Storm reports for July 22, 2011

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On July 22, 2011, 93 hail, 268 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 27 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Harding County, SD.

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 (93)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.5 million in property damage, $115,000 in crop damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (366 events in 27 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Aroostook County, ME (near Harvey) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · 4 injuries
  “A tree was toppled at a camp site by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. The falling tree injured 4 campers. All injuries were non-life threatening.”
• Winchester city, VA (near Winchester) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · 1 injury
  “Four dozen trees were destroyed. A roof was torn off the Rock Harbor Golf Course and one person was injured.”
• Jones County, IA (near Monticello) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $1 million
  “Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph destroyed the JumboTron and sound system at the Jones County Fair in Monticello, IA at 1000 pm CDT July 22. In addition, some vendor tents were blown down and an awning on the Jones County Mobile EM Unit was destroyed.”
• Cass County, ND (near Fargo) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $500,000
  “Significant damage occurred to apartments in south Fargo, along Amber Valley Parkway.”
• Kosciusko County, IN (near Winona Lake) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $500,000
  “A survey of widespread damage, as well as possible tornado sightings, was performed by NWS officials. A two to three mile wide area of damage was found across the southern part of Warsaw, into much of the Village of Winona Lake.”
• Butler County, IA (near Aplington) · Thunderstorm wind 86 mph · $500,000
  “House roof was partially ripped off and 6 outbuildings were destroyed with significant tree damage.”

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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