Storm reports for August 2, 2011

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On August 2, 2011, 40 hail, 93 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 2.25″ (hen egg size) in Rock 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 (40)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $779,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (134 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Broward County, FL (near Lauderdale Lakes) · Tornado EF1 · $180,000
  “A tornado with estimated maximum winds of 85-90 mph, or on very low end of EF1 scale, moved through portions of Tamarac and North Lauderdale north of McNab RD and east of University DR. The path length was about 2 miles and max path width 90 yards.”
• Baxter County, AR (near Hand) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $150,000
  “A boat dock was overturned and thrown ashore at Lake Norfork. Several boats went ashore with the dock.”
• Harford County, MD (near Bel Air) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $100,000
  “Many large trees were down and snapped between Vale Road and Williams Street. Five cars were damaged by falling trees.”
• Conway County, AR (near Lewisburg) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $30,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down in the Sardis community. One tree crushed a car.”
• Newton County, IN (near Enos) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $25,000
  “Large tree limbs were blown down and a trailer home was pushed off its foundation.”
• Conway County, AR (near Cypress Valley) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $25,000
  “Roofs of mobile homes were damaged, as were some sheds.”

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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