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Storm reports for January 11, 2020

NOAA recorded 1 hail report, 545 wind reports and 31 tornado reports in 14 states on January 11, 2020.

in 14 states
577
Storm reports
About 18 miles from Montgomery, AL
0.75 in
Largest hail
About 24 miles from Clarksville, TN
100 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, about 31 miles from Lafayette, LA
31
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 January 11, 2020 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 11:11 a.m. CST on January 11, 2020, an EF2 tornado with winds near 134 mph touched down in northern Pickens County, Alabama.1 Along Settlement Road it destroyed six site-built homes and four manufactured homes, killing 3 people and injuring 7, and at least 22 homes were damaged along its path.1 Across central Alabama the line of storms damaged or destroyed many homes, vehicles and outbuildings, and NOAA's Storm Events Database says several places likely had straight-line gusts of 75 to 80 mph.1

Earlier, at 7:35 a.m. CST, a downburst with winds up to 100 mph struck the north side of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, including parts of downtown.2 About 125 homes were damaged, most of them to roofs, soffits or siding, and NOAA lists $1 million in property damage.2 In Louisiana, an EF2 tornado with winds near 115 mph north of Krotz Springs in St. Landry Parish at 6:04 a.m. destroyed mobile homes, did minor roof damage to 6 other homes and injured 4 people.3

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 871629, tornado, Pickens County, Alabama
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 866152, thunderstorm wind, Christian County, Kentucky
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 872331, tornado, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Reports by hour

Hail1, most at 2 PM

Wind545, most at 3 PM

Tornado31, most at 7 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
6:11 AMEF2About 31 miles from Lafayette, LA1.92 mi long, 125 yd wide
6:45 AMEF1Near 34.49, -88.70, MS7.23 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:50 AMEF1About 42 miles from Clarksville, TN4.48 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:56 AMEF1Near 34.60, -88.54, MS8.22 mi long, 150 yd wide
7:00 AMEF0About 37 miles from Clarksville, TN4.18 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:05 AMEF1About 40 miles from Clarksville, TN10.02 mi long, 250 yd wide
7:08 AMEF1Near 34.73, -88.39, MS5.71 mi long, 120 yd wide
7:12 AMEF1About 41 miles from Clarksville, TN7.49 mi long, 175 yd wide
7:17 AMEF0Near 34.82, -88.29, MS0.72 mi long, 80 yd wide
7:19 AMEF1About 38 miles from Clarksville, TN2.98 mi long, 200 yd wide
7:34 AMEF1About 13 miles from Clarksville, TN10.94 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:40 AMEF1About 18 miles from Clarksville, TN2.61 mi long, 50 yd wide
Show all 31 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
9:33 AMEF0About 43 miles from Jackson, MS2.96 mi long, 250 yd wide
10:33 AMNot ratedAbout 19 miles from Gulfport, MS2.16 mi long, 30 yd wide
11:11 AMEF2About 36 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL6.33 mi long, 1056 yd wide
1:03 PMEF0About 36 miles from Huntsville, AL0.21 mi long, 80 yd wide
1:13 PMEF1About 28 miles from Huntsville, AL1.84 mi long, 60 yd wide
1:19 PMEF2About 25 miles from Huntsville, AL0.22 mi long, 150 yd wide
3:52 PMEF0About 22 miles from Atlanta, GA3.86 mi long, 400 yd wide
4:24 PMEF0Near 34.74, -84.14, GA3.05 mi long, 450 yd wide
4:33 PMEF1About 58 miles from Columbus, GA5.8 mi long, 275 yd wide
4:48 PMEF1About 34 miles from Columbus, GA0.34 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:55 PMEF0About 40 miles from Knoxville, TN3.3 mi long, 30 yd wide
7:04 PMEF0About 37 miles from Greenville, SC0.44 mi long, 30 yd wide
7:06 PMEF0About 34 miles from Greenville, SC0.27 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:40 PMEF0About 12 miles from Greenville, SC0.66 mi long, 160 yd wide
7:40 PMEF0About 46 miles from Greenville, SC2.44 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:45 PMEF0About 42 miles from Greenville, SC0.53 mi long, 30 yd wide
9:11 PMEF0About 17 miles from Dayton, OH3.1 mi long, 350 yd wide
9:15 PMEF0About 22 miles from Dayton, OH6.34 mi long, 175 yd wide
9:33 PMEF2About 34 miles from Columbia, SC0.55 mi long, 150 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Alabama15211465
Mississippi780726
Tennessee760751
Georgia580553
Kentucky450387
North Carolina450450
South Carolina360306
Virginia360360
West Virginia160160
Florida130130
Louisiana8071
Ohio8062
Indiana4040
Maryland2020

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Asheville, NCNone58 mph0
Atlanta, GANone58 mph0
Augusta, GANone69 mph0
Baton Rouge, LANone63 mph0
Birmingham, ALNone63 mph0
Charlotte, NCNone58 mph0
Chattanooga, TNNone69 mph0
Clarksville, TNNone64 mph1
Columbia, SCNone69 mph0
Columbus, GANone58 mph0
Crestview, FLNone60 mph0
Daphne, ALNone60 mph0
Fayetteville, NCNone58 mph0
Greensboro, NCNone58 mph0
Greenville, SCNone58 mph1
Hickory, NCNone58 mph0
Huntington, WVNone58 mph0
Huntsville, ALNone64 mph0
Jackson, MSNone58 mph0
Kingsport, TNNone69 mph0
Knoxville, TNNone69 mph0
Lafayette, LANone58 mph0
Lexington, KYNone98 mph0
Louisville, KYNone58 mph0
Lynchburg, VANone63 mph0
Mobile, ALNone60 mph0
Montgomery, ALNone58 mph0
Nashville, TNNone60 mph0
Raleigh, NCNone58 mph0
Richmond, VANone58 mph0
Roanoke, VANone60 mph0
Tuscaloosa, ALNone58 mph0
Winston-Salem, NCNone58 mph0

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