Storm reports for April 2, 2012

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, April 2, 2012
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 103 hail reports, 89 wind reports and 1 tornado report in 12 states on April 2, 2012.

in 12 states; 193
Storm reports: About 51 miles from Jackson, MS; 1.75 in
Largest hail: Near 37.26, -99.34, KS; 75 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, about 54 miles from Lake Charles, LA; 1
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 April 2, 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

Hail103, most at 8 PM

Wind89, most at 3 PM

Tornado1, 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
10:46 AM	EF1	About 54 miles from Lake Charles, LA	1.77 mi long, 30 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
10:00 AM	0.75 in	Near 46.45, -99.35, ND
11:30 AM	0.75 in	About 34 miles from Lake Charles, LA
12:38 PM	0.75 in	About 16 miles from Beaumont, TX
12:40 PM	0.88 in	About 9 miles from Shreveport, LA
12:49 PM	0.75 in	Near 31.30, -92.48, LA
12:50 PM	0.88 in	About 25 miles from Longview, TX
1:05 PM	0.75 in	About 5 miles from Shreveport, LA
1:26 PM	0.88 in	In Longview, TX
1:35 PM	1.0 in	About 8 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
1:35 PM	1.0 in	Near 31.67, -92.10, LA
1:35 PM	1.0 in	About 34 miles from Pasadena, TX
1:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 31.90, -92.24, LA

Show all 103 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
2:10 PM	1.0 in	About 14 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
2:30 PM	1.0 in	About 59 miles from Gulfport, MS
2:50 PM	1.0 in	Near 31.34, -89.25, MS
3:00 PM	0.75 in	Near 33.47, -94.29, TX
3:12 PM	0.88 in	About 51 miles from Jackson, MS
3:20 PM	1.0 in	About 13 miles from Houston, TX
3:30 PM	1.75 in	About 51 miles from Jackson, MS
3:43 PM	1.75 in	About 54 miles from Jackson, MS
3:59 PM	1.0 in	About 9 miles from Conroe, TX
4:25 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.32, -86.26, KY
4:35 PM	1.0 in	About 6 miles from Jackson, MS
4:51 PM	1.0 in	About 18 miles from New Orleans, LA
5:00 PM	1.0 in	About 18 miles from New Orleans, LA
5:02 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.58, -94.12, AR
5:15 PM	0.88 in	Near 31.61, -94.65, TX
5:26 PM	1.0 in	About 5 miles from Slidell, LA
5:43 PM	0.75 in	Near 37.76, -100.01, KS
5:43 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.51, -98.97, OK
5:45 PM	0.88 in	Near 37.76, -100.01, KS
5:47 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.75, -99.93, KS
5:48 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.78, -99.89, KS
5:55 PM	1.5 in	Near 37.83, -99.90, KS
6:02 PM	0.88 in	Near 37.76, -100.01, KS
6:08 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.36, -100.30, KS
6:12 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.62, -100.82, OK
6:18 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.39, -100.27, KS
6:41 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.47, -100.48, KS
6:41 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.47, -100.44, KS
6:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.48, -100.50, KS
6:46 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.48, -100.47, KS
6:46 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.47, -100.48, KS
6:55 PM	0.88 in	Near 38.74, -99.43, KS
6:55 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.74, -99.42, KS
7:05 PM	0.88 in	Near 37.60, -100.44, KS
7:06 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.84, -99.39, OK
7:27 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.94, -99.44, OK
7:48 PM	0.88 in	Near 36.15, -99.60, OK
7:48 PM	0.88 in	Near 36.18, -99.55, OK
7:55 PM	0.75 in	Near 38.22, -99.72, KS
8:05 PM	0.75 in	Near 39.23, -99.30, KS
8:10 PM	0.88 in	Near 37.36, -100.92, KS
8:28 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.32, -99.76, OK
8:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.08, -99.77, KS
8:30 PM	0.88 in	Near 38.10, -99.73, KS
8:33 PM	0.88 in	Near 36.61, -101.19, OK
8:35 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.34, -99.88, TX
8:35 PM	0.75 in	Near 38.12, -99.71, KS
8:37 PM	1.75 in	Near 35.02, -100.20, TX
8:40 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.12, -99.71, KS
8:42 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.23, -100.21, TX
8:45 PM	1.5 in	Near 34.69, -99.92, OK
8:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.56, -100.65, TX
8:48 PM	0.88 in	Near 35.19, -100.25, TX
8:49 PM	0.88 in	Near 35.22, -100.25, TX
8:50 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.86, -101.21, OK
8:50 PM	0.88 in	Near 36.20, -101.19, TX
8:50 PM	0.75 in	Near 34.60, -99.87, OK
8:53 PM	1.75 in	Near 35.02, -100.15, TX
8:55 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.30, -99.74, TX
9:03 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.44, -99.75, OK
9:06 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.90, -101.26, OK
9:12 PM	1.75 in	Near 35.82, -100.38, TX
9:15 PM	0.88 in	Near 34.20, -99.56, TX
9:15 PM	0.88 in	Near 34.26, -99.56, TX
9:20 PM	0.88 in	About 59 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
9:23 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.91, -100.38, TX
9:30 PM	0.75 in	Near 36.39, -100.80, TX
9:35 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.88, -99.50, OK
9:40 PM	0.88 in	Near 37.03, -101.17, KS
9:50 PM	0.88 in	Near 34.64, -99.33, OK
9:50 PM	1.0 in	About 47 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
10:02 PM	1.0 in	Near 33.63, -99.53, TX
10:10 PM	0.88 in	Near 34.99, -99.25, OK
10:25 PM	0.88 in	About 57 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
10:35 PM	0.75 in	About 19 miles from Minneapolis, MN
10:48 PM	1.5 in	Near 36.45, -99.58, OK
10:53 PM	1.0 in	About 14 miles from Minneapolis, MN
11:00 PM	0.75 in	Near 37.48, -100.14, KS
11:18 PM	0.88 in	About 10 miles from Minneapolis, MN
11:25 PM	1.0 in	About 49 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
11:34 PM	0.75 in	About 21 miles from Minneapolis, MN
11:45 PM	0.75 in	About 12 miles from Minneapolis, MN
11:45 PM	0.88 in	About 16 miles from Minneapolis, MN
11:59 PM	0.75 in	About 7 miles from Minneapolis, MN
12:56 AM	0.88 in	About 46 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
1:15 AM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
1:52 AM	0.88 in	About 31 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
2:01 AM	0.75 in	About 24 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
2:35 AM	0.75 in	Near 44.92, -91.91, WI
5:19 AM	0.88 in	About 35 miles from San Angelo, TX
5:45 AM	0.88 in	About 47 miles from San Angelo, TX

Time	Gust	Where
9:41 AM	58 mph	About 16 miles from Beaumont, TX
10:55 AM	58 mph	About 4 miles from Lake Charles, LA
11:04 AM	58 mph	Near 31.00, -93.63, TX
11:25 AM	60 mph	Near 31.25, -93.97, TX
12:15 PM	60 mph	About 52 miles from Shreveport, LA
12:15 PM	60 mph	About 22 miles from Longview, TX
12:15 PM	61 mph	About 37 miles from Tyler, TX
12:30 PM	58 mph	Near 31.17, -92.28, LA
12:45 PM	60 mph	About 36 miles from Longview, TX
12:45 PM	62 mph	About 31 miles from Shreveport, LA
12:50 PM	61 mph	About 29 miles from Longview, TX
1:00 PM	61 mph	About 40 miles from Shreveport, LA

Show all 89 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
1:20 PM	62 mph	Near 31.58, -92.53, LA
1:20 PM	60 mph	In Tyler, TX
1:25 PM	60 mph	In Shreveport, LA
1:25 PM	60 mph	About 2 miles from Shreveport, LA
1:26 PM	60 mph	About 3 miles from Longview, TX
1:26 PM	62 mph	In Longview, TX
1:30 PM	61 mph	In Shreveport, LA
1:30 PM	60 mph	About 5 miles from Shreveport, LA
1:30 PM	62 mph	Near 31.69, -92.13, LA
1:35 PM	60 mph	About 9 miles from Longview, TX
1:35 PM	60 mph	In Shreveport, LA
1:37 PM	60 mph	About 24 miles from Longview, TX
1:39 PM	59 mph	About 9 miles from Shreveport, LA
1:40 PM	60 mph	About 15 miles from Tyler, TX
1:50 PM	60 mph	About 17 miles from Shreveport, LA
1:50 PM	59 mph	About 7 miles from Longview, TX
1:50 PM	60 mph	About 18 miles from Shreveport, LA
1:50 PM	69 mph	Near 31.44, -91.83, LA
2:00 PM	60 mph	About 28 miles from Shreveport, LA
2:00 PM	60 mph	About 22 miles from Longview, TX
2:15 PM	61 mph	About 29 miles from Longview, TX
2:20 PM	58 mph	Near 32.53, -92.64, LA
2:20 PM	60 mph	Near 32.52, -92.63, LA
2:25 PM	62 mph	Near 32.43, -92.34, LA
2:25 PM	58 mph	Near 31.81, -91.39, LA
2:30 PM	62 mph	About 50 miles from Shreveport, LA
2:30 PM	63 mph	Near 32.16, -91.64, LA
2:35 PM	58 mph	Near 31.48, -91.26, MS
2:43 PM	62 mph	Near 32.48, -92.16, LA
2:45 PM	60 mph	Near 32.63, -92.40, LA
2:45 PM	58 mph	Near 32.31, -91.77, LA
2:50 PM	62 mph	About 58 miles from Longview, TX
2:50 PM	69 mph	About 51 miles from Jackson, MS
2:55 PM	60 mph	About 52 miles from Longview, TX
2:56 PM	61 mph	Near 32.69, -92.06, LA
3:00 PM	58 mph	Near 31.71, -91.06, MS
3:00 PM	58 mph	Near 31.40, -89.22, MS
3:00 PM	63 mph	About 52 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
3:10 PM	62 mph	Near 32.77, -92.40, LA
3:10 PM	58 mph	Near 32.69, -91.87, LA
3:15 PM	62 mph	Near 33.44, -94.13, TX
3:20 PM	60 mph	Near 33.44, -94.13, TX
3:25 PM	61 mph	Near 33.20, -92.69, AR
3:25 PM	63 mph	About 40 miles from Jackson, MS
3:30 PM	58 mph	About 40 miles from Charlotte, NC
3:30 PM	61 mph	Near 33.81, -94.29, AR
3:30 PM	62 mph	Near 33.61, -95.06, TX
3:38 PM	69 mph	Near 33.13, -91.97, AR
3:38 PM	69 mph	Near 32.80, -91.39, LA
3:40 PM	58 mph	About 27 miles from Jackson, MS
3:40 PM	60 mph	Near 33.22, -92.40, AR
3:45 PM	58 mph	About 53 miles from Jackson, MS
3:50 PM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Jackson, MS
3:50 PM	58 mph	Near 31.75, -89.28, MS
3:50 PM	58 mph	Near 32.81, -91.18, LA
3:58 PM	60 mph	Near 34.04, -94.34, AR
4:00 PM	60 mph	Near 33.94, -94.41, AR
4:05 PM	58 mph	About 42 miles from Jackson, MS
4:05 PM	60 mph	Near 33.61, -92.74, AR
4:15 PM	58 mph	About 9 miles from Jackson, MS
4:20 PM	60 mph	Near 33.80, -93.39, AR
4:20 PM	58 mph	About 18 miles from Jackson, MS
4:20 PM	69 mph	Near 33.32, -91.28, AR
4:20 PM	58 mph	In Knoxville, TN
4:30 PM	69 mph	About 4 miles from Jackson, MS
4:30 PM	69 mph	About 8 miles from Jackson, MS
4:35 PM	62 mph	About 10 miles from Jackson, MS
4:45 PM	58 mph	About 38 miles from Jackson, MS
4:52 PM	60 mph	Near 33.60, -91.76, AR
4:57 PM	58 mph	Near 33.18, -90.49, MS
5:20 PM	69 mph	About 42 miles from Jackson, MS
5:35 PM	58 mph	About 55 miles from Jackson, MS
5:50 PM	58 mph	Near 33.33, -90.01, MS
5:52 PM	58 mph	Near 32.85, -89.14, MS
9:52 PM	70 mph	About 45 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
10:19 PM	62 mph	About 42 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
12:15 AM	75 mph	Near 37.26, -99.34, KS

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Texas	57	31	25	1
Louisiana	39	11	28	0
Mississippi	28	6	22	0
Kansas	26	25	1	0
Oklahoma	20	19	1	0
Arkansas	11	1	10	0
Minnesota	7	7	0	0
Kentucky	1	1	0	0
North Dakota	1	1	0	0
South Carolina	1	0	1	0
Tennessee	1	0	1	0
Wisconsin	1	1	0	0

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust
Baton Rouge, LA	1.0 in	None
Conroe, TX	1.0 in	None
Houston, TX	1.0 in	None
Jackson, MS	1.0 in	69 mph
Minneapolis, MN	1.0 in	None
Slidell, LA	1.0 in	None
Tomball, TX	1.0 in	None
Longview, TX	0.88 in	62 mph
Shreveport, LA	0.88 in	61 mph
Knoxville, TN	None	58 mph
Lake Charles, LA	None	58 mph
Tyler, 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.