Storm reports for September 1, 2011

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On September 1, 2011, 11 hail, 37 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Palo Alto County, IA.

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 (11)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.3 million in property damage and $49 million in crop damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (50 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Howard County, IA (near Saratoga) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $740,000
  “A building roof and several grain bins were damaged, a shed destroyed and 70 power poles blown down along Jade Avenue five miles west of Lime Springs.”
• Worth County, IA (near Meltonville) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $250,000
  “Two separate wind mills were damaged, one had a propeller bent in half and the second had a tip snapped off. Numerous trees and power lines were damaged and corn was flattened.”
• Howard County, IA (near Saratoga) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $75,000
  “Several large grain bins were buckled by the high winds.”
• Mitchell County, IA (near Stacyville) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees were blown over, a shed was destroyed, a barn roof damaged and wind turbine blades bent in or near Stacyville.”
• Surry County, NC (near Elkin) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $15,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew about one dozen trees down across the community of Elkon. Power was also out across portions of the town. Damage values are estimated.”
• Ashland County, OH (near Hayesville) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Thunderstorm winds snapped several trees in a wooded area south of Hayesville.”

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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