Storm reports for May 1, 2011

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On May 1, 2011, 82 hail, 10 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Dallas 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 (82)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $127,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (93 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Conway County, AR (near Center Ridge) · Tornado EF1 · $35,000
  “An EF1 tornado in the Center Ridge area blew down trees. One of the falling trees damaged the roof of a house and knocked the back porch off the same house. Another falling tree landed on the house across the street. Temperatures were in the lower 50's at the time of the tornado.”
• Conway County, AR (near Center Ridge) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm winds took much of the roof off a small barn, destroyed a shed, broke two power poles, and blew trees down.”
• Tarrant County, TX (near Webb) · Hail 1.75″ · $10,000
  “Golfball sized hail was reported near Arlington Municipal Airport.”
• Tarrant County, TX (near Benbrook) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $5,000
  “A 65 MPH wind gust was estimated 2 miles southwest of Benbrook.”
• Palo Pinto County, TX (near Brazos) · Hail 1.75″ · $1,000
  “Golfball sized hail fell at the intersection of Highway 281 and Interstate 20 south of Mineral Wells.”
• Palo Pinto County, TX (near Gordon) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph
  “A 60 MPH wind gust was estimated west of Gordon.”

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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