Storm reports for August 5, 2011

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On August 5, 2011, 27 hail, 67 damaging-wind and 1 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Grant County, ND.

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 (27)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $168,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (95 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Morton County, ND (near Glen Ullin) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Trees six to eight inches in diameter were snapped in Glen Ullin. Damage also occurred to several buildings and other structures.”
• Texas County, OK (near Eva) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $30,000
  “Local law enforcement officials in Texas County reported that the thunderstorm wind gusts had pushed a pole barn one hundred yards into a house and that the debris was scattered about one quarter to one half miles past the house.”
• Brule County, SD (near Chamberlain Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $25,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew a pickup and attached trailer through 2 fences and into a ditch along Highway 50. The winds also blew the side and roof off a barn.”
• Lake County, FL (near Grand Is) · Tornado EF0 · $25,000
  “A storm sparked by the collision of the east and west coast sea breezes over Lake County spawned a waterspout over Lake Eustis. The waterspout moved onshore the north shore of Lake Eustis into the Grand Island area and caused damage to three residences.”
• Morton County, ND (near Hebron) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $15,000
  “Trees were blown over by the strong winds in Hebron.”
• Campbell County, WY (near Rockypoint) · Hail 1.00″ · $7,000
  “Hail accumulated three inches deep and poked holes in the siding of a house.”

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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