Storm reports for July 15, 2011

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On July 15, 2011, 15 hail, 34 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Mercer County, ND.

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 (15)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $354,000 in property damage and $110,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (49 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hall County, NE (near Grand Is) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $150,000
  “Wind gusts estmiated up to 65 MPH affected mainly the southern side of town, with the main damage suffered by trees at a cemetery near Stolley Park and Webb Roads. A couple trees were uprooted and a few tree limbs were knocked down, which also brought down some power lines.”
• Stearns County, MN (near Farming) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $50,000
  “Damage was reported to an under construction home along 300th Street south of Albany, Minnesota. In addition, several trees were also uprooted near the area.”
• Adams County, NE (near Roseland) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $50,000
  “Wind gusts estimated at 60 MPH caused minor damage to a grain elevator and uprooted a tree in town.”
• Brooks County, GA (near Dixie) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $40,000
  “The tin roof on two chicken houses was removed and one large oak tree was blown down. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.”
• Merrick County, NE (near Silver Creek) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $25,000
  “A few tree limbs up to 6 inches in diameter and power lines were knocked down.”
• Cloud County, KS (near Concordia) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $10,000
  “Near Clyde, a front porch was ripped off of a new construction home. Also half of a tin roof was ripped off, brick and mortar cracked on all four corners of house, and some rafters cracked and split. A 53 foot trailer was blown onto its side with all the contents spilled-out.”

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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