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Storm reports for April 13, 2019

NOAA recorded 54 hail reports, 135 wind reports and 47 tornado reports in 8 states on April 13, 2019.

in 8 states
236
Storm reports
About 22 miles from San Antonio, TX
3.0 in
Largest hail
Near 31.64, -94.49, TX
100 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF3, about 32 miles from College Station, TX
47
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 13, 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 April 13, 2019, an EF3 tornado touched down northeast of Crockett in Houston County, Texas, around noon CST and stayed on the ground for more than 40 miles into Cherokee County.1,2 With winds near 160 mph, it severely damaged or destroyed about 20 homes in Alto.1 It killed one person in each county and injured 20 in Cherokee County, where NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $10 million in property damage.2,1 Earlier that morning, a separate EF3 tornado with winds near 140 mph did EF3 damage to two homes on the south side of Franklin in Robertson County.3

Hail up to 3 inches across fell near Leon Springs and in north San Antonio between 8:30 and 8:53 a.m. CST, and near Leon Springs it broke vehicle windows.4,5 In Monroe County, Mississippi, an EF2 tornado with winds near 130 mph formed just south of Hamilton at 10:06 p.m. CST and did substantial damage to homes along Seely Drive, and the database lists $3 million in damage.6 North of Hamilton, a tree it brought down on a mobile home killed the resident.6

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 811397, tornado, Cherokee County, Texas
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 807386, tornado, Houston County, Texas
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 815344, tornado, Robertson County, Texas
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 815170, hail, Bexar County, Texas
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 815178, hail, Bexar County, Texas
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 815468, tornado, Monroe County, Mississippi

Reports by hour

Hail54, most at 9 AM

Wind135, most at 2 AM

Tornado47, most at 11 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
10:50 AMEF3About 32 miles from College Station, TX32.48 mi long, 250 yd wide
11:26 AMEF1Near 31.38, -95.20, TX8.9 mi long, 200 yd wide
11:46 AMEF2About 54 miles from Tyler, TX0.8 mi long, 400 yd wide
11:52 AMEF2About 49 miles from Tyler, TX2.5 mi long, 400 yd wide
12:12 PMEF1About 52 miles from College Station, TX11.22 mi long, 150 yd wide
12:14 PMNot ratedAbout 18 miles from College Station, TX2.3 mi long, 50 yd wide
12:20 PMEF2About 52 miles from Conroe, TX6.03 mi long, 100 yd wide
1:00 PMEF3Near 31.43, -95.27, TX41.13 mi long, 880 yd wide
1:45 PMEF0Near 31.37, -95.08, TX0.16 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:38 PMEF1Near 31.47, -94.38, TX0.77 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:04 PMEF1Near 32.02, -91.46, LA17.25 mi long, 1230 yd wide
4:13 PMEF1Near 32.09, -91.31, LA4.98 mi long, 950 yd wide
Show all 47 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
4:35 PMEF1About 52 miles from Jackson, MS0.97 mi long, 840 yd wide
4:44 PMEF0About 49 miles from Jackson, MS2.81 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:57 PMEF2About 36 miles from Jackson, MS20.21 mi long, 700 yd wide
5:04 PMEF2About 40 miles from Jackson, MS4.33 mi long, 440 yd wide
5:08 PMEF2About 39 miles from Jackson, MS2.74 mi long, 175 yd wide
6:00 PMEF0About 28 miles from Jackson, MS2.92 mi long, 25 yd wide
6:42 PMEF1About 45 miles from Jackson, MS1.55 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:06 PMEF1Near 33.22, -89.69, MS0.51 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:09 PMEF0Near 32.29, -91.40, LA4.43 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:35 PMEF1About 49 miles from Jackson, MS4.86 mi long, 300 yd wide
8:10 PMEF1Near 31.08, -90.30, MS7.49 mi long, 125 yd wide
9:08 PMEF1Near 33.51, -89.12, MS2.66 mi long, 400 yd wide
9:26 PMEF0Near 33.65, -89.06, MS0.34 mi long, 100 yd wide
9:39 PMEF1About 56 miles from Jackson, MS4.1 mi long, 250 yd wide
9:55 PMEF2Near 33.26, -88.95, MS8.81 mi long, 830 yd wide
10:18 PMEF1Near 33.41, -88.80, MS4.46 mi long, 400 yd wide
11:06 PMEF2Near 33.72, -88.44, MS11.3 mi long, 800 yd wide
11:19 PMEF2Near 32.67, -88.55, MS8.43 mi long, 700 yd wide
11:22 PMEF2Near 33.89, -88.32, MS13.2 mi long, 800 yd wide
11:36 PMEF1Near 31.85, -88.87, MS7.03 mi long, 300 yd wide
11:48 PMEF1Near 31.94, -88.79, MS4.57 mi long, 200 yd wide
11:55 PMEF2Near 32.02, -88.71, MS6.09 mi long, 400 yd wide
11:57 PMEF1Near 34.24, -88.14, AL1.21 mi long, 440 yd wide
12:14 AMEF1Near 34.46, -88.06, AL6.31 mi long, 80 yd wide
1:26 AMEF0About 51 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL8.72 mi long, 220 yd wide
1:35 AMEF1About 53 miles from Huntsville, AL1.1 mi long, 70 yd wide
2:20 AMEF1About 19 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL3.51 mi long, 475 yd wide
2:50 AMEF1About 30 miles from Gulfport, MS1.84 mi long, 75 yd wide
2:56 AMEF0About 27 miles from Mobile, AL2.09 mi long, 30 yd wide
3:21 AMEF0About 43 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL6.67 mi long, 400 yd wide
4:05 AMEF0About 14 miles from Birmingham, AL6.48 mi long, 600 yd wide
4:14 AMEF0About 29 miles from Birmingham, AL2.97 mi long, 125 yd wide
6:28 AMEF1About 59 miles from Birmingham, AL3.76 mi long, 95 yd wide
6:50 AMEF0About 48 miles from Montgomery, AL1 mi long, 150 yd wide
6:53 AMEF0About 45 miles from Montgomery, AL2.58 mi long, 70 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Texas81452610
Mississippi6824521
Alabama5123811
Louisiana282215
North Carolina3120
Arkansas2020
Tennessee2200
Florida1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
San Antonio, TX3.0 inNone0
Allen, TX2.75 inNone0
Carrollton, TX2.75 inNone0
Frisco, TX2.75 inNone0
Lewisville, TX2.75 inNone0
McKinney, TX2.75 inNone0
Plano, TX2.75 inNone0
Richardson, TX2.75 inNone0
New Braunfels, TX1.75 inNone0
Fort Worth, TX1.5 inNone0
Katy, TX1.25 inNone0
Sugar Land, TX1.25 inNone0
Dallas, TX1.0 inNone0
Garland, TX1.0 inNone0
Houston, TX1.0 inNone0
Irving, TX1.0 inNone0
Tyler, TX1.0 inNone0
Waco, TX1.0 inNone0
Denton, TX0.88 inNone0
Arlington, TX0.75 inNone0
Grand Prairie, TX0.75 inNone0
Mesquite, TX0.75 inNone0
Birmingham, ALNoneNone1
College Station, TXNone58 mph0
Jackson, MSNone58 mph0
Mobile, ALNone60 mph0
Shreveport, LANone64 mph0

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