Storm reports for April 22, 2011

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On April 22, 2011, 247 hail, 35 damaging-wind and 21 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Warren 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 (247)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $252 million in property damage and 10 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (309 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• St. Louis County, MO (near Vigus) · Tornado EF4 · $250 million · 5 injuries
  “During the evening of Friday April 22nd, an intense supercell thunderstorm produced a long-track tornado which tore a path of destruction from west to east across the St. Louis Metropolitan Area, from St. Louis County Missouri eastward through the far northern portions of the City of St.”
• Webster County, KY (near Tilden) · Tornado EF2 · $500,000 · 2 injuries
  “This tornado entered from Union County along Highway 56 and exited into Henderson County near Poole. While over Webster County, roofs were completely removed from three homes on the north and west side of Poole.”
• Jasper County, IL (near Bogota) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $120,000 · 1 injury
  “Four camping trailers were blown over at Kuhl's Kozy Kampground. A tree fell on one trailer cutting it in half. One person sustained minor injuries.”
• Jasper County, IL (near Bogota) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $10,000 · 1 injury
  “Part of a metal roof was blown off a house just west of Kuhl's Kozy Kampground.”
• Monroe County, IL (near Waterloo) · Tornado EF2 · 1 injury
  “A tornado touched down on the north side of Waterloo, Illinois near the intersection of Leah Drive and James Street. Several homes and businesses sustained varying degrees of damage; from displaced roofing materials to businesses with structural damage.”
• Union County, KY (near Yuba) · Tornado EF2 · $300,000
  “Several grain bins and barns were destroyed along the Union/Webster County line along Highway 56 and on a secondary road. Dozens of trees were uprooted and snapped. Peak winds were estimated near 125 mph. The average path width was 150 yards. The tornado exited into Webster County.”

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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