Storm reports for July 11, 2011

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On July 11, 2011, 64 hail, 372 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Sheridan County, NE.

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 (64)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $11.5 million in property damage, $1 million in crop damage, 8 injuries and 2 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (436 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Kent County, MI (near Byron Center) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $5 million · 1 death · 1 injury
  “Radar data indicates the northern end of a strong bow echo moved east into southwestern Kent county at 10:45 a.m. and raced east northeast producing significant wind damage and exited far east central Kent county near Lowell at around 11:10 a.m.”
• Cook County, IL (near Brighton Park) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $4,000 · 1 death
  “A 72 year old man was driving on the 3000 block of West Ogden Avenue when a tree limb fell through the sunroof of his car striking the man. The man died in the hospital during the afternoon of July 12th.”
• Cook County, IL (near Lambert) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · 6 injuries
  “A festival tent at 109th Street and 88th Avenue near Moraine Valley Community College was lifted and then dropped onto six workers causing minor injuries.”
• St. Joseph County, IN (near Twin Branch Jct) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · 1 injury
  “A tree limb fell onto a man at the AM General Hummer plant in Mishawaka. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment.”
• Ottawa County, MI (near Ottawa Beach) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $2 million
  “Radar data corroborated with ground truth reports indicates that a significant bow echo came onshore in Holland at 10:25 a.m. A storm chaser estimated that it produced wind gusts of up to 80 mph.”
• Kalamazoo County, MI (near Texas Corners) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $1 million
  “A bow echo raced east across Kalamazoo county during the late morning hours, bringing down numerous trees and power lines. A trained spotter reported a measured wind gust of 71 mph in Schoolcraft. The public report lots of tree damage in and near Portage.”

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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