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U.S. Storm Day Summary

Apr 21, 2026 Hail and Storm Summary

Apr 21, 2026 | United States | 2026-04-21 national severe weather summary

Daily hail and wind summary for Apr 21, 2026, with timeline context, related archives, and linked detail pages.

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Impacted Places

Greenfield, WI2 WSW Saint Francis, WI3 W Saint Francis, WI4 SE Wind Lake, WI2 SE Elmwood Park, WI6 NE Firebaugh, CA3 NNE Orange Cove, CA4 NE Livingston, CA3 WSW Atwater, CA2 S Ruby Lake, NV11 ENE Clovis, CA

Hail Stats

Max Report
1.00 in
Reports
7
Severe Reports
7

Wind Stats

Max Gust
59 mph
Reports
4
Tornado Reports
1

Verified Event Log (5-Year Window)

DateHazardIntensityDistanceLocationSource
2026-04-21hail1.00 in-Greenfield, WINOAA SPC
2026-04-21hail1.00 in-2 WSW Saint Francis, WINOAA SPC
2026-04-21hail1.00 in-3 W Saint Francis, WINOAA SPC
2026-04-21hail1.00 in-4 SE Wind Lake, WINOAA SPC
2026-04-21hail1.00 in-2 SE Elmwood Park, WINOAA SPC
2026-04-21hail1.00 in-6 NE Firebaugh, CANOAA SPC
2026-04-21hail1.00 in-3 NNE Orange Cove, CANOAA SPC
2026-04-21tornadoTornado UNK-11 ENE Clovis, CANOAA SPC
2026-04-21wind59 mph-2 S Ruby Lake, NVNOAA SPC
2026-04-21windWind report-4 NE Livingston, CANOAA SPC
2026-04-21windWind report-3 WSW Atwater, CANOAA SPC

Observation with pictures. (MKX)

Milwaukee Airport Observer pictures. (MKX)

Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (MKX)

Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (MKX)

Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (MKX)

Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (HNX)

Hail around penny size to quarter size. Location approximate. (HNX)

Damage assessment team reported snapped and uprooted trees consistent with EF1 damage from tornado around 5:24PM PDT. (HNX)

Report Highlights

  • 7 hail reports were logged nationwide on April 21, 2026.
  • The largest hail report reached 1.00 in.
  • 4 wind/tornado reports were logged nationwide on April 21, 2026.
  • 1 tornado reports were included in this day summary.

Data & Methodology

Noaa Spc
11
  • Derived from NOAA SPC daily severe weather reports.

Explore More Reports

Timeline

  1. 2026-04-21T23:00:00Z

    Wind Wind report

    Merced County OES reported property damage to a farm and house. (HNX)

  2. 2026-04-21T22:55:00Z

    Wind Wind report

    Reports of many trees down and broken branches near Ballico and Cressey along Merced River bottom. Also some damage to vehicles due to the downed trees. (HNX)

  3. 2026-04-21T22:36:00Z

    Hail 1.00 in

    Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (HNX)

  4. 2026-04-21T18:19:00Z

    Hail 1.00 in

    Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (MKX)

  5. 2026-04-21T17:56:00Z

    Hail 1.00 in

    Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (MKX)

  6. 2026-04-21T17:26:00Z

    Hail 1.00 in

    Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (MKX)

  7. 2026-04-21T17:24:00Z

    Hail 1.00 in

    Milwaukee Airport Observer pictures. (MKX)

  8. 2026-04-21T17:21:00Z

    Hail 1.00 in

    Observation with pictures. (MKX)

  9. 2026-04-21T05:32:00Z

    Wind 59 mph

    Mesonet station RLKN2 Ruby Lake RAWS. (LKN)

  10. 2026-04-21T01:38:00Z

    Tornado Tornado UNK

    Damage assessment team reported snapped and uprooted trees consistent with EF1 damage from tornado around 5:24PM PDT. (HNX)

  11. 2026-04-21T00:35:00Z

    Hail 1.00 in

    Hail around penny size to quarter size. Location approximate. (HNX)