Storm reports for April 21, 2023

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On April 21, 2023, about 88,600 homes were inside radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger across 5 counties; the most were in Hidalgo County, TX (about 83,600).

• About 83,600 homes in Hidalgo County, TX, were inside radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on April 21, 2023. Swath image

Homes are 2020 Census housing units in block groups whose center of population lay inside NOAA MRMS radar-estimated hail (MESH) of 1 inch or larger during the storm day (7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern). These are radar estimates of hail size, not damage counts. More same-day numbers

Cite: National Storms. “Storm reports for April 21, 2023.” https://nationalstorms.com/storms/2023-04-21/. Data through November 6, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.

IndependentNot affiliated with NOAA or the National Weather Service. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports; NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH) via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; 2020 Census housing units. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

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On April 21, 2023, 32 hail, 12 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Hidalgo County, TX. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 585 square miles containing about 89,000 homes.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Colored areas are NOAA MRMS radar estimates of the largest hail (MESH) over the day, lower 48 states only; radar overestimates and underestimates size, so read it with the ground reports.

Storm reports by state

Cities with the largest radar-estimated hail

Counties by homes inside 1″+ radar-estimated hail

Homes are 2020 Census housing units and people are 2020 Census residents, counted by block group where its center of population lies under radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger.

Hail reports (32)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $425,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (48 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Hidalgo County, TX (near Penitas) · Hail 2.75″ · $250,000
  “Multiple reports of golf ball (1.75) to baseball (2.75) size hail falling across the Pe��itas area. Several pictures showed hail sizes up to baseballs, with a few pictures showing hail damaged car windshields.”
• Hidalgo County, TX (near Mc Cook) · Hail 1.50″ · $50,000
  “A farmer reported hail up to 1.5 in diameter, which damaged his corn crop.”
• Rankin County, MS (near Florence) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000
  “Pictures and video of a tree uprooted and falling on a car, with one driver trapped.”
• Iredell County, NC (near Mt Mourne) · Tornado EF0 · $10,000
  “NWS storm survey found the path of an EFO tornado that apparently developed over Lake Norman before moving onshore at the Lake Campus of Davidson College. Picnic tables were blown into the water and a large hardwood tree was snapped.”
• Surry County, NC (near Dobson) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $5,000
  “Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs and also several trees along the 800 block of Rockford Road near Dobson. Damage values are estimated.”
• Rankin County, MS (near Florence) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $5,000
  “Large oak tree limb, several feet in diameter, snapped and destroyed a greenhouse.”

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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