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Storm reports for April 24, 2010

NOAA recorded 121 hail reports, 153 wind reports and 38 tornado reports in 15 states on April 24, 2010.

in 15 states
312
Storm reports
Near 35.44, -88.64, TN
4.5 in
Largest hail
Near 36.73, -89.41, MO
120 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF4, near 32.40, -91.30, LA
38
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on April 24, 2010 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.

What happened

At midday on April 24, 2010, a tornado touched down west of Tallulah, Louisiana, and stayed on the ground for 149 miles as it crossed into central Mississippi.1 On the south side of Yazoo City it reached EF4 strength with winds near 170 mph and a width of 1.75 miles, destroying several buildings, then heavily damaged or destroyed many homes on the city's southeast side.1 In Choctaw County, just east of French Camp, it nearly flattened three well-built brick homes, and farther along its path it destroyed dozens of mobile homes and homes on foundations.2 The tornado killed 10 people, 5 in Choctaw County, 4 in Yazoo County and 1 in Holmes County, and injured 146.1 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $140 million in property damage in Yazoo County, $90 million in Choctaw County, $60 million in Holmes County and $35 million in Madison Parish, Louisiana.1,2,3,4

That evening an EF3 tornado crossed Marshall County, Alabama, badly damaging many homes and several large retail buildings in Albertville and injuring 35 people.5 The database lists $14 million in damage from that tornado in Marshall County.5 Late that night an EF4 tornado with 170 mph winds destroyed several manufactured homes northeast of Collinsville in DeKalb County, Alabama.6 In the afternoon, hail from quarter to softball size, up to 4.5 inches, fell around Henderson, Tennessee.7

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 224551, tornado, Yazoo County, Mississippi
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 224615, tornado, Choctaw County, Mississippi
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 224552, tornado, Holmes County, Mississippi
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 222803, tornado, Madison Parish, Louisiana
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 232519, tornado, Marshall County, Alabama
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 220277, tornado, DeKalb County, Alabama
  7. 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 224986, hail, Chester County, Tennessee

Reports by hour

Hail121, most at 8 AM

Wind153, most at 1 PM

Tornado38, most at 4 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
8:43 AMEF1About 43 miles from Jackson, MS10.69 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:22 AMEF2Near 32.16, -89.11, MS22.89 mi long, 1056 yd wide
10:44 AMEF0Near 32.36, -88.28, AL0.08 mi long, 30 yd wide
11:09 AMEF4Near 32.40, -91.30, LA148.97 mi long, 3080 yd wide
11:19 AMEF1About 52 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL8.15 mi long, 200 yd wide
11:20 AMEF0Near 34.48, -88.96, MS0.06 mi long, 30 yd wide
11:50 AMEF0About 33 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL5.83 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:37 PMEF0Near 40.36, -94.90, MO0.06 mi long, 25 yd wide
12:40 PMEF0Near 40.44, -94.84, MO0.11 mi long, 25 yd wide
1:40 PMEF0About 42 miles from Springfield, MO0.51 mi long, 70 yd wide
2:05 PMEF0About 52 miles from Memphis, TN2.13 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:09 PMEF2Near 33.53, -88.85, MS6.98 mi long, 800 yd wide
Show all 38 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
2:28 PMEF2Near 33.63, -88.60, MS1.87 mi long, 300 yd wide
2:40 PMEF1Near 33.74, -88.43, MS6.51 mi long, 150 yd wide
4:23 PMEF0About 13 miles from Clarksville, TN2 mi long, 40 yd wide
4:25 PMEF0About 11 miles from St. Louis, MO0.61 mi long, 300 yd wide
4:26 PMEF1Near 35.68, -88.14, TN25.64 mi long, 400 yd wide
4:27 PMEF0About 53 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL7.15 mi long, 200 yd wide
4:30 PMEF0About 6 miles from St. Louis, MO4.36 mi long, 325 yd wide
5:40 PMEF1Near 37.30, -86.37, KY1.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:15 PMEF1About 55 miles from Nashville, TN1.84 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:57 PMEF2About 40 miles from Birmingham, AL5.75 mi long, 300 yd wide
7:25 PMEF1About 24 miles from Lexington, KY1.75 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:32 PMEF1Near 32.57, -88.83, MS4.32 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:42 PMEF0About 42 miles from Nashville, TN1.51 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:06 PMEF1About 27 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL6.56 mi long, 200 yd wide
8:21 PMEF1About 31 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL4.59 mi long, 400 yd wide
9:59 PMEF1About 38 miles from Huntsville, AL0.91 mi long, 200 yd wide
10:01 PMEF3About 32 miles from Birmingham, AL29.64 mi long, 400 yd wide
10:05 PMEF3About 38 miles from Huntsville, AL17.7 mi long, 1320 yd wide
10:35 PMEF3About 42 miles from Huntsville, AL21.25 mi long, 1320 yd wide
11:25 PMEF3About 42 miles from Chattanooga, TN14.35 mi long, 440 yd wide
12:01 AMEF4About 52 miles from Huntsville, AL16.62 mi long, 880 yd wide
12:50 AMEF0About 33 miles from Knoxville, TN5 mi long, 50 yd wide
12:55 AMEF1About 25 miles from Knoxville, TN8 mi long, 100 yd wide
1:04 AMEF2About 26 miles from Knoxville, TN1 mi long, 100 yd wide
1:05 AMEF0About 44 miles from Chattanooga, TN1.24 mi long, 30 yd wide
2:00 AMEF1Near 35.08, -83.82, NC1.5 mi long, 60 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Mississippi5934187
Tennessee5512367
Kentucky525443
Alabama49191713
Missouri347225
Iowa121200
Louisiana121011
Arkansas10541
Georgia8440
Illinois8350
Kansas3300
North Carolina3021
Nebraska3300
South Dakota3300
South Carolina1100

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Memphis, TN1.75 in58 mph0
Clarksville, TN1.0 in90 mph1
Sioux Falls, SD1.0 inNone0
St. Louis, MO1.0 in75 mph2
Wichita, KS0.88 inNone0
Columbus, GA0.75 inNone0
Lexington, KYNone60 mph0
Springfield, MONone84 mph0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.