wayne County, IN
03:28	0.75″	Scioto County, OH
03:34	0.75″	Scioto County, OH
17:35	0.25″	Ottawa County, OH
17:45	0.25″	Ottawa County, OH
18:35	0.25″	Marion County, OH
18:50	0.25″	Richland County, OH
18:56	0.25″	Lake County, OH
19:02	0.25″	Ashland County, OH
19:15	0.25″	Cuyahoga County, OH

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $8.6 million in property damage, 5 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (459 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Injuries	Deaths	Property damage
Scioto County, OH	2	0	1	$3,000
Blount County, TN	1	2	0	$2.5 million
Hamilton County, IN	1	1	0	$60,000
Highland County, OH	3	1	0	$16,000
Hamilton County, OH	1	1	0	$10,000
Westmoreland County, PA	3	0	0	$4 million
White County, TN	2	0	0	$351,000
Pickens County, GA	1	0	0	$300,000
Rockingham County, NC	2	0	0	$205,000
Wilson County, TN	1	0	0	$200,000
Jackson County, OH	1	0	0	$75,000
Colusa County, CA	1	0	0	$70,000

What the National Weather Service wrote

Scioto County, OH (near Camp Oyo) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000 · 1 death
“A woman was killed by a falling tree while she was camping at the Shawnee State Forest.”
Blount County, TN (near Kiser) · Tornado EF3 · $2.5 million · 2 injuries
“An EF-3 tornado produced 140 mph winds along a 5.8 mile path with a maximum damage path width of 500 yards. Twenty six homes sustained damage ranging from fifty percent to entirely demolished as a result of the tornado.”
Hamilton County, IN (near Noblesville) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $60,000 · 1 injury
“Based on a National Weather Service damage survey, it appeared the wind damage in Noblesville during the evening of Wednesday March 23 was caused by downbursting straight line winds.”
Highland County, OH (near East Danville) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
“A greenhouse collapsed due to damaging thunderstorm winds. One woman was injured inside the greenhouse when it collapsed.”
Hamilton County, OH (near Indian Hill Vlg) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
“A large tree was blown down onto a car. One person in the car was injured.”
Westmoreland County, PA (near Rillton) · Tornado EF2 · $4 million
“The National Weather Service survey team confirmed a tornado in hempfield township in Westmoreland county. The tornado initially touched down in the Sewickley township area/Rillton section and then moved along route 136 in Hempfield township.”

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.

NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for March 23, 2011

National Weather Service survey teams mapped 3 tornado paths from this storm day (1 EF2, 1 EF1, 1 EF0), 18 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.

Rating	Peak wind	Path length	Max width	Deaths / injuries	On the ground	Surveyed by
EF2	115 mph	9.0 mi	100 yd	0 / 0	23:54 UTC	NWS Nashville
EF1	100 mph	5.7 mi	100 yd	0 / 0	23:17–23:28 UTC	NWS Nashville
EF0	80 mph	3.0 mi	50 yd	0 / 0	23:02–23:07 UTC	NWS Nashville

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.

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