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Storm reports for April 27, 2014

NOAA recorded 209 hail reports, 126 wind reports and 19 tornado reports in 13 states on April 27, 2014.

in 13 states
354
Storm reports
About 49 miles from Shreveport, LA
4.5 in
Largest hail
Near 37.26, -89.58, MO
96 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF4, about 17 miles from Little Rock, AR
19
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
  • Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on April 27, 2014 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

On the evening of April 27, an EF4 tornado with winds of 166 to 200 mph tracked 41 miles from near Roland in Pulaski County through Mayflower and Vilonia in Faulkner County to near El Paso in White County, Arkansas.1,2 NWS Little Rock lists 16 deaths and estimates that 400 to 500 homes were destroyed.1 In Faulkner County the Red Cross counted 261 houses and 121 mobile homes destroyed and major damage to 77 houses, 29 mobile homes and 5 apartments. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $210 million in property damage in the county.2 The tornado destroyed homes and businesses in Mayflower and nearly two dozen businesses along Main Street in Vilonia.2

Late that afternoon, an EF2 tornado with winds of 115 to 125 mph damaged or destroyed about 50 homes and businesses in and around Quapaw, Oklahoma, killing 1 person and injuring at least 12.3 It crossed into Kansas and cut a 150-yard-wide path through the center of Baxter Springs, where about 90 homes and 11 businesses were destroyed, 85 homes and 7 businesses were damaged and about 25 people were hurt. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $10 million in property damage there.4 In Iowa, an EF1 tornado ran about 30 miles across Keokuk County in the afternoon, destroying outbuildings, and 2 people outdoors were killed by the debris.5

The largest hail was 4.5 inches across, photographed at Atlanta in Cass County, Texas, early on April 28.6

Sources

  1. 1. NWS Little Rock: Mayflower/Vilonia Tornado (April 27, 2014)
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 504760, tornado, Faulkner County, Arkansas
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 505204, tornado, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 506202, tornado, Cherokee County, Kansas
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 504262, tornado, Keokuk County, Iowa
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 506746, hail, Cass County, Texas

Reports by hour

Hail209, most at 6 PM

Wind126, most at 3 PM

Tornado19, most at 5 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
12:51 PMEF0About 32 miles from Kansas City, MO2.38 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:26 PMEF0Near 40.34, -98.89, NE0.14 mi long, 35 yd wide
3:20 PMEF1Near 41.13, -92.31, IA45.68 mi long, 1600 yd wide
4:40 PMEF0About 55 miles from Lincoln, NE0.07 mi long, 45 yd wide
4:40 PMEF0About 15 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:17 PMEF0Near 41.20, -97.71, NE0.4 mi long, 45 yd wide
5:29 PMEF2Near 36.91, -94.82, OK11.37 mi long, 325 yd wide
5:31 PMEF1Near 34.55, -94.71, OK1.5 mi long, 250 yd wide
5:40 PMEF2Near 37.93, -94.71, KS16.13 mi long, 400 yd wide
6:15 PMEF0Near 37.73, -94.40, MO0.34 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:06 PMEF4About 17 miles from Little Rock, AR41.1 mi long, 1320 yd wide
7:30 PMEF0About 32 miles from Olympia, WA0.2 mi long, 25 yd wide
Show all 19 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
8:16 PMEF2About 44 miles from Little Rock, AR7.32 mi long, 880 yd wide
8:38 PMEF0Near 35.42, -91.67, AR1.64 mi long, 250 yd wide
8:43 PMEF1Near 35.46, -91.64, AR5.28 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:52 PMEF1Near 35.54, -91.55, AR0.84 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:45 PMEF0About 33 miles from Springfield, MO0.88 mi long, 100 yd wide
3:09 AMEF2About 29 miles from Shreveport, LA5.06 mi long, 550 yd wide
6:46 AMEF0About 21 miles from Memphis, TN1.54 mi long, 75 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Missouri9247423
Texas585260
Arkansas4425145
Iowa438332
Nebraska372953
Oklahoma302262
Kansas171151
Mississippi12930
Kentucky8170
Illinois6330
Tennessee5221
Louisiana1001
Washington1001

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Kansas City, MO1.5 inNone0
Allen, TX1.25 inNone0
Austin, TX1.25 inNone0
Garland, TX1.25 inNone0
McKinney, TX1.25 inNone0
Plano, TX1.25 inNone0
Richardson, TX1.25 inNone0
Arlington, TX1.0 inNone0
Clarksville, TN1.0 in96 mph0
Dallas, TX1.0 inNone0
Grand Prairie, TX1.0 inNone0
Irving, TX1.0 inNone0
Oklahoma City, OK1.0 inNone0
Little Rock, AR0.88 inNone0
Springfield, MO0.88 inNone0
Tulsa, OK0.88 in59 mph0
Frisco, TX0.75 inNone0
Mesquite, TX0.75 inNone0
Cedar Rapids, IANone89 mph0
Fayetteville, ARNone60 mph0
Topeka, KSNone55 mph0

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