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Storm reports for March 18, 2013

NOAA recorded 149 hail reports, 198 wind reports and 10 tornado reports in 8 states on March 18, 2013.

in 8 states
357
Storm reports
About 25 miles from Jackson, MS
4.25 in
Largest hail
About 47 miles from Chattanooga, TN
105 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, about 43 miles from Huntsville, AL
10
Tornado reports
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 18, 2013 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.

What happened

On the afternoon of March 18, 2013, a long-lived storm crossed northern Warren County, Mississippi, and moved into the Jackson metro area, dropping golf ball to baseball size hail along its path.1 The largest stone, 4.25 inches across, fell in Clinton around 3:50 p.m. and shattered vehicle windshields.1 In northern Warren County, hail up to 4 inches across damaged homes and vehicles and blew out windows.2 The NWS in Jackson reported major roof damage, shattered windshields, dented vehicles and siding damage to mobile homes in the Jackson metro area.1 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $275 million in property damage from the hail in Hinds County, $150 million in Rankin County and $125 million in Warren County.2,3,4,5,6,7

In Georgia, two hailstorms brought hail up to baseball size to Henry County that evening. The Storm Events Database lists $9.43 million in property damage for each.8,9 Straight-line winds of 80 to 100 mph hit the Silver Creek area of Floyd County, damaging homes and injuring seven people.10 An EF2 tornado with 120 mph winds tracked 13.35 miles across Meriwether and Pike counties that evening.11 Two people riding in vehicles were killed in Polk and Talbot counties after the winds brought down trees.12,13

In Alabama, a line of storms brought wind gusts reported at 60 to 80 mph, with one measured at 88 mph, and baseball size hail fell in Chilton County.14 An EF1 tornado near Sardis City in Etowah County overturned three mobile homes, destroyed two more and injured three people.14

Reports by hour

Hail149, most at 5 PM

Wind198, most at 3 PM

Tornado10, most at 3 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
7:40 AMEF1About 31 miles from Clarksville, TN10.62 mi long, 150 yd wide
11:22 AMEF0About 48 miles from Nashville, TN3.7 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:47 AMEF0About 41 miles from Nashville, TN3.89 mi long, 50 yd wide
12:12 PMEF0About 40 miles from Nashville, TN3.8 mi long, 100 yd wide
2:10 PMEF0About 47 miles from Huntsville, AL1.6 mi long, 100 yd wide
3:41 PMEF1About 45 miles from Huntsville, AL7.95 mi long, 300 yd wide
3:41 PMEF2About 43 miles from Huntsville, AL4.21 mi long, 220 yd wide
3:43 PMEF2About 42 miles from Huntsville, AL5.95 mi long, 350 yd wide
5:10 PMEF2About 45 miles from Atlanta, GA13.34 mi long, 300 yd wide
8:01 PMEF1About 28 miles from Augusta, GA5.85 mi long, 220 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Alabama15052944
Georgia7426462
Mississippi6751160
South Carolina383350
Tennessee12174
Arkansas9900
Louisiana6600
Oklahoma1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Jackson, MS2.5 inNone0
Columbus, GA2.0 in60 mph0
Atlanta, GA1.75 in63 mph0
Chattanooga, TN1.0 in58 mph0
Hilton Head Island, SC1.0 in58 mph0
Huntsville, AL1.0 in49 mph0
Montgomery, AL1.0 in63 mph0
Savannah, GA1.0 inNone0
Birmingham, AL0.88 in63 mph0
Little Rock, AR0.75 inNone0
Augusta, GANone58 mph0
Columbia, SCNone75 mph0
Tuscaloosa, ALNone58 mph0

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