Storm reports for April 30, 2016

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, April 30, 2016
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 46 hail reports, 21 wind reports and 1 tornado report in 9 states on April 30, 2016.

in 9 states; 68
Storm reports: Near 36.61, -92.42, MO; 2.0 in
Largest hail: Near 36.38, -92.36, AR; 64 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, about 43 miles from Lafayette, LA; 1
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 April 30, 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

Hail46, most at 7 PM

Wind21, most at 1 PM

Tornado1, most at 11 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
11:25 AM	EF1	About 43 miles from Lafayette, LA	0.47 mi long, 50 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
4:27 PM	0.88 in	Near 32.32, -89.02, MS
4:35 PM	0.88 in	About 58 miles from St. Louis, MO
5:20 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.82, -91.24, IL
5:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.30, -92.49, AR
5:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.22, -93.25, AR
5:55 PM	1.0 in	About 37 miles from St. Louis, MO
6:00 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.29, -92.38, AR
6:10 PM	1.75 in	Near 36.29, -92.29, AR
6:10 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.29, -92.25, AR
6:20 PM	1.75 in	Near 36.26, -92.16, AR
6:28 PM	0.88 in	Near 39.84, -91.74, MO
6:34 PM	2.0 in	Near 36.61, -92.42, MO

Show all 46 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
6:42 PM	1.5 in	About 20 miles from St. Louis, MO
6:55 PM	1.25 in	About 49 miles from Little Rock, AR
6:55 PM	1.5 in	Near 39.80, -91.56, MO
6:55 PM	1.25 in	Near 37.12, -91.99, MO
7:05 PM	1.0 in	About 23 miles from St. Louis, MO
7:07 PM	1.75 in	About 35 miles from St. Louis, MO
7:11 PM	1.0 in	About 5 miles from St. Louis, MO
7:15 PM	1.0 in	About 11 miles from St. Louis, MO
7:20 PM	0.88 in	About 11 miles from St. Louis, MO
7:30 PM	1.0 in	About 29 miles from St. Louis, MO
7:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.45, -91.70, MO
7:32 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.97, -92.10, MO
7:40 PM	1.75 in	About 8 miles from St. Louis, MO
7:40 PM	1.25 in	Near 37.65, -91.50, MO
7:50 PM	2.0 in	About 8 miles from St. Louis, MO
7:53 PM	1.75 in	About 10 miles from St. Louis, MO
8:00 PM	1.25 in	Near 37.12, -92.10, MO
8:05 PM	0.88 in	Near 37.65, -91.54, MO
8:08 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.15, -92.77, AR
8:20 PM	1.0 in	About 22 miles from St. Louis, MO
8:20 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.72, -91.48, MO
8:28 PM	0.75 in	Near 37.77, -91.39, MO
8:32 PM	0.75 in	Near 36.22, -91.74, AR
8:48 PM	0.88 in	About 19 miles from Charlotte, NC
8:50 PM	1.0 in	About 19 miles from St. Louis, MO
9:10 PM	1.75 in	Near 36.38, -92.36, AR
9:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.29, -91.57, AR
9:24 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.09, -91.65, AR
9:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.22, -91.61, AR
9:40 PM	0.88 in	Near 39.58, -90.68, IL
1:40 AM	1.0 in	Near 34.27, -93.46, AR
4:00 AM	1.75 in	About 9 miles from Lafayette, LA
4:15 AM	1.5 in	About 6 miles from Lafayette, LA
6:00 AM	1.0 in	About 10 miles from Lafayette, LA

Time	Gust	Where
7:36 AM	61 mph	About 7 miles from Tomball, TX
7:37 AM	58 mph	About 8 miles from Conroe, TX
7:52 AM	61 mph	About 9 miles from Tomball, TX
10:55 AM	58 mph	Near 31.38, -92.88, LA
12:35 PM	58 mph	About 28 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
1:43 PM	60 mph	About 12 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
1:51 PM	58 mph	About 52 miles from Jackson, MS
1:52 PM	58 mph	About 12 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
1:54 PM	58 mph	About 16 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
2:00 PM	58 mph	About 54 miles from Jackson, MS
2:02 PM	60 mph	About 16 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
3:44 PM	52 mph	About 18 miles from Slidell, LA

Show all 21 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
4:05 PM	58 mph	About 52 miles from Jackson, MS
4:15 PM	58 mph	About 15 miles from Chattanooga, TN
5:35 PM	63 mph	In Atlanta, GA
5:45 PM	58 mph	About 5 miles from Atlanta, GA
6:15 PM	58 mph	About 37 miles from Chattanooga, TN
6:21 PM	58 mph	About 37 miles from Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM	60 mph	About 42 miles from Little Rock, AR
9:08 PM	60 mph	Near 36.38, -92.36, AR
9:08 PM	64 mph	Near 36.38, -92.36, AR

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Missouri	21	21	0	0
Arkansas	17	14	3	0
Louisiana	11	3	7	1
Illinois	6	6	0	0
Georgia	4	0	4	0
Mississippi	4	1	3	0
Texas	3	0	3	0
South Carolina	1	1	0	0
Tennessee	1	0	1	0

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust
St. Louis, MO	2.0 in	None
Lafayette, LA	1.75 in	None
Atlanta, GA	None	63 mph
Baton Rouge, LA	None	60 mph
Conroe, TX	None	61 mph
Tomball, TX	None	61 mph

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