Storm reports for April 10, 2011

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On April 10, 2011, 148 hail, 150 damaging-wind and 20 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Houston County, MN.

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 (148)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $67 million in property damage, $250,000 in crop damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (324 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Lincoln County, WI (near Corning) · Tornado EF3 · $10.9 million · 2 injuries
  “The tornado that formed north of Hamburg (Marathon County) at 6:08 pm CDT (1708 CST) moved into Lincoln County at 6:10 pm CDT (1710 CST). The tornado reached EF3 intensity on the north side of Merrill at approximately 6:22 pm, where 22 homes and seven businesses were destroyed.”
• Johnson County, TX (near Alvarado) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000 · 2 injuries
  “There was a brief tornado touchdown in the city of Alvarado, just southwest of the intersection of Interstate 35W and Highway 67. A mobile home was overturned resulting in 2 minor injuries. The Equine Vet Building and 4 other commercial buildings sustained damage.”
• Langlade County, WI (near Deerbrook) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $5,000 · 1 injury
  “Two houses sustained minor damage from straight line winds associated with a thunderstorm that, about 10 minutes later, produced a tornado near Parrish. An occupant of one of the houses sustained minor injuries from flying glass.”
• La Crosse County, WI (near Calvert) · Hail 2.00″ · $20 million
  “Hundreds of homes received roof and siding damage as well as broken windows on the south side of La Crosse. Wal Mart department store reported approximately 20 sky lights broken. Hundreds of cars were also damaged with dents and broken windows and mirrors.”
• Outagamie County, WI (near Kaukauna) · Tornado EF2 · $6.7 million
  “A fast moving tornado touched down in the southwest side of Kaukauna near County Road CE at 8:43 pm CDT (1743 CST). The tornado cut through the center of a subdivision as it moved north-northeast to near the Fox River before lifting off the ground.”
• Monroe County, WI (near Tomah) · Hail 2.50″ · $6.5 million
  “Hail ranging in size from a penny to tennis ball fell in Tomah.”

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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