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Storm reports for March 15, 2025

NOAA recorded 38 hail reports, 162 wind reports and 42 tornado reports in 12 states on March 15, 2025.

in 12 states
242
Storm reports
About 58 miles from Huntsville, AL
2.75 in
Largest hail
About 27 miles from Chattanooga, TN
96 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF4, about 51 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
42
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 15, 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 EF4 tornado began northeast of Kentwood, Louisiana, and tracked 67.6 miles northeast across Pike, Walthall, Marion and Jefferson Davis counties in Mississippi before lifting west of Collins in Covington County.1 It caused EF4 damage, with winds estimated at 170 mph, west of Tylertown. Across Walthall County it destroyed manufactured homes and swept the debris away, and in Marion County it damaged numerous mobile, wood-frame and brick homes.2,1 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 3 deaths and $5 million in property damage in Walthall County from this tornado, plus 2 deaths in Jefferson Davis County and 1 in Covington County.2,3,1 About 45 minutes later, a second Walthall County tornado destroyed more manufactured homes on a 25.8-mile path through Darbun. Rated EF3 with peak winds of 140 mph, it caused 1 death and $5 million in property damage in Walthall County.4 An EF2 tornado with 130 mph winds destroyed numerous mobile homes in Covington County and damaged homes and businesses in eastern Taylorsville in Smith County. It injured 11 people.5

In Central Alabama, NWS Birmingham confirmed 15 tornadoes that afternoon and evening.6 The deadliest was an EF3 with 140 mph winds that touched down at 8:50 p.m. CDT and destroyed several homes and businesses in the south end of Plantersville in Dallas County, killing 2 people and injuring 2.6 An EF2 tornado at Winterboro in Talladega County killed 1 person, and an EF3 with 140 mph winds tracked 20.45 miles across Tallapoosa County from 10:48 p.m. CDT, destroying two manufactured homes.6

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado, Covington County, Mississippi, March 15, 2025
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado, Walthall County, Mississippi, March 15, 2025
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, March 15, 2025
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado, Walthall County, Mississippi (Lexie), March 15, 2025
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Tornado, Covington County, Mississippi (Hot Coffee), March 15, 2025
  6. 6. NWS Birmingham: Tornado Outbreak of March 15, 2025

Reports by hour

Hail38, most at 2 PM

Wind162, most at 10 PM

Tornado42, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
7:56 AMEF0About 55 miles from Memphis, TN2.67 mi long, 50 yd wide
10:22 AMEF2Near 32.92, -91.05, MS19.5 mi long, 1600 yd wide
12:17 PMEF4About 51 miles from Baton Rouge, LA67.16 mi long, 1400 yd wide
12:27 PMEF1Near 33.99, -88.92, MS2.96 mi long, 150 yd wide
12:47 PMEF0About 32 miles from Jackson, MS0.41 mi long, 100 yd wide
1:16 PMEF0Near 33.97, -88.60, MS2.01 mi long, 50 yd wide
1:24 PMEF3Near 31.09, -90.22, MS26.05 mi long, 880 yd wide
1:32 PMEF0About 59 miles from Jackson, MS3.52 mi long, 75 yd wide
1:41 PMEF1Near 32.35, -89.09, MS6.73 mi long, 300 yd wide
1:54 PMEF2About 59 miles from Jackson, MS16.1 mi long, 750 yd wide
2:11 PMEF2Near 31.52, -89.73, MS12.62 mi long, 600 yd wide
2:21 PMEF1About 44 miles from Huntsville, AL2.29 mi long, 63 yd wide
Show all 42 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
2:38 PMEF1Near 32.09, -89.19, MS8.39 mi long, 300 yd wide
3:03 PMEF2Near 31.40, -89.68, MS18.19 mi long, 1160 yd wide
3:08 PMEF1About 36 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL26.46 mi long, 1200 yd wide
3:20 PMEF1About 37 miles from Nashville, TN4.48 mi long, 300 yd wide
3:27 PMEF1Near 31.64, -89.45, MS6.77 mi long, 580 yd wide
3:46 PMEF1Near 31.81, -89.27, MS2.57 mi long, 320 yd wide
4:00 PMEF1About 9 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL11.54 mi long, 600 yd wide
4:09 PMEF2Near 32.02, -89.06, MS13 mi long, 300 yd wide
4:12 PMEF2About 15 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL39.48 mi long, 1000 yd wide
4:17 PMEF1About 24 miles from Slidell, LA7.7 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:32 PMEF2About 31 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL21.56 mi long, 950 yd wide
4:33 PMEF1Near 32.18, -88.77, MS13.28 mi long, 400 yd wide
5:20 PMEF2Near 32.48, -88.21, AL3.32 mi long, 650 yd wide
6:38 PMEF0About 51 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL21.61 mi long, 700 yd wide
7:39 PMEF0About 39 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL7.63 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:57 PMEF1About 32 miles from Birmingham, AL7.47 mi long, 250 yd wide
8:00 PMEF1About 30 miles from Birmingham, AL2.55 mi long, 150 yd wide
8:20 PMEF1About 31 miles from Mobile, AL6.26 mi long, 200 yd wide
8:42 PMEF2About 37 miles from Birmingham, AL3.63 mi long, 500 yd wide
8:48 PMEF1About 45 miles from Mobile, AL13.9 mi long, 240 yd wide
8:50 PMEF3About 43 miles from Montgomery, AL24.33 mi long, 1000 yd wide
9:10 PMEF0Near 31.47, -87.60, AL1.43 mi long, 200 yd wide
9:33 PMEF1About 40 miles from Montgomery, AL12.02 mi long, 200 yd wide
10:41 PMEF1About 27 miles from Atlanta, GA11.64 mi long, 200 yd wide
10:48 PMEF3About 43 miles from Montgomery, AL20.45 mi long, 800 yd wide
11:02 PMEF2About 45 miles from Montgomery, AL21.31 mi long, 1400 yd wide
11:59 PMEF0About 35 miles from Columbus, GA3.8 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:28 AMEF1About 56 miles from Tallahassee, FL5.31 mi long, 1200 yd wide
6:00 AMEF0About 33 miles from Augusta, GA4.35 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:01 AMEF0About 34 miles from Augusta, GA3.09 mi long, 100 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Alabama56102719
Georgia530494
Tennessee5110392
Mississippi3961815
Louisiana196112
Florida8080
Michigan7070
West Virginia3300
Ohio2110
South Carolina2020
Arkansas1100
Texas1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Chattanooga, TN1.0 inNone0
Temple, TX0.75 inNone0
Ann Arbor, MINone60 mph0
Birmingham, ALNone58 mph0
Columbus, GANone64 mph0
Knoxville, TNNone60 mph0
Tuscaloosa, ALNoneNone1

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