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Storm reports for March 3, 2019

NOAA recorded 19 hail reports, 51 wind reports and 45 tornado reports in 6 states on March 3, 2019.

in 6 states
115
Storm reports
Near 32.74, -83.67, GA
2.0 in
Largest hail
About 28 miles from Tallahassee, FL
102 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF4, about 36 miles from Columbus, GA
45
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 March 3, 2019 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 March 3, 2019, an EF4 tornado tracked 26.7 miles across Macon and Lee Counties, Alabama, from about 2:00 to 2:29 p.m. CST, with peak winds near 170 mph and a path up to 1,600 yards wide.1 It killed 23 people and injured 90 in Lee County.1,2 NOAA's Storm Events Database cites an American Red Cross estimate of 225 homes destroyed and 133 more with major damage, and near Smiths Station the tornado damaged roofs and siding on homes.2

The same tornado crossed into Georgia and reached EF3 strength in Muscogee and Talbot Counties.3,4 In Talbotton, it destroyed numerous homes on the north side of town and blew two apartment buildings down to their foundation slabs.4 Seven people were injured in Talbot County.4 Hail 2 inches across, golf ball to lime size, fell on the south side of Macon, Georgia, around 3:30 p.m. EST, and the database lists $2 million in property damage there.5 That evening, an EF3 tornado with winds near 140 mph destroyed two homes in far eastern Leon County, Florida, around 8:20 p.m. EST, and an EF2 tornado in Cairo, Georgia, dropped trees on homes and tore off at least one roof, injuring two people.6,7

Sources

  1. 1. NWS Birmingham: Tornado Outbreak: March 3, 2019
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 813640, tornado, Lee County, Alabama
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 810658, tornado, Muscogee County, Georgia
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 810678, tornado, Talbot County, Georgia
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 805564, hail, Bibb County, Georgia
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 810841, tornado, Leon County, Florida
  7. 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 810794, tornado, Grady County, Georgia

Reports by hour

Hail19, most at 3 PM

Wind51, most at 4 PM

Tornado45, most at 3 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
12:55 PMEF1About 53 miles from Mobile, AL0.16 mi long, 300 yd wide
1:19 PMEF0About 29 miles from Montgomery, AL0.62 mi long, 70 yd wide
1:37 PMEF1About 38 miles from Mobile, AL2.57 mi long, 100 yd wide
2:00 PMEF4About 36 miles from Columbus, GA68.04 mi long, 1600 yd wide
2:15 PMEF2About 54 miles from Columbus, GA6.66 mi long, 420 yd wide
2:27 PMEF2About 31 miles from Montgomery, AL29.07 mi long, 1300 yd wide
2:34 PMEF1About 33 miles from Montgomery, AL0.27 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:36 PMEF0Near 32.83, -83.64, GA1.07 mi long, 150 yd wide
2:38 PMEF1About 32 miles from Montgomery, AL2.65 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:42 PMEF1Near 32.70, -83.56, GA1.15 mi long, 300 yd wide
3:05 PMEF0Near 31.93, -82.93, GA3.99 mi long, 150 yd wide
3:09 PMEF0Near 31.85, -82.86, GA0.38 mi long, 100 yd wide
Show all 45 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
3:15 PMEF0About 39 miles from Montgomery, AL0.42 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:18 PMEF1Near 32.81, -83.08, GA3.08 mi long, 630 yd wide
3:18 PMEF0About 35 miles from Columbus, GA6.58 mi long, 630 yd wide
3:19 PMEF1About 23 miles from Columbus, GA7.41 mi long, 900 yd wide
3:24 PMEF1Near 32.85, -82.96, GA0.55 mi long, 200 yd wide
3:30 PMEF0Near 31.87, -82.60, GA0.01 mi long, 25 yd wide
3:36 PMEF1About 57 miles from Augusta, GA1.41 mi long, 290 yd wide
3:43 PMEF0About 56 miles from Columbus, GA6.38 mi long, 300 yd wide
3:45 PMEF2About 46 miles from Columbus, GA6.68 mi long, 700 yd wide
3:55 PMEF1About 43 miles from Augusta, GA0.18 mi long, 85 yd wide
3:58 PMEF2About 42 miles from Columbus, GA30.86 mi long, 860 yd wide
4:22 PMEF0About 47 miles from Savannah, GA0.27 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:28 PMEF0About 17 miles from Crestview, FL11.93 mi long, 400 yd wide
4:39 PMEF0Near 31.55, -85.08, AL10.82 mi long, 75 yd wide
4:44 PMEF2About 14 miles from Augusta, GA1.52 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:51 PMEF1Near 31.06, -85.61, AL5.12 mi long, 300 yd wide
4:53 PMEF2About 17 miles from Augusta, GA5.05 mi long, 200 yd wide
5:03 PMEF0About 53 miles from Columbia, SC0.17 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:30 PMEF1About 41 miles from Augusta, GA0.4 mi long, 150 yd wide
5:33 PMEF1Near 30.69, -85.48, FL5.29 mi long, 300 yd wide
5:53 PMEF1About 27 miles from Columbia, SC10.84 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:58 PMEF1About 26 miles from Savannah, GA7.84 mi long, 350 yd wide
6:02 PMEF1About 51 miles from Tallahassee, FL4.14 mi long, 150 yd wide
6:13 PMEF1About 20 miles from Columbia, SC1.91 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:13 PMEF1About 11 miles from Columbia, SC1.46 mi long, 150 yd wide
6:18 PMEF1About 39 miles from Tallahassee, FL4.53 mi long, 150 yd wide
6:33 PMEF1In Columbia, SC0.6 mi long, 200 yd wide
6:41 PMEF1About 22 miles from Tallahassee, FL2.07 mi long, 275 yd wide
6:45 PMEF1Near 31.36, -83.57, GA0.72 mi long, 180 yd wide
6:54 PMEF2About 28 miles from Tallahassee, FL2.68 mi long, 800 yd wide
7:06 PMEF0About 29 miles from Tallahassee, FL18.37 mi long, 300 yd wide
7:18 PMEF3About 8 miles from Tallahassee, FL8.83 mi long, 700 yd wide
7:42 PMEF0About 16 miles from Tallahassee, FL0.66 mi long, 50 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Georgia57172020
Florida240186
Alabama2201012
South Carolina9117
Mississippi2020
Louisiana1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Charleston, SC0.88 inNone0
Augusta, GANoneNone1
Columbia, SCNoneNone2
Tallahassee, FLNone58 mph1

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