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Storm reports for April 3, 1978
On April 3, 1978, 24 hail, 4 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 6 states.
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On April 3, 1978, 24 hail, 4 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Palo Pinto County, TX.
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
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2.75″ |
| IA | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| MN | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| WI | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| OK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| KS | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Cities with hail reported within 5 miles
| City | Population | Largest report |
|---|---|---|
| Granbury, TX | 12,934 | 1.75″ |
| Waseca, MN | 9,067 | 1.75″ |
| Edgerton, WI | 6,138 | 1.75″ |
| Oelwein, IA | 5,788 | 1.75″ |
| Garner, IA | 3,049 | 1.25″ |
| Portage, WI | 9,975 | 1.00″ |
| Breckenridge, TX | 5,190 | 1.00″ |
| Waterloo, IA | 67,477 | 0.75″ |
| Cedar Falls, IA | 41,417 | 0.75″ |
| Maplewood, MN | 40,142 | 0.75″ |
| Oakdale, MN | 30,441 | 0.75″ |
| White Bear Lake, MN | 23,479 | 0.75″ |
| Lake Elmo, MN | 14,161 | 0.75″ |
| North St. Paul, MN | 12,644 | 0.75″ |
| Platteville, WI | 11,833 | 0.75″ |
| Little Canada, MN | 10,590 | 0.75″ |
| Mahtomedi, MN | 8,199 | 0.75″ |
Hail reports (24)
| Time (UTC) | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 01:00 | 2.75″ | Palo Pinto County, TX |
| 01:30 | 2.75″ | Palo Pinto County, TX |
| 01:35 | 2.75″ | Palo Pinto County, TX |
| 23:20 | 2.50″ | Childress County, TX |
| 00:15 | 1.75″ | Fayette County, IA |
| 00:30 | 1.75″ | Wilbarger County, TX |
| 00:55 | 1.75″ | Watonwan County, MN |
| 02:00 | 1.75″ | Waseca County, MN |
| 02:00 | 1.75″ | Rock County, WI |
| 02:00 | 1.75″ | Hood County, TX |
| 02:05 | 1.75″ | Hood County, TX |
| 04:30 | 1.75″ | Tulsa County, OK |
| 02:00 | 1.50″ | Waseca County, MN |
| 01:00 | 1.25″ | Wright County, IA |
| 23:40 | 1.00″ | Stephens County, TX |
| 00:10 | 1.00″ | Bremer County, IA |
| 01:30 | 1.00″ | Jefferson County, WI |
| 01:30 | 1.00″ | Palo Pinto County, TX |
| 01:35 | 1.00″ | Columbia County, WI |
| 23:30 | 0.75″ | Grant County, WI |
| 00:00 | 0.75″ | Hennepin County, MN |
| 00:07 | 0.75″ | Black Hawk County, IA |
| 00:15 | 0.75″ | Hardeman County, TX |
| 02:10 | 0.75″ | Jefferson County, WI |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded about $0 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (31 events in 6 states). Before 1996 the database holds only tornado, hail and wind events, and damage was often entered as a range, so treat these figures as rough. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
| County | Events | Injuries | Deaths | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childress County, TX | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
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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