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Storm reports for April 18, 2019

NOAA recorded 1 hail report, 201 wind reports and 45 tornado reports in 7 states on April 18, 2019.

in 7 states
247
Storm reports
About 13 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
1.0 in
Largest hail
About 45 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
81 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, about 29 miles from Jackson, MS
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
  • Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on April 18, 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

An EF2 tornado with winds near 132 mph hit the north side of Morton in Scott County, Mississippi, at 2:31 p.m. CST, damaging dozens of homes and tearing the roofs off about seven along Oakdale Avenue and Dummy Line Road.1 Around 3:40 p.m. CST, two EF1 tornadoes with winds of 105 to 110 mph crossed parts of Philadelphia in Neshoba County, where large trees fell on homes and caused structural damage.2,3 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $15 million and $2 million in property damage for the two Philadelphia tornadoes.2,3 Near Learned in Hinds County, an EF2 with winds near 115 mph caused minor roof damage to some homes.4

Falling trees killed two people: one in a car on Highway 15 in Neshoba County, and a child in a home near Woodville, Florida, early on April 19, where another child was injured.5,6

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 813878, tornado, Scott County, Mississippi
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 821243, tornado, Neshoba County, Mississippi
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 821240, tornado, Neshoba County, Mississippi
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 813847, tornado, Hinds County, Mississippi
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 845854, thunderstorm wind, Neshoba County, Mississippi
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 820547, thunderstorm wind, Leon County, Florida

Reports by hour

Hail1, most at 12 PM

Wind201, most at 8 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
1:13 PMEF1Near 31.81, -91.10, MS8.44 mi long, 1100 yd wide
1:58 PMEF1About 33 miles from Jackson, MS6.57 mi long, 500 yd wide
1:59 PMEF2About 29 miles from Jackson, MS11.03 mi long, 1320 yd wide
2:06 PMEF2About 25 miles from Jackson, MS12.77 mi long, 1320 yd wide
2:35 PMEF0Near 31.39, -90.38, MS0.64 mi long, 200 yd wide
2:36 PMEF1About 29 miles from Jackson, MS28.36 mi long, 600 yd wide
2:41 PMEF1About 6 miles from Jackson, MS2.32 mi long, 150 yd wide
2:51 PMEF1About 5 miles from Jackson, MS3.13 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:54 PMEF1About 27 miles from Jackson, MS11.31 mi long, 400 yd wide
3:01 PMEF2About 29 miles from Jackson, MS9.38 mi long, 600 yd wide
3:07 PMEF1About 9 miles from Jackson, MS1.12 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:13 PMEF1About 26 miles from Jackson, MS4.49 mi long, 1100 yd wide
Show all 45 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
3:15 PMEF0About 15 miles from Jackson, MS1.6 mi long, 450 yd wide
3:19 PMEF1About 30 miles from Jackson, MS3.47 mi long, 950 yd wide
3:20 PMEF0About 30 miles from Jackson, MS2.38 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:22 PMEF1About 18 miles from Jackson, MS4.83 mi long, 150 yd wide
3:24 PMEF1About 30 miles from Jackson, MS2.57 mi long, 150 yd wide
3:24 PMEF1About 36 miles from Jackson, MS1.41 mi long, 200 yd wide
3:31 PMEF2About 33 miles from Jackson, MS6.02 mi long, 560 yd wide
3:40 PMEF1About 32 miles from Jackson, MS11.35 mi long, 1320 yd wide
3:42 PMEF1About 32 miles from Jackson, MS10.3 mi long, 900 yd wide
3:45 PMEF1About 39 miles from Jackson, MS11.73 mi long, 1760 yd wide
3:46 PMEF1About 35 miles from Jackson, MS10.34 mi long, 1000 yd wide
4:04 PMEF1About 50 miles from Jackson, MS9.9 mi long, 1600 yd wide
4:19 PMEF1About 55 miles from Jackson, MS2.1 mi long, 300 yd wide
4:20 PMEF1About 56 miles from Jackson, MS5.96 mi long, 350 yd wide
4:22 PMEF1Near 32.76, -89.32, MS0.6 mi long, 75 yd wide
4:23 PMEF1Near 32.66, -88.98, MS8.82 mi long, 1400 yd wide
4:25 PMEF1About 59 miles from Jackson, MS1.69 mi long, 180 yd wide
4:30 PMEF1Near 32.76, -89.26, MS1.95 mi long, 250 yd wide
4:34 PMEF0Near 32.84, -89.23, MS10.95 mi long, 1000 yd wide
4:37 PMEF0Near 32.72, -88.68, MS3.34 mi long, 3 yd wide
4:40 PMEF1Near 32.76, -89.12, MS2 mi long, 1 yd wide
4:40 PMEF1Near 32.75, -89.11, MS3.15 mi long, 700 yd wide
4:50 PMEF1Near 32.93, -89.05, MS1.34 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:54 PMEF0Near 32.98, -89.04, MS9.25 mi long, 1000 yd wide
4:57 PMEF0Near 32.99, -88.99, MS6.08 mi long, 800 yd wide
5:04 PMEF1Near 32.95, -88.87, MS2.91 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:08 PMEF0Near 33.07, -88.88, MS1.35 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:13 PMEF1Near 33.05, -88.82, MS6.65 mi long, 700 yd wide
5:29 PMEF1About 55 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL2.02 mi long, 500 yd wide
5:38 PMEF1Near 33.24, -88.58, MS9.51 mi long, 600 yd wide
5:42 PMEF1About 57 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL3.07 mi long, 150 yd wide
4:07 AMEF0About 21 miles from Atlanta, GA0.57 mi long, 150 yd wide
4:50 AMEF1About 58 miles from Atlanta, GA2.36 mi long, 300 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Mississippi12908643
Alabama710710
Louisiana161150
Oklahoma120120
Florida100100
Georgia8062
Tennessee1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Baton Rouge, LA1.0 inNone0
Birmingham, ALNone58 mph0
Huntsville, ALNone70 mph0
Jackson, MSNone63 mph4
Mobile, ALNone60 mph0
New Orleans, LANone63 mph0
Oklahoma City, OKNone64 mph0
Tallahassee, FLNone58 mph0
Tuscaloosa, ALNone58 mph0

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