Storm reports for June 8, 2011

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On June 8, 2011, 333 hail, 269 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 23 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Greene County, NY.

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 (333)

Showing the 300 largest of 333.

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3 million in property damage, $239,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (605 events in 23 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Racine County, WI (near Sturtevant) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · 2 injuries
  “A 5-mile wide swath of thunderstorm wind damage occurred from the Interstate-94 area west of Racine to the city of Racine. Semi-tractor trailers were blown over on Interstate-94 at STH 11 and CTH K, resulting in in the injury of two drivers.”
• Berkshire County, MA (near Lenox) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “In Lenox, numerous trees were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds|along East Street between New Lenox Road and Housatonic Street, on Kemble Street at the Shakespeare and Company Campus and on Walker Street at the Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum.”
• Jefferson County, MS (near Fayette) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $300,000
  “Power lines were blown down on Main Street, Oak Street, and Church Street. The roof of the 911 Center and Library were blown off. Power outages were reported in the city of Fayette.”
• Providence County, RI (near North Providence) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $250,000
  “Numerous trees, utility poles, utility lines, and wires were downed across North Providence and Providence as the result of a microburst. This included 42 trees in Roger Williams Park and more than 200 trees on city property. Trees were downed onto cars and buildings.”
• Crawford County, OH (near Bucyrus) · Hail 2.00″ · $250,000
  “Numerous reports of quarter, half dollar, golf ball, and hen egg size hail came in as a supercell thunderstorm tracked across the county. Numerous vehicles and homes were damaged as a result of the severe hail.”
• Green County, WI (near Monroe) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $200,000
  “This was a heat burst - generated by a decaying convective rain shower band which resulted in evaporation of most of the rain that caused gusty southwest winds and rising temperatures of 10 to 20 degrees F. Large trees were blown down in Albany, and 2 buildings in Monroe were damaged.”

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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