Storm reports for March 5, 2011

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, March 5, 2011
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 1 hail report, 14 wind reports and 7 tornado reports in 2 states on March 5, 2011.

in 2 states; 22
Storm reports: About 13 miles from Shreveport, LA; 0.75 in
Largest hail: About 15 miles from New Orleans, LA; 81 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF2, about 17 miles from Lafayette, LA; 7
Tornado reports

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

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 March 5, 2011 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

Reports by hour

Hail1, most at 7 AM

Wind14, most at 12 PM

Tornado7, most at 12 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
8:30 AM	EF0	About 24 miles from Lake Charles, LA	4.82 mi long, 25 yd wide
8:50 AM	EF0	About 29 miles from Lake Charles, LA	2.73 mi long, 25 yd wide
9:44 AM	EF0	About 22 miles from Lafayette, LA	1.05 mi long, 25 yd wide
9:51 AM	EF2	About 17 miles from Lafayette, LA	6.99 mi long, 250 yd wide
12:20 PM	EF1	About 15 miles from Baton Rouge, LA	0.3 mi long, 40 yd wide
12:27 PM	EF0	About 20 miles from Baton Rouge, LA	0.25 mi long, 30 yd wide
12:32 PM	EF1	About 49 miles from Baton Rouge, LA	0.5 mi long, 30 yd wide

Time	Gust	Where
9:58 AM	70 mph	About 13 miles from Lafayette, LA
12:04 PM	69 mph	About 12 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
12:13 PM	69 mph	About 22 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
12:13 PM	60 mph	About 21 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
12:15 PM	69 mph	About 19 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
12:20 PM	59 mph	About 5 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
12:23 PM	69 mph	About 16 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
12:30 PM	69 mph	About 17 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
12:31 PM	63 mph	About 51 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
1:00 PM	69 mph	About 55 miles from New Orleans, LA
1:29 PM	81 mph	About 15 miles from New Orleans, LA
1:30 PM	81 mph	About 28 miles from New Orleans, LA
1:30 PM	55 mph	About 14 miles from New Orleans, LA
4:35 PM	60 mph	About 21 miles from Mobile, AL

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Louisiana	21	1	13	7
Alabama	1	0	1	0

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Shreveport, LA	0.75 in	None	0
Baton Rouge, LA	None	69 mph	1
Lafayette, LA	None	70 mph	0
New Orleans, LA	None	55 mph	0

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