Storm reports for July 11, 2016

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On July 11, 2016, 42 hail, 124 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 17 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Kanabec County, MN.

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 (42)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.7 million in property damage, $0 in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (175 events in 17 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Langlade County, WI (near Markton) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · 1 injury
  “Thunderstorm winds snapped approximately 40 trees at Gardner Dam Boy Scouts Camp. One of the campers suffered a minor injury, a bump on the head, when a tree fell on a tent. The storms also downed numerous trees near the intersection of Highway 55 and County Road WW.”
• Meeker County, MN (near Watkins) · Tornado EF2 · 1 injury
  “The tornado near Watkins was also rated an EF-2 with peak winds of 125 mph. It had a maximum width of 400 yards and traveled approximately 2.1 miles. One injury occurred with this tornado. The first significant damage was to a business along Highway 55 on the south side of town.”
• Scott County, IA (near Davenport) · Thunderstorm wind 49 mph · $2 million
  “A large, old tree fell onto three vehicles near Davenport Avenue and Kirkwood Boulevard during the early morning. A few utility lines were also knocked down by the tree. The time was estimated by radar.”
• Gogebic County, MI (near Wakefield) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $1 million
  “The NWS storm survey concluded that damage in and immediately surrounding Wakefield was caused by straight-line thunderstorm winds up to 90 mph. Wind damage included an overturned camper trailer, a roof ripped off an old skating rink, a few damaged or destroyed outbuildings, hundreds of large…”
• Gogebic County, MI (near Puritan) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000
  “The NWS storm survey confirmed a low end EF1 tornado about three miles south of Bessemer. Winds from the tornado were estimated around 90 mph. The tornado touched down near the intersection of S.”
• Mitchell County, IA (near Meroa) · Thunderstorm wind 62 mph · $65,000
  “A grain bin was destroyed, the roof was blown off a machine shed and trees were uprooted on a farm southwest of Mitchell.”

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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