Storm reports for April 22, 2015

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On April 22, 2015, 46 hail, 52 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Randall 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 (46)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $8.2 million in property damage, $2.5 million in crop damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (102 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Ouachita Parish, LA (near Deshard) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $1 million · 1 injury
  “A storm survey team determined that the damage across extreme northern part of Ouachita Parish was consistent with that of straight line wind damage with winds speeds near 80 mph. The worst damage was found in and around the community of Sterlington, Louisiana.”
• Morehouse Parish, LA (near Marcarco) · Thunderstorm wind 85 mph · $300,000 · 1 injury
  “There was a swath of damaging winds in this area. There was substantial tree damage in the area from Highway 165 and along and north of Highway 554. Three businesses were damaged with a roof off one and a portable office building blown across the road and destroyed.”
• Nueces County, TX (near Petronila) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $3 million
  “NWS storm survey indicated straight-line winds caused damage along Farm to Market Road 665 around the intersection with Farm to Market Road 43. Wind speeds were estimated to be around 70 mph. Forty five power poles along with power lines were blown down.”
• Swisher County, TX (near Happy) · Hail 2.75″ · $1.5 million
  “A slow-moving high precipitation supercell produced copious amounts of damaging hail across northern Swisher County with some hailstones as large as baseball size in Happy. A 12-mile stretch of Interstate 27 from Happy to north of Tulia was covered in hail up to six inches deep.”
• Union Parish, LA (near Truxno) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $500,000
  “A storm survey team concluded that the damage north of Farmerville, Louisiana was consistent with that of straight line wind gusts to near 80 mph. Damage was very sporadic and consisted of uprooted and/or snapped trees near the community of Conway, Louisiana.”
• Morehouse Parish, LA (near Collinston) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $400,000
  “There was a swath of damaging winds in this area. Significant wind damage occurred across the southern portion of the parish. There were widespread downed trees, along with damaged homes and vehicles. The corn crop was flattened off Highways 134 and 425. Much of the crop in this area was a loss.”

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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