Storm reports for April 25, 2011

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On April 25, 2011, 162 hail, 237 damaging-wind and 50 tornado reports were logged across 20 states. The largest hail reported was 2.50″ (tennis ball size) in Denton County, TX. Tornadoes killed 5.

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 (162)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $227 million in property damage, $50,000 in crop damage, 65 injuries and 6 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (467 events in 20 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Faulkner County, AR (near Mayflower) · Tornado EF2 · $52 million · 4 deaths · 15 injuries
  “This tornado exited Pulaski County north-northwest of Morgan and re-entered Faulkner County east-southeast of Mayflower. In Faulkner County, it first moved through the northwest part of Camp Joseph T. Robinson, a National Guard facility.”
• Garland County, AR (near Ozark Lithia) · Tornado EF3 · $21 million · 1 death · 20 injuries
  “Homes were destroyed in the Walnut Valley, Ozark Lithia, Ranch Estates, and Mountain Valley areas. Church buildings and the Teen Challenge building on Arkansas Highway 7 were badly damaged. Vehicles were piled up in the parking lot of the church.”
• Pike County, MS (near Oakland) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $5,000 · 1 death
  “Several large tree branches and a few trees were blown down on the west side of McComb. One of the trees fell onto a house. A 3 year old child was fatally injured and 2 others were injured.”
• Garland County, AR (near Maddox) · Tornado EF2 · $5 million · 10 injuries
  “This tornado affected areas around the Bear community, Brady Mountain Rd., the eastern end of Lake Ouachita, and Lake Ouachita State Park. A Red Cross survey indicated approximately 1 house destroyed, 4 houses and 3 mobile homes with major damage, 16 houses and 9 mobile homes with minor damage, and…”
• Pulaski County, AR (near Lynch) · Tornado EF2 · $125 million · 4 injuries
  “Most of this tornado's path was through Little Rock Air Force Base. At least five C-130 aircraft were damaged, three of them severely. A number of buildings in the base shopping area and flight line area suffered damage, including having roofs torn off.”
• Weakley County, TN (near Sharon) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $1 million · 2 injuries
  “Straight line winds knocked down trees and power lines between Sharon, Martin, Dresden and Mount Pelia. At least 100 power poles were snapped. Several homes received damage from fallen trees. One injury occurred as a result. In addition, A tree fell on a vehicle in transit injuring the driver.”

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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