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On April 10, a large line of severe storms produced damage from northern Minnesota southward to the Texas-Mexico border. Most damage along this line resulted from straight-line winds; however, Wisconsin , 2 to 2.5 in (5.1 to 6.4 cm) diameter hail in La Crosse broke windows, dented cars and damaged homes. [ 69 ]
The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season was the second in a group of three very active Atlantic hurricane seasons, each with 19 named storms, tied with 1887, 1995, 2010, and 2012. The above-average activity was mostly due to a La Niña that persisted during the previous year .
The 2011 Super Outbreak was the largest, costliest, and one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks ever recorded, taking place in the Southern, Midwestern, and Northeastern United States from April 25 to 28, 2011, leaving catastrophic destruction in its wake.
2 Only systems that formed either on or after January 1, 2011 are counted in the seasonal totals. 3 Only systems that formed either before or on December 31, 2011 are counted in the seasonal totals. 4 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the IMD Scale which uses 3-minute sustained winds.
[nb 2] The two most significant storms, in terms of loss of life and damage, were Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. Hurricane Irene was a powerful and unusually large storm that made several landfalls along the East Coast of the United States after peaking with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h). [4]
Hurricane Irene was the year's costliest and deadliest for the region, killing 48 people and leaving US$13.5 billion in damage as it moved from the Caribbean up the East Coast of the United States. [10] [11] [12] In October, the North Indian Ocean spawned its first cyclonic storm, Keila offshore Oman.
2011 Joplin tornado; 2011 Super Outbreak; 2011 El Reno–Piedmont tornado; Tornado outbreak of April 9–11, 2011; Tornado outbreak of April 14–16, 2011; Tornado outbreak sequence of April 19–24, 2011; 2011 St. Louis tornado; List of tornadoes in the 2011 Super Outbreak; 2011 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado; 2011 Tuscaloosa–Birmingham ...
Light poles were damaged along Interstate 65, and a Days Inn and several other commercial buildings sustained major damage along US 31 before the tornado began to rapidly narrow and weaken. Some additional EF0 to EF1 damage occurred before the tornado dissipated two miles north of Tarrant. A total of 20 people were killed throughout Birmingham ...