April 2021 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In April 2021, 1,040 hail, 737 damaging-wind and 83 tornado reports were logged on 26 storm days across 37 states. The largest hail reported was 6.42″ (softball size) in Medina County, TX on April 28, 2021. The most hail reports came on April 9, 2021 (328). Tornadoes killed 1. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on 29 days; the widest swath, on April 9, 2021, covered 5,015 square miles.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports; NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH) via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. 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.
Major hail storms in April 2021
Biggest storm days of April 2021
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States | Radar 1″+ area | Radar max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2021 | 328 | 159 | 8 | 4.00″ | 17 | 5,015 mi² | 3.76″ |
| Apr 24, 2021 | 122 | 154 | 7 | 2.75″ | 4 | 1,517 mi² | 3.65″ |
| Apr 23, 2021 | 83 | 99 | 6 | 3.50″ | 8 | 1,323 mi² | 3.15″ |
| Apr 28, 2021 | 104 | 59 | 9 | 6.42″ | 9 | 4,791 mi² | 3.76″ |
| Apr 27, 2021 | 54 | 12 | 16 | 3.00″ | 7 | 1,869 mi² | 4.45″ |
| Apr 8, 2021 | 63 | 14 | 4 | 2.75″ | 9 | 1,206 mi² | 5.50″ |
| Apr 21, 2021 | 17 | 61 | 2 | 1.00″ | 9 | 5 mi² | 1.44″ |
| Apr 7, 2021 | 10 | 46 | 18 | 1.50″ | 8 | 105 mi² | 2.11″ |
| Apr 10, 2021 | 2 | 41 | 10 | 0.88″ | 5 | 28 mi² | 1.48″ |
| Apr 11, 2021 | 20 | 32 | 1 | 2.00″ | 1 | 315 mi² | 5.50″ |
Largest hail reported in April 2021
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2021 | 6.42″ (softball) | Medina County, TX |
| Apr 28, 2021 | 6.00″ (softball) | Medina County, TX |
| Apr 28, 2021 | 5.00″ (softball) | Medina County, TX |
| Apr 9, 2021 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Baldwin County, AL |
| Apr 28, 2021 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Medina County, TX |
| Apr 23, 2021 | 3.50″ (teacup) | Foard County, TX |
| Apr 23, 2021 | 3.37″ (teacup) | Hardeman County, TX |
| Apr 28, 2021 | 3.25″ (teacup) | Tarrant County, TX |
| Apr 9, 2021 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Baldwin County, AL |
| Apr 9, 2021 | 3.00″ (teacup) | Rusk County, TX |
Storm reports by state, April 2021
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 381 | 66 | 10 | 6.42″ |
| Alabama | 104 | 117 | 2 | 4.00″ |
| Florida | 45 | 90 | 9 | 2.00″ |
| Georgia | 41 | 83 | 4 | 2.50″ |
| Mississippi | 33 | 76 | 5 | 2.75″ |
| Oklahoma | 82 | 19 | 5 | 3.00″ |
| Louisiana | 37 | 45 | 17 | 2.75″ |
| Arkansas | 35 | 51 | 2 | 2.75″ |
| Virginia | 33 | 19 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Kansas | 46 | 5 | 0 | 3.00″ |
| Missouri | 21 | 25 | 5 | 1.75″ |
| North Carolina | 29 | 14 | 2 | 2.75″ |
| Minnesota | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Colorado | 18 | 2 | 9 | 1.75″ |
| Tennessee | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1.75″ |
| New Jersey | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Illinois | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1.00″ |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Kentucky | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| Wisconsin | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| Connecticut | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0.88″ |
| Maryland | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Nebraska | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| South Dakota | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| New York | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.88″ |
| Iowa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.25″ |
| New Mexico | 0 | 5 | 0 | – |
| South Carolina | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.70″ |
| West Virginia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Delaware | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Ohio | 0 | 4 | 0 | – |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| Michigan | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| California | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Indiana | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.25″ |
Every storm day in April 2021
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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.