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Storm reports for March 31, 2023

NOAA recorded 269 hail reports, 412 wind reports and 138 tornado reports in 19 states on March 31, 2023.

in 19 states
819
Storm reports
Near 39.77, -91.21, IL
3.5 in
Largest hail
About 46 miles from Davenport, IA
119 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF4, about 49 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
138
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 31, 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 EF3 tornado crossed Pulaski County, Arkansas, from about 1:18 to 1:47 p.m. CST on March 31, 2023, moving from Martindale through North Little Rock and Sherwood to Jacksonville.1 Several apartment buildings were severely damaged, and many homes and apartments had roofs ripped off.1 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $85.7 million in damage and 54 injuries in Pulaski County.1 An EF3 tornado touched down in western Cross County, Arkansas, at about 3:30 p.m. CST and went through the center of Wynne with peak winds near 150 mph, partly or completely destroying several homes.2 It killed 4 people and injured 26, and the database lists $150 million in damage.2

In Tennessee, an EF3 tornado nearly a mile wide crossed Tipton County from about 4:48 p.m. CST, destroying several homes and heavily damaging businesses in southern Covington.3 It killed 1 person and injured 28, with $80 million in damage listed.3 From about 10:06 p.m. CST, an EF3 tornado with 155 mph peak winds crossed McNairy County, killing 9 people and injuring 21.4 Between it and an earlier EF2, nearly 200 structures in the county were damaged, 91 of them destroyed.4 Just after midnight on April 1, an EF1 tornado with winds near 110 mph tore roofs and walls from industrial buildings in southern Tupelo, Mississippi, with $105 million in damage listed.5

Hail up to 2.5 inches damaged cars and home siding in Hannibal, Missouri, and 2-inch hail in Columbia dented vehicles, broke windows and damaged siding on homes and businesses.6,7

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1089117, tornado, Pulaski County, Arkansas
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1089126, tornado, Cross County, Arkansas
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1089395, tornado, Tipton County, Tennessee
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1089415, tornado, McNairy County, Tennessee
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1094718, tornado, Lee County, Mississippi
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1084927, hail, Marion County, Missouri
  7. 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1084924, hail, Boone County, Missouri

Reports by hour

Hail269, most at 3 PM

Wind412, most at 8 PM

Tornado138, most at 8 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
2:18 PMEF3About 7 miles from Little Rock, AR34.23 mi long, 800 yd wide
2:37 PMNot ratedAbout 23 miles from Peoria, IL0.25 mi long, 10 yd wide
3:15 PMEF1About 16 miles from Peoria, IL0.87 mi long, 10 yd wide
3:23 PMNot ratedAbout 21 miles from Peoria, IL0.59 mi long, 20 yd wide
3:36 PMEF3Near 41.06, -92.33, IA26.09 mi long, 1000 yd wide
3:45 PMEF1About 42 miles from Little Rock, AR1.1 mi long, 100 yd wide
3:52 PMNot ratedAbout 50 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA3.58 mi long, 60 yd wide
4:05 PMNot ratedAbout 52 miles from Peoria, IL0.03 mi long, 15 yd wide
4:10 PMEF4About 49 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA19.9 mi long, 700 yd wide
4:22 PMEF1Near 42.49, -92.98, IA3.53 mi long, 80 yd wide
4:22 PMEF1Near 42.47, -92.94, IA4.14 mi long, 80 yd wide
4:30 PMEF3About 56 miles from Memphis, TN72.55 mi long, 1600 yd wide
Show all 138 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
4:36 PMEF2About 26 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA1.7 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:37 PMEF0About 31 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA6.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:46 PMEF2About 23 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA16.93 mi long, 75 yd wide
4:47 PMEF2About 24 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA4.87 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:49 PMEF2Near 35.89, -92.37, AR6.8 mi long, 125 yd wide
4:51 PMNot ratedAbout 23 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA1.35 mi long, 10 yd wide
4:53 PMEF2About 30 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA14.69 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:03 PMNot ratedAbout 27 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA1.66 mi long, 10 yd wide
5:06 PMEF2About 14 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA8.97 mi long, 75 yd wide
5:06 PMEF1About 28 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA8.3 mi long, 10 yd wide
5:14 PMEF2About 30 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA16.42 mi long, 250 yd wide
5:15 PMNot ratedNear 39.66, -90.58, IL0.53 mi long, 10 yd wide
5:17 PMEF1About 30 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA5.2 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:18 PMEF2About 28 miles from Davenport, IA19.56 mi long, 200 yd wide
5:20 PMEF1About 34 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA4.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:27 PMNot ratedNear 39.77, -90.35, IL0.73 mi long, 10 yd wide
5:32 PMEF1About 42 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA11.1 mi long, 90 yd wide
5:35 PMEF0Near 39.81, -90.23, IL1.06 mi long, 30 yd wide
5:41 PMEF1About 35 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA1.37 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:41 PMEF2About 48 miles from Davenport, IA0.95 mi long, 150 yd wide
5:48 PMEF3About 26 miles from Memphis, TN39.18 mi long, 2000 yd wide
5:50 PMEF2About 18 miles from Davenport, IA18.02 mi long, 350 yd wide
5:58 PMEF1About 39 miles from Davenport, IA1.24 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:09 PMEF0About 44 miles from Davenport, IA0.17 mi long, 15 yd wide
6:12 PMEF2About 59 miles from Peoria, IL5.42 mi long, 400 yd wide
6:16 PMEF1About 48 miles from Davenport, IA1.87 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:18 PMEF2Near 39.84, -89.52, IL21.01 mi long, 200 yd wide
6:24 PMEF2About 22 miles from Davenport, IA3.55 mi long, 300 yd wide
6:33 PMEF2About 29 miles from Davenport, IA3.05 mi long, 200 yd wide
6:36 PMEF2About 32 miles from Davenport, IA9.32 mi long, 440 yd wide
6:37 PMEF2About 38 miles from Davenport, IA6.82 mi long, 650 yd wide
6:39 PMEF1About 47 miles from Davenport, IA0.98 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:47 PMEF0About 59 miles from St. Louis, MO6.33 mi long, 150 yd wide
6:48 PMEF1About 43 miles from Davenport, IA13.88 mi long, 150 yd wide
6:48 PMEF1About 52 miles from Madison, WI1.07 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:50 PMEF1About 56 miles from Madison, WI5.5 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:50 PMEF1About 37 miles from Rockford, IL11.01 mi long, 200 yd wide
6:55 PMEF1About 49 miles from Madison, WI6.59 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:03 PMNot ratedAbout 58 miles from Memphis, TN2.76 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:06 PMEF0Near 39.48, -89.49, IL4.08 mi long, 20 yd wide
7:08 PMEF2About 44 miles from Rockford, IL9.29 mi long, 350 yd wide
7:13 PMEF1About 44 miles from Rockford, IL7.75 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:13 PMEF1Near 39.50, -89.31, IL1.74 mi long, 30 yd wide
7:16 PMEF0About 30 miles from Rockford, IL2.95 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:20 PMEF1About 29 miles from Rockford, IL10.17 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:24 PMEF1About 14 miles from Rockford, IL27.51 mi long, 600 yd wide
7:26 PMEF0About 31 miles from Madison, WI5.75 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:31 PMEF1In Rockford, IL5.79 mi long, 300 yd wide
7:31 PMEF2About 35 miles from Memphis, TN22.73 mi long, 1200 yd wide
7:33 PMEF1About 5 miles from Rockford, IL8.63 mi long, 300 yd wide
7:39 PMEF1Near 40.28, -88.29, IL10.83 mi long, 500 yd wide
7:44 PMEF1About 10 miles from Rockford, IL17.32 mi long, 300 yd wide
7:48 PMEF0About 18 miles from Rockford, IL3.56 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:49 PMEF1About 20 miles from Madison, WI4.75 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:55 PMEF0About 37 miles from Chicago, IL5.6 mi long, 200 yd wide
7:57 PMEF1Near 40.41, -87.92, IL16.53 mi long, 300 yd wide
8:00 PMEF0About 33 miles from Chicago, IL1.6 mi long, 225 yd wide
8:00 PMEF0About 25 miles from Rockford, IL10.62 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:01 PMEF0About 34 miles from Chicago, IL1.66 mi long, 150 yd wide
8:03 PMEF0About 38 miles from Chicago, IL4.72 mi long, 250 yd wide
8:05 PMEF0About 32 miles from Chicago, IL1.58 mi long, 125 yd wide
8:05 PMEF0About 30 miles from Rockford, IL7 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:07 PMEF0About 22 miles from Madison, WI1.45 mi long, 75 yd wide
8:08 PMEF0About 33 miles from Rockford, IL5.39 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:10 PMEF0About 37 miles from Rockford, IL6.04 mi long, 150 yd wide
8:11 PMEF1Near 38.60, -89.00, IL5.95 mi long, 250 yd wide
8:17 PMEF1About 18 miles from Chicago, IL1.57 mi long, 175 yd wide
8:20 PMEF1Near 40.57, -87.61, IL4.84 mi long, 300 yd wide
8:26 PMEF1About 34 miles from Milwaukee, WI2.79 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:27 PMEF1About 29 miles from Memphis, TN8.11 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:33 PMEF2Near 40.58, -87.32, IN11.53 mi long, 400 yd wide
8:33 PMEF2Near 40.53, -87.28, IN15.16 mi long, 500 yd wide
8:41 PMEF1Near 40.71, -87.28, IN10.22 mi long, 500 yd wide
8:53 PMEF1About 30 miles from Chicago, IL3.22 mi long, 325 yd wide
8:55 PMEF2About 49 miles from Memphis, TN12.78 mi long, 450 yd wide
8:55 PMEF0Near 40.72, -86.89, IN1.29 mi long, 125 yd wide
8:58 PMEF3Near 38.90, -88.06, IL40.89 mi long, 700 yd wide
9:01 PMEF0About 35 miles from Chicago, IL0.62 mi long, 125 yd wide
9:13 PMEF1Near 40.81, -86.56, IN1.73 mi long, 300 yd wide
9:30 PMEF2Near 35.21, -88.61, TN18.91 mi long, 800 yd wide
9:43 PMEF0About 38 miles from Indianapolis, IN1.77 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:43 PMEF2About 40 miles from Indianapolis, IN10.55 mi long, 100 yd wide
10:01 PMEF3About 45 miles from Indianapolis, IN5.92 mi long, 400 yd wide
10:10 PMEF0Near 36.01, -88.54, TN1.33 mi long, 50 yd wide
10:11 PMEF0About 43 miles from Indianapolis, IN0.86 mi long, 10 yd wide
10:12 PMEF2About 32 miles from Indianapolis, IN8.6 mi long, 200 yd wide
10:15 PMEF0About 45 miles from Indianapolis, IN0.14 mi long, 10 yd wide
10:20 PMEF1About 45 miles from Indianapolis, IN6.35 mi long, 25 yd wide
10:27 PMEF0About 19 miles from Indianapolis, IN1.93 mi long, 25 yd wide
10:29 PMEF0About 57 miles from Clarksville, TN0.62 mi long, 50 yd wide
10:33 PMEF2About 53 miles from Indianapolis, IN3.09 mi long, 150 yd wide
10:33 PMEF3About 17 miles from Indianapolis, IN5.48 mi long, 316 yd wide
10:36 PMEF2About 6 miles from Fort Wayne, IN7.86 mi long, 400 yd wide
10:42 PMEF3About 48 miles from Fort Wayne, IN6.35 mi long, 200 yd wide
10:44 PMEF0About 15 miles from Fort Wayne, IN1.14 mi long, 75 yd wide
10:53 PMEF0About 25 miles from Fort Wayne, IN0.82 mi long, 150 yd wide
11:04 PMEF3Near 35.16, -88.82, TN86.01 mi long, 1400 yd wide
11:19 PMEF0About 50 miles from Fort Wayne, IN1.54 mi long, 175 yd wide
11:20 PMEF0About 44 miles from Fort Wayne, IN2.44 mi long, 100 yd wide
11:30 PMEF1About 14 miles from Louisville, KY3.98 mi long, 130 yd wide
11:45 PMEF0About 43 miles from Dayton, OH8.36 mi long, 200 yd wide
11:45 PMEF0About 50 miles from Fort Wayne, IN4.53 mi long, 250 yd wide
11:47 PMEF0About 31 miles from Dayton, OH2.61 mi long, 150 yd wide
11:54 PMEF1About 52 miles from Dayton, OH9.17 mi long, 300 yd wide
12:00 AMEF1About 56 miles from Dayton, OH8 mi long, 300 yd wide
12:01 AMEF0About 20 miles from Dayton, OH12.78 mi long, 250 yd wide
12:02 AMEF0Near 40.76, -83.99, OH0.78 mi long, 75 yd wide
12:02 AMEF0About 22 miles from Dayton, OH3.97 mi long, 250 yd wide
12:02 AMEF0About 17 miles from Dayton, OH5.92 mi long, 200 yd wide
12:03 AMEF0Near 40.66, -84.00, OH0.62 mi long, 50 yd wide
12:04 AMEF0Near 40.66, -83.99, OH0.23 mi long, 50 yd wide
12:46 AMEF2Near 34.46, -88.83, MS13.11 mi long, 750 yd wide
12:47 AMEF0About 55 miles from Toledo, OH2.85 mi long, 200 yd wide
12:52 AMEF2Near 34.19, -89.22, MS5.97 mi long, 475 yd wide
12:53 AMEF1About 45 miles from Nashville, TN6.2 mi long, 125 yd wide
1:00 AMEF2Near 34.21, -89.12, MS16.87 mi long, 475 yd wide
1:00 AMEF2Near 34.48, -88.60, MS1.61 mi long, 750 yd wide
1:16 AMEF1About 35 miles from Nashville, TN12.93 mi long, 150 yd wide
1:28 AMEF1Near 34.23, -88.72, MS2.11 mi long, 375 yd wide
1:30 AMEF0Near 34.49, -88.20, MS1.39 mi long, 80 yd wide
1:41 AMEF2About 37 miles from Nashville, TN18.45 mi long, 500 yd wide
2:32 AMEF1Near 34.24, -87.85, AL16.98 mi long, 675 yd wide
3:09 AMEF3About 20 miles from Huntsville, AL12.03 mi long, 215 yd wide
3:10 AMEF1About 45 miles from Knoxville, TN1.44 mi long, 60 yd wide
4:51 AMEF0About 47 miles from Huntsville, AL3.1 mi long, 250 yd wide
6:35 AMEF0About 26 miles from Atlanta, GA2.49 mi long, 75 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Illinois2176611536
Indiana133318022
Iowa121672925
Missouri6856120
Tennessee5783910
Ohio5533913
Kentucky281261
Georgia271251
Wisconsin203314
Mississippi190118
Arkansas18855
Texas151140
Alabama11083
Louisiana10190
Michigan10730
Minnesota3300
Pennsylvania3030
Kansas2110
Oklahoma2200

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Peoria, IL1.75 in60 mph0
South Bend, IN1.75 in70 mph0
St. Louis, MO1.75 in64 mph0
Nashville, TN1.5 inNone0
Davenport, IA1.0 in81 mph0
Evansville, IN1.0 in60 mph0
Kalamazoo, MI1.0 inNone0
Fort Wayne, IN0.88 in68 mph2
Minneapolis, MN0.88 inNone0
Tyler, TX0.75 in60 mph0
Cedar Rapids, IANone70 mph1
Chattanooga, TNNone60 mph0
Chicago, ILNone62 mph0
Cleveland, OHNone62 mph0
Columbus, OHNone58 mph0
Dayton, OHNone69 mph0
Erie, PANone69 mph0
Huntsville, ALNone64 mph0
Indianapolis, INNone67 mph0
Knoxville, TNNone60 mph0
Little Rock, ARNoneNone1
Louisville, KYNone63 mph1
Memphis, TNNone85 mph0
Rockford, ILNoneNone4
Toledo, OHNone79 mph0

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