Storm reports for July 2, 2011

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On July 2, 2011, 136 hail, 135 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 25 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Crook County, WY.

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 (136)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1 million in property damage, $10,000 in crop damage and 3 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (278 events in 25 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Cowley County, KS (near Arkansas City) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $3,000 · 2 injuries
  “A fireworks tent was blown over on the state line south of Arkansas City, injuring two tent workers (direct).”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Mesa) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · 1 injury
  “Isolated high based thunderstorms developed during the afternoon over portions of the greater Phoenix area. The storms generated strong downburst winds which tore the limbs off of trees. At 3 pm a woman was injured by a large falling tree limb at the Superstition Springs Mall in Mesa.”
• Weston County, WY (near Upton) · Hail 1.75″ · $250,000
  “Hail damaged homes and automobiles in Upton.”
• Maricopa County, AZ (near Phoenix Turf Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $128,000
  “Isolated high based thunderstorms developed over the northern portions of the greater Phoenix area during the afternoon hours on the 2nd of July. The storms generated gusty damaging microburst winds which toppled 17 power poles near 32nd street and Greenway road.”
• Ellsworth County, KS (near Ellsworth) · Hail 2.50″ · $100,000
  “Golfball to tennis ball size hail affected Ellsworth. The only reported damage included windows broken out near the Ellsworth golf course. However, other hail damage not reported likely occurred, especially to area roofs and vehicles. Therefore, property damage amounts are rough estimates.”
• Sussex County, NJ (near Ogdensburg) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees in Sparta Township on and around West Mountain Road, Grandview Terrace and Sterling Hill Road. One property lost between fifteen and twenty trees and also suffered roof damage to its home. About 150 homes lost power.”

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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