Storm reports for April 21, 2019

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On April 21, 2019, 20 hail, 22 damaging-wind and 0 tornado reports were logged across 4 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Kit Carson County, CO.

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 (20)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $280,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (42 events in 4 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Howard County, NE (near St Paul) · Hail 1.50″ · $250,000
  “Hail ranging from quarter to ping pong ball size was reported in town.”
• Rooks County, KS (near Palco) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $25,000
  “Damaging winds as high as 75 MPH raced across Rooks County. Measured wind gusts included 75 MPH at 7:37 PM CDT by a mesonet site located 5 miles south-southwest of Stockton, 73 MPH at 7:44 PM CDT by a mesonet site located 8 miles north-northeast of Codell, and 70 MPH at 7:37 PM CDT by a mesonet…”
• Kit Carson County, CO (near Seibert) · Thunderstorm wind 74 mph · $5,000
  “A semi trailer was blown on its side on I-70.”
• Kit Carson County, CO (near Flagler) · Thunderstorm wind 92 mph
  “Many power poles were blown down causing parts of Flagler to be without power. As of 8:40 PM MST, power was being restored to the west part of town.”
• Graham County, KS (near Bogue) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph
  “Estimated the wind gusts of 60-70 MPH. The winds pushed a single axle, 10 ft. trailer 50 yards.”
• Phillips County, KS (near Speed) · Thunderstorm wind 68 mph
  “A 68 MPH wind gust was measured by a mesonet station located 3 miles west-southwest of Speed.”

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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