Storm reports for July 8, 2011

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On July 8, 2011, 34 hail, 61 damaging-wind and 6 tornado reports were logged across 19 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Garfield County, MT.

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 (34)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $199,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (101 events in 19 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Crook County, WY (near Sundance) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Striong winds blew down large trees and fences in Sundance.”
• McIntosh County, ND (near Wishek) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $25,000
  “Strong thunderstorm winds resulted in several large trees and numerous branches blown down in Wishek.”
• Pueblo County, CO (near (Pub)Pueblo Muni Arp) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $20,000
  “A metal ramp was moved approximately 100 yards from an outbuilding at the National Weather Service office. In addition, evaporation pans were also blown across the street.”
• Perkins County, NE (near Venango) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $15,000
  “Law enforcement reports numerous power lines down just north of Venango. A quonset was also damaged just north of Venango.”
• Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT (near Seymour) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $15,000
  “A large tree fell across Route 67 between McDonald's and Allen's Plumbing in Seymour, bringing down three utility poles and multiple wires. The tree fell on a car on Route 67, trapping the occupants.”
• Pima County, AZ (near Sahuarita) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $15,000
  “A trained spotter reported an estimated wind gust of 52 knots (60 mph) in northern Sahuarita. Several large trees and a few power poles were downed. The most significant damage was sustained on Pima Mine Road near Interstate 19 where a pole fell onto a moving vehicle.”

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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