Storm reports for April 9, 2011

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On April 9, 2011, 328 hail, 98 damaging-wind and 28 tornado reports were logged across 16 states. The largest hail reported was 4.25″ (grapefruit size) in Hawkins County, TN.

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 (328)

Showing the 300 largest of 328.

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $23.2 million in property damage, $414,000 in crop damage and 21 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (457 events in 16 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Monona County, IA (near Mapleton) · Tornado EF3 · 14 injuries
  “A tornado caused extensive damage in the Mapleton area with about 100 houses destroyed and many others severely damaged in a 12 to 15 block area on the southwest side of town. This caused the displacement of around 500 to 600 people. Most garages and stand alone structures were destroyed.”
• Cleveland County, NC (near Beam Mill) · Tornado EF0 · $50,000 · 3 injuries
  “A short tornado path began between Dick Spangler Rd and Fallston Rd north of Shelby. The tornado moved southeast for about one half mile before lifting just east of the intersection of Oakberry St and Fallston Rd.”
• Darlington County, SC (near Clyde) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000 · 2 injuries
  “A large tree fell onto a car near Lake Robinson and injured the two occupants.”
• Pike County, KY (near Fishtrap) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $8,000 · 2 injuries
  “There was a trailer blown over with people inside.”
• Pocahontas County, IA (near Fonda) · Tornado EF3 · $10 million
  “This is a continuation of a large wedge tornado. This tornado started in Sac County, clipped southeast Buena Vista County and continued in Pocahontas County. This tornado continued to produce numerous satellite tornadoes through Pocahontas County. This produced an unusual and varying debris field.”
• Pocahontas County, IA (near Varina) · Tornado EF4 · $2.5 million
  “An intense EF4 satellite tornado on the west flank of a large wedge tornado passing through western Pocahontas county. This tornado approached from the northwest and completely destroyed a home leaving little debris at the site.”

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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