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Storm reports for April 19, 2011

NOAA recorded 451 hail reports, 520 wind reports and 80 tornado reports in 18 states on April 19, 2011.

in 18 states
1,051
Storm reports
Near 39.37, -90.90, MO
4.5 in
Largest hail
About 55 miles from Evansville, IN
120 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF3, near 39.44, -89.83, IL
80
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 19, 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

Starting at 8:10 p.m. CST on April 19, a macroburst about 4 miles wide with winds near 120 mph moved from southeast Hamilton County into western White County, Illinois, damaging numerous homes and damaging or destroying dozens of barns, sheds and other buildings.1,2 An EF2 tornado with 125 mph winds then tracked 11 miles from near Keensburg to Mount Carmel in Wabash County, destroying grain bins and barns, unroofing machine sheds and damaging house roofs. NOAA lists $2.5 million in damage.3

Around 10 p.m. CST, straight-line winds in west Tennessee destroyed 44 houses, 29 mobile homes and six businesses across Dyer County, from the Mississippi River through Dyersburg to Newbern, with $4.93 million in damage listed.4 In Gibson County, winds destroyed 16 homes and 14 mobile homes and damaged 10 businesses, and in Shelby County they destroyed five homes and did major damage to 13.5,6

Earlier, at 4:58 p.m. CST, an EF3 tornado with 150 mph winds curved around Girard in Macoupin County, Illinois, destroying homes, barns and outbuildings on farmsteads.7 Hail 4.5 inches across fell at Clarksville in Pike County, Missouri, at 3:35 p.m. CST, and softball size hail, also 4.5 inches, fell near Zanoni in Ozark County, Missouri, at 5:25 p.m. CST.8,9

Reports by hour

Hail451, most at 6 PM

Wind520, most at 9 PM

Tornado80, most at 10 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
4:00 PMEF1Near 39.30, -91.30, MO4.12 mi long, 150 yd wide
4:36 PMEF0Near 39.36, -90.90, MO0.4 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:58 PMEF0Near 34.53, -95.03, OK0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:58 PMEF3Near 39.44, -89.83, IL4.32 mi long, 200 yd wide
6:07 PMEF1Near 34.53, -94.96, OK3.5 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:08 PMEF2Near 39.46, -89.65, IL3.16 mi long, 150 yd wide
6:15 PMEF2About 53 miles from St. Louis, MO3.51 mi long, 200 yd wide
6:17 PMEF1Near 39.55, -89.46, IL1.99 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:30 PMEF0Near 39.38, -89.51, IL3.48 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:32 PMEF1Near 39.57, -89.27, IL0.91 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:45 PMEF0Near 34.58, -94.58, OK0.1 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:48 PMEF0Near 34.57, -94.54, OK3 mi long, 125 yd wide
Show all 80 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
7:43 PMEF1Near 37.20, -90.35, MO5.16 mi long, 500 yd wide
7:55 PMEF0Near 37.49, -90.02, MO0.5 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:59 PMEF1Near 39.82, -87.66, IL1.14 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:02 PMEF0Near 40.31, -87.70, IL2.71 mi long, 25 yd wide
8:10 PMEF1Near 39.90, -87.48, IN31.15 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:11 PMEF1Near 40.37, -87.59, IL2.56 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:35 PMEF0Near 37.90, -89.26, IL3.94 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:40 PMEF1Near 37.86, -89.14, IL0.3 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:40 PMEF1About 56 miles from Indianapolis, IN0.71 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:49 PMEF1Near 38.00, -88.92, IL0.15 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:50 PMEF0About 58 miles from Indianapolis, IN2.64 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:55 PMEF1About 36 miles from Indianapolis, IN0.64 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:02 PMEF1Near 38.52, -89.07, IL0.36 mi long, 75 yd wide
9:03 PMEF1Near 38.35, -88.94, IL4.27 mi long, 100 yd wide
9:06 PMEF1Near 38.31, -88.73, IL1.43 mi long, 100 yd wide
9:19 PMEF1About 50 miles from Evansville, IN3.36 mi long, 150 yd wide
9:27 PMEF0Near 37.13, -89.87, MO0.1 mi long, 40 yd wide
9:28 PMEF2About 33 miles from Evansville, IN1.8 mi long, 125 yd wide
9:30 PMEF1About 32 miles from Evansville, IN1.44 mi long, 100 yd wide
9:30 PMEF2About 48 miles from Evansville, IN10.57 mi long, 150 yd wide
9:41 PMEF1About 49 miles from Indianapolis, IN2.53 mi long, 150 yd wide
9:48 PMEF2About 34 miles from Evansville, IN11.25 mi long, 250 yd wide
9:48 PMEF1About 49 miles from Fort Wayne, IN2.9 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:53 PMEF1About 40 miles from Evansville, IN2.75 mi long, 125 yd wide
9:54 PMEF1About 37 miles from Evansville, IN10.91 mi long, 75 yd wide
9:57 PMEF1About 14 miles from Evansville, IN4.42 mi long, 100 yd wide
10:16 PMEF1About 41 miles from Fort Wayne, IN6.91 mi long, 50 yd wide
10:19 PMEF0About 31 miles from Fort Wayne, IN0.46 mi long, 50 yd wide
10:22 PMEF0About 40 miles from Evansville, IN0.3 mi long, 200 yd wide
10:22 PMEF1About 41 miles from Evansville, IN3.09 mi long, 200 yd wide
10:25 PMEF0About 47 miles from Evansville, IN1.93 mi long, 200 yd wide
10:26 PMEF1About 43 miles from Evansville, IN0.38 mi long, 100 yd wide
10:26 PMEF2About 43 miles from Evansville, IN3.26 mi long, 300 yd wide
10:39 PMEF2About 48 miles from Fort Wayne, IN3.68 mi long, 30 yd wide
10:39 PMEF2About 57 miles from Louisville, KY1.04 mi long, 200 yd wide
10:40 PMEF1About 50 miles from Louisville, KY1.49 mi long, 125 yd wide
10:40 PMEF1About 46 miles from Fort Wayne, IN4.03 mi long, 100 yd wide
10:40 PMEF1About 50 miles from Louisville, KY0.7 mi long, 75 yd wide
10:44 PMEF0About 50 miles from Fort Wayne, IN3.77 mi long, 67 yd wide
10:47 PMEF0About 45 miles from Louisville, KY0.46 mi long, 100 yd wide
10:54 PMEF0About 43 miles from Louisville, KY11.46 mi long, 150 yd wide
10:58 PMEF1About 58 miles from Fort Wayne, IN0.71 mi long, 100 yd wide
10:59 PMEF1About 37 miles from Louisville, KY1.54 mi long, 200 yd wide
11:00 PMEF0About 37 miles from Louisville, KY1.23 mi long, 75 yd wide
11:07 PMEF0About 34 miles from Louisville, KY0.65 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:09 PMEF0About 21 miles from Louisville, KY0.28 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:14 PMEF0About 31 miles from Louisville, KY13.14 mi long, 200 yd wide
11:19 PMEF0About 32 miles from Louisville, KY11.8 mi long, 100 yd wide
11:28 PMEF1About 7 miles from Louisville, KY1.18 mi long, 200 yd wide
11:28 PMEF0About 7 miles from Louisville, KY0.17 mi long, 75 yd wide
11:37 PMEF0About 9 miles from Toledo, OH0.78 mi long, 25 yd wide
11:40 PMEF1About 45 miles from Louisville, KY2.34 mi long, 125 yd wide
11:41 PMEF0About 49 miles from Cincinnati, OH3.21 mi long, 100 yd wide
11:49 PMEF1About 22 miles from Louisville, KY0.26 mi long, 80 yd wide
11:55 PMEF0About 31 miles from Toledo, OH1.53 mi long, 30 yd wide
12:04 AMEF1About 28 miles from Cincinnati, OH1.76 mi long, 67 yd wide
12:28 AMEF0About 26 miles from Lexington, KY4.81 mi long, 30 yd wide
12:54 AMEF1About 15 miles from Lexington, KY0.51 mi long, 50 yd wide
1:14 AMEF1About 33 miles from Columbus, OH4.22 mi long, 200 yd wide
1:22 AMEF1About 13 miles from Columbus, OH2.54 mi long, 100 yd wide
1:26 AMEF0About 12 miles from Columbus, OH0.12 mi long, 50 yd wide
1:30 AMEF1About 40 miles from Nashville, TN3.67 mi long, 100 yd wide
1:39 AMEF1About 23 miles from Columbus, OH2.58 mi long, 300 yd wide
1:42 AMEF2About 27 miles from Columbus, OH3.85 mi long, 100 yd wide
1:51 AMEF0About 55 miles from Huntington, WV0.2 mi long, 50 yd wide
1:51 AMEF1About 37 miles from Columbus, OH0.2 mi long, 75 yd wide
1:53 AMEF0About 53 miles from Huntington, WV0.07 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:58 AMEF1About 47 miles from Huntsville, AL2.62 mi long, 100 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Illinois198839421
Indiana1571711129
Arkansas13999400
Ohio120327315
Missouri10979255
Kentucky10419805
Texas616100
Tennessee469370
Alabama451431
Oklahoma242004
Mississippi231580
Michigan7700
Iowa6600
Pennsylvania6060
Florida2200
West Virginia2110
Georgia1010
Wisconsin1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Fayetteville, AR3.0 inNone0
Arlington, TX2.0 inNone0
Fort Worth, TX2.0 inNone0
Grand Prairie, TX2.0 inNone0
Irving, TX2.0 inNone0
Peoria, IL2.0 inNone0
St. Louis, MO2.0 in60 mph0
Allen, TX1.75 inNone0
Carrollton, TX1.75 inNone0
Denton, TX1.75 inNone0
Frisco, TX1.75 inNone0
Lewisville, TX1.75 inNone0
Little Rock, AR1.75 in60 mph0
Plano, TX1.75 inNone0
Richardson, TX1.75 inNone0
Garland, TX1.25 inNone0
McKinney, TX1.25 inNone0
Akron, OH1.0 inNone0
Cleveland, OH1.0 in58 mph0
Dayton, OH1.0 inNone0
Indianapolis, IN1.0 in64 mph0
Memphis, TN1.0 in75 mph0
Mesquite, TX1.0 inNone0
Orlando, FL1.0 inNone0
Chicago, IL0.88 inNone0
Columbus, OH0.88 in69 mph2
Dallas, TX0.88 inNone0
Rockford, IL0.88 inNone0
Des Moines, IA0.75 inNone0
Grand Rapids, MI0.75 inNone0
Birmingham, ALNone58 mph0
Cincinnati, OHNone100 mph0
Clarksville, TNNone63 mph0
Evansville, INNone76 mph1
Fort Wayne, INNone64 mph0
Huntsville, ALNone58 mph0
Lexington, KYNone60 mph1
Louisville, KYNone64 mph2
Nashville, TNNone69 mph0
Toledo, OHNoneNone1
Youngstown, OHNone58 mph0

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