Storm reports for November 11, 2015

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On November 11, 2015, 12 hail, 121 damaging-wind and 23 tornado reports were logged across 7 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Cass County, NE.

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 (12)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.7 million in property damage, $1,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (164 events in 7 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Marion County, IA (near Knoxville Arpt) · Tornado EF1 · $350,000 · 1 injury
  “A high-end EF-1 tornado touched down southwest of Knoxville and traveled through the southeast side of town. Damage occurred along its path through town. One injury was reported.”
• Shelby County, IA (near Shelby) · Tornado EF1 · $1.2 million
  “This tornado entered Shelby County from Pottawattamie County from the southwest. The tornado impacted a total of 6 farmsteads in the county as it tracked to the north northeast.”
• Pottawattamie County, IA (near Avoca) · Tornado EF1 · $250,000
  “The tornado started just south of the County Road 18 to the west of the city of Avoca, Iowa. The tornado tracked to the north northeast through open fields initially. Due to the recent harvest the tornado was easily tracked through the fields due to ground scouring of the left-over corn stocks.”
• Appanoose County, IA (near Griffinsville) · Tornado EF2 · $200,000
  “Storm survey team indicated start of the tornado occurred southwest of Rathbun reservoir in northwest Appanoose county. Tornado was strongest of the day producing damage to several farmsteads along its path. This tornado crossed into Monroe county.”
• Ringgold County, IA (near Clearfield) · Tornado EF1 · $200,000
  “This tornado crossed through 3 counties in southern Iowa. This is the second segment in Ringgold county. This long track tornado damaged a number of farmsteads along its 22 mile long path. The tornado was at its strongest in NW Ringgold County where EF-1 damage was found.”
• Monroe County, IA (near Melrose) · Tornado EF2 · $150,000
  “Tornado moved from Appanoose into Monroe county. This was the strongest tornado of the day and produced extensive damage to several farmsteads.”

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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