Storm reports for June 15, 2011

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On June 15, 2011, 216 hail, 212 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in DeKalb County, AL.

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 (216)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $8.3 million in property damage, $6,000 in crop damage and 24 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (431 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Richmond County, GA (near Augusta) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $12,000 · 24 injuries
  “Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down around the Augusta area. About 24 soldiers at Ft. Gordon were injured from debris crashing into their tents and were taken to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center for treatment.”
• Douglas County, GA (near Winston) · Hail 1.75″ · $3.2 million
  “Several reports of large damaging hail were received from across the northern half of Douglas county. The public observed baseball-sized hail in Douglasville. An amateur radio operator relayed a report of golf ball-sized hail in the northwest part of the county, near Winston.”
• Paulding County, GA (near Yorkville) · Hail 1.75″ · $1.4 million
  “The public observed golf ball-sized hail in the eastern part of Paulding county near Hiram and a cooperative observer reported quarter-sized hail near New Hope. This was the second severe thunderstorm to move across Paulding county this evening.”
• Paulding County, GA (near Dallas) · Hail 1.75″ · $1.4 million
  “The Paulding County 911 Center reported golf ball-sized hail near Hiram as yet another round of thunderstorms tracked across the county from west to east.”
• Bartow County, GA (near Cartersville) · Hail 1.75″ · $667,000
  “The Bartow County 911 Center reported golf ball-sized hail near Cartersville and the public observed quarter-sized hail, also near Cartersville. The storm responsible for this hail tracked across the far southern part of the county near the Paulding and Cobb county lines to near Lake Allatoona.”
• Polk County, GA (near Fish Creek) · Hail 1.75″ · $311,000
  “The Polk County 911 Center reported golf ball-sized hail near Rockmart.”

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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