Storm reports for April 16, 2011

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On April 16, 2011, 51 hail, 130 damaging-wind and 55 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Clarendon County, SC. Tornadoes killed 26.

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 (51)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $408 million in property damage, $2.1 million in crop damage, 480 injuries and 26 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (258 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Bertie County, NC (near Askewville) · Tornado EF3 · $2.3 million · 12 deaths · 55 injuries
  “Tornado first touched down about one mile south of Askewville (east of U.S. Rt. 13), producing minor tree and building damage. The tornado began producing significant damage on the east side of Askewville, where numerous structures and several mobile homes sustained major damage or were destroyed.”
• Wake County, NC (near Burt) · Tornado EF3 · $115 million · 4 deaths · 67 injuries
  “The tornado exited Chatham County and entered southwest Wake County as an EF0. There was multiple tree and roof damage along Avent Ferry Road, southwest of Holly Springs.”
• Bladen County, NC (near Live Oak) · Tornado EF2 · $1 million · 3 deaths
  “A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team found evidence of a strong tornado in northern Bladen County, near Ammon, North Carolina. The damage was rated up to an EF2. The maximum wind speed was estimated up to 130 mph. The path length was one and a half miles in Bladen County.”
• Lee County, NC (near White Hill) · Tornado EF3 · $57 million · 2 deaths · 36 injuries
  “The tornado exited Moore County and proceeded to strengthen to an EF1 as it moved into Lee County along Wildlife Road. The tornado blew a single wide trailer off its foundation, while also damaging the home home next door.”
• Gloucester County, VA (near Coke) · Tornado EF3 · $7.7 million · 2 deaths · 24 injuries
  “Tornado tracked from York county into Gloucester county. The worst damage (EF2 and EF3 intensity) was in the southern part of Gloucester county near Clopton. A total of 15 homes were destroyed by the tornado, with an additional 29 homes sustaining major damage.”
• Cumberland County, NC (near Fenix) · Tornado EF3 · $100 million · 1 death · 85 injuries
  “The tornado exited Hoke County and continued to move northeast crossing into Cumberland County, just north of NC Highway 401. EF0 damage continued near the Clifdale community, where the damage was more sporadic across Bones Creek and Stewarts Creek.”

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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