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Storm reports for April 2, 2015

NOAA recorded 137 hail reports, 108 wind reports and 14 tornado reports in 13 states on April 2, 2015.

in 13 states
259
Storm reports
Near 37.23, -95.71, KS
4.0 in
Largest hail
Near 38.66, -100.94, KS
112 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, near 36.91, -91.93, MO
14
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 2, 2015 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 2, 2015, winds estimated at 96 knots (110 mph) overturned and destroyed a modular home near Shallow Water in Scott County, Kansas, around 8:13 p.m. CST, killing one man. A gust of 97 knots (112 mph) was measured near Scott State Park.1,2 Around 11:20 p.m. CST, microbursts with winds estimated at 78 knots (90 mph) blew roofs off buildings in Sedgwick County, Kansas. The Storm Events Database lists $500,000 in damage from the one near Jabara Airport.3,4 Minutes later near Newton, a microburst tore roofs off several businesses and broke car windows. A mobile home was destroyed near Annelly in Harvey County and another near El Dorado in Butler County, and five people were injured.5,6,7 Hail 4 inches across fell near Independence in Montgomery County, Kansas, at 12:46 a.m. CST on April 3, and 3-inch hail fell near Coffeyville.8,9

In Howell County, Missouri, an EF2 tornado with winds up to 120 mph tracked 7.6 miles near Pomona starting at 11:52 p.m. CST. It destroyed two well-built homes and three mobile homes, and the database lists $600,000 in damage.10 Around 2:32 a.m. CST on April 3, hail 1.75 inches across broke car windows across southern Lawrence and Barry counties in Missouri and severely damaged several car dealerships. The database lists $750,000 in damage.11

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 575197, thunderstorm wind, Scott County, Kansas
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 575185, thunderstorm wind, Scott County, Kansas
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 562780, thunderstorm wind, Sedgwick County, Kansas
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 560638, thunderstorm wind, Sedgwick County, Kansas
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 567118, thunderstorm wind, Harvey County, Kansas
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 566691, thunderstorm wind, Harvey County, Kansas
  7. 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 562776, thunderstorm wind, Butler County, Kansas
  8. 8. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 560605, hail, Montgomery County, Kansas
  9. 9. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 560607, hail, Montgomery County, Kansas
  10. 10. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 562238, tornado, Howell County, Missouri
  11. 11. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 561949, hail, Barry County, Missouri

Reports by hour

Hail137, most at 11 PM

Wind108, most at 12 AM

Tornado14, most at 7 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
6:50 PMEF0Near 38.82, -102.81, CO1 mi long, 25 yd wide
7:24 PMEF0Near 37.32, -95.34, KS0.04 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:40 PMEF0Near 37.23, -95.23, KS0.91 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:58 PMEF0Near 37.19, -95.03, KS2.48 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:10 PMEF0Near 37.16, -95.41, KS0.01 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:31 PMEF0About 16 miles from Dayton, OH0.13 mi long, 120 yd wide
8:33 PMEF0About 50 miles from Springfield, MO2.57 mi long, 100 yd wide
9:09 PMEF0Near 37.12, -94.42, MO0.12 mi long, 75 yd wide
9:59 PMEF1Near 36.70, -95.10, OK12.3 mi long, 800 yd wide
11:25 PMEF1About 32 miles from Fayetteville, AR12.39 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:26 AMEF1About 57 miles from Springfield, MO0.92 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:40 AMEF1About 55 miles from Fayetteville, AR6.9 mi long, 300 yd wide
12:52 AMEF2Near 36.91, -91.93, MO7.61 mi long, 440 yd wide
2:17 AMEF0Near 37.04, -95.14, KS0.03 mi long, 50 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Kansas12955695
Missouri4933115
Kentucky2613130
Oklahoma151131
Arkansas11641
Indiana10820
Illinois8620
Colorado4301
Georgia2020
Tennessee2020
Alabama1100
Mississippi1100
Ohio1001

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Louisville, KY1.75 in60 mph0
Wichita, KS1.75 in90 mph0
Birmingham, AL1.0 inNone0
St. Louis, MO0.88 inNone0
Lexington, KYNone53 mph0

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