Storm reports for March 27, 2011

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On March 27, 2011, 193 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Effingham County, GA.

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 (193)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.9 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (205 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pulaski County, AR (near Cypress Jct) · Hail 1.75″ · $1.3 million
  “Golf ball size hail was reported at Baseline Rd. and Production Dr. In nearby areas, cars at a car dealership suffered hail damage, leaves were knocked off trees, and dozens of cars and roofs were damaged.”
• Sumter County, GA (near Plains) · Hail 2.50″ · $182,000
  “Several reports of large damaging hail, ranging in size from golf balls to baseballs, were received from the public and the Sumter County 911 Center from across the county.”
• Crawford County, GA (near Roberta) · Hail 1.75″ · $78,000
  “The Crawford County Emergency Management Director reported golf ball-sized hail just north of Roberta. This hail fell from a separate thunderstorm cell from that which tracked across the northern part of the county producing quarter-sized hail near Musella, 40 to 45 minutes prior.”
• Pulaski County, GA (near Hawkinsville) · Hail 1.75″ · $63,000
  “The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office observed golf ball-sized hail approximately five miles south of Hawkinsville. WSR-88D radar data suggests that quarter to golf ball-sized hail likely fell across the county from west of Hawkinsville to southeast of Hawkinsville.”
• Emanuel County, GA (near Adrian) · Hail 1.75″ · $55,000
  “A trained spotter observed golf ball-sized hail from Adrian to Nunez. WSR-88D radar data suggests that quarter-sized hail likely continued to Lexsy before the storm weakened below severe limits.”
• Johnson County, GA (near Scott) · Hail 1.75″ · $48,000
  “The Johnson County Emergency Management Director reported nickel-sized hail from the Scott area. As the thunderstorm moved east-southeast it intensified. The public and a trained spotter observed half-dollar-sized hail to golf ball-sized hail in Adrian along the Emanuel county line.”

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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