April 2022 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes
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In April 2022, 1,170 hail, 1,293 damaging-wind and 218 tornado reports were logged on 28 storm days across 37 states. The largest hail reported was 5.68″ (softball size) in Bell County, TX on April 12, 2022. The most hail reports came on April 12, 2022 (258). Tornadoes killed 1. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on 29 days; the widest swath, on April 12, 2022, covered 4,167 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.
Biggest storm days of April 2022
| Day | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail | States | Radar 1″+ area | Radar max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2022 | 258 | 140 | 28 | 5.68″ | 11 | 4,167 mi² | 2.49″ |
| Apr 13, 2022 | 26 | 333 | 40 | 2.75″ | 12 | 28 mi² | 1.58″ |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 99 | 108 | 21 | 4.00″ | 8 | 1,549 mi² | 2.24″ |
| Apr 22, 2022 | 136 | 83 | 6 | 3.50″ | 11 | 3,592 mi² | 3.85″ |
| Apr 5, 2022 | 20 | 136 | 65 | 2.75″ | 9 | 399 mi² | 2.19″ |
| Apr 17, 2022 | 71 | 61 | 5 | 3.00″ | 8 | 1,119 mi² | 2.69″ |
| Apr 4, 2022 | 50 | 58 | 9 | 2.75″ | 7 | 1,659 mi² | 3.26″ |
| Apr 6, 2022 | 43 | 58 | 15 | 1.75″ | 9 | 588 mi² | 5.86″ |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 31 | 60 | 11 | 2.00″ | 9 | 168 mi² | 2.28″ |
| Apr 15, 2022 | 79 | 22 | 0 | 4.25″ | 6 | 2,185 mi² | 3.65″ |
Largest hail reported in April 2022
| Day | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2022 | 5.68″ (softball) | Bell County, TX |
| Apr 11, 2022 | 4.50″ (softball) | Logan County, AR |
| Apr 15, 2022 | 4.25″ (grapefruit) | Fulton County, AR |
| Apr 12, 2022 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Bell County, TX |
| Apr 15, 2022 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Fulton County, AR |
| Apr 15, 2022 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Craighead County, AR |
| Apr 21, 2022 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Polk County, MO |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Kearney County, NE |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 4.00″ (grapefruit) | Dickinson County, KS |
| Apr 22, 2022 | 3.50″ (teacup) | Jackson County, SD |
Storm reports by state, April 2022
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 168 | 93 | 9 | 5.68″ |
| Kansas | 130 | 101 | 18 | 4.00″ |
| Mississippi | 50 | 144 | 34 | 2.75″ |
| Arkansas | 115 | 71 | 10 | 4.50″ |
| Nebraska | 71 | 79 | 10 | 4.00″ |
| South Carolina | 40 | 78 | 14 | 2.75″ |
| Georgia | 26 | 63 | 34 | 2.75″ |
| Iowa | 50 | 53 | 16 | 2.50″ |
| Oklahoma | 83 | 21 | 7 | 3.00″ |
| Minnesota | 80 | 24 | 5 | 1.75″ |
| Missouri | 74 | 32 | 1 | 4.00″ |
| South Dakota | 87 | 18 | 2 | 3.50″ |
| Alabama | 25 | 58 | 21 | 2.75″ |
| Kentucky | 3 | 80 | 15 | 2.75″ |
| Louisiana | 7 | 79 | 7 | 1.75″ |
| Florida | 29 | 50 | 4 | 2.00″ |
| Tennessee | 10 | 69 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| North Carolina | 18 | 50 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Illinois | 30 | 17 | 5 | 1.75″ |
| Wisconsin | 35 | 3 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| Virginia | 12 | 24 | 1 | 1.50″ |
| New York | 0 | 19 | 1 | – |
| Indiana | 0 | 14 | 1 | – |
| New Jersey | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| Ohio | 0 | 11 | 1 | – |
| Michigan | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| North Dakota | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.25″ |
| Pennsylvania | 0 | 8 | 0 | – |
| Colorado | 0 | 7 | 0 | – |
| Connecticut | 0 | 5 | 0 | – |
| Wyoming | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| New Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.75″ |
| California | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Oregon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.25″ |
| Utah | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Delaware | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| West Virginia | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Every storm day in April 2022
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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.