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Storm reports for September 5, 2011
On September 5, 2011, 1 hail, 117 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 8 states.
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On September 5, 2011, 1 hail, 117 damaging-wind and 10 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Union County, NC.
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
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 0 | 37 | 1 | – |
| FL | 0 | 37 | 1 | – |
| SC | 0 | 20 | 1 | – |
| AL | 0 | 12 | 1 | – |
| NC | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.00″ |
| VA | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| AZ | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| NH | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Cities with hail reported within 5 miles
| City | Population | Largest report |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Trail, NC | 43,867 | 1.00″ |
| Stallings, NC | 17,617 | 1.00″ |
| Lake Park, NC | 3,582 | 1.00″ |
Hail reports (1)
| Time (UTC) | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 23:47 | 1.00″ | Union County, NC |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded about $21.7 million in property damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (129 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
| County | Events | Injuries | Deaths | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County, VA | 2 | 2 | 0 | $302,000 |
| Cherokee County, GA | 1 | 1 | 0 | $17 million |
| Houston County, AL | 2 | 1 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Randolph County, GA | 1 | 1 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Pickens County, GA | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3 million |
| Wilkes County, NC | 1 | 0 | 0 | $850,000 |
| Dougherty County, GA | 4 | 0 | 0 | $55,000 |
| Holmes County, FL | 3 | 0 | 0 | $54,000 |
| Jackson County, FL | 3 | 0 | 0 | $53,000 |
| Yuma County, AZ | 2 | 0 | 0 | $45,000 |
| Stanly County, NC | 1 | 0 | 0 | $35,000 |
| Walton County, FL | 9 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
What the National Weather Service wrote
- Carroll County, VA (near Cana) · Tornado EF0 · $300,000 · 2 injuries
“The tornado with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph touched down very briefly at a gas station on U.S. 52, Fancy Gap Highway. The tornadic winds blew the roof off the station and into the awning covering the gas pumps. Some of the debris fell on a vehicle parked in the parking lot of the station.” - Cherokee County, GA (near Woodstock) · Tornado EF1 · $17 million · 1 injury
“A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia and the Cherokee County Emergency Manager confirmed that an EF1 tornado, spawned by strong shear associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, touched down in southern Cherokee county, just…” - Houston County, AL (near Dothan) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000 · 1 injury
“A tree was blown down onto a house with injuries on Ross Clark Circle SE. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.” - Randolph County, GA (near Cuthbert) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000 · 1 injury
“Trees and power lines were blown down county wide. A woman was injured when she was struck by a falling tree limb in hunt camp. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.” - Pickens County, GA (near Nelson) · Tornado EF1 · $3 million
“The Pickens County Emergency Management Director confirmed that the EF1 tornado, which originally touched down in far southern Cherokee county just west of Woodstock and continued on a north-northeastward track across eastern Cherokee county, entered Pickens county at the city of Nelson.” - Wilkes County, NC (near Joynes) · Tornado EF1 · $850,000
“The tornado touched down just south of the intersection of Longbottom Road and Green Street Mountain Resort Road. From here, it tracked north into Stone Mountain State Park where it destroyed 14 outbuildings, damaged three homes, and uprooted a large oak tree. Damage values are estimated.”
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.
NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for September 5, 2011
National Weather Service survey teams mapped 1 tornado path from this storm day (1 EF0), 3 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.
| Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF0 | 70 mph | 3.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 11:00–11:04 UTC | NWS Birmingham |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.
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