Storm reports for March 31, 2021

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, March 31, 2021
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 19 hail reports, 38 wind reports and 1 tornado report in 7 states on March 31, 2021.

in 7 states; 58
Storm reports: About 27 miles from Augusta, GA; 1.75 in
Largest hail: About 32 miles from Jackson, MS; 63 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF0, about 25 miles from Birmingham, AL; 1
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 31, 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

Hail19, most at 6 PM

Wind38, most at 4 PM

Tornado1, most at 8 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
8:15 AM	EF0	About 25 miles from Birmingham, AL	0.21 mi long, 65 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
12:55 PM	1.0 in	Near 31.79, -89.03, MS
1:40 PM	1.0 in	Near 31.98, -88.35, AL
3:25 PM	0.75 in	About 25 miles from Fayetteville, NC
4:32 PM	0.88 in	About 30 miles from Augusta, GA
4:36 PM	1.75 in	About 27 miles from Augusta, GA
4:45 PM	1.5 in	About 31 miles from Augusta, GA
4:50 PM	1.0 in	About 26 miles from Raleigh, NC
4:52 PM	0.75 in	About 38 miles from Augusta, GA
4:54 PM	1.0 in	About 41 miles from Charleston, SC
4:55 PM	0.25 in	About 36 miles from Augusta, GA
5:34 PM	0.75 in	About 31 miles from Charleston, SC
6:01 PM	0.75 in	About 27 miles from Charleston, SC

Show all 19 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
6:24 PM	0.75 in	About 20 miles from Charleston, SC
6:26 PM	1.0 in	About 16 miles from Charleston, SC
6:30 PM	0.75 in	About 19 miles from Charleston, SC
6:45 PM	0.75 in	About 13 miles from Charleston, SC
6:47 PM	1.75 in	About 14 miles from Charleston, SC
6:53 PM	0.75 in	About 17 miles from Charleston, SC
6:55 PM	0.75 in	About 14 miles from Charleston, SC

Time	Gust	Where
10:46 AM	52 mph	About 35 miles from Atlanta, GA
10:55 AM	63 mph	About 32 miles from Jackson, MS
12:00 PM	58 mph	About 49 miles from Jackson, MS
12:48 PM	60 mph	Near 31.72, -89.18, MS
1:32 PM	60 mph	Near 31.64, -87.68, AL
3:15 PM	60 mph	Near 31.64, -87.15, AL
3:38 PM	58 mph	About 23 miles from Richmond, VA
3:40 PM	60 mph	About 57 miles from Montgomery, AL
3:40 PM	60 mph	About 56 miles from Crestview, FL
3:45 PM	60 mph	About 41 miles from Montgomery, AL
3:45 PM	60 mph	About 54 miles from Montgomery, AL
3:45 PM	58 mph	About 53 miles from Columbus, GA

Show all 38 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
3:48 PM	58 mph	Near 32.34, -83.79, GA
3:50 PM	60 mph	About 46 miles from Montgomery, AL
3:50 PM	60 mph	About 53 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:06 PM	60 mph	About 53 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:08 PM	58 mph	About 49 miles from Richmond, VA
4:16 PM	60 mph	About 55 miles from Crestview, FL
4:18 PM	60 mph	About 55 miles from Crestview, FL
4:20 PM	63 mph	About 21 miles from Augusta, GA
4:20 PM	60 mph	About 55 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:21 PM	58 mph	About 57 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:27 PM	58 mph	Near 31.50, -86.01, AL
4:27 PM	58 mph	About 60 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:29 PM	58 mph	About 55 miles from Crestview, FL
4:29 PM	58 mph	About 56 miles from Crestview, FL
4:32 PM	58 mph	Near 31.49, -85.95, AL
4:37 PM	58 mph	Near 31.48, -85.95, AL
4:38 PM	63 mph	Near 32.34, -83.01, GA
4:41 PM	58 mph	Near 32.37, -83.19, GA
4:50 PM	58 mph	About 46 miles from Richmond, VA
5:00 PM	58 mph	Near 31.33, -85.60, AL
5:07 PM	58 mph	Near 31.47, -85.46, AL
5:15 PM	58 mph	Near 31.32, -85.47, AL
5:30 PM	58 mph	Near 31.29, -85.37, AL
5:45 PM	58 mph	Near 31.27, -84.91, GA
6:15 PM	58 mph	Near 30.98, -85.09, FL
6:47 PM	58 mph	About 42 miles from Charleston, SC

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Alabama	25	1	23	1
South Carolina	17	15	2	0
Georgia	6	0	6	0
Mississippi	4	1	3	0
Virginia	3	0	3	0
North Carolina	2	2	0	0
Florida	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	Tornado reports
Charleston, SC	1.75 in	None	0

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