Storm reports for June 23, 2011

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On June 23, 2011, 39 hail, 137 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Bear Lake County, ID.

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 (39)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $583,000 in property damage, 2 injuries and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (179 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT (near Hunting Ridge) · Thunderstorm wind 30 mph · $8,000 · 1 death · 2 injuries
  “A combination of strong winds and heavy rainfall caused a tree to fall down on car at the intersection of Merritt Parkway and County Route 104, killing one person, and injuring two others.”
• Montgomery County, KY (near Mt Sterling) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000
  “A tree was blown down and onto Maysville Rd. Traffic was blocked until around 630pm that evening as crews worked to clear the tree from the road. The tree also took down several power lines as it fell, causing power outages for a few hundred customers in the area.”
• Montgomery County, KY (near Judy) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000
  “Several trees and power lines were blown down in Judy. One tree was blown down and onto a house. Roofs and barns around the area were heavily damaged. The damage was confined to an area around and within two miles of Judy.”
• Anderson County, TN (near Oak Ridge) · Tornado EF1 · $50,000
  “An NWS storm survey reported an EF-1 tornado touched down 6 miles east of Oak Ridge. It formed near the Bull Run Fossil Fuel Plant then traveled northeast toward near Etmore Road just east of Oak Ridge. It had a path length of 1.5 miles and a path width of 80 yards.”
• Boone County, WV (near Hopkins) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $40,000
  “A microburst about 100 yards wide and over a mile long occurred along Lick Creek west of Danville. Several locations had trees blown down with minor damage to a few structures. Peak wind gusts were estimated near 80 mph.”
• Knox County, TN (near West Knoxville) · Tornado EF0 · $40,000
  “A NWS storm surveyed reported an EF-0 tornado touched along Western Avenue in Knoxville. It had a path length of around 1 mile and a path width of 100 yards. The max wind of 80 mph downed several trees and powerlines along with causing slight roof damage on 2 homes.”

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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