Storm reports for April 27, 2011

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On April 27, 2011, 203 hail, 333 damaging-wind and 176 tornado reports were logged across 21 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Panola County, MS. Tornadoes killed 316.

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 (203)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $4.5 billion in property damage, $3.6 million in crop damage, 2,759 injuries and 317 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (820 events in 21 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Tuscaloosa County, AL (near Ralph) · Tornado EF4 · $1.5 billion · 44 deaths · 800 injuries
  “This tornado initially touched down in rural northern Greene County and moved northeast through southern Tuscaloosa and western Jefferson Counties, causing devastating damage consistent with a violent EF4 rating to portions of the city of Tuscaloosa and western suburbs of Birmingham, before it…”
• Franklin County, AL (near Nix) · Tornado EF5 · $50 million · 27 deaths
  “A violent long track tornado continued it's path from Marion County into southern Franklin County north of Hackleburg. Significant devastation occurred throughout the city of Phil Campbell.”
• DeKalb County, AL (near Ten Broeck) · Tornado EF5 · 25 deaths
  “A violent long track tornado began in the Lakeview community northeast of Geraldine before tracking northeastward, generally parallel to and just east of State Route 75.”
• Jefferson County, AL (near Weller) · Tornado EF4 · $700 million · 20 deaths · 700 injuries
  “This tornado initially touched down in rural northern Greene County and moved northeast through southern Tuscaloosa and western Jefferson Counties. The tornado caused devastating damage consistent with a violent EF4 rating to portions of the city of Tuscaloosa and western suburbs of Birmingham and…”
• Marion County, AL (near Barnesville) · Tornado EF5 · $160 million · 18 deaths · 100 injuries
  “A tornado initially touched down west of Hamilton in southwest Marion County and moved northeast where it caused devastating damage to the city of Hackleburg. The tornado continued into Franklin County and tracked through Lawrence, Morgan, Limestone, and Madison Counties in Alabama.”
• Monroe County, MS (near Smithville) · Tornado EF5 · $2.5 million · 16 deaths · 37 injuries
  “After lifting for 4 miles, a violent EF-5 tornado touched back down southwest of Smithville and moved northeast. The town of Smithville was almost completely destroyed by the tornado. Homes and businesses were completely wiped off of their foundations.”

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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