Storm reports for June 16, 2011

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On June 16, 2011, 176 hail, 210 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Todd County, SD.

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 (176)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.8 million in property damage and 15 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (388 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Troup County, GA (near La Grange) · Hail 1.75″ · $425,000
  “The Troup County 911 Center reported golf ball-sized hail just south of LaGrange and the public observed quarter-sized hail near Smiths Crossroads.”
• Kit Carson County, CO (near Stratton) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $300,000
  “A farmstead received severe wind damage as an intense Rear Flank Downdraft swept across Kit Carson county about 8 miles north of Stratton. An unoccupied trailer home, barn and grain bin were destroyed, and damage occurred to several vehicles and numerous light poles.”
• Osborne County, KS (near Osborne) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $200,000
  “A prolonged period of wind gusts generally between 45 and 60 MPH, but as high as 80 MPH, was reported in town. Trees up to 1 to 2 feet in diameter, and several smaller limbs, were knocked down across town. Two metal outbuildings were damaged.”
• Lauderdale County, MS (near Bonita) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
  “A tree was blown down onto a house along Skyland Drive. Trees were also blown down at the intersection of Highway 45 and Highway 145.”
• Trumbull County, OH (near Burghill) · Hail 2.00″ · $100,000
  “A supercell thunderstorm produced hail the size of hen eggs. Numerous vehicles and homes sustained damage as a result of the large hail.”
• Pratt County, KS (near Coats) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $55,000
  “A pivot irrigation sprinkler was blown over.”

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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