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April 17, 2026
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April 17, 2026
508
Total storm reports
Hail · Wind · Tornado
3.25″
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Matched reports
508
Hail reports
158
Wind reports
258
Tornado reports
92
Largest hail
3.25"
This month
2898
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April 17, 2026 storm activity
| Time | Event | Impact | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:47 PM | wind | Wind reported | 1 S Maysville, MO DeKalb County | Delayed social media report. Downed trees and limbs south of Maysville. Time estimated from radar. (EAX) |
| 4:47 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | Potter, KS Atchison County | (EAX) |
| 4:45 PM | wind | Wind reported | Lena, IL Stephenson County | Photos show structural damage to houses. Relayed via social media. Tornado possible. (DVN) |
| 4:44 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | Trenton, MO Grundy County | (EAX) |
| 4:41 PM | hail | 1.75" hail | Derby, KS Sedgwick County | Golf ball sized hail sent via mPING. (ICT) |
| 4:40 PM | wind | Wind reported | 2 WSW Harvester, MO St. Charles County | Tree on Powerline. (LSX) |
| 4:40 PM | wind | Wind reported | 4 WNW Paynesville, MO Pike County | Damage to siding and roof or single family home. Large tree split in half - center shows rot and half of tree is leafless. (LSX) |
| 4:39 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | 2 W Harvester, MO St. Charles County | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LSX) |
| 4:39 PM | wind | Wind reported | 5 SE Country Club Villa, MO Buchanan County | Downed wires near Route 6. Time estimated from radar. (EAX) |
| 4:37 PM | wind | Wind reported | Winfield, MO Lincoln County | Report of a 5 inch diameter tree limb snapped. (LSX) |
| 4:36 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | 2 E Hiawatha, IA Linn County | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (DVN) |
| 4:35 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | 3 WNW Chesterfield, MO St. Louis County | (LSX) |
| 4:35 PM | wind | Wind reported | Hayward, WI Sawyer County | Hayward Laundry on Dakota Ave had its roof torn off by the wind. No injuries reported. (DLH) |
| 4:33 PM | hail | 1.75" hail | 4 NE Cainsville, MO Mercer County | Civilian sent photo of quarter to golf ball size hail from rural Mercer County northeast of Cainsville. Time estimated from radar. (EAX) |
| 4:32 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | 2 N Faucett, MO Buchanan County | Social media report. Time estimated from radar. (EAX) |
| 4:32 PM | tornado | Tornado report | 3 NNE Kent, IL Stephenson County | A high-end EF2... possible multi-vortex... tornado with estimated peak winds around 130 mph started along Highway 20... SW of Lena IL... and tracked through Lena before (DVN) |
| 4:30 PM | hail | 1.25" hail | Elizabeth, IL Jo Daviess County | (DVN) |
| 4:28 PM | wind | 68 mph wind | 8 WNW Minong, WI Washburn County | Mesonet station MRZW3 Minong RAWS. Time of wind gust estimated from radar. (DLH) |
| 4:28 PM | hail | 1.50" hail | Newtown, MO Sullivan County | Time estimated from radar. (EAX) |
| 4:27 PM | tornado | Tornado report | Cream, WI Buffalo County | This EF3 tornado (maximum estimated wind speed 140 mph) formed a few miles southwest of the town of Cream around 3:27 pm and traveled 8 miles to the northeast finally l (ARX) |
| 4:26 PM | wind | 70 mph wind | 1 SSE Warren, IL Jo Daviess County | Wind out of the west. (DVN) |
| 4:25 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | 1 W New Sharon, IA Mahaska County | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.) Time estimated from radar. (DMX) |
| 4:25 PM | wind | Wind reported | 2 NW Flint Hill, MO St. Charles County | Report of trees down and limbs snapped off. (LSX) |
| 4:25 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | Grinnell, IA Poweshiek County | Time and location estimated from radar. (DMX) |
| 4:24 PM | wind | Wind reported | 2 WNW Moscow Mills, MO Lincoln County | Report of a 6inch limb snapped. (LSX) |
| 4:23 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | Bussey, IA Marion County | (DMX) |
| 4:20 PM | wind | Wind reported | 1 ENE Earl, WI Washburn County | Trees snapped around six feet above the ground between Earl and Springbrook via photos relayed to NWS. Time estimated from radar. (DLH) |
| 4:20 PM | wind | 64 mph wind | 2 WSW Scranton, KS Osage County | Personal weather station. (TOP) |
| 4:20 PM | hail | 1.50" hail | 4 WSW Castle Danger, MN Lake County | Majority of hail was three quarters to one inch in size but some pieces as large as 1.5 inches. Photo sent to NWS Duluth. Time estimated from radar. (DLH) |
| 4:19 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | Rollingstone, MN Winona County | (ARX) |
| 4:18 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | Bethany, MO Harrison County | (EAX) |
| 4:18 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | Melrose, IA Monroe County | (DMX) |
| 4:16 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | Tomah, WI Monroe County | (ARX) |
| 4:15 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | 3 NE Defiance, MO St. Charles County | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LSX) |
| 4:15 PM | hail | 1.25" hail | 4 N Reasnor, IA Jasper County | Delayed report - time estimated from radar. (DMX) |
| 4:15 PM | wind | Wind reported | Rushville, MO Buchanan County | Delayed report. Social media photos of large trees down on a property near Rushville... as well as multiple power lines. Time estimated from radar. (EAX) |
| 4:13 PM | hail | 1.75" hail | Elizabeth, IL Jo Daviess County | (DVN) |
| 4:13 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | Helena, MO Andrew County | (EAX) |
| 4:10 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | 3 NE Oakland Acres, IA Jasper County | Delayed report - time estimated from radar. (DMX) |
| 4:10 PM | wind | Wind reported | 3 NW New Melle, MO St. Charles County | Power pole down. (LSX) |
| 4:10 PM | hail | 1.25" hail | 3 SE Douglas, MN Olmsted County | (ARX) |
| 4:10 PM | hail | 2.50" hail | Toledo, IA Tama County | Time estimated from radar. (DMX) |
| 4:09 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | Cedar Vale, KS Chautauqua County | Ground covered in peas with quarter size hail mixed in. (ICT) |
| 4:09 PM | wind | 60 mph wind | Cedar Vale, KS Chautauqua County | Estimated gusts 60-70mph. (ICT) |
| 4:08 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | Atchison, KS Atchison County | Social media report. Time estimated from radar. (EAX) |
| 4:05 PM | wind | Wind reported | 1 E Moberly, MO Randolph County | Social media report of a downed tree in Moberly. Time estimated from radar. (EAX) |
| 4:05 PM | tornado | Tornado report | 3 NE Potter, KS Atchison County | Spotter saw a brief touchdown. (EAX) |
| 4:05 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | Altura, MN Winona County | (ARX) |
| 4:02 PM | hail | 1.25" hail | Conway Springs, KS Sumner County | (ICT) |
| 4:01 PM | hail | 1.00" hail | 4 NNW Hermantown, MN St. Louis County | (DLH) |
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