Storm reports for November 8, 2011

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On November 8, 2011, 5 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Gregg County, TX.

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 (5)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $595,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (31 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• De Soto Parish, LA (near Funston) · Tornado EF2 · $300,000
  “Multiple trees were snapped and uprooted along a near 10 mile track. A tornado touched down 5 miles NE of Logansport in De Soto Parish. The tornado continued northeast crossing Hwy. 3015 and ending 4 miles south of Gloster on Hwy. 171.”
• Harris County, TX (near Huffman) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000
  “Extensive damage along Hidden Lakes Drive in Kingwood. Numerous trees were snapped our uprooted. Numerous homes had broken windows and partial roof damage. Tornado was rated EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.”
• Haskell County, OK (near Lequire) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $75,000
  “A single family home was damaged by thunderstorm winds. Several outbuildings and trailers were also severely damaged by the wind.”
• Galveston County, TX (near Texas City Gulf Arpt) · Tornado EF0 · $50,000
  “A tornado touched down at a industrial plant. It knocked over 10 empty trailers and did minor damage to plant.”
• Sequoyah County, OK (near Muldrow) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $35,000
  “The roof was blown off one downtown business. Numerous trees were also blown down and one barn was destroyed by strong thunderstorm wind.”
• McCurtain County, OK (near North Valiant) · Tornado EF1 · $25,000
  “The tornado touched down along County Road N4440 where it snapped several trees. It continued northeast across rural areas lifting a small outbuilding off of its base on County Road D4447 and snapping additional trees and power lines along N4460 and 298.”

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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