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Storm reports for April 30, 2017

NOAA recorded 6 hail reports, 207 wind reports and 32 tornado reports in 10 states on April 30, 2017.

in 10 states
245
Storm reports
Near 31.32, -89.32, MS
1.75 in
Largest hail
About 48 miles from Jackson, MS
96 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, about 52 miles from Jackson, MS
32
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

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on April 30, 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 30, an EF2 up to 1.2 miles wide tracked 23.4 miles from west of Pickens, Mississippi, to Durant, which took a direct hit. Many buildings and homes in Durant had roof damage and a few weaker structures were destroyed. Four mobile homes were destroyed along the path, and one person was killed. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $3.5 million in damage in Holmes County.1 In Kilmichael, an EF1 with 110 mph winds damaged roofs on dozens of homes, and falling trees heavily damaged about a dozen more. The database lists $4 million in damage.2 Another EF2, with 120 mph winds, crossed Yazoo County from east of Bentonia to Interstate 55, with $2.3 million in damage listed.3

That afternoon in Boardman, Ohio, downburst winds over 70 mph tore sections of roofing off businesses on Market Street and homes just to the east. The database lists $500,000 in damage.4

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 692096, tornado, Holmes County, Mississippi
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 690579, tornado, Montgomery County, Mississippi
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 690548, tornado, Yazoo County, Mississippi
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 692060, thunderstorm wind, Mahoning County, Ohio

Reports by hour

Hail6, most at 3 PM

Wind207, most at 3 PM

Tornado32, most at 8 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
7:13 AMEF1About 43 miles from Jackson, MS9.24 mi long, 440 yd wide
7:24 AMEF1Near 31.67, -90.92, MS14.44 mi long, 440 yd wide
7:30 AMEF2About 52 miles from Jackson, MS19.9 mi long, 880 yd wide
8:01 AMEF0About 35 miles from Jackson, MS5.17 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:10 AMEF1About 24 miles from Jackson, MS6.12 mi long, 300 yd wide
8:14 AMEF1About 26 miles from Jackson, MS2.73 mi long, 900 yd wide
8:22 AMEF1About 15 miles from Jackson, MS20.34 mi long, 880 yd wide
8:23 AMEF1About 23 miles from Jackson, MS7.14 mi long, 1800 yd wide
8:23 AMEF1About 18 miles from Jackson, MS1.07 mi long, 150 yd wide
8:28 AMEF1About 12 miles from Jackson, MS2.04 mi long, 500 yd wide
8:46 AMEF0About 35 miles from Memphis, TN2.1 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:50 AMEF1About 20 miles from Jackson, MS6.02 mi long, 400 yd wide
Show all 32 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
8:51 AMEF1About 23 miles from Jackson, MS5.04 mi long, 1500 yd wide
8:54 AMEF2About 24 miles from Jackson, MS21.7 mi long, 1700 yd wide
9:06 AMEF1About 32 miles from Jackson, MS6.88 mi long, 1003 yd wide
9:16 AMEF2About 38 miles from Jackson, MS23.4 mi long, 1900 yd wide
9:38 AMEF1Near 33.18, -89.99, MS9.14 mi long, 400 yd wide
9:41 AMEF0About 48 miles from Jackson, MS4.28 mi long, 100 yd wide
9:42 AMEF1Near 33.15, -89.77, MS3.85 mi long, 600 yd wide
9:42 AMEF1Near 33.14, -89.83, MS3.04 mi long, 600 yd wide
9:51 AMEF0Near 33.26, -89.77, MS2.63 mi long, 250 yd wide
9:58 AMEF2Near 33.30, -89.75, MS15.49 mi long, 1936 yd wide
10:11 AMEF1Near 33.42, -89.59, MS6.63 mi long, 970 yd wide
10:13 AMEF1Near 33.50, -89.60, MS5.63 mi long, 800 yd wide
10:14 AMEF1Near 33.53, -89.53, MS6.76 mi long, 650 yd wide
10:17 AMEF0Near 32.69, -89.10, MS0.29 mi long, 50 yd wide
10:18 AMEF1Near 33.58, -89.50, MS7.44 mi long, 600 yd wide
10:26 AMEF1Near 33.74, -89.44, MS2.7 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:37 AMEF1About 50 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL3.82 mi long, 440 yd wide
1:15 PMEF1About 27 miles from Baton Rouge, LA0.9 mi long, 50 yd wide
1:50 PMEF0About 14 miles from Baton Rouge, LA0.3 mi long, 40 yd wide
2:12 PMEF0About 33 miles from Huntsville, AL10.05 mi long, 215 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Mississippi6924027
Alabama610601
Tennessee570561
Kentucky200200
Louisiana12093
West Virginia8260
Pennsylvania7070
Ohio5140
Virginia4040
Missouri2110

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Baton Rouge, LANoneNone1
Birmingham, ALNone58 mph0
Huntsville, ALNone64 mph0
Jackson, MSNone63 mph2
Lafayette, LANone58 mph0
Lexington, KYNone61 mph0
Memphis, TNNone58 mph0
Nashville, TNNone60 mph0
Youngstown, OHNone70 mph0

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