Storm reports for March 12, 2020

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, March 12, 2020
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 39 hail reports, 23 wind reports and 3 tornado reports in 5 states on March 12, 2020.

in 5 states; 65
Storm reports: Near 36.79, -90.45, MO; 2.75 in
Largest hail: About 34 miles from San Angelo, TX; 90 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, near 36.73, -84.48, KY; 3
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 March 12, 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

Hail39, most at 5 PM

Wind23, most at 9 PM

Tornado3, 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
5:17 PM	EF0	Near 36.88, -90.68, MO	0.42 mi long, 75 yd wide
5:20 PM	EF0	Near 36.86, -90.62, MO	0.6 mi long, 100 yd wide
9:07 PM	EF1	Near 36.73, -84.48, KY	1.66 mi long, 175 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
1:23 PM	1.0 in	About 45 miles from St. Louis, MO
1:41 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.10, -89.05, IL
1:45 PM	1.25 in	Near 38.00, -89.37, IL
1:48 PM	1.25 in	Near 38.15, -88.90, IL
2:07 PM	2.0 in	Near 37.87, -89.12, IL
2:12 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.83, -89.15, IL
2:20 PM	2.0 in	Near 37.85, -88.94, IL
2:21 PM	1.75 in	Near 37.90, -88.92, IL
2:24 PM	1.25 in	Near 37.73, -88.93, IL
2:25 PM	0.88 in	Near 37.75, -89.08, IL
2:44 PM	1.0 in	About 58 miles from Evansville, IN
2:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.68, -88.65, IL

Show all 39 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
3:55 PM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from Evansville, IN
4:08 PM	1.25 in	Near 36.39, -92.36, AR
4:24 PM	1.0 in	About 45 miles from Evansville, IN
4:54 PM	2.5 in	About 45 miles from Clarksville, TN
5:03 PM	1.25 in	Near 36.22, -91.74, AR
5:09 PM	1.75 in	Near 36.93, -90.75, MO
5:12 PM	1.75 in	Near 36.20, -91.62, AR
5:22 PM	1.75 in	About 58 miles from Clarksville, TN
5:29 PM	1.75 in	Near 36.86, -90.64, MO
5:30 PM	1.5 in	About 53 miles from Clarksville, TN
5:35 PM	1.0 in	About 52 miles from Clarksville, TN
5:35 PM	2.75 in	Near 36.79, -90.45, MO
5:36 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.00, -91.02, MO
5:42 PM	1.75 in	About 52 miles from Clarksville, TN
5:57 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.80, -90.25, MO
6:15 PM	1.0 in	About 60 miles from Louisville, KY
6:34 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.11, -86.32, KY
6:44 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.06, -86.14, KY
7:00 PM	1.25 in	Near 34.59, -93.91, AR
7:05 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.05, -86.07, KY
7:17 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.55, -93.63, AR
7:19 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.02, -91.81, AR
7:59 PM	1.5 in	About 58 miles from Little Rock, AR
8:10 PM	0.75 in	Near 34.32, -93.98, AR
8:22 PM	1.0 in	About 54 miles from Little Rock, AR
9:20 PM	1.0 in	About 52 miles from Knoxville, TN
9:21 PM	0.88 in	About 58 miles from Knoxville, TN

Time	Gust	Where
12:58 PM	70 mph	About 46 miles from St. Louis, MO
1:49 PM	75 mph	Near 38.00, -88.92, IL
4:10 PM	70 mph	About 42 miles from Evansville, IN
4:33 PM	60 mph	Near 36.40, -92.13, AR
4:55 PM	81 mph	About 45 miles from Clarksville, TN
5:28 PM	62 mph	Near 37.22, -85.71, KY
5:42 PM	75 mph	Near 36.77, -90.43, MO
6:15 PM	66 mph	About 55 miles from Clarksville, TN
6:15 PM	58 mph	About 60 miles from Louisville, KY
7:20 PM	60 mph	About 57 miles from Little Rock, AR
8:07 PM	59 mph	Near 36.81, -85.29, KY
8:22 PM	61 mph	Near 36.80, -85.06, KY

Show all 23 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
8:45 PM	60 mph	About 42 miles from Little Rock, AR
9:03 PM	60 mph	About 59 miles from Knoxville, TN
9:03 PM	60 mph	Near 36.73, -84.48, KY
9:03 PM	60 mph	About 59 miles from Knoxville, TN
9:03 PM	59 mph	About 57 miles from Knoxville, TN
9:20 PM	58 mph	About 52 miles from Knoxville, TN
9:29 PM	64 mph	Near 36.74, -84.47, KY
9:30 PM	63 mph	About 59 miles from Knoxville, TN
9:34 PM	58 mph	About 60 miles from Knoxville, TN
9:45 PM	60 mph	Near 36.72, -85.30, KY
3:25 AM	90 mph	About 34 miles from San Angelo, TX

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Kentucky	30	13	16	1
Illinois	13	12	1	0
Arkansas	12	9	3	0
Missouri	9	5	2	2
Texas	1	0	1	0

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