Storm reports for March 8, 2011

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, March 8, 2011
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 31 hail reports, 20 wind reports and 10 tornado reports in 5 states on March 8, 2011.

in 5 states; 61
Storm reports: About 46 miles from McKinney, TX; 2.75 in
Largest hail: About 54 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL; 86 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF2, about 15 miles from Jackson, MS; 10
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 8, 2011 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

Reports by hour

Hail31, most at 3 PM

Wind20, most at 1 AM

Tornado10, most at 1 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
4:10 PM	EF0	About 58 miles from McKinney, TX	4.02 mi long, 60 yd wide
5:15 PM	EF1	Near 33.63, -95.18, TX	10.61 mi long, 225 yd wide
6:47 PM	EF1	Near 31.19, -92.43, LA	2.18 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:57 PM	EF1	Near 31.16, -92.58, LA	3.47 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:30 PM	EF0	Near 31.33, -92.34, LA	2.71 mi long, 25 yd wide
1:08 AM	EF1	About 27 miles from Jackson, MS	6 mi long, 250 yd wide
1:34 AM	EF2	About 15 miles from Jackson, MS	2.24 mi long, 150 yd wide
4:50 AM	EF1	About 10 miles from Slidell, LA	11 mi long, 300 yd wide
5:25 AM	EF1	About 14 miles from Slidell, LA	3 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:45 AM	EF1	About 23 miles from Slidell, LA	0.5 mi long, 100 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
1:40 PM	1.0 in	Near 33.16, -92.51, AR
2:05 PM	0.88 in	Near 33.30, -92.37, AR
3:12 PM	0.88 in	About 22 miles from McKinney, TX
3:20 PM	0.88 in	In Richardson, TX
3:33 PM	1.0 in	About 41 miles from McKinney, TX
3:36 PM	1.25 in	About 41 miles from McKinney, TX
3:40 PM	1.75 in	About 42 miles from McKinney, TX
3:40 PM	2.75 in	About 46 miles from McKinney, TX
3:45 PM	0.88 in	Near 35.90, -92.63, AR
4:20 PM	1.0 in	Near 33.71, -95.63, TX
4:24 PM	0.88 in	Near 33.65, -95.56, TX
4:30 PM	1.75 in	Near 33.65, -95.51, TX

Show all 31 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
5:10 PM	1.0 in	Near 33.53, -95.50, TX
5:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.51, -93.34, AR
5:56 PM	1.0 in	About 48 miles from Gulfport, MS
6:15 PM	0.88 in	About 18 miles from Mesquite, TX
6:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 33.32, -95.47, TX
6:18 PM	1.0 in	Near 33.47, -95.21, TX
6:35 PM	0.88 in	Near 35.75, -91.50, AR
6:47 PM	1.0 in	About 49 miles from Gulfport, MS
6:52 PM	0.75 in	About 53 miles from Gulfport, MS
7:16 PM	0.75 in	About 47 miles from Longview, TX
7:18 PM	1.0 in	About 29 miles from Mobile, AL
7:25 PM	1.0 in	About 54 miles from Gulfport, MS
8:00 PM	1.0 in	About 58 miles from Mobile, AL
8:15 PM	1.0 in	About 26 miles from Memphis, TN
9:20 PM	0.75 in	About 18 miles from Little Rock, AR
9:27 PM	0.88 in	Near 31.27, -92.46, LA
9:34 PM	1.0 in	About 17 miles from Little Rock, AR
9:36 PM	1.75 in	About 17 miles from Little Rock, AR
10:59 PM	1.0 in	Near 31.62, -91.83, LA

Time	Gust	Where
2:19 PM	58 mph	Near 31.51, -90.70, MS
4:30 PM	69 mph	About 37 miles from Slidell, LA
6:30 PM	58 mph	About 53 miles from Slidell, LA
7:14 PM	60 mph	About 55 miles from Jackson, MS
8:36 PM	60 mph	About 53 miles from Jackson, MS
9:50 PM	64 mph	Near 31.42, -92.19, LA
11:15 PM	58 mph	Near 31.57, -85.25, AL
12:30 AM	58 mph	Near 31.85, -91.09, MS
12:34 AM	60 mph	About 52 miles from Jackson, MS
1:01 AM	64 mph	Near 31.38, -92.68, LA
1:27 AM	63 mph	About 24 miles from Jackson, MS
1:29 AM	60 mph	About 19 miles from Jackson, MS

Show all 20 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
1:57 AM	58 mph	About 9 miles from Jackson, MS
2:08 AM	60 mph	About 12 miles from Jackson, MS
2:55 AM	86 mph	About 54 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
3:01 AM	58 mph	About 43 miles from Jackson, MS
3:30 AM	66 mph	About 49 miles from Jackson, MS
4:46 AM	58 mph	Near 32.30, -88.02, AL
4:55 AM	60 mph	Near 31.98, -88.35, AL
5:46 AM	60 mph	Near 31.35, -88.95, MS

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Mississippi	21	5	13	3
Texas	16	14	0	2
Louisiana	10	2	3	5
Arkansas	9	9	0	0
Alabama	5	1	4	0

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Allen, TX	0.88 in	None	0
Carrollton, TX	0.88 in	None	0
Dallas, TX	0.88 in	None	0
Garland, TX	0.88 in	None	0
Plano, TX	0.88 in	None	0
Richardson, TX	0.88 in	None	0
Jackson, MS	None	60 mph	0
Slidell, LA	None	None	2

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