Storm reports for May 19, 2011

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On May 19, 2011, 78 hail, 18 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Jackson County, OK.

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 (78)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $201,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (107 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pratt County, KS (near Iuka) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $55,000
  “A center pivot sprinkler was overturned by an estimated 80 MPH wind.”
• Osborne County, KS (near Natoma) · Tornado EF0 · $25,000
  “The path of this weak tornado affected two farmsteads. Damage reported included a few broken trees, mangled cattle panels, feed bunks overturned, a hay shed moved 100 yards from its original location, and hay bales moved.”
• Comanche County, OK (near Chattanooga) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “Fourteen power poles were downed due to the severe wind. Monetary damages were estimated.”
• El Paso County, CO (near Fountain) · Tornado EF0 · $20,000
  “The landspout tornado did roof, window and garage door damage to a house. In addition, a shed was overturned and a camper was destroyed.”
• Cotton County, OK (near Walters) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $15,000
  “Ten power poles were downed on Highway 5 due to the severe wind. Monetary damages were estimated.”
• Russell County, KS (near Dorrance) · Tornado EF0 · $5,000
  “The tornado was on the ground in open country, causing minor damage to a shed and some trees.”

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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