Storm reports for April 20, 2015
NOAA recorded 110 hail reports, 67 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in 11 states on April 20, 2015.
- in 11 states
- 179
- Storm reports
- About 11 miles from Greenville, SC
- 2.0 in
- Largest hail
- About 36 miles from Greenville, SC
- 81 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF1, about 11 miles from Ocala, FL
- 2
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
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 20, 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.
Reports by hour
Hail110, most at 4 PM
Wind67, most at 9 AM
Tornado2, most at 2 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:31 PM | EF1 | About 11 miles from Ocala, FL | 1.94 mi long, 350 yd wide |
| 6:55 PM | EF0 | About 55 miles from Harrisburg, PA | 0.96 mi long, 40 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 10:50 AM | 0.88 in | Near 31.13, -83.42, GA |
| 11:51 AM | 0.75 in | About 49 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 12:28 PM | 1.0 in | About 10 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL |
| 12:30 PM | 1.25 in | About 9 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 12:30 PM | 0.75 in | About 32 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 12:33 PM | 1.0 in | About 35 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 12:35 PM | 0.75 in | About 34 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 12:40 PM | 1.0 in | About 5 miles from Miami, FL |
| 12:40 PM | 1.0 in | About 27 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 12:54 PM | 1.0 in | About 10 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 12:55 PM | 1.0 in | About 17 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 1:02 PM | 0.88 in | About 12 miles from Greenville, SC |
Show all 110 hail reportsShow fewer
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1:03 PM | 1.25 in | About 16 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 1:05 PM | 1.0 in | About 21 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 1:05 PM | 1.25 in | About 16 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 1:08 PM | 1.0 in | About 15 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 1:18 PM | 0.75 in | About 13 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 1:20 PM | 1.75 in | About 19 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 1:25 PM | 1.0 in | About 40 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 1:25 PM | 2.0 in | About 11 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 1:30 PM | 1.0 in | About 20 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 1:39 PM | 1.0 in | About 32 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 1:40 PM | 1.0 in | About 20 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 1:40 PM | 1.25 in | About 4 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 1:41 PM | 1.0 in | About 13 miles from Spartanburg, SC |
| 1:46 PM | 1.75 in | About 6 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 1:49 PM | 1.25 in | About 20 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 1:54 PM | 1.75 in | About 19 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 1:57 PM | 1.0 in | About 27 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 2:02 PM | 1.5 in | About 28 miles from Spartanburg, SC |
| 2:10 PM | 0.88 in | About 45 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 2:11 PM | 0.75 in | About 10 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 2:15 PM | 1.0 in | About 7 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 2:21 PM | 0.75 in | About 30 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 2:22 PM | 1.75 in | About 29 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 2:23 PM | 1.0 in | About 12 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:25 PM | 1.0 in | About 25 miles from Durham, NC |
| 2:30 PM | 0.75 in | About 31 miles from Spartanburg, SC |
| 2:32 PM | 1.0 in | About 42 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 2:33 PM | 1.75 in | About 21 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 2:36 PM | 1.0 in | About 14 miles from Spartanburg, SC |
| 2:37 PM | 1.0 in | About 29 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:38 PM | 1.75 in | About 54 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 2:45 PM | 1.0 in | About 15 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:51 PM | 1.0 in | About 17 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 2:52 PM | 1.0 in | About 27 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 3:02 PM | 0.88 in | About 39 miles from Hickory, NC |
| 3:04 PM | 1.75 in | Near 34.27, -83.23, GA |
| 3:05 PM | 1.0 in | About 29 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 3:05 PM | 1.75 in | About 16 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 3:15 PM | 1.0 in | About 32 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 3:17 PM | 1.75 in | About 35 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 3:26 PM | 1.0 in | About 10 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 3:27 PM | 1.0 in | About 22 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 3:39 PM | 0.75 in | About 30 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 3:45 PM | 1.0 in | About 53 miles from Hickory, NC |
| 3:45 PM | 1.0 in | About 24 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 3:46 PM | 1.0 in | About 25 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 3:50 PM | 1.0 in | About 18 miles from Spartanburg, SC |
| 4:00 PM | 1.0 in | About 38 miles from Durham, NC |
| 4:00 PM | 1.25 in | Near 36.94, -81.08, VA |
| 4:06 PM | 1.25 in | About 13 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 4:06 PM | 0.75 in | Near 36.94, -81.00, VA |
| 4:07 PM | 1.0 in | About 38 miles from Durham, NC |
| 4:08 PM | 1.0 in | About 40 miles from Durham, NC |
| 4:09 PM | 1.0 in | About 9 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 4:14 PM | 0.88 in | Near 36.94, -81.00, VA |
| 4:15 PM | 1.0 in | About 42 miles from Durham, NC |
| 4:20 PM | 0.75 in | Near 34.06, -83.07, GA |
| 4:23 PM | 0.88 in | About 9 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 4:25 PM | 1.0 in | About 26 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 4:25 PM | 0.75 in | About 5 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 4:25 PM | 1.0 in | About 23 miles from Spartanburg, SC |
| 4:30 PM | 1.0 in | About 49 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 4:31 PM | 1.0 in | About 13 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 4:35 PM | 1.0 in | About 29 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 4:39 PM | 1.0 in | About 23 miles from Spartanburg, SC |
| 4:50 PM | 0.75 in | About 37 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 4:52 PM | 0.88 in | Near 40.61, -78.80, PA |
| 4:58 PM | 1.5 in | About 47 miles from Hagerstown, MD |
| 5:40 PM | 0.88 in | About 17 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 5:41 PM | 1.25 in | Near 40.51, -78.40, PA |
| 5:42 PM | 1.25 in | Near 40.50, -78.40, PA |
| 5:44 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.60, -78.33, PA |
| 6:01 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.48, -78.42, PA |
| 6:02 PM | 1.0 in | About 30 miles from Hagerstown, MD |
| 6:08 PM | 1.0 in | About 29 miles from Hagerstown, MD |
| 6:10 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.70, -78.11, PA |
| 6:11 PM | 1.25 in | About 30 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 6:12 PM | 1.0 in | About 36 miles from Durham, NC |
| 6:21 PM | 1.0 in | About 33 miles from Washington, DC |
| 6:22 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.79, -78.02, PA |
| 6:25 PM | 0.75 in | Near 38.92, -79.85, WV |
| 6:36 PM | 0.88 in | About 51 miles from Pittsburgh, PA |
| 6:40 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.79, -77.86, PA |
| 6:54 PM | 1.0 in | Near 41.14, -77.45, PA |
| 6:58 PM | 1.0 in | Near 41.17, -77.37, PA |
| 7:00 PM | 1.0 in | About 7 miles from Washington, DC |
| 7:05 PM | 1.25 in | Near 41.20, -77.27, PA |
| 7:05 PM | 1.25 in | Near 41.19, -77.32, PA |
| 7:25 PM | 1.25 in | About 14 miles from Hagerstown, MD |
| 7:30 PM | 1.0 in | Near 41.20, -77.27, PA |
| 7:30 PM | 1.0 in | About 15 miles from Washington, DC |
| 7:35 PM | 1.0 in | About 7 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 7:38 PM | 1.0 in | About 51 miles from Washington, DC |
| 8:17 PM | 1.0 in | About 48 miles from Augusta, GA |
| 8:20 PM | 1.75 in | About 47 miles from Augusta, GA |
| 8:36 PM | 1.0 in | About 46 miles from Augusta, GA |
| 9:10 PM | 0.75 in | About 36 miles from Lancaster, PA |
| 11:25 PM | 0.88 in | About 25 miles from New York, NY |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 8:25 AM | 58 mph | Near 30.11, -85.19, FL |
| 8:32 AM | 46 mph | About 24 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 8:42 AM | 58 mph | About 47 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 8:55 AM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:15 AM | 58 mph | About 21 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:17 AM | 58 mph | About 18 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:22 AM | 58 mph | About 16 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:24 AM | 58 mph | About 11 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:25 AM | 58 mph | About 13 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:28 AM | 63 mph | About 20 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:28 AM | 58 mph | About 5 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
Show all 67 wind reportsShow fewer
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 AM | 58 mph | About 4 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:30 AM | 58 mph | About 6 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:31 AM | 58 mph | About 7 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:31 AM | 58 mph | About 3 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:34 AM | 58 mph | About 10 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:35 AM | 58 mph | About 8 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:35 AM | 58 mph | About 4 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:36 AM | 58 mph | About 2 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:36 AM | 58 mph | About 2 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:36 AM | 58 mph | About 2 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:36 AM | 58 mph | About 3 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:36 AM | 58 mph | In Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:36 AM | 58 mph | About 2 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:36 AM | 63 mph | About 2 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:36 AM | 58 mph | In Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:38 AM | 58 mph | About 3 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:38 AM | 58 mph | In Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:38 AM | 58 mph | About 3 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:38 AM | 58 mph | About 4 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:38 AM | 58 mph | About 2 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:45 AM | 58 mph | About 10 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:54 AM | 58 mph | About 17 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:55 AM | 58 mph | About 18 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:55 AM | 58 mph | About 14 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 11:35 AM | 58 mph | Near 29.67, -83.38, FL |
| 12:18 PM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Gainesville, FL |
| 1:10 PM | 63 mph | About 21 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 1:18 PM | 69 mph | About 15 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 2:16 PM | 58 mph | About 43 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 2:17 PM | 63 mph | About 23 miles from Ocala, FL |
| 2:20 PM | 58 mph | About 9 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:28 PM | 69 mph | About 42 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 2:30 PM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Gainesville, FL |
| 2:38 PM | 81 mph | About 36 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 3:05 PM | 52 mph | About 19 miles from Tampa, FL |
| 3:15 PM | 58 mph | About 40 miles from Deltona, FL |
| 3:15 PM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Deltona, FL |
| 3:15 PM | 58 mph | About 41 miles from Deltona, FL |
| 3:18 PM | 58 mph | About 46 miles from Deltona, FL |
| 3:18 PM | 61 mph | About 52 miles from Deltona, FL |
| 3:22 PM | 58 mph | About 28 miles from Buffalo, NY |
| 3:28 PM | 63 mph | About 18 miles from Tampa, FL |
| 3:28 PM | 63 mph | About 19 miles from Tampa, FL |
| 3:35 PM | 63 mph | About 15 miles from Tampa, FL |
| 3:40 PM | 58 mph | Near 34.12, -83.24, GA |
| 4:00 PM | 52 mph | Near 33.89, -83.33, GA |
| 4:04 PM | 58 mph | Near 34.06, -83.13, GA |
| 4:13 PM | 58 mph | About 12 miles from Tampa, FL |
| 5:38 PM | 58 mph | About 25 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 7:08 PM | 58 mph | About 19 miles from Washington, DC |
| 7:10 PM | 58 mph | About 19 miles from Hagerstown, MD |
| 7:32 PM | 58 mph | About 51 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 7:39 PM | 58 mph | About 49 miles from Washington, DC |
| 8:03 PM | 58 mph | About 13 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 8:55 PM | 63 mph | About 42 miles from Amarillo, TX |
By state
| State | Reports | Hail | Wind | Tornado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 51 | 2 | 48 | 1 |
| North Carolina | 33 | 31 | 2 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 29 | 25 | 4 | 0 |
| Georgia | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Virginia | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Maryland | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| New York | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Texas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville, SC | 2.0 in | None | 0 |
| Charlotte, NC | 1.25 in | None | 0 |
| Hagerstown, MD | 1.25 in | None | 0 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 1.25 in | None | 0 |
| Atlanta, GA | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Greensboro, NC | 1.0 in | 58 mph | 0 |
| Harrisburg, PA | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Miami, FL | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Washington, DC | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Roanoke, VA | 0.75 in | None | 0 |
| Baltimore, MD | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Ocala, FL | None | None | 1 |
| Tallahassee, FL | None | 63 mph | 0 |
| Tampa, FL | None | 58 mph | 0 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.