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Storm reports for January 3, 2023

NOAA recorded 32 hail reports, 73 wind reports and 29 tornado reports in 12 states on January 3, 2023.

in 12 states
134
Storm reports
Near 31.52, -91.39, MS
1.75 in
Largest hail
About 40 miles from Birmingham, AL
81 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, about 21 miles from Montgomery, AL
29
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA; 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
  • Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path
  • Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on January 3, 2023 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. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

Reports by hour

Hail32, most at 5 PM

Wind73, most at 2 PM

Tornado29, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
6:05 AMEF0About 15 miles from Memphis, TN1.36 mi long, 100 yd wide
9:07 AMEF1Near 34.49, -89.21, MS1.86 mi long, 150 yd wide
10:48 AMEF1Near 34.54, -87.89, AL0.6 mi long, 70 yd wide
11:21 AMEF1About 59 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL8.84 mi long, 275 yd wide
12:10 PMEF1About 39 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL0.15 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:41 PMEF0About 38 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL2.82 mi long, 100 yd wide
1:18 PMEF0About 24 miles from Montgomery, AL3.18 mi long, 60 yd wide
1:39 PMEF1About 40 miles from Birmingham, AL2.46 mi long, 250 yd wide
1:42 PMEF2About 21 miles from Montgomery, AL9.06 mi long, 800 yd wide
2:31 PMEF0About 47 miles from Birmingham, AL6.41 mi long, 300 yd wide
3:17 PMEF0Near 33.35, -85.65, AL1.11 mi long, 150 yd wide
3:27 PMEF0About 51 miles from Columbus, GA4.4 mi long, 500 yd wide
Show all 29 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
3:52 PMNot ratedNear 39.87, -89.29, IL0.09 mi long, 10 yd wide
4:05 PMNot ratedAbout 60 miles from Peoria, IL0.03 mi long, 10 yd wide
4:33 PMEF0Near 40.01, -89.01, IL0.32 mi long, 25 yd wide
4:35 PMEF1About 60 miles from Peoria, IL0.88 mi long, 75 yd wide
4:42 PMEF0About 31 miles from Atlanta, GA0.62 mi long, 150 yd wide
5:05 PMNot ratedNear 39.79, -89.20, IL0.14 mi long, 10 yd wide
5:25 PMEF0About 17 miles from Atlanta, GA0.25 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:38 PMEF1Near 40.32, -88.48, IL0.46 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:56 PMEF1Near 40.42, -88.37, IL2.9 mi long, 25 yd wide
6:00 PMEF1Near 39.86, -88.93, IL0.21 mi long, 25 yd wide
6:05 PMEF0Near 39.88, -88.89, IL1.12 mi long, 20 yd wide
10:47 PMEF1Near 31.76, -89.10, MS2.61 mi long, 365 yd wide
2:59 AMEF1About 42 miles from Montgomery, AL3.77 mi long, 125 yd wide
3:00 AMEF1About 4 miles from Montgomery, AL1.87 mi long, 130 yd wide
3:23 AMEF0About 20 miles from Montgomery, AL0.67 mi long, 75 yd wide
4:02 AMEF1About 51 miles from Atlanta, GA2.45 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:07 AMEF0About 34 miles from Columbus, GA1.11 mi long, 100 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Alabama3822214
Mississippi271683
Georgia190163
Tennessee173140
Illinois15609
Louisiana6510
Arkansas3030
North Carolina3030
Ohio3030
Kentucky1010
South Carolina1010
Virginia1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Baton Rouge, LA1.25 inNone0
Montgomery, AL1.0 inNone1
Atlanta, GANone64 mph0
Chattanooga, TNNone58 mph0
Huntsville, ALNone70 mph0
Kingsport, TNNone60 mph0
Knoxville, TNNone60 mph0

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