Storm reports for September 28, 2011

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On September 28, 2011, 18 hail, 17 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.

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 (18)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $86,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (37 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Tyrrell County, NC (near Jerry) · Tornado EF1 · $20,000 · 1 injury
  “A NWS storm survey found that a EF1 tornado with maximum estimated wind speeds of 105 mph briefly touched down destroying a mobile home causing one injury. The tornado was small with a path length less than 100 yards and a path width of 10 yards.”
• Lamar County, MS (near Lumbertn Bass Mem Ar) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $15,000
  “Trees and power lines were blown down along Crown Zellerback Road northwest of Lumberton.”
• Lamar County, MS (near Sumrall) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $10,000
  “Limbs and power lines were blown down in Sumrall.”
• Columbus County, NC (near Lake Waccamaw) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $6,000
  “Several trees and power lines were reportedly down on Lake Shore Drive. The time was estimated based on radar data.”
• Berkeley County, SC (near Pigeon Bay) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $5,000
  “Law Enforcement reported several trees down on powerlines near the intersection of Highway 311 and Poplar Hill Drive, 7 miles West-Southwest of Cross.”
• Dauphin County, PA (near Dauphin) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds estimated near 60 mph knocked down several trees and utility wires near Dauphin. One tree fell on a house causing minor 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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