Storm reports for April 28, 2021

On the evening of April 28, 2021, a storm crossed Medina County, Texas, around 7:30 p.m., dropping hail over 5 inches across, with straight-line winds up to 110 mph and an EF1 tornado southeast of Hondo.¹ A hailstone that fell in Hondo measured 6.4 inches across and weighed 1.26 pounds, a Texas state record.^1,2 Wind-driven hail damaged property from Sabinal through D'Hanis, Hondo and Castroville.¹ In D'Hanis, an NWS survey found holes in RV roofs and siding, car and truck windows broken out and extensive damage to building facades, and the Storm Events Database estimates damage there at more than $1 million.³ In and around Hondo, the hail damaged roofs, windows, cars and some buildings.⁴

The same evening, hail up to 3.25 inches fell in northern Tarrant County, Texas, with 3.25-inch hail in Keller and 3-inch hail near Saginaw.^5,6 NOAA's Storm Events Database says hail damage estimates from this storm topped $500 million, with roofs, windows and cars damaged or shattered.⁵

In Norman, Oklahoma, a storm dropped hail measured at 3.2 inches, and Norman took the worst of that storm's damage.⁷ Hail and wind did more than $2 million in damage to Cleveland County's own buildings alone, and the Storm Events Database says damage to homes, businesses and vehicles is estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars.⁷