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Storm reports for December 31, 2010

NOAA recorded 45 hail reports, 58 wind reports and 33 tornado reports in 7 states on December 31, 2010.

in 7 states
136
Storm reports
About 42 miles from Springfield, MO
2.75 in
Largest hail
About 47 miles from Jackson, MS
77 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF3, about 23 miles from Fayetteville, AR
33
Tornado reports
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

Hail, inches

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

Dots: reports.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on December 31, 2010 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

What happened

Shortly after 6 a.m. CST on December 31, an EF3 tornado with winds near 140 mph hit Cincinnati in Washington County, Arkansas. It destroyed several homes, a mobile home and the volunteer fire station, and four people died in the county.1 In Missouri at 9:43 a.m., an EF3 tornado crossed Fort Leonard Wood, damaging 159 homes and destroying 41 of them. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $90 million in damage and four injuries.2 At 10:06 a.m., an EF3 tornado north of Rolla destroyed two mobile homes and killed two people. Minutes later, an EF1 tornado near Lecoma in Dent County destroyed a mobile home where two more people died.3,4 Hail up to 2.75 inches fell near Mansfield in Wright County.5

Just before noon, an EF3 tornado crossed St. Louis County and peaked near Lindbergh Boulevard with winds near 150 mph. Several homes there lost roofs and walls, and one was demolished.6 At 12:37 p.m., an EF3 tornado at Lake Petersburg in Menard County, Illinois, did significant structural damage to 29 homes and minor damage to nearly 100 more. NOAA lists $12 million in damage.7

In Mississippi, an EF2 tornado tracked 26 miles across Hinds and Rankin counties from 4:44 p.m. In Byram, winds near 120 mph damaged numerous structures.8 In Pearl, it damaged business roofs, and falling trees wrecked several houses.9 After midnight, an EF1 tornado in Starkville tore the roof off one apartment building, blew the facade off another and damaged roofs on several more.10

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 267533, tornado, Washington County, Arkansas
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 267576, tornado, Pulaski County, Missouri
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 267577, tornado, Phelps County, Missouri
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 267705, tornado, Dent County, Missouri
  5. 5. NWS Springfield, MO: Deadly Tornadoes - December 31st, 2010
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 275090, tornado, St. Louis County, Missouri
  7. 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 267414, tornado, Menard County, Illinois
  8. 8. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 268110, tornado, Hinds County, Mississippi
  9. 9. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 268121, tornado, Rankin County, Mississippi
  10. 10. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 272701, tornado, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

Reports by hour

Hail45, most at 9 AM

Wind58, most at 1 AM

Tornado33, most at 11 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
6:05 AMEF3About 23 miles from Fayetteville, AR21.1 mi long, 500 yd wide
7:48 AMEF0About 49 miles from Fayetteville, AR4.25 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:37 AMEF0About 30 miles from Springfield, MO1 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:43 AMEF3Near 37.69, -92.19, MO7.5 mi long, 500 yd wide
10:06 AMEF3Near 37.94, -91.80, MO11 mi long, 500 yd wide
10:12 AMEF1Near 37.77, -91.71, MO6.78 mi long, 440 yd wide
10:40 AMEF1Near 38.15, -91.50, MO6.36 mi long, 100 yd wide
11:16 AMEF1About 43 miles from St. Louis, MO0.8 mi long, 100 yd wide
11:17 AMEF0About 42 miles from St. Louis, MO0.36 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:19 AMEF2About 40 miles from St. Louis, MO12.19 mi long, 370 yd wide
11:25 AMEF0About 37 miles from St. Louis, MO1.96 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:27 AMEF1About 37 miles from St. Louis, MO8.6 mi long, 50 yd wide
Show all 33 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
11:48 AMEF3About 16 miles from St. Louis, MO6.65 mi long, 440 yd wide
11:48 AMEF1About 17 miles from St. Louis, MO1.7 mi long, 175 yd wide
11:56 AMEF0About 55 miles from St. Louis, MO3.64 mi long, 50 yd wide
12:08 PMEF1In St. Louis, MO2.71 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:30 PMEF0About 25 miles from St. Louis, MO0.14 mi long, 50 yd wide
12:37 PMEF3About 55 miles from Peoria, IL3.63 mi long, 200 yd wide
1:05 PMEF0About 49 miles from St. Louis, MO1.74 mi long, 100 yd wide
1:24 PMEF2Near 36.94, -90.85, MO2.63 mi long, 200 yd wide
2:25 PMEF2Near 36.82, -90.52, MO0.24 mi long, 100 yd wide
2:35 PMEF0Near 31.48, -92.21, LA0.38 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:11 PMEF1About 38 miles from Jackson, MS3.56 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:44 PMEF2About 18 miles from Jackson, MS26.17 mi long, 800 yd wide
5:42 PMEF0About 19 miles from Jackson, MS1.38 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:09 PMEF1About 51 miles from Jackson, MS2.12 mi long, 50 yd wide
12:02 AMEF3About 55 miles from Jackson, MS23.45 mi long, 1300 yd wide
12:40 AMEF1Near 33.26, -89.30, MS0.61 mi long, 75 yd wide
12:46 AMEF1Near 33.28, -89.24, MS6.52 mi long, 75 yd wide
1:15 AMEF1Near 33.44, -88.84, MS1.29 mi long, 250 yd wide
2:00 AMEF2Near 32.90, -88.77, MS6.07 mi long, 860 yd wide
2:25 AMEF3About 55 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL9.63 mi long, 1330 yd wide
2:56 AMEF1Near 32.66, -88.84, MS11.06 mi long, 440 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Mississippi58113611
Missouri3112415
Arkansas201181
Illinois13544
Louisiana8521
Oklahoma4121
Alabama2020

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Jackson, MS1.0 in58 mph0
Springfield, MO1.0 inNone0
St. Louis, MO1.0 in70 mph1

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