Storm reports for April 15, 2011

On April 15, 2011, 195 hail, 102 damaging-wind and 69 tornado reports were logged across 11 states.

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195hail reports

102damaging-wind reports

69tornado reports

4.50″largest hail reported

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On April 15, 2011, 195 hail, 102 damaging-wind and 69 tornado reports were logged across 11 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Kemper County, MS. Tornadoes killed 8.

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

State	Hail	Wind	Tornado	Largest hail
MS	60	28	17	4.50″
AL	23	18	43	4.25″
IL	40	14	3	2.00″
GA	16	19	3	2.75″
LA	13	10	0	1.75″
MO	17	1	1	2.50″
KY	14	3	2	1.75″
TN	11	7	0	1.00″
AR	1	0	0	1.00″
IN	0	1	0	–
OH	0	1	0	–

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
Cape Girardeau, MO	40,818	2.50″
McComb, MS	11,762	2.50″
Christopher, IL	2,621	2.00″
Baton Rouge, LA	220,907	1.75″
Springfield, IL	112,949	1.75″
Auburn, AL	83,757	1.75″
Smyrna, GA	57,177	1.75″
Dunwoody, GA	51,795	1.75″
Peachtree Corners, GA	42,638	1.75″
Norcross, GA	18,902	1.75″
Chatham, IL	14,639	1.75″
Doraville, GA	12,436	1.75″
Pacific, MO	7,842	1.75″
Sherman, IL	4,634	1.75″
Scott City, MO	4,432	1.75″
Rochester, IL	4,044	1.75″
Manchester, GA	3,624	1.75″
Newton, MS	3,079	1.75″
Pawnee, IL	2,698	1.75″
Philadelphia, MS	6,938	1.50″
Adairsville, GA	5,029	1.50″
Monroe City, MO	2,706	1.25″
St. Louis, MO	279,695	1.00″
Mableton, GA	78,314	1.00″
Brentwood, TN	45,525	1.00″

Hail reports (195)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
18:33	4.50″	Kemper County, MS
22:00	4.25″	Marengo County, AL
22:25	4.25″	Clarke County, MS
19:56	2.75″	Lauderdale County, MS
20:32	2.75″	Clarke County, MS
21:38	2.75″	Choctaw County, AL
21:55	2.75″	Choctaw County, AL
22:17	2.75″	Marengo County, AL
22:35	2.75″	Clarke County, MS
23:40	2.75″	Harris County, GA
18:57	2.50″	Simpson County, MS
21:13	2.50″	Pike County, MS
21:55	2.50″	Cape Girardeau County, MO
22:17	2.50″	Marengo County, AL
19:30	2.25″	Kemper County, MS
19:33	2.00″	Attala County, MS
19:47	2.00″	Choctaw County, MS
22:40	2.00″	Morgan County, IL
22:59	2.00″	Franklin County, IL
16:00	1.75″	Washington County, AL
17:05	1.75″	Washington County, AL
17:34	1.75″	Copiah County, MS
18:01	1.75″	Simpson County, MS
18:26	1.75″	Copiah County, MS
19:10	1.75″	Scott County, MS
19:35	1.75″	Newton County, MS
19:55	1.75″	Smith County, MS
20:00	1.75″	Jasper County, MS
20:06	1.75″	Franklin County, MO
20:28	1.75″	Copiah County, MS
20:42	1.75″	Jasper County, MS
20:50	1.75″	Clarke County, MS
21:00	1.75″	Pike County, MS
21:05	1.75″	Pike County, MS
21:05	1.75″	Lincoln County, MS
21:24	1.75″	Walthall County, MS
21:50	1.75″	Scott County, MO
22:00	1.75″	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
22:00	1.75″	Jasper County, MS
22:04	1.75″	Ballard County, KY
22:45	1.75″	Sangamon County, IL
22:45	1.75″	Washington Parish, LA
22:54	1.75″	Lee County, AL
22:55	1.75″	Sangamon County, IL
22:59	1.75″	Sangamon County, IL
23:12	1.75″	Sangamon County, IL
23:22	1.75″	Lamar County, MS
23:22	1.75″	Sangamon County, IL
23:30	1.75″	Wayne County, MS
00:02	1.75″	Fulton County, GA
00:03	1.75″	Meriwether County, GA
00:19	1.75″	Gwinnett County, GA
17:43	1.50″	Neshoba County, MS
19:34	1.50″	Smith County, MS
20:53	1.50″	Bartow County, GA
22:00	1.50″	Marion County, MS
00:50	1.50″	Calloway County, KY
13:53	1.25″	Attala County, MS
19:02	1.25″	Ralls County, MO
19:05	1.25″	Kemper County, MS
21:00	1.25″	Gordon County, GA
21:23	1.25″	Pickens County, GA
21:58	1.25″	Newton County, MS
23:22	1.25″	Clarke County, MS
23:35	1.25″	McCracken County, KY
12:43	1.00″	East Carroll Parish, LA
13:40	1.00″	Holmes County, MS
14:00	1.00″	Rapides Parish, LA
14:53	1.00″	Warren County, MS
15:16	1.00″	Hinds County, MS
15:43	1.00″	Holmes County, MS
15:44	1.00″	Montgomery County, MS
16:02	1.00″	Hinds County, MS
16:02	1.00″	Hinds County, MS
16:15	1.00″	Clarke County, MS
17:52	1.00″	Neshoba County, MS
18:00	1.00″	Hinds County, MS
18:05	1.00″	Rankin County, MS
18:15	1.00″	Kemper County, MS
18:35	1.00″	Pike County, MO
20:28	1.00″	Attala County, MS
20:34	1.00″	Floyd County, GA
20:37	1.00″	Choctaw County, MS
20:45	1.00″	Lauderdale County, TN
20:46	1.00″	Greene County, AR
20:50	1.00″	Hinds County, MS
20:56	1.00″	Jefferson County, MO
20:59	1.00″	Pike County, MS
21:04	1.00″	Adams County, IL
21:05	1.00″	Lowndes County, MS
21:12	1.00″	Madison County, MO
21:30	1.00″	Obion County, TN
21:36	1.00″	Iberville Parish, LA
21:36	1.00″	Gibson County, TN
21:40	1.00″	Lamar County, AL
21:44	1.00″	Iberville Parish, LA
21:45	1.00″	St. Louis city, MO
21:48	1.00″	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
21:51	1.00″	West Baton Rouge Parish, LA
21:55	1.00″	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
21:55	1.00″	Tangipahoa Parish, LA
21:56	1.00″	Shelby County, AL
22:05	1.00″	Tangipahoa Parish, LA
22:12	1.00″	Shelby County, AL
22:15	1.00″	Lauderdale County, MS
22:16	1.00″	Madison County, IL
22:20	1.00″	Shelby County, AL
22:21	1.00″	Union County, MS
22:23	1.00″	Shelby County, AL
22:24	1.00″	Massac County, IL
22:27	1.00″	Shelby County, AL
22:28	1.00″	Pulaski County, IL
22:40	1.00″	Jackson County, IL
22:42	1.00″	Williamson County, IL
22:49	1.00″	Williamson County, IL
22:54	1.00″	Carlisle County, KY
22:54	1.00″	Weakley County, TN
23:00	1.00″	Jones County, MS
23:02	1.00″	Franklin County, IL
23:03	1.00″	Williamson County, IL
23:05	1.00″	Fulton County, IL
23:06	1.00″	Sangamon County, IL
23:15	1.00″	Pearl River County, MS
23:25	1.00″	Ballard County, KY
23:28	1.00″	Gibson County, TN
23:30	1.00″	Cass County, IL
23:30	1.00″	Weakley County, TN
23:39	1.00″	Saline County, IL
23:40	1.00″	Massac County, IL
23:49	1.00″	Cobb County, GA
00:07	1.00″	Graves County, KY
00:22	1.00″	Livingston County, KY
00:28	1.00″	Henry County, TN
00:42	1.00″	Tazewell County, IL
01:00	1.00″	Carroll County, TN
01:08	1.00″	Cobb County, GA
01:10	1.00″	Williamson County, TN
01:12	1.00″	Dallas County, AL
01:15	1.00″	Monroe County, GA
01:37	1.00″	Forrest County, MS
05:48	1.00″	Covington County, AL
20:00	0.88″	Acadia Parish, LA
20:35	0.88″	Butler County, MO
20:45	0.88″	Butler County, AL
20:49	0.88″	Adams County, IL
20:58	0.88″	St. Louis County, MO
21:38	0.88″	St. Louis County, MO
21:39	0.88″	St. Louis city, MO
21:43	0.88″	Macoupin County, IL
21:43	0.88″	Obion County, TN
22:12	0.88″	Madison County, IL
22:15	0.88″	Graves County, KY
22:32	0.88″	Macoupin County, IL
22:34	0.88″	Perry County, IL
22:36	0.88″	Jackson County, IL
22:36	0.88″	Johnson County, IL
22:59	0.88″	Williamson County, IL
23:06	0.88″	Marion County, IL
23:13	0.88″	Massac County, IL
00:00	0.88″	Sangamon County, IL
01:13	0.88″	Lawrence County, IL
01:19	0.88″	Dallas County, AL
06:20	0.88″	Covington County, AL
06:31	0.88″	Dale County, AL
13:02	0.75″	East Carroll Parish, LA
17:05	0.75″	Lowndes County, MS
17:05	0.75″	Lowndes County, MS
17:50	0.75″	Neshoba County, MS
18:35	0.75″	Lowndes County, MS
20:06	0.75″	Monroe County, AL
20:16	0.75″	Monroe County, AL
20:18	0.75″	Adams County, IL
20:50	0.75″	Jefferson County, MO
21:16	0.75″	St. Louis County, MO
21:28	0.75″	Jefferson County, MO
21:31	0.75″	Bollinger County, MO
21:37	0.75″	Schuyler County, IL
21:45	0.75″	Stoddard County, MO
22:00	0.75″	Hickman County, KY
22:21	0.75″	Graves County, KY
22:23	0.75″	Union County, IL
22:42	0.75″	Carlisle County, KY
22:44	0.75″	Carroll County, GA
22:58	0.75″	Douglas County, GA
23:00	0.75″	Henry County, IL
23:14	0.75″	Saline County, IL
23:42	0.75″	Hamilton County, IL
23:45	0.75″	Graves County, KY
23:54	0.75″	McCracken County, KY
00:12	0.75″	DeKalb County, GA
00:22	0.75″	McCracken County, KY
00:30	0.75″	Upson County, GA
01:01	0.75″	Lamar County, GA
01:30	0.75″	Sumner County, TN
02:55	0.75″	Monroe County, AL

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $101 million in property damage, $5.6 million in crop damage, 57 injuries and 8 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (385 events in 11 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Injuries	Deaths	Property damage
Autauga County, AL	6	4	3	$2.5 million
Washington County, AL	3	4	3	$2.4 million
Greene County, MS	2	25	1	$11.1 million
Marengo County, AL	4	4	1	$10.3 million
Hinds County, MS	2	10	0	$8 million
Kemper County, MS	3	5	0	$11.1 million
Attala County, MS	1	2	0	$35,000
Coosa County, AL	1	2	0	$14,000
Mason County, IL	1	1	0	$300,000
Sumter County, AL	3	0	0	$12.9 million
Tuscaloosa County, AL	1	0	0	$7.1 million
Choctaw County, AL	7	0	0	$6.9 million

What the National Weather Service wrote

Autauga County, AL (near Poseys Xrds) · Tornado EF3 · $1.2 million · 3 deaths · 4 injuries
“A tornado touched down near the intersection of County Roads 40 and 60, just east of the Old Kingston Community in Autauga County. The tornado moved east-northeast and passed north of Posey's Crossroads and entered Boone's Chapel. Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted along the path.”
Washington County, AL (near Escatawpa) · Tornado EF3 · $2 million · 3 deaths · 3 injuries
“Tornado moved into southwest Washington county from the Leakesville area of Greene County Mississippi. The tornado tracked near County Road 8 where several mobile homes were damaged or destroyed. Three fatalities and three injuries occurred in a destroyed mobile home in Deer Park on Box Road.”
Greene County, MS (near Leakesville) · Tornado EF3 · $11.1 million · 1 death · 25 injuries
“The National Weather Service aerial survey revealed a continuous long track tornado from just west of Leakesville, Mississippi to Deer Park, Alabama. The tornado touched down west of Leakesville south of Highway 57.”
Marengo County, AL (near Nanafalia) · Tornado EF3 · $4 million · 1 death · 4 injuries
“A tornado touched down in Marengo County just west of County Road 90 in a rural setting. The tornado moved northeastand snapped or uprooted dozens of trees. As the tornado crossed State Highway 69 just south of Myrtlewood, it strengthened to an EF-3 rating, with maximum winds of 150 mph.”
Hinds County, MS (near Raymond Williams Arp) · Tornado EF3 · $8 million · 10 injuries
“This tornado began along Airport Road to the southwest of Clinton and moved northeast across Interstate 20, US Highway 80, Interstate 220, and Interstate 55 before lifting near the intersection of Old Canton Road and Pear Orchard Road in southeast Ridgeland.||The most intense damage occurred in…”
Kemper County, MS (near Cleveland) · Tornado EF3 · $11 million · 5 injuries
“The tornado started just west of County Road 450, downing some pine trees. As it crossed County Road 450, it began downing numerous trees, pushed a mobile home over, and damaged the roof of a house.”

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.

NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for April 15, 2011

National Weather Service survey teams mapped 46 tornado paths from this storm day (8 EF3, 14 EF2, 17 EF1, 7 EF0), 477 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.

Rating	Peak wind	Path length	Max width	Deaths / injuries	On the ground	Surveyed by
EF3	140 mph	38.9 mi	1,320 yd	0 / 5	17:53–18:45 UTC	NWS JAN,
EF3	155 mph	22.8 mi	500 yd	0 / 0	22:29–23:07 UTC	NWS Mobile
EF3	160 mph	20.0 mi	500 yd	5 / 34	00:46–01:17 UTC	NWS Mobile
EF3	140 mph	18.2 mi	500 yd	0 / 0	20:14–20:45 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF3	140 mph	16.8 mi	530 yd	0 / 10	15:51–16:17 UTC	NWS Jackson, MS
EF3	150 mph	15.6 mi	800 yd	1 / 4	22:04–22:28 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF3	150 mph	10.6 mi	1,760 yd	0 / 0	18:45–19:05 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF3	150 mph	9.5 mi	400 yd	3 / 4	03:47–04:01 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF2	135 mph	39.4 mi	1,000 yd	0 / 0	23:12–00:09 UTC	NWS MOB,
EF2	130 mph	26.5 mi	640 yd	0 / 0	05:05–05:45 UTC	NWS Mobile
EF2	130 mph	24.5 mi	880 yd	0 / 0	21:44–22:22 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF2	130 mph	21.7 mi	1,320 yd	0 / 2	04:17–04:43 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF2	130 mph	13.1 mi	800 yd	0 / 0	02:25–02:40 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF2	125 mph	10.9 mi	600 yd	0 / 0	22:35–22:53 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF2	115 mph	9.0 mi	200 yd	0 / 0	20:53–21:07 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF2	120 mph	8.7 mi	325 yd	0 / 1	21:35–21:52 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF2	130 mph	5.4 mi	575 yd	0 / 0	22:19–22:30 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF2	115 mph	4.6 mi	200 yd	0 / 0	20:03–20:10 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF2	130 mph	3.3 mi	400 yd	0 / 0	04:15–04:20 UTC	NWS Mobile
EF2	115 mph	2.3 mi	700 yd	0 / 0	20:33–20:37 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF2	115 mph	0.9 mi	500 yd	0 / 0	23:25–23:27 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF2	130 mph	0.2 mi	200 yd	0 / 0	02:20–02:22 UTC	NWS Mobile
EF1	105 mph	21.9 mi	1,760 yd	0 / 0	21:00–21:34 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF1	100 mph	19.9 mi	200 yd	0 / 0	21:15–21:52 UTC	NWS JAN,
EF1	100 mph	16.9 mi	60 yd	0 / 0	16:48–17:21 UTC	NWS BMX,
EF1	90 mph	13.4 mi	200 yd	0 / 0	01:56–02:00 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF1	90 mph	9.4 mi	200 yd	0 / 0	16:22–16:37 UTC	NWS Jackson, MS
EF1	90 mph	7.9 mi	200 yd	0 / 0	01:48–01:59 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF1	95 mph	7.7 mi	200 yd	0 / 0	16:43–16:53 UTC	NWS Jackson, MS
EF1	100 mph	7.1 mi	–	0 / 0	16:58–17:07 UTC	NWS Jackson, MS
EF1	100 mph	7.0 mi	200 yd	0 / 0	04:43–04:52 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF1	100 mph	5.4 mi	330 yd	0 / 0	04:45–04:49 UTC	NWS Mobile
EF1	100 mph	5.1 mi	200 yd	0 / 0	16:40–16:49 UTC	NWS Mobile
EF1	100 mph	4.4 mi	100 yd	0 / 0	22:44–22:49 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF1	100 mph	3.3 mi	500 yd	0 / 0	16:20–16:27 UTC	NWS Mobile
EF1	90 mph	3.0 mi	800 yd	0 / 0	02:29–02:33 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF1	105 mph	1.7 mi	250 yd	0 / 0	01:04–01:07 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF1	90 mph	0.2 mi	100 yd	0 / 0	00:48–00:50 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF1	90 mph	0.1 mi	75 yd	0 / 0	00:05–00:07 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF0	85 mph	4.7 mi	150 yd	0 / 0	23:00–23:05 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF0	80 mph	4.7 mi	100 yd	0 / 0	16:26–16:36 UTC	NWS Mobile
EF0	75 mph	4.4 mi	50 yd	0 / 0	02:06–02:12 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF0	75 mph	2.7 mi	75 yd	0 / 0	00:23–00:27 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF0	70 mph	1.4 mi	50 yd	0 / 0	21:59–22:02 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF0	85 mph	1.2 mi	50 yd	0 / 0	03:05–03:07 UTC	NWS Mobile
EF0	75 mph	0.4 mi	50 yd	0 / 0	02:27–02:29 UTC	NWS Birmingham

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.

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