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Storm reports for April 5, 2010

NOAA recorded 306 hail reports, 79 wind reports and 1 tornado report in 13 states on April 5, 2010.

in 13 states
386
Storm reports
About 41 miles from Indianapolis, IN
3.25 in
Largest hail
About 31 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
81 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF0, about 52 miles from St. Louis, MO
1
Tornado reports
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on April 5, 2010 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

What happened

Shortly before midnight on April 5, 2010, storms brought winds over 80 mph and hail up to 1.75 inches to southwest Michigan, from Schoolcraft east to Vicksburg in Kalamazoo County.1 Wind-driven hail shredded siding on the west sides of many homes in the west-southwest part of Schoolcraft, and a co-op observer measured a 79 mph gust northeast of Vicksburg.1 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $125 million in property damage in Kalamazoo County.1 In far southeastern Van Buren County, near Lawton, hail up to 1.25 inches damaged siding on homes, and the database lists $50 million in damage there.2

In northern Illinois, hail up to 2.75 inches, about baseball size, fell near Wolf and Golf Roads in the Des Plaines area at 9:52 p.m. CST and broke many windows.3 In nearby Rosemont, 1.5-inch hail caused $868,000 in damage, according to the database.4 Around 11:25 p.m., winds estimated at 65 knots (75 mph) damaged more than half the homes in Woodbine, Illinois, mostly through fallen trees and limbs.5 In central Indiana, hail 3.25 inches across was reported in Gosport at 5:45 p.m. EST.6

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 221167, hail, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 221140, hail, Van Buren County, Michigan
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 224247, hail, Cook County, Illinois
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 254493, hail, Cook County, Illinois
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 220304, thunderstorm wind, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 228334, hail, Owen County, Indiana

Reports by hour

Hail306, most at 5 PM

Wind79, most at 10 PM

Tornado1, most at 4 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
4:14 PMEF0About 52 miles from St. Louis, MO0.18 mi long, 10 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Illinois9252391
Iowa8564210
Ohio413830
Indiana373520
Virginia343220
Kentucky242400
Kansas202000
West Virginia181530
Missouri111100
Michigan9540
Nebraska9720
North Carolina5230
Wisconsin1100

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Indianapolis, IN2.0 inNone0
Chicago, IL1.75 in70 mph0
Columbus, OH1.75 inNone0
Kalamazoo, MI1.75 inNone0
Cedar Rapids, IA1.0 in74 mph0
Davenport, IA1.0 inNone0
Dayton, OH1.0 in59 mph0
Des Moines, IA1.0 in70 mph0
Lynchburg, VA1.0 inNone0
Rockford, IL1.0 in63 mph0
Topeka, KS1.0 inNone0
Omaha, NE0.88 inNone0
Cincinnati, OH0.75 inNone0
Huntington, WV0.75 inNone0
Kansas City, MO0.75 inNone0
Lincoln, NENone63 mph0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.