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Storm reports for June 18, 2011

NOAA recorded 221 hail reports, 362 wind reports and 17 tornado reports in 25 states on June 18, 2011.

in 25 states
600
Storm reports
Near 38.76, -102.35, CO
4.0 in
Largest hail
Near 38.03, -88.96, IL
96 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, near 37.86, -91.36, MO
17
Tornado reports
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on June 18, 2011 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

What happened

Winds estimated at 65 to 70 mph crossed Whitfield County, Georgia, from west of Rocky Face to Dalton around 3:35 p.m. EST, and fallen trees damaged at least 40 homes. The Storm Events Database lists $1.25 million in property damage there.1 Around 3:05 p.m. EST in northern Dade County, Georgia, winds estimated at 65 knots (75 mph) lifted roofs off homes in West Brow and along Scenic Highway.2 At 6:22 p.m. CST, a microburst with winds estimated at 70 knots (81 mph) tore roofs off several homes in Muenster, Texas, and heavily damaged many Main Street businesses, with damage estimated at over $1 million.3

Around 3 a.m. CST on June 19, a microburst with 95 mph winds cut a path about 18 miles long from near Rend Lake Dam in Franklin County, Illinois, northeast into Jefferson County, damaging about a dozen homes, mostly through fallen trees.4 An EF1 tornado with peak winds near 100 mph crossed the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in Illinois around 2:48 a.m. CST, overturning camper trailers, and the database lists $550,000 in property damage.5 Near Keysville, Missouri, an EF2 tornado with peak winds near 125 mph tore the roof and two walls off a home around 1 a.m. CST, injuring three people.6

Hail 4 inches across fell at Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, at 4:05 p.m. MST.7 Hail up to 3 inches at Platte City, Missouri, around 12:15 a.m. CST cracked or broke the windshields of all exposed cars.8

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 325599, thunderstorm wind, Whitfield County, Georgia
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 325581, thunderstorm wind, Dade County, Georgia
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 322181, thunderstorm wind, Cooke County, Texas
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 314541, thunderstorm wind, Franklin County, Illinois
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 314506, tornado, Perry County, Illinois
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 332498, tornado, Crawford County, Missouri
  7. 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 315633, hail, Cheyenne County, Colorado
  8. 8. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 317778, hail, Platte County, Missouri

Reports by hour

Hail221, most at 9 PM

Wind362, most at 2 PM

Tornado17, most at 6 AM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
3:00 PMEF0Near 41.95, -103.86, NE0.02 mi long, 25 yd wide
4:52 PMEF0Near 38.91, -102.95, CO0.3 mi long, 10 yd wide
5:24 PMEF0Near 38.78, -102.58, CO0.3 mi long, 10 yd wide
7:29 PMEF0Near 36.96, -96.55, OK0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:40 PMEF0Near 38.85, -100.63, KS0.3 mi long, 10 yd wide
8:09 PMEF0About 59 miles from Tulsa, OK0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:10 PMEF0About 59 miles from Tulsa, OK2.9 mi long, 75 yd wide
9:13 PMEF0About 53 miles from Tulsa, OK0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:35 PMEF1About 23 miles from Springfield, MO10.89 mi long, 200 yd wide
11:40 PMEF1About 27 miles from Springfield, MO6 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:03 AMEF0About 16 miles from Springfield, MO2.83 mi long, 100 yd wide
1:57 AMEF0Near 37.86, -91.38, MO1.34 mi long, 60 yd wide
Show all 17 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
1:58 AMEF2Near 37.86, -91.36, MO2.77 mi long, 80 yd wide
3:48 AMEF1Near 37.97, -89.25, IL3.22 mi long, 250 yd wide
6:31 AMEF0About 41 miles from Louisville, KY0.2 mi long, 65 yd wide
6:39 AMEF2About 50 miles from Louisville, KY1 mi long, 60 yd wide
6:43 AMEF0About 49 miles from Louisville, KY0.1 mi long, 60 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Kansas9076131
Missouri8944405
North Carolina721710
Georgia5910490
South Carolina503470
Tennessee394350
Alabama360360
Maine262150
Colorado241842
Texas175120
Oklahoma14914
Vermont121200
Illinois11191
Indiana10091
Kentucky10172
Florida8260
Virginia7070
Nebraska6231
South Dakota6510
New Hampshire5320
Wisconsin3030
Minnesota2200
North Dakota2200
Iowa1010
West Virginia1010

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Portland, ME1.75 inNone0
Atlanta, GA1.0 in60 mph0
Bismarck, ND1.0 inNone0
Orlando, FL1.0 in70 mph0
Chattanooga, TN0.75 in69 mph0
Kansas City, MO0.75 inNone0
Savannah, GA0.75 in69 mph0
Abilene, TXNone70 mph0
Asheville, NCNone58 mph0
Augusta, GANone63 mph0
Charleston, SCNone58 mph0
Charlotte, NCNone58 mph0
Columbia, SCNone63 mph0
Durham, NCNone58 mph0
Evansville, INNone67 mph0
Fayetteville, NCNone58 mph0
Fort Worth, TXNone70 mph0
Greensboro, NCNone58 mph0
Hickory, NCNone58 mph0
Huntsville, ALNone60 mph0
Lynchburg, VANone58 mph0
Roanoke, VANone58 mph0
Spartanburg, SCNone58 mph0
Springfield, MONone63 mph0
Winston-Salem, NCNone58 mph0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.