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Storm reports for March 14, 2025

NOAA recorded 355 hail reports, 494 wind reports and 65 tornado reports in 20 states on March 14, 2025.

in 20 states
914
Storm reports
About 18 miles from Springfield, MO
2.75 in
Largest hail
Near 39.73, -88.59, IL
100 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF4, near 35.89, -92.34, AR
65
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 14, 2025 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 with 145 mph winds crossed from Baxter County, Arkansas, into Bakersfield in Ozark County, Missouri, about 7:40 p.m. CST on March 14, 2025, destroying several homes, damaging dozens more, killing three people and injuring four.1 From about 9:34 to 10:24 p.m. CST, three tornadoes crossed Wayne County. An EF3 with 155 mph winds destroyed homes and killed three people at Gads Hill, a second EF3 destroyed three homes in Leeper and killed two, and an EF2 killed one person at a campground.2,3,4 An EF3 that hit the northwest side of Poplar Bluff killed one person in a mobile home park and damaged roofs on numerous buildings across town, and NOAA lists $15 million in property damage from it.5

Near St. Louis, an EF2 tornado tracked 20.7 miles from Chesterfield through Maryland Heights, Bridgeton, Hazelwood and Florissant starting about 8:16 p.m. CST, and another EF2 made several homes near Villa Ridge uninhabitable.6,7 Earlier in the evening, an EF2 that began about 6:50 p.m. CST damaged homes, businesses and the roofs of several schools in southeast Rolla.8

Hail up to baseball size, 2.75 inches, fell from near St. Joseph through south and east Owensboro, Kentucky, about 3:42 a.m. CST on March 15, breaking siding and windows and damaging roofs and scores of vehicles. NOAA lists $2 million in property damage.9 Wind-driven hail caused extensive damage to west-facing homes and buildings in O'Fallon, Illinois, and baseball-size hail damaged home siding around Highlandville, Missouri.10,11

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1237781, tornado, Ozark County, Missouri
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1240996, tornado, Wayne County, Missouri
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1241010, tornado, Wayne County, Missouri
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1240997, tornado, Wayne County, Missouri
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1241249, tornado, Butler County, Missouri
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1240513, tornado, St. Louis County, Missouri
  7. 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1240511, tornado, Franklin County, Missouri
  8. 8. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1237777, tornado, Phelps County, Missouri
  9. 9. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1247230, hail, Daviess County, Kentucky
  10. 10. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1275414, hail, St. Clair County, Illinois
  11. 11. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1237655, hail, Christian County, Missouri

Reports by hour

Hail355, most at 9 PM

Wind494, most at 11 PM

Tornado65, most at 11 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
6:40 PMEF1About 28 miles from Springfield, MO19.75 mi long, 400 yd wide
7:12 PMEF1About 56 miles from Springfield, MO22.26 mi long, 200 yd wide
7:42 PMEF1Near 37.80, -91.94, MO10.24 mi long, 400 yd wide
7:50 PMEF2Near 37.90, -91.83, MO10.3 mi long, 500 yd wide
8:29 PMEF1Near 38.23, -91.24, MO19.8 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:33 PMEF1Near 38.58, -91.36, MO5.57 mi long, 220 yd wide
8:34 PMEF3Near 36.46, -92.24, AR35.52 mi long, 1200 yd wide
8:49 PMEF0About 21 miles from Davenport, IA1.88 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:52 PMEF2About 36 miles from St. Louis, MO17.76 mi long, 644 yd wide
9:11 PMEF4Near 35.89, -92.34, AR115.95 mi long, 1400 yd wide
9:11 PMEF3Near 36.67, -91.67, MO57.24 mi long, 800 yd wide
9:16 PMEF2About 19 miles from St. Louis, MO20.67 mi long, 880 yd wide
Show all 65 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
9:18 PMEF2About 33 miles from St. Louis, MO25.33 mi long, 850 yd wide
9:36 PMEF3Near 36.61, -91.65, MO23.54 mi long, 800 yd wide
9:38 PMEF2About 13 miles from St. Louis, MO11.04 mi long, 1320 yd wide
9:52 PMEF1About 24 miles from St. Louis, MO14.67 mi long, 275 yd wide
10:09 PMEF1Near 33.52, -93.65, AR8.58 mi long, 525 yd wide
10:16 PMEF3Near 35.84, -91.78, AR80.97 mi long, 700 yd wide
10:17 PMEF1Near 34.07, -93.05, AR22.1 mi long, 150 yd wide
10:20 PMEF3Near 37.11, -90.85, MO29.85 mi long, 1525 yd wide
10:28 PMEF3Near 36.91, -91.02, MO30.6 mi long, 325 yd wide
10:28 PMEF1About 20 miles from St. Louis, MO6.81 mi long, 450 yd wide
10:28 PMEF1Near 35.79, -91.84, AR3.6 mi long, 100 yd wide
10:30 PMEF2About 25 miles from St. Louis, MO11.01 mi long, 700 yd wide
10:48 PMEF1Near 37.34, -90.55, MO6.75 mi long, 770 yd wide
10:55 PMEF2Near 33.62, -93.33, AR14.55 mi long, 1263 yd wide
11:11 PMEF1Near 38.93, -89.19, IL13.39 mi long, 400 yd wide
11:13 PMEF4Near 35.57, -91.42, AR18.5 mi long, 1760 yd wide
11:14 PMEF2Near 33.21, -90.54, MS35.78 mi long, 1320 yd wide
11:15 PMEF3Near 37.16, -90.39, MO28.64 mi long, 500 yd wide
11:25 PMEF2Near 37.54, -90.04, MO33.11 mi long, 800 yd wide
11:27 PMEF3Near 36.72, -90.57, MO17.92 mi long, 350 yd wide
11:39 PMEF0About 42 miles from Chicago, IL3.64 mi long, 125 yd wide
11:43 PMEF1About 28 miles from Little Rock, AR0.9 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:47 PMEF1Near 39.23, -88.65, IL5.1 mi long, 75 yd wide
11:50 PMEF1Near 39.38, -88.61, IL2.33 mi long, 100 yd wide
11:50 PMEF2Near 35.34, -91.37, AR5 mi long, 200 yd wide
11:50 PMEF1Near 36.91, -90.25, MO6.12 mi long, 25 yd wide
11:53 PMEF2Near 36.32, -90.58, AR9.88 mi long, 125 yd wide
11:57 PMEF1Near 39.72, -88.68, IL4.92 mi long, 150 yd wide
12:01 AMEF2Near 39.75, -88.61, IL12.56 mi long, 200 yd wide
12:03 AMEF0Near 35.92, -90.86, AR1.4 mi long, 50 yd wide
12:03 AMEF2Near 39.31, -88.44, IL12.88 mi long, 300 yd wide
12:05 AMEF0About 26 miles from Chicago, IL0.78 mi long, 50 yd wide
12:05 AMEF1Near 36.88, -90.05, MO4.62 mi long, 50 yd wide
12:10 AMEF2Near 37.92, -89.36, IL15.16 mi long, 250 yd wide
12:10 AMEF1Near 39.53, -88.38, IL0.6 mi long, 75 yd wide
12:16 AMEF2Near 35.96, -90.70, AR13.76 mi long, 150 yd wide
12:17 AMEF2Near 37.03, -89.76, MO6.43 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:18 AMEF2Near 33.56, -89.92, MS24.21 mi long, 1200 yd wide
12:23 AMEF0Near 35.62, -90.95, AR2.82 mi long, 50 yd wide
12:40 AMEF1Near 40.18, -88.11, IL13.72 mi long, 450 yd wide
12:50 AMEF1Near 39.58, -87.71, IL6.44 mi long, 425 yd wide
12:56 AMEF2Near 36.18, -90.16, MO19.42 mi long, 550 yd wide
1:03 AMEF1Near 36.84, -89.64, MO4.51 mi long, 50 yd wide
1:12 AMEF1About 34 miles from Chicago, IL0.93 mi long, 200 yd wide
1:14 AMEF1Near 39.73, -87.34, IN2.66 mi long, 75 yd wide
1:15 AMEF2Near 37.41, -88.94, IL15.63 mi long, 150 yd wide
1:19 AMEF0About 29 miles from Chicago, IL4.94 mi long, 200 yd wide
1:25 AMEF1Near 33.85, -89.25, MS8.19 mi long, 300 yd wide
2:53 AMEF2About 15 miles from Evansville, IN57.49 mi long, 400 yd wide
3:45 AMEF1About 53 miles from Louisville, KY11.02 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:53 AMEF0Near 38.85, -86.68, IN6.24 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:01 AMEF0Near 38.91, -86.54, IN0.97 mi long, 25 yd wide
4:14 AMEF1About 43 miles from Louisville, KY2.22 mi long, 50 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Missouri2421358423
Illinois2224616016
Iowa10020791
Indiana9820708
Texas494900
Arkansas47231014
Kentucky4728190
Wisconsin356290
Nebraska254210
Louisiana9810
Ohio9090
Mississippi8323
Michigan7700
Kansas5050
Alabama3300
Colorado3030
Minnesota2110
Oklahoma1100
South Dakota1010
Tennessee1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
College Station, TX2.0 inNone0
Louisville, KY2.0 in69 mph0
Shreveport, LA2.0 inNone0
St. Louis, MO2.0 in92 mph1
Springfield, MO1.75 in60 mph0
Des Moines, IA1.0 in72 mph0
Fayetteville, AR1.0 inNone0
Detroit, MI0.88 inNone0
Flint, MI0.75 inNone0
Georgetown, TX0.75 inNone0
Round Rock, TX0.75 inNone0
Cedar Rapids, IANone71 mph0
Dayton, OHNone61 mph0
Evansville, INNone67 mph0
Indianapolis, INNone60 mph0
Kansas City, MONone67 mph0
Lincoln, NENone63 mph0
Madison, WINone61 mph0
Milwaukee, WINone62 mph0
Omaha, NENone63 mph0
Peoria, ILNone70 mph0
Rockford, ILNone64 mph0

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