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Storm reports for January 12, 2023

NOAA recorded 34 hail reports, 251 wind reports and 41 tornado reports in 11 states on January 12, 2023.

in 11 states
326
Storm reports
Near 32.78, -88.46, MS
1.75 in
Largest hail
About 55 miles from Crestview, FL
90 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF3, about 30 miles from Montgomery, AL
41
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 12, 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.

What happened

In central Alabama, an EF2 tornado with 130 mph winds ran 23 miles from near Orrville through Selma between 12:04 and 12:31 p.m. CST, injuring 2 people.1 In Selma, many trees fell on homes, several homes lost their roofs, and some exterior walls collapsed east of the city.1 From 12:40 to 2:08 p.m. CST an EF3 tornado with winds of at least 150 mph tracked 82 miles from Autauga County to Chambers County, killing 7 people and injuring 16.1 In Autauga County near Old Kingston it destroyed manufactured homes, throwing one frame 250 yards. On the north end of Lake Martin, some lakefront homes lost entire roofs and exterior walls.1

Near LaGrange, Georgia, an EF2 tornado with 120 mph winds touched down at 3:34 p.m. EST and injured 4 people. More than 30 homes in the Baldwin Park area were badly damaged, and several one-story metal buildings had heavy roof damage.2 In Georgia, an EF3 with winds up to 155 mph ran 32.8 miles from Pike County through Griffin into Henry County from 4:10 to 4:45 p.m. EST and injured 18 people.2 It destroyed several homes in Spalding County. County officials counted about 1,465 homes affected in Griffin and 754 more in the county, at least 250 of them with major damage or destroyed.2 Another EF2, with 130 mph winds, crossed Spalding, Butts, Newton and Jasper counties from 4:27 p.m. EST. NWS Peachtree City ties 2 deaths and 10 injuries to it.2

Sources

  1. 1. NWS Birmingham: Tornado Outbreak of January 12, 2023
  2. 2. NWS Peachtree City: January 12, 2023 Tornado Outbreak

Reports by hour

Hail34, most at 1 PM

Wind251, most at 3 PM

Tornado41, most at 3 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
6:29 AMEF1Near 33.72, -88.67, MS2.44 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:47 AMEF1About 34 miles from Louisville, KY1.27 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:01 AMEF1About 31 miles from Lexington, KY3.6 mi long, 80 yd wide
8:05 AMEF2Near 34.17, -87.59, AL9.18 mi long, 425 yd wide
8:09 AMEF1About 43 miles from Huntsville, AL30.32 mi long, 325 yd wide
8:10 AMEF1About 29 miles from Lexington, KY0.84 mi long, 125 yd wide
8:23 AMEF0About 34 miles from Cincinnati, OH0.27 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:42 AMEF1About 22 miles from Lexington, KY1.2 mi long, 80 yd wide
9:24 AMEF2About 59 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL12.87 mi long, 440 yd wide
9:54 AMEF2About 35 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL39.02 mi long, 675 yd wide
10:47 AMEF2About 44 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL21.9 mi long, 500 yd wide
10:50 AMEF0About 39 miles from Chattanooga, TN0.57 mi long, 150 yd wide
Show all 41 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
11:30 AMEF1About 34 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL17.34 mi long, 500 yd wide
12:04 PMEF2About 56 miles from Montgomery, AL23.22 mi long, 950 yd wide
12:14 PMEF0About 25 miles from Knoxville, TN0.43 mi long, 30 yd wide
12:15 PMEF2About 25 miles from Mobile, AL11.65 mi long, 200 yd wide
12:26 PMEF0About 38 miles from Knoxville, TN1.11 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:40 PMEF3About 30 miles from Montgomery, AL82.31 mi long, 1500 yd wide
1:54 PMEF0About 47 miles from Crestview, FL0.94 mi long, 100 yd wide
2:08 PMEF2About 45 miles from Columbus, GA20.74 mi long, 1600 yd wide
2:24 PMNot ratedAbout 47 miles from Crestview, FL4.58 mi long, 200 yd wide
2:30 PMEF1About 11 miles from Atlanta, GA1.46 mi long, 150 yd wide
2:34 PMEF2About 35 miles from Columbus, GA35.82 mi long, 1060 yd wide
2:45 PMEF2About 37 miles from Columbus, GA23.39 mi long, 1500 yd wide
2:46 PMEF1About 56 miles from Crestview, FL0.35 mi long, 80 yd wide
3:10 PMEF3About 41 miles from Atlanta, GA31.16 mi long, 2200 yd wide
3:13 PMEF2About 39 miles from Atlanta, GA21.56 mi long, 1000 yd wide
3:15 PMEF1About 42 miles from Augusta, GA18.33 mi long, 150 yd wide
3:16 PMEF1About 38 miles from Atlanta, GA7.59 mi long, 300 yd wide
3:17 PMEF1About 39 miles from Atlanta, GA10.78 mi long, 800 yd wide
3:25 PMEF1Near 31.63, -85.67, AL10.96 mi long, 900 yd wide
3:27 PMEF2About 39 miles from Atlanta, GA125.76 mi long, 1400 yd wide
3:35 PMEF1About 40 miles from Atlanta, GA5.74 mi long, 150 yd wide
3:38 PMEF0About 40 miles from Chattanooga, TN2.34 mi long, 70 yd wide
3:45 PMEF1Near 31.68, -85.39, AL7.07 mi long, 150 yd wide
3:49 PMEF1About 38 miles from Atlanta, GA20.54 mi long, 500 yd wide
4:39 PMEF1About 37 miles from Spartanburg, SC9.05 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:10 PMEF0About 20 miles from Charlotte, NC6.06 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:23 PMEF1About 42 miles from Greenville, SC2.07 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:00 PMEF1Near 32.07, -83.38, GA3.13 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:03 PMEF0Near 32.09, -83.39, GA2.2 mi long, 200 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Georgia139312313
Alabama69114216
Kentucky327205
North Carolina240231
Tennessee248133
Mississippi161141
South Carolina141112
Virginia4040
West Virginia2200
Florida1010
Ohio1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Nashville, TN1.5 inNone0
Lexington, KY0.88 in59 mph0
Louisville, KY0.88 inNone0
Atlanta, GANone64 mph1
Charlotte, NCNone58 mph0
Chattanooga, TNNone60 mph0
Durham, NCNone58 mph0
Greensboro, NCNone58 mph0
Jackson, MSNone60 mph0
Kingsport, TNNone62 mph0
Knoxville, TNNone69 mph0
Montgomery, ALNone62 mph0
Raleigh, NCNone58 mph0

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