Storm reports for April 20, 2011

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On April 20, 2011, 145 hail, 69 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Kimble County, TX.

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 (145)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.7 million in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (216 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Chickasaw County, MS (near Pyland) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · 1 injury
  “Straight line winds knocked down trees across Chickasaw County. One tree fell on a home in Houston resulting in minor injuries to a child.”
• Carroll County, MS (near Vaiden) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $300,000
  “Multiple trees were blown down around Vaiden with some trees on homes. One home suffered major damage with another having minor damage.”
• Oktibbeha County, MS (near Maben) · Hail 2.75″ · $300,000
  “A swath of golf ball to baseball sized hail fell across western and central portions of Oktibbeha County.”
• Montgomery County, MS (near Eskridge) · Hail 2.50″ · $300,000
  “A swath of golf ball to tennis ball sized hail fell across central Montgomery County.”
• Grenada County, MS (near Grenada) · Thunderstorm wind 84 mph · $250,000
  “Multiple trees were blown down along with several power poles. A porch was also blown off a home.”
• Webster County, MS (near Tomnolen) · Tornado EF1 · $100,000
  “This tornado touched down around the Tomnolen Community and downed multiple hardwood and softwood trees along with some roof damage to a couple homes. Max winds were around 100 mph.”

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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