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Storm reports for February 28, 2017

NOAA recorded 333 hail reports, 317 wind reports and 55 tornado reports in 14 states on February 28, 2017.

in 14 states
705
Storm reports
Near 38.00, -88.94, IL
3.0 in
Largest hail
About 39 miles from Louisville, KY
101 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF4, near 37.72, -90.01, MO
55
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 February 28, 2017 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.

What happened

An EF4 tornado with winds near 180 mph touched down about four miles west of Perryville, Missouri, at 7:51 p.m. CST on February 28.1 It leveled five homes west of I-55, damaged or destroyed at least 100 homes in Perry County, killed one person in a vehicle on the interstate and injured 12 people. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $8 million in property damage in the county.1 In Illinois it reached EF3 strength in Jackson County, damaging or destroying dozens of homes and other buildings, and NOAA lists $6 million in property damage there.2

At 4:41 p.m. CST, an EF3 tornado damaged numerous homes in Naplate, Illinois, and crossed the south side of Ottawa, where a falling tree killed two men working outdoors. It injured 14 people.3 Hail estimated at baseball size fell in Ottawa at 4:43 p.m. CST.4 At 5:26 p.m. CST, an EF3 tornado touched down west of Washburn, Illinois, and damaged 8 houses in town. NOAA lists $1.5 million in property damage.5

At 9:55 p.m. CST, an EF3 tornado that touched down between Crossville and Carmi, Illinois, damaged or destroyed 35 structures in White County and killed one man. In Gibson County, Indiana, it damaged or destroyed about 106 structures, and NOAA lists $3.2 million in property damage there.6,7 At about 4:00 a.m. EST on March 1, winds of 70 to 80 mph damaged roofs and side panels on more than 10 farm barns in northern Fayette County, Kentucky, and NOAA lists $4.5 million in property damage.8

Reports by hour

Hail333, most at 5 PM

Wind317, most at 5 AM

Tornado55, most at 4 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
3:53 PMEF0About 19 miles from Davenport, IA0.04 mi long, 25 yd wide
4:12 PMEF1About 25 miles from Peoria, IL5.53 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:27 PMEF0About 43 miles from Peoria, IL1.75 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:41 PMEF3About 53 miles from Peoria, IL11.5 mi long, 800 yd wide
4:44 PMEF1About 44 miles from Rockford, IL2.62 mi long, 75 yd wide
4:58 PMEF1Near 41.36, -88.71, IL2.8 mi long, 200 yd wide
5:04 PMEF0About 56 miles from Chicago, IL1.2 mi long, 200 yd wide
5:07 PMEF1About 25 miles from Rockford, IL1.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:10 PMEF0About 8 miles from Peoria, IL0.07 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:15 PMEF0About 10 miles from Peoria, IL0.89 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:26 PMEF3About 17 miles from Peoria, IL17.77 mi long, 600 yd wide
5:52 PMEF2About 35 miles from Peoria, IL5.6 mi long, 75 yd wide
Show all 55 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
6:40 PMEF1Near 37.44, -90.91, MO4.36 mi long, 80 yd wide
7:03 PMEF1About 48 miles from Little Rock, AR1.37 mi long, 120 yd wide
7:07 PMEF2About 51 miles from Little Rock, AR1.1 mi long, 250 yd wide
7:16 PMEF0Near 37.58, -90.50, MO4.44 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:51 PMEF4Near 37.72, -90.01, MO53.47 mi long, 1100 yd wide
7:54 PMEF1About 11 miles from South Bend, IN0.57 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:58 PMEF1About 19 miles from South Bend, IN4.99 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:12 PMEF1About 22 miles from South Bend, IN2.7 mi long, 150 yd wide
8:38 PMEF1About 25 miles from Kalamazoo, MI2.04 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:33 PMEF1Near 39.88, -90.66, IL0.66 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:43 PMEF1About 49 miles from Peoria, IL2.33 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:55 PMEF3About 33 miles from Evansville, IN44.13 mi long, 440 yd wide
10:35 PMEF0Near 36.50, -88.53, KY8.8 mi long, 30 yd wide
10:37 PMEF0Near 37.65, -94.96, KS0.1 mi long, 75 yd wide
10:43 PMEF0Near 37.63, -94.82, KS0.1 mi long, 75 yd wide
10:44 PMEF1Near 37.74, -89.06, IL7.36 mi long, 25 yd wide
11:03 PMEF2About 38 miles from Evansville, IN5.8 mi long, 150 yd wide
11:28 PMEF1About 32 miles from Clarksville, TN8.58 mi long, 400 yd wide
12:30 AMEF0About 35 miles from Springfield, MO1 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:35 AMEF1About 50 miles from Clarksville, TN0.78 mi long, 90 yd wide
1:29 AMEF1Near 35.42, -93.39, AR0.14 mi long, 200 yd wide
1:31 AMEF0About 46 miles from Dayton, OH6.87 mi long, 250 yd wide
1:40 AMEF0About 53 miles from Dayton, OH4.53 mi long, 100 yd wide
2:16 AMEF1About 51 miles from Little Rock, AR1 mi long, 250 yd wide
2:18 AMEF0About 51 miles from Little Rock, AR1.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:33 AMEF1About 51 miles from Little Rock, AR3.9 mi long, 250 yd wide
2:38 AMEF1About 14 miles from Cincinnati, OH6.39 mi long, 150 yd wide
3:13 AMEF1Near 35.45, -91.46, AR4.24 mi long, 200 yd wide
3:20 AMEF1Near 35.64, -91.26, AR1.6 mi long, 125 yd wide
4:00 AMEF2About 47 miles from Evansville, IN0.15 mi long, 30 yd wide
4:05 AMEF2About 52 miles from Evansville, IN1.52 mi long, 30 yd wide
4:08 AMEF0Near 37.70, -89.37, IL4.11 mi long, 25 yd wide
4:10 AMEF1About 54 miles from Evansville, IN0.04 mi long, 30 yd wide
4:30 AMEF1About 54 miles from Louisville, KY0.21 mi long, 40 yd wide
4:37 AMEF2About 46 miles from Louisville, KY0.68 mi long, 25 yd wide
4:40 AMEF1Near 36.82, -89.58, MO15.21 mi long, 200 yd wide
4:41 AMEF1About 43 miles from Louisville, KY5.8 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:45 AMEF2About 42 miles from Louisville, KY0.25 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:51 AMEF0Near 36.04, -89.36, TN3.71 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:04 AMEF1About 20 miles from Louisville, KY0.33 mi long, 20 yd wide
5:05 AMEF1About 28 miles from Louisville, KY2.15 mi long, 125 yd wide
5:25 AMEF2Near 36.58, -88.63, KY1.55 mi long, 200 yd wide
5:36 AMEF1About 37 miles from Louisville, KY1.08 mi long, 200 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Missouri156113385
Illinois122871916
Indiana107316610
Arkansas7714558
Kentucky744655
Ohio5512403
Iowa302901
Kansas272142
Tennessee213171
Michigan15654
Oklahoma10550
Wisconsin7700
West Virginia3120
Pennsylvania1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
St. Louis, MO2.0 in70 mph0
Peoria, IL1.75 inNone2
Evansville, IN1.25 inNone0
South Bend, IN1.25 in60 mph1
Ann Arbor, MI1.0 inNone0
Chicago, IL1.0 inNone0
Cincinnati, OH1.0 in61 mph1
Davenport, IA1.0 inNone0
Fort Wayne, IN1.0 in71 mph0
Kansas City, MO1.0 inNone0
Little Rock, AR1.0 inNone0
Madison, WI1.0 inNone0
Springfield, MO1.0 inNone0
Rockford, IL0.88 inNone0
Louisville, KY0.75 in63 mph0
Akron, OHNone58 mph0
Cleveland, OHNone61 mph0
Indianapolis, INNone64 mph0
Lexington, KYNone64 mph0
Toledo, OHNone58 mph0
Youngstown, OHNone58 mph0

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