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Storm reports for February 24, 2018

NOAA recorded 7 hail reports, 85 wind reports and 30 tornado reports in 10 states on February 24, 2018.

in 10 states
122
Storm reports
About 44 miles from San Antonio, TX
1.75 in
Largest hail
Near 36.41, -89.08, TN
90 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, about 19 miles from Clarksville, TN
30
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 24, 2018 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

At 3:53 p.m. CST on Feb. 24, 2018, a tornado began near the state line in Robertson County, Tennessee, and crossed into Logan County, Kentucky, where it was rated EF2.1,2 In Logan County it tore roofs and walls from homes and destroyed barns along an 11.6-mile path, with winds estimated at up to 135 mph. Falling debris killed one person.2 Another EF2 began in Clay County, Arkansas, killing one person in a mobile home east of Knobel, and continued into Dunklin County, Missouri. Most of its damage there was to homes in Malden, five people were injured, and NOAA lists $2 million in property damage.3,4

About 8:45 p.m. CST, an EF2 with peak winds near 135 mph destroyed three apartment buildings on the south side of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and heavily damaged a fourth. All nine injuries happened there.5 At least four retail buildings and two large commercial buildings in that path also had roof, wall or window damage. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $6 million in property damage.5 At 9:03 p.m. CST, an EF2 with winds near 125 mph crossed eastern Clarksville, Tennessee. It damaged three buildings at an industrial complex, took the roofs off four duplexes and damaged dozens of homes, injuring two people.1,6 Montgomery County Emergency Management estimated that tornado's damage at $7 million. An EF1 also damaged about 40 homes and at least four businesses on the south side of Murray, Kentucky.6,7

Sources

  1. 1. NWS Nashville: February 24, 2018 Tornadoes
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado (EF2), Logan County, Kentucky, February 24, 2018
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado (EF2), Clay County, Arkansas, February 24, 2018
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado (EF2), Dunklin County, Missouri, February 24, 2018
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado (EF2), Christian County, Kentucky, February 24, 2018
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado (EF2), Montgomery County, Tennessee, February 24, 2018
  7. 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado (EF1), Calloway County, Kentucky, February 24, 2018

Reports by hour

Hail7, most at 5 AM

Wind85, most at 9 PM

Tornado30, most at 7 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
3:53 PMEF2About 19 miles from Clarksville, TN12.88 mi long, 350 yd wide
5:11 PMEF0Near 35.45, -91.05, AR0.21 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:19 PMEF1Near 37.02, -86.15, KY1.92 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:20 PMEF1About 55 miles from Memphis, TN3.23 mi long, 75 yd wide
5:21 PMEF2Near 36.30, -90.63, AR41.93 mi long, 150 yd wide
6:06 PMEF2About 38 miles from Memphis, TN9.92 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:30 PMEF2Near 36.75, -89.58, MO0.95 mi long, 150 yd wide
6:51 PMEF0Near 36.38, -89.29, TN5.59 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:07 PMEF1Near 36.42, -89.00, TN3.18 mi long, 450 yd wide
7:17 PMEF0Near 36.00, -88.99, TN4.25 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:21 PMEF0Near 36.41, -88.79, TN5.15 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:36 PMEF0Near 36.23, -88.69, TN7.38 mi long, 75 yd wide
Show all 30 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
7:37 PMEF1Near 36.52, -88.52, KY8.29 mi long, 125 yd wide
7:37 PMEF1Near 36.99, -88.66, KY1.93 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:42 PMEF1Near 36.75, -88.54, KY1.17 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:50 PMEF1About 54 miles from Clarksville, TN1.41 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:02 PMEF1About 54 miles from Clarksville, TN3.85 mi long, 75 yd wide
8:44 PMEF0About 26 miles from Clarksville, TN5.31 mi long, 75 yd wide
8:45 PMEF2About 20 miles from Clarksville, TN5.39 mi long, 200 yd wide
8:50 PMEF1About 9 miles from Clarksville, TN5.31 mi long, 150 yd wide
8:55 PMEF0About 27 miles from Clarksville, TN0.47 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:03 PMEF2About 4 miles from Clarksville, TN4.07 mi long, 200 yd wide
9:15 PMEF0About 37 miles from Clarksville, TN2.93 mi long, 300 yd wide
9:19 PMEF1About 17 miles from Clarksville, TN3.59 mi long, 150 yd wide
9:21 PMEF1About 44 miles from Clarksville, TN1.4 mi long, 100 yd wide
9:50 PMEF0About 36 miles from Nashville, TN1.68 mi long, 100 yd wide
10:33 PMEF2Near 37.23, -85.62, KY1.3 mi long, 100 yd wide
11:03 PMEF1About 28 miles from Cincinnati, OH3.5 mi long, 200 yd wide
11:13 PMEF1About 33 miles from Cincinnati, OH4.9 mi long, 300 yd wide
11:50 PMEF1About 29 miles from Lexington, KY0.1 mi long, 100 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Kentucky3412013
Tennessee3102110
Arkansas260224
Texas9540
Ohio8062
Oklahoma6150
Alabama3030
Mississippi3030
Indiana1010
Missouri1001

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Clarksville, TNNone70 mph2
Little Rock, ARNone60 mph0
Louisville, KYNone63 mph0
Nashville, TNNone60 mph0

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