Storm reports for June 21, 2011

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On June 21, 2011, 129 hail, 596 damaging-wind and 9 tornado reports were logged across 23 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Pike County, KY.

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 (129)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $7.6 million in property damage, $5,000 in crop damage, 12 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (734 events in 23 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Tippecanoe County, IN (near Welborn Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $10,000 · 1 death · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a 12 to 18 diameter tree fell on a vehicle traveling southbound on State Route 43, just north of West Lafayette. Two individuals were in the vehicle, with one fatality and one injury. Winds were estimated at 45 to 50 mph.”
• Kent County, MI (near (Grr)Kent Co Arpt Gr) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 4 injuries
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts caused two civilian hangars to become damaged and collapse at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport, causing four injuries. Three of the four were treated on the scene and released but one person who incurred more significant injuries and a head laceration was taken to…”
• Morgan County, AL (near Trinity) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $60,000 · 2 injuries
  “A large tree fell onto a house, which was totally destroyed. A family was in the house at the time and a woman and her child were injured.”
• Cook County, IL (near Avondale) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $10,000 · 2 injuries
  “Local media reported that two people were in serious to critical condition after their car was crushed by a falling tree near the intersection of Farragut Avenue and Leavitt Street.”
• Waukesha County, WI (near Eagle) · Thunderstorm wind 110 mph · $276,000 · 1 injury
  “A 2-mile wide swath of damage was caused by a microburst associated with a bowing line of severe thunderstorms that tracked from southwest to northeast across a large portion of Waukesha County.”
• Franklin County, IL (near Sesser) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $250,000 · 1 injury
  “A microburst with peak winds around 90 mph caused major damage in Sesser. At least 100 homes were damaged in the small community, mostly by falling trees. The storm snapped or uprooted hundreds of trees, including about 100 in Sesser. At least eight utility poles were broken by fallen trees.”

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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