Storm reports for April 27, 2015

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On April 27, 2015, 25 hail, 44 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Highlands County, FL.

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 (25)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $609,000 in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (74 events in 3 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (near University) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · 1 injury
  “Large tree branches and isolated trees were blown down in scattered areas across the Baton Rouge, including areas around the LSU campus. A man was injured when a tree fell onto the automobile he was driving.”
• Iberville Parish, LA (near Crescent) · Thunderstorm wind 104 mph · $200,000
  “Thunderstorm wind gusts damaged two large electrical transmission towers. Several trees were also blown down just northwest of Plaquemine.”
• Jefferson Parish, LA (near Southport) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph · $100,000
  “Eleven large railcar shipping containers were blown off a train on the east bank approach to the Huey P Long Bridge in the Elmwood area of Metairie. The tracks at the location of the damage were approximately 70 feet above the ground.”
• Hill County, TX (near Mayfield) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $90,000
  “A manufactured home on CR 1458 was destroyed by thunderstorm winds.”
• Hill County, TX (near Blum) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “The emergency manager reported extensive thunderstorm wind damage in Blum. A storm chaser reported large tree limbs were snapped off along FM 933 north of Blum.”
• Highlands County, FL (near Lake Placid) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “The Highlands County Sheriffs office reported numerous downed power lines in Lake Placid.”

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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