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Storm reports for March 18, 2012

NOAA recorded 100 hail reports, 25 wind reports and 12 tornado reports in 9 states on March 18, 2012.

in 9 states
137
Storm reports
Near 43.00, -100.58, SD
4.25 in
Largest hail
Near 43.05, -100.51, SD
81 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF3, near 41.01, -100.87, NE
12
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 March 18, 2012 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.

Reports by hour

Hail100, most at 6 PM

Wind25, most at 1 AM

Tornado12, most at 9 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
6:50 PMEF0Near 34.90, -99.66, OK3.85 mi long, 150 yd wide
7:10 PMEF0Near 34.99, -99.57, OK0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:27 PMEF0Near 35.07, -99.56, OK1.38 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:37 PMEF0Near 35.13, -99.55, OK1 mi long, 75 yd wide
9:10 PMEF3Near 41.01, -100.87, NE6.7 mi long, 100 yd wide
9:13 PMEF1Near 41.12, -100.86, NE1.49 mi long, 150 yd wide
9:14 PMEF3Near 41.14, -100.87, NE1.71 mi long, 100 yd wide
9:18 PMEF2Near 41.17, -100.87, NE1.69 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:39 PMEF0Near 41.43, -100.78, NE5.28 mi long, 20 yd wide
10:19 PMEF0Near 42.92, -100.59, NE0.05 mi long, 20 yd wide
12:28 AMEF2About 10 miles from Odessa, TX1 mi long, 40 yd wide
6:55 AMEF0Near 39.77, -98.04, KS0.81 mi long, 40 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Ohio464510
Texas3721151
Nebraska171016
Oklahoma15834
Kansas121101
South Dakota6240
Illinois2200
Arizona1010
South Carolina1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Midland, TX1.75 inNone1
Columbus, OH1.25 in58 mph0
Lubbock, TXNone78 mph0
Odessa, TXNoneNone1
Phoenix, AZNone59 mph0

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