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Storm reports for January 9, 2024

NOAA recorded 3 hail reports, 457 wind reports and 17 tornado reports in 7 states on January 9, 2024.

in 7 states
477
Storm reports
Near 31.61, -84.15, GA
1.0 in
Largest hail
Near 31.85, -82.64, GA
115 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, near 30.71, -85.23, FL
17
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 9, 2024 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 EF2 tornado with winds up to 125 mph crossed central Jackson County, Florida, from 6:25 to 6:43 a.m. CST on January 9, 2024.1 Near U.S. Highway 90 it flipped or badly damaged several mobile homes in an RV park and neighborhood, where 7 people were hurt, blew the roofs off homes, and damaged the roofs and siding of most homes in the Blue Spring subdivision.1 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $5 million in property damage from this tornado in Jackson County.1 A tornado that touched down in northwest Jackson County, Florida, crossed into Houston County, Alabama, and from 8:03 to 8:22 a.m. CST reached EF2 strength with 130 mph winds around Cottonwood.2 It blew out windows and damaged roofs at numerous small businesses downtown, destroyed a two-story cinder-block lodge, and destroyed a double-wide home, killing 1 person. Ten people were injured.2 The database lists $6 million in property damage in Houston County.2

At 2:46 p.m. EST, an EF2 tornado with peak winds of 125 mph hit Bamberg, South Carolina, collapsing part of a barrel plant and the upper stories of two buildings downtown.3 The database lists $1.8 million in property damage in Bamberg County.3 Earlier, between 12:27 and 12:34 p.m. EST, an EF1 tornado in Catawba County, North Carolina, rolled a manufactured home in the Fox Hollow neighborhood, killing the person inside, and injured 4 others.4

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1150330, tornado, Jackson County, Florida
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1150318, tornado, Houston County, Alabama
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1147216, tornado, Bamberg County, South Carolina
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1159053, tornado, Catawba County, North Carolina

Reports by hour

Hail3, most at 9 AM

Wind457, most at 7 AM

Tornado17, most at 7 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
6:03 AMEF1Near 30.51, -85.39, FL9.79 mi long, 450 yd wide
6:25 AMEF2Near 30.71, -85.23, FL16.33 mi long, 600 yd wide
7:06 AMEF1About 25 miles from Crestview, FL0.35 mi long, 200 yd wide
7:12 AMEF0About 21 miles from Atlanta, GA1.56 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:50 AMEF2About 60 miles from Crestview, FL34.76 mi long, 1000 yd wide
7:59 AMEF0Near 30.65, -85.45, FL0.89 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:03 AMEF2Near 30.14, -85.59, FL0.88 mi long, 150 yd wide
8:46 AMEF2Near 31.38, -84.73, GA21.73 mi long, 800 yd wide
9:32 AMEF0About 21 miles from Tallahassee, FL0.96 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:27 AMEF1About 11 miles from Hickory, NC9.02 mi long, 250 yd wide
11:55 AMEF1Near 31.52, -82.66, GA7.28 mi long, 400 yd wide
12:43 PMEF1About 45 miles from Savannah, GA4.78 mi long, 200 yd wide
Show all 17 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
1:10 PMEF1About 26 miles from Columbia, SC3.27 mi long, 150 yd wide
1:46 PMEF2About 54 miles from Columbia, SC2.14 mi long, 500 yd wide
3:00 PMEF1About 14 miles from Tampa, FL0.58 mi long, 75 yd wide
3:08 PMEF0About 17 miles from Jacksonville, FL0.23 mi long, 30 yd wide
3:23 PMEF0About 18 miles from Tampa, FL0.01 mi long, 10 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Florida142013210
North Carolina11911171
Georgia901854
South Carolina721692
Virginia420420
Alabama7070
Idaho5050

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Wilmington, NC1.0 in72 mph0
Atlanta, GANone60 mph0
Augusta, GANone69 mph0
Boise, IDNone60 mph0
Charleston, SCNone67 mph0
Charlotte, NCNone69 mph0
Columbia, SCNone69 mph0
Crestview, FLNone69 mph0
Durham, NCNone69 mph0
Fayetteville, NCNone62 mph0
Gainesville, FLNone58 mph0
Greensboro, NCNone58 mph0
Greenville, SCNone58 mph0
Hickory, NCNoneNone1
Lynchburg, VANone58 mph0
Myrtle Beach, SCNone62 mph0
Ocala, FLNone58 mph0
Orlando, FLNone59 mph0
Raleigh, NCNone69 mph0
Richmond, VANone60 mph0
Savannah, GANone69 mph0
Spartanburg, SCNone58 mph0
Tallahassee, FLNone63 mph0
Tampa, FLNoneNone1
Virginia Beach, VANone70 mph0
Winston-Salem, 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.