Storm reports for April 26, 2023
NOAA recorded 146 hail reports, 41 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in 7 states on April 26, 2023.
- in 7 states
- 189
- Storm reports
- About 4 miles from Waco, TX
- 4.5 in
- Largest hail
- About 44 miles from Longview, TX
- 96 mph
- Highest gust
- 2
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.
- Wind report
- Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed wind damage
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.
- Wind report
- Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
- Tornado and its 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 26, 2023 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. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.
Reports by hour
Hail146, most at 6 PM
Wind41, most at 4 PM
Tornado2, most at 4 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4:58 PM | Not rated | About 12 miles from Waco, TX | 0.02 mi long, 25 yd wide |
| 5:26 PM | Not rated | About 7 miles from Waco, TX | 0.02 mi long, 25 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1:21 PM | 1.0 in | About 26 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 1:27 PM | 0.75 in | About 26 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 1:30 PM | 1.75 in | About 48 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 1:50 PM | 1.25 in | About 14 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 1:55 PM | 1.75 in | About 49 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 1:55 PM | 1.5 in | About 14 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 2:00 PM | 0.88 in | About 14 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 2:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 11 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 2:15 PM | 1.5 in | About 50 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 2:20 PM | 1.0 in | About 10 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 2:26 PM | 1.25 in | About 9 miles from Palm Bay, FL |
| 2:30 PM | 1.75 in | About 48 miles from Savannah, GA |
Show all 146 hail reportsShow fewer
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2:31 PM | 1.75 in | About 42 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 2:37 PM | 1.0 in | About 11 miles from Palm Bay, FL |
| 2:39 PM | 1.25 in | About 6 miles from Palm Bay, FL |
| 2:40 PM | 1.75 in | About 4 miles from Palm Bay, FL |
| 2:40 PM | 1.5 in | About 30 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL |
| 2:42 PM | 1.75 in | About 9 miles from Palm Bay, FL |
| 2:42 PM | 1.0 in | About 6 miles from Palm Bay, FL |
| 2:43 PM | 1.0 in | About 3 miles from Palm Bay, FL |
| 2:45 PM | 1.75 in | About 2 miles from Palm Bay, FL |
| 2:55 PM | 1.0 in | About 9 miles from Abilene, TX |
| 3:00 PM | 1.75 in | About 36 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL |
| 3:04 PM | 1.75 in | About 13 miles from Abilene, TX |
| 3:05 PM | 1.75 in | About 6 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 3:10 PM | 1.75 in | About 9 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 3:20 PM | 2.5 in | About 8 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 3:23 PM | 1.0 in | About 22 miles from Abilene, TX |
| 3:25 PM | 1.75 in | About 28 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 3:29 PM | 1.0 in | About 23 miles from Abilene, TX |
| 3:37 PM | 0.75 in | About 34 miles from Abilene, TX |
| 3:41 PM | 0.25 in | About 30 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 3:41 PM | 0.25 in | About 30 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 3:43 PM | 0.25 in | About 31 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 3:48 PM | 1.0 in | About 56 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 3:48 PM | 0.88 in | About 12 miles from Tyler, TX |
| 3:48 PM | 1.0 in | About 55 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 3:49 PM | 0.25 in | About 31 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 3:50 PM | 1.0 in | About 33 miles from Abilene, TX |
| 4:00 PM | 1.0 in | About 17 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 4:02 PM | 1.0 in | About 45 miles from Abilene, TX |
| 4:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 51 miles from Waco, TX |
| 4:15 PM | 1.0 in | Near 31.70, -84.43, GA |
| 4:16 PM | 2.5 in | About 53 miles from Abilene, TX |
| 4:19 PM | 1.0 in | About 49 miles from Waco, TX |
| 4:26 PM | 1.0 in | About 19 miles from Orlando, FL |
| 4:30 PM | 3.0 in | Near 32.22, -98.69, TX |
| 4:32 PM | 2.5 in | Near 32.22, -98.67, TX |
| 4:40 PM | 1.75 in | About 17 miles from Tyler, TX |
| 4:45 PM | 1.75 in | About 22 miles from Tyler, TX |
| 4:45 PM | 1.25 in | About 10 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 4:48 PM | 1.25 in | About 22 miles from Tyler, TX |
| 4:50 PM | 2.0 in | About 23 miles from Tyler, TX |
| 4:50 PM | 1.0 in | About 25 miles from Tyler, TX |
| 4:50 PM | 1.75 in | About 21 miles from Waco, TX |
| 4:55 PM | 1.0 in | About 26 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 4:57 PM | 2.75 in | Near 32.23, -98.44, TX |
| 5:00 PM | 4.0 in | About 17 miles from Waco, TX |
| 5:00 PM | 1.75 in | About 25 miles from Longview, TX |
| 5:00 PM | 1.75 in | About 29 miles from Longview, TX |
| 5:00 PM | 1.0 in | About 25 miles from Longview, TX |
| 5:01 PM | 2.75 in | About 17 miles from Waco, TX |
| 5:05 PM | 2.75 in | About 25 miles from Longview, TX |
| 5:06 PM | 1.0 in | About 10 miles from Waco, TX |
| 5:10 PM | 2.75 in | Near 32.08, -98.33, TX |
| 5:16 PM | 1.0 in | Near 32.22, -98.21, TX |
| 5:18 PM | 2.75 in | Near 32.18, -98.20, TX |
| 5:20 PM | 2.0 in | About 29 miles from Gainesville, FL |
| 5:25 PM | 1.0 in | Near 31.51, -98.99, TX |
| 5:29 PM | 1.0 in | About 27 miles from Waco, TX |
| 5:29 PM | 4.25 in | Near 32.12, -98.54, TX |
| 5:34 PM | 1.0 in | About 5 miles from Waco, TX |
| 5:44 PM | 1.5 in | About 29 miles from Waco, TX |
| 5:47 PM | 4.25 in | About 4 miles from Waco, TX |
| 5:50 PM | 2.5 in | Near 32.10, -98.41, TX |
| 5:56 PM | 1.5 in | About 2 miles from Waco, TX |
| 6:06 PM | 1.75 in | About 4 miles from Waco, TX |
| 6:11 PM | 1.0 in | About 49 miles from Waco, TX |
| 6:12 PM | 4.5 in | About 4 miles from Waco, TX |
| 6:14 PM | 2.75 in | About 48 miles from Waco, TX |
| 6:15 PM | 1.0 in | About 9 miles from Ocala, FL |
| 6:20 PM | 1.5 in | About 46 miles from Shreveport, LA |
| 6:22 PM | 2.75 in | About 14 miles from Waco, TX |
| 6:27 PM | 1.0 in | About 52 miles from Shreveport, LA |
| 6:28 PM | 1.25 in | About 47 miles from Shreveport, LA |
| 6:30 PM | 1.25 in | Near 30.91, -99.25, TX |
| 6:30 PM | 1.75 in | In Ocala, FL |
| 6:30 PM | 1.75 in | About 2 miles from Ocala, FL |
| 6:35 PM | 1.25 in | In Ocala, FL |
| 6:44 PM | 1.5 in | About 22 miles from Waco, TX |
| 6:47 PM | 1.5 in | About 14 miles from Gainesville, FL |
| 6:48 PM | 1.75 in | About 49 miles from Shreveport, LA |
| 6:50 PM | 1.75 in | About 16 miles from Gainesville, FL |
| 6:50 PM | 3.0 in | About 8 miles from Ocala, FL |
| 6:50 PM | 1.75 in | About 16 miles from Gainesville, FL |
| 6:50 PM | 1.0 in | About 52 miles from Shreveport, LA |
| 6:55 PM | 2.75 in | About 52 miles from Shreveport, LA |
| 7:02 PM | 1.75 in | About 35 miles from Waco, TX |
| 7:05 PM | 1.0 in | About 51 miles from Shreveport, LA |
| 7:08 PM | 1.75 in | About 35 miles from Killeen, TX |
| 7:10 PM | 1.25 in | About 54 miles from Shreveport, LA |
| 7:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 48 miles from Shreveport, LA |
| 7:18 PM | 1.0 in | About 58 miles from Shreveport, LA |
| 7:20 PM | 1.5 in | About 54 miles from Shreveport, LA |
| 7:25 PM | 1.75 in | About 16 miles from Lakeland, FL |
| 7:30 PM | 1.0 in | About 19 miles from Lakeland, FL |
| 7:34 PM | 1.25 in | About 56 miles from Shreveport, LA |
| 7:43 PM | 1.75 in | About 21 miles from Austin, TX |
| 7:50 PM | 1.75 in | About 21 miles from Austin, TX |
| 7:50 PM | 1.5 in | About 18 miles from Austin, TX |
| 8:00 PM | 1.75 in | About 55 miles from Waco, TX |
| 8:15 PM | 1.0 in | About 28 miles from Lakeland, FL |
| 8:15 PM | 2.0 in | About 55 miles from College Station, TX |
| 8:47 PM | 1.75 in | About 4 miles from Temple, TX |
| 9:15 PM | 1.0 in | About 48 miles from College Station, TX |
| 9:55 PM | 1.0 in | About 39 miles from College Station, TX |
| 9:57 PM | 1.25 in | About 45 miles from College Station, TX |
| 10:01 PM | 1.5 in | About 27 miles from McKinney, TX |
| 10:06 PM | 1.75 in | Near 31.20, -95.14, TX |
| 10:22 PM | 2.75 in | Near 31.25, -95.08, TX |
| 10:29 PM | 1.75 in | Near 31.22, -94.98, TX |
| 10:35 PM | 1.75 in | Near 30.52, -99.01, TX |
| 10:43 PM | 1.0 in | About 13 miles from Georgetown, TX |
| 10:47 PM | 1.0 in | About 12 miles from Georgetown, TX |
| 10:48 PM | 0.88 in | Near 31.38, -94.87, TX |
| 11:13 PM | 0.88 in | About 56 miles from Conroe, TX |
| 11:25 PM | 1.0 in | Near 30.93, -94.60, TX |
| 11:30 PM | 0.88 in | About 53 miles from Conroe, TX |
| 11:35 PM | 1.25 in | Near 30.95, -94.61, TX |
| 3:20 AM | 1.0 in | About 6 miles from Beaumont, TX |
| 3:49 AM | 1.0 in | About 54 miles from Slidell, LA |
| 3:59 AM | 1.0 in | About 60 miles from Gulfport, MS |
| 4:36 AM | 1.0 in | Near 31.34, -89.47, MS |
| 4:50 AM | 1.0 in | About 34 miles from Gulfport, MS |
| 4:51 AM | 1.0 in | About 6 miles from Pasadena, TX |
| 5:12 AM | 1.0 in | About 26 miles from Gulfport, MS |
| 5:12 AM | 1.75 in | About 29 miles from Gulfport, MS |
| 5:33 AM | 1.0 in | About 25 miles from Gulfport, MS |
| 6:01 AM | 1.0 in | About 27 miles from Gulfport, MS |
| 6:12 AM | 1.0 in | About 35 miles from Gulfport, MS |
| 6:27 AM | 1.75 in | About 23 miles from Mobile, AL |
| 6:28 AM | 1.75 in | About 28 miles from Mobile, AL |
| 6:29 AM | 1.75 in | About 27 miles from Mobile, AL |
| 6:31 AM | 2.0 in | About 25 miles from Mobile, AL |
| 6:37 AM | 1.75 in | About 20 miles from Mobile, AL |
| 6:43 AM | 1.75 in | About 27 miles from Mobile, AL |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1:11 PM | 58 mph | About 26 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 1:16 PM | 58 mph | About 25 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 2:20 PM | 75 mph | About 12 miles from Palm Bay, FL |
| 2:45 PM | 63 mph | About 9 miles from Palm Bay, FL |
| 3:14 PM | 58 mph | About 8 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 3:20 PM | 58 mph | About 31 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 3:42 PM | 64 mph | About 26 miles from Palm Bay, FL |
| 4:07 PM | 60 mph | About 12 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL |
| 4:31 PM | 79 mph | About 10 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL |
| 4:35 PM | 75 mph | About 16 miles from Tyler, TX |
| 4:35 PM | 75 mph | About 20 miles from Tyler, TX |
| 4:39 PM | 90 mph | About 20 miles from Tyler, TX |
Show all 41 wind reportsShow fewer
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 4:45 PM | 60 mph | About 53 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 4:46 PM | 85 mph | About 12 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL |
| 4:56 PM | 60 mph | About 49 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 5:05 PM | 60 mph | About 47 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 5:34 PM | 58 mph | About 44 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 5:39 PM | 63 mph | About 4 miles from Waco, TX |
| 5:44 PM | 58 mph | About 42 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 5:45 PM | 70 mph | About 40 miles from Longview, TX |
| 5:50 PM | 75 mph | About 47 miles from Longview, TX |
| 6:04 PM | 96 mph | About 44 miles from Longview, TX |
| 6:25 PM | 58 mph | About 3 miles from Ocala, FL |
| 6:30 PM | 58 mph | About 5 miles from Ocala, FL |
| 6:30 PM | 58 mph | About 3 miles from Ocala, FL |
| 6:35 PM | 58 mph | About 6 miles from Ocala, FL |
| 7:34 PM | 63 mph | About 4 miles from Waco, TX |
| 8:00 PM | 49 mph | About 23 miles from Lakeland, FL |
| 9:29 PM | 66 mph | Near 31.31, -95.46, TX |
| 11:00 PM | 66 mph | About 40 miles from Conroe, TX |
| 11:05 PM | 75 mph | Near 31.28, -94.68, TX |
| 11:13 PM | 66 mph | About 56 miles from Conroe, TX |
| 11:20 PM | 66 mph | Near 31.01, -94.81, TX |
| 11:30 PM | 58 mph | Near 30.94, -94.59, TX |
| 11:30 PM | 66 mph | About 53 miles from Conroe, TX |
| 12:00 AM | 75 mph | Near 30.95, -94.25, TX |
| 12:03 AM | 58 mph | About 59 miles from Beaumont, TX |
| 12:05 AM | 58 mph | About 49 miles from Beaumont, TX |
| 12:39 AM | 76 mph | About 27 miles from Beaumont, TX |
| 4:37 AM | 60 mph | About 33 miles from Gulfport, MS |
| 5:12 AM | 60 mph | About 30 miles from Gulfport, MS |
By state
| State | Reports | Hail | Wind | Tornado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 96 | 75 | 19 | 2 |
| Florida | 39 | 27 | 12 | 0 |
| Georgia | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Alabama | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waco, TX | 4.5 in | 63 mph | 2 |
| Ocala, FL | 3.0 in | 58 mph | 0 |
| Savannah, GA | 2.5 in | 58 mph | 0 |
| Abilene, TX | 1.75 in | None | 0 |
| Palm Bay, FL | 1.75 in | 75 mph | 0 |
| Temple, TX | 1.75 in | None | 0 |
| Gainesville, FL | 1.5 in | None | 0 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1.25 in | None | 0 |
| Beaumont, TX | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Georgetown, TX | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| League City, TX | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Pasadena, TX | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Pearland, TX | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Tyler, TX | 0.88 in | None | 0 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | None | 85 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.