Storm reports for April 26, 2007

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On April 26, 2007, 18 hail, 30 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in Jefferson County, OH.

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 (18)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.3 million in property damage and 8 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (59 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Claiborne County, TN (near Tazewell) · Tornado EF1 · $425,000 · 7 injuries
  “An EF1 tornado touched down on Fords Chapel Road between New Hope Road and Barren Creek Road. A few trees were snapped in this area. The tornado tracked northeast along Barren Creek Road where multiple mobile homes were damaged, one blown over and destroyed.”
• LaPorte County, IN (near Springville) · Tornado EF1 · $40,000 · 1 injury
  “A patrol car was picked up and thrown over a fence approximately 150 feet. The officer seen the tornado, attemped to get out of the car, but winds prevented her from exiting. She suffered cuts and brusies, but no serious injuries.”
• Seneca County, OH (near Tiffin) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $100,000
  “Thunderstorm downburst winds downed a dozen power poles along County Road 48 west of Tiffin in Hopewell Township. Two trees were also toppled southwest of Tiffin near the intersection of State Route 53 and U.S. Highway 224.”
• Fleming County, KY (near Sunset) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000
  “Three barns were totally destroyed, a 70 foot tall concrete block grain silo was blown over, and dozens of trees were uprooted and snapped.”
• Will County, IL (near Plainfield) · Tornado EF0 · $100,000
  “A small tornado touched down at Route 126 and Eastern Avenue in Plainfield and continued for 3.2 miles to near Patrick Henry Parkway and Essington Road in Bolingbrook. The tornado path width was only about 5 yards wide.”
• Fleming County, KY (near Hillsboro) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $75,000
  “Concrete silo blown down and two barns damaged.”

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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