Louisiana storm reports for March 20, 2012

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

NOAA recorded 1 hail report, 10 wind reports and 8 tornado reports in Louisiana on March 20, 2012.

in Louisiana; 19
Storm reports: About 33 miles from Lake Charles, LA; 1.0 in
Largest hail: Near 31.48, -93.38, LA; 63 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

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 20, 2012 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 4 AM

Wind10, most at 12 PM

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	Gust	Where
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
2:15 PM	60 mph	Near 32.83, -92.34, LA
3:45 PM	60 mph	Near 32.88, -92.22, LA
6:05 AM	60 mph	About 17 miles from Lafayette, LA

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