Storm reports for July 23, 2011

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On July 23, 2011, 15 hail, 147 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in York County, PA.

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 $641,000 in property damage, $55,000 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (163 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Goodhue County, MN (near Wanamingo) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $35,000 · 2 injuries
  “The town of Zumbrota was hit quite hard with many trees uprooted, twisted in half and broken branches throughout the town. In addition, five houses were damaged. Power lines were taken down and power was out for 4 hours in some areas of town.”
• Pima County, AZ (near Vaya Chin) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $75,000
  “Tohono O'odham Nation Emergency Managers reported damaging winds in the Vaya Chin and Hickiwan villages. Several trailers and a home was damaged. One trailer received major structural damage and another trailer was completely destroyed. The homeowners were not home at the time.”
• Plymouth County, MA (near Brockton) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $60,000
  “Numerous trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds throughout Brockton. This includes trees and wires on Warren Avenue in front of the Boys and Girls Club, near the high school, on Route 14, on French and Perkins Avenues, and on Ash Street.”
• Ottawa County, OH (near Oak Harbor) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $40,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree and several limbs at the Ottawa County Fairgrounds. Some tents at the fair were also blown down. A couple concession trailers were damaged as well.”
• Plymouth County, MA (near Duxbury) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $30,000
  “Multiple trees on Standish Road and Chestnut Street were downed by thunderstorm winds. One of these trees fell onto a house.”
• Beaver County, OK (near Turpin) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “The Beaver County Oklahoma Emergency Managers Office reported that there was downburst wind damage from a thunderstorm in the town of Turpin, Oklahoma. There was damage to attached garages which were built onto trailer homes and a church also had a tree uprooted.”

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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