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Storm reports for April 28, 2014

NOAA recorded 102 hail reports, 157 wind reports and 58 tornado reports in 13 states on April 28, 2014.

in 13 states
317
Storm reports
Near 33.07, -89.28, MS
3.0 in
Largest hail
About 11 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
98 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF4, about 60 miles from Jackson, MS
58
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
  • Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on April 28, 2014 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 April 28, an EF4 tornado stayed on the ground for over 34 miles from northeastern Leake County, Mississippi, through the east side of Louisville in Winston County.1 In Louisville it destroyed several industrial buildings and an area of homes and apartments, a few of them down to the slab.1 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 10 deaths, 81 injuries and $115 million in property damage in Winston County.1 Hail up to 3 inches across fell along the Highway 14 corridor west of Louisville, damaging many vehicles and the roofs of homes.2

Earlier that afternoon, an EF3 tornado with winds near 150 mph crossed Tupelo, strongest in the commercial area along North Gloster.3 In Lee County it destroyed 84 homes and 17 businesses and did major damage to 169 homes. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $15 million in property damage there.3 In Rankin County, an EF3 tornado with winds near 155 mph heavily damaged commercial and industrial buildings in Richland and Pearl and a mobile home park near the Brandon and Pearl line. It killed 1 person, and NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $13 million in property damage in the county.4

An EF3 tornado with winds of 120 to 140 mph crossed southwest Limestone County, Alabama, ending just north of Athens.5 It destroyed or left uninhabitable 25 units at a mobile home park on Highway 72 in the Coxey community, where 2 people died, and destroyed at least six homes near Seven Mile Post and Guinn Road.5

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 508158, tornado, Winston County, Mississippi
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 508263, hail, Winston County, Mississippi
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 515209, tornado, Lee County, Mississippi
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 508388, tornado, Rankin County, Mississippi
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 505288, tornado, Limestone County, Alabama

Reports by hour

Hail102, most at 2 PM

Wind157, most at 10 PM

Tornado58, most at 5 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
12:36 PMEF1About 56 miles from Chattanooga, TN2.05 mi long, 100 yd wide
1:57 PMEF0About 38 miles from Jackson, MS0.24 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:38 PMEF3Near 34.23, -88.82, MS30.97 mi long, 440 yd wide
2:51 PMEF1Near 33.40, -89.66, MS3.41 mi long, 100 yd wide
3:51 PMEF4About 60 miles from Jackson, MS33.39 mi long, 1320 yd wide
3:56 PMEF1Near 34.52, -87.75, AL3.19 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:47 PMEF3About 32 miles from Huntsville, AL15.56 mi long, 600 yd wide
4:56 PMEF1About 38 miles from Jackson, MS4.67 mi long, 200 yd wide
5:10 PMEF2Near 36.43, -89.14, TN12.08 mi long, 150 yd wide
5:14 PMEF1Near 33.23, -88.79, MS7.11 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:20 PMEF1About 23 miles from Jackson, MS13.75 mi long, 500 yd wide
5:38 PMEF0Near 34.19, -88.00, AL7.72 mi long, 100 yd wide
Show all 58 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
5:39 PMEF1Near 33.30, -88.63, MS0.64 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:46 PMEF0Near 36.65, -88.87, KY1.03 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:48 PMEF1About 28 miles from Jackson, MS10.86 mi long, 300 yd wide
5:50 PMEF1About 17 miles from Huntsville, AL8.91 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:53 PMEF2About 59 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL10.31 mi long, 300 yd wide
6:00 PMEF1About 14 miles from Jackson, MS3.82 mi long, 200 yd wide
6:00 PMEF2About 44 miles from Columbus, GA5.7 mi long, 150 yd wide
6:08 PMEF1About 53 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL6.35 mi long, 250 yd wide
6:09 PMEF2About 25 miles from Huntsville, AL9.53 mi long, 250 yd wide
6:13 PMEF0About 20 miles from Jackson, MS0.8 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:19 PMEF1About 49 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL10.03 mi long, 500 yd wide
6:27 PMEF3About 6 miles from Jackson, MS29.72 mi long, 400 yd wide
6:38 PMEF2About 53 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL14.27 mi long, 500 yd wide
7:08 PMEF1About 52 miles from Jackson, MS5.05 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:35 PMEF1About 46 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL6.97 mi long, 350 yd wide
7:36 PMEF3About 44 miles from Jackson, MS4.27 mi long, 150 yd wide
7:54 PMEF1About 54 miles from Jackson, MS9.57 mi long, 150 yd wide
8:09 PMEF3About 23 miles from Huntsville, AL26.76 mi long, 500 yd wide
8:12 PMEF2Near 32.41, -89.11, MS5.59 mi long, 400 yd wide
8:18 PMEF1About 30 miles from Chattanooga, TN6.13 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:35 PMEF1Near 32.43, -88.94, MS13.11 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:40 PMEF1About 31 miles from Birmingham, AL2.39 mi long, 150 yd wide
9:30 PMEF1Near 32.42, -88.27, AL1.03 mi long, 150 yd wide
9:39 PMEF3About 39 miles from Birmingham, AL8.88 mi long, 350 yd wide
9:40 PMEF3Near 31.74, -89.09, MS10.46 mi long, 880 yd wide
9:59 PMEF1About 13 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL12.47 mi long, 1500 yd wide
10:00 PMEF1About 16 miles from Birmingham, AL8.78 mi long, 800 yd wide
10:05 PMEF1About 23 miles from Chattanooga, TN3.39 mi long, 100 yd wide
10:05 PMEF1About 24 miles from Chattanooga, TN0.56 mi long, 100 yd wide
10:09 PMEF2Near 31.76, -88.76, MS9.2 mi long, 250 yd wide
10:13 PMEF2About 13 miles from Birmingham, AL5.46 mi long, 1800 yd wide
10:55 PMEF1About 19 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL4.46 mi long, 675 yd wide
11:00 PMEF1About 23 miles from Birmingham, AL7.62 mi long, 913 yd wide
11:16 PMEF2About 16 miles from Birmingham, AL5.14 mi long, 600 yd wide
11:22 PMEF1About 31 miles from Birmingham, AL7.81 mi long, 1000 yd wide
12:15 AMEF1Near 31.58, -87.76, AL0.31 mi long, 200 yd wide
12:24 AMEF2About 24 miles from Birmingham, AL14.6 mi long, 1300 yd wide
12:32 AMEF3About 51 miles from Huntsville, AL11.73 mi long, 600 yd wide
12:54 AMEF2About 50 miles from Huntsville, AL2.47 mi long, 200 yd wide
1:06 AMEF2About 53 miles from Huntsville, AL11.71 mi long, 200 yd wide
1:17 AMEF1About 51 miles from Huntsville, AL6.28 mi long, 200 yd wide
1:28 AMEF0About 47 miles from Huntsville, AL2.42 mi long, 75 yd wide
1:36 AMEF1About 44 miles from Chattanooga, TN10.2 mi long, 200 yd wide
2:23 AMEF1About 50 miles from Chattanooga, TN1.05 mi long, 200 yd wide
3:25 AMEF0About 35 miles from Columbus, GA1.74 mi long, 75 yd wide
3:56 AMEF3About 21 miles from Columbus, GA11.45 mi long, 1200 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Mississippi97284623
Alabama6492827
Tennessee474385
Illinois3321120
Missouri191450
North Carolina161150
Kentucky9081
Virginia9270
Georgia8062
Louisiana7520
Iowa5500
West Virginia2200
Nebraska1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
St. Louis, MO1.75 in64 mph0
Fayetteville, NC1.0 inNone0
Jackson, MS1.0 in63 mph2
Knoxville, TN1.0 in63 mph0
Mobile, AL1.0 in58 mph0
Des Moines, IA0.75 inNone0
Memphis, TN0.75 inNone0
Atlanta, GANone46 mph0
Birmingham, ALNoneNone1
Chattanooga, TNNone69 mph0
Columbus, GANone75 mph0
Kingsport, TNNone63 mph0
Tuscaloosa, ALNone98 mph1

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