Storm reports for February 15, 2016
NOAA recorded 33 hail reports, 181 wind reports and 19 tornado reports in 6 states on February 15, 2016.
- in 6 states
- 233
- Storm reports
- About 18 miles from Lake Charles, LA
- 2.0 in
- Largest hail
- About 48 miles from Jackson, MS
- 96 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF3, about 32 miles from Pensacola, FL
- 19
- Tornado reports
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
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 February 15, 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
Hail33, most at 2 PM
Wind181, most at 10 PM
Tornado19, most at 1 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:22 AM | EF0 | About 52 miles from Lafayette, LA | 0.32 mi long, 20 yd wide |
| 11:00 AM | EF0 | About 7 miles from Jackson, MS | 0.52 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 12:10 PM | EF2 | About 44 miles from Jackson, MS | 30.34 mi long, 250 yd wide |
| 12:15 PM | EF1 | About 49 miles from Jackson, MS | 1.88 mi long, 300 yd wide |
| 12:45 PM | EF1 | Near 33.03, -89.28, MS | 2.51 mi long, 200 yd wide |
| 1:04 PM | EF0 | About 21 miles from Lake Charles, LA | 0.78 mi long, 10 yd wide |
| 1:15 PM | EF1 | About 59 miles from Slidell, LA | 5 mi long, 250 yd wide |
| 1:24 PM | EF0 | About 43 miles from Jackson, MS | 2.1 mi long, 100 yd wide |
| 1:43 PM | EF1 | About 52 miles from Jackson, MS | 2.72 mi long, 250 yd wide |
| 1:52 PM | EF1 | About 54 miles from Jackson, MS | 14.62 mi long, 350 yd wide |
| 3:32 PM | EF3 | About 32 miles from Pensacola, FL | 16.45 mi long, 300 yd wide |
| 4:00 PM | EF0 | About 16 miles from Montgomery, AL | 2.46 mi long, 75 yd wide |
Show all 19 tornado reportsShow fewer
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4:33 PM | EF2 | About 40 miles from Crestview, FL | 2.19 mi long, 250 yd wide |
| 5:00 PM | EF1 | About 49 miles from Crestview, FL | 4.53 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 6:20 PM | EF1 | About 54 miles from Montgomery, AL | 4.98 mi long, 400 yd wide |
| 6:57 PM | EF1 | About 29 miles from Columbus, GA | 6.8 mi long, 400 yd wide |
| 7:00 PM | EF0 | About 24 miles from Columbus, GA | 7.09 mi long, 250 yd wide |
| 3:49 AM | EF1 | About 55 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL | 1.77 mi long, 75 yd wide |
| 4:10 AM | EF0 | About 38 miles from Naples, FL | 4 mi long, 10 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 9:33 AM | 1.0 in | About 42 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 9:43 AM | 0.88 in | About 53 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 9:55 AM | 1.0 in | About 59 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 10:05 AM | 1.0 in | About 50 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 11:14 AM | 1.0 in | Near 31.53, -88.28, AL |
| 11:23 AM | 1.0 in | About 58 miles from Mobile, AL |
| 11:38 AM | 1.5 in | About 38 miles from Baton Rouge, LA |
| 11:53 AM | 1.0 in | About 45 miles from Baton Rouge, LA |
| 11:55 AM | 0.75 in | Near 32.66, -88.55, MS |
| 11:55 AM | 1.0 in | About 57 miles from Mobile, AL |
| 12:02 PM | 1.0 in | About 59 miles from Mobile, AL |
| 12:02 PM | 1.0 in | About 59 miles from Mobile, AL |
Show all 33 hail reportsShow fewer
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 12:14 PM | 1.0 in | Near 31.53, -88.28, AL |
| 12:15 PM | 1.0 in | About 31 miles from Baton Rouge, LA |
| 12:45 PM | 1.0 in | About 29 miles from Lafayette, LA |
| 12:50 PM | 1.75 in | About 19 miles from Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1:16 PM | 1.0 in | About 17 miles from Lafayette, LA |
| 1:25 PM | 1.0 in | About 7 miles from Lake Charles, LA |
| 1:35 PM | 1.0 in | About 10 miles from Lake Charles, LA |
| 1:45 PM | 1.0 in | About 12 miles from Lake Charles, LA |
| 1:50 PM | 0.75 in | About 52 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 1:52 PM | 1.0 in | Near 31.53, -87.87, AL |
| 2:05 PM | 1.0 in | About 18 miles from Gulfport, MS |
| 2:06 PM | 2.0 in | About 18 miles from Lake Charles, LA |
| 2:17 PM | 2.0 in | About 22 miles from Lake Charles, LA |
| 2:24 PM | 1.0 in | About 58 miles from Daphne, AL |
| 2:30 PM | 0.75 in | About 27 miles from Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2:35 PM | 1.0 in | About 17 miles from Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2:45 PM | 0.75 in | About 45 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 3:47 PM | 1.0 in | About 21 miles from Lafayette, LA |
| 3:48 PM | 1.0 in | About 18 miles from Lafayette, LA |
| 4:13 PM | 1.0 in | About 11 miles from Mobile, AL |
| 4:54 PM | 1.0 in | About 28 miles from Pensacola, FL |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 AM | 58 mph | About 40 miles from Lake Charles, LA |
| 10:15 AM | 58 mph | About 37 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 10:33 AM | 58 mph | About 27 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 11:00 AM | 60 mph | Near 31.76, -93.09, LA |
| 11:05 AM | 58 mph | Near 31.63, -91.10, MS |
| 11:08 AM | 58 mph | About 6 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 11:10 AM | 69 mph | Near 31.60, -91.06, MS |
| 11:16 AM | 58 mph | About 8 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 11:28 AM | 69 mph | About 37 miles from Baton Rouge, LA |
| 11:37 AM | 58 mph | About 56 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 11:38 AM | 69 mph | About 37 miles from Baton Rouge, LA |
| 11:42 AM | 69 mph | About 40 miles from Baton Rouge, LA |
Show all 181 wind reportsShow fewer
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 12:15 PM | 58 mph | About 17 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 12:20 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.26, -92.45, LA |
| 12:40 PM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 12:41 PM | 61 mph | About 48 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 1:14 PM | 61 mph | Near 32.70, -89.15, MS |
| 1:18 PM | 96 mph | About 48 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 1:21 PM | 96 mph | About 47 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 1:30 PM | 58 mph | About 53 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 1:30 PM | 58 mph | About 45 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 1:35 PM | 69 mph | Near 31.32, -90.71, MS |
| 1:58 PM | 60 mph | About 58 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 2:00 PM | 60 mph | Near 31.57, -87.82, AL |
| 2:02 PM | 69 mph | About 43 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 2:10 PM | 61 mph | About 54 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 2:15 PM | 58 mph | Near 32.23, -89.09, MS |
| 2:15 PM | 63 mph | Near 31.49, -89.85, MS |
| 2:20 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.31, -89.31, MS |
| 2:28 PM | 62 mph | About 50 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 2:32 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.68, -89.21, MS |
| 2:35 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.63, -89.51, MS |
| 2:39 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.56, -89.50, MS |
| 2:40 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.47, -89.00, MS |
| 2:40 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.75, -89.28, MS |
| 2:45 PM | 58 mph | Near 32.34, -89.14, MS |
| 2:46 PM | 69 mph | About 18 miles from Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2:46 PM | 60 mph | Near 31.35, -88.95, MS |
| 2:50 PM | 58 mph | Near 32.43, -89.10, MS |
| 2:52 PM | 58 mph | Near 32.22, -89.09, MS |
| 2:54 PM | 63 mph | Near 32.23, -89.09, MS |
| 3:00 PM | 58 mph | Near 32.48, -88.93, MS |
| 3:04 PM | 60 mph | About 57 miles from Mobile, AL |
| 3:08 PM | 60 mph | Near 31.55, -88.66, MS |
| 3:11 PM | 60 mph | Near 31.58, -88.62, MS |
| 3:12 PM | 60 mph | Near 31.60, -88.56, MS |
| 3:12 PM | 60 mph | Near 31.67, -88.68, MS |
| 3:13 PM | 60 mph | Near 31.58, -88.56, MS |
| 3:14 PM | 60 mph | Near 31.89, -87.58, AL |
| 3:16 PM | 60 mph | Near 31.65, -88.53, MS |
| 3:20 PM | 63 mph | Near 32.27, -88.71, MS |
| 3:20 PM | 60 mph | Near 32.17, -88.81, MS |
| 3:23 PM | 60 mph | Near 31.92, -88.42, AL |
| 3:23 PM | 60 mph | Near 31.78, -88.45, AL |
| 3:25 PM | 71 mph | Near 32.04, -88.72, MS |
| 3:25 PM | 58 mph | Near 32.43, -88.65, MS |
| 3:27 PM | 60 mph | About 60 miles from Mobile, AL |
| 3:30 PM | 60 mph | Near 32.06, -88.28, AL |
| 3:33 PM | 60 mph | Near 32.11, -88.23, AL |
| 3:34 PM | 55 mph | Near 32.55, -88.57, MS |
| 3:41 PM | 60 mph | Near 32.20, -88.05, AL |
| 3:46 PM | 60 mph | Near 31.70, -87.78, AL |
| 3:53 PM | 60 mph | About 25 miles from Mobile, AL |
| 3:53 PM | 60 mph | Near 31.54, -87.93, AL |
| 3:55 PM | 60 mph | Near 31.55, -87.92, AL |
| 4:05 PM | 60 mph | Near 31.92, -87.73, AL |
| 4:05 PM | 60 mph | About 39 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 4:07 PM | 60 mph | About 55 miles from Daphne, AL |
| 4:24 PM | 60 mph | Near 31.50, -87.34, AL |
| 4:26 PM | 60 mph | Near 31.53, -87.32, AL |
| 4:28 PM | 60 mph | Near 31.47, -87.39, AL |
| 4:32 PM | 60 mph | Near 31.81, -87.38, AL |
| 4:58 PM | 61 mph | About 15 miles from Mobile, AL |
| 5:39 PM | 60 mph | About 23 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 5:46 PM | 60 mph | About 6 miles from Pensacola, FL |
| 5:46 PM | 81 mph | About 44 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 5:50 PM | 60 mph | About 7 miles from Pensacola, FL |
| 5:50 PM | 60 mph | About 7 miles from Pensacola, FL |
| 5:51 PM | 60 mph | About 53 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 5:53 PM | 81 mph | About 4 miles from Pensacola, FL |
| 5:57 PM | 60 mph | About 45 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 5:59 PM | 75 mph | About 44 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 6:02 PM | 60 mph | About 2 miles from Pensacola, FL |
| 6:05 PM | 58 mph | About 57 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 6:05 PM | 70 mph | About 8 miles from Pensacola, FL |
| 6:08 PM | 70 mph | About 7 miles from Pensacola, FL |
| 6:10 PM | 58 mph | About 55 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 6:15 PM | 58 mph | About 50 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 6:17 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.51, -85.98, AL |
| 6:17 PM | 70 mph | About 20 miles from Pensacola, FL |
| 6:17 PM | 70 mph | About 20 miles from Pensacola, FL |
| 6:26 PM | 70 mph | About 19 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 6:30 PM | 63 mph | Near 31.45, -85.86, AL |
| 6:33 PM | 60 mph | About 19 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 6:40 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.53, -85.76, AL |
| 6:44 PM | 63 mph | Near 31.77, -85.50, AL |
| 6:49 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.59, -85.58, AL |
| 6:50 PM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 6:50 PM | 58 mph | About 29 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 6:57 PM | 58 mph | About 31 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 7:00 PM | 69 mph | About 25 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 7:03 PM | 81 mph | About 23 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 7:05 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.61, -85.36, AL |
| 7:05 PM | 81 mph | About 22 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 7:08 PM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 7:15 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.11, -85.59, AL |
| 7:16 PM | 58 mph | About 46 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 7:20 PM | 58 mph | About 45 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 7:22 PM | 58 mph | About 53 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 7:22 PM | 63 mph | About 46 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 7:30 PM | 58 mph | About 27 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 7:30 PM | 63 mph | About 52 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 7:33 PM | 58 mph | Near 30.79, -85.54, FL |
| 7:40 PM | 52 mph | About 16 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 7:42 PM | 58 mph | About 56 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 7:47 PM | 75 mph | Near 30.73, -85.39, FL |
| 7:50 PM | 63 mph | Near 30.79, -85.37, FL |
| 7:57 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.64, -84.78, GA |
| 8:00 PM | 75 mph | Near 30.77, -85.23, FL |
| 8:07 PM | 58 mph | About 55 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 8:10 PM | 69 mph | About 40 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 8:15 PM | 58 mph | About 55 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 8:19 PM | 81 mph | About 44 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 9:15 PM | 63 mph | About 52 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:15 PM | 58 mph | About 52 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:52 PM | 69 mph | About 30 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:52 PM | 69 mph | About 30 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:53 PM | 69 mph | About 30 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:55 PM | 75 mph | About 48 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:55 PM | 75 mph | About 45 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:55 PM | 69 mph | About 30 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 9:57 PM | 69 mph | About 25 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:00 PM | 69 mph | About 21 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:00 PM | 69 mph | About 25 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:00 PM | 69 mph | About 22 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:00 PM | 69 mph | About 21 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:00 PM | 69 mph | About 22 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:02 PM | 69 mph | About 23 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:02 PM | 69 mph | About 24 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:02 PM | 81 mph | About 40 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:02 PM | 69 mph | About 24 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:02 PM | 69 mph | About 24 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:05 PM | 69 mph | About 19 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:07 PM | 69 mph | About 19 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:07 PM | 69 mph | About 19 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:07 PM | 69 mph | About 20 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:09 PM | 69 mph | About 19 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:09 PM | 69 mph | About 20 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:09 PM | 69 mph | About 20 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:10 PM | 69 mph | About 19 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:10 PM | 69 mph | About 20 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:10 PM | 69 mph | About 21 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:10 PM | 69 mph | About 14 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:12 PM | 69 mph | About 19 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:12 PM | 69 mph | About 16 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:12 PM | 69 mph | About 19 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:12 PM | 69 mph | About 16 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:12 PM | 69 mph | About 15 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:15 PM | 69 mph | About 21 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:15 PM | 69 mph | About 18 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:15 PM | 69 mph | About 20 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:25 PM | 58 mph | About 10 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 10:25 PM | 58 mph | About 13 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 11:25 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.30, -82.85, GA |
| 11:54 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.47, -82.34, GA |
| 11:54 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.76, -82.35, GA |
| 12:06 AM | 58 mph | Near 31.53, -82.22, GA |
| 12:20 AM | 63 mph | About 50 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 12:34 AM | 75 mph | About 41 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 12:45 AM | 81 mph | About 34 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 12:51 AM | 75 mph | About 28 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 1:24 AM | 63 mph | About 4 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 1:25 AM | 58 mph | About 4 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 1:30 AM | 58 mph | About 8 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 3:05 AM | 60 mph | About 25 miles from Orlando, FL |
| 3:14 AM | 60 mph | About 10 miles from Naples, FL |
| 3:30 AM | 58 mph | About 43 miles from Cape Coral, FL |
| 5:04 AM | 58 mph | About 5 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 5:52 AM | 58 mph | About 23 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 5:53 AM | 70 mph | About 43 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL |
| 5:55 AM | 58 mph | About 45 miles from Raleigh, NC |
By state
| State | Reports | Hail | Wind | Tornado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 71 | 1 | 67 | 3 |
| Mississippi | 64 | 9 | 47 | 8 |
| Alabama | 54 | 9 | 39 | 6 |
| Louisiana | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| Georgia | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Charles, LA | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Mobile, AL | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Jackson, MS | None | 58 mph | 1 |
| Naples, FL | None | 60 mph | 0 |
| Pensacola, FL | None | 81 mph | 0 |
| Raleigh, NC | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Savannah, GA | None | 63 mph | 0 |
| Tallahassee, FL | None | 69 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.