North Central Severe Weather

Losses, 2024 dollars

$1.2 billion

Losses at the time

$888 million

Deaths

0

The losses and deaths are NCEI’s, counting everything the disaster did. The episodes below are only what the Weather Service filed in its Storm Events record, which counts damage differently and often not at all, so the two never add up and are shown apart.

• Damaging Winds in Arizona, June 29, 201156 kt wind · 3 eventsIncreasing moisture and a mesoscale convective vortex from overnight thunderstorms in Sonora helped trigger strong to severe thunderstorms across eastern Arizona.
• Damaging Winds in Wyoming, June 29, 201153 kt wind · 4 eventsThunderstorms developed and produced gust straight line winds.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Montana, June 29, 2011$300,000 · EF1 · 31 eventsUnstable southwest flow aloft set the stage for thunderstorm development. Some of these storms turned severe, occurring mainly in Phillips and Valley counties.
• Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 29, 201152 kt wind · 1 eventThunderstorms developed and produced gusty straight line winds.
• Damaging Wind in New Mexico, June 29, 201157 kt wind · 1 eventDecaying thunderstorms sent an outflow boundary eastbound across Farmington producing very strong winds.
• Damaging Wind in Arizona, June 30, 2011$10,000 · 1 eventEarly morning thunderstorms moved through the Tucson area breaking an 81 day streak of no rain at the Tucson Airport.
• Tornado and Heavy Rain in Texas, June 30, 20111 injured · $500,000 · EF1 · 2 eventsA series of convergent feeder bands associated with Tropical Storm Arlene, which made landfall nearly 300 miles south of the area along the northern State of Veracruz coast, dropped welcome tropical rains on the Lower Rio Grande Valley during the morning and early afternoon of…
• Damaging Wind in Utah, June 30, 201152 kt wind · 1 eventA strong Pacific trough moved across through the eastern Great Basin and produced strong thunderstorms and areas of heavy rainfall across northeast Utah.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Colorado, June 30, 2011$9,000 · 1 in hail · 14 eventsA vigorous Pacific trough moved across the region and produced strong thunderstorms and areas of heavy rainfall across western Colorado.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, June 30, 20112 injured · $400,000 · 1.25 in hail · 18 eventsSevere thunderstorms produced intense straight-line winds in Granby, causing extensive damage. Town officials in Granby estimated at least 30 trees were knocked down from the storm, just within the city limits. At least two roofs were separated from the buildings themselves.
• Damaging Winds in Florida, June 30, 201163 kt wind · 9 eventsMoist westerly flow and an upper level trough over North Florida led to the development of severe thunderstorms over Southeast Florida and the adjacent Atlantic waters. A total of 23,000 people lost power as a result of the storms, mostly in Broward County.
• Damaging Wind in Colorado, June 30, 201154 kt wind · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm generated wind gusts in excess of 60 mph near Buena Vista.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 30, 2011$39,000 · 56 kt wind · 19 eventsScattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of June 30th. One storm became severe over Leon county and moved through downtown Tallahassee and into northern Wakulla county.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 30, 20111 in hail · 5 eventsThunderstorms produced strong straight line winds and some hail over the panhandle.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 30, 201156 kt wind · 5 eventsStrong to severe thunderstorms erupted during the late afternoon and evening hours of June 30th across the Four State Region. These storms developed due to a moderately unstable airmass across the region with afternoon temperatures over 100 degrees.
• Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 30, 2011$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsStrong thunderstorms developed during afternoon/evening hours as a descending synoptic scale front and an inland progressing sea breeze enhanced moisture convergence over South Carolina.
• Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 30, 2011$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 eventsStrong thunderstorms developed during afternoon/evening hours as a descending synoptic scale front and an inland progressing sea breeze enhanced moisture convergence over Georgia.
• Hail in Oklahoma, June 30, 20111 in hail · 1 eventIsolated thunderstorms developed over the higher terrain of far southeastern Oklahoma on the afternoon of the 30th where the atmosphere was warm and humid. One storm became strong enough to produce large hail.
• Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 30, 2011$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventWind gusts to 60 mph accompanied a severe thunderstorm east of Ardmore.
• Damaging Winds in Wyoming, June 30, 201152 kt wind · 3 eventsThunderstorms developed and produced gusty straight line winds across southeast Wyoming.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 30, 2011$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 eventsA severe thunderstorm moved north from Nebraska to the Oglala area in southern Shannon County, producing hail to golf ball size and wind gusts around 70 mph.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 30, 2011$425,000 · 1 in hail · 17 eventsStrong to severe thunderstorms erupted during the late afternoon and evening hours of June 30th across the Four State Region. These storms developed due to a moderately unstable airmass across the region with afternoon temperatures over 100 degrees.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Georgia, June 30, 2011$60,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 eventsA stationary front was draped across south Georgia. A persistent strong subtropical ridge remained over the south central U.S. with an equally persistent weak upper trough lingering over the southeast U.S.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 30, 2011$105,000 · 1.5 in hail · 22 eventsScattered thunderstorms developed in the Nebraska Panhandle during the afternoon in advance of a cold front. Hail up to ping pong size fell with strong damaging wind gusts as well.
• Hail in Indiana, June 30, 20111 in hail · 2 eventsSevere thunderstorms produced hail across parts of northwest Indiana during the late afternoon and evening hours of June 30th.
• Hail in Wyoming, June 30, 20111.25 in hail · 2 eventsA couple of thunderstorms producing large hail and damaging winds moved across Sheridan County Wyoming, as well as Carter County in southeast Montana.
• Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 30, 20111 death · 3 injured · $240,000 · 71 kt wind · 3 eventsA large supercell thunderstorm, just offshore over Lake Michigan, produced strong outflow winds that moved into far southeast Milwaukee County, and eastern sections of Racine and Kenosha counties during the evening of June 30th.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Wyoming, June 30, 20111 in hail · 5 eventsA supercell thunderstorm tracked east across northern Campbell and northern Crook Counties near the Montana border, producing large hail and wind gusts around 60 mph.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 30, 2011$18 million · 2.75 in hail · 20 eventsPowerful severe thunderstorms moved southeast across far northeast Illinois during the late evening hours of June 30th. Thousands of trees were blown down in eastern Lake County Illinois. Hail as large as baseballs fell across many areas of the city of Chicago.
• Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 30, 2011$104,000 · 61 kt wind · 12 eventsA line of severe thunderstorms moved from northwestern Nebraska into south central South Dakota. Strong winds developed across south central South Dakota, with gusts to 70 mph causing minor damage.
• Hail in Montana, June 30, 20111 in hail · 1 eventA couple of thunderstorms producing large hail and damaging winds moved across Sheridan County Wyoming, as well as Carter County in southeast Montana.
• Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 30, 201161 kt wind · 4 eventsSevere thunderstorms brought damaging winds to parts of central South Dakota.
• Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 30, 201152 kt wind · 2 eventsThunderstorms produced damaging winds near Chamberlain on the evening of June 30th.
• Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, July 1, 2011$20,000 · 1 eventThe northern edge of a complex of thunderstorms moving across northern Illinois pushed into far southern Wisconsin during the overnight hours of July 28th. Lightning struck a farm near Evansville, causing extensive damage to the garage and minor damage to the home.
• Hail in South Dakota, July 1, 20111.5 in hail · 3 eventsA couple isolated thunderstorms brought large hail to parts of central and northeast South Dakota.
• Hail in Wyoming, July 1, 20111 in hail · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm moved through the city of Casper during the late morning hours producing brief heavy rain and large hail.
• Hail in Michigan, July 1, 20111 in hail · 2 eventsA thunderstorm drifted south and became severe as it moved into Jenison and Grandville, producing a couple of one inch hail reports.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in South Dakota, July 1, 2011$635,000 · 2.5 in hail · 20 eventsThunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds across part of southeast South Dakota near and north of Interstate 90 during the afternoon of July 1st. Most of the damage from the severe weather and flash flooding was in Lake, Brookings, and Moody Counties.
• Hail in South Carolina, July 1, 2011$500 · 1 in hail · 1 eventPulse severe thunderstorms fired along the seabreeze boundary. One of these storms produced hail up to the size of quarters.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in U.S. Virgin Islands, July 1 to 4, 2011$300 · 4 eventsThe leading edge of a strong tropical wave moved across the U.S. Virgin Islands generating strong gusty winds and periods of heavy rain.
• Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, July 1 to 4, 2011$10,000 · 5 eventsAn active tropical wave brought strong gusty winds and very heavy rain mainly to the eastern half of Puerto Rico.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 1, 2011$9,000 · 1 in hail · 13 eventsA shortwave trough moved into the region from the north, spurring scattered thunderstorm development across southern South Carolina.
• Tornado in South Dakota, July 1, 2011EF0 · 1 eventA small tornado touched down briefly in southern Butte County.
• Damaging Wind in Florida, July 1, 201153 kt wind · 2 eventsSeveral thunderstorms occurred ahead of a large scale boundary moving south across the peninsula. A funnel cloud was observed in Sanford, and localized severe thunderstorm winds occurred in Vero Beach.
• Damaging Wind in Florida, July 1, 201151 kt wind · 1 eventTypical July instability in addition to high moisture levels led to the development of strong thunderstorms over the interior of the southern Florida peninsula.
• Hail in Wyoming, July 1, 20111 in hail · 1 eventAn afternoon thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Goshen County.
• Flash Flood in South Dakota, July 1, 20111 eventRunoff from heavy rain caused street flooding in Belle Fourche and minor flooding along Hay Creek.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 1, 2011$790,000 · EF2 · 20 eventsThunderstorms produced damaging winds, two tornadoes, large hail and flash flooding over southwest Minnesota during the afternoon and very early evening of July 1st.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 1, 2011$5,000 · 1 in hail · 3 eventsA hot, humid air mass continued across the region. A large subtropical upper ridge remained anchored over the southern Plains and extended eastward into Alabama. Georgia was just outside the immediate influence of this upper ridge, with northern flow aloft.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 1 to 4, 2011$53,000 · 1 in hail · 22 eventsA warm and unstable air mass, and weak front moving through the state of Alabama's, caused several days of isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms. A few of these storms produced large hail and strong winds.
• Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 1, 2011$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 eventA weak frontal boundary provided the source of lift for some thunderstorms in Acadiana, including one storm that blew some trees down near Broussard.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 1, 201110 injured · $12 million · EF1 · 127 eventsA very hot and humid day occurred across southern Minnesota, and western Wisconsin Friday, July 1st. A frontal boundary held across the southwest part of the state, then northeast across east central Minnesota, and into portions of west central and northern Wisconsin.
• Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 1, 2011$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 eventHigh-based thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of July 1st over portions of west central Arkansas. One storm produced a damaging downburst.
• Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 1 to 2, 2011$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 eventsA weak upper level shortwave rotating around an upper level ridge west of the area moved into the area. When combined with a moist and unstable summer air mass, this was enough for a few severe thunderstorms to develop across southeastern Alabama with damaging winds.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 1, 2011$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 eventsA shortwave trough moved into the region from the north, spurring scattered thunderstorm development across southern South Carolina.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 1, 2011$520,000 · 4 in hail · 8 eventsThis major and destructive hail and blow down affected northwestern Wisconsin. However, the severe storms got their start in the MN part of the upper St Croix Valley, mostly east of Interstate 35 where intense winds caused major damage across a large area.
• Damaging Winds in Louisiana, July 1, 2011$14,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 eventsA stationary front focused the development of thunderstorms across southeast Louisiana. Several reports of severe weather were received from one of the storms.
• Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, July 1, 20111 death · $80,000 · EF2 · 51 eventsA strong but nearly stationary cold front ran just inland from the Minnesota north shore of Lake Superior southwestward through the Sioux Falls SD area.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 1, 2011$433,000 · 1.75 in hail · 23 eventsVery warm and humid air was in place over Iowa during the 30th and the 1st with high temperatures in the 90s and dew points in the mid 70s to low 80s.
• Damaging Wind in Texas, July 1, 201154 kt wind · 1 eventIsolated pulse type severe thunderstorms developed across portions of Northeast Texas during the early evening hours of July 1st. These thunderstorms developed in a moderately unstable airmass with convective temperatures near 100 degrees.
• Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 1, 2011$50,000 · 59 kt wind · 6 eventsA very hot and humid day occurred across southern Minnesota, and western Wisconsin Friday, July 1st. A frontal boundary held across the southwest part of the state, then northeast across east central Minnesota, and into portions of west central and northern Wisconsin.
• Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 1, 201161 kt wind · 1 eventTemperatures near the century mark and dry surface conditions led to isolated thunderstorm development with a dry microburst affecting Santa Teresa, New Mexico.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, July 1, 2011$20,000 · 1 in hail · 2 eventsSummertime isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms developed under the influence of an upper level ridge as convective temperatures in the upper 90s were reached. One storm in Van Zandt County produced quarter sized hail stones and wind damage around Grand Saline.
• Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, July 1, 2011$80,000 · 1 eventA home sustained an estimated $80,000 worth of damage after lightning struck it, causing a fire. Lightning struck a gas meter located on the side of the house, igniting natural gas.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 1 to 2, 2011$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsA weak upper level shortwave rotating around an upper level ridge west of the area moved into the area. When combined with a moist and unstable summer air mass, this was enough for a few thunderstorms to develop across southwestern Georgia with isolated hail and damaging winds.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Minnesota, July 1, 2011$14,000 · 63 kt wind · 15 eventsA cold front over central Minnesota pushed into central Wisconsin during the evening hours of July 1st.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, July 1 to 2, 2011$55,000 · 61 kt wind · 13 eventsA cold front over central Minnesota pushed into central Wisconsin during the evening hours of July 1st triggering severe thunderstorms. The storms produced wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour causing roof and siding damage to a metal shed near Riplinger (Clark County).
• Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 1, 2011$4,000 · 55 kt wind · 4 eventsA cold front passing by to the north triggered severe thunderstorms across parts of northeast Iowa. The storms knocked down trees near Otranto (Mitchell County), St. Ansgar (Mitchell County) and Osage (Mitchell County).
• Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 1, 2011$72,000 · 65 kt wind · 9 eventsA cold front moving through a warm and unstable airmass triggered a line of severe thunderstorms which affected portions of the Keweenaw Peninsula on the evening of the 1st.
• Damaging Winds and High Wind in Wisconsin, July 1, 2011$20,000 · 65 kt wind · 8 eventsA cold front moved across Wisconsin Friday night (July 1st) and produced scattered severe thunderstorms. Wind gusts exceeded 60 mph downing trees and power lines. After the storms moved through, gusty winds persisted in the trailing showers and produced additional tree damage.
• Hail in Colorado, July 1, 20111.25 in hail · 1 eventA severe thunderstorm produced large hail, up to half dollar size, at Bellvue.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, July 2, 2011EF0 · 13 eventsSevere thunderstorms produced large hail, up to half dollar size, and wind gusts up to 68 mph across parts of Logan, Lincoln and Washington Counties. Two tornadoes touched down briefly in Washington County.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, July 2, 2011$62,000 · 76 kt wind · 18 eventsA large cluster of severe thunderstorms moved east from Colorado across the Kansas-Nebraska state line. Wind gusts of 70 to 90 mph resulted in roof, tree and utility pole damage. Several reports of large hail up to golf ball size were received, along with isolated flash flooding.
• Hail in North Carolina, July 2, 20110.75 in hail · 1 eventAn upper level disturbance moving south across the region produced isolated thunderstorms during the morning of July 2nd across eastern North Carolina.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 2, 2011$17,000 · 1 in hail · 4 eventsThunderstorms developed during the heat of the afternoon and produced strong winds and large hail.
• Damaging Winds in Florida, July 2, 2011$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 eventsThunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours and produced damaging winds.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, July 2, 20111 in hail · 2 eventsA weak upper level shortwave rotating around an upper level ridge west of the area moved into the area. When combined with a moist and unstable summer air mass, this was enough for a few thunderstorms to develop across the Florida panhandle with isolated hail and damaging winds.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 2, 2011$134,000 · 2 in hail · 74 eventsA hot and humid day with heat indices around 100 degrees ended with numerous severe thunderstorms across southeast Michigan as a cold front moved through the region.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 2, 2011$500 · 1 in hail · 2 eventsThe sea breeze in combination with differential heating boundaries in a moderately unstable air mass, resulted in isolated thunderstorm development across southern South Carolina.
• Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 2, 2011$10,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 eventSea breeze interaction allowed the development of an isolated severe thunderstorm near the coast.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Indiana, July 2 to 3, 20112 in hail · 16 eventsTwo lifting mechanisms, a cold front and a lake breeze, interacted with an extremely unstable, but poorly sheared environment, to allow for thunderstorm development. Initially discrete cells posed a hail threat, but eventually congealed into several bowing segments.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 2, 20111 in hail · 4 eventsIsolated Severe Storms developed across the Central Midlands producing very strong winds and large hail.
• Flash Flood and Hail in New Mexico, July 2, 2011$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 eventsA stationary, marginally severe storm, dropped over a foot of hail across Johnson Mesa, approximately 16 miles east of Raton. Many travelers through the area claimed that it had looked like it had snowed.
• Damaging Wind in Texas, July 2, 201154 kt wind · 1 eventMuch like the day before...isolated pulse type severe thunderstorms developed across portions of Northeast Texas during the afternoon hours of July 2nd. These storms developed in a moderately unstable airmass with convective temperatures near 100 degrees.
• Damaging Winds in Texas, July 2, 2011$30,000 · 56 kt wind · 4 eventsSummertime isolated to scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms developed under the influence of an upper level ridge as convective temperatures around 100 degrees were reached.
• Hail in Indiana, July 2, 20110.88 in hail · 1 eventA line of thunderstorms developed over northwestern Indiana producing hail.
• Hail in Michigan, July 2, 20111 in hail · 2 eventsTwo lifting mechanisms, a cold front and a lake breeze, interacted with an extremely unstable, but poorly sheared environment, to allow for thunderstorm development.
• Tornado and Hail in Kansas, July 2, 20112 injured · $108,000 · EF0 · 13 eventsScattered strong to severe thunderstorms affected portions of central and south-central Kansas generally west of the Flint Hills during the late afternoon and evening hours on the 2nd, in response to a weak cold front approaching from the north.
• Hail in Wyoming, July 2, 2011$5,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 eventsA severe thunderstorm produced large hail around Keyhole Reservoir.
• Hail in Montana, July 2, 20111.75 in hail · 4 eventsA southeasterly and increasing low level wind field, along with sufficient westerly flow aloft allowed for the development of supercell thunderstorms producing large hail.
• Flash Flood in Wyoming, July 2, 20111 eventRunoff from two to three inches of rain caused flash flooding in portions of Crook County.
• Damaging Winds in Arizona, July 2, 20111 injured · $128,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 eventsIsolated thunderstorms developed across portions of the central Arizona deserts on the 2nd of July. The storms generated strong and damaging microburst winds in the greater Phoenix area during the afternoon hours.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 2, 2011$1,000 · 1 in hail · 4 eventsA stationary frontal boundary was located across east central Kansas. Shortly lived thunderstorms popped up along the boundary and caused isolated cases of quarter sized hail and strong gusty winds.
• Hail in Wyoming, July 2, 2011$250,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 eventsLarge hail fell as a severe thunderstorm tracked across northern Weston County.
• Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 2, 2011$44,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsA strong subtropical ridge remained in place across the south central U.S. The upper ridge extended eastward into Alabama. Meanwhile...an equally persistent elongated upper trough remained along the east coast, extending southward into the southeast U.S.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Wyoming, July 2, 2011EF0 · 18 eventsLate afternoon and early evening thunderstorms produced large hail, as well as a few tornadoes and flash flooding in Goshen and Converse counties.
• Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 2, 2011$13,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 eventsThe summertime ridge of high pressure was in full force over Oklahoma. Hot temperatures near or exceeding 100 degrees allowed for thunderstorms to develop during the mid to late afternoon hours. Gusty winds and brief heavy, but beneficial rainfall were the main threats.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 2, 201152 kt wind · 2 eventsIsolated, high-based thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of the 2nd across parts of far northwest Arkansas. One thunderstorm resulted in damaging winds.
• Hail in Colorado, July 2, 20111.75 in hail · 6 eventsSevere storms produced hail up to the size of golf balls.
• Hail in Wyoming, July 2, 20111.5 in hail · 2 eventsA severe thunderstorm developed across southwestern Weston County and produced large hail south of Clareton.
• Damaging Wind and Strong Wind in Texas, July 2, 2011$7,000 · 51 kt wind · 2 eventsAn early evening severe thunderstorm produced some wind damage.

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NOAA NCEI, U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (2025), https://doi.org/10.25921/stkw-7w73, and the Storm Events Database for the episodes.