Storm reports for September 17, 2011

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On September 17, 2011, 27 hail, 16 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Tillman County, OK.

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 $112,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (47 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jim Wells County, TX (near Ben Bolt) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $30,000
  “A NWS survey concluded that a microburst occurred 2 miles northeast of Ben Bolt on County Road 484. Maximum winds were estimated around 70 mph. A large roof covering was blown off a mobile home with the debris distributed downwind in a divergent pattern about 100 yards.”
• Montague County, TX (near Bowie) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “A roof was blown of a house and a trailer was blown across Highway 81 at Polk Road. Just up the road near Highway 81 and Indian Hills Road, a large tree was uprooted and several large, healthy tree branches were snapped off a tree.”
• Jim Wells County, TX (near Alfred) · Tornado EF1 · $20,000
  “A NWS survey concluded an EF-1 tornado touched down 3 miles southeast of Alfred along County Road 44 near the Jim Wells and Nueces County line. The tornado was approximately 100 yards wide and on the ground for nearly 2 miles. The maximum winds were estimated to be at 90 MPH.”
• Starr County, TX (near Fronton) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $10,000
  “A small but severe thunderstorm, featuring a bow-shape on its front edge and containing small cores of microbursts, raced through southwest Starr County around 1030 PM CDT September 17th.”
• Alfalfa County, OK (near Carmen) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $8,000
  “Six power poles were snapped. Monetary damages were estimated.”
• Wichita County, TX (near Burkburnett) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $4,000
  “Numerous large tree limbs and power poles were blown down. Monetary damages were 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.

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