Storm reports for April 2, 2017

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, April 2, 2017
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 73 hail reports, 117 wind reports and 25 tornado reports in 6 states on April 2, 2017.

in 6 states; 215
Storm reports: About 18 miles from Brownsville, TX; 3.01 in
Largest hail: About 36 miles from Shreveport, LA; 120 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF2, near 31.13, -92.54, LA; 25
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 2, 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

On the morning of April 2, an EF1 tornado in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, rolled a mobile home over and killed two people inside.¹ In the afternoon, an EF1 with 105 mph winds in Rapides Parish lifted parts of flat roofs off businesses along Jackson Street and broke business and vehicle windows. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $750,000 in damage.² An EF2 with winds of 125 to 135 mph crossed La Salle Parish from Rogers to Trout, damaging homes and other buildings in Belah and Trout, with $1 million in damage listed.³ Other EF2 tornadoes damaged buildings in Aimwell, Catahoula Parish, and in Franklin Parish, injuring three people in all.^4,5

In Texas that morning, winds of 75 to 80 mph damaged roofs, chimneys and patios on many homes around Lakeway and Point Venture on Lake Travis and damaged several marinas. The database lists $1 million in damage for each of the two reports.^6,7 Winds estimated at 90 mph destroyed a large metal building in Boerne, and in Panola County, winds near 120 mph tore off metal roofing and an 80-foot steel beam.^8,9 That evening, hail the size of baseballs and larger broke windshields on vehicles in Rio Hondo, in Cameron County.^10,11

Sources

1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 694736, tornado, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 695090, tornado, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 683301, tornado, La Salle Parish, Louisiana
4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 684353, tornado, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana
5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 680640, tornado, Franklin Parish, Louisiana
6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 686298, thunderstorm wind, Travis County, Texas
7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 693568, thunderstorm wind, Travis County, Texas
8. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 685547, thunderstorm wind, Kendall County, Texas
9. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 681930, thunderstorm wind, Panola County, Texas
10. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 692620, hail, Cameron County, Texas
11. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 692623, hail, Cameron County, Texas

Reports by hour

Hail73, most at 5 PM

Wind117, most at 9 AM

Tornado25, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
9:04 AM	EF1	About 3 miles from Lafayette, LA	0.06 mi long, 10 yd wide
9:15 AM	EF0	About 19 miles from Austin, TX	3 mi long, 100 yd wide
9:47 AM	EF1	About 11 miles from Lafayette, LA	0.8 mi long, 20 yd wide
12:25 PM	EF0	About 34 miles from Conroe, TX	0.5 mi long, 30 yd wide
1:56 PM	EF1	Near 31.27, -94.33, TX	6.36 mi long, 310 yd wide
2:32 PM	EF1	Near 30.99, -92.60, LA	7.29 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:50 PM	EF2	Near 31.13, -92.54, LA	6.11 mi long, 800 yd wide
2:53 PM	EF2	Near 31.58, -92.25, LA	5.55 mi long, 1636 yd wide
3:05 PM	EF1	Near 31.25, -92.48, LA	5.41 mi long, 500 yd wide
3:07 PM	EF1	Near 31.31, -93.58, LA	9.83 mi long, 370 yd wide
3:20 PM	EF0	Near 31.46, -92.78, LA	0.1 mi long, 10 yd wide
3:52 PM	EF2	Near 31.51, -92.25, LA	13.66 mi long, 2252 yd wide

Show all 25 tornado reports

Time	Rating	Where	Path
3:54 PM	EF1	Near 31.78, -92.51, LA	4.1 mi long, 1108 yd wide
4:12 PM	EF1	Near 31.69, -92.87, LA	4.43 mi long, 1108 yd wide
4:17 PM	EF1	Near 32.06, -91.94, LA	13.19 mi long, 1232 yd wide
4:18 PM	EF2	Near 31.75, -92.16, LA	1.09 mi long, 440 yd wide
4:22 PM	EF2	Near 31.74, -92.04, LA	13.77 mi long, 880 yd wide
4:48 PM	EF1	Near 32.24, -91.85, LA	3.69 mi long, 300 yd wide
4:49 PM	EF1	Near 32.26, -91.78, LA	3.78 mi long, 880 yd wide
4:57 PM	EF1	Near 32.31, -91.76, LA	0.99 mi long, 600 yd wide
5:09 PM	EF2	Near 32.09, -91.69, LA	5.83 mi long, 616 yd wide
5:41 PM	EF0	Near 32.19, -91.49, LA	1.4 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:57 AM	EF1	About 57 miles from Jackson, MS	17.48 mi long, 1056 yd wide
4:02 AM	EF1	About 29 miles from Slidell, LA	2.46 mi long, 75 yd wide
4:12 AM	EF1	About 24 miles from Slidell, LA	7.29 mi long, 100 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
7:17 AM	0.75 in	Near 29.42, -100.41, TX
7:30 AM	0.88 in	About 54 miles from San Antonio, TX
7:35 AM	1.0 in	About 14 miles from Conroe, TX
7:40 AM	1.0 in	About 44 miles from College Station, TX
7:45 AM	1.0 in	About 29 miles from Lafayette, LA
8:04 AM	1.75 in	Near 31.48, -96.02, TX
8:12 AM	0.88 in	About 42 miles from San Antonio, TX
8:32 AM	1.0 in	About 15 miles from Lafayette, LA
8:35 AM	1.0 in	About 10 miles from Lafayette, LA
8:40 AM	1.75 in	Near 31.79, -96.14, TX
8:48 AM	1.0 in	In Lafayette, LA
8:52 AM	0.88 in	About 40 miles from Waco, TX

Show all 73 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
8:55 AM	1.25 in	In Lafayette, LA
9:02 AM	0.75 in	About 38 miles from Waco, TX
9:15 AM	1.0 in	Near 31.49, -94.94, TX
9:17 AM	0.75 in	About 42 miles from Mesquite, TX
9:21 AM	0.75 in	About 40 miles from Mesquite, TX
9:29 AM	0.88 in	About 11 miles from Austin, TX
9:33 AM	0.88 in	About 44 miles from Grand Prairie, TX
9:38 AM	1.0 in	About 10 miles from Austin, TX
9:49 AM	0.88 in	In San Marcos, TX
9:56 AM	1.0 in	In Georgetown, TX
10:02 AM	0.75 in	In Georgetown, TX
10:06 AM	0.88 in	About 42 miles from Mesquite, TX
10:34 AM	0.88 in	About 17 miles from Temple, TX
10:43 AM	0.88 in	About 39 miles from Temple, TX
10:43 AM	0.75 in	About 6 miles from Shreveport, LA
10:44 AM	1.0 in	About 31 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
10:52 AM	0.88 in	About 43 miles from Waco, TX
11:00 AM	1.75 in	About 46 miles from Mesquite, TX
11:20 AM	0.88 in	About 57 miles from Austin, TX
11:25 AM	1.0 in	About 57 miles from College Station, TX
11:36 AM	1.0 in	About 55 miles from College Station, TX
11:40 AM	1.5 in	About 52 miles from Shreveport, LA
11:44 AM	0.75 in	About 33 miles from Tyler, TX
11:45 AM	1.0 in	About 52 miles from Shreveport, LA
11:50 AM	1.0 in	About 51 miles from Shreveport, LA
12:15 PM	1.25 in	Near 32.11, -92.07, LA
12:30 PM	1.75 in	Near 32.33, -91.94, LA
12:59 PM	1.75 in	Near 31.47, -90.48, MS
1:02 PM	1.0 in	Near 32.57, -91.81, LA
1:47 PM	1.0 in	About 41 miles from Longview, TX
1:59 PM	1.75 in	Near 33.13, -91.96, AR
2:10 PM	1.0 in	Near 31.29, -92.46, LA
2:47 PM	1.0 in	About 21 miles from Lafayette, LA
3:00 PM	0.88 in	About 28 miles from Beaumont, TX
3:05 PM	1.0 in	About 18 miles from Lafayette, LA
3:24 PM	1.0 in	Near 31.35, -92.39, LA
3:27 PM	1.0 in	Near 31.33, -92.42, LA
5:35 PM	1.25 in	Near 42.92, -112.60, ID
5:39 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.93, -112.56, ID
5:40 PM	1.75 in	Near 28.95, -96.48, TX
5:41 PM	1.5 in	Near 42.94, -112.55, ID
5:42 PM	1.25 in	Near 42.94, -112.52, ID
5:48 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.86, -112.44, ID
5:50 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.92, -112.45, ID
5:51 PM	1.25 in	Near 42.90, -112.39, ID
5:51 PM	1.25 in	Near 42.87, -112.43, ID
5:52 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.92, -112.41, ID
5:57 PM	1.5 in	Near 42.83, -112.37, ID
6:05 PM	1.0 in	Near 31.52, -92.41, LA
6:38 PM	0.75 in	About 45 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
8:58 PM	1.75 in	About 39 miles from Brownsville, TX
9:03 PM	1.25 in	About 24 miles from Brownsville, TX
9:03 PM	1.75 in	About 21 miles from Brownsville, TX
9:05 PM	2.75 in	About 18 miles from Brownsville, TX
9:09 PM	1.0 in	About 20 miles from Brownsville, TX
9:15 PM	2.5 in	About 18 miles from Brownsville, TX
9:17 PM	2.5 in	About 19 miles from Brownsville, TX
9:20 PM	3.01 in	About 18 miles from Brownsville, TX
9:33 PM	1.25 in	About 20 miles from Brownsville, TX
11:52 PM	0.75 in	About 6 miles from McAllen, TX
1:32 AM	1.5 in	About 23 miles from Jackson, MS

Time	Gust	Where
7:11 AM	60 mph	About 14 miles from Tomball, TX
7:20 AM	90 mph	About 27 miles from San Antonio, TX
7:25 AM	75 mph	Near 30.08, -99.24, TX
7:30 AM	75 mph	Near 29.70, -99.76, TX
7:35 AM	75 mph	About 46 miles from San Antonio, TX
8:06 AM	75 mph	About 23 miles from San Antonio, TX
8:46 AM	75 mph	About 26 miles from New Braunfels, TX
8:59 AM	60 mph	About 19 miles from New Braunfels, TX
9:16 AM	60 mph	About 18 miles from Austin, TX
9:17 AM	60 mph	About 14 miles from Austin, TX
9:19 AM	81 mph	About 15 miles from Austin, TX
9:20 AM	81 mph	About 13 miles from Austin, TX

Show all 117 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
9:24 AM	81 mph	About 13 miles from Austin, TX
9:25 AM	60 mph	About 14 miles from Austin, TX
9:30 AM	70 mph	About 10 miles from Round Rock, TX
9:33 AM	60 mph	About 11 miles from Round Rock, TX
9:38 AM	60 mph	About 9 miles from Round Rock, TX
9:40 AM	60 mph	About 8 miles from Austin, TX
9:43 AM	60 mph	About 7 miles from Round Rock, TX
9:49 AM	60 mph	About 11 miles from Round Rock, TX
9:50 AM	60 mph	About 6 miles from Georgetown, TX
9:50 AM	70 mph	About 3 miles from Round Rock, TX
10:01 AM	81 mph	About 5 miles from Georgetown, TX
10:15 AM	60 mph	About 3 miles from Georgetown, TX
10:30 AM	64 mph	About 50 miles from Tyler, TX
11:24 AM	58 mph	Near 31.63, -91.32, MS
11:30 AM	60 mph	About 39 miles from Waco, TX
11:46 AM	64 mph	About 41 miles from Mesquite, TX
11:48 AM	64 mph	About 51 miles from Shreveport, LA
12:25 PM	61 mph	About 31 miles from Conroe, TX
12:45 PM	63 mph	About 38 miles from Conroe, TX
12:53 PM	64 mph	About 13 miles from Tyler, TX
12:55 PM	59 mph	About 32 miles from Conroe, TX
1:00 PM	64 mph	Near 31.36, -95.18, TX
1:03 PM	81 mph	About 36 miles from Longview, TX
1:15 PM	64 mph	About 35 miles from Longview, TX
1:18 PM	75 mph	Near 31.60, -94.62, TX
1:18 PM	60 mph	About 22 miles from Conroe, TX
1:20 PM	120 mph	About 36 miles from Shreveport, LA
2:00 PM	64 mph	About 11 miles from Longview, TX
2:10 PM	70 mph	Near 33.22, -92.92, AR
2:25 PM	60 mph	Near 33.35, -91.85, AR
2:45 PM	70 mph	Near 31.52, -92.41, LA
2:49 PM	58 mph	About 58 miles from Beaumont, TX
3:25 PM	75 mph	Near 32.53, -92.63, LA
3:30 PM	70 mph	Near 32.52, -92.36, LA
3:35 PM	58 mph	About 27 miles from Lafayette, LA
3:55 PM	81 mph	Near 32.05, -92.06, LA
4:00 PM	70 mph	Near 31.86, -92.43, LA
4:00 PM	70 mph	Near 31.92, -92.99, LA
4:09 PM	63 mph	Near 33.15, -92.08, AR
4:15 PM	60 mph	Near 33.61, -92.06, AR
4:20 PM	60 mph	Near 32.78, -91.91, LA
4:20 PM	81 mph	Near 32.52, -92.12, LA
4:30 PM	70 mph	Near 31.61, -92.54, LA
4:40 PM	60 mph	Near 33.53, -91.57, AR
4:46 PM	63 mph	Near 33.53, -91.44, AR
4:46 PM	70 mph	Near 32.79, -92.49, LA
4:50 PM	60 mph	Near 33.71, -91.45, AR
4:53 PM	60 mph	Near 33.63, -91.40, AR
4:56 PM	58 mph	Near 33.12, -91.31, AR
5:10 PM	58 mph	Near 33.35, -91.08, MS
5:12 PM	69 mph	Near 33.48, -90.99, MS
5:15 PM	58 mph	Near 31.37, -91.12, MS
5:17 PM	58 mph	Near 32.85, -91.22, LA
5:24 PM	62 mph	Near 33.44, -90.72, MS
5:27 PM	63 mph	Near 33.75, -90.74, MS
5:35 PM	58 mph	Near 33.96, -90.80, MS
5:55 PM	58 mph	Near 33.83, -90.30, MS
6:00 PM	60 mph	Near 32.16, -91.23, LA
6:10 PM	58 mph	Near 33.69, -89.95, MS
6:10 PM	70 mph	Near 31.49, -92.34, LA
6:50 PM	69 mph	About 39 miles from Jackson, MS
7:40 PM	58 mph	About 15 miles from Jackson, MS
7:49 PM	60 mph	About 6 miles from Jackson, MS
7:52 PM	58 mph	About 12 miles from Jackson, MS
8:09 PM	61 mph	About 14 miles from Jackson, MS
8:50 PM	58 mph	About 52 miles from Jackson, MS
9:25 PM	49 mph	About 59 miles from Jackson, MS
9:43 PM	49 mph	Near 32.60, -89.06, MS
1:10 AM	70 mph	Near 31.47, -90.60, MS
1:10 AM	64 mph	About 51 miles from Jackson, MS
1:19 AM	60 mph	About 34 miles from Jackson, MS
1:29 AM	60 mph	About 25 miles from Jackson, MS
1:35 AM	64 mph	About 20 miles from Jackson, MS
1:45 AM	69 mph	About 19 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
2:00 AM	58 mph	About 50 miles from Jackson, MS
2:29 AM	63 mph	About 10 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
2:30 AM	58 mph	About 51 miles from Jackson, MS
2:38 AM	58 mph	About 57 miles from Jackson, MS
2:54 AM	60 mph	Near 31.76, -89.27, MS
3:10 AM	58 mph	Near 31.88, -88.98, MS
3:15 AM	58 mph	Near 32.37, -88.71, MS
3:19 AM	58 mph	Near 32.30, -88.65, MS
3:28 AM	66 mph	Near 31.94, -88.73, MS
3:40 AM	58 mph	Near 32.42, -88.48, MS
3:45 AM	58 mph	Near 31.27, -89.81, MS
3:48 AM	63 mph	About 37 miles from Slidell, LA
3:48 AM	58 mph	Near 32.43, -88.38, AL
3:50 AM	58 mph	Near 32.46, -88.34, AL
3:50 AM	60 mph	Near 32.25, -88.38, AL
3:52 AM	58 mph	Near 32.40, -88.27, AL
4:07 AM	69 mph	About 24 miles from Slidell, LA
4:14 AM	69 mph	About 22 miles from Slidell, LA
4:15 AM	69 mph	About 24 miles from Slidell, LA
4:20 AM	58 mph	Near 31.27, -89.50, MS
4:25 AM	60 mph	Near 32.20, -88.05, AL
4:27 AM	58 mph	Near 31.35, -89.26, MS
4:52 AM	69 mph	About 30 miles from Slidell, LA
5:04 AM	70 mph	About 46 miles from Gulfport, MS
5:30 AM	58 mph	Near 31.70, -89.09, MS
5:35 AM	70 mph	About 52 miles from Mobile, AL
5:40 AM	60 mph	About 47 miles from Mobile, AL
5:45 AM	60 mph	About 24 miles from Gulfport, MS
5:55 AM	60 mph	Near 31.92, -87.73, AL
6:25 AM	70 mph	About 29 miles from Mobile, AL
6:45 AM	70 mph	Near 31.65, -87.70, AL

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Texas	86	43	40	3
Louisiana	57	16	20	21
Mississippi	44	3	40	1
Arkansas	10	1	9	0
Idaho	10	10	0	0
Alabama	8	0	8	0

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Lafayette, LA	1.25 in	None	2
Austin, TX	1.0 in	81 mph	0
Conroe, TX	1.0 in	None	0
Georgetown, TX	1.0 in	81 mph	0
Round Rock, TX	1.0 in	81 mph	0
San Marcos, TX	0.88 in	None	0
Edinburg, TX	0.75 in	None	0
McAllen, TX	0.75 in	None	0
Shreveport, LA	0.75 in	None	0
Baton Rouge, LA	None	63 mph	0
Jackson, MS	None	61 mph	0
Longview, TX	None	64 mph	0
Tomball, TX	None	60 mph	0
Tyler, TX	None	64 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.