Storm reports for April 6, 2018

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On April 6, 2018, 113 hail, 55 damaging-wind and 18 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Collin 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 (113)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.6 million in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (188 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Beauregard Parish, LA (near Ikes) · Tornado EF1 · $300,000
  “A tornado touched down along LA Hwy 394 to Bundick Lake, damaging several homes. A mobile home lost most of its roof, and several other homes had trees land on them. The tornado blew trees down along LA Hwy 1147 as well. The max estimated wind speed was 105 MPH.”
• Red River Parish, LA (near Magnolia) · Tornado EF2 · $225,000
  “This is a continuation of the tornado from Eastern Desoto Parish. This tornado quickly widened and intensified to EF-2 with estimated maximum winds of 125 mph shortly after crossing Bayou Pierre and entering Red River Parish, where it produced significant tree damage with numerous snapped and…”
• Claiborne County, MS (near Peyton) · Tornado EF1 · $200,000
  “The tornado touched down to the northwest of Buckins Creek basin and moved more east northeast, beginning on Moss Down Lane. It continued along a three to four mile portion of Highway 547.”
• Beauregard Parish, LA (near Neale) · Tornado EF1 · $150,000
  “A tornado touched down near Bob Carsey Road, and blew|down trees and power lines along a section of US 190 west of DeRidder,|near Pine Street and Don Plush Road. Seth Cole Road had a large tree|and power lines were downed. On Graybow Road, several|trees fell, some causing damage to homes and barns.”
• Collin County, TX (near Celina) · Hail 3.00″ · $100,000
  “Amateur radio reported 3-inch diameter hail approximately 1 mile west of the city of Celina, TX. Significant damage to vehicles was reported.”
• Covington County, MS (near Mt Olive) · Tornado EF1 · $50,000
  “This tornado touched down near the Jefferson Davis-Covington County line along Lucas Hollow Road. It continued southeast, crossing the county line. Some large limbs and trees were snapped and uprooted at this location. It then crossed Lucas Hollow Road again before crossing Leonard Road.”

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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