Storm reports for July 16, 2011

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On July 16, 2011, 37 hail, 17 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Musselshell 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 (37)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $50,000 in property damage and $120,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (65 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Emmons County, ND (near Linton) · Tornado EF0 · $30,000
  “This tornado touched down in the open country. Although there were no reports of structural damage associated with this tornado, there were reports of shelterbelt tree and crop damage at two farmsteads.”
• Griggs County, ND (near Revere) · Tornado EF1 · $10,000
  “The tornado knocked down several trees in various shelterbelts along its route. At one farmstead several sheets of steel roofing were ripped up and tossed off of a shed and numerous tree branches were scattered about. Peak winds were estimated at 95 mph.”
• Burleigh County, ND (near Regan) · Tornado EF1 · $10,000
  “This tornado crossed from Burleigh into Sheridan County. It was reported by a North Dakota Game Warden and also by professional storm chasers. It was in open country with no buildings impacted, however, large trees were uprooted and snapped, including one that was two and a half feet in diameter.”
• Valley County, MT (near King Coulee Raws) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph
  “Seven-tenths of an inch of rain was also reported.”
• Glacier County, MT (near (Ctb)Cutbank Muni Ar) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 70 mph at the Cut Bank ASOS site.”
• Beltrami County, MN (near Blackduck) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “A spotter reported 70 mph winds west of Blackduck.”

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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