Storm reports for July 11, 2015

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On July 11, 2015, 19 hail, 31 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in McLean County, ND.

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 (19)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $211,000 in property damage, $5,000 in crop damage and 1 death from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (54 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lewis County, MO (near La Grange) · Thunderstorm wind 40 mph · 1 death
  “Sub-severe thunderstorm winds in combination with saturated soils, caused a large tree to be blown over at Wakonda State Park in the area where RVs are allowed to stay. The tree fell onto an RV, crushing the front section of it. Five people were trapped in the vehicle.”
• Macon County, IL (near Long Creek) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $80,000
  “Shingles were blown off several homes, small sheds were damaged, numerous trees were damaged, and power lines were knocked down in Long Creek.”
• Johnson County, IN (near Samaria) · Tornado EF0 · $75,000
  “A sporadic path of trees were downed from State Route 135, just southwest of Samaria, southeast to near Princes Lakes. Corn stalks and a few trees in a field along County Road 450 West, south of County Road 525 South, were laid down in multiple directions.”
• Mason County, IL (near Eckard) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $18,000
  “A few trees and power lines were blown down.”
• Macon County, IL (near Forsyth) · Tornado EF0 · $15,000
  “A tornado touched down about 0.3 miles south of Forsyth at 9:25 PM CDT. The tornado snapped several trees at their tops, damaged a shed, destroyed a dog kennel, blew a garage door partially in, and created minor roof damage to two homes before quickly dissipating at 9:26 PM CDT.”
• Johnson County, IN (near Princes Lakes) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $10,000
  “Law enforcement reported trees down near Princes Lake, both in Johnson and Brown counties, due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.”

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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