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Storm reports for February 28, 2011

NOAA recorded 45 hail reports, 202 wind reports and 12 tornado reports in 9 states on February 28, 2011.

in 9 states
259
Storm reports
About 15 miles from Birmingham, AL
1.75 in
Largest hail
About 48 miles from Columbia, SC
92 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, about 51 miles from Chattanooga, TN
12
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 February 28, 2011 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

What happened

Shortly after noon CST on February 28, an EF2 tornado touched down southeast of downtown Lynchburg, Tennessee, and tracked 13 miles. In eastern Moore County it destroyed mobile homes, did significant roof damage to homes and injured four people.1 In neighboring Franklin County, a man died near Estill Springs when the mobile home he was in was thrown 70 yards.2

Around 2:25 p.m. EST, an EF1 tornado with 90 mph winds damaged about 25 homes at Signal Mountain in Hamilton County, Tennessee. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $1.25 million in damage.3 Minutes later, another EF1 tornado north of Red Bank damaged at least 20 homes, and NOAA lists $5 million in damage.4 Thunderstorm winds in Chattanooga at 2:25 p.m. damaged two buildings, and falling trees damaged numerous vehicles. NOAA lists $450,000 in damage.5 In Cherokee County, Georgia, winds around 4:26 p.m. EST knocked trees onto 15 homes and blew down the back wall of a building in Ball Ground. One person was hurt.6

Hail reached 1.75 inches, golf ball size, near Antioch in Cullman County, Alabama, and in Greenville County, South Carolina, near the split of Highways 11 and 276.7,8

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 291036, tornado, Moore County, Tennessee
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 317486, tornado, Franklin County, Tennessee
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 284377, tornado, Hamilton County, Tennessee
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 284380, tornado, Hamilton County, Tennessee
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 284378, thunderstorm wind, Hamilton County, Tennessee
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 284980, thunderstorm wind, Cherokee County, Georgia
  7. 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 289297, hail, Cullman County, Alabama
  8. 8. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 285528, hail, Greenville County, South Carolina

Reports by hour

Hail45, most at 3 PM

Wind202, most at 6 AM

Tornado12, most at 1 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
6:37 AMEF1Near 37.75, -83.37, KY0.25 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:18 PMEF2About 51 miles from Chattanooga, TN16.1 mi long, 600 yd wide
12:18 PMEF1About 22 miles from Huntsville, AL3.92 mi long, 200 yd wide
1:00 PMEF0About 27 miles from Chattanooga, TN0.01 mi long, 20 yd wide
1:25 PMEF1About 7 miles from Chattanooga, TN2.2 mi long, 90 yd wide
1:30 PMEF1About 8 miles from Chattanooga, TN2.6 mi long, 150 yd wide
3:53 PMEF0About 35 miles from Birmingham, AL0.34 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:02 PMEF0About 16 miles from Greenville, SC1.53 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:05 PMEF0About 20 miles from Montgomery, AL8.94 mi long, 200 yd wide
5:28 PMEF0About 46 miles from Columbus, GA1.91 mi long, 30 yd wide
5:37 PMEF1About 17 miles from Montgomery, AL4.96 mi long, 200 yd wide
6:24 PMEF1About 49 miles from Columbia, SC3.38 mi long, 100 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Alabama458325
Kentucky393351
South Carolina393342
Georgia358270
North Carolina3315180
Tennessee263194
West Virginia265210
Ohio9090
Pennsylvania7070

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Birmingham, AL1.75 in58 mph0
Chattanooga, TN1.0 in69 mph2
Hickory, NC0.75 in69 mph0
Raleigh, NC0.75 inNone0
Columbia, SCNone58 mph0
Greenville, SCNone69 mph0
Huntington, WVNone58 mph0
Huntsville, ALNone64 mph0
Knoxville, TNNone60 mph0
Spartanburg, SCNone63 mph0

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