Storm reports for November 16, 2011

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On November 16, 2011, 10 hail, 87 damaging-wind and 16 tornado reports were logged across 8 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Lee County, GA. Tornadoes killed 5.

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 (10)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $34.7 million in property damage, $4,000 in crop damage, 25 injuries and 6 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (117 events in 8 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• York County, SC (near Mc Connells) · Tornado EF2 · $1 million · 3 deaths · 5 injuries
  “The tornado that touched down near Lowrys in extreme northern Chester County moved into York County southeast of McConnells, just east of Darby Rd. The damage path was non-continuous for the first three miles of its track across York County, although open farmland made it difficult to determine if…”
• Davidson County, NC (near Silver Hill) · Tornado EF2 · $20 million · 2 deaths · 15 injuries
  “A tornado with a nearly continuous damage path of approximately 12.5 miles was found about 5 miles east of Linwood in Davidson County to about 10 miles northwest of Asheboro in Randolph County.”
• Forsyth County, GA (near Drew) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $20,000 · 1 death
  “The Forsyth County Emergency Management Director reported that a tree fell on a sport utility vehicle (SUV) killing a 51-year old male inside the vehicle. The incident took place on Brookwood Drive near McGinnis Ferry Road in the Johns Creek portion of far southern Forsyth county.”
• Harris County, GA (near Bartletts Ferry Lake) · Tornado EF2 · $5 million · 2 injuries
  “A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that an EF2 tornado caused extensive damage across Harris county.”
• Lee County, AL (near Loachapoka) · Tornado EF1 · $4 million · 2 injuries
  “A tornado initially touched down in Macon County Alabama and crossed into Lee County approximately 1 mile southwest of Lee Road 3. It continued its northeastward path causing extensive tree damage across western Lee County.”
• Sumter County, AL (near Persimmon Grove) · Tornado EF2 · $200,000 · 1 injury
  “A tornado touched down in Whitfield and moved to the northeast. Along its path, approximately 150 softwood trees were snapped, 50 hardwood trees were uprooted, and five outbuildings were damaged. Six homes and one double wide mobile home were also damaged.”

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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