Storm reports for March 15, 2016

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, March 15, 2016
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 85 hail reports, 7 wind reports and 11 tornado reports in 7 states on March 15, 2016.

in 7 states; 103
Storm reports: Near 39.72, -90.03, IL; 2.75 in
Largest hail: About 56 miles from Chicago, IL; 75 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF2, about 57 miles from Peoria, IL; 11
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 March 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

Hail85, most at 6 PM

Wind7, most at 7 PM

Tornado11, most at 7 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
6:26 PM	EF2	About 57 miles from Peoria, IL	8.23 mi long, 400 yd wide
6:42 PM	EF1	About 49 miles from Peoria, IL	8.27 mi long, 400 yd wide
7:25 PM	EF2	About 13 miles from Davenport, IA	4.78 mi long, 200 yd wide
7:33 PM	EF0	About 16 miles from Davenport, IA	0.03 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:34 PM	EF0	About 16 miles from Davenport, IA	1.17 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:42 PM	EF2	About 16 miles from Peoria, IL	7.55 mi long, 440 yd wide
7:44 PM	EF1	Near 39.74, -89.82, IL	3.62 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:49 PM	EF1	About 23 miles from Davenport, IA	1.35 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:57 PM	EF1	About 30 miles from Davenport, IA	3.38 mi long, 300 yd wide
8:05 PM	EF0	About 2 miles from Peoria, IL	3.68 mi long, 200 yd wide
8:33 PM	EF0	About 48 miles from Davenport, IA	1.76 mi long, 50 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
5:11 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.12, -91.92, MO
5:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.27, -91.63, MO
5:36 PM	2.5 in	Near 40.27, -91.63, MO
5:44 PM	0.75 in	Near 40.57, -91.38, IL
5:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.39, -91.58, MO
5:48 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.35, -91.73, MO
5:48 PM	1.25 in	Near 40.40, -91.45, IA
5:50 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.35, -91.43, IL
5:52 PM	0.75 in	Near 40.62, -91.35, IA
5:53 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.42, -91.40, IA
5:53 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.41, -91.40, IA
5:53 PM	2.0 in	Near 40.41, -90.97, IL

Show all 85 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
5:54 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.39, -91.39, IA
5:55 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.40, -91.40, IA
5:57 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.96, -91.55, IA
5:58 PM	0.88 in	Near 40.64, -91.33, IA
6:00 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.42, -91.36, IL
6:07 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.47, -91.17, IL
6:09 PM	0.88 in	About 52 miles from Davenport, IA
6:10 PM	1.5 in	Near 40.63, -91.16, IL
6:14 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.41, -91.13, IL
6:24 PM	1.75 in	About 36 miles from Davenport, IA
6:25 PM	0.75 in	Near 39.63, -90.47, IL
6:27 PM	0.75 in	About 37 miles from Davenport, IA
6:29 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.55, -90.87, IL
6:30 PM	1.0 in	About 40 miles from Davenport, IA
6:30 PM	1.0 in	About 36 miles from Davenport, IA
6:30 PM	1.25 in	About 53 miles from Davenport, IA
6:33 PM	2.5 in	About 30 miles from Davenport, IA
6:35 PM	1.0 in	About 38 miles from Davenport, IA
6:35 PM	1.0 in	About 26 miles from Davenport, IA
6:35 PM	1.0 in	About 31 miles from Davenport, IA
6:36 PM	1.0 in	About 24 miles from Davenport, IA
6:38 PM	1.0 in	About 32 miles from Davenport, IA
6:38 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.58, -90.43, IL
6:40 PM	1.75 in	About 44 miles from Peoria, IL
6:45 PM	1.0 in	About 25 miles from Davenport, IA
6:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.69, -90.26, IL
6:47 PM	1.0 in	About 26 miles from Davenport, IA
6:58 PM	2.0 in	About 16 miles from Davenport, IA
6:59 PM	2.0 in	Near 39.73, -90.23, IL
7:13 PM	0.75 in	About 27 miles from Davenport, IA
7:20 PM	2.75 in	Near 39.72, -90.03, IL
7:24 PM	0.75 in	About 49 miles from Davenport, IA
7:32 PM	0.88 in	About 6 miles from Davenport, IA
7:33 PM	1.75 in	Near 39.72, -89.92, IL
7:36 PM	0.75 in	About 27 miles from Davenport, IA
7:38 PM	1.0 in	About 60 miles from Davenport, IA
7:43 PM	0.75 in	About 60 miles from Madison, WI
7:45 PM	0.88 in	Near 39.87, -89.83, IL
7:48 PM	1.75 in	About 8 miles from Peoria, IL
7:48 PM	0.88 in	Near 42.48, -90.35, IL
7:58 PM	1.0 in	About 11 miles from Peoria, IL
8:00 PM	1.5 in	About 4 miles from Peoria, IL
8:05 PM	1.75 in	In Peoria, IL
8:05 PM	1.0 in	About 16 miles from Peoria, IL
8:07 PM	1.0 in	About 3 miles from Peoria, IL
8:30 PM	0.75 in	About 40 miles from Madison, WI
8:33 PM	0.75 in	About 6 miles from Peoria, IL
8:38 PM	1.0 in	About 47 miles from Peoria, IL
8:42 PM	1.75 in	About 50 miles from Peoria, IL
8:47 PM	1.25 in	About 38 miles from Peoria, IL
8:48 PM	0.88 in	About 54 miles from Peoria, IL
8:50 PM	1.0 in	About 40 miles from Peoria, IL
8:54 PM	0.75 in	About 46 miles from Peoria, IL
9:07 PM	1.5 in	About 26 miles from Peoria, IL
9:10 PM	0.88 in	About 28 miles from Rockford, IL
9:22 PM	1.0 in	About 48 miles from Peoria, IL
9:27 PM	1.25 in	About 47 miles from Peoria, IL
9:45 PM	1.25 in	Near 40.75, -88.28, IL
10:01 PM	0.75 in	About 43 miles from Peoria, IL
10:05 PM	0.88 in	About 35 miles from Memphis, TN
10:08 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.03, -87.63, IL
10:12 PM	0.88 in	Near 40.13, -87.62, IL
10:20 PM	1.25 in	About 56 miles from Chicago, IL
10:22 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.95, -87.65, IL
10:34 PM	1.0 in	About 2 miles from Rockford, IL
10:35 PM	1.0 in	About 33 miles from Memphis, TN
11:42 PM	1.25 in	About 42 miles from Chicago, IL
12:16 AM	1.0 in	About 25 miles from Madison, WI
2:23 AM	0.88 in	About 16 miles from Louisville, KY
2:29 AM	0.88 in	About 19 miles from Louisville, KY
2:30 AM	1.0 in	About 23 miles from Louisville, KY
2:35 AM	1.0 in	About 20 miles from Louisville, KY
2:45 AM	1.25 in	About 34 miles from Louisville, KY

Time	Gust	Where
7:11 PM	70 mph	About 5 miles from Davenport, IA
7:19 PM	68 mph	About 9 miles from Davenport, IA
7:21 PM	69 mph	About 9 miles from Davenport, IA
8:15 PM	70 mph	About 2 miles from Peoria, IL
10:24 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Memphis, TN
10:37 PM	75 mph	About 56 miles from Chicago, IL
10:42 PM	58 mph	About 55 miles from Chicago, IL

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Illinois	61	48	6	7
Iowa	27	23	0	4
Missouri	5	5	0	0
Indiana	4	4	0	0
Tennessee	3	2	1	0
Wisconsin	2	2	0	0
Kentucky	1	1	0	0

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Peoria, IL	1.75 in	70 mph	1
Rockford, IL	1.0 in	None	0
Davenport, IA	0.88 in	70 mph	1

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