Storm reports for June 20, 2011

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On June 20, 2011, 229 hail, 196 damaging-wind and 37 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Sheridan County, KS.

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 (229)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $39.9 million in property damage, $12.6 million in crop damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (465 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Woodbury County, IA (near Moville) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $150,000 · 2 injuries
  “Thunderstorm winds tore roofs off 3 homes and damaged the roofs of at least 40 other homes. The winds also caused widespread tree damage and overturned four campers. There were 2 people injured in the overturned campers.”
• Buffalo County, NE (near Elm Creek) · Tornado EF2 · $750,000 · 1 injury
  “While the tornado south of Elm Creek was in the process of dissipating, a second tornado formed approximately 1 mile west of Elm Creek. This multi-vortex tornado moved east into town, and caused widespread damage, before making a sharp turn to the north and dissipating approximately 4 miles north…”
• Wise County, TX (near Bridgeport Muni Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $300,000 · 1 injury
  “The roof was blown off 2-story condominium complex on Runaway Bay Drive in Runaway Bay. All of the units in the complex were damaged or destroyed. Also, a tree fell on a house on Lakeview Drive, and the house was significantly damaged.”
• Wise County, TX (near Decatur) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $20,000 · 1 injury
  “Sections of the roof of the Sunset Inn in Decatur were blown off by thunderstorm winds. One person was injured by falling debris and was transported to the hospital.”
• Norton County, KS (near Almena) · Tornado EF3 · $10 million
  “A strong tornado developed just northeast of Almena and traveled roughly along Highway 383 to the Phillips county line near roads E and 14. (The tornado continued northeast for several miles into Phillips county before dissipating).”
• Buffalo County, NE (near Elm Creek) · Tornado EF3 · $6 million
  “After producing tornadoes in the Elm Creek area, this supercell thunderstorm continued on a northward path and produced what would be the strongest and one of two EF3 tornadoes of the day.”

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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