Storm reports for May 22, 2011

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On May 22, 2011, 492 hail, 283 damaging-wind and 48 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Carter County, OK. Tornadoes killed 159.

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 (492)

Showing the 300 largest of 492.

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3 billion in property damage, $74,000 in crop damage, 1,220 injuries and 159 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (839 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jasper County, MO (near Central City) · Tornado EF5 · $2.8 billion · 158 deaths · 1,150 injuries
  “National Weather Service survey teams rated the tornado that tracked across the southwest through east central portion of Joplin, Missouri, as an EF5 tornado. Maximum winds were estimated to have exceeded 200 miles per hour.”
• Hennepin County, MN (near St Louis Park) · Tornado EF1 · $166 million · 1 death · 48 injuries
  “A strong EF-1 tornado touched down approximately 3/4 of a mile south-southwest of the intersection of Interstate 394 and Highway 100 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. It traveled north-northeast through Golden Valley, and across North Minneapolis, before moving into Anoka County.”
• Delaware County, OK (near Moseley) · Tornado EF2 · $400,000 · 12 injuries
  “A tornado destroyed six mobile homes, injuring twelve people, and rolled several vehicles. A number of large trees were snapped or uprooted and a barn was destroyed by the tornado. Maximum estimated wind in the tornado based on this damage was about 125 mph.”
• Howard County, IA (near Riceville) · Tornado EF2 · $525,000 · 3 injuries
  “This tornado first caused some damage about 3 miles north of State Highway 9 north of Riceville. The tornado almost immediately strengthen to EF1 as it moved northeast. Several farms had outbuildings destroyed, widespread tree damage occurred and several homes had partial or complete roof damage.”
• Delaware County, OK (near Dennis) · Tornado EF3 · $1 million · 2 injuries
  “This is the first of two segments of this tornado. The tornado developed about 2.5 miles west-southwest of Zena, moved east-northeast across Grand Lake and then south of Zena crossing Highway 59 just north of the intersection with Highway 127.”
• McDonald County, MO (near South West City) · Tornado EF3 · $1 million · 2 injuries
  “A storm survey concluded that an EF-3 tornado crossed into McDonald County from adjacent Delaware County, Oklahoma. The tornado crossed Stateline Road 2.8 miles north of Southwest City, Missouri at 7:26 pm and destroyed a single family resident and vehicles near the residence.”

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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