Storm reports for January 21, 2016

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, January 21, 2016
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 44 hail reports, 41 wind reports and 8 tornado reports in 5 states on January 21, 2016.

in 5 states; 93
Storm reports: About 50 miles from Slidell, LA; 2.75 in
Largest hail: About 16 miles from Baton Rouge, LA; 81 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF2, near 31.32, -89.65, MS; 8
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 January 21, 2016 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

Hail44, most at 2 PM

Wind41, most at 11 PM

Tornado8, most at 5 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
4:14 PM	EF0	About 27 miles from Jackson, MS	3.03 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:25 PM	EF1	About 47 miles from Jackson, MS	5.34 mi long, 200 yd wide
5:20 PM	EF1	About 33 miles from Jackson, MS	3.89 mi long, 300 yd wide
5:46 PM	EF0	About 40 miles from Jackson, MS	2.09 mi long, 75 yd wide
5:58 PM	EF1	About 48 miles from Baton Rouge, LA	0.24 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:49 PM	EF2	Near 31.32, -89.65, MS	6.46 mi long, 530 yd wide
1:44 AM	EF0	About 25 miles from Crestview, FL	3.03 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:49 AM	EF0	Near 30.36, -85.30, FL	1.17 mi long, 50 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
6:00 AM	0.75 in	About 26 miles from Shreveport, LA
6:35 AM	0.75 in	About 15 miles from Tyler, TX
6:52 AM	1.0 in	About 35 miles from Shreveport, LA
7:10 AM	0.88 in	Near 32.24, -92.71, LA
7:29 AM	1.0 in	Near 31.85, -91.66, LA
8:11 AM	1.0 in	Near 31.72, -91.07, MS
10:07 AM	0.88 in	About 9 miles from Mesquite, TX
10:15 AM	0.88 in	About 40 miles from Jackson, MS
10:18 AM	0.75 in	About 16 miles from Garland, TX
10:28 AM	0.88 in	About 36 miles from Jackson, MS
10:45 AM	0.75 in	About 34 miles from Garland, TX
11:32 AM	1.0 in	About 60 miles from Tyler, TX

Show all 44 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
12:30 PM	0.75 in	About 41 miles from Shreveport, LA
12:50 PM	0.75 in	About 37 miles from Beaumont, TX
1:05 PM	1.75 in	About 45 miles from Lake Charles, LA
1:45 PM	2.0 in	About 44 miles from Lake Charles, LA
2:23 PM	1.0 in	About 54 miles from Lake Charles, LA
2:30 PM	1.25 in	About 59 miles from Lafayette, LA
2:30 PM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from Jackson, MS
2:30 PM	1.0 in	About 45 miles from Lake Charles, LA
2:44 PM	1.25 in	Near 31.11, -91.91, LA
2:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 31.13, -92.06, LA
2:51 PM	1.0 in	Near 31.62, -91.83, LA
2:52 PM	1.25 in	Near 30.97, -92.58, LA
3:20 PM	0.88 in	Near 31.55, -91.39, MS
3:35 PM	1.0 in	About 10 miles from Jackson, MS
3:55 PM	1.75 in	Near 31.54, -90.87, MS
3:56 PM	1.0 in	About 44 miles from Jackson, MS
4:02 PM	1.0 in	About 23 miles from Jackson, MS
4:05 PM	1.0 in	About 6 miles from Jackson, MS
4:10 PM	1.0 in	About 52 miles from Jackson, MS
4:10 PM	1.5 in	About 51 miles from Jackson, MS
4:55 PM	1.0 in	About 19 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
5:15 PM	1.0 in	About 36 miles from Jackson, MS
5:15 PM	1.0 in	About 45 miles from Jackson, MS
5:31 PM	1.0 in	Near 32.80, -89.11, MS
5:40 PM	0.75 in	About 19 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
5:45 PM	1.75 in	About 45 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
5:54 PM	2.0 in	About 45 miles from Slidell, LA
5:55 PM	2.75 in	About 50 miles from Slidell, LA
6:03 PM	1.0 in	About 50 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
6:05 PM	1.75 in	About 44 miles from Slidell, LA
6:15 PM	1.0 in	About 45 miles from Jackson, MS
6:40 PM	1.25 in	Near 31.34, -89.70, MS

Time	Gust	Where
1:48 PM	58 mph	Near 31.26, -93.02, LA
2:23 PM	63 mph	About 37 miles from Jackson, MS
3:04 PM	58 mph	Near 31.39, -91.39, MS
3:10 PM	58 mph	Near 31.42, -92.41, LA
3:11 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Lafayette, LA
3:22 PM	58 mph	Near 31.49, -91.25, MS
3:35 PM	58 mph	Near 31.60, -91.36, MS
4:04 PM	58 mph	About 49 miles from Jackson, MS
4:07 PM	58 mph	About 12 miles from Jackson, MS
4:13 PM	58 mph	Near 31.47, -90.92, MS
4:37 PM	58 mph	Near 32.70, -89.15, MS
4:45 PM	81 mph	About 16 miles from Baton Rouge, LA

Show all 41 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
4:50 PM	69 mph	About 31 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
5:40 PM	58 mph	About 32 miles from Jackson, MS
6:07 PM	62 mph	About 44 miles from Jackson, MS
6:35 PM	58 mph	About 59 miles from Jackson, MS
7:23 PM	58 mph	Near 32.17, -88.81, MS
7:26 PM	58 mph	Near 32.13, -88.81, MS
7:42 PM	58 mph	Near 32.23, -88.67, MS
11:00 PM	60 mph	About 27 miles from Daphne, AL
11:01 PM	70 mph	About 38 miles from Daphne, AL
11:01 PM	60 mph	About 37 miles from Daphne, AL
11:05 PM	70 mph	About 43 miles from Daphne, AL
11:24 PM	70 mph	About 37 miles from Pensacola, FL
11:24 PM	60 mph	About 40 miles from Pensacola, FL
11:29 PM	70 mph	About 57 miles from Crestview, FL
11:29 PM	60 mph	About 48 miles from Daphne, AL
11:29 PM	70 mph	About 54 miles from Crestview, FL
12:24 AM	72 mph	About 11 miles from Pensacola, FL
12:31 AM	70 mph	About 9 miles from Pensacola, FL
12:40 AM	70 mph	About 9 miles from Pensacola, FL
12:43 AM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Pensacola, FL
12:54 AM	70 mph	About 19 miles from Pensacola, FL
1:15 AM	58 mph	About 49 miles from Crestview, FL
1:25 AM	58 mph	Near 31.51, -85.95, AL
1:30 AM	70 mph	About 25 miles from Crestview, FL
1:41 AM	58 mph	About 20 miles from Crestview, FL
3:05 AM	58 mph	Near 30.16, -85.65, FL
3:05 AM	58 mph	Near 30.15, -85.63, FL
3:15 AM	63 mph	About 53 miles from Crestview, FL
4:30 AM	58 mph	About 40 miles from Tallahassee, FL

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Mississippi	35	16	14	5
Louisiana	27	21	5	1
Florida	14	0	12	2
Alabama	10	0	10	0
Texas	7	7	0	0

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust
Jackson, MS	1.0 in	58 mph
Garland, TX	0.88 in	None
Mesquite, TX	0.88 in	None
Tyler, TX	0.75 in	None
Pensacola, FL	None	72 mph

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