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Storm reports for April 28, 2026

NOAA recorded 262 hail reports, 136 wind reports and 15 tornado reports in 10 states on April 28, 2026.

in 10 states
413
Storm reports
5 SE Bois d'Arc, Greene County, MO
4.75 in
Largest hail
2 NW Lake Village, Chicot County, AR
77 mph
Highest gust
15
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

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 tornado path
  • Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, preliminary storm reports. NOAA revises recent reports for several weeks. Report day: 12:00 UTC on April 28, 2026 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.

What happened

On the morning of April 28, one storm dropped hail for over two hours across southwest Missouri. In Greene County, its swath 1 to 3 miles wide ran from Republic across northwest Springfield to Fair Grove, with hail up to 4.75 inches that damaged homes, businesses and vehicles. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $314.9 million in property damage there.1 At least two dozen people outdoors were hurt by the hail.1 The database lists $118 million in damage in Lawrence County, where hail up to softball size fell from Aurora to Marionville, $94.5 million in Barry County and $76.5 million in Laclede County.2,3,4

At about 4 p.m. CST, an EF3 tornado moved through the Country Club Estates area of Mineral Wells, Texas, and into Parker County, injuring five people. Winds of 120 to 145 mph collapsed several World War II era warehouses in the Fort Wolters historical area, and homes in Holiday Hills Estates had significant roof and window damage.5,6 In Johnson County, Texas, hail up to 4.5 inches fell between Cresson and Godley, and 3-inch hail broke windows on homes near Godley.7,8

In the afternoon, a macroburst with winds up to 100 mph crossed southeastern Ripley County, Missouri, from southeast of Doniphan toward Naylor, damaging several structures, carports and outbuildings.9 An EF2 tornado tracked about 20.6 miles across southern Atoka County, Oklahoma, destroying a mobile home and damaging roofs, with $1 million in damage listed.10

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1332104, hail, Greene County, Missouri
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1332099, hail, Lawrence County, Missouri
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1332098, hail, Barry County, Missouri
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1332107, hail, Laclede County, Missouri
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1331970, tornado, Palo Pinto County, Texas
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1331974, tornado, Parker County, Texas
  7. 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1326330, hail, Johnson County, Texas
  8. 8. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1326323, hail, Johnson County, Texas
  9. 9. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1350119, thunderstorm wind, Ripley County, Missouri
  10. 10. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1329808, tornado, Atoka County, Oklahoma

Reports by hour

Hail262, most at 11 AM

Wind136, most at 4 PM

Tornado15, most at 7 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
2:49 PMNot ratedVashti, Clay County, TXNot surveyed
2:56 PMNot rated7 WSW Bowie, Montague County, TXNot surveyed
3:37 PMNot rated2 S White Church, Howell County, MONot surveyed
5:00 PMNot rated1 SSE Apple, Choctaw County, OKNot surveyed
5:05 PMNot rated1 N Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, TXNot surveyed
5:21 PMNot rated2 NNW Pollard, Clay County, ARNot surveyed
6:17 PMNot rated8 NW Godley, Johnson County, TXNot surveyed
6:50 PMNot rated3 WSW Cleburne, Johnson County, TXNot surveyed
7:10 PMNot rated1 NNE Rio Vista, Johnson County, TXNot surveyed
7:50 PMNot ratedKeevil, Monroe County, ARNot surveyed
7:51 PMNot rated1 NNE Keevil, Monroe County, ARNot surveyed
7:52 PMNot rated3 SE Hopewell, Cleburne County, ARNot surveyed
8:37 PMNot rated5 SSW Fountain Hill, Ashley County, ARNot surveyed
8:52 PMNot rated6 NE Tonnieville, Hardin County, KYNot surveyed
10:08 PMNot rated3 NNW Wayside, Washington County, MSNot surveyed

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Missouri12292291
Texas9678126
Mississippi5522321
Arkansas5228195
Oklahoma4833141
Alabama204160
Tennessee130130
Kansas4400
Louisiana2110
Kentucky1001

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Springfield, MO4.75 inNone0
Fayetteville, AR3.0 inNone0
Waco, TX2.75 in72 mph0
Wichita Falls, TX1.75 inNone0
Carrollton, TX1.25 inNone0
Fort Worth, TX1.25 inNone0
Irving, TX1.25 inNone0
Lewisville, TX1.25 inNone0
Tulsa, OK1.25 inNone0
Norman, OK1.0 inNone0
Birmingham, ALNoneNone0
Little Rock, ARNoneNone0
Memphis, TNNoneNone0

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