Storm reports for June 12, 2011

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On June 12, 2011, 60 hail, 138 damaging-wind and 12 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Powder River County, MT.

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 (60)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $913,000 in property damage and $55,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (210 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Grant County, ND (near New Leipzig) · Tornado EF2 · $200,000
  “A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed that an EF2 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita Scale touched down eight miles south-southwest of Elgin, then moved northeast before lifting 3 miles south-southeast of Elgin. No fewer than four farmsteads were damaged along the path of the tornado.”
• Lynchburg city, VA (near Lyh Ivy Hill Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $90,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down within a two mile swath. Many were blown down on Mayfield Drive and others were blown down on Gaddy Road, and within an apartment complex off Lakeside Drive near the intersection with Route 501. Damage values are estimated.”
• Augusta County, VA (near Crimora) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “Fallen trees caused significant damage to several mobile homes and vehicles in the Country Estates Trailer Park.”
• Morton County, ND (near New Salem) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $45,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds up to 85 miles per hour resulted in a path of damage east of New Salem. Two outbuildings on a farmstead had roofs blown off, and one had walls collapsed. Damage was indicative of strong straight line winds, with all debris blown to the northeast.”
• Amherst County, VA (near Lowesville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $45,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew trees down for a one mile stretch along Route 151 between Piney River and Clifford. Damage values are estimated.”
• Jasper County, MS (near Stringer) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $40,000
  “Two homes sustained roof damage. Numerous trees were blown down in Stringer.”

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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