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Storm reports for April 4, 2011

NOAA recorded 127 hail reports, 1,105 wind reports and 46 tornado reports in 20 states on April 4, 2011.

in 20 states
1,278
Storm reports
About 38 miles from Chattanooga, TN
2.75 in
Largest hail
Near 33.67, -94.13, AR
105 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, near 33.87, -93.52, AR
46
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

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

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on April 4, 2011 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.

What happened

At 11:04 a.m. CST on April 4, an EF2 tornado in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, tore roof sections up to 100 by 400 feet off a large industrial building and injured seven workers inside.1 At 2:43 p.m. CST, an EF2 tornado with winds near 125 mph touched down near Cooter Point in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, and tracked 26 miles to the Mississippi River. Many homes lost roofs, and NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $4 million in damage.2

In north Georgia, hail up to 2.75 inches, baseball size, fell between Resaca and Nickelsville in Gordon County at 8:09 p.m. EST. NOAA lists $1.58 million in damage there.3 At 8:33 p.m., an EF1 tornado with 100 mph winds near Carters Lake in Gilmer County brought trees down on about 100 homes, several with major damage.4 NOAA lists $2.25 million in damage for golf ball-size hail in Henry County late that evening.5

At 11:33 p.m., thunderstorm winds blew a tree onto a home in Jackson, Butts County, Georgia, killing two people.6 At 11:50 p.m., thunderstorm winds in Taylor County, Georgia, damaged up to 30 homes and five businesses, with the worst damage around Reynolds.7 Just after midnight, an EF1 tornado near Ararat in Surry County, North Carolina, damaged 35 to 40 homes.8 Early on April 5, winds estimated at 85 knots (98 mph) severely damaged two manufacturing plants in Waynesboro, Georgia.9

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 288319, tornado, Christian County, Kentucky
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 282592, tornado, Tensas Parish, Louisiana
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 294217, hail, Gordon County, Georgia
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 294213, tornado, Gilmer County, Georgia
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 294828, hail, Henry County, Georgia
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 294862, thunderstorm wind, Butts County, Georgia
  7. 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 294950, thunderstorm wind, Taylor County, Georgia
  8. 8. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 299701, tornado, Surry County, North Carolina
  9. 9. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 282725, thunderstorm wind, Burke County, Georgia

Reports by hour

Hail127, most at 7 AM

Wind1,105, most at 3 PM

Tornado46, most at 2 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
8:10 AMEF1Near 33.67, -94.10, AR4.84 mi long, 150 yd wide
8:38 AMEF1Near 33.70, -93.59, AR3.89 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:40 AMEF2Near 33.87, -93.52, AR1.84 mi long, 200 yd wide
8:50 AMEF1About 51 miles from Shreveport, LA2.63 mi long, 150 yd wide
9:08 AMEF1Near 33.83, -93.13, AR3.96 mi long, 200 yd wide
9:28 AMEF1Near 33.28, -93.38, AR0.89 mi long, 75 yd wide
10:12 AMEF1Near 33.32, -92.67, AR1.28 mi long, 100 yd wide
10:18 AMEF1Near 36.99, -89.01, KY3.72 mi long, 200 yd wide
10:20 AMEF2Near 37.02, -88.98, KY6.42 mi long, 300 yd wide
10:30 AMEF0Near 37.09, -88.81, KY0.51 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:55 AMEF1About 44 miles from Clarksville, TN7.08 mi long, 150 yd wide
12:04 PMEF2About 15 miles from Clarksville, TN5.26 mi long, 200 yd wide
Show all 46 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
12:26 PMEF1About 51 miles from Clarksville, TN3.38 mi long, 50 yd wide
12:38 PMEF1Near 37.38, -86.56, KY3.41 mi long, 125 yd wide
12:41 PMEF1Near 37.43, -86.49, KY1.01 mi long, 200 yd wide
1:19 PMEF1About 42 miles from Clarksville, TN2.9 mi long, 75 yd wide
1:33 PMEF1About 34 miles from Clarksville, TN7.25 mi long, 150 yd wide
1:52 PMEF0About 17 miles from Nashville, TN0.81 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:20 PMEF1About 15 miles from Nashville, TN4.9 mi long, 100 yd wide
2:42 PMEF1Near 31.72, -92.41, LA9.29 mi long, 275 yd wide
2:46 PMEF0About 22 miles from Columbus, OH0.9 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:55 PMEF1Near 36.71, -85.61, KY0.19 mi long, 75 yd wide
2:58 PMEF2Near 31.80, -92.13, LA12.57 mi long, 440 yd wide
3:14 PMEF1Near 36.65, -85.18, KY0.25 mi long, 150 yd wide
3:16 PMEF0Near 36.80, -85.14, KY0.22 mi long, 60 yd wide
3:43 PMEF2Near 31.91, -91.51, LA28.01 mi long, 880 yd wide
4:03 PMEF1Near 36.83, -84.22, KY1.74 mi long, 880 yd wide
4:42 PMEF1About 27 miles from Jackson, MS4.02 mi long, 440 yd wide
5:21 PMEF1Near 37.39, -82.64, KY0.4 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:36 PMEF0About 46 miles from Chattanooga, TN0.1 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:36 PMEF1About 23 miles from Jackson, MS7.38 mi long, 1320 yd wide
5:48 PMEF1Near 31.38, -90.36, MS17.28 mi long, 600 yd wide
6:40 PMEF1About 44 miles from Slidell, LA0.2 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:42 PMEF1About 34 miles from Baton Rouge, LA0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:50 PMEF0About 37 miles from Baton Rouge, LA0.94 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:01 PMEF1About 28 miles from Slidell, LA0.2 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:43 PMEF1About 29 miles from Gulfport, MS0.25 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:43 PMEF1About 59 miles from Mobile, AL19.42 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:33 PMEF1About 48 miles from Chattanooga, TN2.64 mi long, 880 yd wide
8:34 PMEF0About 44 miles from Chattanooga, TN1.83 mi long, 880 yd wide
8:45 PMEF1About 21 miles from Gulfport, MS0.1 mi long, 75 yd wide
12:25 AMEF1About 27 miles from Winston-Salem, NC2.68 mi long, 250 yd wide
12:30 AMEF1Near 32.71, -83.71, GA1.11 mi long, 50 yd wide
1:39 AMEF2Near 32.28, -83.32, GA3.13 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:48 AMEF0About 19 miles from Washington, DC0.09 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:55 AMEF0About 17 miles from Washington, DC1.34 mi long, 50 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Alabama182221600
Georgia170161504
Kentucky122610313
Tennessee11471025
South Carolina10441000
Mississippi10115806
North Carolina9510841
Louisiana866737
Florida782760
Virginia672650
Arkansas647507
Maryland210192
Texas201370
Ohio186111
West Virginia183150
Pennsylvania10640
Illinois3030
Missouri3120
Delaware1010
Indiana1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Tyler, TX1.75 inNone0
Huntsville, AL1.5 in60 mph0
Atlanta, GA1.0 in58 mph0
Charlotte, NC1.0 in69 mph0
Dayton, OH1.0 inNone0
Georgetown, TX1.0 inNone0
Jacksonville, FL1.0 in62 mph0
Round Rock, TX1.0 inNone0
Spartanburg, SC1.0 in69 mph0
Columbus, GA0.88 in70 mph0
Myrtle Beach, SC0.88 in64 mph0
Austin, TX0.75 inNone0
Cleveland, OH0.25 in58 mph0
Asheville, NCNone58 mph0
Augusta, GANone75 mph0
Baltimore, MDNone64 mph0
Baton Rouge, LANone81 mph0
Birmingham, ALNone58 mph0
Charleston, SCNone58 mph0
Chattanooga, TNNone63 mph0
Columbia, SCNone98 mph0
Columbus, OHNone66 mph0
Crestview, FLNone58 mph0
Daphne, ALNone58 mph0
Durham, NCNone58 mph0
Fayetteville, NCNone59 mph0
Gainesville, FLNone58 mph0
Greensboro, NCNone58 mph0
Greenville, SCNone58 mph0
Gulfport, MSNone81 mph0
Hickory, NCNone69 mph0
Hilton Head Island, SCNone58 mph0
Huntington, WVNone58 mph0
Jackson, MSNone81 mph0
Kingsport, TNNone60 mph0
Knoxville, TNNone63 mph0
Lafayette, LANone60 mph0
Longview, TXNone58 mph0
Louisville, KYNone60 mph0
Lynchburg, VANone63 mph0
Memphis, TNNone70 mph0
Mobile, ALNone58 mph0
Montgomery, ALNone60 mph0
Nashville, TNNone69 mph0
New Orleans, LANone69 mph0
Pensacola, FLNone58 mph0
Richmond, VANone58 mph0
Roanoke, VANone74 mph0
Savannah, GANone58 mph0
Shreveport, LANone58 mph0
Slidell, LANone69 mph0
Tallahassee, FLNone63 mph0
Tuscaloosa, ALNone60 mph0
Virginia Beach, VANone61 mph0
Washington, DCNone64 mph0
Wilmington, NCNone64 mph0

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