Storm reports for October 17, 2012

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, October 17, 2012
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 10 hail reports, 76 wind reports and 14 tornado reports in 6 states on October 17, 2012.

in 6 states; 100
Storm reports: Near 32.32, -88.79, MS; 1.75 in
Largest hail: Near 38.30, -91.64, MO; 90 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF3, about 45 miles from Jackson, MS; 14
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 October 17, 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

Hail10, most at 8 PM

Wind76, most at 2 PM

Tornado14, most at 10 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
6:53 PM	EF0	About 31 miles from Little Rock, AR	0.07 mi long, 8 yd wide
7:40 PM	EF1	About 59 miles from Little Rock, AR	0.39 mi long, 350 yd wide
9:07 PM	EF2	Near 33.97, -90.70, MS	1.25 mi long, 150 yd wide
10:12 PM	EF1	Near 33.86, -89.84, MS	0.5 mi long, 75 yd wide
10:40 PM	EF2	About 55 miles from Jackson, MS	4.33 mi long, 440 yd wide
10:46 PM	EF1	About 50 miles from Jackson, MS	1.46 mi long, 100 yd wide
10:56 PM	EF1	About 47 miles from Jackson, MS	1.92 mi long, 100 yd wide
11:29 PM	EF1	About 39 miles from Jackson, MS	1.86 mi long, 250 yd wide
12:11 AM	EF1	About 41 miles from Jackson, MS	0.66 mi long, 525 yd wide
12:32 AM	EF1	About 51 miles from Jackson, MS	0.79 mi long, 150 yd wide
12:46 AM	EF3	About 45 miles from Jackson, MS	7.59 mi long, 880 yd wide
12:58 AM	EF3	About 52 miles from Jackson, MS	6.77 mi long, 880 yd wide
1:01 AM	EF1	About 13 miles from Jackson, MS	0.72 mi long, 50 yd wide
1:12 AM	EF1	Near 32.66, -89.07, MS	0.64 mi long, 150 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
6:10 PM	0.88 in	About 30 miles from Little Rock, AR
8:10 PM	1.0 in	About 17 miles from Memphis, TN
8:22 PM	1.0 in	About 24 miles from Memphis, TN
8:40 PM	1.0 in	About 55 miles from Little Rock, AR
8:55 PM	1.0 in	About 18 miles from Memphis, TN
9:04 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.04, -90.74, MS
9:24 PM	0.75 in	Near 32.51, -92.36, LA
1:42 AM	1.75 in	Near 32.32, -88.79, MS
1:50 AM	1.75 in	Near 32.14, -88.80, MS
1:55 AM	1.0 in	Near 32.27, -88.77, MS

Time	Gust	Where
12:40 PM	58 mph	Near 31.21, -92.93, LA
12:59 PM	58 mph	Near 31.35, -92.15, LA
2:07 PM	70 mph	About 21 miles from Springfield, MO
2:10 PM	60 mph	About 19 miles from Springfield, MO
2:15 PM	70 mph	About 21 miles from Springfield, MO
2:18 PM	64 mph	About 8 miles from Springfield, MO
2:22 PM	75 mph	About 18 miles from Springfield, MO
2:25 PM	70 mph	About 18 miles from Springfield, MO
2:25 PM	64 mph	About 10 miles from Springfield, MO
2:27 PM	70 mph	About 18 miles from Springfield, MO
2:29 PM	70 mph	About 8 miles from Springfield, MO
2:30 PM	60 mph	About 5 miles from Springfield, MO

Show all 76 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
2:33 PM	64 mph	About 5 miles from Springfield, MO
2:40 PM	60 mph	About 6 miles from Springfield, MO
2:41 PM	60 mph	About 3 miles from Springfield, MO
3:00 PM	60 mph	About 23 miles from Springfield, MO
3:21 PM	60 mph	About 47 miles from Springfield, MO
4:02 PM	70 mph	Near 38.20, -91.59, MO
4:02 PM	90 mph	Near 38.30, -91.64, MO
4:05 PM	70 mph	Near 38.34, -91.51, MO
4:15 PM	70 mph	Near 38.39, -91.41, MO
4:15 PM	64 mph	About 60 miles from St. Louis, MO
4:18 PM	70 mph	Near 38.40, -91.34, MO
4:44 PM	70 mph	About 40 miles from St. Louis, MO
4:45 PM	61 mph	About 42 miles from St. Louis, MO
5:00 PM	60 mph	About 32 miles from St. Louis, MO
5:23 PM	64 mph	About 14 miles from St. Louis, MO
5:23 PM	60 mph	About 19 miles from St. Louis, MO
5:33 PM	70 mph	About 33 miles from St. Louis, MO
5:38 PM	62 mph	About 38 miles from St. Louis, MO
5:40 PM	64 mph	About 8 miles from St. Louis, MO
5:55 PM	64 mph	About 8 miles from St. Louis, MO
6:25 PM	64 mph	About 49 miles from St. Louis, MO
6:35 PM	90 mph	Near 37.97, -89.23, IL
6:40 PM	70 mph	About 56 miles from Peoria, IL
6:40 PM	70 mph	About 54 miles from Peoria, IL
6:40 PM	70 mph	About 55 miles from Peoria, IL
7:08 PM	60 mph	Near 37.30, -89.53, MO
7:10 PM	64 mph	Near 37.32, -89.43, IL
7:25 PM	70 mph	About 54 miles from Peoria, IL
7:27 PM	60 mph	Near 37.52, -89.07, IL
7:40 PM	58 mph	About 57 miles from Memphis, TN
7:45 PM	60 mph	Near 35.87, -92.12, AR
7:58 PM	61 mph	Near 33.22, -92.66, AR
8:05 PM	58 mph	About 39 miles from Memphis, TN
8:07 PM	81 mph	About 17 miles from Memphis, TN
8:25 PM	58 mph	Near 36.23, -90.07, MO
8:40 PM	60 mph	About 29 miles from Memphis, TN
8:40 PM	58 mph	About 26 miles from Memphis, TN
8:47 PM	58 mph	Near 33.23, -91.85, AR
9:05 PM	58 mph	Near 34.15, -90.78, MS
9:07 PM	58 mph	Near 33.06, -91.93, AR
9:25 PM	81 mph	Near 33.99, -90.50, MS
9:26 PM	58 mph	Near 33.96, -90.48, MS
9:30 PM	58 mph	About 36 miles from Memphis, TN
9:32 PM	46 mph	Near 33.34, -91.24, AR
9:35 PM	90 mph	Near 33.39, -91.06, MS
9:45 PM	58 mph	Near 33.98, -90.12, MS
9:50 PM	60 mph	Near 33.63, -91.80, AR
9:55 PM	58 mph	Near 33.53, -91.44, AR
10:09 PM	58 mph	Near 33.82, -89.84, MS
10:20 PM	81 mph	Near 34.56, -89.12, MS
10:30 PM	58 mph	Near 33.01, -91.02, MS
10:55 PM	58 mph	Near 33.70, -89.24, MS
11:02 PM	61 mph	Near 32.38, -92.21, LA
11:02 PM	58 mph	About 44 miles from Jackson, MS
11:08 PM	58 mph	Near 33.18, -90.49, MS
11:23 PM	48 mph	Near 35.54, -87.61, TN
11:30 PM	58 mph	About 36 miles from Jackson, MS
11:55 PM	58 mph	Near 32.03, -91.83, LA
12:09 AM	69 mph	About 25 miles from Jackson, MS
12:35 AM	58 mph	About 49 miles from Jackson, MS
1:40 AM	55 mph	About 50 miles from Nashville, TN
1:42 AM	58 mph	Near 32.72, -88.68, MS
2:09 AM	58 mph	Near 31.51, -90.70, MS
3:05 AM	46 mph	Near 31.51, -90.70, MS

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Mississippi	38	5	21	12
Missouri	30	0	30	0
Arkansas	12	2	8	2
Illinois	10	0	10	0
Louisiana	5	1	4	0
Tennessee	5	2	3	0

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Jackson, MS	None	None	1
Springfield, MO	None	70 mph	0
St. Louis, MO	None	64 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.