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Storm reports for May 9, 2019

NOAA recorded 51 hail reports, 82 wind reports and 7 tornado reports in 5 states on May 9, 2019.

in 5 states
140
Storm reports
About 40 miles from Conroe, TX
4.5 in
Largest hail
Near 31.25, -90.45, MS
81 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF1, about 6 miles from Jackson, MS
7
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 May 9, 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

Late that night in southwest Louisiana, a slow-moving storm dropped hail up to 3 inches across in Carlyss starting at 10:54 p.m. CST, then hail up to 2.5 inches in Sulphur.1,2 In Carlyss most homes had roof damage, one roof collapsed, and many vehicles were damaged or totaled.1 In Sulphur many roofs had to be repaired and many vehicles were damaged.2 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $10 million in property damage for the Carlyss area and $36 million for Sulphur.1,2

In Southeast Texas, hail up to 4.5 inches across fell near Onalaska in Polk County at 6:55 p.m. CST.3 Earlier, at 4:21 p.m. CST, hail up to 2.75 inches damaged many vehicles and roofs in and west of Jasper, where the database lists $4.5 million in damage.4 The same storm moved north and dropped hail near 4 inches across near Sam Rayburn Reservoir.5

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 828442, hail, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 828447, hail, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 823893, hail, Polk County, Texas
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 829534, hail, Jasper County, Texas
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 829548, hail, Jasper County, Texas

Reports by hour

Hail51, most at 8 PM

Wind82, most at 1 PM

Tornado7, most at 10 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
8:41 AMEF1About 6 miles from Jackson, MS3.54 mi long, 550 yd wide
10:30 AMEF0About 53 miles from Baton Rouge, LA1.16 mi long, 50 yd wide
10:55 AMEF1About 57 miles from Baton Rouge, LA5.52 mi long, 75 yd wide
11:21 AMEF1Near 31.25, -90.51, MS3.38 mi long, 150 yd wide
12:46 PMEF0About 21 miles from Huntsville, AL2.56 mi long, 75 yd wide
1:30 PMEF1About 41 miles from Huntsville, AL0.48 mi long, 25 yd wide
1:55 PMEF1About 50 miles from Huntsville, AL0.57 mi long, 25 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Texas5946130
Alabama400373
Mississippi281234
Louisiana9450
Georgia4040

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Lake Charles, LA3.0 inNone0
Houston, TX2.5 inNone0
Katy, TX2.5 inNone0
Sugar Land, TX2.5 inNone0
Pasadena, TX2.0 in63 mph0
League City, TX1.75 in63 mph0
Pearland, TX1.75 in63 mph0
San Marcos, TX1.5 inNone0
Tomball, TX1.25 inNone0
New Braunfels, TX1.0 inNone0
Beaumont, TXNone69 mph0
Columbus, GANone58 mph0
Huntsville, ALNone60 mph0
Jackson, MSNone58 mph1

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