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Storm reports for March 28, 2020

NOAA recorded 153 hail reports, 164 wind reports and 22 tornado reports in 15 states on March 28, 2020.

in 15 states
339
Storm reports
About 47 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
3.0 in
Largest hail
About 59 miles from Chattanooga, TN
96 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF3, near 35.81, -90.69, AR
22
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 March 28, 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

On the afternoon of March 28, 2020, an EF3 tornado reached Jonesboro, Arkansas, shortly before 5:00 p.m. CDT.1,2 Along its 12.5-mile path, with peak winds estimated at 150 mph, it severely damaged several large industrial buildings near the Jonesboro airport and caused EF2 to isolated EF3 damage to homes northeast of the airport.2 NWS Little Rock reported numerous homes and businesses heavily damaged or destroyed, along with damaged hangars and planes at the airport.1 Storm Events lists $300 million in property damage, 22 injuries and no deaths.2

In Brooke County, West Virginia, 2-inch hail damaged cars and smashed windows at about 3:51 p.m. EDT, according to a county 911 center.3

After midnight on March 29, baseball-size hail fell in Philadelphia, Mississippi, as a storm crossed Neshoba County around 1:35 a.m. CDT, and Storm Events lists $1 million in property damage in the county.4 In Tennessee, a macroburst 5 miles wide with winds estimated up to 95 mph crossed White County starting at about 2:17 a.m. CDT, then continued 27 more miles across Cumberland County.5,6 A few homes lost all or part of their roofs, and many barns and outbuildings were destroyed in White County.5 In and around Crossville, homes and apartments had roof, gutter and siding damage, and a warehouse collapsed.6 Storm Events lists $4 million in property damage in White County and $3 million in Cumberland County, where one person was injured.5,6

Sources

  1. 1. NWS Little Rock: Severe Weather Events of 2020 (March 28 tornadoes)
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI: Storm Events Database: Tornado, Jonesboro, Craighead County, AR
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI: Storm Events Database: Hail, Hooverson Heights, Brooke County, WV
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI: Storm Events Database: Hail, Philadelphia area, Neshoba County, MS
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI: Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, White County, TN
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI: Storm Events Database: Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland County, TN

Reports by hour

Hail153, most at 3 PM

Wind164, most at 2 AM

Tornado22, most at 8 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
1:59 PMEF1Near 41.15, -94.64, IA7.47 mi long, 115 yd wide
4:18 PMEF1Near 35.51, -91.12, AR5.33 mi long, 200 yd wide
4:26 PMEF0About 30 miles from Des Moines, IA1.3 mi long, 75 yd wide
4:58 PMEF3Near 35.81, -90.69, AR12.53 mi long, 600 yd wide
5:25 PMEF1Near 36.05, -90.38, AR2.97 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:39 PMNot ratedAbout 39 miles from Peoria, IL0.12 mi long, 10 yd wide
5:39 PMNot ratedAbout 47 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA2.32 mi long, 40 yd wide
5:49 PMEF0About 48 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA2.06 mi long, 115 yd wide
5:55 PMNot ratedAbout 48 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA0.32 mi long, 20 yd wide
6:15 PMEF1About 43 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA7.38 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:30 PMEF1About 49 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA3.93 mi long, 140 yd wide
6:40 PMEF0About 55 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA3.6 mi long, 50 yd wide
Show all 22 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
7:43 PMNot ratedAbout 27 miles from Davenport, IA1.07 mi long, 10 yd wide
7:58 PMEF2About 19 miles from Evansville, IN16.79 mi long, 500 yd wide
8:01 PMEF1About 47 miles from Peoria, IL2.06 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:18 PMEF2About 7 miles from Evansville, IN5.06 mi long, 575 yd wide
8:20 PMEF1About 38 miles from Davenport, IA2.17 mi long, 20 yd wide
8:25 PMEF1Near 42.59, -90.81, IA3.8 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:35 PMEF1Near 42.71, -90.71, WI6.22 mi long, 120 yd wide
8:58 PMEF1About 7 miles from Peoria, IL3.27 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:13 PMEF1About 21 miles from Rockford, IL7.03 mi long, 400 yd wide
2:29 AMEF0About 60 miles from Chattanooga, TN6.9 mi long, 75 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Tennessee1005941
Ohio5343100
Indiana4331120
Pennsylvania413470
Kentucky221192
Iowa211029
Mississippi171250
Illinois13616
Alabama10190
Arkansas5023
West Virginia5410
Louisiana4220
Texas3300
Missouri1100
Wisconsin1001

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Akron, OH2.5 inNone0
Dayton, OH2.0 in75 mph0
Pittsburgh, PA2.0 in58 mph0
Canton, OH1.25 inNone0
Youngstown, OH1.25 inNone0
Arlington, TX1.0 inNone0
Dallas, TX1.0 inNone0
Fort Worth, TX1.0 inNone0
Grand Prairie, TX1.0 inNone0
Indianapolis, IN1.0 in60 mph0
Irving, TX1.0 inNone0
Davenport, IA0.75 inNone0
Clarksville, TNNone63 mph0
Columbus, OHNone58 mph0
Evansville, INNone90 mph1
Huntsville, ALNone49 mph0
Kingsport, TNNone70 mph0
Knoxville, TNNone70 mph0
Louisville, KYNone58 mph0
Memphis, TNNone58 mph0
Peoria, ILNoneNone1

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