Thunderstorm Wind Reports

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Time Magnitude State County Location Narrative
19:50Z 61 AR Conway Oppelo Two irrigation pivots were overturned between Oppelo and the Arkansas River.
20:05Z 52 AR Conway Lewisburg Signs and barrels were blown over near the intersection of Arkansas Highways 9 and 113.
21:50Z 52 AR Independence Cord A home was damaged and a barn was destroyed.
22:40Z 52 AR Independence Cord A tree was blown down on Arkansas Highway 25.
22:40Z 56 AR Independence Newark A mobile home was destroyed when a large oak tree fell on it. An equipment shed was destroyed, causing damage to the farm equipment stored inside it.
22:55Z 74 AR Lawrence Strawberry Straight line winds completely destroyed a shop building, a tractor barn and damaged wooden high voltage transmission poles and lines along County Road 410 near College City. In addition, large trees were toppled at Williams Baptist College. Winds were measured in College City at 67 mph. A tree was knocked down on Highway 25 between Strawberry and Saffell as well. In Alicia, large wooden high voltage transmission poles and lines were damaged. Scattered damage to trees, small sheds, and outbuildings occurred along Highway 230, Highway 91 and Highway 228 between Alicia and Sedewick. Sheet metal from the Morgan Portable Building plant was blown onto the Walnut Ridge Regional Airport grounds. A few signs at the airport were damaged as well. A home on County Road 723 received major damage as the garage and sunroom were destroyed and part of the roof was blown off. The school district in Hoxie reported damage to an awning at the elementary school and to the roof of a dug out and ticket booth at the athletic fields. Several sections of fence and a few signs were damaged on campus as well.
23:00Z 52 AR Jackson Swifton A hay barn was blown down.
23:12Z 58 MO Hickory Cross Timbers A large tree was reported down in town.
23:29Z 50 AR Craighead Herndon Straight line winds blew a 40 ft. section of a fence down at Lake Frierson State Park. In addition, a park vehicle was also damaged with a few shingles blown off of a pavilion.
00:15Z 52 AR Pike Murfreesboro A few trees were blown down around Murfreesboro.
00:25Z 52 AR Hempstead De Ann A massive oak tree in a church yard fell across Hempstead County Road 228. The tree was nearly 80 feet tall.
01:35Z 53 AR Lafayette Stamps A huge oak tree fell across a residents driveway crushing a truck and rested beside the house.
02:00Z 50 MS Chickasaw Okolona Straight line winds knocked down several trees in Okolona.
02:04Z 50 NE Saunders Yutan Emergency management estimated thunderstorm wind gusts reached around 60 mph southwest of Yutan.
02:35Z 52 KS Butler Smileyburg Some trees were downed.
02:39Z 52 KS Cowley Burden Some tree limbs were downed.
02:40Z 52 IA Des Moines Burlington An isolated thunderstorm knocked down a tree onto an Alliant Energy transmission line connecting to a $3.2 million substation at the intersection of Fourth and Fifth Streets in Burlington, IA during the evening of April 23. Power was out to most of the downtown area until the early morning hours of April 24. Time estimated.
03:10Z 53 TX Marion Kelleyville Trees were downed along Hwy. 726 just east of Lake O The Pines.
04:25Z 52 TX Lampasas Kempner Sixty MPH winds were estimated in Kempner.
04:26Z 52 TX Coryell Copperas Cove A 60 MPH wind gust was measured in Copperas Cove. A local newspaper reported some property damage was reported in Copperas Cove, but no other information was given.
04:29Z 58 TX Coryell Copperas Cove A 67 MPH wind gust was measured just east of Copperas Cove.
04:30Z 56 TX Coryell Ater The local newspaper reported a few trees were down in Ater and were blocking roads.
04:35Z 56 TX Coryell Gatesville The local newspaper reported some trees down in Gatesville, but no other property damage was reported.
04:40Z 54 TX Bell (grk)gray Aaf Ft Hoo A 62 MPH wind gust was measured at Fort Hood.
05:00Z 56 TX Coryell Oglesby The local newspaper reported a few trees were down in Oglesby and were blocking roads.
05:00Z 56 TX Coryell The Grove The local newspaper reported a few trees were down in The Grove area and were blocking roads.
05:08Z 53 TX Mclennan Mcgregor Tree limbs from 12-14 diameter trees were knocked down in McGregor.
05:10Z 50 TX Uvalde Sabinal A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 50 kts which broke numerous 5-6 inch diameter tree limbs on the east side of town.
05:10Z 63 TX Bell Temple A 72 MPH wind gust was measured just north of Temple.
05:15Z 56 TX Mclennan China Spg The COOP Observer in China Spring estimated 65 MPH winds. Also in China Spring, a retired NWS meteorologist reported a 14 diameter tree was knocked down and several 4-6 dead tree limbs were knocked down.
05:20Z 57 TX Mclennan Waco Madison Cooper The automated weather station at Waco Regional Airport (KACT) measured a 66 MPH wind gust.
05:20Z 48 TX Mclennan East Waco A 55 MPH wind gust was estimated at the Baylor Discovery Center on University Parks Drive.
05:23Z 63 TX Mclennan Woodway A 73 MPH wind gust was estimated at HWY 6 and Imperial Drive.
05:30Z 56 TX Mclennan Ross Tree damage and minor building damage was reported in and around Ross, Tours, Leory, and Elm Mott. Power outages were also reported.
05:30Z 56 TX Mclennan West At a residence near West, high winds knocked a temporary building on its side. Tree damage and other minor building damage was also reported. Power outages were also reported in town.
05:35Z 65 TX Mclennan Axtell Trees were uprooted and a refrigerator was blown off a back porch along HWY 84 near Axtell.
05:40Z 61 TX Hill Penelope Numerous trees and power poles were reported down in the southeast corner of Hill County from Penelope to Hubbard. Several trees were also reported down along 171 south of Hubbard. Some of the downed trees blocked county roads. In Hubbard, a large glass window at a business was blown out, a few tree limbs fell on cars causing damage, and some sheet metal was wrapped around a utility pole.
05:42Z 61 TX Hill Mt Calm Trees and power lines were down in the Mount Calm area.
05:45Z 61 TX Limestone Billington Siding and roof damage was reported to a building along CR 120.
05:59Z 65 TX Limestone Coolidge The roofs were damaged on two unoccupied mobile homes north of Coolidge. Other visible damage was sustained to the two mobile homes.
06:05Z 65 TX Navarro Dawson Numerous large trees were blown down from thunderstorm winds in a large swath starting from near Dawson and ending near Kerens. Some of these trees blocked roads or fell on cars and other structures.
06:15Z 74 TX Navarro Corsicana Thunderstorm winds lifted part of the roof off the Stonebriar Apartment complex in southwest Corsicana. The Altera Sterling House next door also sustained significant roof damage.
06:15Z 74 TX Navarro Corsicana Brookshire Grocery store in Corsicana lost approximately 30 percent of its roof and had some trusses bent due to thunderstorm wind damage.
06:19Z 76 TX Navarro Corsicana Muni Arpt The Corsicana ASOS measured an 87 mph wind gust.
06:35Z 75 TX Henderson Cedar Creek Res Nort The roof of a business in a strip mall in Gun Barrel City collapsed due to thunderstorm winds. Significant sign damage was also reported in the city and large trees were uprooted. In Loon Bay, a boat dock was lifted out of the water and smashed into the porch of a resident. The neighboring house sustained extensive damage to its second story and the wind also moved the back wall.
06:35Z 70 TX Henderson Cedar Creek Res Sout In Key Ranch Estates, several homes were left uninhabitable after large trees were blown onto them from thunderstorm winds.
06:35Z 70 TX Henderson Cedar Creek Res Sout A large boathouse had half of its roof blown off by thunderstorm winds in the Pinnacle Club Subdivision. Hundreds of trees were also reported to be down in the subdivision and some of the fallen trees damaged homes.
06:35Z 61 TX Henderson Malakoff In Star Harbor, minor roof damage was reported and large tree limbs were blown down from thunderstorm winds.
06:38Z 68 TX Henderson Malakoff A member of broadcast media measured a wind gust of 78 mph in Malakoff. The local newspaper reported two light poles were knocked down at the football field. A tin roof of a building was peeled back, and the sign at a church was blown out. Several trees were also knocked over and some trees fell on homes.
06:42Z 78 TX Kaufman Mabank Several buildings in Mabank sustained significant damage due to thunderstorm winds. The fire marshall estimated that 14-15 commercial buildings were damaged. Terry's Furniture Store, Mid-Cities Storage, and Groom & Sons Hardware all sustained significant damage. Part of the second story collapsed at the furniture store, at least one storage building was blown over at the storage center, and the roof of the hardware store was partially lost. Blown off shingles were common at residential homes.
06:45Z 75 TX Van Zandt Phalba The Emergency Manager reported a long track of thunderstorm wind damage extending from just northeast of Mabank to Grand Saline. Most of the damage resulted from numerous large trees being blown onto area roadways while some trees were reported to have fallen onto homes and vehicles.
06:50Z 70 TX Van Zandt Big Rock Many trees were knocked down at Purtis Creek State Park, and the clean up took about a week to complete.
07:04Z 61 TX Van Zandt Van Trained spotters reported numerous trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds approximately 2 miles west of Van.
07:12Z 70 TX Van Zandt Van The large Love's Travel Center sign was knocked down in very strong thunderstorm winds. The sign fell on a part of the gas pump awning, damaging the awning and causing minor damage to a few of the gas pumps. Also in Van, large trees were uprooted, a few trees fell on the roofs of homes, and light poles and power lines were also down.
07:15Z 54 TX Smith Garden Vly Trees and powerlines were downed in Hideaway Lake community.
07:15Z 61 TX Rains Emory Several trees were reported down on several county roads near Emory.
07:20Z 55 TX Smith Tyler Trees and powerlines were downed along Hwy. 110 just northwest of Tyler, Texas.
07:20Z 56 TX Smith Eads A home northwest of Tyler, Texas sustained minor wind damage on FM. 724.
07:22Z 61 TX Anderson Frankston Large trees were reported blown down by thunderstorm winds near Frankston.
07:30Z 52 TX Hopkins Arbala A county commissioner reported approximately 50 trees were over roads in the Precinct 2 area. Most of these trees were broken off at 30 to 40 feet up the tree trunk. It took two days to clean up the tree debris.
07:30Z 55 TX Smith Tyler Several trees and powerlines were downed in Tyler, Texas. Trees and powerlines were also downed just north of town on FM. 14.
07:44Z 52 MO Daviess Altamont Thunderstorm winds estimated up to 60 mph, blew a vehicle off of I-35.
07:45Z 56 TX Franklin Mt Vernon Numerous trees and powerlines were downed in the southern portion of the county.
07:52Z 67 TX Franklin Mt Vernon Wind measured at local media's weather net site near Mount Vernon, Texas.
08:00Z 52 TX Camp Pittsburg Trees were downed resulting in power outages in Pittsburg, Texas. One tree fell on top of the First Presbyterian Church. The damage to the church was minimal.
08:00Z 52 TX Upshur Gilmer Trees were downed at FM 154 and FM 555 just east of Gilmer, Texas.
08:05Z 54 TX Upshur Grice A tree was downed at FM 852 and Ocelot Road.
08:20Z 54 TX Red River Rosalie Two trees were downed east of Bogata, Texas.
11:40Z 52 AR Chicot Dermott An estimated 60 mph wind gust was reported at Dermott.
11:41Z 52 MS Lamar Sumrall An estimated 60 mph wind gust was reported at Sumrall.
11:44Z 61 AR White Kensett Four houses sustained roof damage. A porch/carport was blown off one of the houses.Trees were blown down.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).