On the map: radar-estimated hail around Racine County, WI, the county with the most homes under 1″+ hail this day. Dots are storm reports. Zoom out for the rest of the day.
Radar-estimated hail
Storm reports for April 21, 2026
On April 21, 2026, 5 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 3 states.
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On April 21, 2026, 5 hail, 2 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 3 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) near Greenfield, WI. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 31 square miles containing about 1,700 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
| State | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1.00″ |
| WI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.00″ |
| NV | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Cities with the largest radar-estimated hail
| City | Population | Radar max near center |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant, WI | 28,184 | 1.01″ |
| Sturtevant, WI | 6,855 | 0.92″ |
| Racine, WI | 78,057 | 0.91″ |
| Yorkville, WI | 3,247 | 0.91″ |
| Somers, WI | 8,194 | 0.89″ |
| Union Grove, WI | 5,241 | 0.83″ |
| Madera, CA | 69,094 | 0.78″ |
Counties by homes inside 1″+ radar-estimated hail
| County | Homes | People | Area | Radar max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racine County, WI | 1,725 | 4,011 | 2 mi² | 1.11″ |
| Hancock County, ME | 0 | 0 | 0 mi² | 1.06″ |
| Lewis County, NY | 0 | 0 | 1 mi² | 1.55″ |
| St. Lawrence County, NY | 0 | 0 | 3 mi² | 3.11″ |
| Brewster County, TX | 0 | 0 | 24 mi² | 1.82″ |
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 (5)
| Time (UTC) | Size | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17:21 | 1.00″ | Greenfield, WI |
| 17:56 | 1.00″ | 4 mi SE of Wind Lake, WI |
| 18:19 | 1.00″ | 2 mi SE of Elmwood Park, WI |
| 22:36 | 1.00″ | 6 mi NE of Firebaugh, CA |
| 00:35 | 1.00″ | 3 mi NNE of Orange Cove, CA |
Damage, injuries and deaths
National Weather Service offices recorded 6 hail, wind or tornado events across the US on this storm day, with no damage estimate, injury or death entered. Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.
What the National Weather Service wrote
- Milwaukee County, WI (near (Mke)Mitchell Apt Mi) · Hail 1.00″
“Pictures provided by the weather observer at Mitchell Field.”
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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