Storm reports for April 28, 2011

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On April 28, 2011, 29 hail, 88 damaging-wind and 16 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Columbus County, NC.

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 (29)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $982,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (133 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Clarendon County, SC (near Summerton) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $160,000
  “Black River Electric Coop reported trees and powerlines down in Summerton.”
• Pender County, NC (near Piney Wood) · Tornado EF1 · $105,000
  “A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team concluded a tornado touched down 5 miles west-southwest of Watha in Pender County, North Carolina. The maximum wind speed was estimated to 90 mph. The path length was just over three miles and the maximum path width was 60 yards.”
• Pender County, NC (near Atkinson) · Tornado EF1 · $66,000
  “A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team concluded a tornado touched down two miles southwest of Atkinson, in Pender County North Carolina. The tornado was rated up to an EF1 with maximum winds estimated to 110 mph.”
• Calhoun County, SC (near St Matthews) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $60,000
  “HAM radio and storm survey found trees down, stop signs bent over, uprooted trees, powerlines down, and a home significantly damaged from a tree falling on it.”
• Delaware County, NY (near Colchester) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $50,000
  “Numerous trees were blown down throughout the county.”
• Decatur County, IN (near Greensburg) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $45,000
  “Approximately two dozen homes received minor roof damage from shingle loss or fallen trees due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts within a bow echo. Trees were also reported down on some cars and blocking roads. The damage occurred between State Route 46 and Interstate 74, north of downtown.”

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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