Storm reports — Friday, April 3, 2026

The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 7 tornado reports, 34 hail reports and 41 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on Apr 3, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in OK, IL, TX.

7tornado reports
34hail reports · largest 2.75″
41wind reports · peak 86 mph

Reports by state

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Tornado reports

UTCRatingPlaceCountyStateRemarks
23:02—3 Sw HopedaleTazewellILtornado touched down then lifted... rotating wall cloud shortly after. (ILX)
23:03—4 Sw HopedaleTazewellIL(ILX)
02:02—6 W Valley BrookOklahomaOKDelayed report. A tornado developed just east of Will Rogers International Airport and moved southeast across adjacent neighborhoods. The most significant damage occurr (OUN)
02:41—1 W DalePottawatomieOKDelayed report. A tornado damaged trees and powerlines. Time estimated by radar. (OUN)
02:56—3 Wsw AydelottePottawatomieOKDelayed report. A tornado produced mainly sporadic tree damage along a southeast path. The most significant damage occurred near Oklahoma Highway 18 and Westech Road... (OUN)
03:07—5 Wnw LittleSeminoleOKCorrects previous tornado report from 5 WNW Little. A tornado damaged trees and powerlines. Time estimated by radar. (OUN)
03:09—5 Wnw LittleSeminoleOKTornado debris signature on KTLX radar. (OUN)

Hail reports

UTCSizePlaceCountyStateRemarks
20:001.00″2 Wsw Spence AirportColquittGAreport of quarter size hail from the Moultrie area. (TAE)
20:011.00″3 W AndoverSedgwickKSReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (ICT)
20:021.00″3 Ne ShubertNemahaNEPublic report of hail estimated up to quarter sized. (OAX)
20:111.00″1 Nne AndoverButlerKS(ICT)
20:321.00″Mountain ViewKiowaOK(OUN)
20:351.75″FairfaxAtchisonMOReport of golf ball sized hail. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)
20:421.00″3 S TarkioAtchisonMOReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (EAX)
20:421.00″TarkioAtchisonMOReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (EAX)
20:482.00″Mountain ViewKiowaOKReport from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.). (OUN)
21:101.00″2 N ClearmontNodawayMOReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (EAX)
21:131.00″8 E Pine VillageWarrenINTime estimated from radar. (IND)
22:001.75″BedfordTaylorIARelayed from media. Time estimated from radar. (DMX)
22:021.50″BedfordTaylorIALargest hail to ping pong ball. (DMX)
22:211.00″ManitoMasonIL(ILX)
22:232.00″Forest CityMasonIL(ILX)
22:541.00″2 Nne CamdenOuachitaARQuarter-sized hail reported in the city of Camden via the 911 call center. (LZK)
23:171.00″3 Sse TremontTazewellIL(ILX)
23:322.00″4 E HavanaMasonIL(ILX)
23:381.00″4 Ne HobartKiowaOK(OUN)
23:511.25″3 W AltusJacksonOK(OUN)
23:551.00″Forest CityMasonIL(ILX)
00:032.00″1 E GoteboKiowaOK(OUN)
00:051.75″Mountain ViewKiowaOK(OUN)
00:061.50″2 E GoteboKiowaOK(OUN)
00:132.75″Mountain ViewKiowaOK(OUN)
00:162.00″2 E GoteboKiowaOK(OUN)
00:181.00″DanversMcleanIL(ILX)
01:561.00″1 Se Lake GenevaWalworthWI(MKX)
02:551.00″MarionMarionOH(CLE)
02:571.00″1 E MarionMarionOH(CLE)
03:551.00″LittlefieldLambTXPlenty of hail with stones up to about quarter size. Time estimated from radar. (LUB)
04:001.25″5 E EdmonsonHaleTXPhoto shows several hailstones a bit bigger than quarter size. Location estimated from radar. (LUB)
04:101.00″7 Nw ChildressChildressTX(LUB)
04:391.00″Redings MillNewtonMOQuarter sized hail reported at Redings Mill fire department. (SGF)

Wind reports

UTCGustPlaceCountyStateRemarks
19:50damage3 Ssw Spence AirportColquittGATree across entire roadway at Old Berlin Road and Horseshoe Drive. (TAE)
19:51damage3 Nne AutreyvilleColquittGAA fertilizer tank was blown over. (TAE)
21:16damage1 Se HardingTiftGATree down near Jacob Hall Road and Chula Brookfield Road. (TAE)
21:20damage3 Ene ChulaTiftGAA tree was blown down in a yard along Chula Brookfield Road going towards Chula. (TAE)
22:59damage1 Nnw WarnerOuachitaARMultiple trees reported down on Arkansas Highway 7 in the Harmony Grove area. (LZK)
23:32damage4 E HavanaMasonILTwo large trees were blown over. (ILX)
23:33damage1 Sse TopekaMasonILPowerlines down in the Topeka area. (ILX)
23:45damage2 Sw Forest CityMasonILpowerlines down on Manito blacktop road. (ILX)
01:48damageDeer CreekTazewellILPart of a garage lost its roof. (ILX)
02:0363 mph7 Wsw Valley BrookOklahomaOK(OUN)
02:05damage5 Wsw MooreClevelandOKDelayed report. Social media image showing a large tree snapped in half. Time estimated by radar. (OUN)
02:05damage3 W MooreClevelandOKDowned trees. (OUN)
02:07damage4 Sw Oklahoma CityOklahomaOKDowned powerlines. (OUN)
02:08damage2 Ssw MooreClevelandOKDelayed report. Social media image of a large tree limb blown down. Time estimated by radar. (OUN)
02:12damage2 Ssw Nichols HillsOklahomaOKDowned powerlines. (OUN)
02:15damage2 Ene Valley BrookOklahomaOKDowned powerlines. (OUN)
02:15damage2 S Del CityOklahomaOKDowned powerlines. (OUN)
02:20damage1 Nw NormanClevelandOKDelayed report. Social media image of a tree uprooted. Location is approximate and time is estimated by radar. (OUN)
02:23damage2 E NormanClevelandOKDelayed report. Trees blown down. Time estimated by radar. (OUN)
02:2580 mph3 Sw Tinker Air Force BClevelandOK(OUN)
02:25damage2 Wsw Tinker Air ForceOklahomaOKDamaged powerlines. (OUN)
02:27damage1 Ne Midwest CityOklahomaOKDelayed report. Social media report of trees down near Reno Avenue and Woodside Drive. Time estimated by radar. (OUN)
02:43damage3 S HarrahOklahomaOKDelayed report. Social media report of a tree blown down along South Harrah Road. Time estimated by radar. (OUN)
02:5075 mph4 Nw ShawneePottawatomieOKEstimated 70 to 75 mph winds. (OUN)
03:0062 mph3 Nnw ShawneePottawatomieOK(OUN)
03:1281 mph3 N LittleSeminoleOK(OUN)
03:5464 mph3 Wsw AikenHaleTXSevere gust associated with outflow from approaching storm. Additional gust to 59 mph measured at 1056 PM. (LUB)
04:25damage1 Wsw PlainviewHaleTXPortions of roof blown off a gas station in Plainview. Time estimated from radar. (LUB)
04:4086 mph3 Wnw GoodlettHardemanTX(OUN)
04:50damageQuanahHardemanTXCorrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Quanah. Shared images of a center irrigation pivot overturned and 30x30 metal carport blown into the street in Quanah. (OUN)
06:06damage1 Ssw SallisawSequoyahOKStrong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. (TSA)
06:21damage1 S MuldrowSequoyahOKStrong thunderstorm wind uprooted a tree... snapped large tree limbs... and damaged the roof of a home in a broad area from south of Muldrow to Shady Grove. (TSA)
06:24damage1 Nne MuldrowSequoyahOKStrong thunderstorm wind damaged an outbuilding. (TSA)
06:28damage2 S RolandSequoyahOKStrong thunderstorm wind uprooted a tree. (TSA)
06:43damage3 W Van BurenSebastianARStrong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree on Riverfront Drive near Williams Lane. (TSA)
06:44damage2 Nw Van BurenCrawfordARLarge portion of a tree down and up against a house on Sylvan Hills Road. Time approximated from radar data. (TSA)
06:46damage3 Ssw Figure FiveCrawfordARPicture sent in from broadcast media of tree blocking road near Moss Rd and Richmond Rd. Time approximated from radar data. (TSA)
06:48damage3 N Van BurenCrawfordARStrong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. (TSA)
07:05damageRudyCrawfordARTree down north of Rudy reported by emergency manager. Time approximated based on radar data. (TSA)
07:2658 mph1 Nne Sheppard AfbWichitaTX(OUN)
08:15damageNoconaMontagueTXA few trees...power lines...and power poles blown down in Nocona. (FWD)

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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