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Storm reports for August 9, 2011

NOAA recorded 177 hail reports, 239 wind reports and 4 tornado reports in 20 states on August 9, 2011.

in 20 states
420
Storm reports
Near 39.23, -99.43, KS
4.25 in
Largest hail
Near 36.93, -100.51, OK
125 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, about 43 miles from Tulsa, OK
4
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 August 9, 2011 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

What happened

Around 7:15 p.m. CST near Forgan in Beaver County, Oklahoma, gusts estimated at 109 knots (125 mph) blew the roofs off buildings at two hog farms and damaged their walls. The Storm Events Database lists $1.5 million in property damage from that event.1 Hail 4.25 inches across fell at Zurich in Rooks County, Kansas, around 6:31 p.m. CST and broke windows in homes, and hail up to 2.5 inches broke windshields at Palco.2,3 In Wallace, Nebraska, 2.75-inch hail around 2:32 p.m. CST broke 24 windows in a business building and windows in many homes and vehicles.4

Around 2:35 a.m. CST on August 10, an EF2 tornado with winds near 125 mph destroyed a double-wide mobile home near Locust Grove, Oklahoma, killing a woman, and injured two people in another mobile home.5 Earlier, around 1:15 a.m. CST, thunderstorm winds destroyed a mobile home near Slick in Creek County, Oklahoma, injuring six people.6

In New Castle County, Delaware, storms between about 11:20 and 11:45 a.m. EST brought down trees across Mill Creek Hundred, damaging three homes so badly they were condemned, and tore the entire roof off a home in Wilmington.7,8

Reports by hour

Hail177, most at 6 PM

Wind239, most at 5 PM

Tornado4, most at 1 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
1:23 PMEF0About 18 miles from Trenton, NJ1.71 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:05 PMEF0About 41 miles from Flint, MI0.74 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:45 PMEF0Near 46.03, -110.71, MT0.1 mi long, 10 yd wide
3:32 AMEF2About 43 miles from Tulsa, OK5 mi long, 400 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Kansas11261510
Nebraska524660
Oklahoma463421
Ohio4127140
South Carolina362340
Georgia232210
Indiana219120
Wyoming201730
Texas151140
Arkansas140140
Delaware8350
New York7070
Michigan6321
New Jersey6051
Colorado4310
Alabama3030
Mississippi3030
Maryland1010
Montana1001
New Mexico1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Cheyenne, WY1.75 inNone0
Ann Arbor, MI1.0 inNone0
Cleveland, OH1.0 inNone0
Indianapolis, IN1.0 in58 mph0
Akron, OH0.88 inNone0
Canton, OH0.88 inNone0
Amarillo, TXNone60 mph0
Baltimore, MDNone60 mph0
Binghamton, NYNone58 mph0
Charleston, SCNone63 mph0
Fort Wayne, INNone64 mph0
Hilton Head Island, SCNone60 mph0
Jackson, MSNone46 mph0
Oklahoma City, OKNone60 mph0
Savannah, GANone58 mph0
Tulsa, OKNone64 mph0
Wichita, KSNone60 mph0
Youngstown, OHNone69 mph0

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