Storm reports for April 10, 2011

On April 10, 2011, an EF3 tornado, the strongest in Wisconsin that day, crossed the north side of Merrill on a 21-mile path between 6:08 and 6:41 p.m. CDT. At least 22 homes and 7 businesses were destroyed, and NWS Green Bay put damage at just over $11 million.¹ An EF2 tornado in Kaukauna at 8:43 p.m. CDT caused major damage to 24 homes and 4 businesses and minor damage to 162 other homes, at a cost of $6.7 million.¹ In the Neenah-Menasha area, downburst gusts estimated at 75 to 100 mph caused major damage to two large industrial buildings. Storm Events lists $5 million in property damage.²

Hail up to 3 inches across hit the south side of La Crosse, Wisconsin, at about 4:50 p.m. CDT.³ Hundreds of homes there had roof and siding damage and broken windows, and hundreds of cars were dented. Storm Events lists $25 million in property damage across two La Crosse hail reports.^4,5 Storm Events lists another $6.5 million in property damage from hail up to tennis-ball size in Tomah.⁶

Shortly after midnight on April 11 in Texas, straight-line winds around 80 mph caused significant roof damage in Waxahachie, including partial roof loss at an apartment complex.⁷ In Alvarado, the Red Cross reported 38 homes damaged by wind, three of them destroyed.⁸