Storm reports for July 19, 2011

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On July 19, 2011, 50 hail, 135 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 23 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Sawyer County, WI.

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 (50)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2 million in property damage, $200,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (188 events in 23 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Union County, OR (near Perry) · Hail 1.00″ · $0 · 1 injury
  “Campers at Morgan Lake reported quarter sized hail that destroyed tents and then afterward, winds gusting to 70 mph blew them over. Hail completely covered the ground. One of the campers received minor injuries from the hail.”
• Portage County, WI (near Park Ridge) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $530,000
  “Widespread thunderstorms wind damage occurred in the Stevens Point and Whiting areas. There were pockets of more significant damage from downtown Stevens Point south to Whiting. Hundreds of trees were blown down or had broken branches and limbs.”
• Polk County, WI (near Range) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph · $500,000
  “A large swath of damage occurred from the northwestern edge of Pipe Lake on 220th Avenue, south and east along Pipe Lake, then southeast to the southeast side of Long Lake. The winds caused damage to boat lifts, boat docks, and buildings near Pipe Lake and around Johnstown Township.”
• Pierce County, ND (near Rugby) · Tornado EF1 · $325,000
  “A brief tornado touched down five miles south of Rugby on the leading edge of a linear severe thunderstorm. This tornado was within a larger area of straight line thunderstorm winds which also caused damage.”
• McLean County, ND (near Max) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $100,000
  “Large hail accompanied the strong winds with damage to roofs and windows. Trees in Max were damaged.”
• Wadena County, MN (near Wadena) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $100,000
  “A building under construction at the fairgrounds was blown down.”

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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