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Storm reports for March 17, 2021

NOAA recorded 58 hail reports, 74 wind reports and 40 tornado reports in 10 states on March 17, 2021.

in 10 states
172
Storm reports
About 22 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
2.5 in
Largest hail
Near 32.72, -92.59, LA
85 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, near 31.65, -88.91, MS
40
Tornado reports
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 17, 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

Hail58, most at 5 PM

Wind74, most at 6 PM

Tornado40, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
12:03 PMEF2Near 31.65, -88.91, MS13.1 mi long, 325 yd wide
12:31 PMEF0Near 32.41, -88.24, AL0.35 mi long, 70 yd wide
12:32 PMEF2About 40 miles from Montgomery, AL5.08 mi long, 1000 yd wide
12:57 PMEF1About 60 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL9.78 mi long, 475 yd wide
1:16 PMEF1About 51 miles from Jackson, MS6.16 mi long, 120 yd wide
1:24 PMEF1About 33 miles from Montgomery, AL2.87 mi long, 150 yd wide
1:56 PMEF1About 36 miles from Montgomery, AL3.04 mi long, 500 yd wide
2:03 PMEF0About 54 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL0.83 mi long, 175 yd wide
2:12 PMEF1About 26 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL22.03 mi long, 550 yd wide
2:22 PMEF1Near 32.07, -87.90, AL2.77 mi long, 500 yd wide
2:26 PMEF1Near 32.76, -92.50, LA2.64 mi long, 766 yd wide
2:29 PMEF0About 44 miles from Birmingham, AL0.13 mi long, 25 yd wide
Show all 40 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
3:09 PMEF1About 9 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL0.53 mi long, 150 yd wide
3:25 PMEF1About 14 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL3.51 mi long, 650 yd wide
3:44 PMEF2Near 31.68, -88.49, MS36.59 mi long, 500 yd wide
3:54 PMEF1About 14 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL5.81 mi long, 650 yd wide
4:07 PMEF1About 56 miles from Baton Rouge, LA6.76 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:11 PMEF0Near 32.28, -87.43, AL1.07 mi long, 75 yd wide
4:30 PMEF1About 13 miles from Birmingham, AL2.77 mi long, 650 yd wide
4:37 PMEF0Near 33.62, -91.38, AR0.1 mi long, 10 yd wide
4:54 PMEF0Near 32.09, -87.87, AL1.75 mi long, 75 yd wide
4:56 PMEF0About 10 miles from Birmingham, AL3.46 mi long, 660 yd wide
5:12 PMEF2About 35 miles from Montgomery, AL5.84 mi long, 400 yd wide
5:30 PMEF1About 41 miles from Fayetteville, AR23.73 mi long, 75 yd wide
5:43 PMEF1About 31 miles from Birmingham, AL12.89 mi long, 300 yd wide
6:16 PMEF0Near 31.15, -89.61, MS1.42 mi long, 300 yd wide
7:25 PMEF0Near 33.95, -88.82, MS0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:31 PMEF0Near 34.03, -88.80, MS1.36 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:39 PMEF0Near 34.08, -88.63, MS4.86 mi long, 60 yd wide
7:56 PMEF0Near 32.69, -88.52, MS0.24 mi long, 80 yd wide
8:35 PMEF0About 26 miles from Montgomery, AL0.13 mi long, 75 yd wide
9:31 PMEF1About 35 miles from Huntsville, AL8.47 mi long, 150 yd wide
10:43 PMEF0About 19 miles from Montgomery, AL0.3 mi long, 140 yd wide
4:08 AMEF1About 52 miles from Montgomery, AL0.52 mi long, 150 yd wide
5:27 AMEF1Near 31.21, -85.55, AL5.24 mi long, 150 yd wide
5:49 AMEF0Near 31.30, -85.38, AL2.08 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:02 AMEF0About 50 miles from Crestview, FL1.56 mi long, 25 yd wide
6:02 AMEF0About 54 miles from Crestview, FL3.94 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:25 AMEF1Near 30.26, -85.53, FL0.37 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:44 AMEF0Near 31.36, -84.88, GA3.14 mi long, 50 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Mississippi547389
Missouri413371
Alabama322624
Texas16790
Florida8053
Arkansas7511
Louisiana7061
Georgia3111
Oklahoma3300
Tennessee1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Fayetteville, AR1.0 inNone0
Houston, TX1.0 inNone0
Springfield, MO1.0 inNone0
Tulsa, OK1.0 inNone0
Katy, TX0.75 inNone0
Sugar Land, TX0.75 inNone0
Baton Rouge, LANone58 mph0
Birmingham, ALNoneNone2
Jackson, MSNone59 mph0
Tuscaloosa, ALNoneNone3

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