Storm reports for March 15, 2021
NOAA recorded 12 hail reports and 3 tornado reports in 6 states on March 15, 2021.
- in 6 states
- 15
- Storm reports
- About 29 miles from Jackson, MS
- 1.5 in
- Largest hail
- Highest rating EF0, about 26 miles from Kansas City, MO
- 3
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.
- 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 15, 2021 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
Hail12, most at 6 PM
Tornado3, most at 4 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4:30 PM | EF0 | About 26 miles from Kansas City, MO | 1.36 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 4:54 PM | Not rated | About 32 miles from Topeka, KS | 0.01 mi long, 10 yd wide |
| 5:12 PM | EF0 | About 27 miles from Kansas City, MO | 0.01 mi long, 10 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2:15 PM | 0.25 in | About 25 miles from Salinas, CA |
| 4:04 PM | 1.0 in | About 30 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 4:21 PM | 1.0 in | About 27 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 5:54 PM | 0.75 in | About 50 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 5:55 PM | 1.0 in | About 50 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 6:00 PM | 0.25 in | About 26 miles from San Jose, CA |
| 6:15 PM | 1.0 in | About 58 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 6:51 PM | 1.0 in | Near 38.69, -93.26, MO |
| 6:54 PM | 1.0 in | About 21 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 7:10 PM | 1.5 in | About 29 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 9:37 PM | 1.0 in | About 55 miles from Birmingham, AL |
| 2:40 AM | 1.0 in | About 52 miles from Huntsville, AL |
By state
| State | Reports | Hail | Wind | Tornado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Kansas | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| California | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.