Storm reports for April 20, 2007

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On April 20, 2007, 39 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Dawson County, NE.

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

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (39)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $3.1 million in property damage, $65,000 in crop damage and 11 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (50 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Dawson County, NE (near Gothenburg) · Tornado EF2 · $2.5 million · 9 injuries
  “This tornado touched down southwest of Gothenburg and traveled north. It crossed Interstate 80 and passed about 2 miles west of the town of Gothenburg. The twister continued to the north and crossed from Dawson County into Custer County.”
• Lincoln County, NE (near Brady) · Tornado EF3 · $180,000 · 2 injuries
  “This tornado formed 4 miles southeast of Moorefield in Frontier County and entered Lincoln County about 23 miles south southeast of Brady at 8:25 PM CST. The tornadic supercell continued for another 12 miles before dissipating 14 miles south of Brady at 8:46 PM CST.”
• Frontier County, NE (near Moorefield) · Tornado EF2 · $240,000
  “This tornado formed 4 miles southeast of Moorefield and tracked north for 4 miles before exiting Frontier County about 3 miles east northeast of Moorefield at 825 PM CST. The tornado continued into Lincoln County for another 13 miles before dissipating at 846 PM CST.”
• Custer County, NE (near Oconto) · Tornado EF1 · $125,000
  “This tornado formed southwest of Gothenburg in Dawson County (see Storm Data for Nebraska, South Central for more information on the beginning portion of this tornado) and tracked north before entering Custer County about 21 miles west southwest of Oconto at 9:35 PM CST.”
• Carson County, TX (near Panhandle) · Thunderstorm wind 74 mph · $8,000
  “High winds tore the roof off of an equipment barn. No injuries were reported.”
• Bon Homme County, SD (near Avon) · Thunderstorm wind 79 mph
  “Thunderstorm winds blew a large part of the roof off a long pole barn. The roof blew about 300 yards and sheared off 8 to 12 inch diameter trees. The winds also caused additional tree damage in the area.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

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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