Storm reports for July 4, 2011

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On July 4, 2011, 89 hail, 242 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 27 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Clay County, MN.

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 (89)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.1 million in property damage and $322,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (338 events in 27 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pima County, AZ (near Vail) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $750,000
  “A strong fast moving storm caused widespread damage across the Tucson area. Power lines and a large tree were downed near Oracle Road and Hardy Road. More power lines were downed near Park Avenue and Broadway Boulevard in midtown Tucson.”
• Clark County, AR (near Arkadelphia) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $150,000
  “Trees were blown down in Arkadelphia. Some of the trees fell on houses.”
• Cass County, ND (near Amenia) · Tornado EF2 · $150,000
  “This tornado tracked southeastward for nearly three miles to around three miles northwest of Mapleton. The tornado took down three sets of wooden high voltage double power poles. It continued into a farmyard and completely removed the roof from one farmhouse and blew apart the attached garage.”
• Forrest County, MS (near Hattiesburg) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $100,000
  “Trees were blown down at Hardy and 31st Street, 28th Avenue and Lee Circle, as well as near the Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. A large traffic signal at Broadway Drive and Timothy Lane was blown down. The glass front of a building on Highway 49 was blown in.”
• Pembina County, ND (near Pembina) · Tornado EF0 · $100,000
  “This tornado tracked eastward for about two miles and appears to have lifted just before reaching the Red River. The tornado was likely wrapped in downburst winds and rain as it tracked across the north side of Pembina.”
• Roanoke city, VA (near Roanoke) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $75,000
  “Winds gusting up to 75 MPH brought down numerous trees across the city. The winds also moved around four to five small planes at the Roanoke Regional Airport with at least two damaged. One of the damaged planes was flipped 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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