Storm reports — Friday, April 21, 2023

The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 4 tornado reports, 25 hail reports and 20 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on Apr 21, 2023 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in TX, NC, AL.

4tornado reports
25hail reports · largest 2.75″
20wind reports · peak 79 mph

Reports by state

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Tornado reports

UTCRatingPlaceCountyStateRemarks
13:38—2 Ene Deerfield BeachAmz650FLVARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE BROADCAST MEDIA SENT IN VIDEO FOOTAGE OF A WATERSPOUT BRIEFLY MOVING ONSHORE JUST SOUTH OF THE BOCA INLET (OCEAN TOWERS). SEVERAL UMBRELLAS AND C (MFL)
16:45—3 Ne HallandaleBrowardFLBROADCAST MEDIA AERIAL COVERAGE OF LANDFALLING WATERSPOUT ON HOLLYWOOD BEACH... JUST EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF HAYES STREET AND N SURF ROAD. VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWED A CI (MFL)
00:34—4 Nw BankstonFayetteALNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONDUCTED A STORM SURVEY IN CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTY AND DETERMINED THE DAMAGE WAS DUE TO A SMALL EF0 TORNADO. THE DAMAGE PATH BEG (BMX)
00:35—4 Nw BankstonFayetteALEMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS A FEW TREES AND LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON CR 77 AND PINEY GROVE RD. DEBRIS SIGNATURE NOTED ON RADAR. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (BMX)

Hail reports

UTCSizePlaceCountyStateRemarks
20:071.00″South CharlestonClarkOHMPING REPORT (ILN)
20:351.00″7 W La GloriaStarrTXSTORM CHASER REPORTED HAIL WEST OF LA GLORIA. (BRO)
20:351.00″Plain CityUnionOH(ILN)
20:481.00″5 Wnw PowellDelawareOH(ILN)
21:001.50″2 S MccookHidalgoTX(BRO)
21:122.00″3 N Puerta Blanca ColonHidalgoTX(BRO)
21:151.25″N La FeriaCameronTXMULTIPLE REPORTS OF ESTIMATED HAIL SIZE ONE-HALF TO 1.25 INCHES (BRO)
21:151.00″1 N La FeriaCameronTXHAM REPORTED NICKEL TO ONE INCH SIZED HAIL. (BRO)
21:151.50″5 S MccookHidalgoTXFARMER REPORTED CORN CROP DAMAGE (CORN TASSLES TORN COMPLETELY OFF) (BRO)
21:152.00″2 Sw MccookHidalgoTXOBSERVER REPORTED HAIL LARGER THAN GOLF BALLS (BRO)
21:191.00″Santa RosaCameronTX(BRO)
21:251.00″AltonHidalgoTX(BRO)
21:252.00″SebastianWillacyTXMULTIPLE REPORTS OF HAIL ONE-HALF TO 2 INCHES. (BRO)
21:301.00″5 Wsw HarlingenCameronTX(BRO)
21:301.75″MissionHidalgoTX(BRO)
21:301.75″PenitasHidalgoTX(BRO)
21:351.25″3 Wnw McallenHidalgoTXMCALLEN EMC REPORTED HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL (BRO)
21:401.25″McallenHidalgoTXMULTIPLE REPORTS OF HAIL IN MCALLEN FROM HALF INCH TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE. (BRO)
21:452.50″MissionHidalgoTXMULTIPLE REPORTS HAIL SIZE RANGING FROM QUARTER TO TENNISBALL. (BRO)
21:472.75″PenitasHidalgoTXMULTIPLE REPORTS OF GOLFBALL TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL (BRO)
21:511.25″DonnaHidalgoTX(BRO)
22:001.50″PalmviewHidalgoTX(BRO)
22:531.00″4 W Willow CityGillespieTXQUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (EWX)
23:321.00″ClearyRankinMSQUARTER SIZE HAIL IN CLEARY REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. (JAN)
00:531.00″3 Ese Moores MillMadisonALHAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZED WAS REPORTED ON RIVER WALK TRAIL OFF WINCHESTER ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (HUN)

Wind reports

UTCGustPlaceCountyStateRemarks
13:5279 mph74 S Pecan IslandGmz472LAPLATFORM IN VERMILION BLOCK 245. (LCH)
21:4062 mphMcallenHidalgoTXMCALLEN MILLER AIRPORT ASOS PEAK WIND GUST (BRO)
21:45damage2 S McallenHidalgoTXWAREHOUSE GARAGE DOOR BLOWN IN BY THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST. (BRO)
21:45damage2 W McallenHidalgoTXTREE LIMBS KNOCKED DOWN NEAR WARE RD IN MCALLEN (BRO)
21:52damageLoudonvilleAshlandOHTREE DOWN ON POWER LINES AT N WATER & W CAMPBELL IN LOUDONVILLE. (CLE)
22:40damage7 Ssw WaterlooColbertALA TREE WAS KNOCKED DOWN AT 4090 RIVERTON ROSE TRAIL ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (HUN)
22:40damage5 S WaterlooColbertALA TREE WAS KNOCKED DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF BUCHANON PENINSULA ROAD AND RIVERTON ROSE TRAIL ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (HUN)
23:13damage2 Ne ColumbusLowndesMSA LARGE UPROOTED TREE KNOCKED DOWN A POWERLINE IN COLUMBUS. REPORTED BY BROADCAST MEDIA VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. (JAN)
23:30damageFlorenceRankinMSPICTURES AND VIDEO OF A TREE UPROOTED AND FALLING ON A CAR... WITH ONE DRIVER TRAPPED. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. (JAN)
23:30damage1 W FlorenceRankinMSLARGE OAK TREE LIMB... SEVERAL FEET IN DIAMETER... SNAPPED. GREENHOUSE DESTROYED. REPORT AND PICTURES RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. (JAN)
23:36damageFlorenceRankinMSCOUPLE OF TREES DOWN IN FLORENCE. (JAN)
02:02damage2 E West PointCullmanALTREE DOWN AND TRAMPOLINE MOVED ALONG CULLMAN CR 1193; REPORT RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. (HUN)
10:52damage2 S LincolntonLincolnNCTREE REPORTED DOWN ON SOUTHSIDE CHURCH RD. (GSP)
10:55damage5 Se LincolntonLincolnNCTREE DOWN ON PHILADELPHIA CHURCH RD. (GSP)
11:26damage5 Sse TroutmanIredellNCCORRECTS/REPLACES ORIGINAL REPORT FROM PRESTON RD IN MOORESVILLE. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS REPORTED... BUT WHEN FIRST RESPONDERS ARRIVED... THE DAMAGE WAS MINOR ENOUGH THA (GSP)
11:32damage3 Ssw MooresvilleIredellNCTREES DOWN ON NEWBURY DRIVE. (GSP)
11:32damageMooresvilleIredellNCSTRUCTURAL COLLAPSE ON 251 PRESTON RD IN MOORESVILLE. (GSP)
11:37damage3 Ese MooresvilleIredellNCREPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN AND/OR POWER POLES BROKEN. (GSP)
11:40damage3 E MooresvilleIredellNCLARGE TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN. (GSP)
11:50damage2 Se DobsonSurryNCTHUNDERSTORM WINDS BLEW DOWN SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLEW DOWN SEVERAL TREES ALONG THE 800 BLOCK OF ROCKFORD ROAD. (RNK)

Original file: SPC report page for this day. Times are UTC; the storm day starts at 12:00 UTC (7 AM CDT).

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