Storm reports for October 7, 2011

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On October 7, 2011, 32 hail, 27 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Grant County, KS.

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 (32)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $13,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (63 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Haskell County, KS (near Tice) · Tornado EF1 · $8,000
  “This small tornado developed on the leading edge of convection and had a local area of intense inflow that helped generate the tornado. A shed was severely damaged and a large pine tree was uprooted.”
• Dallam County, TX (near Dalhart) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Local law enforcement officials estimated the thunderstorm wind gust and also reported that there were several power lines blown down around the city of Dalhart Texas. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.”
• Gray County, KS (near Copeland) · Thunderstorm wind 99 mph
  “This wind gust was measured by a Davis weather instrument.”
• Lane County, KS (near Healy) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “An open shed was blown across the road and into a field.”
• Grant County, KS (near Ulysses) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “A semi was blown over and several power poles were blown down. Also the roof of an outbuilding was blown off.”
• Grant County, KS (near Hickok) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “Reported from the KSN weatherlab network.”

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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