Storm reports for March 21, 2012

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, March 21, 2012
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 12 hail reports, 26 wind reports and 17 tornado reports in 5 states on March 21, 2012.

in 5 states; 55
Storm reports: Near 38.19, -80.69, WV; 1.0 in
Largest hail: About 30 miles from Baton Rouge, LA; 69 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF2, about 44 miles from Jackson, MS; 17
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 21, 2012 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

Reports by hour

Hail12, most at 5 PM

Wind26, most at 10 AM

Tornado17, most at 10 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
8:10 AM	EF0	About 54 miles from Baton Rouge, LA	0.67 mi long, 20 yd wide
8:30 AM	EF1	Near 32.04, -92.13, LA	3.96 mi long, 400 yd wide
9:34 AM	EF1	About 15 miles from Baton Rouge, LA	4.85 mi long, 50 yd wide
10:00 AM	EF0	Near 35.73, -76.63, NC	0.05 mi long, 10 yd wide
10:05 AM	EF1	About 19 miles from Baton Rouge, LA	0.58 mi long, 50 yd wide
10:23 AM	EF1	Near 31.64, -91.03, MS	2.71 mi long, 176 yd wide
10:51 AM	EF2	About 44 miles from Jackson, MS	9.23 mi long, 880 yd wide
11:11 AM	EF1	About 38 miles from Jackson, MS	1.86 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:16 PM	EF0	About 23 miles from Slidell, LA	0.53 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:35 PM	EF0	About 20 miles from Slidell, LA	1.41 mi long, 25 yd wide
2:04 PM	EF2	About 22 miles from Jackson, MS	6.19 mi long, 75 yd wide
4:00 PM	EF0	Near 31.42, -89.25, MS	0.36 mi long, 264 yd wide

Show all 17 tornado reports

Time	Rating	Where	Path
5:31 PM	EF0	Near 31.73, -89.33, MS	0.04 mi long, 75 yd wide
8:32 PM	EF0	About 14 miles from Gulfport, MS	0.32 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:03 PM	EF0	Near 32.02, -89.02, MS	0.53 mi long, 75 yd wide
12:35 AM	EF1	About 6 miles from Gulfport, MS	0.98 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:10 AM	EF0	About 10 miles from Gulfport, MS	4.1 mi long, 100 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
2:54 PM	0.75 in	About 51 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
3:13 PM	0.75 in	Near 34.85, -99.02, OK
3:29 PM	0.75 in	Near 38.22, -80.68, WV
3:50 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.19, -80.69, WV
4:00 PM	0.75 in	Near 38.16, -80.68, WV
5:22 PM	0.88 in	About 14 miles from Norman, OK
5:25 PM	1.0 in	Near 31.69, -89.26, MS
5:34 PM	0.88 in	In Oklahoma City, OK
5:36 PM	1.0 in	About 13 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
5:42 PM	0.75 in	About 11 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
5:43 PM	0.88 in	About 18 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
6:21 PM	0.88 in	About 34 miles from Oklahoma City, OK

Time	Gust	Where
7:00 AM	58 mph	About 60 miles from Lafayette, LA
8:50 AM	58 mph	Near 31.90, -91.88, LA
9:15 AM	58 mph	Near 31.88, -91.70, LA
9:25 AM	69 mph	About 30 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
10:00 AM	63 mph	About 16 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
10:08 AM	69 mph	Near 31.48, -91.07, MS
10:09 AM	63 mph	About 20 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
10:15 AM	63 mph	About 20 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
10:30 AM	58 mph	Near 31.71, -91.06, MS
10:30 AM	63 mph	About 58 miles from Jackson, MS
11:20 AM	69 mph	Near 31.15, -90.47, MS
11:20 AM	49 mph	About 35 miles from Jackson, MS

Show all 26 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
11:55 AM	58 mph	About 31 miles from Jackson, MS
12:15 PM	63 mph	About 18 miles from New Orleans, LA
12:30 PM	58 mph	About 53 miles from Jackson, MS
2:25 PM	58 mph	About 53 miles from Jackson, MS
2:25 PM	58 mph	Near 35.69, -77.23, NC
2:30 PM	58 mph	About 43 miles from Jackson, MS
3:10 PM	63 mph	About 10 miles from Slidell, LA
3:10 PM	63 mph	About 22 miles from Gulfport, MS
4:02 PM	63 mph	About 12 miles from Gulfport, MS
8:30 PM	63 mph	About 14 miles from Gulfport, MS
9:15 PM	63 mph	Near 32.14, -89.00, MS
9:20 PM	63 mph	About 8 miles from Gulfport, MS
2:05 AM	60 mph	About 36 miles from Gulfport, MS
5:05 AM	63 mph	About 11 miles from Gulfport, MS

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Mississippi	28	1	17	10
Louisiana	14	0	8	6
Oklahoma	8	8	0	0
West Virginia	3	3	0	0
North Carolina	2	0	1	1

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Oklahoma City, OK	1.0 in	None	0
Norman, OK	0.88 in	None	0
Baton Rouge, LA	None	None	1
Gulfport, MS	None	63 mph	3
Slidell, LA	None	63 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.