Storm reports for April 18, 2011

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On April 18, 2011, 60 hail, 6 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Jefferson County, MO.

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 (60)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $247,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (66 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hancock County, OH (near (Fdy)Findlay Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $150,000
  “A thunderstorm downburst with winds estimated to be at least 70 mph caused damage in the Findlay area. A few trees and large limbs were downed on the west side of Findlay but more concentrated damage was found on the southeast side of the city.”
• Scott County, IL (near Bluffs) · Hail 1.00″ · $60,000
  “A large quantity of quarter-sized hail occurred, producing damage to vehicles in Bluffs.”
• Jefferson County, MO (near Hillsboro) · Hail 2.50″ · $32,000
  “A large swath of one and three quarter to two and a half inch diameter hail fell in the Hillsboro area. One home sustained a broken window from the large hail. Also, eleven county vehicles were damaged by the large hail, in some cases knocking both the front and rear windshields out.”
• Highlands County, FL (near Lake Placid) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $2,000
  “A few trees and street signs were blown down along Lake June Road in Lake Placid.”
• Kenton County, KY (near Alexander) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “Trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.”
• Miller County, MO (near Mt Pleasant) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1,000
  “A large tree was reported down and blocking Highway M, east of town.”

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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