Storm reports for March 16, 2021

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, March 16, 2021
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 62 hail reports, 43 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in 8 states on March 16, 2021.

in 8 states; 107
Storm reports: Near 35.03, -99.09, OK; 2.5 in
Largest hail: Near 36.03, -100.24, TX; 85 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, about 39 miles from Jackson, MS; 2
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Wind report
Tornado and its path
Surveyed tornado path

Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

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 16, 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

Hail62, most at 9 PM

Wind43, most at 5 AM

Tornado2, most at 7 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
7:03 PM	EF1	About 39 miles from Jackson, MS	1.39 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:58 PM	EF0	About 40 miles from Jackson, MS	0.52 mi long, 50 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
3:32 PM	1.25 in	Near 32.17, -91.72, LA
4:25 PM	1.25 in	Near 32.57, -91.50, LA
5:06 PM	1.0 in	Near 32.86, -91.31, LA
6:45 PM	2.0 in	About 36 miles from Jackson, MS
7:09 PM	1.75 in	Near 33.06, -89.59, MS
7:15 PM	1.75 in	Near 34.22, -100.45, TX
7:55 PM	1.5 in	Near 34.42, -100.20, TX
8:02 PM	1.25 in	Near 34.85, -100.20, TX
9:14 PM	1.75 in	Near 35.89, -100.39, TX
9:25 PM	1.75 in	Near 34.88, -99.52, OK
9:25 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.90, -99.68, OK
9:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.90, -99.55, OK

Show all 62 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
9:46 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.12, -100.03, TX
9:50 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.03, -100.03, TX
9:57 PM	0.88 in	About 40 miles from Amarillo, TX
9:58 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.96, -99.50, OK
10:00 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.93, -99.50, OK
10:05 PM	1.75 in	Near 35.01, -99.50, OK
10:27 PM	1.75 in	Near 35.00, -99.18, OK
10:40 PM	2.5 in	Near 35.03, -99.09, OK
11:00 PM	0.88 in	Near 36.21, -100.54, TX
11:07 PM	1.5 in	About 54 miles from Amarillo, TX
11:10 PM	1.0 in	About 50 miles from Amarillo, TX
11:11 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.11, -100.57, TX
11:35 PM	1.0 in	About 48 miles from Topeka, KS
11:42 PM	1.5 in	Near 35.19, -98.74, OK
12:00 AM	1.25 in	Near 35.26, -98.66, OK
12:14 AM	0.88 in	Near 35.38, -98.78, OK
12:16 AM	1.0 in	About 28 miles from Topeka, KS
12:32 AM	0.88 in	Near 33.22, -92.66, AR
12:55 AM	1.0 in	About 4 miles from San Angelo, TX
12:55 AM	1.0 in	About 4 miles from San Angelo, TX
12:55 AM	1.0 in	About 4 miles from San Angelo, TX
1:05 AM	1.0 in	Near 33.37, -92.02, AR
1:08 AM	1.75 in	About 11 miles from San Angelo, TX
1:16 AM	1.0 in	About 52 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
1:25 AM	1.75 in	About 58 miles from Oklahoma City, OK
1:58 AM	0.75 in	About 24 miles from Wichita, KS
2:37 AM	2.0 in	Near 31.71, -98.99, TX
2:49 AM	1.0 in	Near 31.83, -98.79, TX
3:09 AM	1.0 in	Near 36.78, -96.65, OK
3:35 AM	1.0 in	About 42 miles from Fort Worth, TX
3:42 AM	1.25 in	About 41 miles from Fort Worth, TX
3:50 AM	0.75 in	About 36 miles from Killeen, TX
3:52 AM	0.88 in	About 37 miles from Killeen, TX
4:00 AM	1.75 in	Near 35.36, -93.49, AR
4:05 AM	1.0 in	About 49 miles from Little Rock, AR
4:20 AM	0.75 in	Near 38.32, -93.55, MO
4:23 AM	1.0 in	About 32 miles from Arlington, TX
5:05 AM	1.0 in	About 5 miles from Carrollton, TX
5:05 AM	0.75 in	Near 37.92, -94.90, KS
5:06 AM	0.75 in	About 43 miles from Tulsa, OK
5:11 AM	0.75 in	About 2 miles from Carrollton, TX
5:20 AM	1.0 in	About 56 miles from Springfield, MO
5:20 AM	1.0 in	Near 38.07, -94.71, KS
5:56 AM	0.75 in	Near 36.30, -91.52, AR
6:25 AM	0.75 in	Near 37.20, -94.46, MO
6:28 AM	0.75 in	About 58 miles from Springfield, MO
6:36 AM	1.0 in	Near 37.10, -94.63, KS
6:40 AM	1.0 in	About 25 miles from Memphis, TN
6:45 AM	1.0 in	About 53 miles from Longview, TX
6:50 AM	1.75 in	About 53 miles from Longview, TX

Time	Gust	Where
1:49 PM	60 mph	About 24 miles from Montgomery, AL
3:30 PM	58 mph	Near 32.16, -91.72, LA
4:25 PM	58 mph	Near 32.57, -91.49, LA
4:37 PM	58 mph	Near 32.66, -91.44, LA
5:06 PM	58 mph	Near 32.81, -91.18, LA
9:21 PM	58 mph	Near 35.92, -100.28, TX
9:26 PM	68 mph	About 45 miles from Amarillo, TX
10:00 PM	75 mph	Near 36.38, -99.61, OK
10:07 PM	61 mph	About 45 miles from Amarillo, TX
10:18 PM	70 mph	Near 35.81, -100.91, TX
10:30 PM	58 mph	Near 35.49, -98.76, OK
10:35 PM	63 mph	Near 35.50, -98.78, OK

Show all 43 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
10:55 PM	69 mph	Near 35.02, -99.09, OK
11:09 PM	81 mph	Near 35.97, -100.46, TX
11:15 PM	81 mph	Near 35.94, -100.37, TX
11:15 PM	72 mph	Near 36.19, -99.05, OK
11:20 PM	62 mph	Near 36.20, -99.07, OK
11:32 PM	85 mph	Near 36.03, -100.24, TX
12:00 AM	70 mph	Near 36.13, -100.00, OK
1:30 AM	81 mph	About 36 miles from San Angelo, TX
1:50 AM	59 mph	Near 35.54, -98.94, OK
2:30 AM	63 mph	About 58 miles from Abilene, TX
2:30 AM	75 mph	Near 31.71, -98.99, TX
2:35 AM	63 mph	Near 31.80, -98.95, TX
3:04 AM	60 mph	Near 31.92, -98.60, TX
3:59 AM	81 mph	About 46 miles from Fort Worth, TX
4:15 AM	60 mph	Near 36.70, -96.72, OK
4:24 AM	58 mph	About 38 miles from Waco, TX
4:35 AM	61 mph	About 30 miles from Arlington, TX
4:43 AM	59 mph	About 5 miles from Waco, TX
4:56 AM	66 mph	About 2 miles from Grand Prairie, TX
5:01 AM	59 mph	About 3 miles from Arlington, TX
5:06 AM	61 mph	About 9 miles from Grand Prairie, TX
5:30 AM	70 mph	About 7 miles from Garland, TX
5:32 AM	72 mph	About 11 miles from Mesquite, TX
5:45 AM	60 mph	Near 37.08, -94.84, KS
5:56 AM	64 mph	About 31 miles from Garland, TX
5:56 AM	64 mph	About 24 miles from McKinney, TX
6:00 AM	58 mph	About 34 miles from Garland, TX
6:27 AM	62 mph	About 34 miles from Tyler, TX
6:30 AM	60 mph	About 56 miles from Springfield, MO
6:45 AM	70 mph	About 47 miles from Longview, TX
6:55 AM	70 mph	About 24 miles from Tyler, TX

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Texas	53	26	27	0
Oklahoma	24	15	9	0
Kansas	7	6	1	0
Louisiana	7	3	4	0
Arkansas	5	5	0	0
Missouri	5	4	1	0
Mississippi	5	3	0	2
Alabama	1	0	1	0

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust
San Angelo, TX	1.75 in	None
Carrollton, TX	1.0 in	None
Irving, TX	1.0 in	66 mph
Lewisville, TX	1.0 in	None
Plano, TX	1.0 in	None
Frisco, TX	0.75 in	None
Richardson, TX	0.75 in	70 mph
Arlington, TX	None	66 mph
Dallas, TX	None	61 mph
Garland, TX	None	70 mph
Grand Prairie, TX	None	66 mph
Mesquite, TX	None	72 mph
Waco, TX	None	59 mph

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