April 2019 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In April 2019, 763 hail, 2,008 damaging-wind and 275 tornado reports were logged on 29 storm days across 39 states. The largest hail reported was 4.50″ (softball size) in Houston County, TX on April 6, 2019. The most hail reports came on April 17, 2019 (156). Tornadoes killed 7.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology
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Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Biggest storm days of April 2019
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2019 | 41 | 478 | 28 | 2.00″ | 19 |
| Apr 19, 2019 | 2 | 493 | 43 | 0.88″ | 10 |
| Apr 17, 2019 | 156 | 99 | 10 | 3.00″ | 12 |
| Apr 18, 2019 | 1 | 201 | 45 | 1.00″ | 7 |
| Apr 13, 2019 | 54 | 135 | 47 | 3.00″ | 8 |
| Apr 26, 2019 | 25 | 149 | 2 | 1.75″ | 18 |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 55 | 61 | 57 | 3.00″ | 8 |
| Apr 7, 2019 | 50 | 85 | 9 | 2.00″ | 11 |
| Apr 6, 2019 | 83 | 39 | 3 | 4.50″ | 10 |
| Apr 12, 2019 | 32 | 43 | 3 | 2.00″ | 9 |
Largest hail reported in April 2019
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2019 | 4.50″ (softball) | Houston County, TX |
| Apr 6, 2019 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Cherokee County, TX |
| Apr 3, 2019 | 3.20″ (teacup) | Harmon County, OK |
| Apr 8, 2019 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Mercer County, WV |
| Apr 13, 2019 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Medina County, TX |
| Apr 13, 2019 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Bexar County, TX |
| Apr 13, 2019 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Bexar County, TX |
| Apr 13, 2019 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Bexar County, TX |
| Apr 13, 2019 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Bexar County, TX |
| Apr 13, 2019 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Bexar County, TX |
Storm reports by state, April 2019
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 290 | 142 | 33 | 4.50″ |
| Mississippi | 17 | 164 | 68 | 2.00″ |
| North Carolina | 9 | 184 | 14 | 1.50″ |
| Virginia | 5 | 164 | 17 | 1.00″ |
| South Carolina | 7 | 156 | 9 | 1.00″ |
| Florida | 11 | 159 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| Georgia | 8 | 146 | 9 | 1.75″ |
| Louisiana | 45 | 94 | 16 | 2.00″ |
| Pennsylvania | 20 | 121 | 14 | 2.00″ |
| Alabama | 12 | 114 | 16 | 2.50″ |
| Missouri | 42 | 54 | 29 | 1.75″ |
| Kansas | 65 | 52 | 5 | 2.00″ |
| Oklahoma | 50 | 46 | 22 | 3.20″ |
| Ohio | 8 | 87 | 7 | 1.00″ |
| Maryland | 0 | 64 | 2 | – |
| West Virginia | 17 | 43 | 0 | 3.00″ |
| Nebraska | 40 | 13 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Arkansas | 21 | 24 | 1 | 1.75″ |
| New York | 11 | 31 | 1 | 2.00″ |
| New Jersey | 0 | 39 | 0 | – |
| Iowa | 27 | 10 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| Tennessee | 5 | 19 | 0 | 1.50″ |
| Indiana | 6 | 15 | 2 | 1.25″ |
| Kentucky | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1.00″ |
| Illinois | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2.00″ |
| Colorado | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Delaware | 0 | 11 | 2 | – |
| New Mexico | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| California | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.88″ |
| Massachusetts | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Wyoming | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Minnesota | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Connecticut | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| Montana | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Arizona | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Nevada | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Utah | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
Every storm day in April 2019
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A storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Read more about NOAA storm reports.