Storm reports for May 27, 2011

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On May 27, 2011, 123 hail, 85 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Somerset County, ME.

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 (123)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $417,000 in property damage and $21,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (213 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Stafford County, KS (near Leesburg) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $60,000
  “Trees up to 2 feet in diameter were blown down and several irrigation sprinklers were rolled over. Also, hail up to 3/4 of an inch in diameter covered the ground.”
• Chemung County, NY (near Pine City) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Trees were blown down and homes were damaged. Twenty-five homes suffered minor damage, and one house had substantial damage.”
• Laurens County, GA (near Dublin) · Hail 1.50″ · $50,000
  “The Laurens County Emergency Management Director observed half-dollar-sized hail in the Dublin area. WSR-88D radar data suggests that hail quarter to half-dollar size likely continued east of Dublin to south of Brewton. Damage was reported to vehicles in the area.”
• Forsyth County, NC (near Union Cross) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $25,000
  “A roof was blown off of a lumber company building. Several trees were also blown down. One tree fell onto a automobile. Damages were estimated.”
• Mitchell County, GA (near Pelham) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000
  “Numerous trees were reported down over southern Mitchell county with power outages also reported. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.”
• Essex County, NY (near Newcomb) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Numerous trees and power lines down along Route 28N in Newcomb.”

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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