Storm reports for May 24, 2011

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On May 24, 2011, 275 hail, 305 damaging-wind and 49 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 6.00″ (softball size) in Rush County, KS. Tornadoes killed 18.

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 (275)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $28.9 million in property damage, 382 injuries and 19 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (646 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Canadian County, OK (near Calumet) · Tornado EF5 · 7 deaths · 112 injuries
  “This tornado is labeled Tornado B2 (Segment #1 of the Calumet-El Reno-Piedmont-Guthrie tornado). This tornado began very close to the Caddo/Canadian county border and quickly became a strong/violent tornado.”
• Logan County, OK (near Navina) · Tornado EF3 · 2 deaths · 23 injuries
  “This tornado is labeled B2 (Segment #3 of the Calumet-El Reno-Piedmont-Guthrie tornado). The tornado moved into Logan County and resulted in two additional fatalities (both of whom were outside when the tornado struck) near Cashion.”
• Franklin County, AR (near Denning) · Tornado EF3 · $2 million · 2 deaths · 10 injuries
  “This is the fifth of six segments of this tornado. The tornado crossed the Arkansas River, moving back into Franklin County from Logan County. The tornado crossed Carbon Plant Road and W Creek Road, destroying a mobile home and killing another person.”
• Stafford County, KS (near Hudson) · Tornado EF2 · 2 deaths · 1 injury
  “This tornado moved north/northwest and unfortunately claimed two lives. The tornado hit a house (among trees, outbuildings, fences) and the persons involved were parked under a tree in the drive way of the home. Tragically, the very large tree was uprooted and landed on the vehicle.”
• Grady County, OK (near Norge) · Tornado EF4 · 1 death · 48 injuries
  “This tornado is labeled C1 (Segment #1 of the Chickasha-Blanchard-Newcastle tornado). The tornado formed on the south side of Chickasha, quickly doing EF-2 damage.”
• Johnson County, AR (near Coal Hill) · Tornado EF2 · $5.5 million · 1 death · 11 injuries
  “This is the sixth and final segment of a six-segment tornado. (The first, third, and fifth segments occurred in Franklin County in the Tulsa County Warning Area.) The tornado moved out of Franklin County north of Alix and entered Johnson County northwest of Coal Hill.”

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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