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Storm reports for March 24, 2023

NOAA recorded 5 hail reports, 132 wind reports and 19 tornado reports in 9 states on March 24, 2023.

in 9 states
156
Storm reports
Near 33.65, -91.01, MS
1.75 in
Largest hail
Near 34.67, -87.85, AL
90 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF4, about 58 miles from Jackson, MS
19
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 March 24, 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

An EF4 tornado crossed Sharkey County, Mississippi, from about 7:03 to 7:25 p.m. CST on March 24, 2023, hitting Rolling Fork, then went on through Humphreys County and Silver City on a 59-mile path.1,2 Peak gusts in Sharkey County were estimated at 195 mph.1 In Rolling Fork, multiple brick homes were leveled, multiple homes and businesses lost all or most of their walls, and all 30 to 35 homes in a manufactured home park were destroyed.1 In Silver City, apartment buildings lost sections of roof and many homes had roof damage.2 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $83 million in property damage, 14 deaths and 150 injuries in Sharkey County, plus $13.3 million, 3 deaths and 15 injuries in Humphreys County.1,2

At about 9:40 p.m. CST, an EF3 tornado nearly a mile wide, with peak winds near 155 mph, crossed Monroe County, Mississippi, damaging homes across the northern half of Amory.3 It killed 2 people and injured 55, and the database lists $80 million in damage.3

In northwest Alabama, storm winds hit Tuscumbia, Sheffield, Muscle Shoals and Florence from about 9:38 p.m. CST, with gusts estimated at 80 to 90 mph in places, damaging roofs on homes and other buildings.4,5 The database lists $10 million in damage in Colbert County and $5.4 million in Lauderdale County from these winds.4,5 An EF2 tornado with peak winds of 120 mph destroyed about half the roofs of several homes northeast of Florence.6

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1102153, tornado, Sharkey County, Mississippi
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1102155, tornado, Humphreys County, Mississippi
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1087403, tornado, Monroe County, Mississippi
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1088280, thunderstorm wind, Colbert County, Alabama
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1088499, thunderstorm wind, Lauderdale County, Alabama
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1086258, tornado, Lauderdale County, Alabama

Reports by hour

Hail5, most at 7 PM

Wind132, most at 10 PM

Tornado19, most at 12 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
7:57 PMEF4About 58 miles from Jackson, MS59.23 mi long, 1320 yd wide
8:19 PMEF1About 49 miles from Memphis, TN0.26 mi long, 70 yd wide
8:25 PMEF1Near 34.16, -90.05, MS8.39 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:38 PMEF1Near 34.24, -89.85, MS6.18 mi long, 150 yd wide
8:47 PMEF1About 56 miles from Memphis, TN3.94 mi long, 125 yd wide
9:12 PMEF3Near 33.31, -90.04, MS29.43 mi long, 1550 yd wide
9:38 PMEF1Near 34.47, -88.87, MS0.73 mi long, 125 yd wide
9:45 PMEF1Near 34.40, -88.79, MS14.66 mi long, 250 yd wide
10:38 PMEF3Near 33.85, -88.76, MS36.56 mi long, 1600 yd wide
10:54 PMEF2About 56 miles from Huntsville, AL3.82 mi long, 300 yd wide
11:14 PMEF1About 40 miles from Huntsville, AL4.07 mi long, 120 yd wide
11:44 PMEF1Near 34.28, -87.77, AL5.19 mi long, 275 yd wide
Show all 19 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
11:59 PMEF2About 31 miles from Huntsville, AL3.96 mi long, 300 yd wide
12:00 AMEF1About 52 miles from Huntsville, AL2.76 mi long, 130 yd wide
12:23 AMEF2About 33 miles from Huntsville, AL13.53 mi long, 175 yd wide
12:24 AMEF1About 46 miles from Huntsville, AL15.26 mi long, 240 yd wide
12:33 AMEF2About 25 miles from Huntsville, AL4.94 mi long, 125 yd wide
12:47 AMEF1About 16 miles from Huntsville, AL2.09 mi long, 325 yd wide
1:28 AMEF1About 34 miles from Chattanooga, TN8.51 mi long, 250 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Alabama640568
Tennessee440413
Mississippi293188
Georgia6060
North Carolina4040
Arkansas3030
Kentucky2020
Louisiana2020
Oklahoma2200

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Oklahoma City, OK0.75 inNone0
Asheville, NCNone58 mph0
Chattanooga, TNNone64 mph0
Huntsville, ALNone49 mph0
Kingsport, TNNone67 mph0
Knoxville, TNNone74 mph0
Memphis, TNNone58 mph0
Nashville, TNNone58 mph0

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