Storm reports for August 22, 2011

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On August 22, 2011, 33 hail, 65 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Charleston County, SC.

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 (33)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $456,000 in property damage and $275,000 in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (98 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• O'Brien County, IA (near Sanborn) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree and power line damage in Sanborn. Large trees were blown down or uprooted, and numerous large branches were blown down. Tree debris block several roads. Some homes were damaged by falling trees and tree debris.”
• Hamilton County, IA (near Webster City) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Extensive tree damage throughout the town of Webster City. Multiple tree limbs down, each about a foot in diameter.”
• Kossuth County, IA (near Algona) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Considerable tree damage in town. Many roads impassable.”
• Palo Alto County, IA (near Emmetsburg) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees uprooted in town. Some minor flooding was also noted.”
• O'Brien County, IA (near Sheldon) · Hail 1.75″ · $25,000
  “Golf ball size hail damaged vehicles and windows, and also caused an unknown amount of damage to crops in the area.”
• Dallas County, AL (near Potter) · Thunderstorm wind 52 mph · $12,000
  “A couple large trees and power lines were knocked down in and around the Amazing Grace Mobile Home Park. In addition, the underpinning of several mobile homes sustained 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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