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Storm reports for April 16, 2011

NOAA recorded 51 hail reports, 130 wind reports and 55 tornado reports in 9 states on April 16, 2011.

in 9 states
236
Storm reports
About 48 miles from Columbia, SC
4.25 in
Largest hail
About 37 miles from Fayetteville, NC
81 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF3, about 26 miles from Fayetteville, NC
55
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 16, 2011 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

What happened

On April 16, starting at 1:56 p.m. EST, an EF3 tornado with winds near 140 mph crossed Lee County, North Carolina, damaging 457 homes and destroying 116. It tore the upper floor off two apartment buildings and destroyed retail buildings and warehouses in an industrial area, where winds likely topped 160 mph. Two people died, 36 were hurt, and NOAA lists $57 million in damage.1 A tornado then crossed Wake County and Raleigh for 38 miles, damaging 2,270 homes, destroying 67, and damaging 34 businesses. Four people died when a tree fell on a mobile home. NOAA lists $115 million in damage.2 An EF3 tornado that crossed Cumberland County west of Fayetteville damaged about 1,000 homes, destroying 287, and damaged 40 businesses. It killed one person and injured 85, with $100 million in damage listed.3

In eastern North Carolina at 5:55 p.m. EST, an EF3 tornado up to nearly three-quarters of a mile wide tracked from Askewville toward Colerain in Bertie County, destroying numerous homes. It killed 12 people and injured 55.4 Near Snow Hill in Greene County, an EF3 tornado with winds up to 160 mph severely damaged or destroyed numerous homes and businesses, with $30 million in damage and 30 injuries.5 In Gloucester County, Virginia, an EF3 tornado destroyed 15 homes and did major damage to 29, killing two people.6 In Clarendon County, South Carolina, baseball to softball size hail severely damaged roofs and vehicles near Gable at 2:28 p.m. EST.7

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 297659, tornado, Lee County, North Carolina
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 297671, tornado, Wake County, North Carolina
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 297492, tornado, Cumberland County, North Carolina
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 304929, tornado, Bertie County, North Carolina
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 291695, tornado, Greene County, North Carolina
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 305469, tornado, Gloucester County, Virginia
  7. 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 285477, hail, Clarendon County, South Carolina

Reports by hour

Hail51, most at 2 PM

Wind130, most at 2 PM

Tornado55, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
11:41 AMEF1About 29 miles from Winston-Salem, NC4.05 mi long, 100 yd wide
11:59 AMEF0About 20 miles from Charlotte, NC2.99 mi long, 50 yd wide
1:03 PMEF0About 35 miles from Lynchburg, VA1.31 mi long, 100 yd wide
1:06 PMEF1About 21 miles from Greensboro, NC10.72 mi long, 300 yd wide
1:20 PMEF0About 43 miles from Lynchburg, VA3.81 mi long, 200 yd wide
1:40 PMEF2About 33 miles from Durham, NC26.24 mi long, 300 yd wide
1:53 PMEF3About 26 miles from Fayetteville, NC65.23 mi long, 500 yd wide
2:25 PMEF1About 49 miles from Fayetteville, NC1.51 mi long, 440 yd wide
2:27 PMEF0About 50 miles from Columbia, SC9.63 mi long, 40 yd wide
2:30 PMEF1About 58 miles from Lynchburg, VA16.95 mi long, 300 yd wide
2:33 PMEF1About 42 miles from Fayetteville, NC0.69 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:33 PMEF3About 10 miles from Fayetteville, NC52.86 mi long, 800 yd wide
Show all 55 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
2:47 PMEF1About 28 miles from Fayetteville, NC1.48 mi long, 352 yd wide
3:13 PMEF1About 49 miles from Charleston, SC8.86 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:25 PMEF2About 24 miles from Fayetteville, NC29.88 mi long, 800 yd wide
3:37 PMEF1About 35 miles from Richmond, VA7.01 mi long, 400 yd wide
3:50 PMEF1About 31 miles from Raleigh, NC8.59 mi long, 100 yd wide
3:58 PMEF2About 39 miles from Fayetteville, NC13.13 mi long, 440 yd wide
4:03 PMEF1About 37 miles from Charleston, SC7.92 mi long, 120 yd wide
4:12 PMEF0About 48 miles from Fayetteville, NC0.21 mi long, 30 yd wide
4:12 PMEF2About 36 miles from Raleigh, NC8.97 mi long, 200 yd wide
4:20 PMEF2Near 36.42, -77.70, NC8.18 mi long, 300 yd wide
4:32 PMEF3About 55 miles from Raleigh, NC20.42 mi long, 400 yd wide
4:33 PMEF0About 48 miles from Fayetteville, NC0.22 mi long, 25 yd wide
4:41 PMEF0About 41 miles from Charleston, SC0.17 mi long, 30 yd wide
4:45 PMEF0About 44 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC0.63 mi long, 30 yd wide
4:50 PMEF1About 59 miles from Richmond, VA1.86 mi long, 300 yd wide
4:53 PMEF1About 38 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC0.45 mi long, 60 yd wide
4:59 PMEF1About 33 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC0.5 mi long, 60 yd wide
4:59 PMEF1Near 35.58, -77.60, NC3.29 mi long, 75 yd wide
5:05 PMEF1About 35 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC1.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:20 PMEF0About 51 miles from Richmond, VA1.75 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:30 PMEF1About 49 miles from Richmond, VA1.06 mi long, 400 yd wide
5:35 PMEF0About 49 miles from Wilmington, NC0.64 mi long, 150 yd wide
5:45 PMEF3About 45 miles from Virginia Beach, VA26.47 mi long, 800 yd wide
5:55 PMEF3Near 36.09, -76.95, NC17.88 mi long, 1300 yd wide
6:05 PMEF2About 57 miles from Virginia Beach, VA17.51 mi long, 500 yd wide
6:07 PMEF2About 56 miles from Wilmington, NC2.41 mi long, 200 yd wide
6:09 PMEF0Near 35.89, -77.17, NC0.11 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:10 PMEF2About 45 miles from Virginia Beach, VA22.61 mi long, 400 yd wide
6:12 PMEF0About 36 miles from Washington, DC4.08 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:25 PMEF2About 55 miles from Virginia Beach, VA2.8 mi long, 400 yd wide
6:37 PMEF1About 29 miles from Hagerstown, MD1.17 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:38 PMEF1About 30 miles from Hagerstown, MD4.36 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:40 PMEF0Near 35.34, -77.18, NC0.14 mi long, 30 yd wide
6:47 PMEF1About 30 miles from Baltimore, MD3.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:51 PMEF0About 29 miles from York, PA1.95 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:08 PMEF0Near 35.47, -76.81, NC0.6 mi long, 30 yd wide
7:11 PMEF3About 46 miles from Wilmington, NC3.76 mi long, 450 yd wide
7:20 PMEF0About 3 miles from York, PA0.49 mi long, 200 yd wide
7:43 PMEF2Near 34.95, -77.01, NC4.07 mi long, 200 yd wide
7:52 PMEF0Near 35.03, -76.91, NC0.12 mi long, 30 yd wide
8:01 PMEF1Near 35.85, -76.21, NC7.42 mi long, 550 yd wide
8:30 PMEF1About 48 miles from Virginia Beach, VA2.02 mi long, 200 yd wide
8:35 PMEF1About 46 miles from Virginia Beach, VA0.67 mi long, 250 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Virginia8666911
North Carolina61131731
South Carolina4421158
West Virginia198110
Maryland13094
Pennsylvania7061
Ohio3300
New Jersey2020
Delaware1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Myrtle Beach, SC1.75 inNone0
Columbia, SC1.0 in63 mph0
Cleveland, OH0.88 inNone0
Charlotte, NCNone58 mph0
Fayetteville, NCNoneNone1
Greensboro, NCNone58 mph0
Lynchburg, VANone58 mph0
York, PANone58 mph1

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