Storm reports for May 26, 2011

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On May 26, 2011, 392 hail, 359 damaging-wind and 14 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Fannin County, GA.

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 (392)

Showing the 300 largest of 392.

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $7.6 million in property damage, 14 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (766 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Fulton County, GA (near Atlanta) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $100,000 · 2 deaths
  “The Fulton County Emergency Management Director and the public reported that at least a dozen trees were down across the north part of the county in the Buckhead and Sandy Springs areas. A number of roads were blocked from downed trees, especially across the northern part of the county.”
• Tioga County, PA (near Blossburg) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $5,000 · 9 injuries
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated between 75 and 80 mph knocked down dozens of large trees and produced minor damage to several residential homes in Blossburg.”
• St. Tammany Parish, LA (near Blond) · Tornado EF3 · $400,000 · 4 injuries
  “Damage began at Birtrue Road east of Louisiana Highway 40. The tornado then continued eastward producing EF2 damage to homes on Birtue and Thornhill Roads. EF3 damage was observed near the intersection of Jenkins Cemetery Road and Louisiana Highway 40.”
• Cumberland County, PA (near Lees Xrds) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000 · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down trees just east of Shippensburg Airport. A falling tree injured a man at the intersection of Strohm and Sand Bank Roads.”
• Fannin County, GA (near Blue Ridge) · Hail 4.25″ · $1.3 million
  “Numerous reports of large to very large damaging hail were received from the Fannin County 911 Center and the public across Fannin county. As the thunderstorm entered Fannin county from the southwest, it produced golf ball-sized hail near Blue Ridge.”
• Gilmer County, GA (near Tails Creek) · Hail 2.75″ · $775,000
  “Numerous reports of large damaging hail from west of Tails Creek to northeast of Cherry Log were received from the Gilmer County Emergency Management Director, the public, and the Gilmer County 911 center.”

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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