Storm reports for March 20, 2012

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, March 20, 2012
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 34 hail reports, 24 wind reports and 8 tornado reports in 6 states on March 20, 2012.

in 6 states; 66
Storm reports: Near 38.51, -78.79, VA; 1.75 in
Largest hail: About 36 miles from Little Rock, AR; 81 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF2, about 33 miles from Lafayette, LA; 8
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path
Surveyed tornado path

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 20, 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

Hail34, most at 4 PM

Wind24, most at 8 AM

Tornado8, most at 4 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
11:36 AM	EF0	About 59 miles from Shreveport, LA	3.01 mi long, 50 yd wide
1:15 PM	EF0	Near 31.98, -92.90, LA	2.11 mi long, 75 yd wide
9:28 PM	EF0	Near 31.74, -93.05, LA	1.04 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:14 AM	EF0	Near 32.05, -92.49, LA	0.38 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:17 AM	EF1	About 33 miles from Lake Charles, LA	3.92 mi long, 40 yd wide
4:40 AM	EF2	About 33 miles from Lafayette, LA	4.16 mi long, 20 yd wide
5:53 AM	EF0	About 23 miles from Lafayette, LA	0.9 mi long, 20 yd wide
5:59 AM	EF1	About 18 miles from Lafayette, LA	1.18 mi long, 20 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
1:52 PM	1.0 in	About 21 miles from Hickory, NC
3:24 PM	0.88 in	About 12 miles from Lynchburg, VA
3:31 PM	1.0 in	About 29 miles from Little Rock, AR
3:40 PM	1.0 in	About 12 miles from Lynchburg, VA
3:45 PM	1.0 in	About 7 miles from Lynchburg, VA
3:57 PM	0.75 in	About 20 miles from Lynchburg, VA
4:06 PM	1.0 in	About 21 miles from Roanoke, VA
4:10 PM	0.88 in	About 20 miles from Roanoke, VA
4:11 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.51, -77.12, NC
4:14 PM	1.0 in	About 30 miles from Raleigh, NC
4:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.51, -77.17, NC
4:18 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.51, -77.10, NC

Show all 34 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
4:21 PM	0.88 in	Near 35.47, -77.12, NC
4:25 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.28, -78.91, VA
4:45 PM	1.0 in	About 42 miles from Greensboro, NC
4:45 PM	1.0 in	About 41 miles from Lynchburg, VA
4:45 PM	1.0 in	About 15 miles from Roanoke, VA
4:50 PM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from Greensboro, NC
4:51 PM	0.75 in	About 41 miles from Lynchburg, VA
4:54 PM	1.0 in	About 20 miles from Raleigh, NC
4:55 PM	1.0 in	About 16 miles from Roanoke, VA
5:08 PM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from Roanoke, VA
5:15 PM	1.0 in	About 42 miles from Greensboro, NC
5:25 PM	1.0 in	About 40 miles from Greensboro, NC
5:25 PM	1.0 in	About 43 miles from Greensboro, NC
5:34 PM	1.75 in	Near 38.51, -78.79, VA
5:35 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.51, -78.77, VA
5:37 PM	1.5 in	Near 38.48, -78.74, VA
5:37 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.49, -78.75, VA
6:07 PM	1.0 in	About 30 miles from Greensboro, NC
6:26 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.37, -78.58, VA
6:34 PM	1.0 in	About 7 miles from Winston-Salem, NC
2:08 AM	0.88 in	About 53 miles from Lake Charles, LA
4:33 AM	1.0 in	About 33 miles from Lake Charles, LA

Time	Gust	Where
8:00 AM	60 mph	About 8 miles from Houston, TX
8:22 AM	60 mph	About 2 miles from Pearland, TX
8:30 AM	60 mph	About 2 miles from Houston, TX
8:32 AM	60 mph	About 6 miles from Houston, TX
8:36 AM	71 mph	About 9 miles from Houston, TX
12:00 PM	62 mph	Near 31.45, -93.46, LA
12:15 PM	63 mph	Near 31.48, -93.38, LA
12:15 PM	61 mph	About 55 miles from Shreveport, LA
12:30 PM	61 mph	Near 31.65, -93.20, LA
1:00 PM	61 mph	About 46 miles from Shreveport, LA
1:45 PM	62 mph	Near 31.95, -92.68, LA
1:55 PM	63 mph	Near 31.92, -92.64, LA

Show all 24 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
2:15 PM	60 mph	Near 32.83, -92.34, LA
3:03 PM	49 mph	Near 33.28, -91.25, AR
3:33 PM	81 mph	About 36 miles from Little Rock, AR
3:45 PM	60 mph	Near 32.88, -92.22, LA
4:52 PM	72 mph	About 45 miles from Little Rock, AR
4:53 PM	60 mph	About 47 miles from Little Rock, AR
5:21 PM	60 mph	Near 35.83, -92.40, AR
6:07 PM	75 mph	Near 36.40, -92.46, AR
6:07 PM	60 mph	Near 36.45, -92.47, AR
6:50 PM	60 mph	About 52 miles from Springfield, MO
7:05 PM	60 mph	About 49 miles from Springfield, MO
6:05 AM	60 mph	About 17 miles from Lafayette, LA

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Virginia	22	22	0	0
Louisiana	19	1	10	8
North Carolina	9	9	0	0
Arkansas	8	1	7	0
Texas	6	1	5	0
Missouri	2	0	2	0

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust
Lynchburg, VA	1.0 in	None
Winston-Salem, NC	1.0 in	None
Houston, TX	None	71 mph
Pasadena, TX	None	71 mph
Pearland, TX	None	60 mph
Sugar Land, TX	None	60 mph

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