Storm reports for May 10, 2011

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On May 10, 2011, 344 hail, 92 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Florence County, SC.

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 (344)

Showing the 300 largest of 344.

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.9 million in property damage, 1 injury and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (437 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Rutherford County, NC (near Whitehouse) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · 2 deaths
  “Numerous trees were blown down across the county, some of which fell on homes and vehicles. A large tree fell on a mobile home on Spurlin Rd in Ellenboro, killing two 18-year-old twin sisters.”
• Cherokee County, SC (near Blacksburg) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · 1 injury
  “Numerous trees were blown down from northeast of Gaffney to the Ninety Nine Islands Reservoir. Damage was most concentrated in the Kings Creek area in the eastern part of the county where several homes and at least one car were damaged by falling trees.”
• Wright County, MN (near Hanover) · Tornado EF1 · $500,000
  “One home lost part of its roof, and others lost shingles. Several homes had windows blown in. Several dozen trees and a number of power poles were broken or knocked down. Siding and soffits were ripped off a few houses. Numerous backyard fences were blown over.”
• Lawrence County, KY (near Louisa) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $200,000
  “Several trees were blown down throughout the community. Extensive power outages and scattered damage to structures occurred. The damage also crossed the river to Fort Gay in West Virginia.”
• Hancock County, OH (near Findlay) · Hail 2.00″ · $150,000
  “Thunderstorms produced a large swath of hail ranging in size from penny to hen egg during this event. The largest of the hail, ping pong ball size to hen egg size, occurred in the Vanlue area. Some vehicles were damaged by the hail.”
• Wayne County, WV (near Ft Gay) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $100,000
  “Several trees were blown down throughout the community. Extensive power outages and scattered damage to structures occurred. The damage also crossed the river to Louisa in Kentucky.”

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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