Storm reports for April 8, 2011

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On April 8, 2011, 221 hail, 27 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 5.00″ (softball size) in Butler County, KS.

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 (221)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $9.8 million in property damage and 9 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (250 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Pulaski County, VA (near Pulaski) · Tornado EF2 · $3.9 million · 9 injuries
  “The tornado touched down along Mount Olivet Road and traveled southeast, with the most significant damage along Pulaski Street, Valley Road, and Maple Street.”
• Butler County, KS (near Rose Hill) · Hail 5.00″ · $4.4 million
  “Baseball to softball size hail pounded the city of Rose Hill. This hail damaged roofs, siding, cars and homes. The Rose Hill high school roof was a total loss at $700,000. Damage to city vehicles and buildings were estimated at $313,000.”
• Pulaski County, VA (near Draper) · Tornado EF1 · $1.4 million
  “The tornado touched down on Highway 11 near the National Guard Armory. It then tracked southeast, with intermittent damage over a wooded area. More continuous damage was then observed as it crossed Interstate 81 at Draper near exit 92.”
• Marion County, KS (near Burns) · Hail 1.75″ · $33,000
  “Multiple residences had windows broken out of their homes from ping pong ball to golfbal size hail. The hail lasted almost 10 minutes.”
• Monroe County, WV (near Red Sulphur Spgs) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $25,000
  “Microburst winds up to 75 MPH caused damage to many trees in the area. Roof damage to several homes also occurred, a few outbuildings were badly damaged, and a mobile home was rolled off its foundation.”
• Osage County, OK (near Burbank) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $5,000
  “Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roofs of several mobile homes along Highway 60.”

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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