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Storm reports for March 31, 2016

NOAA recorded 95 hail reports, 140 wind reports and 20 tornado reports in 14 states on March 31, 2016.

in 14 states
255
Storm reports
Near 31.69, -93.03, LA
2.25 in
Largest hail
About 59 miles from Clarksville, TN
90 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, about 21 miles from Huntsville, AL
20
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 March 31, 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

Hail95, most at 4 PM

Wind140, most at 4 PM

Tornado20, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
7:53 AMEF1About 54 miles from Gulfport, MS1.44 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:02 PMEF1About 32 miles from Evansville, IN2.97 mi long, 250 yd wide
3:40 PMEF1About 55 miles from Indianapolis, IN0.14 mi long, 30 yd wide
4:28 PMEF1Near 35.08, -88.29, TN1.46 mi long, 75 yd wide
4:31 PMEF0Near 35.55, -87.74, TN3.49 mi long, 350 yd wide
4:45 PMEF0Near 35.60, -87.61, TN0.71 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:49 PMEF1About 26 miles from Fort Wayne, IN0.51 mi long, 30 yd wide
4:56 PMEF1About 43 miles from Fort Wayne, IN0.74 mi long, 60 yd wide
4:56 PMEF0Near 40.75, -86.98, IN3.11 mi long, 120 yd wide
6:18 PMEF1About 50 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL7.78 mi long, 600 yd wide
6:38 PMEF0About 43 miles from Tallahassee, FL0.29 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:43 PMEF1About 41 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL2.88 mi long, 350 yd wide
Show all 20 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
7:03 PMEF1About 42 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL3.72 mi long, 650 yd wide
7:27 PMEF1About 44 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL3.7 mi long, 500 yd wide
8:05 PMEF0About 29 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL1.88 mi long, 400 yd wide
9:42 PMEF1About 26 miles from Birmingham, AL0.32 mi long, 275 yd wide
9:54 PMEF2About 21 miles from Huntsville, AL9.55 mi long, 200 yd wide
12:19 AMEF0About 29 miles from Columbus, GA2.09 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:03 AMEF0About 46 miles from Columbus, GA1.35 mi long, 300 yd wide
6:42 AMEF1Near 32.62, -83.68, GA4.86 mi long, 350 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Mississippi6530332
Kentucky400391
Tennessee2910163
Alabama289127
Louisiana241770
Indiana162104
Georgia12273
Arkansas10640
Ohio8080
Iowa7700
Texas7520
Wisconsin4400
Illinois3300
Michigan2020

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Jackson, MS1.75 in61 mph0
Tuscaloosa, AL1.25 inNone0
Peoria, IL0.75 inNone0
Cincinnati, OHNone52 mph0
Columbus, OHNone58 mph0
Louisville, KYNone60 mph0
South Bend, INNone61 mph0

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