Storm reports for February 5, 2020

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, February 5, 2020
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 32 hail reports, 69 wind reports and 19 tornado reports in 6 states on February 5, 2020.

in 6 states; 120
Storm reports: Near 31.75, -92.84, LA; 1.75 in
Largest hail: About 59 miles from Huntsville, AL; 85 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF2, about 43 miles from Jackson, MS; 19
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path
Surveyed tornado path

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 February 5, 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.

Reports by hour

Hail32, most at 11 AM

Wind69, most at 5 PM

Tornado19, most at 5 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
2:57 PM	EF1	About 37 miles from Jackson, MS	6.17 mi long, 150 yd wide
3:20 PM	EF2	About 43 miles from Jackson, MS	2.64 mi long, 440 yd wide
3:28 PM	EF1	About 28 miles from Jackson, MS	8.12 mi long, 800 yd wide
3:57 PM	EF2	About 35 miles from Jackson, MS	18.73 mi long, 900 yd wide
4:46 PM	EF1	Near 33.07, -89.50, MS	1.66 mi long, 300 yd wide
4:58 PM	EF2	Near 33.12, -89.38, MS	5.84 mi long, 800 yd wide
5:18 PM	EF1	Near 34.66, -88.13, AL	1.32 mi long, 60 yd wide
5:33 PM	EF1	About 40 miles from Jackson, MS	9.13 mi long, 250 yd wide
5:50 PM	EF1	About 51 miles from Jackson, MS	4.91 mi long, 150 yd wide
5:55 PM	EF1	About 52 miles from Huntsville, AL	10.05 mi long, 300 yd wide
5:56 PM	EF1	About 55 miles from Huntsville, AL	10.51 mi long, 300 yd wide
6:47 PM	EF0	About 45 miles from Nashville, TN	10.36 mi long, 50 yd wide

Show all 19 tornado reports

Time	Rating	Where	Path
7:23 PM	EF0	About 57 miles from Nashville, TN	6.34 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:55 PM	EF1	About 60 miles from Chattanooga, TN	3.86 mi long, 200 yd wide
8:02 PM	EF1	Near 35.95, -85.42, TN	6.39 mi long, 250 yd wide
10:51 PM	EF2	About 60 miles from Jackson, MS	59.85 mi long, 1320 yd wide
1:57 AM	EF2	About 25 miles from Birmingham, AL	9.91 mi long, 700 yd wide
2:13 AM	EF1	About 56 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL	1.29 mi long, 400 yd wide
4:28 AM	EF0	About 50 miles from Atlanta, GA	2.24 mi long, 200 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
10:51 AM	1.0 in	About 33 miles from Lake Charles, LA
11:08 AM	1.25 in	About 45 miles from Lake Charles, LA
11:22 AM	1.25 in	About 55 miles from Lake Charles, LA
11:23 AM	1.0 in	Near 31.14, -93.27, LA
11:39 AM	1.5 in	Near 31.16, -92.92, LA
11:44 AM	1.25 in	Near 31.23, -92.82, LA
11:59 AM	1.0 in	Near 31.52, -92.95, LA
12:07 PM	1.0 in	About 58 miles from Shreveport, LA
12:13 PM	1.75 in	Near 31.75, -92.84, LA
12:18 PM	1.5 in	Near 31.41, -92.73, LA
12:20 PM	1.75 in	Near 31.85, -92.78, LA
12:35 PM	1.25 in	Near 32.69, -92.21, LA

Show all 32 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
12:47 PM	1.0 in	Near 32.23, -92.59, LA
1:01 PM	1.0 in	Near 33.17, -91.94, AR
1:05 PM	1.75 in	Near 32.50, -92.36, LA
1:10 PM	1.25 in	Near 32.58, -92.37, LA
1:42 PM	1.0 in	Near 32.94, -91.35, LA
1:45 PM	1.0 in	About 19 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
1:51 PM	1.0 in	About 44 miles from Jackson, MS
3:05 PM	1.25 in	About 42 miles from Jackson, MS
3:11 PM	1.0 in	About 16 miles from Birmingham, AL
3:35 PM	1.0 in	About 37 miles from Jackson, MS
5:10 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.63, -88.23, MS
5:35 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.50, -88.22, MS
9:42 PM	1.0 in	Near 32.33, -88.93, MS
9:57 PM	1.0 in	About 50 miles from Jackson, MS
10:21 PM	1.5 in	About 45 miles from Jackson, MS
10:59 PM	1.25 in	About 58 miles from Jackson, MS
11:45 PM	1.0 in	About 12 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
11:45 PM	1.0 in	About 9 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
11:49 PM	1.0 in	About 13 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
12:00 AM	1.0 in	About 16 miles from Baton Rouge, LA

Time	Gust	Where
1:00 PM	58 mph	About 10 miles from New Orleans, LA
1:48 PM	63 mph	About 46 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
3:30 PM	58 mph	About 38 miles from Jackson, MS
4:04 PM	63 mph	Near 31.20, -90.00, MS
4:20 PM	58 mph	Near 34.40, -88.91, MS
4:26 PM	60 mph	About 23 miles from Jackson, MS
4:33 PM	58 mph	About 17 miles from Jackson, MS
5:02 PM	58 mph	Near 34.69, -88.35, MS
5:05 PM	58 mph	Near 34.63, -88.32, MS
5:12 PM	49 mph	Near 34.73, -88.11, AL
5:13 PM	60 mph	About 29 miles from Jackson, MS
5:14 PM	49 mph	Near 34.72, -88.10, AL

Show all 69 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
5:24 PM	49 mph	Near 34.77, -87.96, AL
5:25 PM	58 mph	Near 34.48, -88.31, MS
5:38 PM	58 mph	Near 33.40, -88.81, MS
5:39 PM	58 mph	About 50 miles from Jackson, MS
5:41 PM	49 mph	Near 34.83, -87.76, AL
5:41 PM	60 mph	About 58 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:41 PM	49 mph	About 58 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:41 PM	49 mph	About 58 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:41 PM	49 mph	About 59 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:41 PM	49 mph	About 59 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:44 PM	60 mph	Near 33.44, -88.77, MS
5:45 PM	49 mph	Near 34.93, -87.74, AL
5:45 PM	60 mph	Near 34.90, -87.79, AL
5:48 PM	49 mph	Near 34.89, -87.73, AL
5:48 PM	49 mph	Near 34.86, -87.74, AL
5:48 PM	49 mph	Near 34.89, -87.73, AL
5:48 PM	85 mph	About 59 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:52 PM	60 mph	About 57 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:52 PM	60 mph	About 57 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:53 PM	49 mph	About 57 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:54 PM	49 mph	About 56 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:54 PM	49 mph	About 51 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:54 PM	49 mph	About 50 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:56 PM	49 mph	About 46 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:57 PM	60 mph	About 45 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:58 PM	49 mph	About 47 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:58 PM	70 mph	About 47 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:01 PM	49 mph	About 44 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:01 PM	61 mph	About 53 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:01 PM	60 mph	About 44 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:02 PM	60 mph	About 42 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:02 PM	49 mph	About 44 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:04 PM	49 mph	About 58 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:05 PM	58 mph	About 56 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
6:31 PM	75 mph	About 46 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:50 PM	49 mph	About 58 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:51 PM	60 mph	About 58 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:51 PM	58 mph	About 47 miles from Nashville, TN
6:51 PM	60 mph	About 51 miles from Nashville, TN
7:02 PM	49 mph	About 58 miles from Huntsville, AL
7:06 PM	49 mph	About 58 miles from Huntsville, AL
7:09 PM	81 mph	About 50 miles from Nashville, TN
7:10 PM	75 mph	About 49 miles from Nashville, TN
8:13 PM	64 mph	Near 36.02, -85.23, TN
8:15 PM	60 mph	Near 36.03, -85.07, TN
11:21 PM	49 mph	Near 34.66, -88.12, AL
11:42 PM	60 mph	Near 31.45, -89.81, MS
11:52 PM	58 mph	Near 32.43, -88.38, AL
12:01 AM	58 mph	Near 31.60, -89.53, MS
1:47 AM	58 mph	About 55 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
2:14 AM	58 mph	About 49 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
2:40 AM	58 mph	About 25 miles from Birmingham, AL
2:42 AM	58 mph	About 23 miles from Birmingham, AL
3:55 AM	60 mph	Near 31.90, -87.82, AL
3:55 AM	58 mph	About 38 miles from Chattanooga, TN
4:25 AM	58 mph	About 25 miles from Slidell, LA
5:53 AM	52 mph	About 41 miles from Atlanta, GA

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Alabama	44	1	40	3
Mississippi	34	9	16	9
Louisiana	22	21	1	0
Tennessee	16	0	10	6
Georgia	3	0	2	1
Arkansas	1	1	0	0

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Baton Rouge, LA	1.0 in	None	0
New Orleans, LA	None	58 mph	0

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