MARCH 2012 VOLUME 54 NUMBER 3 STORM DATA

AND UNUSUAL WEATHER PHENOMENA WITH LATE REPORTS AND CORRECTIONS

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION noaa NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER, ASHEVILLE, NC

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2 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALABAMA, Central

ALZ029-037-042> BARBOUR - BULLOCK - CHAMBERS - ELMORE - LEE - LOWNDES - MACON - MONTGOMERY - 050 PIKE - RANDOLPH - RUSSELL - TALLAPOOSA 01 0000CST 31 2359CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

Periodic rainfall occurred across central Alabama during the first two months of 2012, however drought conditions continued to persist in the southeast sections of central Alabama. Although rain fell across the area during the latter part of the March, there was little relief felt and drought conditions persisted.

Tuscaloosa County 2 SSE New Lexington 02 1500CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Pickens County 1 N Ethelsville 02 1513CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Several trees and powerlines were blown down in the town of Ethelsville.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Fayette County 1 N Fayette 02 1542CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Lamar County Detroit 02 1548CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Lowndes County 4 NE Braggs 02 1553CST 3 W Tyson 1615CST 17.64 400 0 0 Tornado (EF1)

A tornado touched down in mainly hunting and forested lands just north of the Bragg community, where numerous soft and hardwood trees were snapped or uprooted. It then traveled northeast crossing Blue Hill Road, where one residence sustained minor roof damage; along with additional trees being either snapped or uprooted. Further northeast, the tornado crossed Alabama Highway 21 in the Beechwood Community, where the path width reached its maximum point. Multiple trees were uprooted and snapped, along with powerlines blown down and one large barn was completely destroyed. As the tornado tracked parallel to Alabama Highway 21, a home and large barn sustained significant roof and structural damage. Numerous outbuildings were destroyed and several pieces of large farm equipment were tossed approximately 100 yards. The tornado continued to the northeast just south of Hayneville, crossing County Roads 33 and 97, where additional trees were damaged along with one single family residence that sustained minor roof damage. The tornado began to weaken as it crossed Mimms Road and lifted near the intersection of County Road 26 and County Road 37.

Winston County Double Spgs 02 1555CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Tuscaloosa County 12 E Sterling 02 1620CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Walker County 1 S Jasper Walker Co Arp 02 1623CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Walker County Jasper 02 1623CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were blown down at the intersection of Alabama 269 and 24th Street.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Winston County 2 SSW Haleyville 02 1632CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

3 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALABAMA, Central Walker County 1 W Sipsey 02 1637CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Walker County 4 NNE Empire 02 1645CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Walker County 1 ENE Flat Creek 02 1645CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Blount County 3 SW Blount Spgs 02 1656CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Jefferson County 1 ESE Mt Olive 02 1704CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

St. Clair County Springville 02 1737CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Lamar County 2 SSW Detroit 02 1812CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Lamar County 2 SSW Detroit 02 1812CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (70EG)

Trees were snapped and uprooted along County Road 8 at Highway 17, with several people trapped in a storm shelter.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 70 knots is equivalent to 81 mph. Calhoun County Wellington 02 1818CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Marion County 2 S Hamilton Arpt 02 1823CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were uprooted and fell on a house near the intersection of County Road 35 and Georgia Circle.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Blount County 2 S Blountsville 02 1827CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Calhoun County 1 SE Jacksonville 02 1830CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Marion County 1 N Hamilton 02 1830CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Several businesses along South Military Street suffered roof and sign damage, including significant shingle and tile damage to a hotel canopy. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Blount County 1 ENE Clarence 02 1841CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Bibb County 1 S Blocton Jct 02 1842CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

4 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALABAMA, Central Walker County 1 S Jasper Walker Co Arp 02 1845CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Tuscaloosa County 2 SSE Bucksville 02 1846CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Winston County 2 S Double Spgs 02 1846CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Winston County Double Spgs 02 1846CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Bibb County 1 NNW Greenpond 02 1846CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were reported down, along with power outages, on Eastern Valley Road near the Tuscaloosa county line.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Sumter County 1 ENE Bellamy 02 1849CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Jefferson County 2 ENE Mc Calla 02 1854CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Cleburne County 2 NNE Cold Water 02 1855CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61EG)

Dozens of pine trees where snapped, along with a few trees uprooted, and one outbuilding was damaged in eastern Cleburne county. The damage was consistent with strong inflow winds on the south side of the storm, with maximum winds estimated to be 70 mph. Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph. Sumter County 1 NE Cuba 02 1855CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

A tin roof was blown off of a shed near the intersection of County Road 10 and Highway 11. The metal awning was also blown off of a mobile home near the intersection of Highway 1 and Sheepskin Road.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Sumter County 1 ENE York 02 1857CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Two trees were blow down in the town of York, with one tree blocking Highway 11 near Hill Hospital.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Jefferson County 1 SE Brownville 02 1900CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Walker County 4 WSW Sipsey 02 1900CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Jefferson County 1 ENE Bluff Park 02 1904CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Jefferson County 1 E Bluff Park 02 1904CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

5 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALABAMA, Central Jefferson County 1 E Patton Chaple 02 1904CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Sumter County 2 NNW Livingston 02 1904CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Jefferson County 2 SSW Homewood 02 1909CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Etowah County Reece City 02 1915CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Jefferson County 2 ENE Red Gap Jct 02 1917CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Jefferson County 3 ESE Trussville 02 1924CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

St. Clair County 1 WNW Margaret 02 1933CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

St. Clair County 1 N Odenville 02 1934CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Tuscaloosa County 4 SSW Samantha 02 1935CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Tuscaloosa County 3 SSW Samantha 02 1937CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Cherokee County 1 E Centre 02 1943CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Marion County 1 ENE Winfield 02 1945CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Tuscaloosa County 2 NE Maxwell 02 1950CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Tuscaloosa County 1 ENE Samantha 02 2007CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Lamar County 1 NE Kennedy 02 2007CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were reported down near the intersection of County Road 2 and Highway 96.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Winston County 2 ENE Poplar Spgs 02 2013CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Winston County 3 SE Poplar Spgs 02 2013CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

A few trees were reported down. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph.

6 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALABAMA, Central Walker County 2 NE Sumiton 02 2021CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Jefferson County 3 NNW Sayre 02 2023CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Multiple cars were damaged due to the hail. Lamar County 2 NNE Millport 02 2025CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Fayette County 5 SE Hubertville 02 2028CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Jefferson County 1 WNW Warrior 02 2033CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Perry County 2 NE Suttle 02 2115CST 4 SE Perryville 2121CST 5.1 700 0 0 Tornado (EF1)

A tornado touched down in rural southeast Perry County along Oscar Price Road, just northeast of Suttle. Dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted and one hunting camp mobile home was destroyed, as the tornado moved northeastward. The tornado crossed Oakmulgee Creek and moved into Northeast Dallas County, before eventually lifting in Autauga County.

Dallas County 4 NNW Summerfield 02 2121CST 3 S Plantersville 2132CST 9.87 600 0 0 Tornado (EF1)

A tornado initially touched down in rural southeast Perry County along Oscar Price Road, just northeast of Suttle. It followed a northeastward path through southeastern Perry County, before crossing the Oakmulgee Creek, moving into Dallas County. In this location, at least 1000 trees were snapped in a wide swath near County Road 282. The tornado proceeded to Paul M Grist State Park and blown out winds and tore shingles off at the park center. Additionally, two campers were toppled, and hundreds more trees were snapped. The tornado continued northeast toward Highway 22 and County Road 294, where a brick home sustained minor damage and hundreds more trees were snapped or uprooted. It continued to snap and uproot many more trees across northern Dallas County, before crossing into Autauga county, where it eventually lifted.

Autauga County 1 ENE Vine Hill 02 2132CST 2137CST 3.93 100 0 0 Tornado (EF1)

A tornado initially touched down in rural southeast Perry County along Oscar Price Road, just northeast of Suttle. It then tracked northeast across northern Dallas County, before crossing Mulberry Creek, moving into Autauga County. As it moved into Autauga County, just north of Vine hill, dozens of trees were snapped. It continued a short path, snapping a few more trees, before it lifted near County Road 31, just north of Bethel Grove.

Blount County 1 N Blountsville 02 2146CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

Minor flood was observed on Water Street, due to poor drainage in an urban area.

Chilton County 2 SSW Verbena 02 2201CST 6 ENE Mountain Creek 2211CST 8.64 700 0 0 Tornado (EF2)

7 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALABAMA, Central

A tornado touched down just west of Interstate 65, south of exit 200 in Chilton County. Here, a few trees were snapped or uprooted. It quickly strengthened and grew to its maximum width of 700 yards as it crossed County Road 502. The tornado moved east across US Highway 31 near the intersection with County Road 526, 1.5 miles south of Verbena. The tornado intensified to 125 mph and destroyed one home and caused significant damage to another, as well as mowing down hundreds of trees around the two homes. The tornado continued to snap and uproot trees as it neared County Road 524, where it also destroyed two single-wide manufactured homes and caused significant damage to two homes. A total of thirteen homes were damage or destroyed in and around Verbena. The tornado then crossed into Coosa County, before it eventually lifted.

Coosa County 3 WSW Wetona 02 2211CST 3 E Cottage Grove 2233CST 19.61 450 0 0 Tornado (EF0)

A tornado touched down just west of Interstate 65, south of exit 200 in Chilton County. It took at northeastward path through southeastern Chilton County before crossing into Coosa County. It continued on a weaker path through south central Coosa County, and then crossed US 231 south of Pentonville, where a grove of pine trees were snapped. It continued across Alabama Highway 9, north of Nixburg, where it snapped a few pine trees. The tornado continued to weaken and dissipated south of County Road 63 in rural Coosa County northeast of Nixburg.

Etowah County 1 W Attalla 02 2232CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (56EG)

Dozens of trees were reported down in the downtown area of Attalla. In addition to the trees, several businesses and homes suffered damage; including significant wall and roof damage to several buildings.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 56 knots is equivalent to 64 mph. Jefferson County 1 N Ayres 02 2240CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A tree fell on a car at Dewey Heights Road and Hickory Trail.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Tallapoosa County 3 NNW Our Town 02 2240CST 2 ENE Hampdon 2306CST 22.63 1000 0 2 Tornado (EF2)

A tornado touched down just west of Highway 63 in western Tallapoosa County, where it uprooted and snapped scores of trees. It continued northeastward and passed just north of Wind Creek State Park, where it produced significant and widespread tree damage between Highway 128 and the shores of Lake Martin. The tornado caused significant damage to several homes in the Pineywoods Area. It then crossed Lake Martin and came ashore in the River Bend Subdivision, where it snapped or uprooted hundreds more trees. The tornado continued moving to the northeast and crossed Highway 280, just west of Midway, producing minor tree damage. It passed north of Jacksons Gap and passed just south of Eagle Creek, where it widened to over one-quarter mile. It destroyed one double-wide manufactured home and two single-wides. As the storm crossed Alabama 49, it lofted and destroyed a single-wide manufactured home, fatally injuring one individual. The tornado path broadened to approximately 1000 yards as it crossed Elder Road. Farther to the east, approximately 14 homes received mainly roof damage and scores of trees were snapped or uprooted on Buttston Road, just north of Denver Road. The tornado continued into eastern Tallapoosa County, and then moved into Chambers County, where it eventually lifted.

Etowah County 1 SE Gadsden 02 2244CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were reported down along Highway 411 in Gadsden. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Jefferson County 2 S Trussville 02 2250CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A tree was reported down, blocking First Street Northeast. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

8 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALABAMA, Central Etowah County 1 NE Ballplay 02 2251CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph.

Cherokee County 4 SW Centre 02 2300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Sumter County 1 NE Cuba 02 2304CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A tree fell on a home along Fifth Avenue. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Chambers County 1 WNW Fordyce 02 2306CST 1 NE Chapel Hill 2319CST 11.41 1000 0 2 Tornado (EF2)

A tornado initially touched down west of Highway 62 in western Tallapoosa County. The tornado moved along a northeastern path in eastern Tallapoosa County and then moved into Chambers County. It maintained a half mile wide path as it crossed County 55 near Sandy Creek, with winds as strong as 120 mph. Thousands of hardwood and softwood trees were snapped across this path. It continued to the northeast, crossing Chattahospee Creek, and then passing just north of Trammel Crossroads, where a single-wide manufactured home was destroyed. The tornado began to weaken and narrow as it continued into central Chambers County, before it lifted along County Road 160, about 2 miles northwest of Highway 431.

Cleburne County 3 NNE Cold Water 02 2350CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Several trees were reported down in Piney Woods. On March 2, 2012, a strong cold front moved through Central Alabama. Severe thunderstorms developed along and ahead of this front. Some of these thunderstorms were supercells. These supercells produced damage across southern and eastern sections of the area. Damaging straight line winds, tornadoes, large hail and localized flooding occurred with this event. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Lamar County 6 E Detroit 08 1902CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Several trees were blown down in Henson Springs. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Lamar County 3 WSW Vernon Lamar Co Arp 08 1914CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were blown down on Buck Jackson Rd, west of the Lamar County Airport.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Lamar County 1 NE Vernon 08 2030CST 2230CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Alabama Highway 18 in Vernon was closed due to water covering the roadway.

Rain and thunderstorms associated with a slow-moving cold front spread into Central Alabama Thursday, March 8, 2012, and produced isolated wind damage in Lamar County. Rain and thunderstorms continued to push eastward across the area with the front, but due to limited instability, activity remained below severe limits.

ALZ028-036 CLAY - COOSA 13 0000CST 31 2359CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

Below normal rainfall fell across the southeastern portions of central Alabama during the month of March, causing drought conditions to worsen and spread across Coosa and Clay counties.

9 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALABAMA, Central Etowah County 1 S Tabor 16 1212CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Etowah County 2 NE Tabor 16 1216CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Cherokee County 2 NNE Slackland 16 1230CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Randolph County 1 SSW Rice Mill 16 1322CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

An area of showers and thunderstorms developed and moved across portions of Tennessee during the morning of March 16th. An outflow boundary from this area of storms moved southward into east central Alabama. While the outflow boundary provided enough lift for thunderstorms to develop, daytime heating aided in the amount of instability. This led to pulse-like storms across the east, which produced a few instances of large hail.

Lowndes County 4 SSE Lum 23 0600CST 4 NNW Calhoun 1100CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Several hours of heavy rainfall led to flash flooding in several locations in the Knights community, about 4 miles northwest of Fort Deposit. Five homes along County Road 45 were damaged due to flood waters and 4 families were displaced. Flooding was also reported at County Road 9, County Road 33, Robert Gordon Road, and Brown Street.

Sumter County 1 W Geiger 23 0645CST 0845CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Several culverts along Highway 17 reached their bank full, due to heavy rainfall in the area. The water flowed into the surrounding low lying area and into several homes. Tuscaloosa County 2 NNE River View 23 0710CST 0810CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

A period of heavy rainfall led to the ponding of a few inches of water on Cypress Creek Ave, Bear Creek Cutoff Road, and Patriot Parkway at Highway 69 in the city of Tuscaloosa. Pike County 2 ENE Youngblood 23 0826CST 1 S (TOI)Troy Muni Arpt 0833CST 1.7 700 0 0 Tornado (EF1)

A tornado touched down initially just southwest of Pike CR 1 about 2.5 miles southwest of Troy Municipal Airport, where a large partially rotted tree was snapped, and several large tree branches at the edges of plowed fields were snapped. It proceeded northeastward across wooded land and rapidly intensified, becoming 700 yards wide as it crossed beeman creek. As it approached CR 1148, the tornado snapped numerous trees, also causing damage to 3 inactive chicken barns. One of the barns lost about 50 percent of the roofing, with structural damage to less than 20 percent of the rafters. Snapped trees also caused minor damage to 2 homes and a single-wide manufactured home. The tornado then weakened rapidly and dissipated over an open field less than a mile from the airport.

Pike County 1 N Troy 23 1005CST 1405CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Several hours of heavy rainfall caused flash flooding in the city of Troy, leading to several roads becoming impassable.

Jefferson County 1 SE Ruffner 23 1024CST 1124CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

Heavy rainfall led to water of up to 3 inches deep flowing across portions of Grants Mill Road.

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ALABAMA, Central St. Clair County 2 NNE Ragland 23 1115CST 1330CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Several hours of heavy rainfall resulted in 2 to 4 inches of rain falling across the eastern portions of St. Clair County. This led to several roads being closed due to flash flooding.

Calhoun County 1 NW Angel 23 1225CST 1300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

Heavy rainfall led to minor flooding in several areas along Angel Drive.

Elmore County 1 SE Wetumpka 23 1505CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Elmore County 2 NNE Wetumpka 23 1512CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Shingles were blown off of the roofs of three homes on King Martin Court, as well as several privacy fences that were also blown down. An upper level closed low moved across Missouri during the day on March 23. Several shortwaves moving around the base of the trough, traversed across central Alabama. The shortwaves created enough lift to sustain a line of convection that moved through portions of central Alabama during the morning and afternoon hours. Heavy rainfall led to flooding in some areas, and there was one tornado that moved through Pike County. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

Walker County 2 E Pocahontas 29 1414CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Montgomery County 1 NW Chisholm 30 1225CST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Minor damage occurred to the roof of the Crump Commuinity Center. A section of metal roofing was removed, causing damage to the interior ceilings. One window was also broken, as well as minor tree damage that was noted in the same area.

An upper level disturbance moved out of Texas and began to make its way into the Mississippi Valley region on March 29. Showers and thunderstorms developed out ahead of the front produced one isolated report of penny sized hail. As the upper level disturbance moved closer to the area on March 30, several more bouts of rain occurred across central Alabama. Due to abnormally high temperatures, there was enough instability to produce an isolated occurrence of strong winds of around 50 mph that caused damage to a building in the Montgomery area. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Walker County 7 NE Marigold 31 1613CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Winston County 3 S Double Spgs Arpt 31 1620CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported at the Corinth Recreation area, resulting in damage to several vehicles.

Walker County 3 NW Sipsey 31 1658CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Walker County 4 NW Marigold 31 1659CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Along Alabama Highway 195 north of Jasper, large hail damaged windows and sunroofs on approximately 40 vehicles and roofs on several homes.

11 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALABAMA, Central Etowah County 1 NW Altoona 31 1710CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Walker County 2 W Sipsey 31 1710CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Walker County 2 W Sipsey 31 1710CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Wind gust estimated between 60 and 70 mph west of Sipsey, near old U.S. Highway 78.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Blount County 2 NE Oneonta 31 1729CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Walker County 1 NW Jasper Walker Co Arp 31 1730CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Winston County 1 ENE Nesmith 31 1745CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Winston County 1 ENE Nesmith 31 1751CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Winston County 1 S Nesmith 31 1755CST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A large antenna attached to the roof was blown off, causing minor shingle damage to a home on County Road 146.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Walker County Bradleytown 31 1759CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported covering the ground in Parrish.

Winston County 1 NE Helicon 31 1802CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail damaged several vehicles near the community of Helicon.

Walker County Bradleytown 31 1803CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Large hail continued to fall in Parrish, and was still covering the ground.

Jefferson County 1 NNE Powhatan 31 1805CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Winston County 2 WNW Helicon 31 1811CST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61EG)

A large oak tree fell onto a home along County Road 126, causing extensive damage to the roof, ceiling joists, siding, and interior walls. Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph.

12 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALABAMA, Central Talladega County 2 SSE Talladega 31 1814CST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Several trees and power lines were blown down. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Jefferson County Short Creek 31 1830CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Jefferson County 3 WNW Maxine 31 1831CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (3.00)

Hail up to 3 inches in diameter was reported covering the ground at Bluff Creek along Mulberry Fork, at the Jefferson and Walker county line. A large amount of tree debris was also reported on the ground.

Jefferson County 2 WNW Maxine 31 1835CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Walker County 1 N Marigold 31 1837CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

For the second time during this event, hail up to the size of golf balls was reported near Curry.

Jefferson County Oak Grove 31 1856CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail is covering the ground in Oak Grove. Jefferson County Oak Grove 31 1905CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Hail has increased in size to half dollar in Oak Grove. Winston County 1 SSE Natural Bridge 31 1929CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Jefferson County 4 WSW Taylors Ferry 31 1946CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Walker County Eldridge 31 1946CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Shelby County 1 ENE Montevallo 31 1955CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Tuscaloosa County 6 NNE Shook 31 2005CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Marion County 3 NW Bexar 31 2125CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Lamar County 1 NE Detroit 31 2205CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

A strong shortwave moved across the area during the evening hours on Saturday, March 31, 2012. With moderate instability in place (1500-2500 J/kg) and steep mid level lapse rates due to 500 mb temperatures of -18 degrees C, supercell thunderstorms produced widespread large hail across locations in northwest Central Alabama. Hail larger than golf balls was reported with numerous thunderstorms. In addition, thunderstorms tracked across the same areas, resulting in multiple rounds of large hail for the same locations.

13 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALABAMA, North Limestone County Ripley 02 0856CST 0901CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported in Ripley. Time estimated by radar.

Limestone County 2 N Stewerds Store 02 0910CST 3 NNE Capshaw 0925CST 10.29 150 0 0 Tornado (EF2)

A tornado developed near the Athens Country Club and Golf Course along Hatfield Lake Road off U.S. Highway 31. Several trees were snapped and uprooted along a path that crossed Interstate 65 and Strain Road. The tornado then tracked across Lindsay lane about one mile south of U.S. Highway 72. In the Canebrake neighborhood, numerous homes sustained significant roof loss with garage doors blown out and some exterior wall damage. Minor structural damage also occurred in the Indian Trace Community off Woodland Road. The tornado then crossed U.S. Highway 72 near Piney Creek and continued to track northeast. At Mooresville Road and Pepper Road, numerous homes sustained significant damage, including major roof loss. A brick garage was collapsed and numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. As the tornado continued tracking northeast across McCulley Mill Road, additional homes were damage, again sustaining major roof to homes occurred along Nick Davis Road near East Limestone Road. Damage continued to homes along Eagle Point Drive and Freedom Drive where a home lost its roof completely an other homes received major roof loss, broken windows ad collapsed garages. The tornado then crossed into Madison County. This tornado obtained EF-2 status producing peak wind speeds of 125 mph.

Madison County 1 SW Cluttsville 02 0925CST 2 SE Plevna 1000CST 23.7 250 0 0 Tornado (EF3)

A tornado crossed from Limestone into Madison County just north of Orville Smith Road where a single wide modular home lost much of its roof and tree were snapped around it. Major structural damage occurred at the intersection of Yarbrough Road and Old Railroad Bed Road. This was one of the worst hit areas around the Harvest community. Damage to homes, mostly collapsed roofs and some exterior wall damage continued east along Yarbrough Road across Bridges Drive and Bedford Lane, just before Wall Triana Blvd. Also in this area, power poles were snapped near the base. Damage continued across State Highway 53 just south of Jeff Road. The tornado snapped and uprooted trees along Quarter Mountain Road, Carters Gin Road, and Beaver Dam Road just before Pulaski Pike. More significant damage bean to be seen along Patterson Lane, between Mount Lebanon Road and Harwell Lane where wood power poles were snapped, numerous trees uprooted and several homes had roof loss. A large metal barn/shed lost it's roof and some of it's walls were collapsed inward. Damage continued along U.S. Highway 231 at Meridianville Middle School where a concrete power pole was snapped an minor roof damage occurred to nearby buildings. The tornado then strengthened between Hubert Road and Walker Lane along Mitzi Drive. In this area, EF-2 to low end EF-3 damage was found as several single story homes were destroyed with a loss of all walls. Other homes received significant damage with complete loss of roof and failure of exterior walls. Estimated path width in this area was 200-250 yards. Just northeast of this location along Charley Patterson Road, EF-3 damage occurred as 3 brick veneer/cinder block houses were reduced to rubble. The tornado continued to produce significant damage along Butler Road just south of Walker Lane where additional concrete power pols were snapped and large oak trees were snapped and uprooted. The damage path continued north of New Market, near Hillsboro, with additional trees snapped and uprooted and some roof shingles were lost to some residences. Damage here suggests the tornado was beginning to weaken. Along Davis Road, just south of Moe Road, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted with severe shingle loss to a house about 200 yards away from the road. Beyond this, the tornado appeared to weaken and lift as it moved across the higher plateau region of extreme northeast Madison County.

Limestone County 1 S Ardmore 02 0958CST 1001CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported. Madison County Meridianville 02 1005CST 1008CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported.

14 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALABAMA, North Madison County Meridianville 02 1006CST 1 E Buckhorn 1015CST 7.26 220 0 0 Tornado (EF2)

A tornado of EF-2 intensity with a peak wind speeds of 130 mph crossed portions of north central into northeast Madison County. The tornado began it's path just south of the Meridianville-Madison County Executive Airport off Meridianville Bottom Road where several trees were snapped. The tornado continued it's path eastward to Buckhorn High School before lifting at a farm across from the school on Winchester Road. The tornado snapped power poles and lines along Moores Mill Road just north of Darwin Road. The tornado then intensified and destroyed a silo just east of that location before snapping trees and collapsing a barn on Macon Lane. The EF-2 tornado continued east causing significant tree damage and structural loss to residences along Rube Robinson Road and Morning Mist Drive. Most residences experienced roof damage, including loss of shingles and windows blown out. One home on Morning Mist Drive completely collapsed and was torn off it's foundation. The tornado was at it's peak width of about 220 yards at this point, before narrowing to 50 to 100 yards as it re-crossed Rube Robinson Road. The tornado collapsed a roof and barn in this area, then crossed fields for about 1 mile before reaching residents adjacent to Buckhorn High School on Shady Oak Lane ad Maysville Lane. A residence experienced significant damage, with brick walls buckled and a large portion of the roof torn off. A nearby cinder block wall of a garage collapsed. The tornado then tracked through the Buckhorn High School campus at a width of up to 100 yards. A block building used by the ROTC students adjacent to the stadium collapsed. Several portions of the roof of the high school were torn off. Several cars in the parking lot were moved, twisted, and damaged with some windows blown out. The tornado then crossed Winchester Road and severely damaged a farmhouse, snapped and uprooted trees and strewn debris downwind across an adjacent cotton field where the tornado is believe to have lifted.

Jackson County Francisco 02 1008CST 1009CST 0.77 100 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

A tornado of up to EF-1 intensity produced peak wind speeds of 90 mph. The tornado snapped and uprooted trees just west of Highway 65 near Francisco. The tornado tracked into far southwestern Franklin County in Tennessee for about another quarter of a mile before lifting. This tornado was spawned from the supercell thunderstorm which had produced an EF-3 tornado in east central Limestone into northern Madison Counties earlier in the morning. It is unknown if additional damage occurred with this tornado in the higher terrain of northeast Madison and northwest Jackson Counties as these areas were inaccessible by ground vehicle.

Limestone County Spencer 02 1355CST 1 W Elkmont 1359CST 2.73 50 0 0 Tornado (EF0)

A tornado of EF-0 intensity with peak wind speeds of 75 mph began a path in farm fields near the intersection of Easter Farm Road and County Road 49/Morris Road. Several tree limbs were snapped in this area along with sporadic uprooting of softwood trees. The tornado then tracked east toward the Elkmont community, mainly along a parallel track just south of Morris Road. The tornado lifted just west of Highway 127.

Limestone County 1 SSE Holland Gin 02 1400CST 1403CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail and a wall cloud was reported near the I-65 welcome center.

Colbert County 1 SE Allsboro 02 1407CST 1410CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail up to quarter-sized was reported. Colbert County 1 WNW Cherokee 02 1414CST 1417CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Trees were blown down. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

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ALABAMA, North Colbert County 2 ESE Mt Hester 02 1414CST 1417CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Trees were blown down on a house in the White Pike area. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Colbert County Barton 02 1415CST 1418CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.75)

Baseball-sized hail was reported. Colbert County 1 N Cherokee 02 1418CST 1421CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported. Colbert County 1 NW Barton 02 1430CST 1433CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported. Lauderdale County Florence 02 1435CST 1438CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Half dollar sized hail was reported. Lauderdale County Florence 02 1435CST 1438CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported. Lauderdale County Petersville 02 1435CST 1438CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny sized hail was reported just north of Florence. Lauderdale County 1 E North Florence 02 1435CST 1438CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported. Lauderdale County 2 SE Kimbrough Xrds 02 1445CST 1448CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail up to quarter sized was reported covering the ground. Lauderdale County Elgin 02 1500CST 1503CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Quarter sized hail was reported. Lauderdale County 1 E North Florence 02 1505CST 1508CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail accumulated a depth of 2 inches.

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ALABAMA, North Lauderdale County 3 N Rogersville 02 1511CST 1514CST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Trees were knocked down and structural damage to a roof was reported 3 miles north of Rogersville. Time estimated by radar.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Lawrence County 1 SSE Hatton 02 1523CST 1526CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny sized hail was reported on Highway 101 in Hatton. Limestone County 1 ENE O Neal 02 1526CST 2 SE Carey 1531CST 4.97 75 0 0 Tornado (EF0)

A tornado of EF-0 intensity with peak wind speeds of 85 mph touched down on the west side of Edgewood Road/County Road 65 a little south of the intersection with Coffman Road. Several trees were uprooted in this area with large branches from hardwood trees also snapped. The tornado moved in an easterly direction crossing County Road 26 and Old Elkmont Road. Minor and very sporadic tree damage was noted along the path. The width narrowed to less than 50 yards as it moved further east and finally lifted near the intersection of U.S. Highway 31 and Interstate 65. The last signs of any tornado damage were a few snapped and twisted tree limbs in this area.

Limestone County 2 WSW Bethel 02 1539CST 1546CST 2.59 150 0 0 Tornado (EF1)

A tornado was up to EF-1 intensity and peak wind speeds of 100 mph began a path in the Thach community, just west of the intersection of Thach Road and Oak Grove Road. The tornado moved nearly due east paralleling Thach Road for much of it's life cycle. The tornado appeared to skip along it's path, leaving some structures and trees intact but damaging others. The tornado finally lifted east of Highway 251. Numerous softwood and hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted along the tornado path. Several homes along the path had minor structural damage with lost of shingles, siding damage, and damage to one garage. One home had more significant damage to a section of it's roof. A well-constructed barn lost most of it's roof.

Madison County 4 NNW Hazel Green 02 1545CST 1548CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Half dollar sized hail was reported 4 miles north-northwest of Hazel Green.

Madison County 1 ENE Harvest 02 1548CST 1551CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported at Ready Section Road and Wall Triana Highway.

Madison County 1 ENE Hazel Green 02 1559CST 1602CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported at Hazel Green High School.

Madison County 1 E Hazel Green 02 1600CST 1603CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported.

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ALABAMA, North Madison County 1 SE Hazel Green 02 1603CST 1606CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny sized hail was reported. Madison County 1 S Skinem 02 1603CST 1606CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Quarter to half dollar sized hail was reported at the intersection of Joe Quick Road and Tanner Road.

Madison County Union Grove 02 1605CST 1608CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported at the intersection of Butler Road and New Market Road.

Madison County 1 NE Mint Spg 02 1606CST 1609CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported on Buddy Williamson Road. Madison County 2 NE New Sharon 02 1609CST 1612CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

One inch hail was reported at the 1500 block of Elkwood Section Road.

Morgan County 1 W Flint City 02 1618CST 1621CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported near Austinville Flint Road.

Madison County 1 NE Triana 02 1638CST 1641CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail was reported at Fields Pond Drive. Madison County 2 E Huntsville 02 1645CST 1648CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail up to quarter sized was reported. Location in southeast Huntsville not specified.

Madison County 1 E Lily Flag 02 1649CST 1652CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail accumulated to a depth of up to an inch. Madison County 1 S Lily Flag 02 1650CST 1653CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny sized hail was reported at the intersection of Memorial Parkway and Meadowbrook Drive.

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ALABAMA, North Madison County 1 S Lily Flag 02 1650CST 1653CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny sized hail was reported at Memorial Parkway at Meadowbrook Drive.

Jackson County 1 E Pleasant Grove 02 1712CST 1715CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail up to quarter sized was reported. Jackson County 1 E Avery 02 1749CST 1752CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported. Jackson County 1 S Skyline 02 1752CST 1755CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail up to quarter sized was reported. Cullman County 1 N Bremen 02 1800CST 1803CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail was reported at the intersection of County Road 222 and Highway 69.

Cullman County 2 ESE Bethel 02 1819CST 1822CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail was reported. Jackson County 1 E Bolivar 02 1830CST 1833CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Half dollar sized hail was reported. Marshall County 2 SSE Douglas 02 1849CST 1852CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported. Franklin County Posey Mill 02 1852CST 1855CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny sized hail was reported. Marshall County 1 ENE Douglas 02 1858CST 1901CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail up to quarter sized was reported. Jackson County Scottsboro 02 1910CST 1920CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail up to quarter sized fell for 5 to 10 minutes in Scottsboro.

19 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALABAMA, North Dekalb County Peeks Corner 02 2049CST 2052CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported. Marshall County 1 SW Albertville Muni Arp 02 2112CST 2115CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail was reported. Marshall County Mc Ville 02 2117CST 2120CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A chicken house was damaged. The front corners were damaged and a 20 foot portion of the roof was blown off and wrapped around a tree. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Dekalb County Geraldine 02 2135CST 2138CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported. North Alabama experienced a portion of a much larger outbreak of tornadoes and severe weather from the Ohio Valley south through the Tennessee Valley to the Gulf Coast in advance of a strong cold front. The storms came in two waves. The first began during the mid-morning hours when two tornadic supercells developed across north central Alabama. The tornadoes (one EF-3 and one EF-2) tracked rapidly east-northeast across northeast Limestone and northern Madison Counties. During the early afternoon, numerous thunderstorms re-erupted across north Alabama, including several supercells. Most of these storms were large hail producers, in one case up to softball sized. Three additional weak tornadoes were spawned in Limestone County. There were also reports of isolated wind damage. One last band of storms rolled through parts of north central and northeast Alabama during the mid evening hours as the cold front moved through.

Cullman County Centerville 08 1928CST 1931CST 0 0 0.10K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (43EG)

Thunderstorm winds estimated to around 50 mph knocked down small tree limbs along County Road 1282 northwest of Folsom Field. A strong thunderstorm knocked small tree limbs down in Cullman County. Note: The estimated wind gust of 43 knots is equivalent to 49 mph. Lawrence County 1 N Mt Hope 14 1427CST 1430CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter-sized hail was reported. Lawrence County Town Creek 14 1555CST 1558CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported. Lawrence County 1 E Town Creek 14 1556CST 1559CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter-sized hail was reported. Lawrence County Town Creek 14 1600CST 1603CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Dime to nickel sized hail was reported at the intersection of Highway 101 and Highway 20.

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ALABAMA, North

Slow-moving strong to severe thunderstorms resulted in very heavy rain and several reports of large hail during the mid-to-late afternoon hours across portions of northwest Alabama (Lawrence county). Estimated 2 to 3 inches of rain fell across the remote areas of Bankhead National Forest in southern Lawrence county but no flash flooding was observed or reported.

Lauderdale County 1 NNE Jacksonburg 15 1558CST 1601CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickle sized hail was reported in the Jacksonburg community.

Lauderdale County St Florian 15 1558CST 1601CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail up to quarter-sized was reported. Morgan County 2 SSW Trinity 15 1706CST 1709CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel-sized hail was reported. Limestone County 1 NNE Ripley 15 1710CST 1713CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter-sized hail was reported. Limestone County 3 E Athens 15 1723CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Lightning

Lightning sparked a small fire behind a closet in an upstairs bedroom of a home on High Point Street in Athens. Damages not specified. Lawrence County Moulton 15 1736CST 1739CST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A tree was blown down onto a powerline near Coffey Road and Somerville Road.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Lawrence County 1 W Moulton 15 1736CST 1741CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Trees were knocked down around the Moulton community. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Lawrence County Moulton 15 1736CST 1739CST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A tree was blown down onto a power line on Church Street. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Lawrence County 2 SE Kimo 15 1743CST 1746CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

A power pole was snapped on County Road 217 between State Highways 24 and 87.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph.

21 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALABAMA, North Madison County 1 ENE Harvest 15 1745CST 1748CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel-sized hail was reported. Madison County 1 SW Madison Co Jet Port 15 1823CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (62MG)

A thunderstorm wind gust of 71 mph was recorded at the Huntsville International Airport.

Note: The measured wind gust of 62 knots is equivalent to 71 mph. Madison County 1 ESE Fletcher Chapel 15 1827CST 1 WSW Huntsville 1830CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel-sized hail was reported at Bradford Drive and Wynn Avenue, and at Sparkman Drive at Holmes Avenue.

Madison County 1 N Madison Co Jet Port 15 1830CST 2030CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Flash flooding was reported at Madison Boulevard at Jetplex Circle. More than six inches of flood water was reported by Madison Police. Morgan County 1 NNW Hartselle 15 1842CST 0 1 20.00K 0.00K Lightning

Lightning struck a female who was taking photos with a cell phone of a storm with her arm outside the home through a doorway. The female felt a surge of electricity through her arm, into her neck and out her wrist which appeared bruised. She then fell backwards and suffered a seizure for several minutes, then called 911 for emergency assistance. She was hospitalized overnight and released the next morning. The Morgan County emergency manager reported at least 3 fires sparked by lightning their county. Two 46000 volt circuits were also damaged in Decatur with about 4250 utility customers losing power for a few hours.

Morgan County 2 WSW Cole Spgs 15 1944CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Lightning

Lightning sparked a wood fire on Lacon Road. Time and location estimated using the NCDC Severe Weather Data Inventory.

Morgan County 1 NW Union 15 2026CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Lightning

Lightning sparked a house fire on Union Road. Time and location estimated with the NCDC Severe Weather Data Inventory. Specific damages unknown. Numerous thunderstorms erupted during the afternoon and continued into the evening hours as an upper level disturbance interacted with a very unstable air mass. The weather pattern and atmospheric environment was more similar to early Summer. A mix of hail and damaging wind reports were noted with frequent cloud-to-ground lightning sparking several small fires. At the Huntsville International Airport, a 71 mph wind gust was measured during the evening from a severe thunderstorm.

Madison County 1 NE Owens Xrds 16 1145CST 1148CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail up to one inch in diameter was reported. Dekalb County 1 E High Pt 16 1334CST 1337CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail up to one inch in diameter was reported. A couple bands of thunderstorms developed during the early through mid afternoon hours across north central and northeast Alabama. A couple of storms produced large hail.

22 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALABAMA, North ALZ001 LAUDERDALE 18 0000CST 0 0 Wildfire 22 A wildfire developed in western Lauderdale County on the afternoon of the 18th north of Waterloo. A second fire developed on the 19th northeast of Waterloo near County Road 90. One trailer home was destroyed by this wildfire. The larger wildfire scorched over 700 acres. On the 20th, gusty southeast winds of 20 to 30 mph combined with unseasonably warm temperatures in the middle 80s contributed greatly to the fire's spread.

Lawrence County 1 SW Landersville 30 1149CST 1152CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Dime to nickel sized hail was reported in a rural area southwest of Moulton.

An isolated strong thunderstorm developed amongst several clusters of showers during the early afternoon. The storm produced up to nickel sized hail in southern Lawrence County.

Lawrence County 1 NNW Wren 31 0530CST 0533CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Dime to quarter sized hail was reported just south of Moulton.

Limestone County 1 N Lester 31 1515CST 1518CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported. Limestone County 1 W Mt Rozell 31 1523CST 1526CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported on Highway 99 just south of Lester.

Limestone County 1 E Cartwright 31 1539CST 1542CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported. Limestone County 3 SW Wheeler Lake North 31 1545CST 1548CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail was reported. Limestone County 2 NW Athens 31 1548CST 1551CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Quarter to half dollar sized hail was reported. Limestone County 3 SW Wheeler Lake North 31 1550CST 1553CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported. Lauderdale County 2 SW Anderson 31 1551CST 1554CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported.

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ALABAMA, North Lauderdale County 2 ESE Whitehead 31 1552CST 1555CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Nickel to quarter sized hail was reported on County Road 207 between Anderson and Rogersville.

Lauderdale County 1 SSW Anderson 31 1552CST 1555CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Nickel to quarter sized hail was reported. Limestone County 3 SE Wheeler Lake North 31 1552CST 1555CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported. Limestone County 4 SW Wheeler Lake North 31 1553CST 1556CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported. Lauderdale County 1 N Anderson 31 1555CST 1558CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Nickel to quarter sized hail covered the ground at the intersection of County Roads 49 and 521.

Limestone County 2 SSE Wheeler Lake North 31 1555CST 1558CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Quarter to hen egg sized hail was reported covering the ground.

Lauderdale County 1 N Anderson 31 1556CST 1559CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported. Lauderdale County 1 W Rogersville 31 1557CST 1600CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail was reported 1/2 mile northeast of the high school in Rogersville.

Limestone County 2 NW Blackburn 31 1557CST 1600CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported. Lauderdale County 2 NNE Oliver 31 1559CST 1602CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Golf ball sized hail was reported at teh intersection of County Roads 92 and 26.

24 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALABAMA, North Lauderdale County 1 SSW Anderson 31 1559CST 1603CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Nickel to quarter sized hail was reported. Limestone County 4 SW Wheeler Lake North 31 1600CST 1603CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail was reported. Limestone County 2 NNE Ripley 31 1600CST 1603CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Quarter to half dollar sized hail was reported on County Road 31 / Parker Road 1/4 mile south of Snake Road.

Limestone County 2 NW Athens 31 1601CST 1604CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Hail to the size of nickels was reported at New Cut Road and Highway 99 northwest of Athens.

Limestone County 1 N Ripley 31 1605CST 1608CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.50)

Tennis ball sized hail was reported. Limestone County 3 SW Wheeler Lake North 31 1607CST 1610CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Half dollar sized hail was reported. Marshall County Arab 31 1615CST 1618CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported in Arab. Limestone County 2 WSW Lawngate 31 1628CST 1631CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail to the size of quarters was reported at Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant.

Marshall County Arab 31 1628CST 1631CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported in Arab. Lauderdale County 2 SSW Elgin 31 1630CST 1633CST 0 0 0.50K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (43EG)

A tree was knocked down on Highway 101 north of Wheeler Dam. Time estimated by radar.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 43 knots is equivalent to 49 mph.

25 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALABAMA, North Cullman County 1 S Trimble 31 1633CST 1636CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported. Marshall County 1 SW Hyatt 31 1635CST 1638CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61EG)

Two 3 to 4 foot diameter trees were blown down. No injuries were reported. Roads were not blocked.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph. Limestone County 1 WSW Bethel 31 1639CST 1642CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Half dollar sized hail was reported 5 miles south of Ardmore.

Limestone County 2 SSE Wheeler Lake North 31 1639CST 1642CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail up to quarter size was reported at the intersection of New Cut Road and U.S. Highway 72.

Lawrence County 4 SSW Caddo 31 1640CST 5 NE Pool 1710CST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (78ES)

A swath of wind damage downed numerous trees and power lines, and destroyed one farm outbuilding. The path of damage began off County Road 434 just south of State Highway 24 north of the Five Points community. Here, severe small trees were snapped. Just southeast of this area along County Roads 434 and 324, a farm outbuilding was completely destroyed by peak winds estimated to be 90 mph. Continuing to move south-southwest along a path, several more trees were snapped or uprooted along County Road 87 heading south towards Five Points. Near the Oakville community, several more small to moderate size trees were snapped along County Road 336. A pocket of winds estimated at 70 to 80 mph impacted a small area along County Road 203 around the Jesse Owens Memorial Park and Museum. At the park, a metal light pole was bent back slightly and a small outhouse was pushed off it's foundation and partially destroyed. Tree branches were snapped around the park and near the museum, but no structural damage occurred to the actual museum. Heading farther south toward the interchange of State Highways 157 and 36 near Speake, an area of trees were either snapped or uprooted by estimated wind speeds of 75 mph. All the uprooted trees were lying in a south-southwest direction. Outside of a few snapped tree branches along County Road 81 just south of Speake, no additional damage was noted. Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation reported a power outage that affected at least 831 customers.

Note: The estimated wind speed of 78 knots is equivalent to 90 mph. Morgan County 1 SW Trinity 31 1642CST 1645CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported. Lawrence County 1 W Caddo 31 1643CST 1646CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail was reported in Caddo.

26 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALABAMA, North Lauderdale County 1 W Threet 31 1654CST 1657CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported. Lauderdale County 1 N Cloverdale 31 1657CST 1700CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Dime to nickel sized hail was reported on County Road 8 near Cloverdale.

Lawrence County 1 NW Hillsboro 31 1657CST 1700CST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Trees were knocked down on North Railroad Street. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Lauderdale County 1 W Threet 31 1659CST 1702CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Trees and power lines were blown down. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Morgan County 3 W Basham 31 1703CST 1706CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported. Lauderdale County 1 W Petersville 31 1704CST 1707CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported. Lawrence County 6 NNE Pool 31 1704CST 1707CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported in Speake. Morgan County Massey 31 1716CST 1719CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported on Freeman Road. Lawrence County Moulton 31 1725CST 1728CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Hail up to golf ball size was reported. Morgan County 1 W Neel 31 1725CST 1728CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel-sized hail was reported. Lawrence County 1 W Moulton 31 1727CST 1730CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Hail up to half dollar size was reported at the Emergency Operations Center in Moulton.

27 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALABAMA, North Lawrence County 1 W Moulton 31 1731CST 1734CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported. Lawrence County 1 W Moulton 31 1732CST 1735CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported on County Road 59 approximately 3 miles southwest of Moulton.

Limestone County 1 WSW Ardmore Arpt 31 1745CST 1750CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported in Holland Gin on the 29000 block of Old Scrouge Road. The hail damaged vehicles at the residence. Time estimated by radar. Limestone County 1 E Elkmont 31 1749CST 1752CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported. Limestone County 1 N Thach 31 1752CST 1755CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported at Mile Marker 362 on Interstate 65.

Cullman County 1 N Trimble 31 1754CST 1757CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.50)

Tennis ball sized hail was reported. Lauderdale County 1 N Cloverdale 31 1804CST 1807CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported on Cloverdale Road at the intersection with County Road 8.

Franklin County 1 WSW Vina 31 1944CST 1947CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Hail up to nickel size was reported in Vina. Franklin County 1 SE Red Bay Muni Arpt 31 1944CST 1947CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Hail up to nickel size was reported in Red Bay. Franklin County 1 SE Red Bay Muni Arpt 31 2030CST 2033CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail to the sized of quarters was reported. Franklin County 1 SE Red Bay Muni Arpt 31 2044CST 2047CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Hail to the size of nickels was reported at the Red Bay Police Department.

28 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALABAMA, North

A very unstable environment along with an approaching weak surface trough dropping through Tennessee ignited several supercell thunderstorms during the mid afternoon through mid evening hours. A couple of the supercell storms tracked from southern and southwester middle Tennessee through northwest and north central Alabama, producing long swaths of large hail, in some cases very large hail up to tennis and softball sized. One of the storms produced a narrow swath of damaging winds across eastern Lawrence County, including the Speake community. The winds destroyed a barn and garage, and knocked several trees and power lines down in this area.

ALABAMA, Southeast

ALZ065>069 COFFEE - DALE - GENEVA - HENRY - HOUSTON 01 0000EST 31 2359EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

D4 (exceptional) drought conditions were present in Coffee, Dale, and Henry counties by the end of the month. Houston county saw D3 (extreme) drought conditions, and Geneva county saw D2 (severe) drought conditions.

Geneva County 1 SSW Hartford 01 1302CST 1 SSE Slocomb 1314CST 6.67 50 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF1 tornado touched down just south of Hartford around 102 pm CST and moved eastward before lifting near the intersection of Cotton Box Road and Davis Mill Road around 114 pm CST. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along the path with roof damage to at least three homes and a barn destroyed. Max winds were estimated around 95 mph with a path width around 50 yards. Monetary damage was estimated.

Geneva County 1 SSE Slocomb 01 1314CST 1315CST 0.34 30 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

A second EF1 tornado touched down briefly near the intersection of Highway 103 and Tindil Creek Road to the south of the first tornado around 114 pm CST. This tornado traveled east-northeastward around one-third of a mile across Tindil Creek Road before lifting around 115 pm CST. Numerous hardwood and softwood trees were snapped and uprooted along its path. The path width was estimated around 30 yards with maximum winds around 95 mph. Monetary damage was estimated.

Geneva County Malvern 01 1319CST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Power lines were blown down around Malvern. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Houston County Rehobeth 01 1330CST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Power lines were blown down around Rehobeth. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Houston County Cottonwood 01 1345CST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

The roof was blown off an unoccupied mobile home in Cottonwood and a sign was blown down. Monetary damage was estimated. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Houston County 1 ENE Cottonwood 01 1350CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A few trees were blown down. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

29 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALABAMA, Southeast Houston County Gordon 01 1410CST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Power lines were blown down around Gordon. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Dale County 1 ENE Midland City 01 1542CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

The roof was blown off a building under construction near Wallace college. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Houston County 2 SSE Kelly Springs 01 1551CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Minor roof damage occurred at the Westgate Recreation Center. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Houston County 2 NW Dothan 01 1552CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

The windows were knocked out of sliding glass doors of an apartment complex as well as the back window of a car in a parking lot on Sioux Street. This was reported by the public on the WTVY-TV facebook page. Monetary damage was estimated. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Coffee County 1 W Brooklyn 02 1701CST 1703CST 0.46 25 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

Numerous reports of a sighting of a tornado were received from just west of Brooklyn. No damage was reported.

Coffee County Clintonville 02 1730CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

The roof was blown off a shed on County Road 266. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Geneva County Dundee 02 1817CST 1818CST 0.07 25 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

This tornado was seen by at least two people. One person was driving along Highway 52 near Hartford, and the other person who was an instructor pilot out of Ft. Rucker saw it touch down briefly in a peanut field for around 1 minute. No known damage occurred. Several subtle upper level shortwaves affected the area during a three day period between March 1-3 as a broad long-wave upper level trough located west of the area slowly progressed eastward. Subtle surface boundaries were also in the area with a relatively warm, moist and unstable airmass in place. Instability values approached 2000 j/kg with low level shear around 30 knots and deep layer shear around 50 knots. Several tornadoes occurred in the National Weather Service Tallahassee forecast area with numerous instances of straight line wind damage, heavy rain, and localized flooding as well.

Geneva County 1 NW Samson 23 1030CST 0 0 35.00K 0.00K Lightning

The Geneva County Reaper newspaper reported that lightning struck Samson High School, burning a hole in the wall of the gym. No injuries were reported. Monetary damage was estimated.

Geneva County 3 WNW Malvern 23 1148CST 1151CST 1.68 25 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

30 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALABAMA, Southeast

A weak tornado touched down near the intersection of County Road 73 and Scott Road, knocking down a few trees in this location. This tornado continued northeastward a short distance where a few houses experienced minor roof damage near 1984 N County Road 49. The tornado then lifted shortly afterwards. The damage was consistent was an EF0 tornado with maximum winds around 80 mph. Monetary damage was estimated. A strong upper level low coupled with moderate wind shear aided in the development of a few strong to severe storms across the tri-state area. The severe storms remained across southeast Alabama and southwest Georgia with one weak tornado occurring in Geneva county, AL. Lightning also struck Samson High School in Geneva county, causing damage.

ALABAMA, Southwest Clarke County Cunningham 02 1639CST 1641CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Wilcox County Yellow Bluff 02 1640CST 1642CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Covington County Opp 02 1650CST 1652CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and a funnel cloud across portions of southwest Alabama.

Washington County Mc Intosh 22 1300CST 1500CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Several roads flooded due to heavy rainfall. Heavy rains caused minor flooding across portions of southwest Alabama.

Butler County Greenville 30 1515CST 1516CST 1 0 0.00K 0.00K Lightning

A 12 year old boy was killed when the tree he was standing under was struck by lightning. M12UT

Butler County 3 N Georgiana 30 1525CST 1526CST 0 2 0.00K 0.00K Lightning

Two people struck by lightning one of which was critical. Lightning strikes caused injuries and 1 death.

ALASKA, Northern

AKZ201 WESTERN ARCTIC COAST 01 0300AKS 02 0500AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Extreme Cold/Wind Chill

A 1042 mb high in the East Siberian Sea combined with a 980 mb low across the Alaska Peninsula to produce a moderate northeast wind along the western arctic coast. At Point Lay, a northeast wind of around 20 mph combined with temperatures of 35 to 40 below to produce wind chills as low as 71 below zero from approximately 0300AKST on the 1st through 0500AKST on the 2nd.

AKZ204 EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST 02 2300AKS 03 0600AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Extreme Cold/Wind Chill

31 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ALASKA, Northern AKZ203 CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST 03 1730AKS 05 0800AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Extreme Cold/Wind Chill

Zone 203: At Nuiqsut, temperatures of 31 to 36 below combined with a southwest wind of 15 mph to produce wind chills as low as 66 below. The wind chills were 60 below or lower from approximately 0600AKST on the 4th through 0030AKST on the 5th. At Kuparuk, temperatures of 29 to 36 below combined with a southwest wind of 15 mph to produce wind chills as low as 66 below. The wind chills were 60 below or lower from approximately 1730AKST on the 3rd through 0800AKST on the 5th. No observations are taken a Kuparuk during the evening and overnight, so it was estimated that the low wind chills persisted during this time. At Deadhorse, the wind chills intermittently were 60 to 65 below from approximately 0100AKST through 0400AKST on the 4th, and again from approximately 0400AKST through 0800AKST on the 5th. At Alpine Airport, the wind chills were intermittently 60 to 66 below from 0445AKST on the 4th through 0400AKST on the 5th. Zone 204: At Barter Island, temperatures of 30 to 32 below zero combined a west wind of 15 to 17 mph to produce wind chills of 60 to 62 below zero from 2300AKST on the 2nd through 0600AKST on the 3rd.

AKZ212 ERN NORTON SOUND NULATO HILLS 05 0600AKS 1430AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Blizzard

Blizzard conditions were observed at Unalakleet from approximately 0830AKST through 1430AKST on the 5th. The visibility was frequently reduced to one quarter mile or less in snow and blowing snow. There was a peak wind gust t0 42 kt (48 mph) at the Unalakleet AWOS. Blizzard conditions were also intermittently observed at Saint Michael from approximately 0600AKST through 1100AKST on the 5th. The visibility was reduced to one quarter mile or less at times in snow and blowing snow. There was a peak wind gust to 35 kt (40 mph) at the Saint Michael AWOS.

AKZ222 MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY 05 1800AKS 07 2100AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A strong southwest flow aloft combined with a frontal boundary to produce heavy snow in the Fairbanks area. The snow began approximately 1800AKST on the 5th and continued through approximately 2100AKST on the 7th. The Keystone Ridge Co-op Observer on Murphy Dome reported a storm total of 25.1 inches. The Fairbanks International Airport observed a storm total of 11.3 inches. Most of the low elevation sites in the Fairbanks and North Pole areas observed a storm total of 11 to 16 inches.

AKZ203 CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST 10 0830AKS 2200AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Extreme Cold/Wind Chill

At Deadhorse, temperatures of 27 to 31 below zero combined with a southwest wind of 20 to 25 mph to produce wind chills as low as 64 below. The wind chills were 60 below or lower from approximately 1230AKST through 2015AKST on the 10th. At Kuparuk, temperatures of 25 to 42 below zero combined with a southwest wind of 20 to 25 mph to produce wind chills as low as 74 below. The wind chills were 60 below or lower from approximately 0830AKST through 2200AKST on the 10th. The ending time of the wind chills was estimated as there are no observations during the evening and overnight hours. At Nuiqsut, temperatures of 29 to 36 below zero combined with a southwest winds of 15 to 20 mph to produce wind chills as low as 65 below. The wind chills were 60 below or lower from approximately 1130AKST through 1530AKST on the 10th.

AKZ201 WESTERN ARCTIC COAST 14 0056AKS 1240AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Extreme Cold/Wind Chill

At Point Lay, temperatures of 31 to 36 below zero combined with a northeast wind of 15 to 20 mph to produce wind chills of 60 to 70 below zero from approximately 0056AKST through 1240AKST on the 14th. A second period of low wind chills was observed from approximately 1811AKST on the 14th through 0600AKST on the 16th. Temperatures of 29 to 36 below zero combined with a northeast wind of 15 to 23 mph to produce wind chills of 60 to 68 below zero.

AKZ207 CHUKCHI SEA COAST 14 1430AKS 1830AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Blizzard

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ALASKA, Northern

A 988 mb low along the Yukon Delta combined with a 1033 mb high in the East Siberian Sea to produce a period of blizzard conditions at Point Hope during the afternoon into the early evening hours on the 14th. A northeast wind gusted as high as 52 kt (60 mph) at the Point Hope AWOS. The visibility was reduced to one quarter mile or less in blowing snow at Point Hope from approximately 1430AKST through 1830AKST.

AKZ201 WESTERN ARCTIC COAST 14 1811AKS 16 0600AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Extreme Cold/Wind Chill

At Point Lay, temperatures of 31 to 36 below zero combined with a northeast wind of 15 to 20 mph to produce wind chills of 60 to 70 below zero from approximately 0056AKST through 1240AKST on the 14th. A second period of low wind chills was observed from approximately 1811AKST on the 14th through 0600AKST on the 16th. Temperatures of 29 to 36 below zero combined with a northeast wind of 15 to 23 mph to produce wind chills of 60 to 68 below zero.

AKZ206 N. BROOKS RNG E OF COLVILLE R 15 1430AKS 16 1100AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Extreme Cold/Wind Chill

Temperatures of 31 to 33 below zero combined with a northeast wind of 15 to 25 mph to produce wind chills as low as 66 below zero at Anaktuvuk Pass. The wind chills were 60 below or lower from approximately 1430AKST on the 15th through 1100AKST on the 16th.

AKZ201-205 N. BROOKS RNG COLVILLE RVR W - WESTERN ARCTIC COAST 21 2030AKS 22 1130AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Extreme Cold/Wind Chill

22 2030AKS 23 2200AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Extreme Cold/Wind Chill

AKZ205 N. BROOKS RNG COLVILLE RVR W 22 2030AKS 23 2200AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Extreme Cold/Wind Chill

There were two periods when the wind chill at Point Lay was 60 below zero or colder. The first period occurred from 2030AKST on the 21st through 1130AKST on the 22nd. Temperatures of 29 to 33 below combined with a northeast wind of 15 to 23 mph to produce wind chills as low as 65 below. The wind chills then moderated above 60 below during the afternoon on the 22nd. A second period of wind chills of 60 below zero or colder occurred from 2030AKST on the 22nd through 2200AKST on the 23rd. Temperatures of 25 to 29 below zero combined with a northeast wind of 20 to 35 mph to produce wind chills as low as 65 below zero. Based on the observations at Point Lay, it is likely that similar conditions were observed along the coastal plain in zone 205.

AKZ201 WESTERN ARCTIC COAST 26 0130AKS 0630AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Extreme Cold/Wind Chill

27 2030AKS 28 1000AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Extreme Cold/Wind Chill

There were a few periods when the wind chills was 60 below zero or lower at Point Lay during a three day period from March 26-28, 2012. The low wind chills were during the late evening through early morning hours. The first period occurred from approximately 0130AKST through 0630AKST on the 26th. Temperatures of 31 to 33 below zero combined with a northeast wind of 15 to 18 mph to produce wind chills as low as 63 below. The second period of low wind chills was observed from approximately 2230AKST on the 26th through 1030AKST on the 27th. Temperatures of 31 to 35 below combined with a northeast wind of 15 to 20 mph to produce wind chills as low as 67 below. The third period of low wind chills was observed from approximately 2045AKST on the 27th through 1000AKST on the 28th. Temperatures of 28 to 33 below zero combined with a northeast wind of 20 to 23 mph to produce wind chills as low as 66 below zero.

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ALASKA, Southeast AKZ017 CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA 01 2010AKS 02 0600AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

The arctic front had established along the north Gulf coast on 2.29. A gale force low approached from the south sending warm moist air aloft over the colder arctic air on 3.1 into 3.2. Yakutat got another dump of snow adding to the misery already there where the snow depth was 68 inches and no place to put it.

03 2224AKS 04 0600AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

A moderate strength low pressure system remained nearly stationary near Middleton Island on March 3rd & 4th. This system caused some more brief heavy snow over Yakutat on the night of March 3rd.

AKZ025 JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND 05 1924AKS 06 1700AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Blizzard

AKZ017 CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA 06 0911AKS 1200AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

Arctic high pressure was established over northwestern Canada as a rapidly moving frontal system brought in moisture that was just enough to get a few areas of heavy snow on the night of March 5th.

AKZ018-019 HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL - TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY

07 1500AKS 08 1200AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

AKZ017 CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA 08 0000AKS 2200AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

AKZ027 DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA 08 1422AKS 2359AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A frontal system moved onto the coast on the morning of March 7th then stalled over the northern Panhandle into the 8th. Heavy snow was observed for Yakutat and Northern Lynn Canal but there were no reports of damage. The southern Panhandle had some storm force wind with this event.

AKZ018 TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY 09 0900AKS 1500AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A weak low pressure system moved inland over the Yukon Territory on the morning of March 9th causing a brief burst of wind at Skagway. There were no damage reports.

AKZ023 CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA 18 0843AKS 1400AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

Baranof Island got a rapid snowstorm on March 18th due to heavy snow showers moving over the area. Water amount was around 2/3 of an inch, but the temperature regime was rather cold with a high around 33F.

AKZ017 CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA 24 1109AKS 2300AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

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ALASKA, Southeast

Snow dumped on Yakutat again on March 24th. A weak low pressure system was stationary in the Central Gulf of Alaska on the 24th, but this system pumped warm moist air aloft over the cold air at the surface. Yakutat got 13.5 inches of new snow by midnight, but there were no report of damage. This resulted in 91 total inches of snow on the ground and no where to put it.

ALASKA, Southern

AKZ155-195 KUSKOKWIM DELTA - PRIBILOF ISLANDS 01 0000AKS 0500AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Blizzard

A strong storm moved across the eastern Aleutians into the eastern Bering Sea February 29th and March 1st. The storm produced snow and strong wind resulting in blizzard conditions. This resulted in drifts of 4 to 5 feet in Saint Paul. The Blizzard conditions spread to the Kuskokwim Delta coast the morning of March first and persisted into the early morning of March second.

04 0639AKS 1200AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Blizzard

AKZ155-161 BRISTOL BAY - KUSKOKWIM DELTA 04 1855AKS 05 0355AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Blizzard

A strong storm over the western Bering Sea pushed a front across the Pribilof Islands to the Bering Sea Coast. The strong wind and snow in advance of the front resulted in blizzard conditions in the Pribilof Islands and along the Bering Sea coast March 4th and 5th.

AKZ131-195 NERN P.W. SND - PRIBILOF ISLANDS 08 0453AKS 0600AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Blizzard

A strong storm moved into the central Bering Sea the evening of March 7th. Strong wind and snow in advance of the associated front produced blizzard conditions across the Pribilof Islands March 8th.

12 0900AKS 13 0215AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Blizzard

AKZ191 WESTERN ALEUTIANS 12 1055AKS 1200AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong Bering Sea storm produced strong gusty wind across the western Aleutians and snow and blowing snow in the Pribilof Islands. The snow and blowing snow resulted in blizzard conditions in the Pribilof Islands.

AKZ155-161-195 BRISTOL BAY - KUSKOKWIM DELTA - PRIBILOF ISLANDS 22 0830AKS 1100AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Blizzard

AKZ125 WRN P.W. SND & KENAI MTNS 23 1600AKS 2015AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Blizzard

A large intense Bering Sea storm pushed its associated front through the eastern Bering Sea into southwest Alaska and the Gulf of Alaska. Strong wind and snow in advance of the front produced blizzard conditions along the Bering Sea Coast. As the front progressed east strong wind and snow through Portage Valley resulted in blizzard conditions.

AKZ181-195 ALASKA PENINSULA - PRIBILOF ISLANDS 25 1350AKS 0300AKS 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Blizzard

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ALASKA, Southern

A strong storm moved across the Bering Sea and pushed a front across the Pribilof Islands and Alaska Peninsula resulting in blizzard conditions.

ARIZONA, Central and Northeast

AZZ012 LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY 06 1230MST 1800MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

AZZ010 CHINLE VALLEY 06 1300MST 1900MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Dust Storm

AZZ005 MARBLE CANYON AND GLEN CANYON 06 1300MST 1530MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A low pressure over the Great Basin swept a strong cold front across Arizona. Strong to very strong winds developed ahead of the front and produced areas of blowing dust.

AZZ015-016 EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM - WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM 17 0847MST 1745MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

AZZ008-015-037- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS - WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM - YAVAPAI COUNTY 038 MOUNTAINS - YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS 17 2100MST 18 1800MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

AZZ016>018 EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM - NORTHERN GILA COUNTY - WHITE MOUNTAINS

18 0045MST 19 1900MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A powerful winter storm moved across Arizona with strong winds ahead of the cold front, heavy rain and snow along and behind the cold front, and then heavy rain and snow showers as the cold pool aloft move across the state with the low center. Up to four and half feet of snow fell in the Kachina Peaks north of Flagstaff.

ARIZONA, Northwest

AZZ001-003-036 LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA - NORTHWEST DESERTS - NORTHWEST PLATEAU 06 1330MST 2110MST 0 0 125.0K 0.00K High Wind

A very strong cold front brought high winds to much of the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin. Isolated heavy snow also fell in the mountains.

AZZ003 NORTHWEST DESERTS 17 1700MST 19 0800MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

AZZ036 LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 17 1830MST 0 0 1.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

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ARIZONA, Northwest AZZ003 NORTHWEST DESERTS 18 0251MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind A strong storm system brought high winds to portions of the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin, along with heavy snow in the higher elevations.

ARIZONA, South

AZZ507 UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY 07 0030MST 1500MST 0 0 1.5K 0.00K Strong Wind

Strong low pressure resulted in gusty southwest winds across southern Arizona.

AZZ502-505-506 SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY - SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY - TOHONO O ODHAM NATION 13 0000MST 31 2359MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

While early winter precipitation allowed for slight improvements in drought conditions across southern Arizona, precipitation waned during the remainder of the winter, causing drought conditions to worsen again in March.

AZZ506-509-515 BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS - SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY - UPPER GILA RIVER AND ARAVAIPA VALLEYS - WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES 18 0500MST 19 1600MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

AZZ508 EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET 18 1100MST 1200MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A late season winter storm impacted Southeast Arizona on March 18th and March 19th producing snow in the mountains and in some of the lower elevations as well.

ARIZONA, Southwest

AZZ024 SOUTHERN GILA/TONTO NF FOOTHILLS 18 0800MST 19 1000MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A vigorous, cold and wet Pacific upper level low pressure system moved into Arizona during the day on Sunday March 18th. The low brought scattered to numerous rain showers to the central deserts, as well as widepsread rain and snow showers to the higher terrain of southern Gila County. Snow levels fell overnight Sunday night to near 3000 feet, and two to five inches of new snow fell below 5000 feet, affecting communities such as Globe and Miami and forcing the closure of area highways such as US 60. Snow diminished during morning hours on Monday March 19 as the low began to exit to the east of Arizona.

Maricopa County 1 E (PHX)Sky Harbor Arpt 18 1914MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (51MG)

A cold and wet Pacific upper low moved into Arizona on March 18th, and the air mass became rather unstable. Isolated thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours, and some of them produced strong gusty winds. At 714 pm, the official weather station at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph. No damage was reported at the airport due to the strong winds. During the morning hours on March 18th, a vigorous cold front raced eastward across the central Arizona deserts. The front was associated with a cold, wet Pacific upper level low pressure system. The upper low moved into Arizona during the day on March 18th, and the air mass became unstable. Isolated thunderstorms developed in the greater Phoenix area during the afternoon and evening hours, and a few of them produced strong and gusty winds in excess of 50 mph. Note: The measured wind gust of 51 knots is equivalent to 59 mph.

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ARKANSAS, Central and North Central

ARZ013 SEARCY 01 1200CST 2240CST 0 0 Wildfire

A recent lack of rainfall, low humidities and gusty winds made conditions favorable for wildfires late in early March. On the 1st, a wildfire 3 miles southwest of Leslie in Searcy County burned 367 acres.

02 0930CST 05 1630CST 0 0 0.00K Wildfire

A recent lack of rainfall, low humidities and gusty winds made conditions favorable for wildfires late in early March. On the 2nd, a large wildfire began 2 miles southeast of Cozahome in Searcy County. The fire was not controlled until the 5th. Altogether, 1032 acres burned.

ARZ006 FULTON 06 1100CST 1745CST 0 0 0.00K Wildfire

A recent lack of rainfall, low humidities and gusty winds made conditions favorable for wildfires late in early March. On the 6th, a wildfire 1.5 miles east of Viola in Fulton County burned 285 acres. One house was destroyed.

ARZ003 BOONE 07 0100CST 1430CST 0 0 0.00K Wildfire

A recent lack of rainfall, low humidities and gusty winds made conditions favorable for wildfires late in early March. On the 4th, a wildfire 18 miles north-northwest of Harrison in Boone County burned 110 acres.

Independence County 1 WNW Charlotte 08 0224CST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Lightning

Lightning set fire to an outbuilding. Independence County 1 NE Batesville 08 0301CST 0 0 175.00K 0.00K Lightning

Lightning struck a large oak tree, traveled through the ground, blew up the gas meter, and set the historic Mayflower House on fire. The house had been divided up into apartments. Independence County 2 S Limedale 08 0306CST 0 0 100.00K 0.00K Lightning

Lightning set fire to a house near Bethesda. Independence County 2 ENE Batesville 08 0319CST 0 0 30.00K 0.00K Lightning

Lightning set fire to a shop/garage structure. Ouachita County Camden 08 1630CST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Trees and power lines were blown down. A slow-moving cold front passed through Arkansas on the 8th, bringing showers and thunderstorms to most of the state. Locally heavy rain, small hail, and gusty winds occurred. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

Woodruff County 1 WSW Riverside 09 1500CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Flood 29 Heavy rain caused the Cache River at Patterson to rise above flood stage through most of March.

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ARKANSAS, Central and North Central Woodruff County 3 NW Augusta 10 0400CST 2 WSW Ruffwood 31 2359CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rainfall in early March pushed the White River at Augusta above flood stage through the end of march. Dam releases from upstream aided in keeping the river above flood stage.

Several days of heavy rainfall, totaling 3 to 5 inches altogether, fell over the White and Cache Rivers in eastern Arkansas. This led to minor flooding at several locations along the rivers.

Fulton County French 20 1315CST 3 WSW Many Is 26 0015CST 1 0 20.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain caused flooding along the South Fork of the Spring River. On the 24th at the Kia Kima Scout Reservation, a 4 year- old boy was helping clean up the area. According to news reports, a group of older boys left the clean-up site to return to the camping area. Sometime thereafter, the younger boy asked if he could catch up with the other boys. At some point, the boy ended up drowning in the river, which was described as high and rolling. His body was recovered on the 28th. M4OU

Grant County Sheridan 20 1431CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Dime to quarter size hail occurred in and around Sheridan. Conway County 1 N Lewisburg 20 1433CST 2 NE Morrilton 1435CST 0 1 400.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (70EG)

A severe thunderstorm moved through the east side of Morrilton. The roof of a packaging company was badly damaged. At the Conway County Fairgrounds, the concession stand was destroyed, one end of an exhibition building was blown in, and the restroom building and some of the sports fields were damaged. There was some damage at the Morrilton High School football field. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. About 50 homes suffered damage, primarily from shingles being blown off. However, several homes were damaged more severely when trees fell into them. One person was injured in a house when a tree fell into it. Note: The estimated wind gust of 70 knots is equivalent to 81 mph.

An exhibition building at the Conway County Fairgrounds in Morrilton, AR, was damaged by a severe thunderstorm on the afternoon of March 20, 2012. Photo by John Robinson, WCM, WFO Little Rock. Faulkner County Vilonia 20 1530CST 1545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

An inch of rain fell in 15 minutes.

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ARKANSAS, Central and North Central Van Buren County 1 WSW Damascus 20 1552CST 0 0 20.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (63MG)

A home anemometer measured a 73 mph wind gust. Several roofs in the area were damaged and a few trees were blown down.

Note: The measured wind gust of 63 knots is equivalent to 72 mph. Van Buren County 2 N Damascus 20 1553CST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Roofs were blown off two barns and some trees were blown down.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Stone County Harness 20 1621CST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A tree was blown down onto Angora Mountain Rd. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Baxter County 1 NNE Midway 20 1707CST 0 0 150.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

At a mobile home park, four mobile homes were severely damaged and eight other suffered lesser amounts of damage. Several people were briefly trapped inside the mobile homes, but there were no injuries. The laundromat building had its roof taken off and some of the walls removed. Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph.

A mobile home was destroyed when a severe thunderstorm moved through a mobile home park near Midway, AR (Baxter Co.) on the evening of March 20, 2012. Photo by John Robinson, WCM, WFO Little Rock. Baxter County Three Brothers 20 1707CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Trees were blown down and the siding was ripped off a home. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Faulkner County 1 N Martinville 21 0300CST 5 ENE Enders 1530CST 0 0 100.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Numerous county roads were flooded. Four homes in the Liberty community and one home in Greenbrier were evacuated due to rising creeks.

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ARKANSAS, Central and North Central Pulaski County Wrightsville 21 0300CST 4 S Wye 1530CST 1 0 350.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Numerous roads in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Sherwood, Jacksonville, and unincorporated areas of Pulaski County were flooded. Water entered some houses and garages on Stagecoach Rd. in Little Rock. In Little Rock's Boyle Park, the body of a 46 year-old woman was found in Rock Creek near the low-water bridge on the evening of the 21st. She had apparently been in the water since earlier in the day. The circumstances of how she ended up in the creek were unknown, but she had apparently been on foot. The state medical examiner ruled that drowning was the cause of death. F46OU

Saline County 9 NW Electric 21 0300CST 3 NNE Paron 1530CST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A number of roads flooded in Saline County. Hurricane Creek left its banks.

Stone County 1 SSW Gaylor 21 0300CST 0800CST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Extensive flooding occurred along South Sylamore Creek. All campers were safely evacuated.

Van Buren County Una 21 0300CST 8 NNE Shirley 1430CST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Numerous county roads were flooded. A very slow-moving upper level low pressure center brought severe weather, heavy rain, and flash flooding from the 20th through the 22nd. For the 24-hour period ending at 7 AM on the 21st, some of the larger rainfall amounts included 6.20 inches at Norfork (Baxter Co.), 6.10 inches at Mountain Home (Baxter Co.), 5.88 inches at Damascus (Van Buren Co.), 5.47 inches at Maumelle (Pulaski Co.), 4.90 inches at Clarkridge (Baxter Co.), 4.76 inches at Sherwood (Pulaski Co.), 4.45 inches at Sheridan (Grant Co.), 4.42 inches at Crystal Valley (Pulaski Co.), 4.38 inches at North Little Rock (Pulaski Co.), 4.35 inches at Calico Rock (Izard Co.), 4.35 inches at Ivan (Dallas Co.), 4.33 inches at Camden (Ouachita Co.), 4.27 inches at Conway (Faulkner Co.), 4.25 inches at Little Rock (Pulaski Co.), 4.10 inches at Moro Bay (Bradley Co.), and 4.07 inches at Mountain View (Stone Co.).

Perry County 2 WSW Houston 21 0630CST 2 NNW Pleasant Vly 27 1730CST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rainfall caused the Fourche LaFave River near Houston to rise above flood stage for several days at the end of March. Portions of Arkansas 216 and Arkansas 300 were flooded. Heavy rainfall, exceeding 3 to 6 inches across some areas, caused widespread minor river flooding across Arkansas.

Calhoun County 2 NE Hopeville 21 0800CST 2 NNE Ebenezer 1030CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain flooded several county roads in Calhoun County. Stone County 9 NW Mountain View 21 0800CST 3 NNE Allison 22 0900CST 0 0 100.00K 0.00K Flood

Creeks were out of their banks.

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ARKANSAS, Central and North Central

South Sylamore Creek overflowed at a campground near Allison, AR (Stone Co) on March 21 and 22, 2012. The photo is courtesy of Chris McCrillis. Calhoun County 1 NW Thornton 21 1030CST 2 N Ebenezer 22 1000CST 0 0 100.00K 0.00K Flood

Numerous county roads were flooded, as were sections of Arkansas 274 near Tinsman and Arkansas 203 near Hampton. The county judge declared a disaster due to the flooding. A very slow-moving upper level low pressure center brought severe weather, heavy rain, and flash flooding from the 20th through the 22nd. For the 24-hour period ending at 7 AM on the 21st, some of the larger rainfall amounts included 6.20 inches at Norfork (Baxter Co.), 6.10 inches at Mountain Home (Baxter Co.), 5.88 inches at Damascus (Van Buren Co.), 5.47 inches at Maumelle (Pulaski Co.), 4.90 inches at Clarkridge (Baxter Co.), 4.76 inches at Sherwood (Pulaski Co.), 4.45 inches at Sheridan (Grant Co.), 4.42 inches at Crystal Valley (Pulaski Co.), 4.38 inches at North Little Rock (Pulaski Co.), 4.35 inches at Calico Rock (Izard Co.), 4.35 inches at Ivan (Dallas Co.), 4.33 inches at Camden (Ouachita Co.), 4.27 inches at Conway (Faulkner Co.), 4.25 inches at Little Rock (Pulaski Co.), 4.10 inches at Moro Bay (Bradley Co.), and 4.07 inches at Mountain View (Stone Co.).

Saline County 1 W Benton Saline Co Arp 21 1200CST 22 0600CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain caused the Saline River at Benton to rise above flood stage for almost a day in March.

Heavy rainfall, exceeding 3 to 6 inches across some areas, caused widespread minor river flooding across Arkansas.

Van Buren County Una 21 1430CST 8 NNE Shirley 22 1000CST 0 0 75.00K 0.00K Flood

Creeks left their banks, flooding numerous county roads. The county judge declared a disaster.

A very slow-moving upper level low pressure center brought severe weather, heavy rain, and flash flooding from the 20th through the 22nd. For the 24-hour period ending at 7 AM on the 21st, some of the larger rainfall amounts included 6.20 inches at Norfork (Baxter Co.), 6.10 inches at Mountain Home (Baxter Co.), 5.88 inches at Damascus (Van Buren Co.), 5.47 inches at Maumelle (Pulaski Co.), 4.90 inches at Clarkridge (Baxter Co.), 4.76 inches at Sherwood (Pulaski Co.), 4.45 inches at Sheridan (Grant Co.), 4.42 inches at Crystal Valley (Pulaski Co.), 4.38 inches at North Little Rock (Pulaski Co.), 4.35 inches at Calico Rock (Izard Co.), 4.35 inches at Ivan (Dallas Co.), 4.33 inches at Camden (Ouachita Co.), 4.27 inches at Conway (Faulkner Co.), 4.25 inches at Little Rock (Pulaski Co.), 4.10 inches at Moro Bay (Bradley Co.), and 4.07 inches at Mountain View (Stone Co.).

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ARKANSAS, Central and North Central Independence County 1 SSW Batesville 21 1500CST 22 1145CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain at Batesville and upstream along the White River caused the White River at Batesville to crest just below moderate flood stage. Heavy rainfall, exceeding 3 to 6 inches across some areas, caused widespread minor river flooding across Arkansas.

Faulkner County 1 N Martinville 21 1530CST 5 ENE Enders 22 0700CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Flood

Flash flooding earlier in the day became widespread areal flooding as creeks flooded.

Pulaski County Wrightsville 21 1530CST 4 S Wye 22 0700CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Flood

Flash flooding earlier in the day became widespread areal flooding, with many creeks out of their banks.

A very slow-moving upper level low pressure center brought severe weather, heavy rain, and flash flooding from the 20th through the 22nd. For the 24-hour period ending at 7 AM on the 21st, some of the larger rainfall amounts included 6.20 inches at Norfork (Baxter Co.), 6.10 inches at Mountain Home (Baxter Co.), 5.88 inches at Damascus (Van Buren Co.), 5.47 inches at Maumelle (Pulaski Co.), 4.90 inches at Clarkridge (Baxter Co.), 4.76 inches at Sherwood (Pulaski Co.), 4.45 inches at Sheridan (Grant Co.), 4.42 inches at Crystal Valley (Pulaski Co.), 4.38 inches at North Little Rock (Pulaski Co.), 4.35 inches at Calico Rock (Izard Co.), 4.35 inches at Ivan (Dallas Co.), 4.33 inches at Camden (Ouachita Co.), 4.27 inches at Conway (Faulkner Co.), 4.25 inches at Little Rock (Pulaski Co.), 4.10 inches at Moro Bay (Bradley Co.), and 4.07 inches at Mountain View (Stone Co.).

Yell County 1 WNW Danville 21 1630CST 24 1745CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain in late March pushed the Petit Jean River at Danville above flood stage for several days at the end of March.

Clark County 1 ENE Arkadelphia 21 1800CST 22 1300CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain at the end of March pushed the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia above flood stage for a couple of days. Arkansas 7 was flooded at the railroad trestle on the southeast side of Arkadelphia.

Conway County 1 SE Morrilton 22 0415CST 1 W Lewisburg 24 1000CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain at the end of March pushed the Arkansas River at Morrilton above flood stage for several days.

Ouachita County Camden 22 1400CST 31 2359CST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain in the second half of March pushed the Ouachita River at Camden above flood stage through the end of March. Arkansas 7 flooded between Camden and Harmony Grove. Heavy rainfall, exceeding 3 to 6 inches across some areas, caused widespread minor river flooding across Arkansas.

Garland County 2 NNW Lake Ouachita East 22 2000CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

About a dozen trees were blown down on the north side of Lake Ouachita.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

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ARKANSAS, Central and North Central Pike County 2 W Twin Bridge 22 2007CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail up to quarter size fell. Scott County 3 NNW Puryear 22 2045CST 2 W Nola 23 0030CST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

The Fourche LaFave River flooded the Dooley Rd. Bridge and many county roads in the southern half of Scott County were flooded. A very slow-moving upper level low pressure center brought severe weather, heavy rain, and flash flooding from the 20th through the 22nd. For the 24-hour period ending at 7 AM on the 21st, some of the larger rainfall amounts included 6.20 inches at Norfork (Baxter Co.), 6.10 inches at Mountain Home (Baxter Co.), 5.88 inches at Damascus (Van Buren Co.), 5.47 inches at Maumelle (Pulaski Co.), 4.90 inches at Clarkridge (Baxter Co.), 4.76 inches at Sherwood (Pulaski Co.), 4.45 inches at Sheridan (Grant Co.), 4.42 inches at Crystal Valley (Pulaski Co.), 4.38 inches at North Little Rock (Pulaski Co.), 4.35 inches at Calico Rock (Izard Co.), 4.35 inches at Ivan (Dallas Co.), 4.33 inches at Camden (Ouachita Co.), 4.27 inches at Conway (Faulkner Co.), 4.25 inches at Little Rock (Pulaski Co.), 4.10 inches at Moro Bay (Bradley Co.), and 4.07 inches at Mountain View (Stone Co.).

Faulkner County 2 WNW Salem 23 1130CST 3 NNE Bessie 2100CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain in late March caused Toad Suck Lock and Dam along the Arkansas River to rise above flood stage for several hours on the 23rd. Monroe County 2 NW Clarendon 24 2000CST 31 2359CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain and releases from upstream dams caused the White River at Clarendon to rise above flood stage in late March. The flooding continued through the end of the month. Heavy rainfall, exceeding 3 to 6 inches across some areas, caused widespread minor river flooding across Arkansas.

White County 1 NE Watkins 27 2345CST 3 SW Georgetown 31 2359CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain and releases from upstream dams caused the White River at Georgetown to rise above flood stage in late March. The flooding lasted through the end of the month. Heavy rain and dam releases pushed the White River at Georgetown above flood stage at the end of March.

Newton County Hasty 30 1622CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail covered the ground. Newton County 1 E Piercetown 30 1628CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Marion County 1 S Eros 30 1640CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Cold air aloft, accompanying an area of low pressure aloft, produced isolated severe storms in northern Arkansas on the 30th.

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ARKANSAS, East Craighead County 1 NW Trinity 08 1501CST 1 ESE Lanieve 1601CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Heavy rain caused flash flooding near Bono. County Road 328 was impassable.

Craighead County 2 WNW Sandy 08 1659CST 1759CST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Heavy rain caused flash flooding near Lake City. A road near the intersection of County Roads 815 and 816 was washed away.

A slow moving cold front pushed across Northeast Arkansas during the afternoon of March 8, 2012. Showers and a few thunderstorms developed along and behind the front dumping a couple inches of rain across the area. Isolated flash flooding occurred as a result of the heavy rain.

Lawrence County Imboden 31 1600CST 1605CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Randolph County 3 E Maynard 31 1744CST 1755CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Quarter to golf ball size hail fell approximately 3 miles east of Maynard.

A cold front moved into the Mid-South during the afternoon and evening hours of March 31, 2012. Showers and thunderstorms developed along and out ahead of the front. Some storms became severe producing large hail.

ARKANSAS, Northwest Crawford County Uniontown 19 2052CST 5 W Chester 2108CST 13 400 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

A tornado snapped or uprooted a number of softwood trees and several hardwood trees. It also damaged the roof of a mobile home. Maximum estimated wind in the tornado based on this damage was 95 to 105 mph.

Crawford County Uniontown 19 2056CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Strong thunderstorm wind damaged trees and fences. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Washington County Efay 19 2115CST 20 0230CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

South Dinsmore Trail was closed due to high water. Washington County 1 S Efay 19 2115CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (56EG)

Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roof of a home, damaged a construction trailer, and destroyed a shed on the east side of town. Note: The estimated wind gust of 56 knots is equivalent to 64 mph. Washington County 1 ENE Efay 19 2120CST 2121CST 1 100 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

A tornado snapped large tree limbs and produced minor damage to a couple homes and the Walmart Neighborhood Market on Mission Boulevard.

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ARKANSAS, Northwest Carroll County 4 N Eureka Spgs 19 2205CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees along Highway 23.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. Washington County Fayetteville 19 2300CST 20 0230CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Frisco Avenue was closed between Prospect and Douglas due to high water.

Washington County Johnson 19 2320CST 20 0230CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Ball Street was closed due to high water. Washington County 1 NNW West Fork 20 0200CST 1300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Bridges were under water and closed at Dye Creek Road between Highway 71 and Interstate 540.

Crawford County 2 N Dean Spg 20 0805CST 1300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Highway 282 at Frog Creek southwest of Mountainburg was closed due to high water.

Crawford County 1 SSE Smeltzer 20 0814CST Furry 1300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Lancaster bridge at Highway 282 near Alma was closed due to high water.

A cold front pushed into the region igniting thunderstorms on the 19th. These storms evolved into a large complex as they approached northwestern Arkansas. The line of storms produced a couple tornadoes, damaging wind gusts, and flash flooding as it moved through the region.

ARKANSAS, Southeast

ARZ074 ASHLEY 01 1200CST 0 0 10.0K 0.00K Strong Wind Non-convective winds in wake of a squall line downed several trees and a couple of power lines near Dermott in Chicot County. Chicot County 3 W Cosgrove 02 1444CST 1 NE Lake Vlg 1502CST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

A swath of golf ball size hail fell from near Montrose to Lake Village.

Ashley County 1 NNE North Crossett 02 1444CST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A few trees and a light pole were blown down. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

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ARKANSAS, Southeast Chicot County 1 S Lake Vlg 02 1452CST 0 0 7.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (53EG)

Power lines were blown down in Lake Village. Note: The estimated wind gust of 53 knots is equivalent to 61 mph. Chicot County Grand Lake 02 1540CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

One inch hail fell along Grand Lake Loop. March 2012 came in like a lion as a large severe weather and tornado outbreak occurred on March 2nd. This outbreak covered a large amount of real estate across the Ohio, Tennessee, and Lower Mississippi River Valleys. This event was driven by a powerful storm system which clashed with unusual instability and wind shear for this time of year. Across the Jackson, MS service area, quite a bit of severe weather occurred during the afternoon and evening of March 2nd. Large hail was the primary main severe weather culprit as several super cell storms produced golf ball sized hail. There were also a few instances of larger hail, up to the size of baseballs. Other instances of wind damage also occurred from these storms.

Chicot County 4 SSE Lake Vlg 20 1403CST 0 0 20.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (43EG)

An eighteen wheeler was blown over at the intersection of US 82 and US 65.

An eighteen wheeler was blown over from strong thunderstorm outflow winds in Chicot County southeast of Lake Village. Note: The estimated wind gust of 43 knots is equivalent to 49 mph.

ARKANSAS, Southwest

ARZ070 MILLER 08 1930CST 0 0 20.0K 0.00K Strong Wind A strong cold front moved through Southern and Southwest Arkansas during the late afternoon and early evening hours of March 8th. Pressure rises were very strong behind this frontal boundary, resulting in very strong post-frontal gradient winds. Winds were sustained near 20 to 25 mph with gusts as high as 45 mph across the southern half of the state. These winds downed a tree on a home in Miller County, Arkansas.

Columbia County 1 ENE Mt Vernon 20 2300CST 21 0745CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

County Road 54 was flooded and closed west of Magnolia, Arkansas.

Columbia County 2 WSW Magnolia 20 2300CST 21 0745CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

County Road 15 was flooded and closed south of Magnolia, Arkansas.

Columbia County 2 WSW Magnolia 20 2300CST 1 NNW Magnolia Muni Arpt 21 0745CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Hwy. 19 and County Road 5 south of Magnolia, Arkansas were flooded and closed.

Union County 3 WSW Herma 21 0601CST 2 NNW El Dorado 1030CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Flooding was reported at 19th and Greenbriar as well as at Wesson Road and Three Creek.

A vigorous upper level trough closed off across the Southwest United States leading up to the outbreak of flash flooding across portions of Southwest Arkansas during the overnight hours of March 20th and morning hours of March 21st.

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CALIFORNIA, Extreme Southeast

CAZ033 IMPERIAL COUNTY EXCEPT THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY 03 0035PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind A Pacific low pressure system brought breezy to windy conditions to Imperial county. The winds started in the afternoon on March 2nd and continued into the early morning hours on the 3rd. Peak westerly wind gusts reached to 50 knots at El Centro but they did not result in any reported damages.

CALIFORNIA, Northeast

CAZ073 MONO 01 0800PST 1500PST 0 0 0.1K 0.00K Strong Wind

Low pressure passed through the northwest CONUS and northern NV on February 29th and March 1st bringing strong, gusty winds to Mono County.

CAZ072 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA 01 1405PST 1406PST 1 0 0.00K 0.00K Avalanche

Several days of snow and wind created dangerous avalanche conditions due to the formation of wind slabs on the downwind slopes of ridges around Lake Tahoe. A skier in the backcountry near Alpine Meadows triggered an avalanche. M29OU

CAZ071 LASSEN/EASTERN PLUMAS/EASTERN SIERRA 13 0400PST 1200PST 0 0 25.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

CAZ070 SURPRISE VALLEY 13 1130PST 1330PST 0 0 0.00K High Wind

CAZ072 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA 13 1200PST 15 1000PST 0 0 0.00K Winter Weather

Low pressure moving through the Pacific Northwest brought a modest higher-elevation snowfall and strong, gusty winds to northeast California on the 13th on the 14th.

CAZ071>073 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA - LASSEN/EASTERN PLUMAS/EASTERN SIERRA - MONO

16 0100PST 17 1600PST 0 0 0.00K Heavy Snow

Strong, cold low pressure dropped south from the Gulf of Alaska on the 16th and 17th and brought heavy snow to the Sierra and portions of northeast California.

CAZ072-073 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA - MONO 31 0900PST 1300PST 0 0 0.00K High Wind

CAZ071 LASSEN/EASTERN PLUMAS/EASTERN SIERRA 31 1000PST 1900PST 0 0 0.00K Winter Weather

CAZ072 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA 31 1100PST 2000PST 0 0 0.00K Heavy Snow

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CALIFORNIA, Northeast

Strong low pressure moved across the North Pacific and into the West by early on April 1st bringing areas of heavy snow and strong winds to the Sierra and eastern California on the 31st.

CALIFORNIA, Northwest

CAZ004 UPPER TRINITY RIVER 26 1700PST 27 0400PST 0 0 Winter Storm

A winter storm dropped significant snowfall amounts over parts of Northwest California. This resulted in chain restrictions on the higher elevation roads. Humboldt County 5 NNE Holmes 31 1430PST 1730PST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (30ES)

Gusty wind conditions that were below severe criteria caused a tree to fall onto highway 36. A car drove into the fallen tree resulting in one fatality. The wind event was preceded by an atmospheric river rain event that saturated soils and therefore exacerbated the vulnerability of trees to wind damage.

A strong line of thunderstorms associated with a post-frontal trough moved across Northwest California. One storm produced severe winds over portions of coastal Del Norte County. Other storms produced sub-severe hail over portions of coastal Mendocino County. Note: The estimated wind speed of 30 knots is equivalent to 35 mph.

CALIFORNIA, South Central

CAZ089>091 E CENTRAL S.J. VALLEY - SW S.J. VALLEY - W CENTRAL S.J. VALLEY

06 0633PST 1900PST 0 0 50.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

CAZ091 SW S.J. VALLEY 06 1014PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Dust Storm

CAZ092 SE S.J. VALLEY 06 1115PST 1900PST 0 0 35.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

CAZ095-099 KERN CTY MTNS - SE KERN CTY DESERT 06 1433PST 2200PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

March began with below average temperatures due to a cold front that had passed through interior central California during the evening of February 29th. High pressure began to set up over California by the 2nd, with temperatures on March 3rd as much as 13 degrees warmer than on the 2nd. As the upper-level ridge strengthened over the central California interior, patchy fog developed during the morning of March 4th. This was not unexpected, as climatologically, dense fog can occur as late as the 8th, and the storm at the end of February did bring some surface moisture to the central and southern San Joaquin Valley. Over the Southern Sierra Nevada, a weak offshore flow continued the warming trend across the region with temperatures well above normal.

A weak upper-level low developed off the coast of Baja California on March 4th, and spun some high clouds over central California overnight and into the next morning. Further north, an upper- level trough was approaching the Pacific Northwest coast, and reached California on the 6th. This system brought an unseasonably cold airmass to the central California interior as well as gusty winds, but little rain as a low in the eastern Pacific sheared much of the moisture away from the trough. Winds gusted to around 40 mph on the San Joaquin Valley floor in Merced County during the morning of March 6th, and to around 50 mph in the Diablo Range. A dust storm was reported by the California Highway Patrol on Interstate 5 near Buttonwillow at 10:14 AM, and blowing dust was reported south along Interstate 5 all the way to the Los Angeles County line. Trees were blown down in parts of the Valley. Winds gusted to 55-60 mph in the Kern County mountains and deserts during the day, and Meadows Field, in Bakersfield, had a gust to 41 mph during the early afternoon of the 6th.

The airmass that accompanied the storm was cold and dry. By the afternoon of March 6th, both temperatures and dewpoints in the central and southern San Joaquin Valley were down around 20 degrees from the previous afternoon, setting the stage for lows to fall below freezing once the wind subsided and clouds cleared.

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CALIFORNIA, South Central CAZ096-097 S SIERRA MTNS - TULARE CTY MTNS 16 2200PST 17 2057PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

CAZ093-094 S SIERRA FOOTHILLS - TULARE CTY FOOTHILLS 16 2200PST 17 1830PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

Fresno County Kerman 17 0830PST 1130PST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Flood

CAZ093 S SIERRA FOOTHILLS 17 1010PST 1110PST 0 0 8.0K 0.00K Landslide

High pressure ridging became the dominant weather feature during March 8th-10th and brought warm, dry conditions to the area; temperatures were at least several degrees above the seasonal average during much of this period.

The ridge somewhat weakened on March 11th through the 13th, as temperatures cooled down closer to seasonal averages. However, high pressure rebounded once again on March 14th and 15th, and temperatures returned to several degrees above average. This pattern basically remained dry and was similar to what occurred during much of the previous week in terms of temperatures. On the 16th, an upper-level trough brought abundant moisture to the northern part of interior central California during the evening. By the 17th, the upper-level low was located along the central California coast and brought much convective activity to the area. Most of the rain fell during the morning hours on the 17th.

The âSaint Patrickâs weekendâ storm will be remembered for not only record-smashing rain, but also for a tornado that hit western Fresno County. The rain began during the evening of March 16th, and by daybreak the next morning the California Highway Patrol was reporting flooding in the south end of the San Joaquin Valley. As the cold front move through the Fresno- Clovis area around 2:30 AM, a burst of strong windsâlater estimated at 55-60 mphâtoppled trees and caused some structural damage. Over two feet of snow had fallen at Tuolumne Meadows by 8:45 AM, and mud and debris flows were reported in the Southern Sierra Nevada foothills. Less than 45 minutes later, winds gusted to 72 mph at Indian Wells Canyon near the south end of the Sierra Nevada. By midday, both Bakersfield and Fresno had surpassed their rainfall records for March 17th. Hail fell on parts of Kerman, Visalia and Tulare. Winds gusted to 55 mph at Sunflower Valley in northwestern Kern County, and to 40 mph at Buttonwillow.

At 3:30 PM, a tornado was photographed on the ground near Mountain View Road and State Route 33, west southwest of the town of Tranquility in western Fresno County. This tornado touched down in an open field, and fortunately caused no injuries or damage. This was the 85th tornado since 1950 for the seven counties of the central California interior, and the first since February 27, 2010, when a tornado touched down in southwestern Kern County.

The CHP reported a rock slide on Highway 140 at Highway 49 in Mariposa County at 11:10 AM on the 17th.

By the time the storm had ended on March 18th, nearly 2.78 inches of rain had fallen at the Madera Municipal Airport, while Fresno had 1.78 inch and Bakersfield had 0.96 inch of rain. In the higher elevations of the Southern Sierra Nevada, new snow totals were up to 43 inches. Most of the cold air behind the upper-level low arrived by the 18th. More convection developed over the San Joaquin Valley and nearby foothills. Numerous reports of pea-sized hail with about one inch of ground cover were received throughout the valley and caused some damage to crops, especially those with blossoms. High temperatures in the central and southern San Joaquin Valley on March 18th were mostly in the 50s, well below the normals of md to upper 60s.

Eight inches of snow fell at Camp Nelson, with the heavy snow knocking down trees and causing power outages. In addition, snow levels fell below 2,000 feet in the Sierra Nevada foothills, especially in heavier showers. On the evening of the 18th, the storm system began to exit the region. The 19th was a transitional day while an upper level ridge moved toward the central coast and kept interior central California underneath a cool north-northwest flow aloft. By the 20th, high pressure began to strengthen and allowed temperatures to recover; they rose to a few degrees above seasonal averages by the 21st. This pattern continued for the next couple of days until another low pressure system arrived on the 24th.

CAZ096-097 S SIERRA MTNS - TULARE CTY MTNS 25 0600PST 26 0000PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

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CALIFORNIA, South Central

By the 20th, high pressure began to strengthen and allowed temperatures to recover; they rose to a few degrees above seasonal averages by the 21st. This pattern continued for the next couple of days until another low pressure system arrived on the 24th. An upper-level low moved over interior central California on the 24th and 25th, bringing rain and mountain snow to much of the region during that weekend. Snow levels were much higher with this system than the one that moved through the area during the previous weekend; snow fell mainly above the pass levels in Kern County and remained above 5000 feet in most areas throughout the southern Sierra Nevada. Nearly a foot of new snow fell on the Southern Sierra Nevada, and rainfall amounts in the central and southern San Joaquin Valley were up to a quarter inch.

31 1300PST 2359PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

CAZ097 TULARE CTY MTNS 31 1300PST 2359PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

The next upper level low arrived to the region on the night of March 27th-28th after a brief dry period between storm systems. This storm stayed mainly over northern California, and brought only light precipitation to the region. A stronger storm arrived on the last day of the month, bringing heavier precipitation to the region. Rainfall amounts for March 31st-April 1st were between a quarter and a half inch of rain for the central San Joaquin Valley, and between a tenth and a quarter of an inch for the south Valley. The exception was the southwest part of the San Joaquin Valley, which was rain-shadowed and received only a few hundredths of an inch of rain. In the Southern Sierra Nevada, snowfall amounts over the high country generally were between 5 and 9 inches, although a couple of sites in Tulare County had around a foot of new snow. Gusty southeast winds developed ahead of the cold front, with gusts of 35 to 45 mph in the central and southern San Joaquin Valley, and 58 to 62 mph in the Kern County deserts. A large tree branch fell on an SUV in southwest Bakersfield. The above-normal rainfall for March (except at Merced) helped put a dent in the rainfall deficit for the 2011-2012 season. When March began, Bakersfield was at 45.5 percent of normal, and Fresno was at 47.0 percent. At the end of March, Bakersfield had improved to 58.2 percent of normal, and Fresno was at 61.9 percent of normal. (See the table on the next page.) THE 2011-2012 RAIN SEASON THROUGH MARCH 31ST /AMOUNTS IN INCHES/ SITE MAR NRML DEP PCT SEASON NORMAL DEP PCT 2012 MAR* NRML 3/31 3/31* NRML MERCED AIRPORT 2.02 2.07 -0.05 97.6 5.33 10.84 - 5.51 49.2 MERCED CITY 1.89 2.07 -0.18 91.3 5.66 11.48 -5.82 49.3 MADERA AIRPORT 3.23 1.80 1.43 179.4 6.28 10.40 - 4.12 60.4 FRESNO 2.43 2.03 0.40 119.7 6.13 9.91 -3.78 61.9 HANFORD AIRPORT 1.72 1.63 0.09 105.5 4.00 8.74 -4.74 45.8 HANFORD CITY 1.75 1.65 0.10 106.1 4.32 7.83 -3.51 55.2 BAKERSFIELD 1.27 1.21 0.06 105.0 3.31 5.69 -2.38 58.2 * NORMALS FOR BAKERSFIELD...FRESNO...HANFORD CITY AND MERCED CITY ARE FOR 1981-2010. NORMALS FOR HANFORD...MADERA AND MERCED AIRPORTS ARE FOR 2001-2010.

CALIFORNIA, Southeast

CAZ520-523>525 EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT - MORONGO BASIN - OWENS VALLEY - WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT 06 1056PST 1739PST 0 0 165.0K 0.00K High Wind

A very strong cold front brought high winds to much of the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin. Isolated heavy snow also fell in the mountains.

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CALIFORNIA, Southeast CAZ519 EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES OF INYO COUNTY 16 2000PST 17 1800PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

CAZ523-525 MORONGO BASIN - WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT 17 1025PST 1310PST 0 0 1.0K 0.00K High Wind

A strong storm system brought high winds to portions of the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin, along with heavy snow in the higher elevations.

CAZ520 OWENS VALLEY 31 1342PST 1542PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A Pacific storm system brought a few hours of high winds to portions of the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin.

CALIFORNIA, Southwest

CAZ060-061 APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS - COACHELLA VALLEY 01 0000PST 1900PST 0 0 1.0K 0.00K High Wind

CAZ055-057-061 COACHELLA VALLEY - SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS - SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS 02 0500PST 0730PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

CAZ048 SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS - THE INLAND EMPIRE

02 0800PST 1200PST 0 0 8.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

High pressure built off the west coast behind a departing upper-level low pressure system, leading to strong and gusty north to northeast winds in the mountains, Inland Empire and deserts from the 1st through the 3rd. Winds commonly gusted over 60 mph in these areas. The winds blew dust around and caused damage in the Inland Empire and Lucerne Valley. Winds stayed below warning criteria in the San Diego mountains and desert, but many gusts in the low 50s were still reported.

CAZ061 COACHELLA VALLEY 06 1000PST 2000PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

06 1000PST 2200PST 0 0 2.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

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CALIFORNIA, Southwest

Blowing dust caused by high winds resulted in the closure of Gene Autry Trail in the Palm Springs area on March 6th. Photo courtesy of George Severson of KMIR 6 TV in Palm Springs.

CAZ055-060-062 APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS - SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS - SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS 06 1030PST 2100PST 0 0 30.0K 0.00K High Wind

A closed upper-level low pressure system took an inside slider trajectory, dragging a strong cold front through southern California. This resulted in very strong winds in the mountains and deserts as the front moved through and only light precipitation over and west of the mountains. Behind the front, as the low departed off to the east, the winds turned north to northeast affecting the mountain passes, Inland Empire and Santa Ana mountains. Many stations reported gusts over 60 mph, several over 70 mph and even a few above 80 mph. This resulted in areas of blowing dust, flying debris and damage to a few mobile homes.

CAZ042-043 ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS - SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS

18 0700PST 19 1200PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Surf

Combined seas and surf built rapidly late on the 17th due to the winds accompanying and following a strong cold front. A reinforcing, large WNW swell arrived on the 18th to further raise surf heights along San Diego and Orange County Beaches.

CAZ060 APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS 24 2100PST 25 1600PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Another upper-level low developed over the north Pacific and swung inland just north of the HSA on the 25th through the 26th. This system was relatively fast-moving as well, containing strong, gusty winds, often above 50 mph in several mountain and desert locations. The coast and valleys received between one-half of an inch and one inch of rain over the two-day period, with the higher amounts being in Orange County. Some locations near the foothills received closer to an inch of rain. Post-frontal, cold-air instability allowed thunderstorms to develop during the evening of the 25th over the coastal waters, and move inland, some producing small hail and cloud to ground lightning. One storm produced dime sized hail in Huntington Beach. The snow level was reported as low as 3500 feet with accumulations down to around 4000 feet. However, due to the fast storm motion, snow totals were moderate. The resorts in the Big Bear area came in with 6 to 8 inches, Arrowbear Lake with 8 inches, Wrightwood with 14 inches and Forest Falls with 4 inches of snow. Chains were required in San Bernardino County from the LA/SBD county line to 5 miles west of Big Pine.

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CALIFORNIA, Upper CAZ081-083-085 CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY - MODOC COUNTY - NORTH CENTRAL & SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY 12 0735PST 13 0703PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

An unusually cold air mass combined with clearing skies to bring freezing temperatures to portions of the southern Oregon coast. 26 1940PST 27 1315PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Another incoming front brought high winds to the Shasta Valley in northern California.

31 0345PST 0510PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

An incoming front brought high winds to the Shasta Valley on this date.

CALIFORNIA, West South Central

CAZ059 ANTELOPE VALLEY 01 1756PST 2231PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

CAZ046-053-054 LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE - SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATION AREA - VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS 02 0557PST 0954PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Strong winds developed across the mountains and deserts of Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Across the Antelope Valley, a strong westerly flow producing sustained winds in excess of 40 MPH. Across the mountains of Ventura and Los Angeles counties, gusty northwest to north winds developed with gusts as high as 73 MPH.

CAZ059 ANTELOPE VALLEY 06 2209PST 07 0100PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

CAZ053-054 LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE - VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS 07 0655PST 1855PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Another round of gusty northwest to north winds affected the mountains and deserts of Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Numerous reports of sustained winds in excess of 40 MPH and gusts in excess of 60 MPH were received.

CAZ059 ANTELOPE VALLEY 17 0450PST 0550PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

CAZ053-054 LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE - VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS 17 1900PST 18 1000PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

A strong late-season winter storm brought significant precipitation and gusty winds to Southwestern California. Rainfall totals generally ranged between 1 and 4 inches. This heavy rainfall produced widespread reports of urban flooding. In the mountains, the resorts (above 6000 feet) received significant snowfall, ranging anywhere from 9 to 22 inches. The snowfall combined with gusty south winds to produce dangerous winter storm conditions in the local mountains.

25 1900PST 26 0200PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

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CALIFORNIA, West South Central CAZ054 LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE

25 1900PST 26 0200PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

A second late-season storm brought another round of rain, wind and snow to Southwestern California. Rainfall totals across the area generally ranged between 1 and 3 inches which resulted in numerous reports of urban flooding. In the mountains, significant snowfall was reported with areas above 5000 feet receiving over 10 inches. The heavy snowfall combined with strong southerly winds to produce dangerous winter weather conditions.

CALIFORNIA, Western Alameda County 1 ESE San Leandro 13 0000PST 1200PST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

Two cars collided on westbound I-580 near Benedict Drive in San Leandro.

Contra Costa County 1 SSE Orinda Vlg 13 0000PST 1 SE Rodeo 1200PST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

A series of accidents occurred. A driver went off the roadway on eastbound SR 24 near Wilder Rd in Orinda; a car spun out of control on eastbound I-80 near Willow Avenue in Hercules; and a pair of multicar crashes were reported on SR 24 and I-680 near Walnut Creek.

Santa Cruz County 1 SSW Beulah Park 13 0000PST 1159PST 1 0 5.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

A fatal traffic accident as a 21 year old male died in a solo crash into a tree on Graham Hill Road early in the morning. M21VE

CAZ506 NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS 13 1500PST 1600PST 0 0 65.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

Napa County (APC)Napa Co Arpt 14 0000PST 2359PST 0 0 30.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

Motorists were involved in six rain-related accidents in Napa Valley.

San Mateo County Pacifica 14 0000PST 16 1100PST 0 5 50.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

Two accidents shut down Highway 1 for brief periods. One occurred on March 14 which was a head-on crash just south of Devil's Slide. Two sedans were involved with minor injuries to the two drivers. The other occurred on March 16 when two trucks collided at 10:45 am west of the turnoff for Ox Mountain landfill. Three riders suffered minor cuts and bruises.

CAZ506 NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS 14 0000PST 2300PST 0 0 2.0K 0.00K Landslide

14 0000PST 2100PST 0 0 2.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

CAZ505-529 COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE - NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY 14 0900PST 1600PST 0 0 17.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

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CALIFORNIA, Western CAZ512 SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS 14 1800PST 15 2300PST 0 0 30.0K 0.00K Landslide

CAZ506 NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS 14 1800PST 2359PST 0 0 20.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

Santa Cruz County 1 NE Beulah Park 15 0000PST 2359PST 0 0 200.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

There were 39 traffic collisions in Santa Cruz County on Thursday due to heavy rain. Twentyone of the accidents occurred on Highway 17. Santa Cruz County 1 S Santa Cruz 15 0000PST 2359PST 0 0 3.50K 0.00K Heavy Rain

Heavy rain brought the San Lorenzo River close to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Rushing water ripped apart a wooden staircase that goes down to the beach.

CAZ508 SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE 15 0400PST 0430PST 1 4 12.5K 0.00K Strong Wind

CAZ506-529 NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS - NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY 16 0000PST 1100PST 0 0 482.5K 0.00K Strong Wind

Santa Cruz County 2 E Mission Spgs 16 1040PST 1050PST 1 3 15.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

A fatal accident on the southbound lanes on SR 17 at Laurel Curve due to heavy rain. A 57 year old man lost control of his Nissan Sentra which slid from the southbound lanes into northbound traffic at 10:45 am. The Nissan struck a Chevy Suburban, spun around backward and bashed into a Toyota 4Runner which then collided with an Acura. M57VE

CAZ508 SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE 16 2200PST 2300PST 0 0 2.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

A series of storm systems from the Gulf of Alaska brought gusty winds and periods of heavy rain across the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas from March 13 through March 16, 2012.

CAZ512 SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS 17 0600PST 0700PST 0 0 2.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

Santa Cruz County 1 SW Santa Cruz 18 0000PST 0100PST 1 0 5.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

A 35 year old man crashed his Volkswagon Touareg on the onramp to southbound Highway 1 at State Park Drive about 12:45 am. M35VE

CAZ510 EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS 18 0000PST 2359PST 0 0 50.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

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CALIFORNIA, Western

A series of storm systems from the Gulf of Alaska continued the strong gusty winds and periods of heavy rain across the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas from March 17 through March 18, 2012.

CAZ506 NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS 27 1800PST 2000PST 0 0 150.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

A strong system from the Gulf Of Alaska brought strong gusty winds and heavy rain to the area.

COLORADO, Central and Northeast

COZ036 JEFFERSON & W DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET / GILPIN / CLEAR CREEK / NE PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET 03 2025MST 2150MST 0 0 High Wind

COZ035-039 BOULDER & JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET / W BROOMFIELD COUNTY - LARIMER & BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 & 9000 FEET 04 0000MST 0100MST 0 0 High Wind

High winds up to 81 mph blew in and near the foothills of Boulder and Jefferson Counties. Peak wind gusts included: 81 mph at the National Wind Technology Center; 80 mph, 6 miles northwest of Boulder; 78 mph, 2 miles south of Boulder; 76 mph in Boulder; 75 mph at the Junction of State Highways 72 and 93; and 74 mph at NCAR Mesa Lab.

COZ040-042-045> C & E ADAMS & ARAPAHOE COUNTIES - C & S WELD COUNTY - LOGAN COUNTY - N & NE 046-048>049-051 ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET / N LINCOLN COUNTY - N DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET / DENVER / W ADAMS & ARAPAHOE COUNTIES / E BROOMFIELD COUNTY - NE WELD COUNTY - PHILLIPS COUNTY - WASHINGTON COUNTY 18 1450MST 1830MST 0 0 High Wind

A large upper level trough over the Desert Southwest, combined with a deepening low pressure system over northeast Wyoming, to produce high winds across much of northeast Colorado. Peak wind gusts included: 69 mph at Limon, 66 mph at Akron and Cedar Point; 64 mph at Briggsdale; 59 mph at Bennett, Buckley Air Force Base and Greeley; 58 mph, 2 miles southeast of Limon, 10 miles northeast of Pawnee Buttes, Sterling, Woodrow; 57 mph at Holyoke and Wiggins; and 55 mph at Denver International Airport. Near Greeley, the wind blew the roof off a small livestock barn.

COZ041 ELBERT / C & E DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET 26 1245MST 0 0 High Wind

COZ036 JEFFERSON & W DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET / GILPIN / CLEAR CREEK / NE PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET 26 1315MST 31 2359MST 3 0 11.0M Wildfire

26 1518MST 0 0 High Wind

COZ046 N & NE ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET / N LINCOLN COUNTY 26 1605MST 0 0 High Wind

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COLORADO, Central and Northeast

Strong southwest winds ahead of an approaching cold front produced high to extreme fire danger across the Front Range Foothills and Palmer Divide. As a result, a 50-acre prescribed burn that had been conducted the previous week reignited in the foothills of Jefferson County, southwest of Denver. The strong wind gusts carried embers from the interior of the burn area, across containment lines and into very dry fuels which initiated the wildfire. It then spread into the crowns of the trees and driven by the strong winds, quickly advanced to the northeast onto private lands. Local firefighters immediately responded to the wildfire, but were unable to contain it, due to the extreme winds and dry and abundant fuels. The combination of very strong winds, record warm temperatures and extremely dry conditions for month of March; all contributed to a rapid increase in fire growth during the afternoon of March 26th. A total of 900 homes were evacuated on the 26th. The wildfire scorched a total of 4,150 acres; it destroyed 27 homes and resulted in the deaths of three local residents. The property damage alone was estimated to be $11 million. The Lower North Fork wildfire, south of Conifer, was not 100 percent contained until April 2nd. Peak wind gusts included: 70 mph, 1 mile north of Strasburg; 66 mph, 1 mile northwest of Golden; 62 mph at Cedar Point; and 56 mph at Denver International Airport. Officially in Denver, March 2012 was the driest and least snowiest on record.

COLORADO, East Central

COZ090-091 KIT CARSON COUNTY - YUMA COUNTY 18 1100MST 1800MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A lee side surface trough set up across Colorado producing a zone of strong south to southwest surface winds over much of the region. Wind gusts from 55 to 70 mph occurred over portions of far eastern Colorado and northwest Kansas during the day. A peak wind of 68 mph occurred at Kirk, Colorado in Yuma County, with a gust of 58 mph reported at a mesonet station west of Goodland, Kansas.

COLORADO, South Central and Southeast

COZ068 EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT 01 0500MST 02 0800MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

The combination of an upper level storm system and a cold air produced an isolated 8 inches snow amount near the summit of Monarch Pass (Chaffee County) and 11 inches of snow around the summit of Wolf Creek Pass (Mineral County). ALAMOSA VICINITY / CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT - BENT COUNTY - COZ070-084-088> CROWLEY COUNTY - EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY - EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY - LA 089-093>099 JUNTA VICINITY / OTERO COUNTY - LAMAR VICINITY / PROWERS COUNTY - NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY / MONUMENT RIDGE / RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT - SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY - SPRINGFIELD VICINITY / BACA COUNTY - TRINIDAD VICINITY / LOWER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN & WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT - WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY 18 1100MST 1800MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A potent storm system generated wind gusts to around 60 mph across parts of the San Luis Valley and southeast plains.

ALAMOSA VICINITY / CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT - CANON CITY VICINITY COZ060-069-083> / EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY - COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY / SOUTHERN EL PASO 089-093 COUNTY / RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT - CROWLEY COUNTY - DEL NORTE VICINITY / NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT - EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT - LA JUNTA VICINITY / OTERO COUNTY - NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY / MONUMENT RIDGE / RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT - PUEBLO VICINITY / PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT - TRINIDAD VICINITY / LOWER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN & WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT - WALSENBURG VICINITY / UPPER 26 1400MST 1700MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A storm system generated high winds across portions of southern Colorado. Wind gusts over 60 mph were reported near Florence (Fremont County), near La Veta (Huerfano County), and near the Air Force Academy (El Paso County). Gusts over 70 mph wind gusts were observed near Manitou Springs (El Paso County). A wind gust to 91 mph was recorded near the summit of Monarch Pass (Chaffee County).

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COLORADO, West COZ004-009-013 ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS - FLATTOP MOUNTAINS - GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS 01 0000MST 03 1500MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

COZ002-005 CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN - UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN 01 0000MST 02 1400MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

An upper trough began to move into the region on the last day of February, and over the area on the first day of March. The upper trough was followed by a moist northwest flow over western Colorado March 2nd and 3rd.

ANIMAS RIVER BASIN - CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN - CENTRAL GUNNISON AND COZ001>014-017> UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN - CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN - DEBEQUE TO SILT 023 CORRIDOR - ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS - FLATTOP MOUNTAINS - FOUR CORNERS / UPPER DOLORES RIVER BASIN - GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS - GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS - GRAND VALLEY - LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN - NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS - PARADOX VALLEY / LOWER DOLORES RIVER BASIN - ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS - SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN - SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS - UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE - 01 0000MST 31 2359MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

Monthly precipitation deficits of between 0.75 and 1 inch were common over much of western Colorado in March. As a result, drought conditions generally worsened over much of the region with moderate drought making large gains form the northwest corner into the southern mountains. Pockets of severe drought also formed across the portions of the northern mountains from the Flat Tops to the Park Range.

COZ010-012 GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS - WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS 01 0100MST 02 2100MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN - CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER COZ003-006>008- BASIN - DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR - FOUR CORNERS / UPPER DOLORES RIVER BASIN - 011-014-017>019- GRAND VALLEY - NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS - ROAN AND TAVAPUTS 021 PLATEAUS - SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS - UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE - UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY 01 0300MST 02 0900MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

An upper trough began to move into the region on the last day of February, and over the area on the first day of March. The upper trough was followed by a moist northwest flow over western Colorado March 2nd and 3rd.

COZ018-019 NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS - SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS

18 0500MST 19 2300MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

COZ003-009>010- ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS - FLATTOP MOUNTAINS - FOUR CORNERS / UPPER 012>014-017-021- DOLORES RIVER BASIN - GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS - 023 GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS - ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS - SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN - UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE - UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY - WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS 18 1200MST 19 0600MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

A Pacific trough brought heavy snow accumulations and strong winds to many mountain areas, as well as significant snowfall to some lower elevation areas of western Colorado.

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COLORADO, West COZ001>003-006> CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN - CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER 009-011 BASIN - CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN - DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR - GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS - GRAND VALLEY - LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN - ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS 26 0845MST 1500MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Strong winds occurred ahead of a vigorous surface cold front and associated closed upper low.

CONNECTICUT, Northwest

CTZ001 NORTHERN LITCHFIELD 01 0000EST 1750EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

A complex multi-part long duration (24 to 36 hour) storm blanketed northern Litchfield County with 4 to 8 inches of snow and sleet on Wednesday, February 29th and Thursday, March 1st. A large low pressure system approached from the upper mid west and Great Lakes region Wednesday. In association with the system's warm front, snow initially overspread the area. As warmer air worked its way into the area Wednesday night, the snow transitioned to a wintry mix. A secondary low began to form in the mid-Atlantic region early Thursday morning. This resulted in a double-barrelled low pressure system which moved eastward during the day Thursday. The wintry mix transitioned back to snow which persisted most of the day. However, the snow had trouble accumulating as temperatures warmed and this limited significant additional accumulations.

DELAWARE

DEZ001>004 DELAWARE BEACHES - INLAND SUSSEX - KENT - NEW CASTLE 08 1100EST 1600EST 0 0 1.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

Strong southwest winds preceding an approaching cold front produced wind gusts of around 45 mph in Delaware from the late morning into the middle of the afternoon on the 8th. The strong winds knocked down some weak tree limbs and power lines and caused isolated power outages. Peak wind gusts included 45 mph in Dover (Kent County) and 43 mph in Lewes (Sussex County).

DEZ003-004 DELAWARE BEACHES - INLAND SUSSEX 09 0100EST 0400EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Astronomical Low Tide

Strong northwest winds which coincided with the astronomical low tide during the early morning on March 9th caused blowout tide conditions during the low tide cycle in the lower Delaware Bay and Delaware's Atlantic coast. The low tide reached 2.14 feet below mean lower low water in Lewes (Sussex County). Low water problems begin at 1.8 feet below mean lower low water.

DEZ001>004 DELAWARE BEACHES - INLAND SUSSEX - KENT - NEW CASTLE 26 1100EST 1900EST 0 0 5.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

Strong northwest winds occurred during the afternoon and early evening of the 26th in Delaware following a cold frontal passage. Peak wind gusts averaged 40 to 50 mph, downed some weak tree limbs and wires and caused isolated power outages. In addition, the recent dry weather coupled with the strong winds increased the threat for rapidly expanding wildfires. Peak wind gusts included 51 mph in Lewes (Sussex County), 44 mph in Dewey Beach (Sussex County), 43 mph in Dover (Kent County) and 40 mph at the New Castle County Airport. The strong northwest winds were caused by the pressure difference between a high pressure system building into the Great Lakes and a low pressure system in the Canadian Maritimes. As the high pressure system moved closer during the evening of the 26th and the low pressure system moved offshore, winds diminished.

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

DCZ001 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 22 0415EST 0731EST 0 0 Dense Fog

High pressure off the coast provided an onshore flow across the area. The onshore flow off the Atlantic Ocean resulted in areas of dense fog.

27 0700EST 0 0 Frost/Freeze A northwest flow around Canadian High Pressure caused temperatures to drop below freezing.

FLORIDA, East Central Brevard County 2 SSE Titusville Beach 04 0715EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50MG)

US Air Force Wind Tower 394 at the Kennedy Space Center recorded a wind gust of 58 mph during an isolated severe thunderstorm. A strong line of thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front moving southeast across the Florida peninsula. One thunderstorm in this line produced isolated severe wind gusts as it passed across the Kennedy Space Center. Note: The measured wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Brevard County Shiloh 24 1830EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (53MG)

U.S. Air Force Wind Tower 421 near the Kennedy Space Center recorded a 53 knot (61 mph) wind gust as an isolated severe thunderstorm occurred. An isolated severe thunderstorm occurred near the Kennedy Space Center as scattered storms developed ahead of a cold front. Cooler air in the middle and upper atmosphere along with plenty of moisture combined with the east coast sea breeze to produce a severe wind gust. Note: The measured wind gust of 53 knots is equivalent to 61 mph. Orange County 2 NNE Lake Pickett 31 1420EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

A public citizen observed hail up to penny sized in diameter near Lake Pickett.

An isolated storm embedded in a line of showers and weaker thunderstorms produced hail up to the size of a penny.

FLORIDA, Northeastern

FLZ038 FLAGLER 03 1530EST 0 0 Wildfire A pre-frontal lines of strong and severe storms moved across SE Ga during the day. A strong pressure gradient across northeast Florida produced strong wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. These strong winds helped to drive a wildfire across Flagler county.

St. Johns County 2 W Glimpse Of Glory 04 0428EST 0 0 Funnel Cloud

A possible funnel cloud was sighted near County Road 208 at the intersection of Toms Road and Interstate 95. The time of the report was based on radar imagery which indicated some weak and shallow rotation moving over the area along the leading edge of a squall line.

Flagler County 1 E Bunnell 04 0515EST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (45EG)

A tree fell on a house and car along South Moore Steet, about 1 mile east of Bunnell. The cost of damage was estimated.

A cluster of strong pre-frontal storms moved across northeast Florida during the early morning hours. A few strong wind gusts were reported, as well as a lone reported of a possible funnel cloud in St. Johns county. Strong winds of 35-50 mph blew down a few trees from Marion county to Flagler county. One tree fell on a car on South Moore St in Bunnell...and power lines and a few tree limbs were blown down about 6 miles SSW of Santos in Marion county. As storms moved offshore, gusts of 40 to 45 mph were measured by buoys over the offshore waters. Note: The estimated wind gust of 45 knots is equivalent to 52 mph.

FLZ038 FLAGLER 05 1250EST 0 0 Wildfire A wildfire burned west of Highway 1 west of Bunnell.

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FLORIDA, Northeastern FLZ032 CLAY 06 1420EST 0 0 10.0K 0.00K Wildfire A wildfire started in SW Clay county near Lake Geneva.

Suwannee County 2 SSW Falmouth 14 1655EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Penny size hail was reported on Newburn Road. Clay County 5 E Highland 14 1709EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter to dime size hail was reported at the intersection of Highway 218 and Bluejay Road.

Alachua County 1 W Phifer 14 1833EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Nickel to dime size hail was reported at 53rd Ave Northwest and 43rd St. Northwest Ave.

Alachua County 5 W Phifer 14 1835EST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Half dollar to quarter size hail was reported at Interstate 75 and 39th Ave.

Alachua County 1 W Gainesville North 14 1840EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Penny size hail was reported at 844 SW 57 Terrace. Alachua County 5 W Phifer 14 1840EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported near Interstate 75 and Highway 222.

Alachua County 2 N Arredonda 14 1845EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Penny size hail was reported at SW 75th Street and SW 24th Avenue.

Alachua County 2 N Arredonda 14 1845EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Nickel size hail and small limb damaged was reported west of UF. Hail lasted for about 15 minutes.

Alachua County 1 NW Arredonda 14 1858EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Nickel to dime size hail was reported at 8018 SW 53rd Place. Strong wind gusts were also reported.

Alachua County 2 SW Arredonda 14 1905EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported between Archer Road and Gainesville.

Alachua County 1 W Peach Orchard 14 1916EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported at Archer Road and SW 158th Street.

Sea breeze storms combined with cold upper temperatures (-15 deg C at 500 mb) and passing upper level short wave trough energy produced a hail storm that impacted Clay county and many counties in the Suwannee River Valley. The largest hail reported was 1.25 inch in Alachua County.

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FLORIDA, Northeastern FLZ024 NASSAU 23 1500EST 1 0 0.00K 0.00K Rip Current Duval County 1 NW Venetia 23 1730EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Penny size hail was reported at the intersection of Venetia and Ortega Blvds. Heavy rain and minor street flooding were also reported. Sea breeze storms sparked a few strong storms over NE Florida during the evening.

Suwannee County 2 WSW Newburn 24 0935EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Wind gusts were estimated between 60 and 70 mph. Large oaks were bending with the winds.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Suwannee County 1 WNW Newburn 24 1015EST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A horse barn roof was blown off by strong thunderstorm winds. The cost of damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Suwannee County 3 WSW Live Oak Suwane Arpt 24 1030EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Large trees and limbs were blown down west of Live Oak. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Alachua County 2 NNW Cadillac 24 1340EST 1 NNE Alachua 1355EST 4.63 50 0 0 8.00K Tornado (EF0)

Based on photos, the NWS determined that an EF0 tornado caused wind damage (max winds around 75 mph) across the west side of Gainesville. A carport was damaged and numerous trees were blown down along 196th Terrace Ave. Two homes were also damaged along the path. At least 3 dozen trees were snapped off along a portion of the path as well. The cost of damage was estimated. A surface cold front approached from AL and Ga through the day with numerous strong to severe storms developing across SE Ga and NE Fl by late morning then progressing eastward across the area through the day.

Bradford County 8 S Theressa 31 1019EST 0 0 3.00K Lightning

Lightning struck a residence and caused damage to the property at 327 4th Ave. in Melrose. The cost of damage was estimated.

FLZ036 ALACHUA 31 1035EST 0 0 Wildfire Duval County 1 E Eggleston Hgts 31 1535EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was observed at a grocery store off of Merrill Road.

Duval County 1 NE Eggleston Hgts 31 1535EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Nickel size hail was observed along Rogero Road in Arlington Road.

Clay County 5 E Mc Rae 31 1544EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Nickel size hail was reported at Gold Head State Park.

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FLORIDA, Northeastern St. Johns County 1 S Sampson Church 31 1645EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (52MG)

A personal weather station measured a wind gust to 60 mph. Note: The measured wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. St. Johns County 1 N Moultrie 31 1700EST 0 0 Funnel Cloud

A possible funnel cloud was sighted. St. Johns County 1 W Crescent Beach 31 1700EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported along A1A. It dented cars in a restaurant parking lot.

St. Johns County Crescent Beach 31 1710EST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

Ping pong ball size hail was observed on Coastal Drive in Crescent Beach just south of the FL 206 bridge.

Flagler County Bunnell 31 1935EST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Strong downburst winds caused structural damage and significant tree damage along Bacher Street in Bunnell. Large trees were blown down and damaged lanais, fencing and outdoor equipment. The cost of damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Flagler County 2 N Bunnell 31 2000EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (39EG)

Several trees and power lines were blown down in northern Bunnell. The cost of damage was estimated.

Severe storms developed across northeast Florida during the afternoon and evening as energy and instability in advanced of an approaching upper level trough phased with sea breeze convergence. Most storms produced gusty winds and hail. Note: The estimated wind gust of 39 knots is equivalent to 45 mph.

FLORIDA, Northwest

FLZ011-016-018- COASTAL DIXIE - COASTAL TAYLOR - GADSDEN - INLAND DIXIE - INLAND JEFFERSON - 028>029-034-128- INLAND TAYLOR - JACKSON - LAFAYETTE - MADISON 134 01 0000EST 31 2359EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

Some beneficial rain fell during the early part of the month, and D2 (severe) drought conditions or higher were reduced in area to only include portions of Jackson, Gadsden, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor, Lafayette, and Dixie counties. D3 (extreme) drought conditions were only observed across portions of Taylor, Lafayette, and Dixie counties.

Walton County 1 WNW Blue Mountain Beach 03 0500CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 3.76 inches was measured by FL-WT-3. Jackson County (MAI)Marianna Municipal Arp 03 0600CST 04 0000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

KMAI reported a storm total of 4.73 inches. Jackson County 2 WSW Blue Springs 03 0600CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 5.78 inches was measured by FL-JK-3.

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FLORIDA, Northwest Jackson County 4 E Sneads 03 0600CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A storm total of 4.96 inches was measured at Lake Seminole near Chattahoochee.

Jackson County 4 S Inwood 03 0600CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A storm total rainfall of 5.20 inches was reported by the public.

Madison County 2 WSW Pinetta 03 0600EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 3.16 inches was measured by FL-MS-2. Walton County 4 SE Freeport 03 0600CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 5.73 inches was measured by FL-WT-4. Walton County De Funiak Springs 03 0600CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A storm total of 5.57 inches was measured in De Funiak Springs.

Washington County 1 W Live Oak 03 0600CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 6.14 inches was measured by FL-WS-1. Jackson County Alford 03 0700CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 7.28 inches was measured by FL-JK-2. Jefferson County 3 SE Lloyd 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 3.14 inches was measured at FL-JF-6. Jefferson County 2 WNW Dills 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 3.65 inches was measured by FL-JF-4. Leon County 1 W Southwood 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 3.17 inches was measured by FL-LN-4. Leon County 1 NE Moccasin Gap 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 4.67 inches was measured by FL-LN-31. Leon County 2 W Killearn Lakes 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 3.41 inches was measured by FL-LN-22. Leon County 1 N Maclay Gardens 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 3.85 inches was measured by FL-LN-20.

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FLORIDA, Northwest Leon County 2 WNW Macon CommunityPar 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A storm total rainfall of 4.59 inches was measured by CWOP station DW4251.

Leon County 2 NW Tallahassee Mall 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 3.38 inches was measured by FL-LN-29. Leon County 1 SE Baum 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A storm total of 3.00 inches was measured by the public. Leon County 1 NW Florida State Univers 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 3.60 inches was measured by FL-LN-10. Leon County 1 W Fort Braden 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 4.10 inches was measured by FL-LN-18. Holmes County 5 WSW Noma 03 0725CST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A large tree was blown down across Highway 177. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Walton County Eucheeanna 03 0726CST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Power lines were down around the Eucheeanna community. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Leon County 1 W Southwood 03 0800EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 3.55 inches was measured by FL-LN-33. Leon County Pisgah Church 03 0800EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 3.76 inches was measured by FL-LN-45. Leon County 2 SSW Forest Meadows Park 03 0800EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 3.99 inches was measured by FL-LN-25. Wakulla County 1 WNW Live Oak Island 03 0800EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 3.85 inches was measured by FL-WK-2. Washington County 1 NNW Ebro 03 0804CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A tree was blown down onto a power line near 5437 Strickland Road. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

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FLORIDA, Northwest Jefferson County 1 W Lois 03 0807EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 3.80 inches was measured by FL-JF-5. Jefferson County 6 SE Thomas City 03 0900EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 3.53 inches was measured by FL-JF-7. Gadsden County Wetumpka 03 0925EST 0926EST 0.55 25 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

Between 20 and 25 trees were blown down in a small area near the Bear Creek Educational Forest. The damage was consistent with an EF0 with maximum winds around 80 mph. A witness claims he saw the tornado. The tornado touched down in a rural area and no structural damage occurred.

Jackson County 3 W Cottondale Arpt 03 1115CST 2 WNW Steele City 1515CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Three roads were closed around the county due to flash flooding from excessive rainfall in a short period of time. In addition, a house flooded near Highway 231 and I-10 with the Sheriff's department coming to turn off the power. Numerous accidents on I -10 were also reported. Monetary damage was estimated.

Jackson County Marianna 03 1415CST 1515CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water overflowed ditches and entered a home near Marianna due to excessive rainfall of several inches in a short period of time. Monetary damage was estimated. Leon County 2 SW Baum 03 1440EST 0 0 4.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A tree was blown down onto a house northwest of Capitola. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Leon County North Florida Fairgrounds 03 1445EST 0 0 1.50K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A tree and power line were blown down onto Tram Road. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Leon County (TLH)Tallahassee Rgnl Arpt 03 1500EST 04 0300EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

KTLH measured a storm total of 3.37 inches from 3 pm to 3 am EST.

Jefferson County 3 N Ashville 03 1515EST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Residents near the Jefferson/Brooks county line reported trees down near Highway 221. The report was obtained from a WTXL news article. Monetary damage was estimated. Several subtle upper level shortwaves affected the area during a three day period between March 1-3 as a broad long-wave upper level trough located west of the area slowly progressed eastward. Subtle surface boundaries were also in the area with a relatively warm, moist and unstable airmass in place. Instability values approached 2000 j/kg with low level shear around 30 knots and deep layer shear around 50 knots. Several tornadoes occurred in the National Weather Service Tallahassee forecast area with numerous instances of straight line wind damage, heavy rain, and localized flooding as well. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

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FLORIDA, Northwest Jackson County Marianna 13 1500CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Calhoun County 6 SW Mossy Pond 14 1630CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Leon County 2 W Chaires Crossing 14 1844EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Nickel to quarter sized hail was reported. Leon County 1 N Killearn Lakes 14 1958EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A tree was blown down on Deer Lake Road. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Leon County 2 W Pisgah Church 14 2002EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A utility line was blown down at the intersection of Sams Lane and Bradfordville Road. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Leon County Tallahassee Mall 14 2035EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Gulf County 1 NW Wewahitchka 15 1528CST 1531CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Hail around Wewahitchka ranged from dime to quarter size at the Dollar General and Express Lane stores. Randy's Discount store estimated dime to nickel sized hail and David Rich's IGA grocery store estimated marble sized hail.

Steep mid level lapse rates on the order of 6.5-7.0 C/km combined with instability around 1500-2500 j/kg and just enough lift for an isolated strong to severe thunderstorms.

Walton County 2 N Piney Grove 23 1308CST 0 0 0.50K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (45EG)

A single tree was blown down along Highway 83 near County Road 185. No other damage was reported in the county.

A strong upper level low coupled with moderate wind shear aided in the development of a few strong to severe storms across the tri-state area. The severe storms remained across southeast Alabama and southwest Georgia, but one strong storm did knock a single tree down in Walton county. Note: The estimated wind gust of 45 knots is equivalent to 52 mph.

Dixie County Old Town 24 1500EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (40EG)

A small tree was blown down onto a carport near Old Town. The carport roof was damaged with minor damage one vehicle inside. No other damage was reported anywhere in the county. Monetary damage was estimated.

A few strong thunderstorms impacted the southeast Florida Big Bend. A cold front stretched from Macon to Bainbridge to Panama City. Dewpoints were in the upper 60s ahead of the front across south central Georgia and the Florida Big Bend, with lower 60s to the west of the boundary. A deep upper low was located across western Kentucky and moved southeast during the day today, bringing some stronger mid-level flow into the forecast area. This stronger flow aided in increasing deep-layer shear to the 40-50 knot range by the early afternoon across the eastern half of the area. Combined with an unstable atmosphere (SBCAPE around 2000 j/kg from the 12Z TAE sounding), isolated strong storms developed ahead of the frontal boundary. Note: The estimated wind gust of 40 knots is equivalent to 46 mph.

FLZ017 LEON 26 2200EST 27 0900EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Dense Smoke

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FLORIDA, Northwest

Smoke from a prescribed burn across southwestern Leon county combined with other smaller fires across northern Leon county to produce dense smoke across portions of the area. A Florida Department of Transportation Spokesman said the smoke may have contributed to four crashes on Thomasville Road during the morning hours. One crash occurred at the intersection of County Road 12 with three other crashes at the intersection of Sunny Hill Road. A stretch of Thomasville Road was closed from County Road 12 to the Georgia state line because of smoky conditions. The intersection of SR-61N and Cherokee Plantation Road was also blocked due to a crash and smoky conditions. These crashes were due primarily to smoke from fires in the northern part of Leon county. The KTLH ASOS reported visibilities below the local dense smoke criteria of 3 miles from 11 pm to 10 am EDT with a minimum value of 1/2 mile at 8 am EDT. The smoke at the airport was likely due to the earlier controlled burn in southwest Leon county.

Bay County 6 WSW Vicksburg 30 1452CST 1453CST 0.17 20 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

The public submitted pictures of a waterspout that moved inland from West Bay in the vicinity of Burnt Mill Creek very briefly as a tornado before quickly lifting. The tornado moved inland over a rural area and no damage was reported.

Franklin County 2 NW Turkey Point 31 1330EST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A communications pedestal was heavily damaged near the intersection of U.S Highway 98 and U.S. Highway 319. A tree was also blown down in the same area. Monetary damaged was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Wakulla County St Marks 31 1345EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

WCTV received video of a funnel cloud taken by the public in the vicinity of Saint Marks. The exact time and location are approximate. A couple of strong mesoscale convective vorticity maxima affected the area at the end of the month. These systems locally increased the available shear in the area, and this coupled with moderate instability produced at least one waterspout, a couple of funnel clouds, and some wind damage.

FLORIDA, Southern

FLZ168-172 COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY - COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY 28 1200EST 1450EST 0 5 0.00K 0.00K Rip Current

An east wind along the Florida east coast resulted in strong rip currents at the beaches.

FLORIDA, West Central

FLZ039 LEVY 04 0237EST 0332EST 0 0 10.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

Pinellas County 2 SSW Tarpon Springs 04 0415EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (45EG)

Screens on a pool cage were ripped and a stop sign bent by estimated thunderstorm winds of 45 knots near the corner of Westwinds Drive and Cardinal Trail in Dunedin. Note: The estimated wind gust of 45 knots is equivalent to 52 mph. Hillsborough County 1 W Saffold 04 0510EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (45EG)

A portion of a roof on an older apartment building was damaged and one large tree was downed by estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 45 knots near the intersection of Busch Boulevard and Armenia Avenue.

A cold front moved southeast through the Florida Peninsula on March 4th during the early morning hours through the evening. A tight pressure gradient ahead of the front produced damaging winds, with further wind damage coming from thunderstorms that developed along the frontal boundary. Note: The estimated wind gust of 45 knots is equivalent to 52 mph.

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FLORIDA, West Central Levy County Hardeetown 24 1731EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Several oak trees and power lines were blown down near U.S. 19 and CR 320.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Levy County 1 W Double Sink 24 1800EST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Several trees down and a 99-year old house was moved a quarter inch off its foundation just north of the intersection of NW 130th Street and NW 20th Avenue. A cold front moved southeast into the Nature Coast and West-Central Florida during the late afternoon and early evening of March 24th. A line of thunderstorms developed ahead of the front and produced damaging wind gusts over Levy County. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

FLORIDA, West Panhandle Okaloosa County Niceville 30 1420CST 1421CST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Lightning

A lightning strike caused a house fire at 4012 13th St. in Niceville...6 other houses in same area struck.

A lightning strike caused damage to several houses in Niceville.

GEORGIA, East Central Lincoln County 1 N Lincolnton 03 0421EST 0423EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Dispatch reported a couple of trees down on Augusta Hwy southeast of Lincolnton.

A squall line moved through the CSRA and took down some trees and powerlines. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. GEORGIA, Lower Coffee County 1 SE Broxton 03 1000EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Downburst winds blew a quarter of the roof off of a commercial building. There was some structural damage to homes. Trees and power lines were also reported in the area. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Coffee County 1 SW West Green 03 1006EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Power lines were blown down in West Green. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Coffee County 2 SW Lehigh 03 1015EST 0 0 Funnel Cloud

A funnel cloud was sighted near Highway 221 about 3 miles north of West Green.

Clinch County 4 S Cogdell 03 1222EST 0 0 Funnel Cloud

A funnel cloud was seen near the Cogdell Highway. Clinch County 4 S Cogdell 03 1222EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees and street signs were blown down near the Cogdell Highway.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

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GEORGIA, Lower Clinch County 5 NW Dupont 03 1235EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Numerous trees and power lines were reported blown down about 7 miles north of Dupont in northwest Clinch county on Tomlinson Road near State Road 122 and 168. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Ware County 1 E Waresboro 03 1245EST 0 0 Funnel Cloud

A funnel cloud was reported near Waresboro. Ware County 4 WSW Millwood 03 1245EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were blown down near Trail Road. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Ware County 1 ENE Waycross 03 1255EST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were blown down near Plant Avenue and one large tree fell on a fence of a residence. The time of damage was based on radar imagery. The cost of damage was estimated. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Wayne County 1 W Jesup 03 1300EST 0 0 Funnel Cloud

A funnel cloud was reported over Jesup. No damage was reported.

Ware County 2 SE Waycross 03 1300EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Medium size tree limbs and street signs were blown down. The time of damage was based on radar.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Ware County 1 E Millwood 03 1340EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were blown down onto power lines near Millwood. The time of damage was based on radar.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Brantley County Hoboken 03 1410EST 0 0 Funnel Cloud

County Emergency Management received several funnel cloud reports in Hoboken.

Ware County 2 NNE Waycross 03 1420EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were blown down onto power lines near Sunnyside. The time was based on radar.

Several pre-frontal lines of severe storms moved across SE Ga under strong shear and marginal surface based instability. Most storms had well defined mesocyclone rotations, however tornado touchdown was not confined in most cells. Widespread wind damage occurred as storms passed across the area from late morning through the afternoon. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Coffee County 2 SSE Lehigh 16 1615EST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were blown down and windows blown out at 1163 Cedar Ridge due to strong thunderstorm wind gusts. The time of the event was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

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GEORGIA, Lower Coffee County 1 S Pridgen 16 1710EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported near Pridgen. Coffee County 1 N Pridgen 16 1710EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter to dime size hail was reported near Pridgen. An upper level vortex over Georgia brought cold temperatures of -15 to -16 deg C across SE Georgia, and this energy combined with low level forcing from the sea breezes sparked late afternoon and evening storms across SE Ga.

Atkinson County 4 NNE Pearson 24 1030EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A large cypress tree was blown down on Columbus Road and knocked out power to customers.

A surface cold front approached from AL and Ga through the day with numerous strong to severe storms developing across SE Ga and NE Fl by late morning then progressing eastward across the area through the day. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. GEORGIA, North and Central Fayette County Fayetteville 01 0545EST 0 0 80.00K 0.00K Lightning

The Fayetteville FIre Department reported that a vacant home off Jasmine Court was struck by lightning and subsequently set on fire. The home sustained moderate damage. Laurens County 1 N Rockledge 01 1355EST 1 N Orianna 1405EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

The Rockledge Post Office and the public reported nickel to quarter sized hail in a swath from Rocklege to near the Laurens/Treutlen County line. Power was out in Rockledge. A dog house sustained minor damage with the larger hail.

Laurens County Rockledge 01 1356EST 1400EST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

The public reported several downed trees across roads in Rockledge.

The cold front that pushed into the Southeast on February 29 continued to move into Georgia on Thursday, March 1. Showers and thunderstorms across the area in the morning caused one lightning fire, though no severe weather was reported. The convection moved south during the late morning and early afternoon as the cold front pushed into central Georgia and stalled. One thunderstorm became severe in Laurens county. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

Dade County 2 W Hooker 02 1905EST 0 0 2.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Amateur Radio operators relayed reports of several downed trees closing Interstate 24 in Dade County.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Polk County 1 NW Winkles 02 2007EST 1 ENE Antioch 2020EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Amateur Radio operators relayed multiple reports of hail from near the Polk/Haralson County line south of Cedartown, northeast toward Morgan Valley Road near Parham Springs Lake. The hail ranged in size from dime to quarters.

Haralson County 1 SSE Little Creek 02 2009EST 5 N Draketown 2028EST 14.97 200 0 1 750.00K Tornado (EF3)

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GEORGIA, North and Central

An EF-1 tornado touched down at approximately 8:09 PM in Haralson County near Cross Roads Church Road and Tallapoosa Highway, uprooting and snapping trees for several miles. The tornado strengthened to an EF-3 along Bethlehem Church Road where a house collapsed and a repair shop was destroyed. One person was injured when the house collapsed into the basement, where he was taking shelter. At that residence, two dogs were killed. A cow died in a nearby field. The tornado continued across Haralson County, crossing Highway 27 where dozens of trees where snapped and uprooted. As the tornado continued east, minor damage was sustained to a church where a steeple was blown off. Hundreds of trees were down in forested areas in the eastern portions of Haralson County. The tornado continued into Paulding County where it lifted near McClure Trail and McClure Drive around 8:50 PM. [03/02/12: Tornado #1, County #1-2, EF3, Haralson, 2012:005].

Polk County 1 E Antioch 02 2010EST 2015EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Floyd County Emergency Management relayed a trained spotter report of dime-sized hail on Morgan Valley Road.

Paulding County 3 NW Beulah 02 2028EST 1 NW Brock 2050EST 14.05 200 0 0 11.00M Tornado (EF2)

The Haralson County tornado entered northwest Paulding County near Yorkville around 8:28 PM. Numerous roads were closed due to debris. Three miles south of Yorkville there was an overturned RV, and a box truck was impaled by a 2-by-4. A residential neighborhood was hit, damaging several homes and destroying one. The most significant damage occurred at the new Paulding County Regional Airport, where maximum wind speeds were estimated at near 135 MPH. A hangar was destroyed and 19 of 23 planes were totaled, including a Citation jet. Damage was sustained to the terminal and other airport property, such as fences and lamp posts, as well. East of the airport, a church lost its roof. Poole Elementary School had a partial roof failure and at least one wall blown out. The portion of the roof that blew off was found across the campus. Six modular classrooms were destroyed as well. Additional homes were damaged as the tornado continued east, finally lifting near McClure Trail and McClure Drive around 8:50 PM. The Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported that in Paulding County, 92 homes sustained minor damage, 58 sustained moderate damage, and 10 were destroyed. The total path length for both counties was 29 miles. [03/02/12: Tornado #1, County #2-2, EF2, Paulding, 2012:005].

Cobb County 1 SW Acworth 02 2105EST 3 N Kennesaw 2115EST 0 0 3758.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

The public reported golf ball sized hail in Acworth, south of Interstate 75 toward Sugar Maple Lane.

Floyd County 3 NNW Vans Vly 02 2105EST 2110EST 0 0 496.00K Hail (1.75)

Floyd County Emergency Management relayed a report from a trained spotter of golf ball size hail near McGee Bend Road and Fosters Mill Road. Cherokee County 2 W Woodstock 02 2108EST 2113EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Cherokee County Emergency Management relayed a trained spotter report of quarter-sized hail just west of Woodstock.

Cobb County 2 WNW Mt Bethel 02 2114EST 2115EST 1.41 150 0 0 75.00K Tornado (EF1)

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GEORGIA, North and Central

An EF-1 tornado with a maximum wind speed of 100 MPH touched down in Cobb County around 9:14 PM near East Cobb Park along Roswell Road. It continued to track along Roswell Road where it caused roof damage to a daycare and a house near Providence Road. Minor tree and roof damage continued just north of Roswell Road and ended near the Indian Ridge Subdivision around 9:15 PM. The path length was just over a mile with a maximum width of 150 yards. [03/02/12: Tornado #2, County #1-1, EF1, Cobb, 2012:006].

Forsyth County 2 SW Drew 02 2115EST 0 0 20.00K Lightning

Lightning struck a house near Campground Road and Major Road, catching the attic on fire.

Floyd County 1 NW Lavender 02 2125EST 0 0 2.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Amateur Radio operators relayed reports of trees and power lines down in Rome, blocking the intersection of Highway 411 and Highway 27. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Fulton County Alpharetta 02 2130EST 0 0 3.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

The Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported that several trees were downed in Alpharetta, causing minor, temporary road closures. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Cherokee County 4 NE Waleska 02 2224EST 2229EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Cherokee County Emergency Management reported quarter-sized hail northeast of Waleska.

Gordon County 2 SW Echota 02 2247EST 2252EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

The public reported penny-size hail in Calhoun. Fulton County 1 NNE Alpharetta 03 0030EST 0 0 Heavy Rain

Numerous media outlets reported that an 83-year-old woman perished as an indirect result of the heavy rain. Family members indicated that she thought her interior closet unsafe in the event of a tornado, and that she wandered off just after midnight Saturday morning in search of a safer location. She sought shelter in a drainage ditch outside her home and was unable to escape when heavy rain caused the water to rise quickly. Her body was found after daybreak Saturday morning, hundreds of yards away in a nearby creek.

Fayette County 1 WSW Woolsey 03 0037EST 0 0 10.00K Lightning

The Fayette County Emergency Manager reported that lightning struck a residential structure on Osbourne Court, damaging the roof. De Kalb County 1 W Toco Hills 03 0137EST 0 0 3.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

The DeKalb County 911 Center reported that several power lines were downed on DeKalb Industrial Way and Lawrenceville Highway. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Gilmer County 1 NW Gatrell 03 0230EST 0430EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

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GEORGIA, North and Central

A branch flowing into Fausett Creek washed out a portion of Raven Cliff Road. Debris blockage at the culvert pipe and the volume of water caused the branch to overflow the rock based road and cause significant erosion.

The cold front that stalled across central Georgia on March 1st began advancing back north as a warm front the morning of March 2nd. A secondary, and stronger, cold front moved across the Tennessee Valley late on Friday, advancing into Georgia Friday evening and into central Georgia early Saturday morning. Very warm and moist air ahead of the cold front provided for sufficient instability to produce widespread strong to severe thunderstorms across the region. One supercell produced two tornadoes in north Georgia - an EF3 in Haralson and Paulding Counties and an EF1 in Cobb County. Large hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding also occurred with these storms.

Emanuel County 1 S Oak Park 13 2040EST 2045EST 0 0 55.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

The Emanuel County 911 Center reported that golf ball sized hail occurred in Oak Park.

A weak cold front moved across the area late on the 13th. The summer-like pattern with a very warm airmass allowed for showers and thunderstorms to develop along and ahead of the cold front. Some of these storms briefly became strong with multiple reports of pea- to penny-sized hail. One storm briefly reached severe limits with large hail reported before it exited the County Warning Area. Lumpkin County 3 NNE Wier 15 1315EST 1320EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

The public reported hail up to the size of nickels in Nimblewill.

Paulding County 4 W Crowville 15 1610EST 1630EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

The public reported hail that lasted for at least 20 minutes in the area of Burnt Hickory Ridge Estates, northeast toward Harmony Grove Church Road. The hail started as pea-size and grew to nickel-size by around 5:25 PM EDT.

Douglas County 1 W Winston 15 1632EST 1637EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

The public reported that nickel-sized hail occurred at a location off Post Road.

Polk County Brewers 15 1755EST 1800EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

The public reported quart-sized hail on Highway 278 about three miles west of Rockmart.

Floyd County 1 E Brice 15 1825EST 2 WSW Wax 1835EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Floyd County Emergency Management and the public reported quarter-sized hail across southeastern Floyd County, from near Rockmart Road to near Shiflett and Pleasant Hope Roads. The hail began as pea size and increased rapidly to quarter size, briefly accumulating.

Gordon County 1 S Farmville 15 2055EST 2100EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

A Bartow County 911 Center employee reported dime to quarter size hail at their residence on Erwin Hill Road, near the Gordon/Bartow County line. The hail covered the lawn and car hoods.

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GEORGIA, North and Central Forsyth County 1 NE Cumming 15 2327EST 2339EST 0 0 4760.00K Hail (1.75)

The public called to report golf ball size hail fell for over ten minutes between 12:27 AM EDT to 12:39 AM EDT.

As had been the case for a few days, the Southeast states remained on the northern periphery of weak upper level ridging on the 15th. Ample moisture and warm temperatures, very summer-like in nature, allowed for enough instability to produce scattered thunderstorms especially across north Georgia. A few of these thunderstorms were able to reach severe levels, with scattered reports of large hail.

Chattooga County 1 E Trion 16 1317EST 1322EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

The Chattooga County 911 Center reported penny size hail near Trion.

Bibb County (MCN)Wilson Arpt Mac 16 1333EST 1340EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

The Middle Georgia Regional Airport manager reported nickel sized hail. The weather observer at the airport reported that the hail lasted from 2:33 PM EDT and 2:40 PM EDT. Catoosa County 1 E Ringgold 16 1453EST 1458EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

The Catoosa County 911 Center reported that pea to dime sized hail covered the ground.

Bibb County 1 E Bloomfield 16 1523EST 1528EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

The Bibb County 911 Center reported that penny size hail fell in Macon.

Bartow County 2 E Cass 16 1620EST 1625EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

A trained spotter reported that penny size hail fell near County Manor Subdivision.

Clarke County 1 E Green Acres 16 1945EST 1950EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

The public reported that dime size hail fell in the Barnett Shoals Road area of Athens.

Houston County 2 W Wallston 16 1955EST 2000EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

WMGT-TV relayed a report of penny size hail that fell in Warner Robins.

As had been the case for a few days, the Southeast states remained on the northern periphery of weak upper level ridging on the 16th. Ample moisture and warm temperatures, very summer-like in nature, allowed for enough instability to produce scattered thunderstorms across north and central Georgia. While several of these thunderstorms became strong with penny to nickel size hail reported, no severe reports were received.

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GEORGIA, North and Central Cobb County 2 W Marietta 22 2025EST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (40EG)

A WSB-TV news reporter confirmed that a large hardwood tree broke off at the ground level and fell on the roof of a car in the Hickory Walk Subdivision off Whitlock Avenue. As had been the case for several days, the Southeast states remained on the northern periphery of weak upper level ridging on the 22nd. Ample moisture and warm temperatures, very summer-like in nature, allowed for enough instability to produce scattered thunderstorms especially across north Georgia. One of these thunderstorms was strong enough to blow a tree onto a car. Note: The estimated wind gust of 40 knots is equivalent to 46 mph. Catoosa County 2 NE Keith 31 1647EST 1657EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

The public reported that dime sized hail fell for 10 minutes in northern Catoosa County.

Whitfield County 2 NE Callaway Mill 31 1650EST 1 W Dalton 1725EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Numerous reports of pea to quarter size hail were received from Whitfield County Emergency Management and the public across the Tunnel Hill and Dalton areas. Overall, the hail lasted for over 30 minutes as it varied in size.

Gordon County 1 NW Damascus 31 1732EST 1 WSW Sonoraville 1750EST 0 0 420.00K Hail (1.75)

Several reports were received from the public of quarter to golf ball size hail across portions of Gordon County from between Calhoun and Resaca southeast toward Sonoraville. The large hail damaged several vehicles as well as windows to residences and businesses.

Murray County 2 SW Wells 31 1733EST 1738EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

The public reported quarter size hail off Brackett Ridge Road.

Bartow County 2 NNW White 31 1815EST 1830EST 0 0 704.00K Hail (1.75)

The public reported quarter to golf ball size hail that fell for around 15 minutes in multiple locations around White. The ground and roads were covered. Hall County 3 NNW Gnesville Cotton Mil 31 1847EST 1852EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

The public reported quarter size hail in the Thompson Bridge Road area.

As had been the case for several days, the Southeast states remained on the northern periphery of weak upper level ridging on the 31st. Ample moisture and warm temperatures, very summer-like in nature, allowed for enough instability to produce scattered thunderstorms especially across north Georgia. With the addition of an upper-level shortwave moving across the area, some of these storms became severe with multiple reports of large hail received.

GEORGIA, Northeast Rabun County 5 W Satolah 24 0535EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

A thunderstorm moved across the mountains of northeast Georgia during the morning hours. Small hail was reported with the storm.

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GEORGIA, Southeast Effingham County 3 WSW Rahn 03 1053EST 1054EST 0 0 7.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Effingham County Fire Department reported 1 tree down on a house and two trees snapped in half along Shirley Drive.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Effingham County 2 W Rahn 03 1053EST 1054EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Effingham County Law Enforcement reported 1 tree down near the intersection of Little McCall Road and Mockingbird Lane.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Effingham County 1 E Rincon 03 1104EST 1105EST 0 0 1.50K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trained Spotter reported 1 tree down and several branches down in yard.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Effingham County 1 W Rincon 03 1104EST 1105EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Effingham County Law Enforcement reported 1 tree down in Rincon.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Mcintosh County 4 W Townsend 03 1357EST 1358EST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

McIntosh County Law Enforcement reported 1 tree and power lines were blown down onto Blues Reach Road.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Mcintosh County 4 E Cox 03 1400EST 1402EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Trained Spotter reported quarter-sized hail 3 miles east southeast of Cox.

Mcintosh County 1 N South Newport 03 1400EST 1402EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

The public reported nickel sized hail in South Newport. Marginal instability was in place ahead of a strong cold front that dropped into the area during the afternoon. A wave of low pressure developed along the front, and kept far Southeast Georgia in the warm sector through mid-afternoon. Despite the lack of instability, helicity and bulk shear values were rather impressive in Southeast GA. Several long-tracked supercells moved into the area from the south.

Candler County 2 WSW Aline 13 2054EST 2057EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

The public reported hail the size of golfballs on Morgan Road. The hail fell for about 3 minutes.

Thunderstorms formed late in the afternoon and 1 storm produced severe hail in GA.

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GEORGIA, Southeast Tattnall County 4 SSW Manassas 16 1532EST 1537EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Trained Spotter reported hail as large as golf balls fell for about 5 minutes and completely covered the ground.

Tattnall County 6 N Cobbtown 16 1546EST 1548EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Tattnall County 911 Call Center reported quarter sized hail 1 mile northeast of Cobbtown.

Screven County 5 ESE Boyd 16 1635EST 1636EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Public reported hail as large as golf balls that completely covered a backyard deck.

Bulloch County 4 SE Leefield 16 1652EST 1653EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Public reported quarter sized hail 3 miles southeast of Leefield.

Pulse thunderstorms developed along inland surface boundaries and pushed toward the coast. Cells merged into multicell clusters which continued to pulse to severe levels into early evening.

Tattnall County 1 N Reidsville 23 1714EST 1716EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

The public reported dime to quarter sized hail 1 mile north northwest of Reidsville.

Tattnall County 1 N Reidsville 23 1714EST 1716EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trained Spotter reported a tree down along Highway 23 in Reidsville.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Tattnall County 2 NNE Reidsville 23 1717EST 1727EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

The public reported quarter sized hail covering the ground and lasting for 10 minutes 1 mile north of Reidsville.

Tattnall County 2 SSE Collins 23 1731EST 1733EST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

The public reported hail the size of half-dollars 2 miles south of Collins.

Afternoon thunderstorms popped up over Tattnall County, producing several reports of hail and wind damage.

Tattnall County Collins 24 1125EST 1126EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Tattnall County Law Enforcement reported a tree down on State Route 292 in Collins.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

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GEORGIA, Southeast Effingham County 3 SSW Berrys 24 1135EST 1137EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Effingham County Fire Department reported quarter sized hail 4 miles north northwest of Stillwell.

Bulloch County 2 SSE Clito 24 2041EST 2042EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Utility Company reported a tree down on Stillwater Drive. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Bulloch County 1 E Clito 24 2041EST 2042EST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Utility Company reported 2 trees down on Clito Road. Deep closed low approaching from the west resulted in fairly cold temps aloft. Unstable airmass developed ahead of a slow- moving cold front that eventually pushed offshore after 3 am. First bout of convection occurred late morning through early evening. Another round of strong/severe storms erupted along the front itself between 8p and 1a...mainly hail-producers. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

GEORGIA, Southwest

GAZ120>131-142> BAKER - BEN HILL - BERRIEN - BROOKS - CALHOUN - CLAY - COLQUITT - COOK - DECATUR 148-155>161 - DOUGHERTY - EARLY - GRADY - IRWIN - LANIER - LEE - LOWNDES - MILLER - MITCHELL - QUITMAN - RANDOLPH - SEMINOLE - TERRELL - THOMAS - TIFT - TURNER - WORTH 01 0000EST 31 2359EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

D2-D4 drought conditions (severe to exceptional) persisted across southwest and south central Georgia through the month of March and into April. D2 conditions were most prevalent across the counties bordering Florida, and D4 conditions were most prevalent across Quitman, Clay, Randolph, Terrell, Lee, and northern Worth counties.

Early County 2 WNW Nicholasville 02 2106EST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

A mobile home was severely damaged by thunderstorm winds. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Colquitt County 2 NNW Berlin 03 0600EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 4.00 inches was measured at GA-CQ-1. Baker County 1 N Hoggard Mill 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A storm total of 4.20 inches was measured at the Ichawaynochaway creek below Newton.

Baker County 3 NNE Mimsville 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A storm total of 5.11 inches was measured at the Ichawaynochaway creek near Elmodel.

Berrien County 2 E Alapaha 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A storm total of 4.43 inches was measured at the Alapaha river near Alapaha.

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GEORGIA, Southwest Calhoun County 1 ESE Oak Hill 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A storm total of 4.14 inches was measured at the Chickasawhatchee Creek near Albany.

Colquitt County 2 ESE Center Hill 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 3.48 inches was measured at GA-CQ-2. Colquitt County 1 NW Moultrie 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A storm total of 3.50 inches was measured in Moultrie. Decatur County 1 W Attapulgus 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A storm total of 4.03 inches was measured at the Little Attapulgus creek.

Decatur County 4 NNW Bethany 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A storm total of 5.13 inches was measured at the Spring Creek near Reynoldsville.

Dougherty County 3 WSW Crestwood 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 4.45 inches was measured at GA-DH-5. Early County 1 W Cedar Springs 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A storm total of 4.71 inches was measured at the Sawhatchee Creek.

Grady County 2 NW Elpino 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 4.38 inches was measured at GA-GY-2. Irwin County 2 SSE Irwinville Arpt 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A storm total of 4.69 inches was measured at the Alapaha river near Irwinville.

Lowndes County 2 N Kinderlou 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 4.25 inches was measured at GA-LW-7. Lowndes County 4 SE Hahira 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 4.76 inches was measured at GA-LW-1. Lowndes County 5 W I-75 At Exit 29 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A storm total of 6.11 inches was measured at the Little River near Hahira.

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GEORGIA, Southwest Lowndes County 2 E I-75 At Exit 22 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A storm total rainfall of 4.40 inches was measured at the Withlacoochee river near Valdosta.

Lowndes County (VAD)Moody Afb 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A storm total rainfall of 3.93 inches was measured at Moody AFB.

Lowndes County 3 E I-75 At Exit 22 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 4.09 inches was measured at GA-LW-8. Lowndes County 1 W I-75 At Exit 5 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 3.66 inches was measured at GA-LW-4. Lowndes County 5 W Kinderlou 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A storm total of 4.41 inches was measured at the Withlacoochee river near Quitman.

Seminole County 3 SE Drakes Still 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 5.96 inches was measured at GA-SM-2. Thomas County 4 SW Dawesville 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A storm total of 5.78 inches was measured at the Ochlockonee River near Thomasville.

Thomas County 1 W Newark 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 6.95 inches was measured at GA-TH-4. Tift County 2 NNE Tifton 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 3.33 inches was measured at GA-TF-3. Tift County 1 ENE Excelsior 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 3.16 inches was reported at GA-TF-5. Tift County Ty Ty 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A storm total of 4.30 inches was reported in Ty Ty. Worth County Isabella 03 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 The public reported a storm total of 4.10 inches in Isabella.

Thomas County 2 SSW Five Forks 03 0715EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 6.66 inches was measured at GA-TH-5.

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GEORGIA, Southwest Miller County 3 SSE Jeterville 03 0715EST 3 SSW Macedonia 0717EST 0.3 25 0 0 20.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

An NWS storm survey confirms that an EF0 briefly touched down on Cooktown Road. Damage occurred to one home with the tin roof and front porch torn off. Several pine trees were also snapped and uprooted. Maximum winds were estimated around 85 mph with a width estimated around 25 yards. The path length was estimated to be approximately 0.25-0.30 miles. Monetary damage was estimated.

Tift County 2 NNE Tifton 03 0800EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 4.00 inches was measured at GA-TF-7. Miller County 4 NE Mayhaw 03 0815EST Cooktown 0840EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Scattered trees were blown down along Spring Head Road, Phillipsburg Road, Highway 91 at Big Drain Creek, and Cooktown Road. Monetary damage was estimated. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Lowndes County 1 ENE Kinderlou 03 0830EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain 04 A 24 hour total of 4.75 inches was measured at GA-LW-5. Decatur County 2 SW Vada 03 0830EST 0835EST 3.27 25 0 0 35.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

An NWS Storm Survey confirmed that an EF0 tornado touched down near Vada Road and moved northeastward with intermittent damage before lifting about 5 minutes later. An attached garage of a home was destroyed along with a farm equipment shed. A car was also flipped. Maximum winds were estimated around 80 mph. Monetary damage was estimated.

Decatur County 1 N Vada 03 0836EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

A funnel cloud was spotted by the public. Baker County 2 SW Hoggard Mill 03 0839EST 0 0 4.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees and power lines were blown down. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Mitchell County 5 SSW Branchville 03 0840EST 0 0 4.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Multiple trees were blown down in the area. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Mitchell County 2 SSW Pelham 03 0855EST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were reported down at 2100 Spence Road. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Thomas County Homestead Park 03 0900EST 1445EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

The public reported 5 inches of rain in less than a 6 hour time frame.

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GEORGIA, Southwest Irwin County 5 SSW Ocilla 03 0925EST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A few trees were blown down along Spruce Road. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Thomas County Boston 03 1044EST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A few trees were blown down around Boston. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Brooks County 2 E Morven 03 1118EST 0 0 1.50K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

At least two trees were blown down. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Lowndes County 2 W (VAD)Moody Afb 03 1140EST 0 0 4.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A tree was blown down onto a camper at 6941 Pine Circle. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Lowndes County 4 WNW Barretts 03 1248EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

A funnel cloud was spotted by the public near Cat Creek Road. This funnel touched down and became a significant tornado that moved through northeast Lowndes and Lanier counties. Lowndes County 1 N Barretts 03 1255EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

The public estimated hail up to golf ball size on Bemiss Road north of Moody AFB. Most stones were quarter size but a few were golf ball. This hail occurred with the same supercell that spawned a significant tornado in northeastern Lowndes and Lanier counties.

Lowndes County 4 W Barretts 03 1256EST 1300EST 4.13 390 0 0 250.00K 100.00K Tornado (EF2)

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GEORGIA, Southwest

An NWS Storm Survey confirmed that an EF2 tornado occurred in Lowndes county, then moved into Lanier county where it strengthened into an EF3 with maximum winds around 140 mph. The path width was estimated to be around 390 yards wide with a path length in Lowndes county of slightly over 4 miles long. In Lowndes county, the tornado likely initially developed along Cat Creek Road. Several reports were received of funnels from this location while the event was ongoing. There was a house near Cat Creek Road that had uprooted trees on the property with one or two impacting the house. Trees were generally blown down to the northeast, although a street sign was bent to the ground facing to the northwest. A few trees were also blown down along a tree line across the road. At that point, the tornado entered a more heavily forested area with no access roads. However, an aerial flyover by emergency management confirmed sporadic tree damage and a continuous damage path in that area. After the tornado cleared this forested area, the damage path began to widen and the tornado damage increased in intensity. Along Arapaho Trail, about a half mile south of Highway 122, the first instance of EF2 damage occurred as a mobile home was completely destroyed with debris blown downstream, mainly into fencing on the property. Also in this location, a shed was completely destroyed, a camper was flipped, part of the roof of a house was removed, and a silo was destroyed with the debris found resting on the opposite side of the house from where it started. Debris from locations along Arapaho Trail were found well downstream, in some cases at least one third of a mile. Along the next cross street - Peters Road - mostly EF1 damage was observed with snapped and uprooted trees and some broken windows in houses. The survey team found a tree sitting on the ground with a root ball at the end, but could not locate the hole or source of the tree within at least several hundred yards. Along Peters Road gouges were observed in the ground as some debris began to impact the ground. As the tornado crossed Bemiss Road (Highway 125) near Walkers Crossing, the damage path began to reach its widest phase. The maximum width of the tornado was estimated to be around 390 yards or 0.22 miles based on the damage survey. Additional EF2 damage was observed on both sides of the road with wooden power poles snapped, hardwood trees snapped or uprooted, and several homes damaged. A second abandoned home was pushed six feet off the concrete foundation. Maximum winds along this part of Bemiss Road were estimated to be around 125 mph based on damage. Also near these homes, there were deep gouges in the ground, including this one that was close to 1 foot deep and 6 feet long. Large debris also continued to be found along the damage path, including strips of metal that were twisted around damaged trees. The tornado then continued east- northeast, crossing Highway 122 near Barber Road into Lanier county. The Lowndes county emergency manager estimated property damage for Lowndes county at around $250,000 with an additional $100,000 in crop damage from fallen pecan trees.

This photo of a severely damaged home along Bemiss Road that had exterior walls collapse was taken by the NWS Storm Survey team. The house was also pushed slightly away from the foundation. This is along the path of EF2 damage in Lowndes county. Lanier County 6 SSW Teeterville 03 1300EST 1 WNW Lakeland 1310EST 6.32 390 0 0 500.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF3)

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GEORGIA, Southwest

This is a continuation of the tornado that occurred in Lowndes county. This tornado strengthened to EF3 status while in Lanier county with maximum winds estimated around 140 mph. The tornado entered Lanier county along Highway 122 near Barber Road and then impacted a property just north of 122 along Boyette Road. As the tornado approached Boyette Road, it was likely reaching maximum intensity. Radar reflectivity showed a signature known as a debris ball and gave forecasters high confidence that a tornado was in progress, despite an actual tornado not having been reported yet. The damage at the aforementioned location was severe. A mobile home was completely destroyed with debris scattered for hundreds of yards in many directions. This site was originally unrecognizable as a mobile home to the survey team. A few trees at the location were almost totally debarked. A one story residence also had some roof and window damage, a small grain silo was completely destroyed, and a large shed structure was completely destroyed with debris swept well away from the original location. Other things were noted around this location. There were quite a few instances of objects driven into the ground, including metal bars, gutters, branches, and other debris. There was some ground scouring noted, and many of the shrubs were ripped out of their original spots. Large debris was lofted for hundreds of yards including what appeared to be a hatch door from the missing grain silo, a door off of a chest freezer, and a mower and propane tank. The main part of the chest freezer was found across the street. Near the location of the large shed structure that was swept away, an electric meter was ripped out of the ground, and additional deep gouges were found in the ground. The tornado continued to the east-northeast, cutting a clear path through some dense forest in the swampland to the south of Highway 122 and to the west of Banks Lake. Around that time, the damage path began to narrow as the tornado approached the town of Lakeland. Once in Lakeland, the tornado largely caused damage to trees and vegetation, although some structures were impacted. A mobile home was completely destroyed, a nearby full shipping container was rolled about 50 feet, and some debris was driven through metal. Near the end of the tornado path it impacted the hospital in Lakeland, pushing a trailer away from its original location and damaging the ambulance station. Some antennas were also snapped at the hospital, and some damage was reported to the AC units on the roof. Damage in Lanier county was estimated at around $500,000.

This before and after image showing the area of EF3 damage in Lanier county was put together by the NWS Storm Survey team. Lowndes County 4 SW (VAD)Moody Afb 03 1340EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A tree was blown down at 4800 Block Lori Street. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Thomas County Homestead Park 03 1400EST 1630EST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water entered a residence on Passmore Street due to excessive rainfall of several inches in a short period of time. Monetary damage was estimated.

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GEORGIA, Southwest Thomas County 2 SE Pasco 03 1400EST 1630EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

McDonald Road from U.S. Highway 319 North across to Hall Road was washed out and closed due to excessive rainfall of several inches in a short period of time. This was reported initially by the public on the WCTV web page and later verified by Thomas county dispatch. Monetary damage was estimated.

Lowndes County (VLD)Valdosta Regional Arpt 03 1400EST 04 0500EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

KVLD airport measured 4.42 inches of rain from 2 pm EST to 5 am EST.

Lowndes County 3 W I-75 At Exit 29 03 1425EST 1745EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Six to eight inches of water was reported flowing over Highway 122 due to excessive rainfall amounts of several inches in a short period of time. Lowndes County 1 E Remerton 03 1428EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A tree was blown down in the road at 1304 Pinehurst Ct. Monetary damage was estimated.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Tift County 2 W Fender 06 0230EST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Flood 2 WNW Eldorado A small earthen dam broke on the northern end of Lake Larry and affected one home at 228 Omega-Eldorado Road. The water crossed Omega-Eldorado Road and Union Road and entered the home to a depth of approximately 4 inches. Country drain pipes were also damaged. Heavy rainfall of around 4.00 inches from March 3rd contributed to the dam failure. Monetary damage was estimated. Several subtle upper level shortwaves affected the area during a three day period between March 1-3 as a broad long-wave upper level trough located west of the area slowly progressed eastward. Subtle surface boundaries were also in the area with a relatively warm, moist and unstable airmass in place. Instability values approached 2000 j/kg with low level shear around 30 knots and deep layer shear around 50 knots. Several tornadoes occurred in the National Weather Service Tallahassee forecast area with numerous instances of straight line wind damage, heavy rain, and localized flooding as well.

Lowndes County 2 ESE I-75 At Exit 22 14 1630EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Worth County 3 SSW Sylvester-Worth Arpt 14 1747EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

The hail was mostly pea to dime size with a few stones up to quarter size. This occurred along Spring Flats Road in western Worth county. Worth County 4 NNW Alfords 14 1752EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Lowndes County Naylor 16 1821EST 1824EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported near Naylor and fell for a few minutes.

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GEORGIA, Southwest Ben Hill County 3 ENE Ashton 16 1844EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail fell in eastern Ben Hill county. Lowndes County Lake Park 16 1854EST 1954EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Pea to penny sized hail covered the ground around Lake Park from a nearly stationary storm. Hail fell on occasion for around 1 hour. Steep mid level lapse rates on the order of 6.5-7.0 C/km combined with instability around 1500-2500 j/kg and just enough lift for an isolated strong to severe thunderstorms.

Early County 2 SSW Kolomoki Mounds St Pk23 1420EST 1 WSW Colomokee 1430EST 3.55 25 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

Law enforcement observed this tornado. This tornado tracked across a rural area of Early county just south of Kolomoki Mounds State Park. Only minor damage was reported in the form of trees down and minor roof damage to a couple of structures. The damage was consistent with an EF0 tornado with winds around 80 mph. Monetary damage was estimated.

A strong upper level low coupled with moderate wind shear aided in the development of a few strong to severe storms across the tri-state area. The severe storms remained across southeast Alabama and southwest Georgia with one weak tornado occurring in Early county, GA.

HAWAII

HIZ002-008-012- BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST - KAUAI WINDWARD - MAUI WINDWARD WEST - MOLOKAI 017-020-024>025 WINDWARD - OAHU KOOLAU - OLOMANA - SOUTH BIG ISLAND - WINDWARD HALEAKALA 01 0000HST 02 0200HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Surf

A trade wind swell produced surf of 6 to 10 feet along the east-facing shores of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and the Big Island of Hawaii. There were no reports of significant injuries or property damage. This is a continuation of a high surf episode that began at the end of February. BIG ISLAND INTERIOR - KOHALA - KONA - LANAI MAKAI - LANAI MAUKA - LEEWARD HIZ013>015-018> HALEAKALA - MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY - MAUI LEEWARD WEST - MOLOKAI LEEWARD - 019-021-023>024- SOUTH BIG ISLAND 026>027 01 0000HST 31 2359HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

Even with significant precipitation over much of the Aloha State in early March, dry weather persisted in parts of Molokai, Lanai, Maui, and the Big Island of Hawaii. Water restrictions remained in effect.

Honolulu County 1 W Kahuku 02 1245HST 2 N Tantalus 03 0033HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

Kauai County 1 SSE Princeville 03 2225HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Hanalei River Bridge reported closed around 1025PM. Kauai County 2 NNE Omao 03 2225HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Portion of Kaumualii Highway closed between mile marker 4 and Maluhia Junction.

An upper trough in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands brought heavy rain and flash flooding to Kauai and Oahu. There were no reports of serious injuries. The cost of damages was not available.

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HAWAII HIZ001>003-006> BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST - KAUAI LEEWARD - KAUAI WINDWARD - MAUI CENTRAL 009-012>013-017- VALLEY - MAUI WINDWARD WEST - MOLOKAI LEEWARD - MOLOKAI WINDWARD - NIIHAU 019>020-025 - OAHU KOOLAU - OAHU NORTH SHORE - OLOMANA - WAIANAE COAST - WINDWARD HALEAKALA 04 0200HST 07 1200HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Surf

A swell from a strong low far north-northwest of the islands generated surf of 15 to 25 feet along the north- and west-facing shores of Niihau and Kauai; 10 to 20 feet along the north-facing shores of Oahu, Molokai, and Maui; 10 to 15 feet along the north-facing shores of the Big Island; and 6 to 12 feet along the west-facing shores of Oahu. There were no reports of significant property damage or injuries.

Kauai County 2 NNE Omao 04 0445HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Portion of Kaumualii Highway closed between mile marker 4 and Maluhia Road.

Kauai County 1 NE Koloa 04 0900HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Wailani and Wailaau roads closed. Kauai County 1 SW Kalihiwai 04 0900HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Southbound lane of Kalihiwai Bridge closed because of high water.

Kauai County 1 SSE Princeville 04 0900HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Kuhio Highway closed in the vicinity of the Hanalei Bridge. Kauai County 1 SSE Princeville 04 0900HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Kuhio Highway closed in the vicinity of the Hanalei Bridge. Kauai County 2 NNW Kapaa 04 0900HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Hauaala Road closed in the vicinity of the Keapana Bridge. Kauai County 1 E Hanamaulu 04 0900HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Power outages reported near Lihue Airport. Kauai County 5 WNW Hanalei 04 1135HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Kuhio Highway closed near Haena Beach Park due to flooding. Honolulu County 1 E Manoa 05 0320HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water from heavy rain washed under a home in Manoa, and there was minor flooding on the road.

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HAWAII Kauai County 3 WNW Hanalei 05 0415HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Debris flow blocking both lanes of Kuhio Highway. Honolulu County 2 ESE Waikane 05 0620HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Waikane Stream overflowed because of heavy rain. Kamehameha Highway was then closed in both directions near Waikane and Waiahole. Honolulu County Tantalus 05 0654HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Tree downed on Tantalus Drive obstructing the road near the 3600 block.

Honolulu County 1 W Kailua 05 0725HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Kapaa Quarry Road was closed due to flooding. Kauai County 1 SE Wailua Homesteads 05 1327HST 1 WNW Wailua 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Kamalu Road closed near Wailua Homesteads Park because of flooding.

Kauai County 1 W Kapaa 05 1327HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Olohena Road closed at the bridge near Kapaa Middle School because of high water.

An upper trough in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands brought heavy rain and flash flooding to Kauai and Oahu. There were no reports of serious injuries. The cost of damages was not available.

HIZ002-008-012- BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST - KAUAI WINDWARD - MAUI WINDWARD WEST - MOLOKAI 017-020-025 WINDWARD - OAHU KOOLAU - OLOMANA - WINDWARD HALEAKALA 05 1600HST 07 2000HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Surf

A swell transitioning from north-northwest to a north-northeast direction produced surf of 10 to 15 feet along the east-facing shores of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and the Big Island of Hawaii. No serious injuries or property damage were reported.

Honolulu County 1 WNW Waikiki 05 2150HST 2200HST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Lightning

Lightning was reported to have struck the roof of the Ilikai Hotel, causing a structure fire.

Honolulu County 2 ESE Hawaii Kai 06 0915HST 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Flash flooding caused a debris flow that partially closed Kalanianaole Highway near the Halona Blow Hole near Sandy Beach.

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HAWAII Honolulu County Kahala 06 0927HST 1 ESE Waimanalo 0937HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Hail fell from Kahala to Waimanalo on Oahu. Largest hail stones, based on photos, were about 1.5 inches on the long axis.

Honolulu County 1 W Kailua 06 1345HST 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Oahu Department of Emergency Management reported more flooding along Kapaa Quarry Road.

Honolulu County 2 SSW Waialae 06 1530HST 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

City Emergency Management reported the closure of Diamond Head Road due to a debris flow from flooding.

An upper trough in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands brought heavy rain and flash flooding to Kauai and Oahu. There were no reports of serious injuries. The cost of damages was not available.

Hawaii County 2 E Kamuela 08 1725HST 1740HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A resident on the Big Island of Hawaii reported hail near 1 in size along Mana Road in Kamuela.

Kauai County 2 NW Kapaa 09 0140HST 0155HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Dime size hail broke a jalousie window in a house along Kawaihau Road in Kapaa on Kauai.

Maui County 2 WNW Waianapanapa Sp 09 0145HST 1124HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Bridge at mile marker 29.5 along the Hana Highway was impassable due to flooding waters.

Maui County 1 WNW Pauwela 09 0145HST 1124HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Debris flow occurred along Hana Highway at mile marker 11. Kauai County 1 SSE Princeville 09 0156HST 2256HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Flooding waters closed Kuhio Highway at the Hanalei Bridge. Kauai County 2 S Wailua 09 0156HST 2256HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water from heavy rain closed Kuhio Highway in the vicinity of the Wailua Golf Course on Kauai.

Maui County 1 W Hana 09 0200HST 0215HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Public reported golf ball size hail in conjunction with strong winds in Hana on Maui.

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HAWAII Maui County 1 SSW Hana 09 0200HST 0210HST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (43EG)

Strong winds destroyed a portion of the roof on the Hana Hotel on Maui.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 43 knots is equivalent to 49 mph. Kauai County 1 ESE Lihue 09 0229HST 2256HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A debris flow along Kapule Highway on Kauai closed all three lanes of traffic near the Kauai Marriott.

Kauai County 1 SW Kalihiwai 09 0258HST 2256HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A debris flow along Kuhio Highway south of the Kalihiwai Bridge closed both lanes of traffic.

Honolulu County Kalihi 09 0300HST 1241HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A large tree branch fell and hit power lines on Kalihi Street in Honolulu. Hawaiian Electric reported about 30 customers were without power. Kauai County 1 NNE Hanamaulu 09 0309HST 2256HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A debris flow along Kuhio Highway near mile marker 1.5 closed on lane of traffic on Kauai.

Maui County 1 SSW Hana 09 0330HST 1124HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

The Hana Hotel on Maui reported rising stream waters entered the building, washed over the road, and washed mud into surrounding areas and the swimming pool. Kauai County 1 NNW Anahola 09 0350HST 2256HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Flooding waters closed Kuhio Highway near mile marker 13 on the island of Kauai.

A cold front and an upper-level low combined to generate severe weather across much of the Aloha State. Significant weather included thunderstorms, flash flooding, record-setting hail, and a tornado. Although the total cost of damages was not available for the entire state, preliminary numbers include $2 million in infrastructure damage on Kauai and $3.2 million in Maui. There were no reports of fatalities or serious injuries.

BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST - KAUAI WINDWARD - MAUI WINDWARD WEST - MOLOKAI HIZ002-005-008- WINDWARD - OAHU KOOLAU - OAHU SOUTH SHORE - OLOMANA - SOUTH BIG ISLAND - 012-017-020-024> WINDWARD HALEAKALA 025 09 0500HST 12 1900HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Surf

A trade wind swell caused surf of 6 to 10 feet along the east-facing shores of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and the Big Island of Hawaii. No significant property damage or injuries were reported.

Honolulu County 1 WSW Kaneohe Station 09 0545HST 0600HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

One inch hail was observed at Kaneohe Marine Base Hawaii.

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HAWAII Honolulu County 1 SE Kaneohe 09 0550HST 0605HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Individual reported hail of between 1.5 to 2 inches in size in Kaneohe on Oahu.

Honolulu County 2 ESE Waikane 09 0555HST 1241HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Honolulu Police reported three feet of water over Kamehameha Highway near Waikane on Oahu.

Honolulu County 2 S Kaneohe Station 09 0555HST 2 N Kailua 0610HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Hail about 1.75 inches in size observed by a resident near Aikahi Park in Kailua on Oahu.

Honolulu County 1 S Kaneohe Station 09 0605HST 0620HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (4.25)

A hail stone saved by a resident near Marine Corps Base Hawaii on Oahu measured 4 1/4 inches on the long axis, was 2 1/4 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. Honolulu County 1 E Kailua 09 0616HST 0630HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

A resident of Kailua reported 2-inch hail. Honolulu County 2 SSE Kahuku 09 0709HST 1241HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Flooding waters were several feet deep in yards and on roads in Laie on Oahu.

Honolulu County 2 ESE Kailua 09 0710HST 0720HST 1.29 10 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

A National Weather Service Honolulu Damage Survey team confirmed a waterspout moved ashore as an EF0 tornado in Lanikai and tracked southwest, impacting portions of the Enchanted Lakes subdivision in Kailua on Oahu. Several roofs were damaged or destroyed, trees were downed, road signs were mangled, and power lines were snapped.

Honolulu County 2 WNW Kailua 09 0745HST 1241HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water was reported overflowing along a portion of Mikiola Drive in Kaneohe on Oahu.

Kauai County 1 WSW Kalihiwai 09 0849HST 2256HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water from heavy downpours closed Kalihiwai Road West leading to Kalihiwai Beach on Kauai.

A cold front and an upper-level low combined to generate severe weather across much of the Aloha State. Significant weather included thunderstorms, flash flooding, record-setting hail, and a tornado. Although the total cost of damages was not available for the entire state, preliminary numbers include $2 million in infrastructure damage on Kauai and $3.2 million in Maui. There were no reports of fatalities or serious injuries.

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HAWAII BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST - KAHOOLAWE - KAUAI WINDWARD - MAUI WINDWARD HIZ002-005-008- WEST - MOLOKAI WINDWARD - OAHU KOOLAU - OAHU SOUTH SHORE - OLOMANA - SOUTH 012-016>017-020- BIG ISLAND - WINDWARD HALEAKALA 024>025 22 1000HST 25 1200HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Surf

A trade wind swell generated surf of 6 to 9 feet along the east-facing shores of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Kahoolawe, and the Big Island of Hawaii. There were no reports of serious injuries or property damage.

Hawaii County 2 WNW Honokaa 24 1931HST 3 SSW Hilo 2347HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

Heavy trade showers affected parts of windward Big Island. However, there were no serious injuries or property damage reported.

HIZ002-008-012- BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST - KAUAI WINDWARD - MAUI WINDWARD WEST - MOLOKAI 017-020-024>025 WINDWARD - OAHU KOOLAU - OLOMANA - SOUTH BIG ISLAND - WINDWARD HALEAKALA 01 0000HST 02 0200HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Surf

A trade wind swell produced surf of 6 to 10 feet along the east-facing shores of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and the Big Island of Hawaii. There were no reports of significant injuries or property damage. This is a continuation of a high surf episode that began at the end of February. BIG ISLAND INTERIOR - KOHALA - KONA - LANAI MAKAI - LANAI MAUKA - LEEWARD HIZ013>015-018> HALEAKALA - MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY - MAUI LEEWARD WEST - MOLOKAI LEEWARD - 019-021-023>024- SOUTH BIG ISLAND 026>027 01 0000HST 31 2359HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

Even with significant precipitation over much of the Aloha State in early March, dry weather persisted in parts of Molokai, Lanai, Maui, and the Big Island of Hawaii. Water restrictions remained in effect.

Honolulu County 1 W Kahuku 02 1245HST 2 N Tantalus 03 0033HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

Kauai County 1 SSE Princeville 03 2225HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Hanalei River Bridge reported closed around 1025PM. Kauai County 2 NNE Omao 03 2225HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Portion of Kaumualii Highway closed between mile marker 4 and Maluhia Junction.

An upper trough in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands brought heavy rain and flash flooding to Kauai and Oahu. There were no reports of serious injuries. The cost of damages was not available.

HIZ001>003-006> BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST - KAUAI LEEWARD - KAUAI WINDWARD - MAUI CENTRAL 009-012>013-017- VALLEY - MAUI WINDWARD WEST - MOLOKAI LEEWARD - MOLOKAI WINDWARD - NIIHAU 019>020-025 - OAHU KOOLAU - OAHU NORTH SHORE - OLOMANA - WAIANAE COAST - WINDWARD HALEAKALA 04 0200HST 07 1200HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Surf

A swell from a strong low far north-northwest of the islands generated surf of 15 to 25 feet along the north- and west-facing shores of Niihau and Kauai; 10 to 20 feet along the north-facing shores of Oahu, Molokai, and Maui; 10 to 15 feet along the north-facing shores of the Big Island; and 6 to 12 feet along the west-facing shores of Oahu. There were no reports of significant property damage or injuries.

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HAWAII Kauai County 2 NNE Omao 04 0445HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Portion of Kaumualii Highway closed between mile marker 4 and Maluhia Road.

Kauai County 1 NE Koloa 04 0900HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Wailani and Wailaau roads closed. Kauai County 1 SW Kalihiwai 04 0900HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Southbound lane of Kalihiwai Bridge closed because of high water.

Kauai County 1 SSE Princeville 04 0900HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Kuhio Highway closed in the vicinity of the Hanalei Bridge. Kauai County 1 SSE Princeville 04 0900HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Kuhio Highway closed in the vicinity of the Hanalei Bridge. Kauai County 2 NNW Kapaa 04 0900HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Hauaala Road closed in the vicinity of the Keapana Bridge. Kauai County 1 E Hanamaulu 04 0900HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Power outages reported near Lihue Airport. Kauai County 5 WNW Hanalei 04 1135HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Kuhio Highway closed near Haena Beach Park due to flooding. Honolulu County 1 E Manoa 05 0320HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water from heavy rain washed under a home in Manoa, and there was minor flooding on the road.

Kauai County 3 WNW Hanalei 05 0415HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Debris flow blocking both lanes of Kuhio Highway. Honolulu County 2 ESE Waikane 05 0620HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Waikane Stream overflowed because of heavy rain. Kamehameha Highway was then closed in both directions near Waikane and Waiahole.

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HAWAII Honolulu County Tantalus 05 0654HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Tree downed on Tantalus Drive obstructing the road near the 3600 block.

Honolulu County 1 W Kailua 05 0725HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Kapaa Quarry Road was closed due to flooding. Kauai County 1 SE Wailua Homesteads 05 1327HST 1 WNW Wailua 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Kamalu Road closed near Wailua Homesteads Park because of flooding.

Kauai County 1 W Kapaa 05 1327HST 06 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Olohena Road closed at the bridge near Kapaa Middle School because of high water.

An upper trough in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands brought heavy rain and flash flooding to Kauai and Oahu. There were no reports of serious injuries. The cost of damages was not available.

HIZ002-008-012- BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST - KAUAI WINDWARD - MAUI WINDWARD WEST - MOLOKAI 017-020-025 WINDWARD - OAHU KOOLAU - OLOMANA - WINDWARD HALEAKALA 05 1600HST 07 2000HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Surf

A swell transitioning from north-northwest to a north-northeast direction produced surf of 10 to 15 feet along the east-facing shores of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and the Big Island of Hawaii. No serious injuries or property damage were reported.

Honolulu County 1 WNW Waikiki 05 2150HST 2200HST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Lightning

Lightning was reported to have struck the roof of the Ilikai Hotel, causing a structure fire.

Honolulu County 2 ESE Hawaii Kai 06 0915HST 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Flash flooding caused a debris flow that partially closed Kalanianaole Highway near the Halona Blow Hole near Sandy Beach.

Honolulu County Kahala 06 0927HST 1 ESE Waimanalo 0937HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Hail fell from Kahala to Waimanalo on Oahu. Largest hail stones, based on photos, were about 1.5 inches on the long axis.

Honolulu County 1 W Kailua 06 1345HST 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Oahu Department of Emergency Management reported more flooding along Kapaa Quarry Road.

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HAWAII Honolulu County 2 SSW Waialae 06 1530HST 1606HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

City Emergency Management reported the closure of Diamond Head Road due to a debris flow from flooding.

An upper trough in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands brought heavy rain and flash flooding to Kauai and Oahu. There were no reports of serious injuries. The cost of damages was not available.

Hawaii County 2 E Kamuela 08 1725HST 1740HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A resident on the Big Island of Hawaii reported hail near 1 in size along Mana Road in Kamuela.

Kauai County 2 NW Kapaa 09 0140HST 0155HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Dime size hail broke a jalousie window in a house along Kawaihau Road in Kapaa on Kauai.

Maui County 2 WNW Waianapanapa Sp 09 0145HST 1124HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Bridge at mile marker 29.5 along the Hana Highway was impassable due to flooding waters.

Maui County 1 WNW Pauwela 09 0145HST 1124HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Debris flow occurred along Hana Highway at mile marker 11. Kauai County 1 SSE Princeville 09 0156HST 2256HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Flooding waters closed Kuhio Highway at the Hanalei Bridge. Kauai County 2 S Wailua 09 0156HST 2256HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water from heavy rain closed Kuhio Highway in the vicinity of the Wailua Golf Course on Kauai.

Maui County 1 W Hana 09 0200HST 0215HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Public reported golf ball size hail in conjunction with strong winds in Hana on Maui.

Maui County 1 SSW Hana 09 0200HST 0210HST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (43EG)

Strong winds destroyed a portion of the roof on the Hana Hotel on Maui.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 43 knots is equivalent to 49 mph.

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HAWAII Kauai County 1 ESE Lihue 09 0229HST 2256HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A debris flow along Kapule Highway on Kauai closed all three lanes of traffic near the Kauai Marriott.

Kauai County 1 SW Kalihiwai 09 0258HST 2256HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A debris flow along Kuhio Highway south of the Kalihiwai Bridge closed both lanes of traffic.

Honolulu County Kalihi 09 0300HST 1241HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A large tree branch fell and hit power lines on Kalihi Street in Honolulu. Hawaiian Electric reported about 30 customers were without power. Kauai County 1 NNE Hanamaulu 09 0309HST 2256HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A debris flow along Kuhio Highway near mile marker 1.5 closed on lane of traffic on Kauai.

Maui County 1 SSW Hana 09 0330HST 1124HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

The Hana Hotel on Maui reported rising stream waters entered the building, washed over the road, and washed mud into surrounding areas and the swimming pool. Kauai County 1 NNW Anahola 09 0350HST 2256HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Flooding waters closed Kuhio Highway near mile marker 13 on the island of Kauai.

A cold front and an upper-level low combined to generate severe weather across much of the Aloha State. Significant weather included thunderstorms, flash flooding, record-setting hail, and a tornado. Although the total cost of damages was not available for the entire state, preliminary numbers include $2 million in infrastructure damage on Kauai and $3.2 million in Maui. There were no reports of fatalities or serious injuries.

BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST - KAUAI WINDWARD - MAUI WINDWARD WEST - MOLOKAI HIZ002-005-008- WINDWARD - OAHU KOOLAU - OAHU SOUTH SHORE - OLOMANA - SOUTH BIG ISLAND - 012-017-020-024> WINDWARD HALEAKALA 025 09 0500HST 12 1900HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Surf

A trade wind swell caused surf of 6 to 10 feet along the east-facing shores of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and the Big Island of Hawaii. No significant property damage or injuries were reported.

Honolulu County 1 WSW Kaneohe Station 09 0545HST 0600HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

One inch hail was observed at Kaneohe Marine Base Hawaii. Honolulu County 1 SE Kaneohe 09 0550HST 0605HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Individual reported hail of between 1.5 to 2 inches in size in Kaneohe on Oahu.

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HAWAII Honolulu County 2 ESE Waikane 09 0555HST 1241HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Honolulu Police reported three feet of water over Kamehameha Highway near Waikane on Oahu.

Honolulu County 2 S Kaneohe Station 09 0555HST 2 N Kailua 0610HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Hail about 1.75 inches in size observed by a resident near Aikahi Park in Kailua on Oahu.

Honolulu County 1 S Kaneohe Station 09 0605HST 0620HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (4.25)

A hail stone saved by a resident near Marine Corps Base Hawaii on Oahu measured 4 1/4 inches on the long axis, was 2 1/4 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. Honolulu County 1 E Kailua 09 0616HST 0630HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

A resident of Kailua reported 2-inch hail. Honolulu County 2 SSE Kahuku 09 0709HST 1241HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Flooding waters were several feet deep in yards and on roads in Laie on Oahu.

Honolulu County 2 ESE Kailua 09 0710HST 0720HST 1.29 10 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

A National Weather Service Honolulu Damage Survey team confirmed a waterspout moved ashore as an EF0 tornado in Lanikai and tracked southwest, impacting portions of the Enchanted Lakes subdivision in Kailua on Oahu. Several roofs were damaged or destroyed, trees were downed, road signs were mangled, and power lines were snapped.

Honolulu County 2 WNW Kailua 09 0745HST 1241HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water was reported overflowing along a portion of Mikiola Drive in Kaneohe on Oahu.

Kauai County 1 WSW Kalihiwai 09 0849HST 2256HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water from heavy downpours closed Kalihiwai Road West leading to Kalihiwai Beach on Kauai.

A cold front and an upper-level low combined to generate severe weather across much of the Aloha State. Significant weather included thunderstorms, flash flooding, record-setting hail, and a tornado. Although the total cost of damages was not available for the entire state, preliminary numbers include $2 million in infrastructure damage on Kauai and $3.2 million in Maui. There were no reports of fatalities or serious injuries. BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST - KAHOOLAWE - KAUAI WINDWARD - MAUI WINDWARD HIZ002-005-008- WEST - MOLOKAI WINDWARD - OAHU KOOLAU - OAHU SOUTH SHORE - OLOMANA - SOUTH 012-016>017-020- BIG ISLAND - WINDWARD HALEAKALA 024>025 22 1000HST 25 1200HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Surf

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HAWAII

A trade wind swell generated surf of 6 to 9 feet along the east-facing shores of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Kahoolawe, and the Big Island of Hawaii. There were no reports of serious injuries or property damage.

Hawaii County 2 WNW Honokaa 24 1931HST 3 SSW Hilo 2347HST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

Heavy trade showers affected parts of windward Big Island. However, there were no serious injuries or property damage reported.

IDAHO, North

IDZ007 OROFINO / GRANGEVILLE REGION 13 0325PST 0340PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

13 1000PST 1045PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

13 1000PST 1310PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

IDZ010 EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY 13 1344MST 1353MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

An upper level low off of the Washington coast and a strong jet stream helped develop and intensify a surface low and associated cold front. This system brought damaging winds and some brief heavy snowfall to the region.

IDZ009 WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY 17 0300MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow 18 A moist Pacific system moved into western Montana and north central Idaho, and dropped some significant snowfall totals mainly at the higher elevations.

IDZ005 NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS 20 1900PST 21 0700PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

IDZ007 OROFINO / GRANGEVILLE REGION 21 0300PST 1700PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A very moist Pacific storm moved into north central Idaho from the southwest. This storm followed a previous storm that moved through the region 2 days earlier. With abundant moisture this storm dropped some very significant snowfall totals.

IDAHO, Northwest

IDZ001 NORTHERN PANHANDLE 12 1300PST 13 0800PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A mature late winter cyclone off the Northwest Pacific coast generated heavy snowfall. Snow began on the afternoon of March 12th as a warm front containing ample moisture off the Pacific hit the area. Strong low level warm air advection through the afternoon and early evening resulted in snow transitioning to rain or non-accumulating snowfall in the valleys by the late evening hours. The event concluded with the passage of a cold occluded front during the morning hours of the thirteenth with additional snowfall across the mountains and far northern valleys.

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IDAHO, Northwest IDZ003 IDAHO PALOUSE 13 0700PST 0725PST 0 0 0.1K 0.00K Strong Wind

A strong cold occluded front swept through the area during the morning hours. Wind gusts were estimated to between 50 and 60 miles per hour in the town of Genesee. The strong winds resulted in small branches breaking off in the town.

Benewah County 75 N Chatcolet 15 1000PST 2100PST 0 0 200.00K 0.00K Flood

There were numerous reports of water over roadways and washouts. Road closures included the south end of Sagle Road, Talache Road at Camp Stidwell, Blacktail Road near Little Blacktail Mountain Road, Cocolalla Loop Road near address 3900 and Sportsmans Access Road. Partial road washouts included Jewel Lake Road at mile marker 2.5, Schneider Road between mile marker 3 and 4, Nettleingham Road, Snow Valley Road, Petterson Road and Boyer Road near Vedelwood Road.

Boundary County 2 NE Eileen 15 1000PST 2100PST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Flood

Water was reported over Moyie River Road. There were also some reports of a few culverts being blocked and minor damage to the shoulder of roadways. Damage was estimated.

IDZ001 NORTHERN PANHANDLE 15 1600PST 1800PST 0 0 0.00K Landslide

A Pacific storm system moving through the region resulted in heavy rain across the Northern Panhandle region. The warm and moist air mass likely resulted in some mid elevation snowmelt combining with the heavy rain to result in numerous flooding and debris flow reports.

IDZ003-027 CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS - IDAHO PALOUSE - LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE

20 0900PST 22 0800PST 0 0 0.00K Heavy Snow

IDZ001-002 COEUR D'ALENE AREA - NORTHERN PANHANDLE 21 0700PST 22 1000PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

Colder and drier air out of the north met up with a warm and moist air mass to the south as a stationary front set up across the central Panhandle on March 20th. A strong westerly jet into the area results in significant orographic enhancement across the Idaho Palouse and Central Panhandle Mountain regions. By the late morning hours on the 21st, the warmer air to the south began to push northward as a warm front with heavy snow beginning to fall across the Coeur d'Alene area and later into the northern Panhandle by that afternoon. Temperatures went above freezing behind the warm front for a period with snow changing over to rain over the Camas Prairie and in the valleys of the Idaho Palouse and Central Panhandle Mountains. The event culminates with a cold front passage on the morning of the 22nd with snow levels dropping back to valley floors.

Latah County 4 WSW Cornwall 26 0600PST 5 S Moscow 27 1100PST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Flood

The combination of heavy rain and snow melt caused several creeks and streams to flood causing minor damage to multiple roads between Genesee and Moscow. The most significant damage occurred along Blaine, Eid, Danielson, Swenson, and Troy- Genesee Roads. The South Latah Highway district estimated repair cost to these roads at 50 thousand dollars, primarily to procure, haul, and replace material to restore the roadways for safe travel.

Latah County 4 NE Juliaetta 26 0600PST 2000PST 0 0 13.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

101 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

IDAHO, Northwest

Heavy rain and excess snow melt from the 25th through the 26th caused the Potlatch River to flow out of hits banks causing some damage to an Earthern Berm in the city of Kendrick. The costs of equipment and material to repair the berm was 13 thousand dollars.

Latah County 2 NE Moscow 26 0620PST 27 1230PST 0 0 80.00K 0.00K Flood

Moderate to major flooding occurred along Paradise Creek on the morning of March 26th flooding numerous streets, bridges, and homes within the city of Moscow, Idaho. The creek crested at ten feet, making it the fourth highest crest on record. Among the list of flooded streets, bridges, parks, and homes which were impacted from the flooding along Paradise Creek include: the intersection of Bridge and Hillcrest Streets, intersection at 5th and Roosevelt, D Street bridge, Main Street, Mountainview Park, the University of Idaho bike path, Blaine Street Bridge, South Lynn Street, and Sand Road.

Latah County Onaway 26 0700PST 1 SE Potlatch 27 0500PST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Flood

The Red Cross North Central Disaster Response Team helped a family evacuate their Harvard home early March 26th due to flooding along the Palouse River and Gold Creek. The family had been fighting minor flooding for days but finally decided to evacuate their home when standing water began to fill the house. The water was four inches deep in some spots.

IDZ003 IDAHO PALOUSE 26 1900PST 1930PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Landslide

A negatively tilted upper-level trough lifting through the Inland NW on the evening of March 25th through the morning hours of the 26th tapped into subtropical moisture resulting in moderate to heavy convective rainfall for central portions of the Idaho Panhandle. The heaviest rain was observed across the Idaho Palouse, Lewis-Clark Valley, and Central Panhandle Mountains. Twenty-four rainfall amounts across these locations ranged between three-quarters and one and a half inches. Several days earlier, moderate to heavy snowfall fell across these same locations. The combination of heavy rainfall and snow melt led to sharp rises and flooding along the Palouse River and its tributaries. The most significant flooding occurred along Paradise Creek, within the city of Moscow, Idaho.

Shoshone County 29 NNW Prichard 28 0000PST 10 N Clarkia 31 1159PST 0 0 30.00K 0.00K Flood

Several days of moderate rain and excessive snow melt lead to numerous road washouts, plugged culverts, minor rock slides, flooded basements, and impassible roads from flooding across Shoshone County. These roads included: Bear Creek, Ross Ranch, Riverview, French Gulch, Old CDA River, Golf Course, Kelly Gulch, Wier Gulch, Trapper Creek, Upper Pine Creek Bridge, Lynch Gulch, Galena Gulch, Daly Gulch, Nine Mile, Placer Creek, Revenue, Gulch, Mullan, Bingville, Willow Acres, Sunny Slopes, Nuchols Gulch, Tank Creek, North Side, Markwell (between 6th and 7th), and numerous sections of the Saint Joe River Road (Forest Road 50). In addition, the flooding resulted in waste water overflow in the communities of Mullan, Osburn, and Smelterville with no known health risks at the time of the report.

Kootenai County 3 SSW Coeur D Alene 29 0000PST 3 ENE Mica 31 1159PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Excess runoff from heavy rain and snow melt resulted in sharp rises of Lake Coeur D Alene and minor flooding of its tributaries. Kid Island Bay Road which parallels the eastern shores of Kid Island Bay, a small outlet on the northwestern sections of Lake Coeur D Alene, had several inches of water over the roadway.

Benewah County St Maries 30 0000PST 31 1200PST 0 0 23.00K 0.00K Flood

The Ridgeview Apartments located in Saint Maries had to be evacuated when Mutch Creek flooded its banks and began to seep into the building.

102 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

IDAHO, Northwest Boundary County 3 SSW Crossport 30 0000PST 31 1159PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Kootenai Trail Road was inundated with water from Cow Creek.

Boundary County 2 NNW Naples 30 0000PST 31 1159PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Portions of Old Highway 95, north of Naples, were flooded when heavy spring runoff flooded caused Deep Creek to flow out of its banks. Kootenai County 7 SE Coeur D Alene 30 0000PST Lacon 31 1159PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Flooding was reported along several low spots along Highway 97 between Cataldo and Harrison. While the exact location was unknown, some residents were forced to sandbag to avoid flooded creeks from seeping into their homes.

Kootenai County 6 ESE Coeur D Alene 30 0000PST 31 1800PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Blue Creek Road washed out near Yellowstone Trail. Kootenai County 2 ESE Coeur D Alene 30 0000PST 31 1159PST 0 0 20.00K 0.00K Flood

Two homes in Fernan Village were flooded by Fernan Lake. Three other homes along the shores of the lake had their seawalls heightened with sandbags to prevent the lake from entering their homes.

IDZ004 CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS 30 0000PST 0600PST 0 0 607.0K 0.00K Landslide

Dobson Pass Landslide and road fracture. Photo courtesy of Jon Ruggles of Shoshone News Press.

103 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

IDAHO, Northwest Bonner County 2 S Priest River 30 0500PST 1 SW Lakeview 31 1159PST 0 0 72.00K 0.00K Flood

Several roads were washed out, flooded, or experienced some damage across Bonner County due to high spring runoff caused by record March rainfall and excess snow melt. These roads including Gold Creek (8 NE Sandpoint), Talache, East Shores Drive (4 NE Coolin), Geenan, Schneiders, Rapid Lightning Creek, Bowen Arrow (4 NE Colburn), and Merril Martin. Six homes and some businesses were isolated due to road closures. Five homes and some businesses had limited one lane access.

IDZ027 LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE 30 1250PST 1300PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Landslide

Bonner County 1 NW Westmond 30 1600PST 1 NW Cocolalla 31 1159PST 0 0 550.00K 0.00K Flood

High runoff and saturated grounds from a month of record rainfall combined with excessive snow melt resulted in a major road washout under a section of Cocolalla Loop Road. It was estimated that 25 feet of earth below the road, roughly 100 feet in length, was washed down the hillside as the underground culverts became overwhelmed or clogged. The road washed out on March 31st. Additional flooding was observed along the northeastern shores of Lake Cocolalla, specifically Melody Lane, where several secondary, recreational houses were inundated with water from the swollen lake. Minor damage was also observed at a small wooden bridge where Cocolalla Creek crosses under Cocolalla Creek.

One hundred foot section of Lake Cocolalla Loop Road was washed out during flooding on March 31st. Photo courtesy of Katherine Rowden. Kootenai County 1 NNE Cataldo 30 1600PST 31 1159PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

The Coeur D Alene River at Cataldo went above flood stage of 43 feet at 1800 PDT on March 31st, crested at 45 feet 1100 PDT, and receded below 43 feet around noon on April 1st. CCC Road at Cataldo flooded and was impassible. Latour Creek Road at Cataldo also flooded but was passable. Portions of Dudley Road, west of Latour Creek Road were underwater and impassible. Wolf Creek and Kahnderosa RV Campgrounds flooded. A few homes near the river experienced minor flooding of basements. Minor flooding was also observed in farmlands between Cataldo to Harrison.

Benewah County Riverdale 31 0300PST 2 SSE Ferrell 1159PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

104 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

IDAHO, Northwest

The Saint Joe River at Saint Maries rose above the flood stage of 32.5 feet at 0300 PDT on March 31st, crested at 33.9 feet at 0600 PDT on April 1st, and receded below flood stage 2100 PDT on April 3rd. Saint Joe City Road flooded. Minor flooding was observed throughout low lying areas of the Saint Joe Valley and of the Aqua Park in Saint Maries.

Bonner County 2 ENE Forest Siding 31 0835PST 0900PST 0 0 70.00K 0.00K Flood

Fourteen cars of an Union Pacific Train derailed when 350 feet of track was washed out near the intersection of Colburn and Selkirk Roads. Six of the rail cars were carrying soybeans with the other eight cars empty.

IDZ001 NORTHERN PANHANDLE 31 2200PST 2210PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Landslide

A stagnant longwave pattern featuring a broad trough off the Pacific Northwest Coast and upper-level ridge over the Central US resulted in a parade of moist storm systems tracking through the Inland Northwest from March 28th through the 31st. Each storm system deposited 0.25 to 0.75 inches of rainfall across most locations in the Idaho Panhandle with three day rainfall totals ranging from one to three inches. This concluded record setting precipitation totals for the month of March. With soils already saturated from heavy rain just a few days earlier and above normal snowpack still in place in the mountains, portions of North Idaho experienced numerous floods, road washouts, and debris flows. The most significant damage occurred in Bonner County which involved a train track washout, train derailment, and washout of a hundred foot length of road near Cocolalla Lake.

IDAHO, Southeast Clark County 8 N Dubois 10 0700MST 18 0000MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Localized flooding occurred in Dubois from March 10th through the 17th caused by melting snow on frozen ground as well as ice jams in Beavercreek. Local flooding of streets occurred as well as some water in basements but substantial property damage was avoided.

Fremont County 5 SW St Anthony 10 0700MST 18 WNW Ashton 20 1500MST 0 0 55.00K 0.00K Flood

Extensive sheet flooding occurred in the March 10th to March 20th time frame from St Anthony to Ashton and Chester. In the chester/Hog Hollow area damage occurred to road 3100 East. Serious damage occurred to graveled road 800 North and several county roads in the Hog Hollow area. Major erosion damage at the enterprise Canal Bridge occurred. Private property damage occurred on a private road on 700 North just east of 3100 East. By March 15th county Road 3000 East north of Twin Bridges was closed. A Disaster Declaration was declared in Fremont County on March 15th. Moderate damage occurred on County Road 3200 East due to runoff. Heavy flooding occurred in Chester near County road 1000 North and 3000 East closing those roads. Hog Hollow Road was closed due to significant damage. Several pastures covered with 2 to 3 feet of water. HIghway 32 was flooded but remained open. Extensive flooding in Ashton and damage to the sewage lagoon. Two residences in Ashton had water in basements.

Warm temperatures along with extensive rain and snowfall and frozen ground led to an extended period of sheet flooding. The most extensive occurred in Bellevue in Blaine County and in Fremont County. Much of the damage was due to flooding of local and County Roads in Fremont and Blaine Counties. A Disaster Declaration was declared in Fremont County on March 15th. The city of Bellevue in Blaine County also had a city declaration of emergency due to the sheet flooding.

IDZ018-031 BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION - SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS 13 0700MST 14 1300MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A Pacific storm system dropped heavy snow onto the Central mountains with 10 to 30 inches recorded at many SNOTEL sites.

105 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

IDAHO, Southeast Blaine County 4 N Bellevue 15 0400MST 20 1100MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Runoff from snowmelt in the hills around Slaughterhouse Canyon east of Bellevue caused extensive runnign water to flood local roads in Bellevue. Water reached 2 feet deep against houses and garage doors but only minor house flooding occurred with no significant damage. Extensive sandbagging protected most homes from the rising waters.

Warm temperatures along with extensive rain and snowfall and frozen ground led to an extended period of sheet flooding. The most extensive occurred in Bellevue in Blaine County and in Fremont County. Much of the damage was due to flooding of local and County Roads in Fremont and Blaine Counties. A Disaster Declaration was declared in Fremont County on March 15th. The city of Bellevue in Blaine County also had a city declaration of emergency due to the sheet flooding.

IDZ018-031>032 BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION - LOST RIVER / PAHSIMEROI - SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS - UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS 15 1800MST 17 1700MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A Pacific storm system brought heavy snow to southeasd Idaho's mountains. 10 to 40 inches of snow fell over a two day period in many locations.

IDAHO, Southwest Adams County New Meadows 16 0300MST 1200MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Several roads in New Meadows were flooded with water 1 to 2 feet deep including Hubbard Road and Main Street.

Valley County 5 E Cascade 16 0600MST 1500MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

State Highway 55 and numerous county roads were flooded with 1 to 2 feet of water flowing across the roads.

Heavy Rain caused flooding in and around the New Meadows, Yellowpine and Cascade areas.

IDZ011 WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS 31 1300MST 1700MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong gradient developed over Southeast Oregon and Southwest Idaho on the 31st resulting in wind damage and power outages.

ILLINOIS, Central Sangamon County Loami 02 0741CST 0742CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Shelby County 4 NE Cowden 02 0745CST 0746CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Shelby County 2 W Shelbyville 02 0749CST 0750CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

106 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ILLINOIS, Central Cumberland County Neoga 02 0802CST 0803CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Cumberland County 2 NE Neoga 02 0802CST 0803CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Coles County 2 NNW Trilla 02 0808CST 0809CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Morgan County 2 SE Franklin 02 0815CST 0816CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Clark County Martinsville 02 0827CST 0828CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Clark County Westfield 02 0829CST 0830CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Clark County Dennison 02 0834CST 0835CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Douglas County 2 W Hugo 02 0835CST 0836CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Sangamon County Loami 02 0835CST 0836CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Clark County Westfield 02 0839CST 0840CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Sangamon County 1 NNE Grandview 02 0844CST 0845CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Edgar County Paris 02 0846CST 0847CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Sangamon County 1 NE Mildred 02 0850CST 0851CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Christian County Taylorville 02 0945CST 0946CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

107 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ILLINOIS, Central Coles County 3 WSW Fairgrange 02 1125CST 1126CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Clay County Xenia 02 1219CST 1220CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

A powerful early spring storm system impacted the eastern half of the U.S. on March 2nd, triggering severe thunderstorms from Illinois southward into the Ohio River Valley and Deep South. As low pressure tracked from the Ozarks northeastward into northern Indiana, strong to severe thunderstorms producing large hail and gusty winds of 45 to 55 mph occurred across parts of east-central and southeast Illinois. Hail up to the size of golf balls fell across Clark and Cumberland counties.

Lawrence County 2 S Birds 14 1724CST 1725CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A weak upper-level impulse interacting with an unseasonably warm airmass produced isolated thunderstorms across southeast Illinois during the afternoon and evening of March 14th. One cell produced quarter-sized hail just south of Birds in Lawrence County. Morgan County Waverly 15 1640CST 1641CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Morgan County Franklin 15 1645CST 1646CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Cass County Ashland 15 1847CST 1848CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Menard County 2 SW Athens 15 1906CST 1907CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Sangamon County Cantrall 15 1914CST 1915CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Sangamon County 2 W Sherman 15 1915CST 1916CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Sangamon County Sherman 15 1920CST 1921CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Sangamon County Sherman 15 1924CST 1925CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Menard County 1 SSE Athens 15 1925CST 1926CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

108 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ILLINOIS, Central Sangamon County Sherman 15 1927CST 1928CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Sangamon County Springfield 15 1930CST 1931CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Sangamon County 2 SSW Dawson 15 1950CST 1951CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Lightning

Lightning struck a barn northwest of Mechanicsburg causing a fire.

An upper-level impulse interacting with an unseasonably warm airmass triggered scattered thunderstorms across central and southeast Illinois during the evening of March 15th. A few of the storms produced up to quarter-sized hail along with frequent lightning. One fire caused by a lightning strike was reported near Mechanicsburg in Sangamon County.

Clay County 4 SSE Camp Travis 17 1445CST 1446CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Crawford County Hutsonville 17 1654CST 1655CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

A weak upper-level impulse triggered isolated thunderstorms across southeast Illinois during the afternoon of March 17th. A couple of the cells produced up to penny-sized hail.

Vermilion County Danville 18 0740CST 0741CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Lightning

Lightning struck a power pole, knocking down power lines across a road in Danville.

Isolated thunderstorms impacted east-central Illinois during the morning of March 18th. Lightning struck a power pole, knocking down power lines across a road in Danville.

Effingham County 1 S Effingham 23 1209CST 1210CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Effingham County Effingham 23 1210CST 1211CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Effingham County Effingham 23 1210CST 1211CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Effingham County Effingham 23 1213CST 1214CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Coles County 2 WSW Etna 23 1226CST 1227CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

109 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ILLINOIS, Central Clay County 2 SE Xenia 23 1315CST 1320CST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Numerous trees were blown down about 2 miles southeast of Xenia.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Champaign County 1 SE Philo 23 1350CST 1351CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Champaign County 3 SE Urbana 23 1406CST 1407CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Clark County Martinsville 23 1415CST 1416CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Edgar County Paris 23 1445CST 1446CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Vermilion County Indianola 23 1510CST 1511CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Vermilion County Ridge Farm 23 1510CST 1515CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A large pine tree was uprooted in Ridge Farm. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Vermilion County Ridge Farm 23 1515CST 1520CST 0 0 9.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Two 2-3 foot diameter trees were blown down and siding was peeled from a building in downtown Ridge Farm.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Vermilion County 2 W Rossville 23 1535CST 1536CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Vermilion County 2 SW Hoopeston 23 1540CST 1541CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Vermilion County Hoopeston 23 1552CST 1553CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A deep upper-level low helped triggered scattered strong to severe thunderstorms across east-central and southeast Illinois during the afternoon of March 23rd. Some of the storms produced hail up to the size of golf balls and winds in excess of 60 mph.

110 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ILLINOIS, Central Clark County Martinsville 30 1508CST 1509CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

A cold front sinking southward through the region triggered scattered thunderstorms across portions of east-central and southeast Illinois during the afternoon of March 30th. A few of the storms produced small hail and locally heavy rainfall. One cell dropped penny-sized hailstones near Martinsville in Clark County.

ILLINOIS, Northeast

ILZ006 LAKE 10 1200CST 1700CST 0 0 50.0K 0.00K Wildfire

Strong winds and low humidity along with dry vegetation led to several wildfires across parts of northeast Illinois. Ambers from a fire intentionally set to clear brush are suspected to have caught a barn on fire near Round Lake. The barn was destroyed and six of the nine horses in the barn were killed.

Winnebago County Rockford 17 0535CST 0540CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny size hail lasted for about five minutes on the northeast side of Rockford.

Winnebago County Loves Park 17 0536CST 0538CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Winnebago County 5 S Loves Park 17 0540CST 0542CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Winnebago County 1 NE Rockford 17 0542CST 0544CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Boone County Belvidere 17 0610CST 0612CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Boone County 3 E Belvidere 17 0635CST 0637CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Mchenry County Marengo 17 0708CST 0716CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Hail ranging from pea to nickel size fell for several minutes over Marengo.

De Kalb County 2 SW Sycamore 17 0753CST 0754CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Mchenry County 1 NNW Woodstock 17 0823CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Lightning

Lightning struck a satellite dish on the roof of a building of condos, which started a fire in the attic. Only minor damage was reported and the condo remained habitable.

111 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ILLINOIS, Northeast Mchenry County 1 S Woodstock 17 0845CST 0848CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Mchenry County Woodstock 17 0849CST 0850CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Mchenry County 1 SSW Hartland 17 0900CST 1 WNW Mc Cullom Lake 1200CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain caused minor flooding in and around Woodstock. Four to five inches of standing water was reported on roadways. The parking lot at the Woodstock Library was about half covered with water. Standing water was reported in fields in Bull Valley. Storm total rainfall of 1.78 inches was reported in Woodstock.

Mchenry County Woodstock 17 0906CST 0908CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Mchenry County Union 17 0920CST 0922CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported near Olson and Hemmingsen Roads.

Will County Braidwood 17 1707CST 1708CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Strong to severe thunderstorms produced numerous reports of hail with a few reports reaching severe criteria.

La Salle County 3 SSE East Wenona 18 0545CST 0546CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

La Salle County Oglesby 18 0625CST 0626CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

La Salle County 3 ESE La Salle 18 0628CST 0630CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Strong to severe thunderstorms produced a few reports of hail across north central Illinois.

Will County 1 WSW Rest Haven 23 1631CST 1633CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny size hail was reported on Route 113, south of Wilmington.

Strong to severe thunderstorms moved across parts of northern Illinois during the afternoon hours of March 23rd.

112 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ILLINOIS, Northwest ILZ001-015-017 BUREAU - JO DAVIESS - ROCK ISLAND - STEPHENSON 02 1000CST 1800CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

Rain quickly changed over to snow during the afternoon of March 2, as a strong low pressure system pushed across the region. Snow ended by 7pm with snow accumulations ranging from 1 to 3 inches in most locations, with higher sporadic amounts north of Interstate 80. The highest snowfall amount reported was 4.4 inches near the Dubuque Airport. High temperatures ranged from 33 degrees at Dubuque to 45 degrees at Sterling.

Mcdonough County 2 S Macomb 17 2343CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

At 1243 am CDT March 18, half dollar sized hail fell 2 miles south southeast of Macomb, IL.

Mcdonough County 1 SSW Macomb 17 2343CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

At 1243 am CDT March 18, ping pong ball sized hail fell 1 mile south of Macomb, IL.

Mcdonough County 1 SW Macomb 17 2344CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

At 1244 am CDT March 18, quarter sized hail fell 1 mile south of Macomb, IL.

Mcdonough County 1 W Macomb 17 2344CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

At 1244 am CDT March 18, quarter to half dollar sized hail fell in Macomb, IL.

Mcdonough County 1 S Macomb 17 2345CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

At 1245 am CDT March 18, quarter sized hail fell 1 mile southeast of Macomb, IL.

Warren County 1 W Greenbush 18 0030CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

At 130 am CDT March 18, quarter to half dollar sized hail fell 1 mile west of Greenbush, IL. This report was relayed by the Lincoln, IL NWS office. After midnight on March 18, an upper level low moving into northeast Illinois helped produce severe thunderstorms with up to one inch diameter hail in Mc Donough and Warren Counties. Early morning low temperatures ranged from 51 degrees at Maquoketa to 61 degrees at Independence, Muscatine, and Vinton.

ILLINOIS, South Jackson County 1 W Elkville 02 1122CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Dime size hail was reported just west of Elkville. Jackson County 2 E Ward 02 1123CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Dime size hail was reported about 2 miles west of Ward. Franklin County Christopher 02 1125CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported in Christopher.

113 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ILLINOIS, South Williamson County 1 NW Bush 02 1129CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Jackson County Carbondale 02 1133CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Dime size hail was reported at the Southern Illinois University Airport.

Franklin County 1 W West Frankfort 02 1139CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Franklin County 1 W West Frankfort 02 1141CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

Franklin County 1 W West Frankfort 02 1141CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Franklin County 1 N Benton 02 1142CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Franklin County Groat 02 1144CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Franklin County 1 SE Thompsonville 02 1148CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

Williamson County 2 NNE Stiritz 02 1157CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

A funnel cloud was reported along Interstate 57 between Benton and West Frankfort.

Hamilton County 1 S Mc Leansboro 02 1200CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Saline County 1 NNW Galatia 02 1203CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

Hamilton County 2 ENE Thurber 02 1214CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

White County 1 N Carmi 02 1222CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

White County 1 N Carmi 02 1224CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Power lines were blown down. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Jackson County 3 E Carbondale 02 1227CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

White County 1 N Carmi 02 1231CST 0 0 20.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (70EG)

Numerous power lines were blown down. Note: The estimated wind gust of 70 knots is equivalent to 81 mph.

114 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ILLINOIS, South White County 1 S Grayville 02 1232CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Half dollar size hail was reported just south of Grayville. Johnson County 1 W Tunnel Hill 02 1253CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Johnson County New Burnside 02 1255CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported. Massac County 2 SSE Round Knob 02 1316CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (59MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 59 knots is equivalent to 68 mph.

Massac County 1 S New Columbia 02 1320CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Supercells developed and moved across southern Illinois. The supercells raced east-northeast at 50 to 60 mph as a strong storm system moved northeast from Oklahoma to lower Michigan with it's associated cold front sweeping east across the Ohio and Tennessee valleys. Strong wind shear with the storm system combined with warm, moist and unstable air provided the fuel for supercell thunderstorms.

Johnson County 1 N Goreville 15 2100CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Williamson County 1 N Freeman Spur 15 2100CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Franklin County 1 W West Frankfort 15 2103CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Williamson County 1 N Freeman Spur 15 2123CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Gallatin County 1 E Cottonwood 15 2207CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

An expansive and unseasonable air mass of warm, moist air overspread the region elevating surface dewpoint temperatures into the upper 50s and lowers 60s. The combination of this instability and an upper level area of low pressure set the stage for severe thunderstorms with large hail.

Williamson County 1 W Marion 17 1315CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Several reports of dime to penny size hail were relayed by local media and a trained spotter.

White County 2 SW Rising Sun 17 1424CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

An isolated severe thunderstorm developed in an unstable air mass across the region.

Massac County 1 E Metropolis 23 1011CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Massac County 1 E Metropolis 23 1026CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

115 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ILLINOIS, South Johnson County 1 E Simpson 23 1042CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Saline County 1 ENE Carriers Mills 23 1108CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Jackson County 1 NNW Barr 23 1114CST 1 WNW (MDH)Crbndl/mrfysbro 1115CST 1.82 50 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

The tornado touched down near Highway 13 about 3 miles east of Murphysboro and ended about 3 miles southwest of De Soto. A few tree limbs and small trees were blown down. Peak winds were estimated at 70 mph.

Jackson County 1 SW De Soto 23 1123CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

A rotating wall cloud and funnel cloud were reported near De Soto.

White County 1 W Norris City 23 1124CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Jackson County 3 ENE Dowell 23 1124CST 2 WNW Ward 1139CST 7.45 125 0 0 75.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

The tornado began 3.5 miles northwest of De Soto along Truax Traer Road and traveled northeast to 3.5 southeast of DuQuoin. Dozens of trees were uprooted and snapped. One barn was destroyed and several sheds and carports were damaged. A few homes had minor damage to siding and roof shingles. The tornado was observed and recorded by numerous spotters and citizens. Peak winds were about 90 mph.

Jackson County 1 S Elkville 23 1126CST 1127CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

Saline County 3 NW Harrisburg 23 1126CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported. Perry County 1 SSW Du Quoin 23 1146CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Perry County 1 SSW Du Quoin 23 1147CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported. Jefferson County 1 ESE Shirley 23 1226CST 1 SW Marlow 1230CST 2.58 100 1 2 150.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF2)

A tied down double wide mobile home was destroyed. A elderly lady was killed and a teenage boy was injured when the mobile home was lofted by the tornado and carried approximately 100 yards to the northeast, with the mobile home undercarriage carried approximately 200 yards. One home had windows blown out on the second story. One barn was heavily damaged with 2 others receiving moderate damage. Several trees were blown down or snapped. Peak winds were estimated near 130 mph. F60MH

White County 1 N Carmi 23 1231CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

116 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ILLINOIS, South White County 1 N Carmi 23 1235CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Half dollar size hail was reported. Franklin County 3 ENE Sesser 23 1236CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Wabash County 1 E Bellmont 23 1312CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Wabash County 1 E Bellmont 23 1316CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

The spotter had to pull over on Highway 15 due to the large hail.

Wabash County 1 E Bellmont 23 1320CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported. Alexander County 1 N Evansville 23 1336CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Wayne County 1 W Johnsonville 23 1348CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

A large upper level low pressure system moved east from Missouri into an area of warm, moist air with dewpoint temperatures in the 60s. Strong mid level winds helped to produce severe thunderstorms, including supercells.

Union County 1 N Kaolin 28 1725CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported along Highway 127. Union County 1 SE Anna 28 1734CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Ping pong size hail was reported in Anna. Union County Jonesboro 28 1738CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported in Jonesboro. An isolated severe thunderstorm developed in an unstable air mass across the region.

Jackson County 1 N Campbell Hill 30 1706CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Edwards County 1 W Albion 30 1742CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Jackson County 1 WSW Ava 30 1902CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Isolated severe thunderstorms occurred in an unstable air mass across the region.

117 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ILLINOIS, Southwest Madison County Alton 02 0610CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Madison County Godfrey 02 0610CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Madison County 1 SW East Alton 02 0616CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Madison County Bethalto 02 0622CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Madison County 1 SW Edwardsville 02 0625CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Madison County New Douglas 02 0644CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Montgomery County 1 NNE Coffeen 02 0703CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Montgomery County Nokomis 02 0710CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Fayette County 1 NW Ramsey 02 0720CST 0722CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Fayette County 4 E Dressor 02 0730CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

St. Clair County O Fallon 02 1000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

St. Clair County 1 N Chenot Place 02 1000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Thunderstorm winds caused minor shingle damage to a few homes just east southeast of Belleville.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Clinton County 2 NNE New Baden 02 1011CST 1012CST 0.65 50 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

A tornado briefly touched down just west of Illinois Route 160 about a mile north of New Baden. As it travelled to the east it caused minor roof damage to several homes in a subdivision and topped off several trees. A couple of fences were blow over as well. It crossed Illinois Route 160, just south of intersection with Court Road, lifting and dissipating about a quarter of a mile east of Illinois Route 160.

Clinton County 1 NW Aviston 02 1015CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Clinton County 2 ESE St Rose 02 1021CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

118 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ILLINOIS, Southwest Marion County Kinmundy 02 1115CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Fayette County Farina 02 1120CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Washington County Nashville 02 1138CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Washington County New Minden 02 1138CST Hoyleton 1141CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Marion County Centralia 02 1150CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Marion County 3 WNW Sedan 02 1155CST 1200CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Elevated convection fired up across the region north of a warm front that was just south of the Missouri/Arkansas border. There were numerous reports of large hail.

Macoupin County 1 ESE Benld 14 1751CST Mt Olive 1753CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Monroe County 1 SE Valmeyer 14 1820CST 1823CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

St. Clair County 1 NW Millstadt 14 1853CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Scattered thunderstorms developed over the region. A few of the storms produced large hail.

Greene County 1 E Carrollton 15 1641CST 1653CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.75)

Numerous reports of large hail were reported in Carrollton. The largest hail stones were baseball size.

Pike County 1 SW Nebo 15 1730CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

A strong shortwave moved through the region, triggering showers and thunderstorms. There were numerous reports of large hail and one report of flash flooding with these storms.

Marion County 2 NNE Kell 23 1257CST 2 E Cartter 1258CST 0.05 10 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

A tornado briefly touched down in an open field. No damage was reported.

Marion County Omega Forbes Arpt 23 1315CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel size hail was reported at the campground in Stephen A. Forbes State Park.

An upper level low was moving through the region, triggering scattered showers and thunderstorms. A few of the storms produced large hail and a tornado.

119 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

ILLINOIS, Southwest Marion County Lester 30 1508CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Marion County Patoka 30 1512CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Clinton County Carlyle 30 1550CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Washington County 1 NE Lively Grove 30 1603CST 1604CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Marion County 2 NNW Odin 30 1610CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Marion County 2 NW Selmaville 30 1611CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Marion County Centralia 30 1648CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A cold front moved through the region triggering showers and thunderstorms. The stronger storms were over southern Illinois. There were several reports of large hail with these storms.

INDIANA, Central Johnson County 1 NW Franklin 02 0710EST 0712EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Vigo County 1 W Preston 02 0950EST 0952EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Vigo County Terre Haute 02 0951EST 0953EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Vigo County Terre Haute 02 0952EST 0954EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Clay County Brazil 02 1007EST 1009EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Clay County Brazil 02 1007EST 1009EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Parke County Rockville 02 1007EST 1009EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

120 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

INDIANA, Central Putnam County 2 ESE Fox Ridge 02 1021EST 1023EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Putnam County 2 NE Brick Chapel 02 1031EST 1033EST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

Putnam County Bainbridge 02 1034EST 1036EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Hendricks County 1 E Plainfield 02 1044EST 1046EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Hendricks County 1 SSE North Salem 02 1051EST 1053EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Marion County Valley Mills 02 1056EST 1058EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Hailstones beginning to pile up outside the National Weather Service office in southwest Indianapolis. (Photo courtesy of NWS IND)

Marion County 1 SE Drexel Gardens 02 1057EST 1059EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Marion County Valley Mills 02 1058EST 1100EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Marion County 2 ENE Sunshine Gardens 02 1058EST 1100EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

121 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

INDIANA, Central Marion County 1 N Beech Grove 02 1104EST 1106EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Marion County 2 N Beech Grove 02 1107EST 1109EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Marion County 2 NNW Edgewood 02 1110EST 1112EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.25)

The hail was observed and measured on the University of Indianapolis campus.

Tippecanoe County 1 S Lafayette 02 1211EST 1213EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Tippecanoe County 1 SW West Lafayette 02 1213EST 1215EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Vigo County 1 N Belt Jct 02 1345EST 1347EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Clay County Brazil 02 1352EST 1354EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Putnam County 1 SE Greencastle 02 1400EST 1402EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Boone County Lebanon 02 1406EST 1411EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

Rotation and a small funnel cloud was observed in Lebanon. Putnam County 2 SSW Groveland 02 1407EST 1409EST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

Boone County 1 S Lebanon 02 1412EST 1414EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Boone County Whitestown 02 1426EST 1431EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

A lowering of the thunderstorm cloud base was reported with rotation in this location.

Hendricks County 1 E Plainfield 02 1432EST 1434EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

122 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

INDIANA, Central Hendricks County 1 E Plainfield 02 1435EST 1437EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Morgan County Mooresville 02 1436EST 1438EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Boone County Eagle Vlg 02 1438EST 1440EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Hendricks County 1 ESE Avon 02 1439EST 1441EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Marion County 1 SE Camby 02 1440EST 1442EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Lawrence County 1 SW Bedford 02 1442EST 1444EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (61EG)

An estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 70 mph was observed in Bedford.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph. Hamilton County 1 ESE Carmel 02 1446EST 1448EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Hamilton County 1 NW Noblesville 02 1450EST 1452EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Henry County 1 WNW Straughn 02 1539EST 0 0 0.10K Thunderstorm Wind (55MG)

A thunderstorm wind gust of 63 mph was measured by a ham raido operator in this location. The gust broke the anemometer shortly thereafter. Note: The measured wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Henry County 2 ESE Straughn 02 1540EST 1542EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Jennings County 2 ENE Queensville 02 1542EST 0 0 1.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A tree was reported down at the intersection of State Route 3 and County Road 500 North due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. A powerful area of low pressure strengthened as it moved across Indiana into Michigan. Strong winds associated with the system combined with warm and moist air to generate severe thunderstorms across central Indiana. Much of the severe weather was large hail, but damaging winds also occurred. No tornadoes touched down in our County Warning Area. However, just to the south across southern Indiana, numerous tornadoes did strike, causing significant destruction to several towns. After the storms moved out, strong winds caused by the strengthening of the area of low pressure moved across central Indiana. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

123 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

INDIANA, Central Jackson County 1 SSW Seymour 15 1514EST 0 4 0.00K Lightning

Four Seymour teens were injured by a lightning strike during softball practice. The strike happened about 4:14 P.M. EDT at Seymour High School. Scattered thunderstorms pushed eastward into and developed across southwest Indiana during the afternoon hours of the 15th of March. As these storms marched eastward, a lightning bolt, from a storm that was not in the area, struck a softball field at Seymour High School. The members of the girls' softball team were practicing at the time. Four were injured during this event.

Bartholomew County 1 WNW East Columbus 17 2010EST 2012EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Marion County 1 W Indianapolis Intl Ar 17 2147EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (51MG)

A thunderstorm wind gust of 59 mph was measured by the ASOS at the Indianapolis International Airport.

A weak, upper level disturbance pushed into the Ohio River valley during the evening and overnight hours of the 17th of March. Scattered thunderstorms developed across southwest Indiana and pushed northeast into central portions of the state. A severe report of large hail and damaging wind gusts were reported from Columbus and the Indianapolis International Airport, respectively. Note: The measured wind gust of 51 knots is equivalent to 59 mph. Knox County 2 SSW Fritchton 23 1503EST 1505EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Knox County 1 WSW Freelandville 23 1529EST 1531EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Sullivan County 1 S Carlisle 23 1531EST 1533EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Sullivan County 1 ENE Caledonia 23 1543EST 1545EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Hail was reported to be covering the ground. Sullivan County 1 E Dugger 23 1553EST 1555EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

This report was relayed from NWSChat. Daviess County 2 SSW Raglesville 23 1632EST 1634EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Daviess County 1 ENE Raglesville 23 1637EST 1639EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Putnam County 1 SE Cloverdale 23 1655EST 1657EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

124 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

INDIANA, Central Lawrence County Springville 23 1705EST 1707EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Lawrence County 1 WSW Popcorn 23 1710EST 1712EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

Monroe County 1 NE Kirksville 23 1723EST 1725EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Monroe County 2 SW Clear Creek 23 1731EST 1733EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

This wall cloud was observed from Highway 37 near Judah looking northwest into southwest Monroe County. (Photo courtesy of Rick Nicholson)

Monroe County 1 WSW Bloomington 23 1738EST 1740EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Monroe County 1 WSW Bloomington 23 1743EST 1747EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

The hail lasted for 10 minutes. Brown County Nashville 23 1854EST 1856EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Brown County 1 NNW Bean Blossom 23 1856EST 1858EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Brown County 2 NNE Nashville 23 1859EST 1901EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

125 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

INDIANA, Central Brown County 1 SSE Bean Blossom 23 1900EST 1902EST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

Hailstones were found on the ground a while after storm passage.

Brown County 2 S Spearsville 23 1910EST 1912EST 0 0 0.50K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Tree limbs and other litter was reported down due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts at Webber Hill Road and East Washington Street. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Brown County Spearsville 23 1915EST 1917EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Johnson County 1 W Franklin 23 2000EST 2130EST 0 0 0.75K 0.00K Flood

Water was reported over the road due to heavy thunderstorm rainfall on US Route 31 North at State Road 144.

Shelby County 1 NNE Fairland 23 2025EST 2027EST 0 0 120.00K Hail (1.00)

The hail from this storm caused damage to approximately 100 homes from Fairland to Fountaintown. Mainly cosmetic damage was observed, with a few roof leaks, siding damage, a few broken windows, and roof damage. One commercial roof was damaged on the west side of Fairland.

Shelby County Fountaintown 23 2045EST 2047EST 0 0 125.00K Hail (1.75)

WTHR13 in Indianapolis reported hail up to the size of golf balls and hail piling up over four inches. Residents mentioned that the hail knocked birds out of the sky, stripped the bark off trees, and took and 18-foot piece of gutter off a house. The Shelby county emergency manager reported that the hail from this storm caused damage to approximately 100 homes from Fairland to Fountaintown. Mainly cosmetic damage was observed, with a few roof leaks, siding damage, a few broken windows, and roof damage. He also reported damage to the roof of the Fountaintown Volunteer Fire Department.

Delaware County 1 NE Muncie 23 2215EST 2217EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Delaware County 1 N Muncie 23 2215EST 2217EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Delaware County 1 E Mayfield 23 2220EST 2222EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

On March 23rd, a long lived mini supercell tracked from Martin County northeast through Bloomington, Shelby County, and the southeast Indianapolis metro, continuing northeast through Muncie. This storm produced a wall cloud and funnel cloud in the Bloomington area, and persistent hail that generally ranged from pea to quarter size throughout much of its lifespan. Golf ball size hail occurred in Muncie after the storm briefly intensified. Maybe most impressive, this storm dropped excessive amounts of small hail throughout northwest Shelby County, causing it to collect to the depths of 3 to 4 inches deep along Interstate 74 and other roads in the vicinity of Fairland. Interstate 74 was closed for an extended time period during the early morning of the 24th as county officials needed to use snow plows to get the remnant hail off the road.

126 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

INDIANA, Central Boone County Advance 30 1504EST 1506EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Clinton County 2 WSW Jefferson 30 1540EST 1542EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Parke County 1 WSW Hudnut 30 1541EST 1543EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Parke County 2 ESE Nyesville 30 1542EST 1544EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Sullivan County Fairbanks 30 1545EST 1547EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Hamilton County 3 S Noblesville 30 1600EST 1602EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Hendricks County 1 WNW Danville 30 1602EST 1604EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Hendricks County 1 WNW Danville 30 1602EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 60 mph was observed in this location.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Madison County Frankton 30 1608EST 1610EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Hendricks County 3 NNE Plainfield 30 1615EST 1617EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter-sized hail was observed near Dan Jones Road and County Road 200 South.

Hamilton County 5 S Clarksville 30 1621EST 1623EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Delaware County Devon Park 30 1628EST 1630EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Hendricks County 1 E Plainfield 30 1633EST 1635EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

127 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

INDIANA, Central Hendricks County 1 E Plainfield 30 1633EST 1635EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Delaware County Muncie 30 1635EST 1637EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hancock County 1 E Nashville 30 1635EST 1640EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter-sized hail was observed at the intersection of Nashville Road and County Road 775 East. The hail fell for five minutes.

Delaware County 1 NNW Mayfield 30 1637EST 1639EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Hancock County 2 N Warrington 30 1640EST 1642EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Marion County 1 NNE Glenns Vly 30 1645EST 1647EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Marion County Glenns Vly 30 1645EST 1647EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Johnson County 1 E Greenwood 30 1650EST 1652EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Marion County 2 WSW Sunshine Gardens 30 1651EST 1653EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Hancock County 2 E Finly 30 1657EST 0 0 1.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Power lines were reported down in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Johnson County 2 SSE Greenwood 30 1658EST 1700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Johnson County 1 NW Franklin 30 1705EST 0 0 0.10K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (43EG)

Small tree limbs were downed due to strong thunderstorm wind gusts.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 43 knots is equivalent to 49 mph. Henry County 1 SSE Straughn 30 1735EST 0 0 0.75K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Power lines were reported down along Highway 40 in the town of Straughn, due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

128 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

INDIANA, Central Johnson County Franklin 30 1740EST 1900EST 0 0 0.50K 0.00K Flood

Minor street flooding was reported along Jefferson Street due to thunderstorm heavy rainfall.

Johnson County 1 W Franklin 30 1740EST 1930EST 0 0 0.50K 0.00K Flood

Minor street flooding was reported at the intersection of State Route 44 and Highway 31 due to heavy rainfall.

Knox County 3 N Vincennes 30 1836EST 1838EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

A line of showers and thunderstorm developed across central Indiana during the afternoon hours of the 30th of March. As this line of thunderstorms pushed southeast across the remainder of central Indiana, numerous large hail reports were received. A few thunderstorm wind reports and one flooding report were also received.

INDIANA, Northeast Miami County Amboy 02 1310EST 1311EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Huntington County 1 N Andrews 02 1333EST 1334EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Local fire officials reported dime size hail south of Andrews, covering the ground.

Wabash County Wabash 02 1345EST 1348EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

The public reported hail from one half inch to the size of pennies for two to three minutes.

Allen County 1 N Ft Wayne 02 1405EST 1406EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

A trained spotter reported hail from pea to nickle size. Allen County 1 SSE Brookside Estates 02 1406EST 1411EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Dime size hail lasted about five minutes on the northeast side of Fort Wayne.

Unseasonably strong low pressure moved across northern Indiana into southern Lower Michigan during the afternoon and evening hours. A warm front was located south of the area much of the day, with a strong southerly flow over the front, allowing for thunderstorm development. No severe thunderstorms occurred across the area with the best instability and shear further south across southern Indiana. However, isolated reports of penny to nickel size hail were received.

INZ018 ALLEN 02 1804EST 1805EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

The same area of low pressure responsible for the isolated severe weather across portions of northern Indiana, moved northeast, allowing for very strong winds to overspread the region. While most gusts were in the 40 to 50 mph range, a few gusts approached 60 mph with one report of a large tree being uprooted in Fort Wayne.

129 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

INDIANA, Northeast Kosciusko County 1 SSE Winona Lake 15 0405EST 0406EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Kosciusko County 1 E Warsaw 15 0408EST 0409EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Pulaski County 1 NW Francesville 15 1522CST 1523CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Pulaski County 1 W Star City 15 1544CST 1545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Starke County North Judson 15 1626CST 1627CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Miami County 1 ENE Denver 15 1802EST 1803EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Fulton County 1 E Fulton 15 1830EST 1831EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A warm front was located across portions of northern Indiana. Elevated instability and steep lapse rates allowed for the development of several thunderstorms. Several reports of penny to quarter size hail were received from a few of the stronger storms. One storm produced hail to the size of golf balls.

INDIANA, Northwest Newton County Morocco 23 1650CST 1652CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Benton County Raub 23 1752EST 1753EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Strong to severe thunderstorms moved across parts of northwest Indiana during the afternoon and evening hours of March 23rd.

INDIANA, South Central Dubois County 1 W Huntingburg 02 1408EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Dubois County 1 S Birdseye 02 1415EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Dubois County 1 S Birdseye 02 1423EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (2.00)

A spotter reported two inch hail covering the ground.

130 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

INDIANA, South Central Dubois County Ireland 02 1423EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

This one inch hail came from a second supercell that tracked over Dubois County.

Crawford County Taswell 02 1427EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Crawford County 1 E English 02 1436EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Dubois County St Anthony 02 1437EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

This hail fell from the second supercell that crossed Dubois County.

Dubois County Celestine 02 1442EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Washington County 1 WNW Freddricksburg 02 1450EST 3 ENE Daisy Hill 1508EST 17.35 800 5 0 2.00M 0.00K Tornado (EF4)

This EF-4 tornado that ultimately stayed on the ground for 49 miles across several counties touched down just south of Fredricksburg. Several trees were snapped off with estimated EF-1 damage along a path of 30 yards wide along the south fork of the Blue Lick River. After crossing farmland, the tornado widened and intensified quickly, toppling a high tension metal power structure near the intersection of Homers Chapel and Fredricksburg Roads. Damage at that location was consistent with 130 mph winds. High tension wires were downed and trees snapped along West End Road just north of Shanks Hill Road. The tornado continued to intensify as it crossed State Route 135 at Dutch Creek Road, ripping large chunks of 3 inch thick asphalt from a section of roadway and depositing large pieces up to 30 yards away, with smaller chunks of pavement found a quarter of a mile downstream. Just east of State Route 135, tremendous tree damage began. At this point, the tornado widened to around 200 yards. As the tornado crossed Trainer Lane and Route 335 towards Robbs Lane, widespread tree and structural damage indicated EF-2 to EF-3 damage. At this point, the damage path began to widen to one third of a mile. After crossing Highway 60 just south of New Pekin, tremendous structural damage was surveyed. A large well-constructed factory building was cleared to its foundation slab with numerous anchoring bolts bent and stripped. Debris from this building was observed up to three quarters of a mile downstream. Large power poles were snapped. Another metal out building on the edge of the circulation had sheeting pulled off, apparently from the force of inbound winds towards the circulation. In this area 5 people were killed in a mobile home. Damage suggested an EF-4 tornado with a width of three to four tenths of a mile and estimated winds of 170 mph. The tornado then traveled along the border between Washington and Crawford counties where it caused widespread destruction southeast of Hurst and along East Daisy Hill Road in the county. Here, a well constructed one story brick home at the top of a ridge was completely destroyed with no wall left standing. Witnesses described the funnel as a black wall. A heavy semi trailer cab was blown from this house and landed near another destroyed brick home. Damage to these homes suggested EF-4 winds of 170 mph. Near the intersection of East Daisy Hill and Williams Knob Roads, a home and two anchored double wide trailers were destroyed. A car was lifted and fell 100 yards away from its original driveway. The width of the damage path along the county line was up to one half mile, although the concentrated damage path was much more narrow. Overall, the twister traveled 17 miles in Washington county, felling thousands of trees in addition to destroying scores of buildings. M21MH, M20MH, M2MH, F1MH, F1MH

Orange County Valeene 02 1452EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

The half-dollar sized hail reported from the Emergency Manager came from the second of two supercells that crossed the county.

131 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

INDIANA, South Central Clark County 4 WNW Blue Lick 02 1509EST 3 E Nabb 1525EST 16.71 700 1 0 6.00M 0.00K Tornado (EF4)

This is a continuation of the violent long tracked tornado that began just south of Fredricksburg moved into Clark county as an EF-4 with a path width of one-third of a mile. On Dan Gray Road, many well-constructed homes were leveled. The tornado narrowed to a path width of one-quarter of a mile and decreased in intensity as it crossed Pixley Knob Road. Farther east, the twister destroyed two double wide homes on Speith Road. One family residence on the west side of the road was severely damaged, reflecting 150 mph winds. The tornado crossed Interstate 65, trapping several people within damaged cars and semis. This highway was closed for several hours. The tornado strengthened just east of exit 19 off the Interstate as it entered a heavily industrialized area. Buildings containing several businesses were destroyed. A home was destroyed with estimated EF-4 winds on the east side of North Fraucke Road. Several homes were seriously damaged on the north side of State Highway 160. The EF-4 tornado then moved through Henryville, severely damaging the south building of the Henryville Junior-Senior High School. The cafeteria was completely destroyed and six automobiles were piled up along the south side of the school. Two school buses in the south parking lot were ripped off their chassis, with one moved hundreds of feet east into a commercial business building across North Ferguson Street. Extensive structural damage was surveyed on the east side of Henryville on North Front and Pennsylvania Streets. A high tension tower and other homes were damaged just west of Pine Drive. On Brownstown Road, many homes sustained EF-3 damage along the north side of the road. Several homes were destroyed along Henryville-Otisco Road, with the damage to one reflecting EF-4 winds. The tornado cycled near the intersect of Blackberry Trail and State Highway 3, with the original vortex narrowing rapidly into a rope-like funnel and ending as an EF-1 just as a new vortex immediately touched down just to the southwest of the original near Highway 3 and Mahan Road. This new twister damaged a church as an EF-1 and quickly intensified to an EF-3 as it severely damaged several homes on the south side of Marysville. A Civil Air Patrol Flight revealed extensive ground scouring across several fields east of Marysville all the way to the Scott Jefferson County Line. The scouring indicated a multiple vortex tornado and was confirmed by witnesses and photos. Several homes were severely damaged near and south of the intersection of Nabb-New Washington and Marysville-Nabb Roads. The tornado had 150 mph winds and a width of one third of a mile at this point. The tornado intensified over open country east of the intersection of Kettle Bottom and State Highway 362 before crossing into Scott County as it moved north of Route 362. M62MH

Washington County 1 W Freddricksburg 02 1513EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Washington County New Pekin 02 1522EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (2.75)

Baseball sized hail from the second of two supercells that affected New Pekin damaged many cars and buildings.

Washington County New Pekin 02 1523EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (2.75)

This hail came from the second of two supercells that traversed essentially the same path.

Scott County 3 E Nabb 02 1525EST 1526EST 0.61 500 1 0 500.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF4)

After exiting Clark County as an EF-4, this one-third mile wide tornado tracked for only six tenths of a mile across extreme southeastern Scott County before entering Jefferson County between the eastern endpoint of County Road 550 South and State Route 362. Despite its limited distance in Scott County, however, the tornado proved to be deadly, taking the life of a 72 year old man who was in his frame home residence on State Route 362 east of Kelly Bottom Road, where two other wood frame homes were also severely damaged and 5 mobile homes completely destroyed. This damage proved consistent with 170 mph winds. M72PH

132 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

INDIANA, South Central Jefferson County 4 SW Chelsea 02 1526EST 2 ENE Paynesville 1534EST 7.12 500 4 0 750.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF4)

The tornado entered Jefferson County as an EF-4 with a damage width of one-third of a mile. Several mobile homes were destroyed along and just north of State Highway 362 near the three-county intersection with Clark and Scott Counties. The tornado severely damaged several frame houses here, extensively damaged many power poles and power lines, and felled many trees. After snapping trees and power poles along County Road 850, the tornado did a tremendous amount of damage around 2 miles south of Chelsea near the intersection of State Highway 62 and Swan Road. Here, several well built brick homes were destroyed. The homes had anchor bolts attached to steel plates and a concrete foundation. One home was lifted and slide 65 yards off its foundation while still remaining essentially intact. Another home was demolished and thrown several hundred yards downwind. Three fatalities occurred at this location. Two vehicles from the garage of this home were tossed for several dozen yards. A third well-built brick home had its roof lifted and thrown over 300 yards, and an above-ground pool filled with water was missing. Wind speeds were estimated at around 170 mph with a damage width of one quarter of a mile. Through the rest of Jefferson county, the tornado did extensive damage to forests as it tracked to the north of Paynesville and south of Lee Bottom. The damage path narrowed to 200 yards before exiting Jefferson County and moving over the Ohio River. M70PH, F70PH, F4PH, F30PH

Washington County New Pekin 02 1528EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Clark County 4 WNW Blue Lick 02 1530EST 1 NE Henryville 1536EST 6.57 60 0 0 300.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

Interviews with witnesses helped the NWS damage survey team determine that a second tornado developed to the west southwest of Henryville and moved along a 6 mile track that almost perfectly covered a portion of the track of a previous violent tornado around 15 minutes earlier. The second tornado was associated with a large supercell that brought softball sized hail just to the north of its tornado track. This tornado had intermittent contact with the ground, first touching down and causing tree damage to Round Knob in the Clark State Forest. Damage was then observed along and west of Speith Road, located just southwest of Henryville. Finally the tornado lifted after doing damage along the south side of Henryville from Robyn Avenue to near the intersection of Highway 60 and Haddox Road.

Jefferson County Antioch Grange 02 1533EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Clark County Otisco 02 1537EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (3.00)

Sporadic baseball sized fell, denting a vehicle in the driveway.

Scott County 1 NE Nabb 02 1544EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Floyd County 1 S Greenville 02 1558EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

One inch hail fell at the intersection of Pekin Road and State Highway 150.

Clark County 1 SW Sellersburg 02 1609EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

133 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

INDIANA, South Central Clark County Charlestown 02 1615EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52MG)

A spotter measured a gust of 60 mph within a squall line that followed two earlier supercells that moved to the north of Charlestown. A surface Low over Missouri early in the afternoon of March 2nd strengthened to below 990mb as it moved north into Michigan by the evening hours. Around dawn, a warm front moved north of the Ohio River, accompanied by scattered elevated thunderstorms that produced small hail. During the early afternoon, temperatures rose into the lower 70s across southern Indiana. the combination of extreme wind shear and CAPE near 2000 Joules/kg brought several long lived supercells to the state near the Ohio River. These storms produced baseball-sized hail and several tornadoes, including a violent long-tracker, to southern Indiana. The tornadoes across the area were a part of a well forecast regional outbreak that affected the entire Lower Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. Overall, more than 80 tornadoes caused millions of dollars of damage and took several dozen lives. For southern Indiana, March 2nd became the worst tornado outbreak since June 2nd, 1990. Note: The measured wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

INZ077-084-090> CLARK - CRAWFORD - FLOYD - HARRISON - WASHINGTON 092 04 2230EST 05 0400EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A potent Alberta Clipper brought a quick burst of moderate to occasionally heavy snow along a thin swath less than 50 miles wide across southern Indiana. While this system was moisture starved, lift associated with the nose of a strong jet overcame the limited moisture supply and led to a 3 to 5 hour period of snow. This resulted in 2 to locally over 5 inches of snowfall in extreme southern Indiana. The heaviest snow fell along and just north of Interstate 64. Due to surface temperatures just above freezing, much more snow accumulated on elevated surfaces as compared to the roadways.

Dubois County 1 SW Jasper 14 1944EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Clark County 1 SW Sellersburg 14 2230EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Floyd County 2 N Blackiston Mill 14 2230EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Record temperatures with dewpoints in the 50s lead to the development of strong instability during the late afternoon and evening. Isolated pulse storms developed across western Kentucky and southern Indiana during the evening hours. Some of the stronger storms produced marginally severe hail.

Dubois County 1 NE Ferdinand 15 1420EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Dubois County Dubois 15 1433EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Orange County 4 N Elon 15 1444EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Clark County Henryville 15 1518EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A weak disturbance moved across the Lower Ohio Valley during the afternoon of March 15th. Near record high temperatures, combined with dewpoints near 60, lead to very strong instability during the afternoon. Despite weak wind shear in this early summer-like environment, numerous strong to severe storms developed during the late afternoon and early evening. Some of the stronger storms produced marginally severe hail and isolated damaging wind gusts.

Washington County Martinsburg 23 2141EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Several disturbances rotating around an upper low located over Kansas produced sporadic convection over the Lower Ohio Valley during the afternoon and evening hours on the 23rd of March. One storm produced large hail in Washington County, Indiana.

134 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

INDIANA, Southeast Ripley County 1 W Holton 02 1552EST 2 WSW Delaware 1602EST 8.69 350 2 6 275.00K Tornado (EF3)

The tornado touched down approximately one half mile southwest of Holton as an EF0 tornado. The tornado quickly intensified as it approached the southwest corner of Holton, reaching EF1 to EF2 intensity. The path of the tornado moved nearly parallel to the north side of Highway 50 as it moved through Holton. Many of the homes and businesses east of Marion Street were damaged by EF2 intensity winds. The tornado then strengthened to low end EF3 intensity as it moved near the intersection of Highway 50 and Versailles Street. At this point, two fatalities occurred in a mobile home. Six injuries were also reported in the town of Holton. This tornado then continued to the northeast from this point at high end EF2, low end EF3 intensity, damaging homes on Sleepy Road and Old Michigan Road. The tornado began to decrease in intensity east of Old Michigan Road and maintained EF1 intensity until it dissipated approximately one mile southeast of Osgood on Finks Road. Several homes and farms had minor damage along the track between Old Michigan Road and the end of the tornado track. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum wind speed of this tornado was estimated at 145 miles per hour. M59MH, M27MH

Switzerland County Vevay 02 1555EST 1559EST 0 0 Hail (2.00)

Wayne County Richmond 02 1557EST 1600EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Switzerland County Vevay 02 1558EST 1602EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon in a high wind shear environment ahead of a strengthening low pressure system. Many of these storms became severe, with large hail, damaging thunderstorm winds, and tornadoes all being the main threats.

INZ066-074 DEARBORN - FRANKLIN 04 2200EST 05 0400EST 0 0 Winter Weather

A low pressure system tracked from the Midwest and crossed south of the region...bringing a quick shot of accumulating snowfall to the southern Ohio Valley.

Fayette County Connersville 15 1715EST 1719EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

A weak upper level disturbance combined with daytime heating to produce thunderstorms during the afternoon and early evening hours. One of these storms became severe. The main threat from this storm was large hail.

Switzerland County Jacksonville 23 1530EST 1531EST 0.06 25 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

A sheriff deputy reported a brief tornado touchdown in an open field. No apparent damage occurred.

An approaching upper level low pressure system combined with daytime heating to produce scattered thunderstorms across the Ohio Valley during the afternoon. An environment with moderate instability and strong low level shear allowed thunderstorms to become severe, leading to the possibility of large hail, damaging winds, and weak tornadoes.

135 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

INDIANA, Southwest Posey County New Harmony 02 1236CST 0 0 10.00K 10.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported in New Harmony. Posey County 3 NNE Springfield 02 1237CST 2 ENE Blairsville 1243CST 6.07 140 0 0 500.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF2)

The tornado began 4.5 miles west southwest of Wadesville and ended 0.6 miles east northeast of Blairsville. The tornado destroyed 1 wood frame house and moderately damaged several others. Several equipment sheds or garages were damaged or destroyed. Several grain bins were destroyed. Over 100 trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado, which was observed by numerous individuals including storm spotters, had peak winds near 125 mph.

Posey County 1 N Wilson 02 1238CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported along Highway 165. Posey County 1 N Poseyville 02 1243CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Gibson County 1 E Ft Branch 02 1245CST 0 0 75.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Strong winds and large hail damaged roofs, windows and siding on several homes, as well as a few vehicles.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Posey County 1 SW Wilson 02 1246CST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Hail (2.50)

Tennis ball size hail was reported just north of Wadesville.

Posey County 1 WSW Blairsville 02 1246CST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (75EG)

The roof was blown off a 2 story home. Note: The estimated wind gust of 75 knots is equivalent to 86 mph. Posey County 1 N Wilson 02 1247CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported north of Wadesville. Gibson County 1 E Ft Branch 02 1248CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Vanderburgh County 1 SSW (EVV)Dress Arpt Evan 02 1250CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf Ball size hail was reported just south of the Evansville Regional Airport.

Gibson County Haubstadt 02 1251CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Half dollar size hail was reported at Haubstadt. Gibson County 1 N Princeton 02 1253CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Two inch diameter hail was reported just north of Princeton.

136 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

INDIANA, Southwest Gibson County 1 E Ft Branch 02 1255CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported in Fort Branch. Gibson County 1 N Haubstadt 02 1257CST 1302CST 0 0 3.00M 0.00K Hail (2.50)

A severe hail event, with hail near baseball size, occurred in southern Gibson county causing extensive damage to homes, businesses, vehicles and other structures. Some of the largest hail was reported just south of Fort Branch. Ninety six homes were damaged with many having major shingle damage, siding damage, and windows broken out. One insurance company alone reported 500 vehicles damaged, with many of those being totaled by the large hail.

Vanderburgh County 1 SE Darmstadt 02 1300CST 1 NNW Earle 1303CST 2.05 50 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

The tornado touched down about 1 mile southeast of Darmstadt and ended around Browning Road.

Vanderburgh County 1 E Evansville 02 1304CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Tree limbs and some outbuildings were blown down in northern Vanderburgh county, mainly around Darmstadt.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Posey County 1 N Poseyville 02 1322CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Pike County 2 NE Stendal 02 1414EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Spencer County Rockport 02 1424CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Spencer County Rockport 02 1426CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55MG)

Trees and power lines were blown down in Rockport. Note: The measured wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Spencer County 2 W Santa Claus 02 1430CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (70EG)

Trees were blown down blocking several streets just west of Santa Claus.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 70 knots is equivalent to 81 mph. Warrick County 1 N Boonville 02 1443CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A tree was blown down across Highway 61 just north of Boonville.

Supercells developed and moved across southwest Indiana. The supercells raced east-northeast at 50 to 60 mph as a strong storm system moved northeast from Oklahoma to lower Michigan with it's associated cold front sweeping east across the Ohio and Tennessee valleys. Strong wind shear with the storm system combined with warm, moist and unstable air provided the fuel for supercell thunderstorms. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

Gibson County 1 N Mc Gary 15 1210CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

137 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

INDIANA, Southwest Pike County 1 S Petersburg 15 1347EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Pike County 1 S Petersburg 15 1355EST 1359EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail lasted for about 5 minutes. An expansive and unseasonable air mass of warm, moist air overspread the region elevating surface dewpoint temperatures into the upper 50s and lowers 60s. The combination of this instability and an upper level area of low pressure set the stage for severe thunderstorms with large hail.

Posey County New Harmony 17 1432CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Posey County 1 NNE Grafton 17 1435CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Vanderburgh County 1 E Evansville 17 1438CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Posey County Stewartsville 17 1503CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

An isolated severe thunderstorm developed in an unstable air mass across the region.

Vanderburgh County 1 E Evansville 23 1336CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Vanderburgh County 1 E Evansville 23 1343CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Vanderburgh County 1 SW Daylight 23 1345CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

A large upper level low pressure system moved east from Missouri into an area of warm, moist air with dewpoint temperatures in the 60s. Strong mid level winds helped to produce severe thunderstorms.

Vanderburgh County 1 E Evansville 30 1950CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

An isolated severe thunderstorm occurred in the unstable air mass across the region.

IOWA, Central Hamilton County Williams 19 1550CST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (57MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 57 knots is equivalent to 66 mph.

Polk County 2 W (DSM)Des Moines Intl 19 1614CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

Several trees blown down. Downburst winds verified by radar data.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. Polk County 2 SE West Des Moines 19 1619CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Power poles down along with small tree limbs. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

138 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

IOWA, Central Cerro Gordo County Mason City 19 1640CST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (53MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 53 knots is equivalent to 61 mph.

Cerro Gordo County 1 N (MCW)Mason City Muni 19 1643CST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55MG)

A very strong upper level trough of low pressure was in place to the west of Iowa. Unseasonably warm and moist air pushed north into the state. Record high temperatures occurred for several days, and on the 19th continued over the central and eastern part of the state. Temperatures warmed into the low 80s with dewpoint readings in the low 60s. The atmosphere became unstable with lifted indices around -3 C and most unstable CAPE values in the 1000 to 2000 J/kg range. The wind profile was fairly unidirectional, however speeds in the 850 to 500 mb level were in the 45 to 65 kt range. Downdraft CAPE was around 600 J/kg. Though the freezing level was quite low for a severe weather event, around 11,200 feet, CAPE in the -10 to -30 C layer of the atmosphere was limited to around 100 J/kg. Combined with very high precipitable water values, around 1.4 inches, the hail production was limited. There was a decent amount of shear available for the storms with a shear value around 40 kts. A line of thunderstorms formed ahead of a slow moving cold front that advanced east with the upper trough. Small segmented lines formed that extended east-southeast out of the main north to south line. These segments lifted rapidly north with the mean flow. As a result, it was quite easy for the storms to produce high winds. Winds near 60 MPH caused tree and power pole damage west of the Des Moines Airport with one of the storms. One of the storms produced a small microburst and winds estimated of at least 75 MPH just west of the Des Moines Airport. The high winds downed several large trees. A small line segment produced 60 to 65 MPH winds as it moved through Hamilton County, north through the Mason City area in Cerro Gordo County. Note: The measured wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph.

Cass County 2 SSE Lewis 29 1854CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Cass County 3 S Griswold 29 1910CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Polk County 1 W Altoona 29 2053CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Reported along Interstate 80. A warm front was located to the south of Iowa with low pressure moving east along the front during the afternoon and evening hours. The low reached northwest Missouri by late evening, leaving the richest air to the south of Iowa. Dewpoint temperatures reached the mid to upper 50s in southern Iowa, north of the warm front. The severe parameters were not all that strong, however the most unstable CAPE values were in the 1000 to 2000 J/kg range. Downdraft CAPE was only 100 to 200 J/kg, however winds were not a significant factor with a deep cool layer over the state. The freezing level was fairly low, around 12,000 feet. Available CAPE in the -10 to -30 C layer of the atmosphere was between 200 and 500 J/kg. This was enough to produce severe hail in a few locations, and sub-severe hail with many of the storms. A cluster of storms moved in to southwest and west central Iowa. They produced quarter to golf ball size hail in Cass County. As the line expanded and moved east, there was a quarter size hail report in eastern Polk County. A few locations reported heavy rainfall of an inch or more in under an hour as precipitable water values were quite high for late March. Near the center of the cluster, values were around 1.3 inches.

IAZ049-050 MARSHALL - TAMA 29 2300CST 0030CST 0 0 1.0K 0.00K High Wind

Thunderstorms moved across Iowa during the evening. As they departed, a wake low developed. Strong southeast winds of 25 to 45 MPH occurred for a few hours in the storms wake. Winds gusted to 58 MPH in the Marshalltown area for a brief period. HIgh winds southwest of Traer in Tama County blew large sections of agricultural tiling several feet. Most of the other wind gusts were in the 50 to 55 MPH range over the central into the southeast and east central counties.

IOWA, East Central and Southeast

IAZ042-052-064> CEDAR - DUBUQUE - JOHNSON - JONES - LINN - WASHINGTON 065-077 02 1000CST 1630CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

Rain quickly changed over to snow during the afternoon of March 2, as a strong low pressure system pushed across the region. Snow ended by 7pm with snow accumulations ranging from 1 to 3 inches in most locations, with higher sporadic amounts north of Interstate 80. The highest snowfall amount reported was 4.4 inches near the Dubuque Airport. High temperatures ranged from 33 degrees at Dubuque to 45 degrees at Sterling.

139 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

IOWA, East Central and Southeast IAZ051-063-076- BENTON - DES MOINES - HENRY - IOWA - KEOKUK - WASHINGTON 088>089 04 1300CST 2100CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

A weak disturbance moving from Minnesota to Illinois brought increased cloud cover and snow showers to the Mid Mississippi Valley during the afternoon and early evening of March 4. Snow fell to the south of a line from Coggon to Anamosa to DeWitt and southeastward to Princeton, IL. Snowfall totals ranged from 3 tenths of inch at Davenport to three inches in Brighton, What Cheer, Ladora, and Victor. High temperatures ranged from 28 degrees at Dubuque and Cedar Rapids to 35 degrees at Macomb, IL. Muscatine County 1 NE Muscatine 19 1800CST 1930CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Lightning

A lightning strike caused some electrical damage to the HON plant in Muscatine, IA during the evening of March 19. Power to the plant was knocked out and smoke was observed. A lightning strike caused some damage to the HON plant in Muscatine, IA during the evening of March 19.

Linn County 1 S Springville 31 2000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail fell 5 miles north northeast of Cedar Rapids at 900 pm CDT March 31.

Linn County 2 ENE Hiawatha 31 2001CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail fell 5 miles north northeast of Cedar Rapids at 901 pm CDT March 31.

Benton County 5 ESE Vinton 31 2012CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Dime to nickel sized hail fell between Vinton and Shellsburg along 64th Street at 912 pm CDT March 31.

Benton County 1 S Shellsburg 31 2017CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail fell in Shellsburg at 917 pm CDT March 31.

Linn County Hiawatha 31 2025CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Pea to quarter sized hail fell near Blairs Ferry Road and 10th between Cedar Rapids and Hiawatha at 925 pm CDT March 31. The hail covered the ground. Linn County 2 ENE Hiawatha 31 2028CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Nickel to quarter sized hail fell on the northeast side of Cedar Rapids at 928 pm CDT March 31.

Linn County 2 SSW Cedar Rapids 31 2030CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail fell along Collins Rd in Cedar Rapids at 930 pm CDT March 31. The hail covered the ground.

Linn County 1 SSW Marion Mc Bride Arpt 31 2030CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Dime sized hail fell at Noelridge Church in Cedar Rapids at 930 pm CDT March 31.

140 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

IOWA, East Central and Southeast Linn County 1 NE Cedar Rapids 31 2031CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Dime sized hail fell 3 miles northeast of Cedar Rapids at 931 pm CDT March 31.

Linn County 1 SW Marion 31 2031CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Dime sized hail fell 4 miles northeast of Cedar Rapids at 931 pm CDT March 31.

Linn County 1 E Marion 31 2032CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Pea to dime sized hail fell in Marion for about five minutes beginning around 932 pm CDT March 31.

Linn County 2 SSW Cedar Rapids 31 2033CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Dime sized hail fell in Cedar Rapids at 933 pm CDT March 31.

Linn County 1 WSW Marion 31 2037CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Dime sized hail fell at Lindale Mall in Cedar Rapids at 937 pm CDT March 31.

Cedar County 1 NW Clarence 31 2050CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.50)

Tennis ball sized hail fell in Clarence around 950 pm CDT March 31. It hailed from 950 pm until 1020 pm.

Cedar County 1 NE Clarence 31 2051CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Quarter to silver dollar sized hail fell about 1 mile east of Clarence at 951 pm CDT March 31.

Cedar County 1 NE Lowden 31 2055CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail fell in Lowden at 955 pm CDT March 31. Cedar County 1 NW Clarence 31 2055CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail fell in Clarence around 955 pm CDT March 31. The hail lasted for 5 to 7 minutes. This report was relayed by a trained spotter. Cedar County 1 E Lowden 31 2103CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Half dollar sized hail fell 1 mile southeast of Lowden at 1003 pm CDT March 31.

Jones County 3 NNW Hale 31 2120CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail fell about 5 miles west of Wyoming around 1020 pm CDT March 31.

Clinton County 1 E Wheatland 31 2133CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Dime to quarter sized hail fell in Wheatland at 1033 pm CDT March 31. This report was relayed by law enforcement.

141 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

IOWA, East Central and Southeast

Showers and thunderstorms moved eastward across much of eastern Iowa during the evening of March 31, as a warm front lifted through the region. Some of the storms surpassed severe thresholds producing large hail.

IOWA, Northeast Allamakee County Waukon 19 1950CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Power poles were blown down in Waukon. A warm front was lifting north across the Upper Midwest and thunderstorms developed along this boundary during the evening of March 16th across northeast Iowa. Some of these storms produce strong winds which blew down power poles in Waukon (Allamakee County). Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

IOWA, Northwest Woodbury County 1 N Luton 30 1603CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Woodbury County 1 N Holly Spgs 30 1615CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Woodbury County 2 WNW Holly Spgs 30 1615CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Woodbury County 2 NNE Holly Spgs 30 1615CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A thunderstorm produced up to half dollar size hail in Woodbury County in northwest Iowa during the afternoon of March 30th.

IOWA, Southwest Mills County 3 SW Pacific City 26 0711CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Isolated thunderstorms developed near the Missouri River a little after daybreak on March 26th. The storms formed in a strong warm advection zone fed by a modest low level jet. A storm in Mills county produced small hail. Somewhat warm mid level temperatures kept the activity isolated and it died off fairly quickly an hour or two after sunrise.

Montgomery County 3 N Mc Pherson 29 1913CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Page County 1 NNW Braddyville 29 1942CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Fremont County 1 E Sidney 29 2017CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Scattered thunderstorms, some severe, developed north of a warm front that had pushed into southeast Nebraska late in the afternoon on March 29th. The storms produced mainly large hail and isolated super-cell thunderstorms produced very large hail in extreme southeast Nebraska.

Monona County 1 NNE Mapleton Muni Arpt 30 1650CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

An upper level disturbance caused isolated thunderstorms to develop in northeast Nebraska and west central Iowa during the mid afternoon hours of March 30th. One of the storms dropped quarter-size hail in Monona county.

142 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KANSAS, East Morris County 4 SW Council Grove 08 0026CST 0029CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Morris County 3 WSW Council Grove 08 0030CST 0032CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Morris County 2 NNW Houcke 08 0035CST 0037CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Wabaunsee County Eskridge 08 0055CST 0058CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Wabaunsee County 4 NE Bradford 08 0107CST 0108CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Shawnee County 3 S Menoken 08 0125CST 0127CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Social media forums had numerous pictures from SW Topeka with quarter sized hail.

Shawnee County 5 S Menoken 08 0126CST 0128CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

During the overnight and early morning hours of March 8, 2012 scattered convection formed over northeast Kansas. A few of the storms reached severe intensity, and produced quarter sized hail in a few locations. More remarkable about the event was the fact that many of the storms produced brief periods of heavy snow. Many locations reported 1 to 2 inches of snow as these storms rolled through northeast Kansas.

Shawnee County 1 N Auburn 27 0807CST 0808CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

A storm produced nickel-sized hail near Auburn.

Osage County 3 NNE Burlingame 28 1625CST 1628CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Osage County 6 N Burlingame 28 1632CST 1633CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Osage County 3 N Burlingame 28 1635CST 1638CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Osage County 3 NW Scranton 28 1647CST 1652CST 0 0 Hail (2.00)

143 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KANSAS, East Osage County 6 N Burlingame 28 1652CST 1657CST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

Osage County 3 N Scranton 28 1658CST 1704CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Osage County 3 WNW Lyndon Pomona Lk Ar 28 1720CST 1724CST 0 0 Hail (2.00)

Osage County 3 E Burlingame 28 1722CST 1725CST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Osage County 3 E Burlingame 28 1728CST 1733CST 0 0 Hail (2.25)

Hail to the size of hen eggs fell just south of Carbondale. Photo by Scott Currens.

Osage County 3 SE Scranton 28 1733CST 1736CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Osage County 1 W Scranton 28 1733CST 1736CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Osage County 3 ESE Scranton 28 1733CST 1738CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

144 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KANSAS, East

Ping pong ball to golf ball sized hail fell just south of Carbondale. Photo by Jared Leighton.

Osage County Scranton 28 1736CST 1741CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Osage County 2 SE Scranton 28 1737CST 1742CST 0 0 Hail (2.00)

Osage County 1 W Scranton 28 1745CST 1750CST 0 0 Hail (2.50)

This was a delayed report, discovered on social media.

Hail to the size of tennis balls fell near Scranton, Kansas. Photo courtesy Misty Shaw and WIBW TV.

145 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KANSAS, East Morris County 1 NW Council Grove 28 1749CST 1752CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Morris County 1 NW Council Grove 28 1750CST 1755CST 0 0 Hail (2.00)

This was a delayed report, discovered on social media.

Hail to the size of tennis balls fell near Council Grove. Photo courtesy Tanya Wishon and WIBW TV - Topeka. Morris County 1 NW Council Grove 28 1752CST 1756CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Osage County 3 SSW Carbondale 28 1754CST 1759CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Osage County 3 SSW Carbondale 28 1755CST 1800CST 0 0 Hail (2.50)

Osage County 3 WNW Carbondale 28 1756CST 1800CST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Osage County 3 ENE Scranton 28 1757CST 1802CST 0 0 Hail (3.00)

Osage County 3 NE Scranton 28 1800CST 1805CST 0 0 Hail (2.00)

Osage County 3 SSW Carbondale 28 1801CST 1806CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

146 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KANSAS, East Osage County 3 SSE Scranton 28 1802CST 1805CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

Numerous chasers reported a brief cone funnel 2 miles south of Carbondale near the Highway 75 and 56 junction.

A funnel cloud was reported from a storm near Carbondale. This photo was taken approximately 2 miles SE of Carbondale, looking to the northwest, as the rear flank downdraft came in. Osage County 2 W Overbrook 28 1805CST 1809CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Osage County 3 W Carbondale 28 1806CST 1809CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Osage County 3 S Carbondale 28 1807CST 1809CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Lyon County Emporia 28 1808CST 1812CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

One inch hail was reported at Kansas Avenue and Commercial Street in Emporia.

Morris County Dunlap 28 1810CST 1813CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Lyon County 1 SW Emporia 28 1811CST 1815CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Morris County Dunlap 28 1815CST 1820CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

147 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KANSAS, East Wabaunsee County 1 SW Alta Vista 28 1820CST 1822CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

This is a delayed report, discovered on social media. Lyon County 2 SSW Bushong 28 1843CST 1847CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

This is a delayed report from social media.

Hail to the size of half dollars fell near Americus. Photo courtesy Chad Lee and WIBW TV-Topeka. Lyon County 6 S Bushong 28 1846CST 1852CST 0 0 Hail (2.00)

Lyon County 6 E Americus 28 1857CST 7 SSW Bushong 1900CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

Pottawatomie County 1 SE St George 28 1900CST 1904CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

This was a delayed report, discovered on social media. Lyon County 5 SSW Allen 28 1906CST 1911CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Pottawatomie County 2 SW Louisville 28 1907CST 1911CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Pottawatomie County 4 N Louisville 28 1917CST 1922CST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

148 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KANSAS, East Pottawatomie County 2 ESE Westmoreland 28 1925CST 1929CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Lyon County 6 S Admire 28 1926CST 1929CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Lyon County 7 SSW Allen 28 1932CST 1934CST 0.09 50 0 0 Tornado (EF0)

Storm chasers confirmed a brief tornado in open country. Lyon County 6 S Allen 28 1933CST 1938CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Lyon County 5 SSW Allen 28 1938CST 1943CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Lyon County 4 SE Admire 28 1955CST 1958CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Washington County 1 N Hanover 28 2008CST 2012CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

This was a delayed report, discovered on social media. Jackson County 5 W Mayetta 28 2010CST 2014CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Jackson County 3 W Hoyt 28 2011CST 2014CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Jackson County 3 SE Mayetta 28 2019CST 2022CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Washington County 1 N Hanover 28 2021CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

149 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KANSAS, East

From Hanover, Kansas.

Lyon County 3 SE Admire 28 2034CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Lyon County 3 SSE Admire 28 2036CST 2136CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Three to six inches of water over Highway 99, south of Admire.

Jackson County 1 E Holton 28 2037CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nemaha County 1 S Bern 28 2055CST 2115CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail fell for over 20 minutes in Bern. Nemaha County 5 WNW Bern 28 2057CST 2102CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Nemaha County 4 SSW Baileyville 28 2103CST 2106CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Nemaha County 1 S Baileyville 28 2116CST 2119CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Brown County 1 N Fairview 28 2122CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

150 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KANSAS, East Lyon County 4 SSW Allen 28 2145CST 4 S Bushong 2225CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Road crews were called out to barricade the 800 block of Road 300, due to water over the road.

Nemaha County 2 NNE Seneca 28 2151CST 2154CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Nemaha County 1 S Bern 28 2236CST 2240CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Nemaha County 1 S Bern 28 2253CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

The nickel-sized hail was 2 to 3 inches deep. On the evening of March 28, 2012, northeast Kansas was impacted by large hail, one tornado and heavy rain. One storm impacted Osage County with hail reports larger than baseballs across Osage County. A funnel cloud was also reported with this storm near Carbondale. Another storm impacted eastern Morris and Lyon Counties bringing hen egg sized hail to Council Grove and golfball sized hail to Dunlap. The storm continued to move slowly and intensify across Lyon County, and produced a brief tornado touchdown in rural Lyon County. Additional large hail reports of 2 inches were reported near Bushong. Heavy rain also fell from this storm due to its slow movement eastward and several Lyon County roads had to be barricaded due to running water over the road. Other storms moved across the area with hail up to the size of golfballs in Nemaha and Pottawatomie counties during the late evening hours.

KANSAS, Extreme Southeast Cherokee County 3 WSW Stippville 19 1300CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A barn was blown down. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Cherokee County 2 NNE Faulkner 20 0400CST 0600CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Emergency management reported that Southwest 90th Street south of Hallowell was flooded due to heavy rainfall.

Cherokee County 1 NNW Galena 20 0730CST 0830CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Emergency management reported that the Murphy Blvd and Main Street low water bridge was closed due to flooding.

Cherokee County 1 S Stippville 20 0730CST 0930CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Highway 37 near the Spring River was flooded. A slow moving closed low pressure system over the Midwest developed a few isolated severe storms which produced minor wind damage over southeast Kansas. Heavy rainfall produced minor flooding.

151 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KANSAS, North Central Jewell County 2 ESE Montrose 19 0555CST 2 W Formoso 0559CST 0.81 40 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

A 30 by 40 foot machine shed was destroyed by a brief EF0 tornado, which touched down between Montrose and Formoso. The maximum wind speed was estimated at 80 mph. This Monday featured a rare, albeit brief morning tornado that destroyed a 30 x 40 foot machine shed on a farm 9 miles east of Mankato along Highway 36. This short-track EF0 tornado struck shortly before sunrise and just before 7 AM CDT, during one of the climatologically least-favored times of day for tornadoes to occur in North Central Kansas. This tornado was the only known occurrence of severe weather associated with this event. Storms first entered this six-county portion of North Central Kansas from the south between 530 and 6 AM CDT, initially organized in a quasi-linear mode along the leading edge of a weakening squall line. However, between 6 and 7 AM CDT, a few storms along the far northeast edge of this advancing line intensified and became semi-discrete as they tracked north-northeast at 45-55 MPH across parts of Mitchell and Jewell Counties. It was one of these semi-discrete storms that abruptly assumed brief rotation per radar reflectivity and velocity data as it crossed the Highway 36 corridor east of Mankato, corresponding to the tornado damage report. By 730 AM CDT, this small cluster of semi-discrete storms exited northward into south central Nebraska, with no further reports of severe weather. Although the synoptic scale setup did not necessarily suggest the likelihood of early morning tornadic development, the mesoscale environment revealed a moist low level airmass, very strong low level shear, and sufficient instability with 0-1 kilometer mixed layer CAPE around 1000 J/kg. Around the time of tornado occurrence, nearby surface observations revealed an approximate surface temperature/dewpoint of 65/59, in the presence of very strong 0-1 kilometer low level shear near 40 knots and 0-1 kilometer storm relative helicity of 200-300 m2/s2. On the larger scale, this event occurred within a broad surface warm sector, well to the east of a cold front oriented north-south across western Kansas. This expansive cold front stretched from the Dakotas to Mexico, and was anchored by a deep surface low centered near the MT/ND border. In the mid and upper levels, a highly amplified and expansive trough was situated over the western half of the CONUS. On the prior evening of the 18th, this system had spawned several tornadoes near North Platte, Nebraska.

Jewell County 8 N Burr Oak 30 1700CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Jewell County 5 E Mankato 30 1759CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

One inch hail was reported at the junction of Highways 14 and 36.

Between 530-730 PM CDT on this Friday, a lone severe thunderstorm drifted slowly southeast along a path from northwest Jewell County to far northeast Mitchell County. Along the way, golf ball size hail was reported several miles north of Burr Oak, and quarter size hail fell east of Mankato. During the 730-830 PM CDT time frame, the storm rapidly weakened and dissipated along the Mitchell-Cloud County line. On the synoptic scale, this storm was driven by forcing along the southwestern periphery of a mid level shortwave trough tracking from northeast Nebraska to western Iowa. Despite meager low level moisture with surface dewpoints only in the 40s, the combination of steep low-to-mid level lapse rates, most unstable CAPE values between 500-1000 J/kg and around 40 knots of deep-layer vertical wind shear in the west-northwest flow aloft proved sufficient to kick up one severe storm. This was the only severe thunderstorm in the entire state of Kansas on the 30th.

KANSAS, Northeast Miami County 1 W Osawatomie 28 1810CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Leavenworth County 1 SE Tonganoxie 28 2018CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

A stationary front along the Interstate 70 corridor, provided the focus for thunderstorm activity, during the evening hours of March 28, 2012. There were two reports of hail.

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KANSAS, Northwest KSZ013 SHERMAN 18 1000MST 1800MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A lee side surface trough set up across Colorado producing a zone of strong south to southwest surface winds over much of the region. Wind gusts from 55 to 70 mph occurred over portions of far eastern Colorado and northwest Kansas during the day. A peak wind of 68 mph occurred at Kirk, Colorado in Yuma County, with a gust of 58 mph reported at a mesonet station west of Goodland, Kansas.

KANSAS, Southeast Sumner County Perth 07 2255CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Sedgwick County 1 E Mt Hope 07 2353CST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

The ping pong ball sized hail covered the ground. Harvey County 1 SE Newton 08 0014CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Harvey County 1 E Halstead 08 0017CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Elevated thunderstorms developed north of a cold frontal bouindary situated along the Kansas/Oklahoma border during the early morning hours of March 8th, 2012. The elevated, but small storms, produced hail up to an inch and half in diameter.

KSZ032 RUSSELL 21 1758CST 0 0 25.0K 0.00K High Wind Localized very strong northeasterly winds associated with a wake low affected Russell county during the late evening on the 21st. Wind gusts at the Russell Airport were measured at 64 mph. Two semi-trucks with trailers were blown over on Interstate 70 east of Russell. Greenwood County 1 NW Madison 28 1758CST 1815CST 0 0 1.00M Hail (3.00)

Hail stone diameters ranged from golfball size to just over three-inches in Madison. Widespread roof and car damage likely occurred. This was the first (and largest) round of large hail to hit Madison within a two-hour period. Property damage amounts are rough estimates.

Greenwood County 3 NNW Hilltop 28 1900CST 0 0 Hail (2.50)

Greenwood County 3 S Madison 28 1937CST 1938CST 0.25 50 0 0 Tornado (EF0)

Very brief tornado touchdown in an open field. Greenwood County 1 W Madison 28 1947CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Greenwood County 2 E Madison 28 1957CST 2011CST 0 0 Hail (4.25)

Hail stone diameters ranged from golfball to tennis ball size, with a few up to softball size.

153 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KANSAS, Southeast Greenwood County 3 NNE Hilltop 28 2015CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Greenwood County 4 ESE Madison 28 2017CST 2019CST 0.26 50 0 0 Tornado (EF0)

Brief tornado touchdown in open country. The tornado was fairly stationary and did not cause any damage.

Greenwood County 1 W Madison 28 2103CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Greenwood County 1 ENE Madison 28 2104CST 29 0500CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Very heavy rainfall of up to four inches over a three-hour period produced high water across Highway 58 about one mile east of Madison. Property or crop damage amounts, if any, are unknown.

The main thunderstorm of the night was a massive supercell that sat nearly stationary over northeastern Greenwood county for nearly three hours. A significant number of hail reports were noted in and around the town of Madison. Nearly half the homes in town were damaged, along with numerous cars and windshields. A few brief tornado touchdowns also occurred southeast of Madison. Mcpherson County 2 NW Moundridge 29 1640CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Marion County 4 SSE Tampa 29 1701CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Mcpherson County 5 ENE Moundridge 29 1706CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Harvey County 1 E Halstead 29 1733CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Harvey County 5 NE Sedgwick 29 1809CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Sedgwick County 4 E Bentley 29 1816CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Relayed through spotternetwork.org. Sedgwick County 5 NW Valley Center 29 1822CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Relayed through spotternetwork.org. Sedgwick County 4 WNW Valley Center 29 1823CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Relayed through spotternetwork.org. Sedgwick County 4 NW Valley Center 29 1835CST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

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KANSAS, Southeast Sedgwick County 4 N Maize 29 1837CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Sedgwick County 2 NNW Colwich 29 1842CST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

Sedgwick County 1 NNE Valley Center 29 1851CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Sedgwick County 1 NNE Maize 29 1853CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Sedgwick County Park City 29 1908CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Sedgwick County 2 E Maize 29 1908CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Sedgwick County 3 S Maize 29 1913CST 1925CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Sedgwick County Park City 29 1914CST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Sedgwick County 4 S Maize 29 1914CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Sedgwick County 3 SE Maize 29 1914CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Sedgwick County 3 WSW Park City 29 1914CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Sedgwick County 3 SE Maize 29 1922CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Reported near the intersection of N 29th and Ridge. Sedgwick County 3 SE Maize 29 1935CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Hail covered the ground, with stone sizes ranging from marbles to golfballs.

Sedgwick County 1 NNW Wichita 29 1945CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Sedgwick County 4 N Wichita 29 1946CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Reported near the intersection of 37th and Broadway. Sedgwick County 1 S Park City 29 1949CST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Hail covered the ground.

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KANSAS, Southeast Sedgwick County 4 NNW Wichita 29 2000CST 0 0 Hail (2.50)

Hail stones ranged from quarter to tennis ball size near the intersection of 34th and Amidon.

Sedgwick County 3 S Park City 29 2022CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Winds estimated around 55 to 60 mph occurred with the hail near the intersection of Interstate 135 and Highway 254.

Sedgwick County 3 S Park City 29 2022CST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Penny size hail occurred with the estimated 55 to 60 mph winds near the intersection of Interstate 135 and Highway 254.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Butler County 1 N Augusta 29 2056CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Sedgwick County (AAO) jabara Arpt 29 2101CST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50MG)

Measured at Jabara Airport. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms affected portions of central, south-central and southeast Kansas during the evening hours on the 29th, along a southeastward advancing cold front. Most of the severe weather reports came in the form of large hail, which reached up to tennis ball size near Bel Aire, just northeast of Wichita. Note: The measured wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. KANSAS, Southwest

KSZ085 STEVENS 01 1756CST 0 0 High Wind An isolated high wind gust was reported after the passage of a cold front.

Ford County 3 NW Dodge City 07 2335CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Pawnee County Larned 07 2342CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Ford County 2 ENE Windthorst 07 2345CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Ford County 3 ENE Windthorst 07 2345CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Barber County 3 E Deerhead 08 0043CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Barber County 2 ENE Deerhead 08 0044CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Pratt County 1 NNE Coats 08 0218CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

A strong upper level low was advancing towards Kansas and helped produce lift north of a cold front. Thus, elevated thunderstorms developed across parts of the area and a few were severe.

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KANSAS, Southwest Finney County 9 NE Garden City 18 1726CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Lane County Amy 18 1805CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Lane County 4 E Healy 18 1824CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Meade County 8 S Plains 18 1920CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Meade County 6 S Hobart 18 1925CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Gray County 4 N Montezuma Arpt 18 1943CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Gray County 5 N Montezuma Arpt 18 1950CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Meade County 11 SW Meade State Park 18 1955CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Meade County 2 SE Collano 18 2010CST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Gray County 7 SSW Haggard 18 2033CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Most of the hail was smaller. Comanche County 9 NW Coldwater 19 0236CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Rich gulf moisture moved north into the area and as a dry line advanced east thunderstorms developed, some that were severe.

KENTUCKY, Central Hancock County Chambers 02 1438CST 1 SSE Sunny Corner 1443CST 6.47 200 0 0 40.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

This tornado had intermittent touchdowns along a long track that began 7 miles west of Cloverport. It traveled in Hancock County for 6 miles before entering Breckinridge County 1 mile west of Cloverport. The tornado first touched down along Route 2181. Vinyl siding was removed from a home and small outbuildings were damaged. It then continued eastward, intermittently touching down and crossing Route 69. Four miles west of Cloverport, additional minor damage was surveyed to a group of homes along Route 2169. This tornado brought EF-1 damage to Hancock County.

Breckinridge County 1 W Cloverport 02 1443CST 3 SSE Sample 1453CST 10.02 200 0 0 150.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF2)

This tornado originally touched down 7 miles west of Cloverport in Hancock County. It crossed into Breckinridge County around one mile west of Cloverport and had an intermittent 10 mile track, bringing the total path length across both counties to 17 miles. The twister lifted just west of Cloverport and touched down again just east of town, uprooting numerous soft and hardwood trees. The tornado strengthened to an EF-2 as it destroyed two homes on New Bethel-Cloverport Road. Farther east, near B Flood Road, several other structures received EF-1 damage. Several chicken farms had major damage with a significant loss of poultry. Just before lifting east of Route 269, the tornado downed several trees and did additional damage to a metal structure.

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KENTUCKY, Central Ohio County Centertown 02 1456CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61EG)

A supercell moved across Ohio County through the town of Hartford. West of Hartford, law enforcement reported roofs off of homes and cars overturned. Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph. Ohio County 2 E Hartford 02 1500CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A supercell brought 1 inch hail to Hartford along with extensive wind damage and a report of a funnel cloud.

Ohio County 3 WNW Horton 02 1505CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (70MG)

A Kentucky Mesonet site measured a wind gust of 70 knots. Note: The measured wind gust of 70 knots is equivalent to 81 mph. Ohio County 1 N Beaver Dam 02 1512CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (56EG)

Widespread tree damage was reported near Beaver Dam. Note: The estimated wind gust of 56 knots is equivalent to 64 mph. Ohio County 2 NNE Arnold 02 1515CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A spotter reported quarter sized hail at Renfrow. Grayson County 1 E Caneyville 02 1520CST 0 1 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Grayson County 1 E Caneyville 02 1520CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Grayson County 1 E Caneyville 02 1520CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

Grayson County 1 E Caneyville 02 1521CST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61EG)

A vacent mobile home was turned over from straight line winds. Many power outages were noted across the county as well.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph. Grayson County 1 E Leitchfield 02 1524CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

A hail estimate from a convenience store west of Leitchfield indicated over 2 inch hail.

Trimble County 2 W Trout 02 1535EST 2 NW Hisle 1539EST 4.81 200 0 0 75.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF2)

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KENTUCKY, Central

The massive EF-4 that crossed southern Indiana finally lifted in Trimble County after a solid path length of 49 miles. This tornado crossed the Ohio River as an EF-1 with a 200 yard wide path length. It damaged a home and two barns on Roger's Road. The barns were overturned with several trees damaged in a manner consistent with 105 mph winds. The tornado then crossed a heavily wooded area near the intersection of Routes 625 and 1838 and damaged some garage shingles. At this point, a second satellite vortex developed just to the south of the main circulation. It totally destroyed a barn on Rodgers Road and extensively damaged another. It severely damaged a rugged forested area before merging with the path of the original tornado near the confluence of Corn Creek Road, Highway 625, and Joyce Mill Road. At this point, the tornado was rated an EF2 with 115 mph estimated winds. Three mobile homes near the intersection of Route 625 and Joyce Mill Road were destroyed along with extensive damage to power lines and poles. Farther east, trees were damaged near Rawlett Lane. Before lifting, the twister brought EF-1 damage to two homes and a mobile home on New Hope Ridge Road. It lifted around 2 miles west of Highway 421.

Trimble County 1 SSE Leeport 02 1541EST 1 NE Monitor 1544EST 3.26 75 0 0 500.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF3)

The tornado first touched down about 5 miles south of Milton just southwest of the intersection of Routes 421 and 1226. After damaging several trees just west of Route 421, this narrow funnel rapidly increased in intensity as it crossed Route 421 and struck Milton Firestation number 2. The station was heavily damaged with the collapse of rigid frames. A two ton concession trailer was moved 30 yards, while a pickup truck was moved 60 yards. Damage to the fire station and a pumper exceeded 300 thousand dollars. Damage to the station indicated 140 mph winds and a tornado with EF-3 intensity. After extensively damaging many trees along Route 1226, the tornado weakened to an EF-1 at 871 Palmyra Road. At this point witnesses described one vortex lifting while another descended from its parent wall cloud. Rapidly strengthening to an EF-3, it destroyed several homes on Culls Road. One of these homes had collapsed exterior walls. The tornado knocked over a large truss tower connected with an major electrical transmission line. The tornado weakened and damaged several trees with estimated 80 to 90 mph winds as it moved east into Carroll County.

Adair County 2 ENE Weed 02 1553CST 1 ENE Columbia 1555CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Extensive hail damage was surveyed from several miles southwest of Columbia through Columbia in Adair County. Hail damage was maximized in Columbia where a home had hail break through the roof. A Wal-Mart store had 160 skylights damaged. According to the survey, hail damaged almost every windshield from the Metcalfe/Adair county line through Columbia.

Hart County Hammonville 02 1553CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Local law enforcement reported trees and power lines down. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Hart County 3 ENE Bonnieville 02 1553CST 2 SSE Hammonville 1555CST 0 0 200.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

Sporadic wind damage consistent with a microburst was surveyed along the track of a supercell that crossed Hart County. Along Bacon Creek Spur Road, a 30 by 145 greenhouse canopy was lifted. Its supporting poles were bent. A 48 by 70 feet barn had significant roof damage. Quarter sized hail fell at this location. At 5140 State Highway 728, a 32 foot cabin was destroyed. Insulation was thrown 150 yards due east. Just to the east, two tobacco barns were destroyed. A barn canopy was bent and damaged at 11265 Hammondsville Road. The most extensive damage was surveyed along Route 357 South, one mile south of Highway 728. A single-wide mobile home was destroyed, with the roof and most of the exterior siding removed. A nearby barn was also destroyed.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. Simpson County 3 W Salmon 02 1558CST 2 N Hillsdale 1605CST 0 0 40.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (56EG)

Scattered wind and hail damage was surveyed along the path of a supercell that traveled from north of Franklin to the county line just south of Alvaton. It brought widespread hail that damaged siding and destroyed a tool barn on Evans Road. Many hard and softwood tree damage was noted along the damage path.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 56 knots is equivalent to 64 mph.

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KENTUCKY, Central Trimble County 3 SE Abbott 02 1601EST 2 SSW Providence 1604EST 2.73 100 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

An EF-1 tornado touched down on Willard Wilson Road in southern Trimble County. It descended from a supercell storm that earlier brought an EF-1 tornado to Clark County Indiana. This cyclic supercell tracked just to the south of, and 15 minutes behind, another supercell that produced the EF-4 tornado across southern Indiana. Shortly after touching down, the tornado destroyed a barn and a single-wide mobile home. Farther along Willard Wilson Road, another barn had collapsed. A 400 pound four-wheeler was moved 30 feet. Another home had shingle damage. The strongest winds, estimated near 100 mph, developed near High Grove Road. A concentrated grove of trees were destroyed along with downed power lines and a gutter ripped off a house. Finally, the twister downed some power lines and hardwood trees along Carmon Creek Road. It lifted just northwest of the intersection of State Highway 421 and Interstate 71.

Meade County 1 W Guston 02 1602EST 1603EST 0.65 30 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

This weak EF-0 tornado was photographed from Ekron, looking southwestward. It touched down around 1 mile west of the intersection of Routes 60 and 428. It blew out a porch off the side of a house and damaged a sign of a business along Route 60. Damage was consistent with 75 mph winds.

Warren County 2 E Alvaton 02 1605CST 2 WSW Bayfork 1607CST 0.49 60 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

A supercell thunderstorm that earlier caused straight line wind damage to Simpson County brought golf ball sized hail that penetrated siding on numerous houses near Alvaton. A tornado touched down just east of Alvaton along State Highway 961. It destroyed a barn and tool shed along a one half mile track just along the north side of State Highway 961.

Meade County 1 W Brandenburg 02 1606EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (2.75)

Baseball-sized hail was observed near Brandenburg. Logan County 1 ENE Ferguson 02 1607CST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

A survey concluded that straight line winds of around 75 mph destroyed a barn along State Highway 1041 one mile southeast of its intersection with Highway 79. Several trees were downed in this area along with minor roof or siding damage to a house in this area. Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. Meade County 1 W Brandenburg 02 1607EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

Meade County Doe Vly Estates 02 1609EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.25)

A spotter reported half dollar sized hail near Doe Valley Lake.

Hardin County 1 SE (FTK)Godman Aaf Ft K 02 1612EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A National Weather Service found a group of trees downed with estimated straight line winds of 60 mph.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Henry County 1 WNW Port Royal 02 1612EST 1613EST 0.25 40 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

An aerial survey found a narrow path of twisted and downed trees next to a field. The circulation path was quite narrow and was consistent with an EF-1 tornado with estimated winds of 90 mph. The tornado touched down and lifted approximately one quarter mile east of Port Royal-English Road.

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KENTUCKY, Central Henry County 2 E Turners Station 02 1613EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

The mesocyclone of a supercell thunderstorm moved across far northern Henry County. A National Weather Service survey observed several large limbs down and a whole row of power poles leaning across Bishops Lane east of Campbellsburg.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Marion County Gravel Switch 02 1614EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Edmonson County Mammoth Cave 02 1616CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A spotter in Mammoth Cave National Park reported power lines down and snapped poles.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Barren County 2 NW Glasgow 02 1625CST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

A trained spotter reported numerous trees and homes damaged.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Barren County 2 NW Glasgow 02 1626CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Bullitt County 1 NE Shepherdsville 02 1628EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Warren County 1 SW Bowling Green 02 1632CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (56MG)

The ASOS site at the Bowling Green Airport measured a 56 knot wind gust.

Note: The measured wind gust of 56 knots is equivalent to 64 mph. Bullitt County 5 NW Browningtown 02 1633EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Bullitt County Mt Washington 02 1635EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Warren County 1 SW Bowling Green 02 1635CST 2235CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

A spotter reported some trees down near the airport. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Hart County Munfordville 02 1638CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Hart County Munfordville 02 1639CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (2.75)

A spotter reported baseball-sized hail in Munfordville. Metcalfe County 1 NW Randolph 02 1639CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52MG)

A Kentucky Mesonet site measured a 58 mph wind gust. Note: The measured wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

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KENTUCKY, Central Bullitt County Mt Washington 02 1640EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (2.50)

Tennis ball sized hail was reported in Mount Washington. Metcalfe County 2 WNW Randolph 02 1640CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

The local emergency manager reported golf ball sized hail covering the ground.

Garrard County Bryantsville 02 1641EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Metcalfe County 1 W Edmonton 02 1643CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Spencer County Elk Creek 02 1643EST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61MG)

A large supercell brought large hail and damaging winds to the Spencer - Shelby county border.

Note: The measured wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph. Hart County 2 W Canmer 02 1645CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52MG)

A Kentucky Mesonet site measured a 58 mph wind gust. Note: The measured wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Lincoln County 2 SSE Stanford 02 1645EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A spotter reported trees down around Stanford. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Spencer County 1 E Taylorsville 02 1647EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Metcalfe County Gascon 02 1649CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail covered the ground. Hardin County 1 NE Sonora 02 1649EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

The public reported that a tree fell on a house at 138 North Maple Street.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Hardin County 2 E Gaithers 02 1649EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (54MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 54 knots is equivalent to 62 mph.

Metcalfe County 2 SE Clarks Corner 02 1649CST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61EG)

A supercell moved north of Edmonson bringing destructive winds and large hail. Estimated 70 mph winds destroyed a tool shed on Don Lyle Road. A portion of a home's roof was removed on Odell-Vanzant Road.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph.

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KENTUCKY, Central Shelby County Shelbyville 02 1650EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Hardin County Elizabeth Town 02 1650EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A spotter reported that a semi truck was blown off the road at mile marker 95 on Interstate 65.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Spencer County Mt Eden 02 1653EST 0 0 100.00K 0.00K Hail (2.50)

The Spencer County Emergency Management reported that tennis ball-sized hail damaged numerous building and cars in Mount Eden. Shelby County Shelbyville 02 1653EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (54MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 54 knots is equivalent to 62 mph.

Barren County 1 W Hiseville 02 1658CST 0 0 30.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Local Law enforcement reported that homes and garages were damaged. A local newspaper reported that shingles were removed from the roof of the Hiseville Parts Center on Hiseville's Main Street. Several local dairies around Hiseville had extensive damage. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Adair County 1 W Columbia 02 1700CST 0 0 1.50M 0.00K Hail (1.75)

An extensive hail storm brought widespread damaging hail to Adair County with insurance claims for automobiles and homes expected to exceed 1 million dollars. In Columbia, over 150 skylights at a Wal-Mart were smashed. A lengthy swath of hail fell from a supercell thunderstorm that traveled from Nell, over 10 miles southwest of Columbia, through Columbia. Extensive damage to windows, siding, roofs and gutters was noted along a west to east path along State Highway 80 southwest of Columbia, and near the intersection of State Highways 704 and 55 just south of town.

Nelson County 2 SSE Balltown 02 1702EST 2202EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

Franklin County 1 S Cloverdale 02 1707EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Franklin County 1 WSW Frankfort 02 1708EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Anderson County Alton 02 1710EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Anderson County Alton 02 1711EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Taylor County 1 W White Rose 02 1712EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Anderson County 1 NW Ninevah 02 1714EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

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KENTUCKY, Central Russell County 3 NNW Humble 02 1714CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Clark County Trapp 02 1715EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (2.75)

Scott County Georgetown 02 1723EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Scott County Georgetown 02 1723EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

Garrard County 2 NW Hyattsville 02 1735EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Marion County Gravel Switch 02 1735EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Madison County Kirksville 02 1742EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Boyle County 1 NE Junction City 02 1744EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Madison County 1 E Whites 02 1745EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Madison County 2 WSW Richmond 02 1746EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Madison County Kirksville 02 1747EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Madison County 1 SE Richmond 02 1749EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

The County Emergency Manager reported a roof off both a house and a barn at 880 Duncannon Lane.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Madison County 1 SE Richmond 02 1751EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Madison County 1 N Waco 02 1753EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (54MG)

A Kentucky Mesonet site measured a 61 mph wind gust. Note: The measured wind gust of 54 knots is equivalent to 62 mph. Garrard County 2 ENE Cartersville 02 1813EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Widespread large hail up to the size of tennis balls damaged many roofs and vinyl sidings northwest of Cartersville.

Madison County 1 E Farristown 02 1820EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.50)

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KENTUCKY, Central Bourbon County 1 SSW Little Rock 02 1850EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Lincoln County Stanford 02 1858EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Flash Flooding caused by the training of several storms briefly closed 3rd Street in Stanford.

Madison County 2 SE Richmond 02 1920EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Flash flooding closed two roads just to the south of Richmond. State Highway 25 was briefly closed near the Okonite Factory. Also, the intersection of Cal East and Mills Station Roads was briefly closed.

A surface Low over Missouri early in the afternoon of March 2nd strengthened to below 990mb as it moved north into Michigan by the evening hours. Around dawn, a warm front moved north of the Ohio River. Scattered strong storms developed along this front across northern Kentucky, bringing several reports of dime sized hail. By mid afternoon, the combination of strong wind shear, temperatures rising to the upper 70s and over 2000 Joules/kg of CAPE led to the development of numerous supercells. Several of these storms produced tornadoes not only in north central Kentucky, but later in the evening across eastern Kentucky. Large hail was common, with several reports of baseball sized hail that damaged automobiles and roofs.

KYZ030-033>042 ANDERSON - BOURBON - FAYETTE - FRANKLIN - HARRISON - HENRY - JEFFERSON - OLDHAM - SCOTT - SHELBY - SPENCER - WOODFORD 04 2300EST 05 0500EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

An Alberta Clipper tracked across central Kentucky during the early morning hours on March 5th. Despite limited moisture, strong lift associated with the nose of a power upper jet brought several hours of heavy snow across north central Kentucky and the Bluegrass Region. Heavy wet snow with flakes the size of quarters fell at a rate of over an inch an hour shortly after midnight in Louisville. Three to locally over 5 inches of snow fell along the Interstate 64 corridor from Louisville to east of Lexington. Meade County Rhodelia 14 2120EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Record high temperatures earlier in the day lead to strong instability and the development of scattered strong storms in north central Kentucky. A couple of the stronger storms produced marginally severe hail.

Breckinridge County Hardinsburg Arpt 15 1235CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Barren County 2 SE Nobob 15 1301CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hardin County Elizabeth Town 15 1420EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Larue County 1 NE Gatton 15 1435EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Allen County 2 NNW Scottsville 15 1438CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Simpson County 1 N Franklin 15 1448CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Another report of 1 inch hail came from nearly the same location.

Ohio County 1 N Beaver Dam 15 1448CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Local law enforcement reported that a tree fell down across James Nancy Lane.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

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KENTUCKY, Central Clinton County 1 N Savage 15 1508CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Hancock County 1 SSW Hawesville 15 1535CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A COOP observer reported a tree down across Squirrel Tail Hollow Road.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Scott County 1 S Great Crossing 15 1540EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A spotter reported nickle to quarter sized hail with wind gusts up to 50 mph.

Washington County 1 N Willisburg 15 1544EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Russell County Russell Spgs 15 1553CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Anderson County 1 SSE Sinai 15 1603EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

This location was near Beaver Lake. Woodford County Midway 15 1605EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Clinton County 2 NW Albany Arpt 15 1637CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hardin County 1 W Rogersville 15 1642EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG) 16 A trained spotter reported that several trees fell across power lines.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Meade County 1 N Midway 15 1645EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52MG)

A Kentucky Mesonet site recorded a wind gust of 60 mph. Note: The measured wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Scott County 1 SW Great Crossing 15 1656EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood A trained spotter reported water over Highway 460 between Great Crossing and the Franklin county line. A mud slide occurred along this stretch of highway. Fayette County 2 WSW Athens 15 1701EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

The Fayette County Emergency Manager reported 1 inch hail along Interstate 75 near Lexington.

Boyle County Perryville 15 1748EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A tree was downed across Battlefield Road. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

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KENTUCKY, Central Boyle County 1 SE Danville 15 1752EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Local law enforcement reported minor rood damage and a downed power line.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Boyle County 1 SE Danville 15 1752EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Local law enforcement reported minor roof damage and a power line down.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Mercer County 1 W Stringtown 15 1755EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Law enforcement reported a tree downed across a home. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Jessamine County 1 NNE Wilmore 15 1808EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

The local emergency manager reported trees downed near Wilmore. Also, some trees were downed across the northwest portion of the county. An early spring heat wave brought near record high temperatures in the lower 80s during the afternoon of March 15th. This warmth, combined with dewpoints near 60 and a weak upper air disturbance moving across the Lower Ohio Valley, supported the development of numerous thunderstorms during the mid afternoon to early evening hours. In an environment more typical of early summer, strong instability combined with weak flow aloft to produce pulse-type severe thunderstorms with occasional severe hail and isolated damaging wind gusts. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph.

Meade County 1 W Brandenburg 17 1700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Near record heat and dewpoints in the lower 60s lead to the development of several pulse thunderstorms within an upper air pattern more reminiscent of early summer. The strongest of these storms produced marginally severe hail west of Louisville.

Jefferson County 3 WSW Thixton 23 1407EST 1 SW Ashville 1412EST 2.44 70 0 0 300.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

The tornado touched down just north of the intersection of Cedar Creek and Mount Washington Roads, located around one and one half miles southeast of Quail Chase Golf Course in southeast Louisville. It moved north-northeast, crossing Cedar Creek Road several times. Near Brook Chase Court, the tornado totally destroyed one modular home, knocking it off its foundation and pancaking the first floor under the second level. One well-built brick home had it roof taken off. Numerous other homes along the path sustained damage to their roofs, siding and windows. The tornado was rated a strong EF-1, with estimated winds of 105 to 110 mph. The maximum width of the tornado was 70 yards, but during most of its path it was 40-50 yards wide.

Shelby County 2 E Finchville 23 1428EST 2 SSE Joyes 1433EST 2.17 50 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

This tornado touched down 1.6 miles east-southeast of Finchville just north of the end of Duvall Lane. It then traveled north- northeast and produced a track of just over 2 miles over mainly plowed field and strips of forest. Two barns were destroyed. Two other barns has much of their roofs removed. In one case, portions of the roof were strewn downwind across a field and became lodged within a grove of trees. More than two dozen trees were snapped or uprooted. It lifted 1 mile south of the intersection of Taylorsville Road and Interstate 64.

Taylor County 1 NE Bengal 23 2140EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (54MG)

The Kentucky Mesonet located 4 miles north of Black Gnat measured a 62 mph wind gust.

Note: The measured wind gust of 54 knots is equivalent to 62 mph.

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KENTUCKY, Central Scott County 1 SSW Great Crossing 23 2308EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Several trees were downed along with minor property damage at the intersection of Belvedere and Frankfort Pike. Local emergency management also reported several trees downed across other portions of the county.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Taylor County 2 NNW Sweeneyville 24 0240EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

The local emergency management relayed a report of a large tree downed across Phillips Road near Highway 210 just northwest of Campbellsville. A large, nearly cut-off upper closed low located over Kansas brought several bands of convection to Kentucky and Indiana. During the early afternoon, a cluster of low-topped storms developed east of Bowling Green and moved north towards Louisville. This convection, which was barely deep enough to produce any lightning, became surface-based as slightly unstable conditions developed within a clear slot that rotated across the Lower Ohio Valley in the wake of early morning showers. A couple of these cells developed into mini-supercells with rotation. Two weak tornadoes touched down in and just east of the Louisville metro area. Additional thunderstorms with large hail developed later that evening ahead of a final disturbance rotating around the south side of the upper low. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

Jefferson County 1 NNW Audubon Park 28 1357EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

One inch hail was reported at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Jefferson County 1 W St Matthews 28 1405EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A spotter reported one inch hail in Seneca Gardens. Jefferson County 1 N Jeffersontown 28 1410EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Jefferson County 1 S Woodland Hills 28 1413EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Jefferson County 1 SSE Avoca 28 1417EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Scott County 1 NE White Sulpher 28 1458EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail up to the size of quarters fell for around 8 minutes and covered the ground.

Scott County 1 NNW White Sulpher 28 1458EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail up to the size of quarters fell along Highway 460 in far western Scott County.

Scott County Georgetown 28 1512EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A weak cold front moved south of Interstate 64 in northern Kentucky during the mid-afternoon hours. A thin broken west to east orientated line of storms developed ahead of this boundary during the early afternoon hours. Some of these storms exhibited weak rotation. Several storms produced large hail, especially along the Interstate 64 corridor.

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KENTUCKY, Eastern Bell County 1 SW Page 02 1300EST 1400EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Two feet of flowing water of highway 1344. Bell County 1 N Binghamton 02 1300EST 1400EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Highway 25E under 6 inches of water coming into Middlesboro.

Powell County 2 N Clay City 02 1720EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Powell County Clay City 02 1720EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Hail, ranging from dime to half dollar size, covered the ground approximately 2.5 miles north on Route 11 heading towards Mount Sterling. Fleming County Mt Carmel 02 1720EST 0 0 20.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

A mobile home was blown off its foundation in Mount Carmel. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Montgomery County 1 S Levee 02 1721EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.75)

Baseball size hail was reported along Highway 11 between Levee and the Powell county line.

Montgomery County Jeffersonville 02 1725EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.75)

Baseball size hail was reported in Jeffersonville. Montgomery County 2 SE Mt Sterling 02 1728EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Rowan County 1 W Morehead 02 1730EST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Extensive damage occurred to trees and residential structures 1 mile west of Morehead due to thunderstorm wind gusts.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Menifee County Means 02 1732EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Montgomery County 2 E Jeffersonville 02 1735EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Menifee County 2 WSW Mariba 02 1739EST 1 S Korea 1745EST 7.44 500 2 30 530.00K Tornado (EF3)

A storm damage survey team from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Jackson, Kentucky confirmed that an EF-3 tornado occurred in Menifee County on March 2, 2012. The tornado touched down on Tarr Ridge about 2 miles southwest of Mariba at 539 pm EST. The tornado then tracked east-northeast crossing highway 77 and causing extensive damage to several homes. The most extensive damage in Menifee County occurred on Opossum Hollow Road, where several structures were destroyed including a brick house which was totally destroyed except for the basement. The tornado crossed highway 460 just southeast of Wellington and continued into Morgan County. Two fatalities occurred in Menifee County as a direct result of the tornado. One other fatality occurred due to a fall down stairs in the clean-up effort following the tornado. F54MH, F47PS, M79PS

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KENTUCKY, Eastern Bath County Sharpsburg 02 1740EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported near Olympia, Bethel, and Sharpsburg.

Menifee County Frenchburg 02 1740EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Rowan County Triplett 02 1740EST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

A barn was destroyed by thunderstorm wind gusts in Triplett.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Menifee County Frenchburg 02 1741EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail covered the ground in Frenchburg. Mccreary County Marshes Siding 02 1743EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (56EG)

A 65 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured by a trained spotter in Marshes Siding.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 56 knots is equivalent to 64 mph. Mccreary County Stearns 02 1743EST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (56EG)

Trees and power lines were blown down in Stearns. Note: The estimated wind gust of 56 knots is equivalent to 64 mph. Morgan County 1 SSW Artville 02 1746EST 2 NNW Relief 1810EST 25.56 1580 6 80 1.60M Tornado (EF3)

A storm damage survey team from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Jackson, Kentucky confirmed that an EF-3 tornado tracked from Menifee County into Morgan County on March 2, 2012. The tornado entered Morgan County at around 546 pm EST, just to the northwest of Ezel, and tracked east-northeast making a direct hit on downtown West Liberty at around 558 pm EST. The tornado caused extensive damage to nearly every structure in town, including the 105 year old courthouse, the depression-era WPA building that houses the community center and the 100 year old West Liberty United Methodist and Christian churches. The tornado continued northeast from West Liberty through the remainder of Morgan County, causing extensive damage to numerous structures and downing thousands of trees with a consistent path width of 3/4 to 1 mile throughout the county. Estimated peak winds in Morgan County were 140 mph. The tornado crossed into Lawrence county at 610 pm EST between Moon and Terryville. Six fatalities occurred in Morgan county as a direct result of the tornado. M51MH, F72MH, M90MH, F86MH, F50MH, M86PH

Menifee County Wellington 02 1748EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Montgomery County Judy 02 1755EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Thunderstorm wind gusts caused significant damage in the Judy area.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Montgomery County 5 N Mt Sterling 02 1759EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

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KENTUCKY, Eastern Montgomery County 5 N Mt Sterling 02 1759EST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

A thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 70 mph occurred 5 miles north of Mount Sterling.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Morgan County 3 WNW West Liberty 02 1800EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.50)

Tennis ball size hail left indentation in the ground 3 miles west of West Liberty.

Bath County 1 SSW Owingsville 02 1808EST 1 NNE Polksville 1813EST 7.4 250 0 0 35.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

A storm damage survey team from the National Weather Service Office in Jackson, Kentucky confirmed that an EF-1 tornado occurred in Bath County on March 2, 2012. The tornado touched down near the Bath County High School west southwest of Owingsville at 608 pm EST. The tornado had an intermittent path to the east northeast of approximately 7.5 miles in length. The tornado crossed Hwy 36 a mile or two south of Owingsville and then I-64 and Hwy 60 east of Owingsville causing damage to numerous trees, barn roofs, and residential structures along the way. The tornado lifted for the final time approximately 2.5 miles northwest of Salt Lick, Kentucky.

Damaged caused by the Bath county tornado from March 2, 2012. Estill County 3 NW Noland 02 1810EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Morgan County West Liberty 02 1810EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Pulaski County 2 S Cains Store 02 1810EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Fleming County Tilton 02 1810EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

One structure in Tilton suffered roof damage due to thunderstorm wind gusts.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

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KENTUCKY, Eastern Johnson County Keaton 02 1813EST 2 NNE Barnrock 1818EST 2.9 1312 0 0 25.00K Tornado (EF1)

A storm damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Office in Jackson, Kentucky indicated a tornado continued from Lawrence County into the extreme northwest tip of Johnson County on March 2, 2012. This damage represents a continuation of the track of a tornado which devastated the town of West Liberty, KY. The tornado entered the extreme northwest tip of Johnson county just west of the Keaton area around 613 pm EST. The tornado continued to track northeast straddling the Johnson/Lawrence County line until passing entirely back into Lawrence County between the Keaton and Martha communities at around 618 pm EST. Damage in extreme northwest Johnson county was consistent with an EF-1 tornado and included roof damage to several structures and numerous downed trees. This tornado continued through Lawrence County, Kentucky and into Wayne and Lincoln Counties in West Virginia.

Bell County Frakes 02 1815EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Rowan County 4 W Morehead 02 1821EST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 60 mph occurred 4 miles west of Morehead.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Elliott County 4 N Sandy Hook 02 1826EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.75)

Bell County Middlesboro 02 1830EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Bell County Middlesboro 02 1830EST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were blown down in Middlesboro. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Elliott County 1 ESE Dewdrop 02 1834EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A few trees blown down on Brown Ridge. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Wolfe County 1 W Campton 02 1835EST 1 NNW Lee City 1842EST 0 0 264.00K Hail (3.00)

Baseball to apple size hail fell along a swath from Campton eastward to near Gilmore. Extensive damage was done to structures in downtown Campton, including roof damage to the high school.

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KENTUCKY, Eastern

Hail damage to buildings in downtown Campton. Bell County Pineville 02 1835EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were blown down in Pineville. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Pulaski County Science Hill 02 1840EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Bell County 4 NNE Miracle 02 1840EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Trees were blown down in Hulen or 4 miles north northeast of Miracle.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Bell County 1 NW Hulen 02 1842EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Bell County 1 S Black Snake 02 1845EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.75)

Morgan County 2 S Cannel City 02 1845EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Pulaski County Pulaski 02 1845EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Harlan County Wallins Creek 02 1850EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Wolfe County Burkhart 02 1850EST 1851EST 1.06 50 0 0 Tornado (EF1)

A storm damage survey team from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Jackson, Kentucky confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in Wolfe County a half a mile south of Burkhart at around 650 pm EST. The tornado crossed into western Magoffin county at around 651 pm EST. Only tree damage was observed in Wolfe County and no structures were affected.

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KENTUCKY, Eastern Magoffin County Netty 02 1851EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.50)

Magoffin County 1 SSW Cutuno 02 1851EST 2 ENE Conley 1908EST 17.92 1320 0 30 1.80M Tornado (EF3)

A storm damage survey team from the National Weather Service in Jackson, Kentucky confirmed a tornado moved across Magoffin County during the evening hours of March 2, 2012. The tornado crossed from Wolfe County into Magoffin County at approximately 651 pm EST and rapidly intensified. The tornado crossed the Mountain Parkway several times before impacting Salyersville at 703 pm EST at EF-3 strength with wind speeds estimated at around 160 mph and a maximum path width of up to 3/4 of a mile. The hardest hit area of Salyersville included the intersection of the Mountain Parkway and Highway 460 where many businesses and structures were totally destroyed. The town of Conley also suffered widespread and extreme damage as a direct result of this tornado. The tornado tracked from Magoffin County into Johnson County between the communities of Conley and Asa at approximately 708 pm EST.

Complete track map of the Salyersville tornado, which affected Wolfe, Magoffin, Johnson and Martin Counties in Kentucky and Wayne County in West Virginia. Harlan County Wallins Creek 02 1856EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Rockcastle County Pongo 02 1857EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Harlan County Harlan 02 1900EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Harlan County Grays Knob 02 1900EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Harlan County 3 SSE Harlan 02 1900EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Pulaski County Ferguson 02 1903EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

A funnel cloud was spotted in Ferguson.

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KENTUCKY, Eastern Johnson County Oil Spgs 02 1903EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Wayne County 2 N Monticello 02 1903EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph occurred 2 miles north of Monticello.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Johnson County Oil Spgs 02 1904EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Laurel County 2 SSW Hazel Patch 02 1904EST 1 NE Oakley 1912EST 7.15 310 6 40 815.00K Tornado (EF2)

A storm damage survey team from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Jackson, Kentucky confirmed that an EF-2 tornado moved across portions of Laurel County on March 2, 2012. The tornado touched down southwest of Wood Creek Lake at 704 pm EST, and tracked northeast crossing I-75 and Highway 490 before lifting just south of the Victory community. Winds were estimated to have reached 125 mph. This tornado damaged or destroyed several residences. Five fatalities occurred on March 2nd with another person dieing on March 23rd from injuries they received as their mobile home was impacted by the tornado on March 2nd. All fatalities occurred in mobile homes. F37MH, F64MH, F72MH, F48MH, M81MH, M49MH

Harlan County Putney 02 1905EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Trees were blown down along Hwy 522 in Putney. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Laurel County Pittsburg 02 1905EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Power poles were blown down at the interchange of Hwy 80 and I-75 in Pittsburg.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Johnson County 2 WSW Asa 02 1908EST 2 SSE Boons Camp 1925EST 14.43 1312 2 7 980.00K Tornado (EF3)

A damage survey team from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Jackson, Kentucky determined that an EF-3 tornado tracked across central Johnson County on March 2, 2012. The tornado had a path width of about 3/4 of a mile and estimated maximum wind speeds of 160 mph. The tornado crossed into Johnson County just west of the Asa community at 708 pm EST and continued east-northeast exiting the county between the Boons Camp and Davisport communities around 725 pm EST. The towns of Hagerhill and West Van Leer were particularly hard hit with several structures totally destroyed. Two fatalities occurred in Johnson county as a result of this tornado. Ten to twenty houses and a former church had their roofs blown off on a 3 mile stretch of Rt. 302 in West Van Leer. A house was blown onto Hwy 825 in Hagerhill, blocking the roadway. Two different apartment buildings collapsed in Hagerhill as well, one onto Hwy 321 and another on Hwy 1428. M16MH, M20MH

Laurel County Mc Whorter 02 1910EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

A tree was blown down and onto a vehicle in McWhorter. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Laurel County 1 N East Bernstadt 02 1910EST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Multiple mobile homes were damaged on Little County Road. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph.

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KENTUCKY, Eastern Bell County Noetown 02 1915EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Johnson County Paintsville 02 1915EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Johnson County Paintsville 02 1915EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

The roof of Paintsville High School was damaged by thunderstorm wind gusts.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Harlan County 1 S Chevrolet 02 1917EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.75)

Johnson County Thelma 02 1917EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Golf ball to hen egg size hail fell in Thelma. The hail covered the ground up to 2 inches deep in places.

Johnson County 1 W Paintsville 02 1917EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Harlan County Grays Knob 02 1923EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Martin County 4 WSW Davisport 02 1925EST Lovely 1938EST 14.43 500 0 0 547.00K Tornado (EF2)

The storm damage survey team from the Jackson Weather Office determined that a tornado exited Johnson County and entered Martin County at about 725 pm EST, 4 miles west of Davisport. The tornado had weakened to EF-2 strength by the time it entered Martin County. The tornado tracked east-northeast across Martin County and exited the county and state of Kentucky just east of Warfield at around 738 pm EST. A two story brick building and several huge trees were blown down in the town of Davella as the tornado passed by just to the north. The tornado then caused damage to the second story of a home in Debord at 732 pm EST. The tornado also caused significant damage in eastern Martin county near the communities of Beauty and Lovely around 738 pm EST. The tornado was on the ground for a total of 48 miles in the state of Kentucky and 49 miles total.

Johnson County Paintsville 02 1926EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Martin County Inez 02 1938EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Martin County Inez 02 1939EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Bell County Arjay 02 2000EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Trees were blown down in Arjay. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Bell County Fonde 02 2010EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

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KENTUCKY, Eastern Bell County Middlesboro 02 2025EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Morgan County 1 WNW Stacy Fork 02 2030EST 1 SW Malone 2215EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Highway 844 near Stacy Fork was flooded and impassable. The water rose over the road in less than an hour.

Bell County Middlesboro 02 2040EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Johnson County Wittensville 02 2055EST 03 0100EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Several people were trapped by flood waters at Brown Branch.

Martin County Tomahawk 02 2130EST 1 W Stidham 03 0100EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A mobile home was reported to have been surrounded by flood waters from an area creek, with other homes in the area threatened by flood waters along Hwy 40. Morgan County Grassy Creek 02 2200EST 03 1200EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Highway 460 was closed due to high water. Martin County Tomahawk 03 0100EST 0900EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

High water closed highway 40 from Tomahawk to the Johnson County line.

During the afternoon and evening hours of March 2nd, 2012, an historic tornado outbreak occurred in eastern Kentucky. Tornadoes struck Menifee, Morgan, Bath, Wolfe, Laurel, Johnson and Martin Counties causing a combined 16 deaths in those counties. The hardest hit areas were West Liberty in Morgan county, Salyersville in Magoffin county, and East Bernstadt in Laurel county. One of the strongest tornadoes in this outbreak, rated at EF-3 with winds estimated at 140 mph, caused extensive damage in Menifee and Morgan counties. This tornado killed 2 people in Menifee county and took an additional 6 lives in Morgan county. The town of West Liberty was particularly hard hit, with every building in the downtown area suffering some degree of damage. Several homes were swept off their foundations. A second EF-3 tornado touched down in extreme southeast Wolfe County and cut a path of damage across portions of Magoffin, Johnson, and Martin Counties. This twister was at its most intense strength in Magoffin and Johnson Counties, with winds estimated at 160 mph. This tornado caused catastrophic damage in parts of Salyersville. This second tornado killed 2 people in Johnson County. A third strong tornado caused extensive damage in and near the community of East Bernstadt in Laurel County. This tornado was rated at EF-2 and caused 6 fatalities. Most of these deaths occurred when several trailer homes were picked up and destroyed by the tornado. An EF-1 tornado was also confirmed in Bath County. This tornado caused extensive damage to trees, farm buildings and residences along its track. Fortunately, no deaths or injuries occurred as a result of this tornado. The storms that occurred on March 2nd also produced very large hail. Reports were received of hailstones as big as baseballs. Extensive damage to trees and structures due to thunderstorm wind gusts also occurred. To top it all off, the heavy rain produced by the large and powerful thunderstorms lead to flash flooding in several counties where tornadoes also occurred.

177 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KENTUCKY, Eastern KYZ050-106-108- BREATHITT - LEE - MONTGOMERY - MORGAN - WOLFE 111-112 04 0000EST 05 1030EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

KYZ058-112-115 BREATHITT - ESTILL - PERRY - POWELL 04 2330EST 05 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

KYZ044-050>052- BATH - FLEMING - MAGOFFIN - MENIFEE - MONTGOMERY - MORGAN - ROWAN 060-106-109 05 0000EST 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

KYZ051-109>111- BATH - FLOYD - LEE - MAGOFFIN - MARTIN 119 05 0000EST 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

KYZ107 JOHNSON 05 0100EST 0800EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

KYZ110-119 FLOYD - MARTIN 05 0100EST 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

A fast moving area of low pressure dumped up to 6.5 inches of snow on portions of eastern Kentucky on March 5th. The heaviest snow fell along and north of the Mountain Parkway. Between 4 and 7 inches of snow fell in Fleming, Bath, Montgomery, Rowan, Menifee, Wolfe, Powell, Morgan, and Breathitt counties. The snow first began accumulating in Wolfe county around midnight of the 5th and continued to accumulate through 10 am Monday morning.

Knox County Gray 15 0405EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Knox County Girdler 15 0508EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Knott County Topmost 15 1311EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Breathitt County 1 E Jetts Creek 15 1315EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Knott County Pippa Passes 15 1342EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Breathitt County 1 E Guerrant 15 1345EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Perry County Lamont 15 1425EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Leslie County Kaliopi 15 1504EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

The hail ranged from dime to half dollar size.

178 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KENTUCKY, Eastern Leslie County Kaliopi 15 1507EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail fell on Hell For Certain Rd in Kaliopi. Leslie County Dryhill 15 1512EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Leslie County 3 E Smilax 15 1515EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail severely damaged a pick up truck near Smilax.

Leslie County Smilax 15 1530EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail fell on Granny Fork of Hwy 699 in Smilax.

Leslie County 4 SE Warbranch 15 1553EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Jackson County Hisel 15 1605EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Leslie County 2 SE Helton 15 1650EST 1 SW Saylor 1800EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Flashing flooding was reported along Highways 1780 and 2058 with some structures being damaged by the flood water. Mudslides were also reported on highway 2058 and 421 from mile marker 0 near the Harlan County line north to about mile marker 10.

Montgomery County 5 NNW Mt Sterling 15 1746EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Wayne County 1 W Kidder 15 1818EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A tree was blown on Hwy 790 in Kidder. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Estill County 2 NNW Locust Branch 15 1835EST 1 NW Jinks 2015EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Red Lick Road, Sang Branch Road, and Kissey Branch Road were closed due to flash flooding.

179 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KENTUCKY, Eastern

Flooding on Kissey Branch Rd in Estill county from March 15, 2012. Jackson County 1 NE Privett 15 1856EST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A few trees were blown down 1 mile northeast of Privett. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Knox County Barbourville 15 1951EST 0 6 20.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

The roof of the Tru-Seal factory in Barbourville due to the weight of rain water that had accumulated on the roof. Six injuries were reported. Lee County 2 NNE Old Lndg 15 2000EST 2115EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Six to twelve inches of water were covering one lane of KY Hwy 52 a mile east of the Estill county line.

Powell County 1 E Rosslyn 15 2000EST 2200EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Nuisance flooding reported on Cat Creek Road, Furnace Road and Railroad Streets in and around Stanton.

KYZ117 LESLIE 15 2029EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Landslide This event began during the predawn hours of March 15th, with the first report of large hail occurring just after 5 am in Knox county. Hail between pea and golf ball size and flashing flooding continued to occur until after 9 pm on the 15th. Widespread damage was caused by both the large hail and flooding. Several roads and bridges around eastern Kentucky were washed out during the peak of the flooding.

Fleming County Mt Carmel 28 1415EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail around the size of quarters was reported in Mount Carmel.

180 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KENTUCKY, Eastern Montgomery County 1 S Mt Sterling 28 1608EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Dime to quarter size hail was reported 1 mile south of Mt. Sterling.

Owsley County 1 SW Island City 28 1820EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Nickel to quarter size hail was reported 1 mile southwest of Island City.

Isolated severe thunderstorms dropped large hail in Fleming, Montgomery, and Owsley counties during the afternoon and evening hours of March 28th.

KENTUCKY, Northeast Carter County Gesling 02 1800EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Several tree branches were blown down along Route 7. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Carter County Olive Hill 02 1810EST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Lawrence County 2 WSW Terryville 02 1810EST 1813EST 2.48 1200 0 2 350.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF3)

The long track tornado clipped extreme southwestern Lawrence County, for a few miles around Terryville, before crossing briefly into Johnson County. Maximum wind gusts were estimated around 140 mph from damage to mobile homes. Two residents were injured in this segment of the tornado.

Lawrence County 1 S Martha 02 1818EST 2 E Summit 1838EST 21.12 300 2 6 2.00M 0.00K Tornado (EF3)

The long tracked tornado reentered Lawrence County south of Blaine. The track moved near the Left Fork of Little Blaine Creek then across the Levisa Fork around the Chapman vicinity. The tornado exited into Wayne County, West Virginia, just north of Clifford, near the Donithon Branch vicinity. A double wide mobile home along Spencer Branch was lifted off its cinder block foundation and slammed into the adjacent hillside. Rescue workers extricated 3 people including an elderly couple and a 14 year old girl. The 65 year old grandmother and the 14 year old girl were killed. The 75 year old grandfather was seriously injured but survived. Two other juvenile occupants of the house escaped without injury. A neighbor in another damaged house was also injured with a broken leg. In the Chapman vicinity, a family of 4 took shelter in their bathtub. The house was destroyed, but they survived. Maximum wind gusts of 140 to 150 mph were estimated near Clifford. Damage assessment in the county included 30 homes destroyed. Another 9 homes had major damage. Over 200 people were approved for individual assistance or housing assistance from FEMA. Over $300,000 was used on debris cleanup and road repairs. The Blaine community building was also damaged. F65MH, F14MH

Lawrence County 3 WSW Blaine 02 1821EST 0 0 100.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Lawrence County 2 W Blaine 02 1822EST 0 0 150.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

181 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KENTUCKY, Northeast Greenup County Wurtland 02 1824EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

A funnel cloud was just south of the Ohio River. Greenup County Flatwoods 02 1830EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Lawrence County 1 SW Louisa 02 1830EST 0 0 325.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Lawrence County 1 SSW Louisa 02 1835EST 0 0 200.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

A deepening low pressure system was lifting northeast out of central Illinois around midday on Friday, the 2nd. It reached southern Michigan by evening. By late afternoon its associated warm front had pulled north into central Ohio and into central West Virginia near Charleston. This left eastern Kentucky in the warm sector. Surface dew points increased into the upper 50s in eastern Kentucky and into the lower 60s across southern Kentucky during the late afternoon, ahead of the approaching cold front. Severe thunderstorms, including distinct supercells, moved into eastern Kentucky just before sunset. One of those supercells produced an unusually long lived tornado that moved across Lawrence County. This was the same storm that had hit West Liberty earlier. This tornado briefly crossed into Johnson County before reentering Lawrence County. The tornado killed 2 people along Spencer Branch near Norris and the Left Fork of Little Blaine Creek. After hitting the Chapman and Gallup vicinity, the tornado crossed the Tug Fork River into Wayne County, West Virginia near Glenhayes. Another tornado with a long track, stayed south of Lawrence County, affecting Johnson and Martin Counties before ending just across the West Virginia border in Mingo County. This was the same tornado that had hit the Salyersville vicinity earlier. Large hail also was a major contributor to the damage totals in Lawrence County. One used car lot near Louisa had several vehicles damaged. This event was just 2 days after another warm front, followed by a cold front, had triggered severe weather in northeast Kentucky. This was the first recorded tornado within Lawrence County. President Barack Obama included Lawrence County in the federal disaster in Kentucky. Over 20 other Kentucky counties were also affected. See FEMA disaster number 4057 for more details.

KYZ105 LAWRENCE 05 0200EST 0800EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

KYZ101>103 BOYD - CARTER - GREENUP 05 0200EST 0800EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

A clipper system moved from Kentucky during the late night hours of the 4th into southwest Virginia by the predawn hours on the Monday, the 5th. Snow accumulations of 2 to 3 inches were common across Greenup, Carter, and Boyd Counties. Meanwhile, Lawrence County saw a widespread 4 inch accumulation.

South Shore 15 0332EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

A mid and upper level disturbance dropped southeast during the morning. Well south of any organized surface front, the air was moisture laden. This triggered rounds of showers and thunderstorms during the early morning hours. The rain dropped southeast through southern Ohio, brushing northeastern Kentucky, before moving into southern West Virginia.

Greenup 28 1422EST Riverton 1423EST 0 0 40.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (56EG)

Trees were blown down in the town of Greenup. Overhead wires were brought down by the trees. At least one vehicle was damaged when a garage door was blown off. Note: The estimated wind gust of 56 knots is equivalent to 64 mph. 182 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KENTUCKY, Northeast Worthington 28 1430EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

1 NNE Tygarts Vly 28 1435EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

The ground was covered. 1 WSW Kenwood 28 1445EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Oldtown 28 1448EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Carter County Carter 28 1455EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Boyd County 1 SE Meads 28 1500EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Sevral trees were blown down along Rosewood Drive. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Boyd County Rush 28 1522EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Scattered to broken lines of convection form in limited moisture just ahead of a cold front. The freezing level was around 10,500 feet above mean sea level. An inverted V sounding dominated the boundary layer. About a half mile long downburst occurred in the town of Greenup.

KENTUCKY, Northern Carroll County 3 SSW Locust 01 1544EST 2 WSW Prestonville 1548EST 2.4 150 0 0 1277.00K Tornado (EF1)

The tornado initially touched down in Trimble County at 1541 EST, causing extensive EF2 and some EF3 damage south of Milton, before weakening. While in Trimble County, the tornado traveled 3.26 miles and had a maximum width of 75 yards. Based on the damage survey conducted in Trimble County, the maximum estimated wind speed of the tornado at that time was 140 miles per hour. The tornado then entered Carroll County at 1544 EST. The EF1 damage in Carroll County began near the county line near the junction of East Prong Locust Road and Wrights Ridge Road. At this point the path width of the tornado had decreased to 150 yards. The path continued east northeast along Kings Ridge Road. The path then continued east northeast to Route 42 in the vicinity of Kemper Lane near the Harbor Pointe Estates community. The path briefly continued after that before diminishing. Damage in Carroll County was consistent with a high end EF0 to low end EF1 tornado. Several structures had minor to more significant roof damage, with some structures losing over 25 percent of the roof structure. Several barns were destroyed, as well as widespread hardwood tree damage. These trees were either snapped or uprooted. At least two mobile homes were destroyed. Based on this survey, the maximum estimated wind speed of this tornado while in Carroll County, was 95 miles per hour. Damage estimates in Carroll County are 1,277,000 dollars.

Carroll County Carrollton 02 1550EST 1554EST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Boone County 4 SSE Union 02 1600EST 2 WSW Richwood 1700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

High standing water was reported near Richmond and Hicks Roads. Water was up to a car door in the area. These occurrences were due to heavy rainfall. Gallatin County Warsaw 02 1605EST 1609EST 0 0 Hail (2.75)

183 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KENTUCKY, Northern Carroll County Worthville 02 1614EST 1618EST 0 0 Hail (4.25)

Carroll County Carrollton 02 1615EST 1619EST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Carroll County 1 S Carrollton 02 1615EST 1619EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Grant County 2 WNW Crittenden 02 1623EST 1624EST 1.33 880 0 0 500.00K Tornado (EF3)

The tornado touched down in Grant County at 1623 EST, causing low to mid EF3 damage specifically in the Harvesters Subdivision. This damage occurred at the west end of Barley Circle. Most of the damage in the rest of the subdivision was EF1 to EF2. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum wind speed of this tornado while in Grant County was estimated at 145 miles per hour. After traveling 1.33 miles on the ground in Grant County, the tornado then crossed into Kenton County at 1624 EST. Immediately as the tornado crossed west to east of Interstate 75, it strengthened to EF4 level. Five single family homes were destroyed down to their foundations in this area, with at least two of these homes having strapping or bolting to their foundations. The EF4 damage continued to the north end of Lexington Pike, where 2 homes and multiple outbuildings were completely destroyed. Both homes were brick structures with foundation bolting or strapping. The EF4 winds continued across Route 25 and ended near the Bagby Road area. At least 2 vehicles were carried, with one carried over 1800 feet. Trees were stripped of nearly all branches, with much of the bark also stripped. All 4 fatalities with this tornado occurred within the area of EF4 damage. As the tornado headed further to the east northeast, high end EF3 damage continued through other properties along Bagby Road, to Carlisle, Parker Grove, and Paxton Roads. Numerous double and single wide homes were destroyed, with both brick and siding structures left with collapsed exterior walls and either all or a large percentage of the roof removed. The tornado continued the east northeast path into southeast Kenton County, to the Licking River near Morning View. Damage in the Morning View area was consistent with EF1 to EF2 damage to near the Campbell County line, where the tornado lifted at 1632 EST after traveling 8.52 miles in Kenton County. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum wind speed from this tornado while in Kenton County was estimated at 175 miles per hour. This storm produced an earlier tornado in southern Indiana. Debris, possibly from that tornado, was later observed falling from the sky across Boone County, Kentucky.

Kenton County 2 SW Bracht 02 1624EST 1 SSW Morning View 1632EST 8.52 880 4 8 20.00M Tornado (EF4)

The tornado touched down in Grant County at 1623 EST, causing low to mid EF3 damage specifically in the Harvesters Subdivision. This damage occurred at the west end of Barley Circle. Most of the damage in the rest of the subdivision was EF1 to EF2. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum wind speed of this tornado while in Grant County was estimated at 145 miles per hour. After traveling 1.33 miles on the ground in Grant County, the tornado then crossed into Kenton County at 1624 EST. Immediately as the tornado crossed west to east of Interstate 75, it strengthened to EF4 level. Five single family homes were destroyed down to their foundations in this area, with at least two of these homes having strapping or bolting to their foundations. The EF4 damage continued to the north end of Lexington Pike, where 2 homes and multiple outbuildings were completely destroyed. Both homes were brick structures with foundation bolting or strapping. The EF4 winds continued across Route 25 and ended near the Bagby Road area. At least 2 vehicles were carried, with one carried over 1800 feet. Trees were stripped of nearly all branches, with much of the bark also stripped. All 4 fatalities with this tornado occurred within the area of EF4 damage. As the tornado headed further to the east northeast, high end EF3 damage continued through other properties along Bagby Road, to Carlisle, Parker Grove, and Paxton Roads. Numerous double and single wide homes were destroyed, with both brick and siding structures left with collapsed exterior walls and either all or a large percentage of the roof removed. The tornado continued the east northeast path into southeast Kenton County, to the Licking River near Morning View. Damage in the Morning View area was consistent with EF1 to EF2 damage to near the Campbell County line, where the tornado lifted at 1632 EST after traveling 8.52 miles in Kenton County. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum wind speed from this tornado while in Kenton County was estimated at 175 miles per hour. This storm produced an earlier tornado in southern Indiana. Debris, possibly from that tornado, was later observed falling from the sky across Boone County, Kentucky. M79PS, F73PS, M25VE, F43VE

184 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KENTUCKY, Northern Owen County 1 SSE New Liberty 02 1624EST 2 NE Long Ridge 1629EST 5.4 150 0 3 320.00K Tornado (EF2)

The tornado touched down north of Owenton initially near a farm south of Highway 227, where minor damage to a barn and house were observed. The tornado continued east to near the intersection of Todd Road and Highways 127, 36, and 227 where the EF2 damage occurred. This damage included a house that had complete removal of the roof and partial exterior wall collapse. Numerous barns in the area were also completely destroyed. Power poles and trees were snapped, as well as a semi trailer overturned. The tornado then continued east across Kemper Lane where more barns were destroyed and numerous groves of trees were uprooted and snapped. The tornado lifted just east of Jonesville Road. This location is approximate due to inaccessible terrain. Damage in the area of Jonesville Road consisted of minor damage to outbuildings, tree damage, and minor removal of roofing material. Based on the damage survey, the maximum wind speed of this tornado was estimated to be 125 miles per hour.

Grant County Jonesville 02 1625EST 1629EST 0 0 Hail (2.00)

Owen County New Liberty 02 1625EST 1629EST 0 0 Hail (2.75)

Owen County Bromley 02 1631EST 1635EST 0 0 Hail (2.50)

Grant County 5 WSW Dry Ridge 02 1635EST 1639EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Campbell County 2 SE Grants Lick 02 1639EST 2 SSE Kohler 1641EST 2.68 440 0 0 1.00M Tornado (EF3)

The tornado initially touched down in south central Campbell County at 1639 EST near Peach Grove Road and crossed Fisher Road northwest of Peach Grove. The tornado then crossed into Pendleton County at 1641 EST after producing high end EF3 damage along Reid Ridge Road near the Campbell and Pendleton County line. The tornado then moved across Mays Road producing significant and widespread EF2 to low end EF3 damage. The tornado then crossed AA highway and eventually the Ohio River, after crossing Kentucky Highway 8. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum wind speed of the tornado was estimated to be 160 miles per hour in Campbell County and 140 miles per hour in Pendleton County. The tornado traveled a total of 2.68 miles in Campbell County, and 4 miles in Pendleton County. The tornado then moved into Clermont County Ohio at 1646 EST, where it hit the town of Moscow, causing EF3 damage. The tornado continued on the ground across Clermont County, crossing into Brown County at 1658 EST. The tornado then lifted south of Hamersville in western Brown County at 1702 EST. This tornado caused extensive damage to structures and trees along its entire path on both sides of the Ohio River. Numerous homes were very heavily damaged or destroyed. Many homes lost their roofs, having complete exterior wall failure. Some modular homes were completely removed from their foundations, lifted, and thrown in excess of 100 yards where they were destroyed. The damage in Ohio from this tornado was consistent with maximum winds estimated at 160 miles per hour in Clermont County, and 100 miles per hour in Brown County. The tornado traveled a total of 11.04 miles in Clermont County, and 2.69 miles in Brown County.

Pendleton County 2 NW Peach Grove 02 1641EST 1 S Ivor 1646EST 4 440 0 0 2.00M Tornado (EF3)

185 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KENTUCKY, Northern

The tornado initially touched down in south central Campbell County at 1639 EST near Peach Grove Road and crossed Fisher Road northwest of Peach Grove. The tornado then crossed into Pendleton County at 1641 EST after producing high end EF3 damage along Reid Ridge Road near the Campbell and Pendleton County line. The tornado then moved across Mays Road producing significant and widespread EF2 to low end EF3 damage. The tornado then crossed AA highway and eventually the Ohio River, after crossing Kentucky Highway 8. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum wind speed of the tornado was estimated to be 160 miles per hour in Campbell County and 140 miles per hour in Pendleton County. The tornado traveled a total of 2.68 miles in Campbell County, and 4 miles in Pendleton County. The tornado moved into Clermont County Ohio at 1646 EST, where it hit the town of Moscow, causing EF3 damage. The tornado continued on the ground across Clermont County, crossing into Brown County at 1658 EST. The tornado then lifted south of Hamersville in western Brown County at 1702 EST. This tornado caused extensive damage to structures and trees along its entire path on both sides of the Ohio River. Numerous homes were very heavily damaged or destroyed. Many homes lost their roofs, having complete exterior wall failure. Some modular homes were completely removed from their foundations, lifted, and thrown in excess of 100 yards where they were destroyed. The damage in Ohio from this tornado was consistent with maximum winds estimated at 160 miles per hour in Clermont County, and 100 miles per hour in Brown County. The tornado traveled a total of 11.04 miles in Clermont County, and 2.69 miles in Brown County.

Owen County 5 SE Owenton 02 1655EST 1656EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph.

Bracken County Berlin 02 1702EST 1703EST 0.13 50 0 0 70.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

The tornado touched down initially near Haley Ridge Road and lifted before crossing Willow Lennoxburg Road. The tornado destroyed a garage, snapped a power line pole, and caused heavy damage to a barn. Several two by fours from the barn were driven one to two feet into the ground. At the end of the tornadoes path, the damage consisted of numerous medium sized trees snapped. The damage associated with the barn showed evidence of rotation. Based on damage observed, the maximum wind speed of this tornado was estimated at 85 miles per hour.

Bracken County Powersville 02 1715EST 2 N Stonewall 1722EST 0 0 30.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (56EG)

Widespread minor tree and roof damage occurred. Based on damage patterns obtained during the survey, this damage was caused by straight line thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 to 70 miles per hour.

Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon in a high wind shear environment ahead of a strengthening low pressure system. Many of these storms became severe, with large hail, damaging thunderstorm winds, and tornadoes all being the main threats. Isolated flooding also became possible due to the intense rainfall. Note: The estimated wind gust of 56 knots is equivalent to 64 mph. KYZ090-095-099> BOONE - GALLATIN - GRANT - LEWIS - MASON 100 04 2300EST 05 0600EST 0 0 Winter Weather

A low pressure system tracked from the Midwest and crossed south of the region...bringing a quick shot of accumulating snowfall to the southern Ohio Valley.

Boone County Florence 15 0911EST 0915EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Slow moving and redeveloping thunderstorms produced heavy rain over portions of the Ohio Valley during the morning hours. A few of these storms produced hail of less than one inch diameter.

Gallatin County 4 S Warsaw 15 1635EST 1639EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

186 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KENTUCKY, Northern Pendleton County 1 W Falmouth 15 1647EST 1651EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Owen County 1 WNW Owenton 15 1717EST 1800EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

High water due to heavy rain was reported across Cull Road. Pendleton County 1 W Peach Grove 15 1743EST 1747EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Boone County Union 15 1745EST 1749EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Campbell County 1 SW Mentor 15 1751EST 1755EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Gallatin County 1 W Warsaw 15 1800EST Ethridge 1900EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

High water due to heavy rain was reported along West Highway 42.

A weak upper level disturbance combined with daytime heating to produce thunderstorms during the afternoon and early evening hours. Some of these storms became severe. The main threat from these storms was large hail and localized flooding due to heavy rain. Carroll County 1 E Carrollton 23 1558EST 1602EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Numerous large tree limbs were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Kenton County Covington 23 1625EST 1629EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

An approaching upper level low pressure system combined with daytime heating to produce scattered thunderstorms across the Ohio Valley during the afternoon. An environment with moderate instability and strong low level shear allowed thunderstorms to become severe, leading to the possibility of large hail, damaging winds, and weak tornadoes.

Boone County Florence 23 2340EST 2344EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

A band of weakening convection moved across Eastern Indiana, Northern Kentucky, and Southwest Ohio during the late evening hours. The storms that moved across Kentucky remained below severe limits.

187 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KENTUCKY, Southwest Henderson County 2 SSE Zion 02 1252CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

Daviess County 1 W West Louisville 02 1300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

Webster County 1 E Clay 02 1304CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

A funnel cloud was reported between Clay and Dixon along Highway 132.

Daviess County 1 S Owensboro 02 1319CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

A funnel cloud was reported on the southwest side of town on Ponder Place road.

Daviess County 1 S Owensboro 02 1321CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Daviess County 1 NW Doyle 02 1325CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Daviess County 1 S Owensboro 02 1325CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (66MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 66 knots is equivalent to 76 mph.

Marshall County 1 S Little Cypress 02 1330CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Part of a barn roof was blown off between Possum Trot and Reidland.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Mccracken County 1 W Maxon 02 1333CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (51MG)

A 51 knot wind gust was measured at the Barkley Regional Airport.

Note: The measured wind gust of 51 knots is equivalent to 59 mph. Mccracken County 1 W Maxon 02 1338CST 0 0 30.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (75EG)

A roof was blown off a home and onto Highway 268, just west of the highway 62 intersection.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 75 knots is equivalent to 86 mph. Union County 2 NNE Chapman 02 1338CST 2 E Hitesville 1344CST 6.56 200 1 1 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF2)

The tornado touched down about 2 and 1/2 miles southeast of Uniontown and tracked east to about 5 miles west of Corydon. The tornado blew the roof off a home, destroyed a grain bin and a barn, blew down several trees and power poles, and produced mostly minor damage to a few homes and other structures. An elderly man was injured by flying debris in the house that lost its roof. M75PH

Union County 1 E Morganfield 02 1340CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported just east of Morganfield.

188 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KENTUCKY, Southwest Mccracken County 1 SE Futrell 02 1341CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

A funnel cloud was reported at exit #11 of interstate 24. Mccracken County 1 SE Futrell 02 1343CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Henderson County 2 WSW Henderson Arpt 02 1349CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

Henderson County 2 SSE Zion 02 1352CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

Livingston County 1 N Smithland 02 1352CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported just north of Smithland. Henderson County 1 N Wilson 02 1355CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Gold ball size hail was reported just north of Wilson. Mccracken County 1 SE Futrell 02 1355CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61EG)

Wind gusts estimated up to 70 mph were observed at Exit #7 of Interstate 24.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph. Henderson County 4 E Rock Spgs 02 1355CST 2 WNW Niagara 1359CST 3.84 100 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

The tornado touched down about 7 miles south of Henderson along Highway 1299 and ended just east of the Pennyrile Parkway near Niagara Elementary School, about 9 miles southeast of Henderson. A small shed was destroyed and several barns lost parts of their roofs. A house lost a few shingles and several trees were blown down.

Henderson County 1 N Henderson 02 1359CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Daviess County 1 W West Louisville 02 1400CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

Henderson County 1 N Henderson 02 1400CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported on the northeast side of Henderson.

Henderson County 1 N Henderson 02 1402CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Webster County 1 E Clay 02 1404CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

The funnel cloud was observed between Clay and Dixon along Highway 132.

189 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KENTUCKY, Southwest Webster County 1 SSW Dixon 02 1406CST 1408CST 0.76 50 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

The tornado touched down about 1 mile southwest of Dixon and ended in Dixon. A few tree limbs and a couple of signs were blown down in and just southwest of Dixon. Webster County 1 E Clay 02 1408CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported just east of Clay. Daviess County 1 S Owensboro 02 1410CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Mccracken County 1 S Reidland 02 1410CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

A home had some of the shingles blown off. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Daviess County 1 N Curdsville 02 1413CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

Livingston County 1 E Salem 02 1415CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported just east of Salem. Daviess County 1 S Owensboro 02 1421CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail up to quarter size was reported in Owensboro. Daviess County 1 N Brownwood Manor 02 1422CST 0.25 50 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

The tornado touched down briefly just east of Owensboro. Daviess County 1 NW Doyle 02 1425CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Mclean County 1 WSW Elba 02 1425CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Daviess County 1 S Owensboro 02 1425CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (66MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 66 knots is equivalent to 76 mph.

Hopkins County 1 NW Madisonville 02 1435CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hopkins County 1 NW Madisonville 02 1437CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported just northwest of Madisonville.

Hopkins County 1 NW Madisonville 02 1437CST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

A few shingles were blown off at least a half dozen homes in Madisonville, along with some large limbs blown down causing power outages. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph.

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KENTUCKY, Southwest Webster County 1 N Slaughters 02 1439CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported just north of Slaughters. Hopkins County 1 NW Madisonville 02 1440CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (56MG)

The Kentucky Mesonet site near Madisonville recorded a wind gust of 56 knots.

Note: The measured wind gust of 56 knots is equivalent to 64 mph. Hopkins County 1 NW Madisonville 02 1440CST 0 0 30.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (70EG)

A home on Jaygeo street in Madisonville had part of its roof blown off.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 70 knots is equivalent to 81 mph. Muhlenberg County 1 S Bremen 02 1444CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

A funnel cloud was reported along State Highway 181 North. Hopkins County 1 N East Diamond 02 1444CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

Trigg County Cadiz 02 1450CST 0 0 100.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported in Cadiz along Princeton Road and Stone Road causing damage to roofs of homes.

Muhlenberg County 1 S Bremen 02 1450CST 0 0 30.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

Thunderstorm winds blew part of a roof off a home. Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. Muhlenberg County 1 ESE Millport 02 1450CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Thunderstorm winds blew a roof off a barn near Millport at Highway 175 near the Highway 423 intersection.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Muhlenberg County 1 S Bremen 02 1451CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61MG)

A few smaller trees were blown down. Note: The measured wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph. Muhlenberg County 1 SW Lynn City 02 1452CST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (70EG)

A large shed was destroyed near Highway 175 near Lynn City Road.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 70 knots is equivalent to 81 mph. Muhlenberg County 1 N Bremen 02 1452CST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (70EG)

A roof was completely ripped off a house and garage along Highway 181.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 70 knots is equivalent to 81 mph.

191 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KENTUCKY, Southwest Muhlenberg County 2 ENE Bremen 02 1453CST 0 0 30.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

A barn was totally destroyed along Fairview Road. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Trigg County 3 WNW Canton 02 1455CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph.

Muhlenberg County 1 N Greenville 02 1456CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52MG)

A 52 knot wind gust was measured by the Kentucky Mesonet site near Greenville.

Note: The measured wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Calloway County 1 S Murray 02 1457CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Trigg County 1 S Montgomery 02 1457CST 0 0 30.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Thunderstorm winds caused damage to a barn, silo and outbuilding, in addition to bringing down several power lines on Highway 276. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Christian County Crofton 02 1520CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Christian County Crofton 02 1526CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Thunderstorm wind gusts around 60 mph were estimated near Crofton.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Christian County 2 SW Oak Grove 02 1549CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (72MG)

Supercells developed across western Kentucky. The supercells raced east-northeast at 50 to 60 mph as a strong storm system moved northeast from Oklahoma to lower Michigan with it's associated cold front sweeping east across the Ohio and Tennessee valleys. Strong wind shear with the storm system combined with warm, moist and unstable air provided the fuel for supercell thunderstorms. Note: The measured wind gust of 72 knots is equivalent to 83 mph. Christian County 2 NE Merrittstown 08 1130CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

Rainfall of 2.10 inches caused flooding of low lying areas. Marshall County 1 SSW Benton 08 1218CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

Rainfall of 2.0 inches was recorded. Calloway County 1 S Murray 08 1331CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

Three inches of rainfall was recorded. Carlisle County 1 NW Cunningham 08 1700CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Flash Flooding produced 1 to 3 feet of water over Kentucky Highway 1820 at mile marker 1, and over Kentucky Highway 1628 between mile marker 3 and 4.

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KENTUCKY, Southwest Fulton County 1 WSW State Line 08 1700CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood 2 NNW Cayce Water covered Kentucky Highway 1128 between mile marker 5 and 6 and Kentucky Highway 94 between mile marker 7 and 11 where the road was closed. Water was also over the road on Kentucky Highway 94 between mile marker 24 and 26 at Willingham Bottoms and between Cayce and U.S. highway 51.

Hickman County 2 W Clinton 08 1700CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Water covered the road on Kentucky Highway 58 between mile marker 6 and 8 as well as on Kentucky Highway 307 between mile marker 13 and 15. Marshall County 1 SSW Benton 08 1700CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood 1 SSW Briensburg Highway 1462 was closed due to high water between mile marker 0 and 1.

Christian County 1 W Hopkinsville 08 1853CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood 1 SSW Pleasant Green Hill Water was over several roads north of Hopkinsville. Christian County 1 NW Gracey 08 1853CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

Total rainfall of 3.83 inches was recorded. Calloway County 2 NW Hazel 08 1930CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood 2 NW Taylors Store Water was over U.S. Highway 641 near Phillips Road, Kentucky Highway 299 from the 0 to 1 mile marker, Kentucky Highway 783 between mile marker 5 and 7, Kentucky Highway 1550 between mile marker 4 and 5 near Doran Road, and Kentucky Highway 893 at mile marker 15 to 17.

Trigg County Cadiz 08 2035CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

Rainfall of 3.95 inches was recorded. An unseasonably warm, moist and unstable airmass combined with a cold front moving southeast across the region produced flash flooding. Christian County 1 W Hopkinsville 15 1136CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported along Glass Avenue. Calloway County 3 SE Murray 15 1320CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Calloway County 1 W Hamlin 15 1335CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Christian County 2 E Merrittstown 15 1353CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Daviess County 1 S Owensboro 15 1454CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

An expansive and unseasonable air mass of warm, moist air overspread the region elevating surface dewpoint temperatures into the upper 50s and lowers 60s. The combination of this instability and an upper level area of low pressure set the stage for severe thunderstorms with large hail.

193 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

KENTUCKY, Southwest Henderson County 1 N Henderson 17 1417CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

An isolated severe thunderstorm developed in an unstable air mass across the region.

Mccracken County 1 S Reidland 23 1119CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Union County 1 W Sturgis 23 1243CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

A large upper level low pressure system moved east from Missouri into an area of warm, moist air with dewpoint temperatures in the 60s. Strong mid level winds helped to produce severe thunderstorms, including supercells.

Henderson County 1 N Henderson 30 2115CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

An isolated severe thunderstorm occurred in the unstable air mass across the region.

LOUISIANA, Northeast Morehouse Parish 2 WSW Jones 02 1500CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

One inch hail fell along Jones Lake Road. Morehouse Parish 2 E Log Cabin 02 1553CST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Trees were also blown down across a road in the area. West Carroll Parish 3 NNW Oak Grove Kelly Arpt 02 1617CST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Trees were also blown down across Janesville and Brown Road.

West Carroll Parish 3 WSW Oak Grove Roberts Ar 02 1620CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail fell in the Terry community. West Carroll Parish 3 WSW Oak Grove Roberts Ar 02 1620CST 0 0 35.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

There was property damage to a farm from the high winds. Barns and storage sheds were heavily damaged or destroyed in the area. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Richland Parish 7 SSW Buckner 02 1743CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

One inch hail fell near Hebert. Franklin Parish 1 S Baskin 02 1800CST 0 0 20.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Quarter to golf ball size hail was covering the ground. Madison Parish 7 S Tendal Arpt 02 1830CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Madison Parish 8 W Quimby 02 1836CST 1 WSW Delta 1842CST 0 0 125.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

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LOUISIANA, Northeast

Vehicles were blown off US Highway 65 and Interstate 20, to include a tractor trailer that was blown into the median of Interstate 20 at mile marker 171. Two wooden fences were damaged in the area, and a shop on Johnson Street was damaged. Trees and power lines were also blown down across the eastern portion of Madison Parish.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Catahoula Parish 2 WNW Jonesville 02 2050CST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Ping pong ball size hail fell in the Sandy Lake community. March 2012 came in like a lion as a large severe weather and tornado outbreak occurred on March 2nd. This outbreak covered a large amount of real estate across the Ohio, Tennessee, and Lower Mississippi River Valleys. This event was driven by a powerful storm system which clashed with unusual instability and wind shear for this time of year. Across the Jackson, MS service area, quite a bit of severe weather occurred during the afternoon and evening of March 2nd. Large hail was the primary main severe weather culprit as several super cell storms produced golf ball sized hail. There were also a few instances of larger hail, up to the size of baseballs. Other instances of wind damage also occurred from these storms.

LAZ007-009-023 EAST CARROLL - FRANKLIN - MOREHOUSE 08 1630CST 1935CST 0 0 47.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

The passage of a strong cold front brought unusually intense gradient winds to the the entire Deep South region. Damage to structures and vehicles occurred as a result of these winds.

2 ENE Bastrop Meml Arpt 11 1830CST 7 SE Bonita 1850CST 0 0 75.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

Strong straight line winds produced a 2 to 3 mile wide swath of damage between Mer Rouge and the West Carroll Parish line. Along Louisiana Highway 2 a large grain silo was damaged and an eighteen wheeler was blown over near Merton Bowe Road. Large doors on a hangar were blown in at an airfield. Damage was also reported to outbuildings and farm equipment. There were also many snapped and uprooted trees. Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. 1 WNW Newblock 11 1845CST 2 ESE Spyker 2045CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Several roads were under water around Bastrop. Several rural roads east of Bastrop showed evidence of significant flash flooding with some areas near intersections showing damage along the sides of the roads near ditches. One resident near Mer Rouge indicated areas in and near Mer Rouge were flooded that have not flooded in many years.

7 ENE Mer Rouge Bacon Arpt 11 1845CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (67MG)

Recorded at Bayou Bonne Idee Aero Service east of Mer Rouge.

Note: The measured wind gust of 67 knots is equivalent to 77 mph. West Carroll Parish 5 WSW Fiske 11 1850CST 3 SE Oak Grove Roberts Ar 1905CST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

A swath of wind damage downed several trees and power lines across West Carroll Parish. One tree fell onto a house along Highway 586 northwest of Oak Grove damaging the house. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. West Carroll Parish Fiske 11 1857CST 6 WNW Oak Grove 1900CST 2.6 100 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

The tornado touched down along Bar K Road, where multiple trees were snapped or uprooted, and one manufactured home was damaged by a fallen tree. The tornado then continued northeast, passing through the Fiske Union community near the junction of Louisiana Highways 585 and 879. Along Highway 585, several trees were snapped or uprooted. In addition, there was shingle damage to homes, an outbuilding was damaged, and part of the facing was removed from a mobile home. The tornado paralleled Highway 585 for a short distance, snapping a few trees in a cemetery before lifting.

195 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

LOUISIANA, Northeast East Carroll Parish 2 W Transylvania Arpt 11 1920CST 0 0 6.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Power lines were blown down. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. East Carroll Parish 3 ENE Shelburn 11 1928CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were blown down in the Lake Providence area, including 1 that blocked Highway 596.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Richland Parish 1 N Holly Ridge 11 2000CST 2 S Bee Bayou 2045CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Several small bayous and creeks were flooded. West Carroll Parish 4 W Oak Grove Roberts Ar 11 2000CST 2 ENE Fiske 2045CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Hill Church and Armfield Roads were flooded. Showers and thunderstorms developed in association with a frontal system. Some of these storms produced damaging wind gusts and flash flooding. A tornado also occurred as a result of this weather system.

Catahoula Parish Enterprise 21 0750CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were blown down along Highway 124 around Enterprise. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Catahoula Parish 3 NW Sicily Is 21 0815CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were blown down along Highway 913 northwest of Sicily Island.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Richland Parish 1 N Rayville Muni Arpt 21 0915CST 1 ENE Rayville 1030CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Numerous roads were flooded across Richland Parish. A slow moving storm system combined with abundant moisture to bring nearly 48 hours of rain and thunderstorms to the ArkLaMiss region, beginning on the evening of March 20th and continuing through the afternoon hours of March 22nd. Strong winds in the atmosphere interacted with a cold front to bring severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and widespread flooding to the region. The primary impacts from this system were tornadoes and flooding, but there were also many reports of damaging winds. With rich moisture flowing north from the Gulf of Mexico, many of the storms were efficient rain makers that ended up producing both flash flooding and river flooding. Most areas west of the I-55 corridor received one to three inches, areas along the I-55 corridor received between three and four inches, and up to eight inches was observed east of I-55.

LOUISIANA, Northwest

LAZ001-010-017 BOSSIER - CADDO - DE SOTO - SABINE 01 0000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought 20 Drought conditions continued to improve for Caddo, Bossier, Desoto and Sabine Parishes in extreme Northwest Louisiana during the month of March. Rainfall was of the magnitude and intensity such that these parishes were were still classified as D2 Severe Drought status were removed from this status by March, 20th. This will be the last entry for Northern Louisiana until D2 Severe Drought status returns to the northern half of the state.

The following is the monthly and yearly rainfall totals for Shreveport and the departures from normal.

Shreveport March rainfall was 7.94. The departure from normal was +3.80. Shreveport yearly rainfall was 14.69. The departure from normal was +1.60.

196 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

LOUISIANA, Northwest Union Parish 2 SSW Bernice 02 1345CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail reported 2 miles south of Bernice, Louisiana.

Union Parish 1 N Farmerville 02 1410CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Numerous trees downed on Camp Road near Farmerville, Louisiana.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Union Parish 2 NE Farmerville 02 1415CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail reported on Salem Road near Farmerville, Louisiana.

Union Parish 1 W Marion 02 1430CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Numerous trees were reported down near Marion, Louisiana. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Lincoln Parish 3 SSW Mt Zion 02 1435CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported near the intersection of Hwy. 151 and Hwy. 146.

Lincoln Parish 2 ESE Hilly 02 1445CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported 2 miles north of Vienna. Union Parish 1 NW D Arbonne 02 1500CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Half dollar sized hail covered the ground 5 miles northwest of Downsville near Hwy. 33.

Lincoln Parish 2 NNE Downsville 02 1507CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Hail was reported 1 mile north of Downsville. Union Parish 4 E Farmerville Arpt 02 1520CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail reported at the intersection of Hwy. 2 and Hwy. 143.

Red River Parish 2 SSE Hanna 02 1600CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Half dollar sized hail was reported west of Hwy. 1. Red River Parish 7 E Coushatta Arpt 02 1610CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail reported approximately 7 miles northwest of Campti. Red River Parish 7 SSE Liberty 02 1610CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (54EG)

Multiple trees were downed 7 miles northwest of Campti, Louisiana.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 54 knots is equivalent to 62 mph.

197 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

LOUISIANA, Northwest Jackson Parish 1 S Eros 02 1627CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Ouachita Parish 1 ENE Steven 02 1632CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Winn Parish 1 N Calvin 02 1643CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (54EG)

Trees and powerlines were downed north of Calvin. Note: The estimated wind gust of 54 knots is equivalent to 62 mph. Natchitoches Parish 1 N Grand Ecore 02 1704CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Hail ranged from nickel size to half dollar size in Clarence.

Winn Parish 3 NE Couley 02 1725CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail reported near Saline Lake. A strong cold front began moving into Northwest and North Central Louisiana during the afternoon hours of March 2nd. The airmass ahead of the cold front was marginally unstable but atmospheric lapse rates were very high. This suggested the probability of hail with any strong to severe thunderstorms that developed that day.

LAZ019 WINN 08 2228CST 0 0 1.0K 0.00K Strong Wind A strong cold front moved through Northern Louisiana during the late afternoon and early evening hours of March 8th. Pressure rises were very strong behind this frontal boundary, resulting in very strong post-frontal gradient winds. Winds were sustained near 20 to 25 mph with gusts as high as 45 mph across the northern half of the state. These winds downed trees and powerlines in Winn Parish, Louisiana.

Webster Parish Shongaloo 11 1430CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (53EG)

A tree was downed on Hwy. 157 in Shongaloo, Louisiana. An automobile hit the tree and both occupants were injured.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 53 knots is equivalent to 61 mph. Red River Parish Coushatta 11 1500CST Springville 1800CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Numerous streets were flooded and some barricaded in Coushatta, Louisiana.

De Soto Parish 13 SE Mansfield 11 1510CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A power pole and powerlines were downed southeast of Mansfield, Louisiana.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Red River Parish 2 NNE Springville 11 1545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

A funnel cloud was spotted 2 miles northeast of Coushatta, Louisiana. NWS Storm Survey Team could not confirm a tornado touchdown. Ouachita Parish 1 SW Lakeshore 11 1900CST 1 NW Bawcomville 2045CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Several reports of severe street flooding and road closures across portions of Monroe and West Monroe.

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LOUISIANA, Northwest La Salle Parish 2 ENE Jena 11 1955CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A large tree was downed across Hwy. 772. The tree took down a power pole and powerlines.

A deep upper level trough across the Four Corners Region of the United States began ejecting out into the Southern and Central Plains during the afternoon, evening and overnight hours of Sunday, March 11th. This storm system produced some severe thunderstorms, some of which produced damaging winds, isolated tornadoes and large hail. Excessive heavy rainfall also accompanied the storm system with some flash flooding reported across portions of the region. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Sabine Parish 5 SSW Belmont 20 1036CST 1041CST 3.01 50 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

An EF0 tornado touched down east of Zwolle along Hwy. 1215 in Sabine Parish. Several trees were snapped and uprooted and a few powerlines were downed. The weak tornado continued northeast crossing Hwy. 120 near Belmont snapping a few trees and downing a few powerlines before lifting.

Sabine Parish 1 E Florien 20 1100CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (54EG)

Trees and powerlines were downed on Century Road and Plainview Road.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 54 knots is equivalent to 62 mph. Natchitoches Parish 2 NE Marthaville 20 1115CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (53EG)

Trees were downed on Hwy. 487 near Marthaville, Louisiana. Note: The estimated wind gust of 53 knots is equivalent to 61 mph. Sabine Parish 1 N Mt Carmel 20 1115CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Numerous trees and powerlines downed in Mount Carmel, Louisiana.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Natchitoches Parish Provencal 20 1130CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (53EG)

Trees were downed on Hwy. 117 near Provencal, Louisiana. Note: The estimated wind gust of 53 knots is equivalent to 61 mph. Natchitoches Parish 2 SSW Ashland 20 1200CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (53EG)

Trees were downed on Hwy. 155 near Ashland, Louisiana. Note: The estimated wind gust of 53 knots is equivalent to 61 mph. Natchitoches Parish 3 SSE Goldonna 20 1215CST 1216CST 0.6 75 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

An EF0 tornado touched down southeast of Goldonna LA along State Route 156. Several trees were snapped on both sides of the road and several powerlines were downed. More trees were downed on railroad tracks east of Hwy. 156. This tornado was part of several rotational signatures on radar within the warned area. This tornado crossed the Saline Bayou and continued into Winn Parish.

Winn Parish 1 NW Coldwater 20 1216CST 1218CST 1.51 75 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

This tornado is a continuation of the storm that first touched down in Natchitoches Parish. An EF0 tornado touched down southeast of Goldonna LA along State Route 156. Several trees were snapped on both sides of the road and several powerlines were downed. More trees were downed on railroad tracks east of Hwy. 156. This tornado was part of several rotational signatures on radar within the warned area.

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LOUISIANA, Northwest Winn Parish 2 W Winnfield Joyce Arpt 20 1245CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (54EG)

Trees were downed on Hwy. 156 between Winnfield and Calvin. Note: The estimated wind gust of 54 knots is equivalent to 62 mph. Winn Parish 1 W Winnfield 20 1255CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Trees were downed on Hwy. 34 and 1231 converging near Winnfield, Louisiana.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Union Parish 1 NE Canbeal 20 1315CST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A tree was downed on a house along Peace Road. There were no report of injuries.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Natchitoches Parish 1 SSW Bermuda 20 1415CST 1 SW Melrose 21 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water completely covering Hwy. 119 at multiple locations near and south of Natchez, Louisiana.

Union Parish 2 SSE Marion 20 1445CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A tree was down on Hwy. 143 near Rocky Branch blocking both lanes.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Natchitoches Parish 2 NNW Melrose 20 1705CST 21 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Highway 119 was closed due to flooding south and east of Natchez, Louisiana.

Natchitoches Parish 5 S Powhatan 20 1730CST 5 NNE Hagewood 21 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Posey Road was flooded and closed along a mile and a half stretch with a few feet of water covering the road in a few locations. Winn Parish 5 NNE Atlanta 20 1810CST 21 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Harrington Road off of hwy. 1228 is covered in high water. Numerous other parish roads across the parish are flooded as well.

Natchitoches Parish 2 SSE Natchitoches 20 1940CST 2 NE Natchez 21 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water covered Fish Hatchery Road just east of Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Natchitoches Parish 2 NW Hagewood 20 1940CST 21 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water covered Old Bethel Church Road and the road was closed.

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LOUISIANA, Northwest Natchitoches Parish 3 SE Natchitoches 20 1940CST 21 0545CST 0 0 200.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Some mobile homes were flooded on Cedar Grove Drive. Sabine Parish 2 SW Peason Dam 20 2000CST 2 NE Peason 21 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water covered Hwy. 118 near the Peason community. Natchitoches Parish 3 SE Natchitoches 20 2028CST 3 SW Luella 2029CST 1.04 50 0 0 60.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

An EF0 tornado touched down east of Natchitoches LA near the Cedar Grove Mobile Home Park. A tree was snapped along Hwy. 494 leading east into the mobile home park. Three homes sustained damage with one sustaining moderate roof damage. Debris was scattered east as the tornado crossed a field and lifted.

Natchitoches Parish 2 SW Provencal 20 2058CST 21 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A 20 foot span of water was reported to be over Hwy. 117 between Bellwood and Provencal.

Sabine Parish 2 W Many 20 2110CST 21 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water was covering portions of Hwy. 171 in Many, Louisiana. Sabine Parish 2 S Belmont 20 2110CST 2 SW Boleyn 21 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water was covering Hwy. 175 near Belmont, Louisiana. Sabine Parish 3 SE Noble 20 2110CST 21 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water was covering Old Pleasant Hill Road near Zwolle, Louisiana.

Red River Parish 1 NNW Coushatta 20 2120CST 1 NNE Springville 21 0515CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Numerous roads were flooded all throughout Red River Parish.

Natchitoches Parish 2 WNW Natchitoches 20 2238CST 21 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Royal, Texas Street underpass, Isadore Street, and Bienville Streets in Natchitoches were all flooded and barricaded.

Natchitoches Parish 2 NW Natchitoches 20 2244CST 21 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Royal Street at Beaufort Boulevard was flooded and barricaded.

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LOUISIANA, Northwest Bienville Parish 2 NW Bienville 20 2245CST 2 SSE Bear Creek 21 0515CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Numerous roads across Bienville Parish were flooded and closed.

De Soto Parish 1 N Stonewall 20 2245CST 21 0515CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Flooding was reported along parts of Hwy. 3276 between Interstate 49 and Missile Base Road.

De Soto Parish 1 SSE Catuna 20 2245CST 21 0515CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Flooding was reported along WPA road near Hwy. 171 south of Mansfield, Louisiana.

Bossier Parish 1 NNW Adner 20 2300CST 21 0745CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Bellvue Road and Wafer Road were flooded and closed east of Bossier City, Louisiana.

Natchitoches Parish 2 SSE Natchitoches 20 2316CST 21 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Paula Lane was flooded and closed. Natchitoches Parish 3 S Vowells Mill 20 2332CST 21 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Cox Lane near Vowells Mills is underwater and flooded. Department of Transportation has no more barricades to put out across the parish. Natchitoches Parish 2 ENE Shamrock Mill 20 2351CST 2 ENE Robeline 21 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Highway 485 off La. Hwy. 6 was flooded and closed. Claiborne Parish 1 SW Haynesville 21 0000CST 0945CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Highway 534 was flooded and closed near Haynesville, Louisiana.

Webster Parish 2 SSW Dixie Inn 21 0000CST 3 E Shreveport Jct 0745CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Numerous roads were flooded and closed throughout the parish including roads in the outskirts of Minden, north of Dixie Inn, Cotton Valley and near Doyline. Natchitoches Parish 1 SW Natchitoches 21 0018CST 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Bossier Street was flooded and closed.

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LOUISIANA, Northwest Natchitoches Parish 2 WNW Natchitoches 21 0030CST 0545CST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Several reports of flooded vehicles throughout the city. The Cane River in Downtown Natchitoches was near one inch from topping the retaining wall. Natchitoches Parish 2 NNW Natchitoches 21 0145CST 0545CST 0 0 100.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water was going into homes north of Natchitoches on Michelle Drive.

Union Parish 5 ENE Shiloh 21 0145CST 1030CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Louisiana Hwy. 2 west of Farmerville was reported to have had 6 to 8 inches of water across the roadway.

Union Parish 2 NNW Bernice 21 0145CST 2 SW Cooley 1030CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

High water was reported across Hwy. 167 north at Grafton Crossing.

Bossier Parish Oakland 21 0200CST 0745CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A swift water rescue of a person was made whose pickup truck was washed off Johnson Koran Road near Hwy. 157. The driver was rescued 40 yards in the woods from the road using a rope and life jacket.

Winn Parish 2 SSE Sikes 21 0214CST 0215CST 0.38 50 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

An EF0 briefly tornado touched down south of Sikes, Louisiana along Hwy. 499. A few trees were snapped on the west side of the highway near the Parish Road 1134 and Hwy. 499 intersection. No structures or powerlines were damaged. The tornado was moving north northeast and lifted in a cleared area before reaching the community of Sikes.

Natchitoches Parish 3 ENE Vowells Mill 21 0229CST 3 WSW Flora 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

High water was reported on Hwy. 117 near the Kisatchie National Forest Ranger Station.

Natchitoches Parish 1 WNW Natchitoches 21 0243CST 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

The Cane River near the Rogue House area has topped the city's retaining wall by a few inches.

Natchitoches Parish 1 WSW Campti 21 0339CST 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

High water was reported on Hwy. 480 near Campti, Louisiana.

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LOUISIANA, Northwest Claiborne Parish 1 NE Homer 21 0346CST 0945CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

High water was reported on Hwy. 3062 west of Homer, Louisiana.

Lincoln Parish 1 SW Barnet Spgs 21 0551CST 2 WNW Kelleys 0845CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Numerous roads across the parish were flooded and closed. Jackson Parish 1 SW Wyatt 21 0600CST 0845CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Highway 505 was barricaded and closed due to over a foot of water across the roadway between the communities of Wyatt and Gansville. Natchitoches Parish Bellwood 21 0605CST 0945CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Several creeks were out of their banks and Shady Grove Road was flooded east of Hwy. 117.

Bienville Parish Arcadia Arpt 21 0608CST 2 SE Arcadia 0815CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Numerous secondary roads have been flooded and closed across the parish.

Natchitoches Parish 4 WNW Natchitoches 21 0640CST 3 E Provencal 0945CST 0 0 1.00M 0.00K Flash Flood

Water was completely covering Hwy. 3191 and Texas Street at the Sibley Lake boat launch. Boat houses on the cane river are flooded and high water was approaching Rogue House in the downtown area.

Caldwell Parish 1 SW Grayson 21 0730CST 2 NW Columbia Hgts 0738CST 3.96 400 0 0 500.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

An EF1 tornado touched down in Caldwell Parish west of Grayson along State Route 845 snapping a few trees. The tornado moved north-northwest and intensified to EF1 intensity as it crossed Hwy. 126 and paralleled McCrary Road where most of the damage occurred. 20 homes were damaged and 1 mobile home was destroyed. The majority of the damage was due to falling trees as the area contained numerous large hardwood and softwood trees which were snapped or uprooted. Several outbuildings and sheds were also destroyed, primarily from falling trees. Other damage occurred to homes and structures along Hwy. 165 in Columbia area was due to straight line winds or rear flank winds east of the tornado track.

Claiborne Parish 1 SW Homer 21 0800CST 2 WSW Homer Muni Arpt 0945CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

About 10 to 11 roads were barricaded and closed throughout the parish due to flash flooding.

Union Parish 4 NNW D Arbonne 21 0858CST 1 E Farmerville Arpt 1030CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Some parish roads remained flooded and closed.

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LOUISIANA, Northwest Natchitoches Parish Natchitoches Muni 21 0951CST 3 SE Natchitoches 1245CST 0 0 250.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A few homes were evacuated due to flash flooding between Natchitoches and Natchez, Louisiana. Several parish roads remain flooded and closed. Winn Parish 1 SW Winnfield Joyce Arpt 21 1000CST 1 NW Joyce 1245CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Two roads remain barricaded and closed due to flash flooding across the parish.

A vigorous upper level trough closed off across the Southwest United States leading up to the outbreak of severe storms and flash flooding across Northwest Louisiana during the late morning hours of March 20th and continuing into the morning hours of March 21st. While instability was not much of a factor for this event, shear was extensive throughout the atmosphere, especially in the lower levels. As a result, tornadoes developed in the large rain area that encompassed much of Northern Louisiana. The flooding was extensive across the northern half of the state as well.

LOUISIANA, Southeast St. James Parish Grand Pt 12 1313CST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Winds blew a shed about 50 feet from its foundation and downed a few power lines in the Grand Point area. The event time was estimated from radar. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. St. Charles Parish 3 SE Des Allemands 12 1514CST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

One shed was heavily damaged by thunderstorm winds in the Bayou Gauche area.

An upper level storm system moving through the Southern Plains aided in the development of a squall line that moved across Louisiana during the daytime hours. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph.

Assumption Parish 2 ESE Grand Bayou 21 0825CST 0 0 40.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG) 1 S Klotzville Louisiana GOHSEP relayed reports of minor damage to 8 mobile homes, trees down on Louisiana Highway 996 and power poles down on Louisiana Highway 70. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Ascension Parish 1 SSE Prairieville 21 0834CST 2 NNW Hobart 0843CST 4.22 50 0 0 200.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

A NWS storm survey team confirmed a tornado touched down and tracked through portions of Prairieville. The tornado initially touched down along Duplessis Road, tracked approximately 3 miles before lifting after crossing near the intersection of Highways 42 and 930. Several homes received significant roof damage and many trees were uprooted or snapped. The path width was approximately 50 yards with an estimated wind speed of 110 mph.

East Baton Rouge Parish 5 E Kleinpeter 21 0843CST 0844CST 0.63 40 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

Several trees were blown down and several homes suffered roof damage on Hoo Shoo Too Road.

Livingston Parish Walker 21 0900CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Scattered trees were reported down across the parish. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph.

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LOUISIANA, Southeast Livingston Parish 2 NE Corbin 21 0905CST 0908CST 0.58 50 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

A weak tornado touched down just south of Varnado Road and tracked north-northwest across North Corbin Road. A home lost a portion of the roof and several trees were snapped along the track. The tornado lifted to the southwest of North Corbin Elementary School. The storm path length was approximately 0.5 miles, the path width 50 yards, and maximum strength EF1 with estimated winds of 100 mph.

Livingston Parish 1 SSE Satsuma 21 0909CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

A roof was damaged on a house on Satsuma Road east of Walker.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Livingston Parish 3 WSW Livingston 21 0915CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

A large tree was blown down which heavily damaged the roof of a home.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Jefferson Parish 1 SSE Waggaman 21 1115CST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

A tree was blown down at a wrecker service with a fence damaged. Large tree limbs were also blown down in the area.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. St. Tammany Parish 3 NE Houltonville 21 1116CST 3 NW Chinchuba 1119CST 0.53 100 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

A NWS storm survey team observed damage produced by a tornado northeast of Madisonville. The tornado touched down near the clubhouse in the Tchefuncta Country Club Estates neighborhood. The tornado continued on a path to the northeast, downing several trees and producing minor roof damage to two homes before lifting in a heavily wooded area beyond the neighborhood. The tornado had a path width of approximately 100 yards and a path length of one half mile.

St. Tammany Parish 1 NE Abita Spgs 21 1135CST 1140CST 1.41 25 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

Weak EF0 tornado touched down near the intersection of Silver Springs Drive and Allen Road. It moved north, snapping several pine trees. Some roof damage was observed to one home where part of a tree had fallen through the roof. The tornado lifted after crossing Jarrell Road. Maximum estimated wind speed was 65 mph, maximum width 25 yards, and path length approximately 1.5 miles. Event time was based on radar.

St. Tammany Parish Slidell 21 1650CST 1 E North Shore 1800CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Flash flooding of Bonfouca Drive in the Palm Lake Subdivision was reported by the Slidell Fire Department.

St. Charles Parish Hahnville 23 0345CST 1 NE Taft 0500CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Extensive flooding beginning to be reported throughout St. Charles Parish.

Terrebonne Parish Houma 23 0442CST 2 N (HUM)Houma Arpt 0630CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

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LOUISIANA, Southeast

Major street flooding reported in the northern part of Terrebonne Parish. Several roads were inundated and closed. No water was reported in homes. Bayou Terrebonne remained in banks.

Lafourche Parish 2 ENE Raceland Jct 23 0627CST 4 NW Lewistown 0800CST 0 0 40.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Ten to twenty homes in the Raceland and Lockport areas had water enter them. A business in the Lockport area had approximately 4 inches of water inside. Extensive street flooding was also reported.

A slow moving cold front provided a focus for several waves of thunderstorms and heavy rain over a 3 day period. Several reports of tornadoes and flash flooding were received during the period.

LOUISIANA, Southwest Rapides Parish Glenmora 11 1900CST 1 E (ESF)Esler Arpt Alxn 15 2300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

Heavy rain during the evening of the 11th resulted in multiple road closures for up to 4 days. Roads were first reported closed around the Glenmora area on the 11th and some roads were still affected near Esler Regional Airport on the 15th.

Cameron Parish 2 S Grand Lake 11 1929CST 0 0 20.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A flatbed trailor was flipped over and doors on a tool shed were blown out with a passing line of storms.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Rapides Parish 2 NNW Forest Hill 11 1936CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

The sheriffâs department reported a tree down on Highway 112 in the Forest Hill area from a passing storm.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Jefferson Davis Parish Jennings 11 2135CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Jefferson Davis Parish 1 E Jennings 11 2135CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A spotter visiting the area from Tennessee reported winds gusts 50 to 60 mph. This was associated with the same storm that produced a tornado near by. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Acadia Parish 3 W Evangeline 11 2202CST 2204CST 1.62 20 0 0 80.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

A tornado touched down near the Jeff Davis - Acadia Parish line, a few miles north of I-10. The most significant damage occurred near the intersection of Riverside and Simeo Roads, where several hardwood trees were uprooted, several pine trees were snapped, and one home received minor roof damage. An open air barn had one wall blown out, and an unsecured storage building was flipped and destroyed.

Lafayette Parish 6 N Carencro 12 1008CST 10 NE Gloria 1900CST 0 0 164.00M 0.00K Flash Flood

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LOUISIANA, Southwest

A boundary pushed to the coast of Louisiana during March 11th and then slowly lifted into Acadiana and stalled through much of 12th. Storms kept redeveloping over the area north of interstate 10 with some locations receiving more than one foot of rain during the 12th. Flash Flooding was reported across multiple parishes, but were most notable across southern portions of Saint Landry, northern sections of Lafayette, and northwest sections of Saint Martin parishes. Flood levels reached record levels along Bayou Vermilion during the event in Carencro. The event flooded 690 homes which affected around 2,000 residents in the Carencro area. 77 rescues were made. Many roads were also closed including Interstate 49 from Sunset to Highway 190. A river gauge along Bayou Vermilion between Carencro and Arnaudville recorded 14.61 inches during the event with radar estimates between 14 and 16 inches which resulted in a record crest of 22.5 feet, 1 foot over the previous record.

Storm total rainfall estimated from KLCH from the March 12th flash flood across portions of Acadiana. St. Landry Parish 1 SW Grand Coteau 12 1049CST 1 E Arnaudville 1900CST 0 0 3.00M 0.00K Flash Flood

A boundary pushed to the coast of Louisiana during March 11th and then slowly lifted into Acadiana and stalled through much of 12th. Storms kept redeveloping over the area north of interstate 10 with some locations receiving more than one foot of rain during the 12th. Flash Flooding was reported across multiple parishes, but were most notable across southern portions of Saint Landry, northern sections of Lafayette, and northwest sections of Saint Martin parishes. Flood levels reached record levels along Bayou Vermilion during the event in Carencro. 151 homes were flooded in southern sections of Saint Landry Parish with 35 people being rescued and another dozen evacuated during the event. Many roads were closed as well with Interstate 49 closed from Sunset to Highway 190. A river gauge along Bayou Vermilion between Carencro and Arnaudville recorded 14.61 inches during the event with radar estimates between 14 and 16 inches which resulted in a record crest of 22.5 feet, 1 foot over the previous record.

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LOUISIANA, Southwest

A day after over a foot of rain affected portions of Saint Landry Parish water still surrounded structures. Photo by Jonathan Brazzell. St. Martin Parish Cecelia 12 1205CST 2 NNW Bushville 1900CST 0 0 1.00M 0.00K Flash Flood

A boundary pushed to the coast of Louisiana during March 11th and then slowly lifted into Acadiana and stalled through much of 12th. Storms kept redeveloping over the area north of interstate 10 with some locations receiving more than one foot of rain during the 12th. Flash Flooding was reported across multiple parishes, but were most notable across southern portions of Saint Landry, northern sections of Lafayette, and northwest sections of Saint Martin parishes. Flood levels reached record levels along Bayou Vermilion during the event in Carencro. The event flooded 87 homes in Saint Martin Parish and flooded many roadways. A river gauge along Bayou Vermilion between Carencro and Arnaudville recorded 14.61 inches during the event with radar estimates between 14 and 16 inches which resulted in a record crest of 22.5 feet, 1 foot over the previous record.

Workers attempt to save livestock after a foot of rain falls in Saint Martin Parish. Photo by St Martin Parish OHSEP.

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LOUISIANA, Southwest Acadia Parish Church Pt 12 1415CST 2 E Mire 1900CST 0 0 450.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A boundary pushed to the coast of Louisiana during March 11th and then slowly lifted into Acadiana and stalled through much of 12th. Storms kept redeveloping over the area north of interstate 10 with some locations receiving more than one foot of rain during the 12th. Flash Flooding was reported across multiple parishes, but were most notable across parishes to the east of Acadia, however 47 houses were still flooded during the event and water was still in some homes the day after the heavy rain event in the Church Point area.

Acadia Parish 1 ENE Church Pt 12 1900CST 1 W Mire 19 0000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain that fell across portions of Acadiana during the morning of the 12th slowly drained from the region over several days. Lafayette Parish 1 NE Mouton 12 1900CST 11 ENE Gloria 19 0000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain that fell across portions of Acadiana during the morning of the 12th slowly drained from the region over several days. St. Landry Parish Arnaudville 12 1900CST 19 0000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain that fell across portions of Acadiana during the morning of the 12th slowly drained from the region over several days. St. Martin Parish Cecelia 12 1900CST 6 WNW Anse La Butte 19 0000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain that fell across portions of Acadiana during the morning of the 12th slowly drained from the region over several days. A weak frontal boundary entered Louisiana on the 11th and slowly moved into deep south central Louisiana during the early morning hours of the 12th. The boundary very slowly lifted back north by sunrise on the 12th and then thunderstorms kept back -building over Acadiana through late morning to around noon. High water levels took multiple days to recede.

LAZ052-054-073- EAST CAMERON - ST. MARY - VERMILION - WEST CAMERON 074 20 1200CST 21 2300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Coastal Flood

Calcasieu Parish Vinton 20 1513CST 3 ENE De Quincy 21 0200CST 0 0 1.75M 0.00K Flash Flood

Thunderstorms trained over the same area through the afternoon and evening across portions of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. Over 10 inches of rain fell from Vinton to Starks, flooding roadways. Water also covered roadways in DeQuincy making them nearly impassable or closed. Water entered multiple homes in the Starks and DeQuincy areas.

Beauregard Parish 17 SSW Helme 20 1614CST 4 WSW Gordon 21 0200CST 0 0 1.84M 0.00K Flash Flood

Thunderstorms trained over the same area through the afternoon and evening across portions of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. Between 10 and 16 inches of rain fell across thwe western half of Beauregard Parish. Heavy rain flooded 106 homes and closed some roadways around Deridder, Merryville, and Fields. Water was reported to be around 5 feet deep over portions of Highway 27 near Highway 110.

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LOUISIANA, Southwest Vernon Parish 67 SSW Knight 20 1836CST 21 0200CST 0 0 1.52M 0.00K Flash Flood

Thunderstorms trained over the same area through the afternoon and evening across portions of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. Betwen 10 and 14 inches of rain flooded cars and closed and/or washed out some roadways around Hornbeck and Leesville. Cars were reported to be trapped and/or floating on Highway 171 from Hornbeck to Rosepine during the event. OEP reported 22 homes were flooded.

Beauregard Parish 19 N Ikes 21 0200CST 28 1200CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain that fell across portions of Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas during the 20th and 21st slowly drained from the region over several days. The pumps for the town of Merryville were flooded during the event leaving the city with out potable water. Around 20-30 homes around Bundick Lake reported getting flooded.

Calcasieu Parish 2 ESE Vinton 21 0200CST 3 ENE De Quincy 28 1200CST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain that fell across portions of Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas during the 20th and 21st slowly drained from the region over several days. Vernon Parish 3 ENE Leesville 21 0200CST 1 ENE Hornbeck 28 1200CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain that fell across portions of Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas during the 20th and 21st slowly drained from the region over several days. Jefferson Davis Parish Lake Arthur 21 0317CST 0319CST 3.92 40 0 0 3.00M 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

At least 30-40 homes and businesses were damaged when a tornado tore through Lake Arthur. Most of the damage was roof damage, although several homes had windows and walls damaged from flying debris. The water tower had a large radio antenna fall from it. Numerous trees and power lines were down.

Jefferson Davis Parish 1 E Jennings 21 0333CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A public report of hail to one inch in diameter was relayed from KPLC-TV near interstate 10 in Jennings.

Vermilion Parish 4 S Gueydan 21 0340CST 0344CST 4.16 20 0 1 2.50M 0.00K Tornado (EF2)

A tornado began south of Gueydan near the LA 91 and LA 3143 intersection, where a large barn was destroyed and several homes had minor roof damage. Several gravestones were overturned at a local cemetary. When the tornado reached Gueydan, it flipped one single-wide mobile home that was tied down, destroying it, and heavily damaged two other mobile homes. At least 20 other homes in town received minor roof damage, and the town hall had roof damage as well. Numerous trees were snapped or blown down along the path. One minor injury happened in one mobile home when a man tried to escape his house after the storm and he stepped on broken glass, cutting his feet.

St. Landry Parish Eunice 21 0408CST 0508CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

St Landry OHSEP reported 3.16 inches of rainfall in one hour at a gauge in Eunice.

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LOUISIANA, Southwest Vermilion Parish 1 E Bancker 21 0453CST 0454CST 0.9 20 0 0 75.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

A tornado touched down west of Henry, where is blew the roof off a barn, and damaged several other outbuildings. Several trees were snapped. Vermilion Parish 2 SSE Grosse Isle 21 0459CST 1 SSW Abbeville Muni Arpt 0501CST 1.18 20 0 0 75.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

A tornado touched down on the east side of Abbeville, where is destroyed a well built 2 car garage and one portable building. Several trees and telephone poles were snapped. Vermilion Parish 1 E Abbeville 21 0505CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A public report was received of an estimated wind gust of 60 mph near Abbeville with a thunderstorm that also produced a tornado near by. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Avoyelles Parish 1 N Hessmer 21 0600CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

KALB-TV relayed a public report of trees down and tin wrapped around trees at 2236 Smith Street in Hessmer.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. St. Mary Parish 2 SSW Patterson 21 0710CST 0711CST 0.67 20 0 0 100.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

A large industrial warehouse had its garage door blown in, and several smaller neighboring storage buildings had minor damage with sheet metal peeled off the corners of the buildings. Across the street, sheet metal was pulled off an industrial canopy and debris was blown across Highway 90 into downtown Patterson.

A cold front slowly moved into Southeast Texas and then into far west sections of Louisiana during the 20th. The cold front stalled upon entering Louisiana and then slowly moved back west through the evening before finally moving east in the morning of the 21st. The slow moving boundary produced severe weather and widespread flooding.

MAINE, North

MEZ002 NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK 14 1000EST 15 0100EST 0 0 Heavy Snow

An area of heavy snow expanded back across New Brunswick into extreme northeastern portions of Aroostook county from low pressure intensifying across the maritimes. Snow occurred through the 14th into the early morning hours of the 15th. The edge of the heavy snow clipped eastern portions of northeast Aroostook county near the New Brunswick border. Storm total snow accumulations of 10 to 15 inches occurred in an area from Caribou...to Presque Isle to Fort Fairfield. Snow totals rapidly diminished across the remainder of northeast Aroostook county.

Aroostook County 11 W Oxbow 22 0245EST 2 N Skerry 1500EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Generally minor ice jam related flooding occurred at several locations along the Aroostook River during the 22nd. Locations which reported flooding included Masardis...Washburn and Fort Fairfield. The most significant ice moved east of the border...into New Brunswick...during the late afternoon ending the ice jam flood threat along the river across northeast Aroostook county. Several days of record warmth rapidly melted snow across Aroostook county while weakening the river ice. The rising river levels caused the ice to move and jam in spots during the 22nd. Ice jam flooding developed along the Aroostook River during the early morning of the 22nd then continued through the afternoon while ice moved along the river. Ice jam flooding briefly occurred at both Masardis and Washburn though the jams quickly released. Minor flooding of Russell Road...which borders the river...was reported at Fort Fairfield. The bridge crossing the Aroostook River at Fort Fairfield was also closed for several hours when ice reached the bottom of the bridge. The ice at Fort Fairfield released during the late afternoon of the 22nd with falling river levels thereafter. The flooding during the 22nd was generally considered minor.

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MAINE, South MEZ007-012>013- ANDROSCOGGIN - COASTAL CUMBERLAND - COASTAL WALDO - COASTAL YORK - 018>028 INTERIOR CUMBERLAND - INTERIOR WALDO - INTERIOR YORK - KENNEBEC - KNOX - LINCOLN - NORTHERN FRANKLIN - NORTHERN OXFORD - SAGADAHOC - SOUTHERN FRANKLIN - SOUTHERN OXFORD 01 0000EST 2300EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A large area of low pressure over the upper Mississippi Valley on the morning of the 29th moved east to western New York State by the morning of the 1st as a secondary low developed of the mid-Atlantic states. The secondary low brought heavy snow to most the region. Much of the area received between 6 to 14 inches of snow.

MARYLAND, Central

MDZ003-007-011- CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY - HARFORD - SOUTHERN BALTIMORE - WASHINGTON 502 01 0111EST 0700EST 0 0 Dense Fog

A warm front passed through northern Maryland on the first. Warm and moist air overran the cool air at the surface, causing areas of dense fog to develop.

MDZ017 ST. MARY'S 05 0700EST 1200EST 0 0 Winter Weather

A potent area of low pressure tracked through southern Virginia during the morning and early afternoon hours of the 5th. A band of precipitation developed on the northern side of the low. There was enough cold air for precipitation to fall in the form of snow, and the heaviest snow was across lower southern Maryland.

MDZ004-009 CARROLL - FREDERICK - MONTGOMERY 17 0145EST 0730EST 0 0 Dense Fog

High pressure off the coast provided an onshore flow across the area. Moist air off the Atlantic Ocean resulted in areas of dense fog.

MDZ014 ANNE ARUNDEL 18 0035EST 0754EST 0 0 Dense Fog

High pressure off the coast provided an onshore flow across the area. The onshore flow off the Atlantic Ocean resulted in areas of dense fog.

MDZ016>018 CALVERT - CHARLES - ST. MARY'S 20 0216EST 0714EST 0 0 Dense Fog

High pressure off the coast provided an onshore flow across the area. The onshore flow off the Atlantic Ocean resulted in areas of dense fog.

21 0017EST 0848EST 0 0 Dense Fog

MDZ009-017-018 CALVERT - MONTGOMERY - ST. MARY'S 21 0017EST 0535EST 0 0 Dense Fog

High pressure off the coast provided an onshore flow across the area. The onshore flow off the Atlantic Ocean resulted in areas of dense fog.

22 0004EST 0732EST 0 0 Dense Fog

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MARYLAND, Central MDZ007-011-013- ANNE ARUNDEL - CALVERT - CHARLES - HARFORD - PRINCE GEORGES - SOUTHERN 016-018 BALTIMORE 22 0004EST 1045EST 0 0 Dense Fog

High pressure off the coast provided an onshore flow across the area. The onshore flow off the Atlantic Ocean resulted in areas of dense fog.

MDZ003>007-009> CARROLL - FREDERICK - HARFORD - HOWARD - MONTGOMERY - NORTHERN BALTIMORE - 010 WASHINGTON 23 0158EST 0800EST 0 0 Dense Fog

High pressure off the coast provided an onshore flow across the area. The onshore flow off the Atlantic Ocean resulted in areas of dense fog.

MDZ501-502 CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY - EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY 26 2300EST 27 1000EST 0 0 Frost/Freeze

ANNE ARUNDEL - CALVERT - CARROLL - CHARLES - FREDERICK - HARFORD - HOWARD - MDZ003>007-009> MONTGOMERY - NORTHERN BALTIMORE - PRINCE GEORGES - SOUTHERN BALTIMORE - 011-013>014-016- WASHINGTON 018 27 0300EST 0700EST 0 0 Frost/Freeze

A northwest flow around Canadian High Pressure caused temperatures to drop below freezing across most locations.

MDZ501 EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY 30 0000EST 0530EST 0 0 Frost/Freeze

Canadian high pressure built overhead, causing temperatures to dip below freezing across portions of the Allegheny Highlands.

MASSACHUSETTS, Central and East

MAZ002>004-008> EASTERN FRANKLIN - EASTERN HAMPDEN - NORTHERN WORCESTER - SOUTHEAST 009-011-014 MIDDLESEX - WESTERN FRANKLIN - WESTERN HAMPDEN - WESTERN HAMPSHIRE 01 0000EST 2200EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

MAZ005-010-012> EASTERN HAMPSHIRE - EASTERN NORFOLK - SOUTHERN WORCESTER - WESTERN ESSEX - 013-016 WESTERN MIDDLESEX - WESTERN NORFOLK 01 0000EST 0700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

Several waves of low pressure moved south of southern New England bringing a prolonged period of snow to the region. Anywhere from 1 to 12 inches of snow fell across the area.

MAZ016-020 EASTERN NORFOLK - SOUTHERN BRISTOL 08 1441EST 09 0111EST 0 0 50.0K 0.00K High Wind

MAZ005 WESTERN MIDDLESEX 08 1517EST 2331EST 0 0 5.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

Low pressure across the Great Lakes and high pressure southeast of New England resulted in the strengthening of low level winds across southern New England.

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MASSACHUSETTS, Central and East MAZ006-007 EASTERN ESSEX - WESTERN ESSEX 10 0200EST 1122EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

An upper level disturbance moving across New England induced the development of an inverted trough along the east coast of Massachusetts. Strong low level convergence in this region resulted in snow falling, mainly along the coast, across eastern Massachusetts. Worcester County 1 N Templeton 13 2257EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Worcester County Westminster 13 2315EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail covered the road. Hampshire County 1 NW Granby 13 2322EST 2328EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Penny to nickel size hail fell in Granby. Worcester County 1 W Whalom 13 2335EST 1 SW Lunenburg 2343EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel size hail fell in a swath from Leominster to Lunenburg.

Middlesex County 1 S Groton 13 2342EST 1 N Shirley 2348EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Penny to quarter size hail fell in a swath from Groton to Shirley.

Middlesex County 1 N Littleton Common 13 2355EST 2357EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Penny to half-dollar size hail fell in Littleton. Middlesex County Wilmington 14 0020EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Middlesex County 1 NW North Reading 14 0031EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Middlesex County Ayer 14 0047EST 0050EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Weak surface convergence ahead of a backdoor cold front, coupled with some instability resulted in a few strong to severe showers and thunderstorms around midnight across portions of northern Massachusetts. These produced mostly small hail, but there were a few reports of hail up to the size of half dollars.

MASSACHUSETTS, West

MAZ001-025 NORTHERN BERKSHIRE - SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE 01 0000EST 1750EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

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MASSACHUSETTS, West

A complex multi-part long duration (24 to 36 hour) storm blanketed the Berkshires with 3 to 11 inches of snow and sleet on Wednesday, February 29th and Thursday, March 1st. A large low pressure system approached from the upper mid west and Great Lakes region Wednesday. In association with the system's warm front, snow initially overspread the area. As warmer air worked its way into the area Wednesday night, the snow transitioned to a wintry mix. A secondary low began to form in the mid-Atlantic region early Thursday morning. This resulted in a double-barrelled low pressure system which moved eastward during the day Thursday. The wintry mix transitioned back to snow which persisted most of the day. However, the snow had trouble accumulating in some locations, especially at lower elevations, as temperatures warmed.

MICHIGAN, East

MIZ063-069-075> LENAWEE - MACOMB - MONROE - OAKLAND - ST. CLAIR - WASHTENAW - WAYNE 076-082>083 02 2100EST 03 0200EST 0 0 105.0K 0.00K High Wind

A strong low pressure system tracking just north of southern Lower Michigan produced estimated wind gusts approaching 60 mph south of I-69. Over 100,000 customers across southeast Michigan lost power, due to the downed tree branches and power lines. Midland County 3 S Coleman 12 1743EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Midland County 1 NW Coleman 12 1743EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Midland County 2 WSW Alamanda 12 1743EST 3 N North Bradley 1748EST 5.11 125 0 0 75.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

An EF1 tornado with winds estimated at 90 mph started near Weinert and Lewis Roads where a Garage was destroyed. The tornado moved northeast damaging 3 or more pole barns and uprooting trees, especially around Alamando and Mando Roads and near the end of the Tornado path at M-18 and Shaffer Road. The tornado path was 5.1 miles with a maximum width of 125 yards. The tornado ended at 648 PM EDT.

Bay County 3 SSE Mt Forest 12 1820EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

Multiple trees were blown down and a boat was reported destroyed.

Unusually mild air streaming into southeast Michigan coupled with large upper level low over the Western Great Lakes help produced a tornado across Midland county, along with large hail and a separate wind report across Bay county. Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. Macomb County 1 N Center Line 15 0959EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Macomb County 2 ENE Center Line 15 1000EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Huron County 4 SW Caseville 15 1428EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Huron County 2 N Harbor Beach 15 1431EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Huron County 1 S Popple 15 1512EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

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MICHIGAN, East Livingston County 2 NE Howell 15 1528EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Bay County 1 E Bangor Township 15 1530EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Bay County 1 E Bangor Township 15 1545EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (3.00)

Bay County 1 E Bangor Township 15 1550EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Livingston County 1 SW Pinckney 15 1607EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Washtenaw County 2 WNW Hudson Mills 15 1618EST 1 W Scio 1656EST 7.57 800 0 0 12.00M 0.00K Tornado (EF3)

A National Weather Service Storm Survey confirmed an EF-3 tornado touched down near Dexter, MI with maximum wind speeds of 135-140 mph. The path length was 7.6 miles with a maximum width of 800 yards. The tornado touched down at 5:18 pm just northeast of the intersection of N Territorial and Dexter Townhall Rd. The tornado moved southeast and produced EF-1 damage with winds estimated at 100 mph. Damage was limited to uprooted and snapped trees as well as minor roof damage. The tornado strengthened as it hit the Horseshoe Bend Subdivision with winds estimated at 120 mph and structural damage to the outside of homes. The tornado then continued to track southeast alongside Dexter-Pinckney Rd. and produced EF-3 damage at 5:31pm. Winds estimated at 135-140 mph destroyed one home northwest of Dexter. The tornado then made a left turn and paralleled Huron River Dr. producing EF-2 damage on the north side of Dexter. The tornado then produced EF-3 damage again at 5:49pm in the Huron Farms Subdivision with winds estimated at 135-140 mph. One home was destroyed and another house had only interior rooms left standing. The tornado then weakened as it moved southeast and lifted at 5:56 pm near the intersection of Zeeb Rd. and Ann Arbor-Dexter Rd. In total, 20 homes were severely damaged, with some damage to at least 200 homes.

Washtenaw County 2 SSW Lima 15 1619EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Washtenaw County 2 W Hudson Mills 15 1620EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A few trees were blown down. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Washtenaw County 1 W Whitmore Lake 15 1630EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Washtenaw County 2 NE Dexter 15 1640EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Washtenaw County 2 ESE Ann Arbor Young Arpt 15 1642EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Washtenaw County 1 SSW Chelsea 15 1642EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Washtenaw County 1 SW Dexter 15 1653EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.75)

Washtenaw County 1 S Chelsea 15 1655EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

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MICHIGAN, East Washtenaw County 1 W Dexter 15 1655EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Lapeer County 1 SE Otter Lake 15 1703EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Washtenaw County 3 NE Ann Arbor 15 1710EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Tuscola County 1 NNW Millington Arpt 15 1712EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Washtenaw County 2 S Ann Arbor 15 1720EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Washtenaw County 1 W Ann Arbor 15 1720EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Washtenaw County Ann Arbor 15 1720EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Monroe County 1 NE Lulu 15 1725EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Washtenaw County 1 W Geddes 15 1725EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Genesee County 2 E Otisville Arpt 15 1728EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Washtenaw County 4 SSE Ann Arbor Young Arpt 15 1730EST 1 W Ann Arbor 2030EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Three to four feet of water was reported to be covering several roads.

Washtenaw County 2 ENE Ann Arbor Arpt 15 1730EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Washtenaw County 3 ENE Ann Arbor Arpt 15 1732EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Monroe County 2 ESE Lulu 15 1739EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Tuscola County 5 SSE North Lake 15 1745EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Tuscola County 3 NW Caro Muni Arpt 15 1745EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Oakland County 3 ESE Newark 15 1746EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

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MICHIGAN, East Lapeer County 2 SSW Columbiaville 15 1749EST Millville 1804EST 4.59 400 0 0 0.50M 0.00K Tornado (EF2)

A National Weather Service Storm Damage Survey confirmed the occurrence of a tornado in western Lapeer County, approximately 3 miles south of Columbiaville or 5 miles northwest of Lapeer. The tornado produced damage consistent with a rating of EF2, with maximum wind speeds of around 125 mph. The tornado damage path was roughly 4.6 miles long with a maximum width of 400 yards. The damage extended from near the intersection of Mt. Morris Road and German Road with a touchdown of approximately 649 PM EDT to near the intersection of Flint River Road and Millville Road by approximately 704 PM EDT. Damage along much of the path was primarily uprooted trees and minor structural damage. The most intense damage occurred along Carpentar Road, roughly one quarter mile south of Stanley Road, at 700 PM EDT. A house was shifted off the foundation and an attached garage was destroyed at this location.

Monroe County 3 NW Yargerville 15 1750EST 3 ESE Lulu 1752EST 0.56 50 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

A tornado was confirmed in central Monroe county. The tornado was rated an EF0, with maximum wind speeds of 85 mph. The estimated path length of the tornado is 0.5 miles with a maximum width of 50 yards. Damage occurred along Ida Center Road just east of Lewis Rd. The damage consisted of siding and shingles blown off a house, a tipped car, a shed destroyed and trees blown down.

Lenawee County 3 NE Britton 15 1753EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Tuscola County 1 N Caro 15 1755EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Lapeer County 3 N Millville 15 1757EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Monroe County 1 NNW La Salle 15 1757EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Monroe County 1 W Patterson Gardens 15 1800EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Sanilac County 3 SE Tyre 15 1807EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Monroe County 1 NNW Dundee 15 1809EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Bay County 1 S Bayside 15 1820EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Lapeer County 1 NE Elba 15 1835EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Lapeer County 1 NE Elba 15 1835EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61EG)

A trained spotter estimated a 70 mph thunderstorm wind gust.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph. Lapeer County Lapeer 15 1848EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

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MICHIGAN, East Lapeer County 2 NW Imlay City 15 1850EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Monroe County Temperance 15 1919EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Monroe County Temperance 15 1919EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Tuscola County 3 SE Wahjamega 15 1930EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Bay County Tobico 15 2000EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Monroe County 1 SSW Whiteford Center 15 2006EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Lenawee County 1 S Riga 15 2017EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

An amplified, upper level weather pattern allowed for an unseasonably warm and humid air mass to infiltrate the southern Great Lakes region. Highly anomalous for the month of March, surface dew points climbed into the lower 60 degree range across much of Southeastern Michigan. This rich moisture combined with an upper level disturbance tracking northward through Lower Michigan to fuel a long duration severe thunderstorm event across Southeastern Michigan. The primary severe weather type observed with these storms was very large hail, along with 3 tornadoes.

MICHIGAN, Extreme Southwest Cass County Edwardsburg 15 0322EST 0323EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

St. Joseph County 1 N Three Rivers 15 0436EST 0437EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Branch County 3 ENE Girard 15 1743EST 1744EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Branch County 1 NE Kinderhook 15 1847EST 1848EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Branch County 1 W Kinderhook 15 1849EST 1850EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

A warm front was located across portions of northern Indiana. Elevated instability and steep lapse rates allowed for the development of several thunderstorms. Several hail reports were received, mainly less than three quarters of an inch in diameter. One isolated report of one inch diameter hail was received with a stronger thunderstorm.

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MICHIGAN, North MIZ008-015>029- ALPENA - ANTRIM - BENZIE - CHARLEVOIX - CHEBOYGAN - CHIPPEWA - CRAWFORD - 031>035 EMMET - GRAND TRAVERSE - KALKASKA - LEELANAU - MACKINAC - MANISTEE - MISSAUKEE - MONTMORENCY - OGEMAW - OSCODA - OTSEGO - PRESQUE ISLE - ROSCOMMON - WEXFORD 02 1700EST 03 1200EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

One of the highest-impact snowstorms in recent memory pounded Northern Michigan on the night of the 2nd. Low pressure tracked from Missouri, to southern Lower Michigan, and on to eastern Canada, while rapidly strengthening. Precipitation surged northward into the region on the evening of the 2nd. This was primarily snow, except in parts of east central Lower Michigan (especially near Lake Huron), where temperatures were mild enough for rain. Snow wound down on the morning of the 3rd, and though somewhat blustery winds occurred behind the system on the 3rd, blowing snow was limited because the snowfall was so wet. Snow totals ranged from 6 to 14 inches across most of Northern Michigan. Higher amounts fell near and west of Grand Traverse Bay, with a maximum amount of 20 inches near Lake Ann. With relatively mild temperatures, the snow was very wet; Traverse City saw around a foot of snow during the night, with a low temperature of 33 degrees. The snow stuck to everything, with the weight of the snow downing many trees and power lines. Power outages were widespread, with an outright majority of Northern Michigan residents losing power at some time during or after the storm. In Benzie County, 95 percent of residents lost power. Outages lasted up to a week in some spots. Great Lakes Energy described it as the worst snowstorm (in regards to power outages) in 30 years. A number of counties and communities opened shelters to aid those without power or heat.

Wexford County 2 ENE Missaukee Jct 12 1500EST Cadillac Arpt 1515EST 0 0 9.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55MG)

A pontoon boat was flipped, and siding ripped off a home, in the Long Lake area. Soon after, a 63 mph wind gust was measured at the Wexford County Airport. Low-topped thunderstorms developed as an upper-level disturbance moved over Michigan, and encountered an unseasonably warm airmass. One storm became severe, doing wind damage in the Cadillac area. Note: The measured wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. MICHIGAN, Upper

MIZ012 MENOMINEE 02 1600CST 03 0300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

MIZ004>007-013> ALGER - BARAGA - DELTA - LUCE - MARQUETTE - NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT - SOUTHERN 014-085 SCHOOLCRAFT 02 1900EST 04 1700EST 0 0 15.0K 0.00K Winter Storm

MIZ001>003 KEWEENAW - NORTHERN HOUGHTON - ONTONAGON 02 2000EST 03 0600EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

A storm system moving through the Lower Great Lakes produced heavy snow mainly over portions of central and eastern Upper Michigan from the evening of the 2nd into the 4th.

MIZ009 GOGEBIC 08 1800CST 2300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

Arctic air in the wake of a cold front generated moderate lake effect snow showers over Gogebic County on the evening of the 8th. The snow combined with northwest winds gusting at or above 30 mph caused near whiteout conditions at times in blowing snow. Houghton County 3 NW Jacobsville 17 0210EST 0212EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

The observer near Chassell reported mainly pea-sized hailstones to a depth of one-half inch. Some of the stones were dime- sized. A weak upper disturbance moving through an unstable airmass produced hail near Chassell on the morning of the 17th.

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MICHIGAN, Upper MIZ003-004 BARAGA - NORTHERN HOUGHTON 27 0130EST 0600EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

MIZ005 MARQUETTE 27 1015EST 1430EST 0 0 3.0K 0.00K High Wind

A low pressure system moving into northern Minnesota produced some freezing rain over portions of western Upper Michigan in the early morning hours of the 27th. This same system then went on to generate damaging winds over portions of Marquette County during the day.

MICHIGAN, West

MIZ037>039-044 LAKE - MASON - NEWAYGO - OSCEOLA 02 2100EST 03 0900EST 0 0 100.0K Heavy Snow

Low pressure intensified rapidly as it moved through lower Michigan March 2nd, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Six to ten inches of heavy wet snow fell across portions of Mason, Lake, Osceola and Newaygo counties. However much heavier snow with widespread power outages stayed just a little further north of those counties.

Isabella County 1 S Leaton 12 1730EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

A trained spotter reported three quarters inch hail northeast of Mt. Pleasant. This was associated with a developing supercell thunderstorm that went on to produce an EF-1 tornado just east of Isabella county.

Kent County 1 NE Grand Rapids 12 1731EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

The public reported three quarters inch diameter hail with a strong thunderstorm just northeast of downtown Grand Rapids.

Numerous thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon and evening hours of March 12th but stayed below severe levels. However a couple of strong thunderstorms produced hail up to three quarters inch in diameter.

Allegan County 1 W Allegan 15 0021EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

A trained spotter reported three quarters inch diameter hail near Allegan.

Barry County 1 NE Hastings 15 0100EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

A trained spotter reported seven eighths inch diameter hail just northeast of Hastings.

Kalamazoo County 3 NNE Climax 15 1545EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Three quarters inch diameter hail was reported by a trained spotter just northeast of Climax.

Jackson County 3 E Minard 15 1608EST 3 N Bentley Corners 1620EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Trained spotters reported three quarters inch diameter hail well to the north of the city of Jackson.

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MICHIGAN, West Calhoun County 3 NW Marshall 15 1657EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

An emergency manager reported three quarters inch diameter hail just northwest of Marshall.

Osceola County 4 SSE Sears 15 1735EST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

The broadcast media relayed a report from the public of one and a quarter inch hail just southeast of Evart.

Isabella County 1 SSE Clare 15 1912EST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

A local fire department reported one and a quarter inch diameter hail just southeast of Clare.

Numerous reports of thunderstorms producing hail ranging from three quarters of an inch up to an inch and a quarter were received throughout the day on March 15th. The largest hail reports came from portions of Isabella and Clare counties where one and a quarter inch diameter hail fell.

Allegan County 2 WNW Shelbyville 16 1815EST 1 N Hopkinsburg 1819EST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Trained spotters reported one to one and a quarter inch diameter hail east of Hopkins over eastern Allegan county over to near US-131. Allegan County 2 W Bradley 16 1838EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

A trained spotter reported one inch diameter hail near exit 61 on US-131.

Kent County 2 WSW Cascade 16 1912EST 1919EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

A trained spotter reported quarter size diameter hail at Spring Hill Suites near the Gerald R. Ford airport in Grand Rapids which was corroborated with a couple of additional reports of large hail in that area.

Several reports of severe hail ranging from an inch to inch and a quarter in diameter were received from portions of Allegan and Kent counties.

MINNESOTA, Central and South Central Todd County Eagle Bend 19 1702CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Severe thunderstorm winds caused damage to a barn, and a few trees to snap off near Eagle Bend, Minnesota.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Freeborn County (AEL)Albert Lea Arpt 19 1708CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Severe thunderstorm winds caused a grain bin, approximately 15 feet tall, to collapse north of Albert Lea, Minnesota.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Waseca County 3 NNE Janesville 19 1725CST 1729CST 2.8 100 0 0 100.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

An EF-0 tornado touched down just south of Elysian Lake Road, just south of 412th Avenue, in northern Waseca County. The tornado tracked north for approximately 2.8 miles while paralleling the eastern shore of Elysian Lake and Elysian Lake Road. It crossed Elysian Lake near 427th Ave, before moving into southern Le Sueur County.

Damage was primarily associated with uprooted trees and roof damage. The worst damage occurred to a farmstead which had a metal storage shed collapse along Elysian Lake Road.

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MINNESOTA, Central and South Central

Based on trees uprooted and structural damage to a metal storage shed, winds were estimated around 80 mph.

Le Sueur County Elysian 19 1729CST 1735CST 3.74 100 0 0 250.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

The EF-0 tornado that formed in northern Waseca County continued to move northward across the western sections of Elysian in Le Sueur County, where two small empty grain bins were blown into a field. Also, a small metal shed was blown across Highway 60 in the same area. As the tornado continued to track north of Lake Francis, the damage pattern became more complex, and some damage signatures were associated with downburst winds. However, the damage pattern was such that it impossible to discern between the tornado damage and any downburst damage. Therefore there is no separate entry for thunderstorm wind damage at this point. The path length of the tornado in Le Sueur County was approximately 3.7 miles, which ended at the St. Peters Church two miles north of Lake Francis. Although most of the damage was associated with uprooted trees and roof damage to homes, numerous boat docks and lifts along the northern shore of Lake Francis were picked up and tossed into the adjacent properties. Based on damage, winds were estimated at 80 mph, and the total path length across Waseca and Le Sueur Counties was 6.54 miles.

Carver County 1 SW Carver 19 1805CST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Severe wind gusts caused a roof of a gas station to blow down in Carver, Minnesota. The damage was confined to gas pumps and a metal roof. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Rice County 1 E Dundas 19 1807CST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (56EG)

A 50 foot tree was blown down and landed on an automobile in Dundas, Minnesota.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 56 knots is equivalent to 64 mph. Rice County 1 S Northfield 19 1812CST 1814CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Several power poles and a street light were blown down in Northfield, Minnesota, due to severe thunderstorm wind gusts.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Anoka County Coon Rapids 19 1848CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A large tree blew down at the corner of 111th Ave and Hanson Blvd in Coon Rapids, Minnesota.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Anoka County 3 SSW Nowthen 19 1850CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A large tree blew down at the intersection of Armstrong Blvd NW and 173rd Ave NW in Ramsey, Minnesota.

A line of strong thunderstorms moved rapidly northward across southern Minnesota during the late afternoon and early evening hours of Monday, March 19th. Some of the storms became severe near Albert Lea, and Elysian, or east of Mankato, Minnesota. One of the storms produced an EF0 tornado near Elysian, which traveled approximately 6.5 miles to the north before lifting. Most of the damage was associated downed trees and roof damage. As the storms moved north, some of the stronger storms produced wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph across the western Twin Cities Metro, with minor damage reported in Carver. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

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MINNESOTA, Northeast MNZ011-019>021 CENTRAL ST. LOUIS - NORTHERN COOK / NORTHERN LAKE - NORTHERN ST. LOUIS - SOUTHERN COOK - SOUTHERN LAKE 01 0000CST 31 2359CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

Severe drought continued over the Minnesota Arrowhead region. According to the U. S. Drought Monitor, the D2 (severe) conditions were across all of Lake and Cook counties and the eastern portion of St. Louis County.

MNZ020-037 SOUTHERN LAKE - SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS / CARLTON 03 1900CST 04 2200CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

Lake effect snow fell off and on for a good 24 hours. However, during the evening of March 3 a band of intense snowfall set up from Two Harbors to a few miles north of Duluth. Snow rates in this area of a couple inches per hour were common. Final snowfall amounts ranged from 10 to 16 inches.

MINNESOTA, Southeast

MNZ086-094 DODGE - MOWER 01 0000CST 31 2359CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

The severe drought conditions that developed across parts of southeast Minnesota in October 2011 continued through March for Dodge and Mower Counties. Olmsted County 1 W Byron 19 1902CST 0 0 800.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Winds ripped the lids off four 50,000 bushel galvanized steel bins and pushed them over. An empty 30,000 gallon fuel tank was also toppled. Some grain semi-trailers were also likely damaged when the bins landed on them.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Olmsted County 1 N (RST)Rochester Muni 19 1904CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50MG)

The automated weather observing equipment at the Rochester International airport measured a wind gust of 58 mph.

Note: The measured wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Houston County 1 NE Eitzen 19 2004CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A barn was lifted off its foundation and landed on a house southwest of Eitzen while power poles and lines were blown down in Eitzen. A warm front was lifting north across the Upper Midwest and thunderstorms developed along this boundary during the evening of March 16th across southeast Minnesota. Some of these storms produce strong winds which blew down grain bins in Byron (Olmsted County). Power poles were blown down and a barn was lifted off its foundation in and near Eitzen (Houston County). Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

MISSISSIPPI, Central Lowndes County 4 S Artesia 02 1344CST 0 0 20.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (58EG)

A mobile home was destroyed at 7585 Highway 45 South Alternate.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 58 knots is equivalent to 67 mph. Washington County 1 E Winterville 02 1443CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

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MISSISSIPPI, Central Lowndes County 3 N Crawford 02 1445CST 1 S Mc Crary 1507CST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Hail (2.75)

A swath of tennis to baseball size hail fell across the southern half of the county.

Lowndes County 4 SSE Columbus/lowndes Co 02 1502CST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A couple of trees were blown down across Nashville Ferry Road and Old Yorkville Road.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Sunflower County 1 W Mackman 02 1545CST 1 NW Mattoon 1550CST 0 0 40.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (57EG)

A swath of wind damage downed seven power poles southeast of Indianola. Four were blown down along Highway 49 West and three along Highway 3. Several power poles and a few medium to large trees were blown down near Moorhead.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 57 knots is equivalent to 66 mph. Grenada County 1 N Tie Plant 02 1600CST 0 0 30.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

One to two inch hail fell just south of Grenada. Carroll County 2 W Carrollton 02 1615CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail fell along Highway 82, two miles west of Carrollton.

Grenada County 1 E Grenada 02 1641CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (53EG)

Power lines were blown down in Grenada. Note: The estimated wind gust of 53 knots is equivalent to 61 mph. Leflore County 3 ESE Phillipstown 02 1701CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail fell along Highway 49 East at the Leflore and Holmes County line.

Webster County 1 W Mantee 02 1723CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were blown down in the Mantee and Montevista communities.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Clay County 3 NNW Pinebluff 02 1725CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

A roof was blown off of a shed. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Webster County 1 W Mantee 02 1728CST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Humphreys County 1 ENE Belzoni 02 1730CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

A car had its windshield busted out due to the hail.

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MISSISSIPPI, Central Humphreys County 1 E Belzoni 02 1730CST 0 0 20.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Numerous trees were blown down around Belzoni. A tractor trailer was blown off of Highway 49 near Belzoni.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Montgomery County 1 N Winona 02 1731CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Holmes County 4 SSE Acona 02 1808CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail covered the ground. Lamar County 5 ENE Baxterville 02 1823CST 2 E Okahola 1842CST 11.94 300 0 0 400.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

This tornado initially touched down along Beach Road, where it overturned two trailers, took part of the roof off a home, destroyed a shed and caused some tree damage. From there the tornado weakened and seemed to skip along for several miles as it crossed Boggy Hollow Road and Coaltown Road. The tornado strengthened again as it crossed Purvis to Columbia Road. There the tornado caused damage to the roof and siding of a home and snapped several trees. The tornado them weakened again as it moved through the northwest sections of Purvis with only sporadic tree damage. The tornado strengthened again as it crossed Highway 11 and Sherlock Herrington Road. There numerous trees were snapped, the roof and siding of a home were damaged, a large storage shed was heavily damaged, and 3 mobile homes sustained heavy damage. The tornado then reached its peak intensity as it crossed Harold Tucker Road. A strapped down mobile home was blown off its foundation and heavily damaged, two other mobile homes were damaged, and a single family home had part of the roof blown off. Numerous trees were snapped at this location as well. This location had both the maximum winds associated with this tornado of 100 mph and the maximum width of 300 yards. The tornado then crossed White Chapel Road causing extensive tree damage. It then moved into Forrest County and crossed over Interstate 59 knocking over several trees at a rest stop. The tornado then crossed Browns Bridge Road and Frye Road snapping numerous trees, one of which fell on a house. The tornado lifted shortly after crossing Frye Road.

A mobile home was destroyed by a tornado during the early evening hours of March 2, 2012. Photo courtesy NWS Jackson, MS. Carroll County Vaiden 02 1828CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

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MISSISSIPPI, Central Lauderdale County 2 NNW Increase 02 1838CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Montgomery County 1 E Polar Creek 02 1840CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61EG)

Storm spotters estimated 60 to 70 mph winds in Poplar Creek and Lodi. At least one tree was blown down in the area.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph. Forrest County 6 SSW Bonhomie 02 1842CST 1845CST 3.01 300 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

This tornado initially touched down along Beach Road, where it overturned two trailers, took part of the roof off a home, destroyed a shed and caused some tree damage. From there the tornado weakened and seemed to skip along for several miles as it crossed Boggy Hollow Road and Coaltown Road. The tornado strengthened again as it crossed Purvis to Columbia Road. There the tornado caused damage to the roof and siding of a home and snapped several trees. The tornado them weakened again as it moved through the northwest sections of Purvis with only sporadic tree damage. The tornado strengthened again as it crossed Highway 11 and Sherlock Herrington Road. There numerous trees were snapped, the roof and siding of a home were damaged, a large storage shed was heavily damaged, and 3 mobile home sustained heavy damage. The tornado then reached its peak intensity as it crossed Harold Tucker Road. A strapped down mobile home was blown off its foundation and heavily damaged, two other mobile homes were damaged, and a single family home had part of the roof blown off. Numerous trees were snapped at this location as well. This location had both the maximum winds associated with this tornado of 100 mph and the maximum width of 300 yards. The tornado then crossed White Chapel Road causing extensive tree damage. It then moved into Forrest County and crossed over Interstate 59 knocking over several trees at a rest stop. The tornado then crossed Browns Bridge Road and Frye Road snapping numerous trees, one of which fell on a house. The tornado lifted shortly after crossing Frye Road.

Choctaw County 1 N French Camp 02 1855CST 1 SW Chester 1905CST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

A swath of golf ball size hail fell across Choctaw County. Warren County 1 SW Waltersville 02 1900CST 0 0 6.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (53EG)

A tree was blown down along Washington Street in Vicksburg, causing an automobile accident. Power lines were blown down in the 4000 block of Oak Ridge Road northeast of Vicksburg. Note: The estimated wind gust of 53 knots is equivalent to 61 mph. Holmes County 1 E Durant 02 1933CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Oktibbeha County 1 E Starkville 02 1934CST 0 0 150.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail fell all across the city of Starkville. Lowndes County 1 NW Forreston 02 1935CST 0 0 20.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Lowndes County 3 ENE Mayhew 02 1945CST 1 SE Steens 2005CST 0 0 100.00K 0.00K Hail (2.75)

A swath of hail up to the size of baseballs fell across Lowndes County.

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MISSISSIPPI, Central Hinds County Jackson Hawkins Fld 02 2035CST 0 0 0.50K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (47MG)

Measured at Hawkins Field in downtown Jackson. Note: The measured wind gust of 47 knots is equivalent to 54 mph. Madison County 2 SSW Madison 02 2040CST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Numerous large limbs were blown down along Rice Road. Two trees were also blown down in the North Bay subdivision, including one on a house. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Lauderdale County Martin 02 2215CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Lauderdale County 2 ENE Nellieburg 02 2315CST 1 SE Marion 03 0015CST 0 0 75.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Widespread flooding occurred across the city. Several cars were flooded due to the high water. One person was trapped in the flood waters. A business was flooded near 5th Street and 29th Street.

Jefferson Davis County 2 WNW Terrell 02 2347CST 2349CST 0.35 50 0 0 60.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

The tornado began near the intersection of Mt. Carmel Road and East Granby Road, where a few large limbs were downed. The tornado continued east northeast, where it destroyed a mobile home's porch and also knocked another mobile home off of its piers. The tornado ended just past this location, where it snapped and uprooted a few hardwood and softwood trees. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 85 miles per hour.

Jasper County 1 N Bay Spgs 03 0000CST 0100CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A road in Bay Springs was under water. March 2012 came in like a lion as a large severe weather and tornado outbreak occurred on March 2nd. This outbreak covered a large amount of real estate across the Ohio, Tennessee, and Lower Mississippi River Valleys. This event was driven by a powerful storm system which clashed with unusual instability and wind shear for this time of year. Across the NWS Jackson, MS service area, quite a bit of severe weather occurred during the afternoon and evening of March 2nd. Most of the severe storms occurred across areas north of I-20. Large hail was the primary main severe weather culprit as several supercell storms produced golf ball sized hail. There were also a few instances of larger hail, up to the size of baseballs. Other instances of wind damage also occurred from these storms along with two tornadoes.

Jasper County 1 ENE Bay Spgs 03 0339CST 0359CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A road in Bay Springs was under water. A frontal system brought some heavy rain to the area. Some flash flooding was reported in Jasper County as a result of this rain.

MSZ018-052 BOLIVAR - LAUDERDALE 08 1015CST 1645CST 0 0 31.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

The passage of a strong cold front brought unusually intense gradient winds to the the entire Deep South region. Damage to structures and vehicles occurred as a result of these winds.

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MISSISSIPPI, Central Clay County 2 NNE Cahns 14 1812CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was mixed in with dime to nickel size hail that fell west of West Point.

A weak disturbance interacted with a warm and unstable atmosphere to trigger an isolated severe storm over Clay County.

MSZ066 JONES 20 1000CST 1200CST 0 0 10.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

Strong gradient winds had blown down a power line on a service road, which had caused a small fire in a barn.

Newton County 1 WNW Hickory 21 0700CST 0900CST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

State Highway 503 was closed due to extensive flood damage to a detour roadway.

Franklin County 1 N White Apple 21 0908CST 1 ENE Meadville 0918CST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

A swath of wind damage started by downing a few trees across Highway 33 south of Roxie. A microburst in Meadville caused extensive damage around town. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Three houses were damaged due to trees falling on them, and one mobile home had a tree fall on it. Trees also fell on two sheds.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Jefferson County 2 ENE Mc Nair 21 0923CST 3 SSE Harriston 0929CST 2.71 176 0 0 20.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

The tornado snapped numerous pine trees and uprooted oak trees over a rural part of the county. Maximum wind speed was estimated at 94 mph. Claiborne County 2 NNE Alcorn 21 0930CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Trees were blown down across Rodney, Russum Westside, and Nathan Jones Roads.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Jefferson County 1 SE Fayette 21 0930CST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Numerous trees were blown down. One tree fell on a mobile home.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Claiborne County 3 N Willows 21 0951CST 1 W Hankinston 0954CST 3.5 880 0 0 100.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF2)

This tornado first touched down in northern Claiborne County downing trees along Floyd Road. It then crossed the Big Black River into southern Warren County impacting a hunting camp, destroying 2 mobile homes, snapping 4 power poles and snapping numerous trees. It then moved across Gullett Road where it destroyed 3 large outbuildings, heavily damaged the roof of a brick home, and snapped numerous trees. The tornado next crossed Campbell Swamp Road where it reached its maximum width and snapped hundreds of trees. The tornado then moved nearly parallel to Price Hill Road again snapping and uprooting many trees. One of the trees fell on a house causing significant damage. The tornado continued downing more trees, but then lifted as it crossed Jeff Davis Road. Maximum estimated wind speeds were 120 mph.

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MISSISSIPPI, Central Warren County 5 E Allen 21 0954CST 3 S Grange Hall 1001CST 5.73 880 0 0 150.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF2)

This tornado first touched down in northern Claiborne County downing trees along Floyd Road. It then crossed the Big Black River into southern Warren County impacting a hunting camp, destroying 2 mobile homes, snapping 4 power poles and snapping numerous trees. It then moved across Gullett Road where it destroyed 3 large outbuildings, heavily damaged the roof of a brick home, and snapped numerous trees. The tornado next crossed Campbell Swamp Road where it reached its maximum width and snapped hundreds of trees. The tornado then moved nearly parallel to Price Hill Road again snapping and uprooting many trees. One of the trees fell on a house causing significant damage. The tornado continued downing more trees, but then lifted as it crossed Jeff Davis Road. Maximum estimated wind speeds were 120 mph.

A mobile home was completely destroyed by a tornado during the late morning hours of March 21, 2012. Photo courtesy NWS Jackson, MS. Warren County 2 E Stout 21 1011CST 1 WSW Beechwood 1013CST 1.86 100 0 0 250.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

This tornado touched down near the Army Corps of Engineers Experimental Station where it peeled part of a metal roof off a building and overturned a trailer. The tornado then moved along Porters Chapel Road, where it knocked down trees and overturned a single wide mobile home. The tornado then weakened, but knocked down a few more trees in the Lakewood subdivision, causing some structural damage to a few homes. It lifted as it left the subdivision. Maximum estimated wind speed was 90 mph.

Warren County 2 NNE Culkin Acadamey 21 1020CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (43EG)

A tree was blown down on a power line along Boy Scout Road. Note: The estimated wind gust of 43 knots is equivalent to 49 mph. Yazoo County 1 SW Mechanicsburg 21 1055CST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A power pole was blown down along Whitaker Road near Satartia.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Lawrence County 1 E Monticello 21 1130CST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Power lines and a few trees were blown down. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

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MISSISSIPPI, Central Rankin County 1 SE Gulde 21 1304CST 6 NW Pelahatchie 1314CST 6.19 75 0 0 150.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF2)

The tornado started just north of Interstate 20 near Carter Circle where a few trees were uprooted. The tornado continued slightly west of north and remained relatively weak. It blew down a few trees and limbs along the path. The tornado intensified just after crossing US Highway 80 where it caused extensive damage to a large frame home. Most of the roofing structure of the home was destroyed, a back wall was partially collapsed and extensive shingle damage occurred to the remaining roof. In addition, along the narrow path of the tornado, rather intense tree damage occurred north of the home with a number of large trees uprooted and snapped. From this point the tornado continued northward over Pelahatchie Creek and then crossed Lake Road in two spots, snapping and uprooting a number of trees along its narrow path. The tornado continued across Haynes Chapel Road snapping several trees. The tornado dissipated between Haynes Chapel Road and Holly Bush Road. Maximum estimated wind speeds were 115 mph.

Smith County 4 E Pineville 21 1325CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Numerous trees were blown down between Pineville and Louin. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Scott County 1 SE Forest 21 1330CST 0 0 30.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were blown down and roof damage occurred to a house. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Forrest County 3 NNE Dragon 21 1500CST 1502CST 0.36 264 0 0 20.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

The tornado began off of Longleaf Drive with a couple of softwood trees snapped. One tree fell on a fence and damaged it. The tornado continued north to Eastabuchie Road, where a few more trees were snapped and a few shingles were torn off a roof. It crossed Eastabuchie Road and ended just north of the road snapping a few more trees. Maximum estimated wind speeds were 85 mph.

MSZ066 JONES 21 1530CST 0 0 1.0K 0.00K Strong Wind Rankin County Value 21 1545CST 2 SSE Greenfield 1630CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Two to three inches of water was over Highway 468 near Brandon.

Jones County 3 SSW Service 21 1625CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Jones County 2 ENE Reddoch 21 1631CST 1632CST 0.04 75 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

There was a brief tornado touchdown at a chicken farm on Huey P Road which caused heavy roof damage to one chicken house and uprooted a tree. Maximum estimated wind speed was 75 mph.

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MISSISSIPPI, Central

The roof of a chicken house was heavily damaged by a tornado during the early evening hours of March 21, 2012. Photo courtesy NWS Jackson, MS. Hinds County 2 S West Jackson 21 1645CST 1800CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Several portions of Beasley Road were partially covered by water.

Rankin County 4 NW Pelahatchie 21 1645CST 5 NNW Gulde 1800CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Debris showed that water was across Haines Chapel and Lake Roads during the peak of the heavy rain event.

Forrest County 1 NNE (HBG)Hattiesburg Arp 21 1800CST 2 ENE Petal 2000CST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Flooding was reported at the intersections of West 4th Street and Coliseum Drive, 4th Street and Main Street, South 40th and Maimie Street, and Highway 49 at 4th Street Bridge in Hattiesburg. A few vehicles were stuck in the high water.

Marion County 1 SW Hub 21 1850CST 1950CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Old River Road was closed near Mississippi Highway 43 due to flooding.

Jones County 2 SE Tuckers Crossing 21 1930CST 2 SSE Hebron 2240CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water was reported over portions of George Boutwell Road, Summerland Road, Tom Collins Road and Old Palestine Church Road. Jones County 2 ESE Ellisville Jct 21 1940CST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Lightning

Lightning struck a house along Tuckers Crossing Road resulting in a fire.

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MISSISSIPPI, Central Jasper County 2 ESE Paulding 21 2003CST 2004CST 0.53 75 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

This tornado snapped and uprooted a number of trees along a narrow path along County Roads 16 and 503. Maximum estimated winds were 75 mph.

Several trees were snapped by a tornado during the late evening hours of March 21, 2012. Photo courtesy NWS Jackson, MS. Jasper County 1 S Rose Hill 21 2015CST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

A roof of a house was damaged and a shed was damaged. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Newton County 2 NNE Newton Okeefe Arpt 21 2200CST 22 0000CST 0 0 300.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Eleven occupants were evacuated from their homes along Shiloh Church Road. A propane tank was moved off its foundation due to flooding. A few homes were flooded. Newton County 1 NNE Decatur 22 0600CST 1030CST 0 0 200.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A culvert and a levee in the area were in danger of failing due to the heavy rainfall. Pumping operations took place to relieve the pressure. A few roads in the area were flooded as well.

Lamar County 4 SE Purvis 22 0610CST 1 SSW Otob 0820CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Baker Road and Patterson Road were closed due to flooding. Water was over Browns Bridge Road near Baker Road.

Jasper County 1 ENE Bay Spgs 22 0630CST 0833CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

The emergency manager measured 6.30 inches of rain at the Emergency Operations Center in Bay Springs.

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MISSISSIPPI, Central Forrest County 3 SW Mc Laurin 22 0745CST 3 W Epps 1000CST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Geiger Lake Road in Paul B. Johnson State Park was damaged by flood waters.

Neshoba County 1 E Philadelphia 22 0800CST 0900CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

The Emergency Operations Center in Philadelphia measured 5.16 inches of rainfall.

Neshoba County 3 W Philadelphia Arpt 22 0802CST 1 WSW Linwood 1030CST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Multiple roads were flooded across Neshoba County including County Roads 266, 444, and 452.

Winston County 8 SE Noxapater 22 0815CST 6 SSW Fearns Spgs 0900CST 0 0 100.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Low lying roads were flooded. Creeks were at bankfull and ponds had overflowed through their spillways.

Clarke County 1 WSW Stonewall 22 0830CST 2 W Hale 1215CST 0 0 300.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Shubuta Creek was well out of its banks. Numerous county roads were washed out. Water was over County Road 270. A culvert was washed out and County Road 120 was closed. Jones County 1 ENE Ovett 22 0830CST 4 W Tawanta 1200CST 0 0 250.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Rural roads around the Ovett area were flooded. Numerous roads all around the county were closed due to flooding. A home on Reedy Creek Road had water in it. A home on Reid Road had six inches of water in it.

A slow moving storm system combined with abundant moisture to bring nearly 48 hours of rain and thunderstorms to the ArkLaMiss region, beginning on the evening of March 20th and continuing through the afternoon hours of March 22nd. Strong winds in the atmosphere interacted with a cold front to bring severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and widespread flooding to the region. The primary impacts from this system were tornadoes and flooding, but there were also many reports of damaging winds. With rich moisture flowing north from the Gulf of Mexico, many of the storms were efficient rain makers that ended up producing both flash flooding and river flooding. Most areas west of the I-55 corridor received one to three inches, areas along the I-55 corridor received between three and four inches, and up to eight inches was observed east of I-55.

MISSISSIPPI, North Prentiss County 4 N Marietta 02 1338CST 1343CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Calhoun County 2 E Calhoun City 02 1424CST 1429CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Benton County Michigan City 02 1449CST 1454CST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Straight line winds knocked down several trees in Michigan City.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

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MISSISSIPPI, North Monroe County Wren 02 1518CST 1523CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Monroe County Amory 02 1525CST 1530CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Monroe County Hatley 02 1528CST 1533CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Report from local TV media website. Hail size estimated from picture. Hail could have been larger when it fell.

Panola County Batesville 02 1541CST 1546CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Lafayette County 2 SE Oxford 02 1634CST 1639CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Calhoun County 1 NE Calhoun City 02 1645CST 1650CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail fell at the intersection of Highway 8 and Highway 9 in Calhoun City.

Union County 2 SW New Albany 02 1705CST 1710CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Ping pong size hail fell along Highway 30 in New Albany. Union County 1 SW Ingomar 02 1705CST 1710CST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Straight line winds knocked a steeple and a few shingles off the roof of a church in Ingomar. A few trees were knocked down as well. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Chickasaw County 3 SSE Atlanta 02 1720CST 1 NE Trebloc 1745CST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

Straight line winds caused a swath of damage across Southern Chickasaw County. Trees and power lines were knocked down throughout Southern Chickasaw County. There was minor roof damage to a mobile home and a farm shed near the intersection of Highway 340 and 341 in Woodland. On Highway 389 near County Road 85, south of Houston, a mobile home and a Jeep were damaged by a fallen tree. A fence was knocked down and a metal carport was blown across the road. Awnings were torn off trailers in Houston. Trees were knocked on to cars and cars were blown off the road near Trebloc. On Highway 8 west of Trebloc, a home suffered roof damage and some signs were blown down near Highway 47. In total two homes and three mobile homes suffered damage in Chickasaw County.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. Lee County 1 W Baldwyn 02 1730CST 1735CST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61EG)

Straight line winds blew part of the roof off the First Baptist Church and caused structural damage to a home on 4th street in the Sand Hill area of Baldwyn. A few trees were also knocked down across a couple of streets.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph.

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MISSISSIPPI, North Lee County Baldwyn 02 1731CST 1736CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Monroe County 4 WNW Aberdeen Stinson Arp 02 1749CST 1754CST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

Straight line winds damaged a mobile home at the intersection of Egypt and Whiterock roads in the Cedar Creek area. The porch was removed and flipped over the mobile home damaging an automobile. Scattered trees were also knocked down. In total one home and one mobile home had minor damage in Monroe County. One farm building suffered major damage while another had minor damage. Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. Monroe County 2 SE Aberdeen 02 1802CST 1807CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Chickasaw County 5 W Houlka 02 2011CST 2016CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (3.00)

Lee County 4 SE Union 02 2036CST 2041CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail fell in Southeast Lee County. Itawamba County Tilden 02 2050CST 2055CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

A warm front surged north during the morning hours of March 2, 2012 ushering in a moist and unstable airmass across the Mid -South. During the afternoon hours a powerful dry line surged east and interacted with the unstable airmass to produce numerous supercells east of the Mississippi River. These supercells eventually merged to form a line of thunderstorms that pushed east to the Alabama border during the evening hours. Numerous storms became severe across North Mississippi with large hail and damaging winds. Tallahatchie County 2 E Cowart 08 1634CST 7 E Charleston 1650CST 0 2 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (78EG)

Straight line winds caused extensive damage across much of Tallahatchie County. Trees and power lines were knocked down across the county. About four miles west of Charleston, on Blue Cain Road, six mobile homes were shifted off their foundations with some receiving extensive roof damage. The two injuries occurred in this area. Further east a metal garage was extensively damaged at the intersection of Tatum Pond Road and Highway 32. A couple of mobile homes experienced roof damaged further south on Tatum Pond Road. In total eight homes were uninhabitable and two facilities were damaged which hindered the delivery of public services. Note: The estimated wind gust of 78 knots is equivalent to 90 mph. Yalobusha County 2 NNW Hillatoba 08 1650CST 3 S Pine Vly 1720CST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (87EG)

Straight line winds caused extensive damage across Yalobusha County. Trees and power lines were knocked down across the county. Several travel trailers and 18 wheelers were overturned. The most extensive damage was in Tillatoba where an automotive repair shop suffered major metal roof damage and wall failure at the rear of the building. A home lost most of its roof while a few mobile homes and outbuildings suffered roof damage. One small mobile home was rolled on its side. In addition a car was struck by a tree and power poles were snapped in half.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 87 knots is equivalent to 100 mph.

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MISSISSIPPI, North Calhoun County 5 NNW Pittman 08 1720CST 5 NE Reid 1750CST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Straight line winds knocked down trees and power lines across Northern Calhoun County. Bruce, Banner and Sarepta were hardest hit. One house suffered major roof damage. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Lafayette County Tula 08 1726CST 1731CST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Straight line winds damaged a structure in Tula. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Chickasaw County 7 WNW Houlka 08 1750CST 2 E Okolona 1820CST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Straight line winds knocked down trees across Northern Chickasaw County. Numerous trees fell across Highway 32 in both Van Vleet and Okolona. Multiple cars struck fallen trees. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Monroe County 6 WNW New Wren 08 1820CST 1 ENE Gattman 1910CST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Straight line winds knocked down trees across Northern Monroe County.

A slow moving cold front pushed across North Mississippi during the late afternoon and early evening of March 8, 2012. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms developed along the front. Some of these thunderstorms were severe with damaging winds. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Lee County Tupelo 30 0750CST 2 SSW Martin 0800CST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Straight line winds knocked down a few trees in Tupelo. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Lee County 2 SW Guntown 30 0811CST 3 SSE Chapelville 1115CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Showers and thunderstorms repeatedly moved over portions of Lee County during the morning hours. Flash flooding was reported in Tupelo, Pratt, and Saltillo where numerous streets and roads had at least six to eight inches of water covering them.

An upper level disturbance moved through North Mississippi during the morning hours of March 30, 2012. Showers and thunderstorms developed in association with the disturbance. Some storms became severe producing flash flooding and damaging winds. Tishomingo County 1 N Cross Roads 31 1535CST 1540CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Tishomingo County 1 SE Luke 31 1600CST 1615CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Tishomingo County 1 NW Blythe Crossing 31 1615CST 1625CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

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MISSISSIPPI, North Tishomingo County 1 E Midway 31 1635CST 1640CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Tishomingo County 1 WNW Mingo 31 1645CST 1655CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Tishomingo County 1 SSE Dennis 31 1725CST 1750CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Penny to golf ball size hail fell in Dennis. Tishomingo County 1 NE Belmont 31 1744CST 1755CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Tishomingo County Midway 31 1855CST 1910CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Alcorn County Corinth 31 1917CST 1925CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Tishomingo County 1 NNE Burnsville 31 1925CST 1930CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Alcorn County 3 N Corinth 31 1945CST 2020CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Alcorn County Corinth 31 1955CST 2020CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Nickel to quarter size hail fell in Corinth. Tishomingo County 3 SW Mingo 31 2015CST 2020CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Alcorn County 1 WSW Corinth 31 2100CST 2300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Thunderstorms remained nearly stationary over Corinth for at least an hour. Heavy rain caused some low spots on city streets to be flooded. Tippah County 2 NE Mitchell 31 2100CST 2105CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail fell along County Road 540, east of Ripley.

Itawamba County 4 ESE Tremont 31 2125CST 2130CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail fell on Highway 78, east of Tremont, near the Mississippi-Alabama state line.

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MISSISSIPPI, North Alcorn County 1 SW Jonestown 31 2205CST 2210CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel size hail fell west of Kossuth on Highway 2. Prentiss County 2 WSW Blackland 31 2205CST 2210CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny size hail fell on County Road 7461 southwest of Blackland.

Tippah County 1 WSW Walnut 31 2225CST 2230CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Tippah County 7 NW Tiplersville 31 2225CST 2230CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Nickel to quarter size hail fell 8 miles east of Canaan roughly near the Benton-Tippah County line.

Lee County 1 SE Guntown 31 2243CST 2325CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Quarter to half dollar size hail fell near Guntown. Lee County 2 SE Bethany 31 2300CST 2 SW Baldwyn 2359CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Thunderstorms remained nearly stationary over Guntown for over three hours. Many streets and roads were flooded.

Tippah County 2 SSE Peoples 31 2309CST 2315CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail fell along Highway 2, east of Ripley. Lee County 1 W Saltillo 31 2345CST 2359CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Quarter to golf ball size hail fell in Saltillo. A cold front moved into the Mid-South during the afternoon and evening hours of March 31, 2012. Showers and thunderstorms developed along and out ahead of the front. Some storms became severe producing large hail. The storms continued into the early morning hours of April 1, 2012.

MISSISSIPPI, South Pike County Magnolia 21 1020CST 0 0 30.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Pike County Emergency Management reports straight line wind damage in Magnolia with power lines down, roof damage to several barns, and trees blown down. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Hancock County Kiln 21 1410CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Trees were reported down along Callington Road. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph.

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MISSISSIPPI, South Hancock County Pearlington 21 1410CST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Trees were reported down in Pearlington. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Harrison County 1 E Ligana 21 1502CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Trees were reported down near Highway 53, Lizana School Road and Saucier Lizana Road.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Hancock County Diamondhead Arpt 21 1915CST 2 ESE Fenton 2045CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Widespread street flooding reported in Diamondhead. Some severe street flooding occurred with an estimated two and a half feet depth at its deepest points. Harrison County 3 NW Pass Christian 21 1930CST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Power poles were downed northwest of Pass Christian. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Harrison County 5 SW Ligana 21 1932CST 1935CST 0.32 50 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

A NWS storm survey concluded that an EF0 tornado with a path width 50 yards wide was on the ground for about one quarter mile. Winds were estimated at 70 mph. Damage was confined to a trailer at Vidalia and Walnut Roads.

Harrison County 2 ESE Cuevas 21 2020CST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Numerous trees and power lines were reported downed along Beatline Road.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Harrison County Pass Christian 21 2040CST 2130CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Severe street flooding was reported along and near U.S. Highway 90.

Pearl River County 6 ENE Picayune 21 2050CST 3 S Caesar 2130CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Pearl River County Sheriffs Office reported high water near the intersection of Moeller and Apache Roads.

Harrison County Pass Christian 21 2050CST 0 0 30.00K 0.00K Lightning

Numerous fires reported, including an apartment complex, at least one home, and several power poles.

Harrison County 1 N Wool Market 21 2335CST 2338CST 0.98 100 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

NWS Storm survey confirmed a tornado touched down on John Lee Road and Roberts Road. Trees were twisted, a travel trailer was flipped, and several homes lost portions of their roofs. The path width was 100 yards, and was on the ground for nearly 1 mile. Estimated wind speed was 90 mph.

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MISSISSIPPI, South Harrison County 1 SSE Pass Christian 22 0015CST 2 WSW Long Beach 0100CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Major street flooding on Highway 90 near Pass Christian. Major street flooding also reported north-northwest of Long Beach along 28th Street from Beatline Road to Klondyke Road, and south of Lyman on Canal Road south of Robinson Road.

Harrison County Biloxi 22 0405CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Damage reported at the Hampton Inn. Possible tornado. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Harrison County 3 NNW D Iberville 22 0410CST 7 ENE Wool Market 0415CST 4.1 100 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

NWS storm survey confirmed a tornado touched down along Highway 67 at Highway 15. Most of the damage was at the starting point with a large shed door blown in, causing roof damage and a patio roof lifted off. Most of the remainder of the damage was to shingles and fences, with an end point in Coventry Estates. The path width was 100 yards with a damage track around 4 miles long. Estimated wind speed was 85 mph. A slow moving cold front provided a focus for several waves of thunderstorms and heavy rain over a 3 day period. Several reports of tornadoes and flash flooding were received during the period.

MISSISSIPPI, Southeast Stone County 8 NW Wiggins 21 0730CST 5 NW Bond 0930CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Heavy rains from thunderstorms caused water over the road near the intersection of Stump Texas Road and New Hope Road.

Perry County 10 SE Janice 22 0105CST 0107CST 0 0 4.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Winds estimated at 60 mph downed several trees. Thunderstorms produced high winds that caused damage along with flooding in southeast Mississippi. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Perry County 9 SE Janice 22 0322CST 0522CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Heavy rain cause John Bond Road to be covered by water. Heavy rain caused flooding in southeast Mississippi.

Wayne County Waynesboro 22 0400CST 1000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Rainfall amounts of 4 to 6 inches caused street flooding. Thunderstorms produced high winds that caused damage along with flooding in southeast Mississippi.

Stone County Wiggins 22 1014CST 2 WNW Dean Griffin Mem Arp 1214CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Minor flooding of creeks and streams reported across the county.

Heavy rain caused flooding in southeast Mississippi.

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MISSOURI, East Cole County 1 E Hickory Hill 02 0345CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Cole County 3 WSW Brazito 02 0347CST 0349CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.75)

Several cars sustained broken windows due to the large hail.

Cole County Taos 02 0358CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Osage County 1 SSE Meta 02 0413CST 0414CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Gasconade County Hermann 02 0442CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Warren County 2 WSW Truesdale 02 0455CST 0459CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Gasconade County 4 ENE Drake 02 0502CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Franklin County 3 S New Haven 02 0510CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Warren County 1 WNW Dutzow 02 0523CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Warren County Dutzow 02 0524CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

St. Charles County 2 SSW New Melle 02 0530CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25) St. Charles County 2 W All Saints Vlg 02 0540CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

St. Charles County 1 W Weldon 02 0543CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

St. Charles County 1 S Harvester 02 0550CST 0551CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

St. Charles County 1 SE Elm Pt 02 0555CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

St. Louis County Burke City 02 0603CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75) Cross Keys

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MISSOURI, East Callaway County 2 SW Fulton 02 0611CST 0612CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Cole County Jefferson City 02 0620CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Montgomery County Montgomery City 02 0640CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Elevated convection fired up across the region north of a warm front that was just south of the Missouri/Arkansas border. There were numerous reports of large hail.

Jefferson County 2 WSW Hematite 14 1807CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Jefferson County Pevely 14 1816CST Herculaneum 1817CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

St. Louis County Creve Coeur 14 2011CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Scattered thunderstorms developed over the region. A few of the storms produced large hail.

Crawford County 5 W Cuba 15 1323CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00) Warren County 1 E Marthasville 15 1445CST 1449CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

St. Charles County 1 S New Melle 15 1501CST 1505CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.50)

Numerous reports of large hail in the New Melle area...with the largest being tennis ball size. Also, there were several reports of siding damage, tree limbs knocked down and a couple of cars sustained windshield damage.

St. Louis County 1 SSW Natural Bridge Jct 15 1510CST Burke City 1520CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Numerous reports of one inch hail fell in a large swath from just west of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, across the airport grounds and continued to the northeast of the airport.

St. Charles County 3 WSW Dardenne 15 1511CST Ft Zumwalt 1530CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (2.75)

A wide swath of large hail fell from areas along and west of I-64 near Highways N and DD to the east northeast through the cities of Lake St. Louis, Dardenne Prairie, and O'Fallon. The largest hail stones, baseball size, were reported near the intersection of Winghaven Boulevard and I-64. There were numerous reports of one to two inch diameter hail.

Osage County 1 NW Judge 15 1540CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

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MISSOURI, East Lincoln County 3 WNW Hawk Pt 15 1544CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

St. Charles County 2 ESE St Peters 15 1545CST 1 WNW Elm Pt 1549CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Numerous reports of large hail fell over portions of St. Peters and St. Charles. The largest hail stones, one and a half inches in diameter, were reported in northeastern St. Peters.

Gasconade County 1 SSE Morrison 15 1558CST 1 W Gasconade 1602CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Montgomery County 2 WSW New Florence 15 1620CST 1625CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Gasconade County Drake 15 1623CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Franklin County 3 S New Haven 15 1900CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Osage County 2 SSE Shubert 15 1913CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Cole County 2 SE Jefferson City 15 1919CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Madison County 3 N Allbright 15 1953CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Osage County 2 SSE Shubert 15 1955CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Cole County Jefferson City 15 2015CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Crawford County 2 ENE Hinch 15 2015CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Crawford County 2 ENE Hinch 15 2025CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Osage County 2 S Shubert 15 2025CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Cole County Jefferson City 15 2035CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Crawford County 2 SE Indian Hills 15 2035CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

245 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

MISSOURI, East St. Charles County 1 SSW Wentzville 15 2035CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Crawford County 1 SW Bourbon 15 2045CST 7 NE Hinch 16 0300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Up to two inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded including Highway N between Bourbon and Anthonies Mill. Cole County 2 S Jefferson City 15 2045CST 2055CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Numerous reports of one inch hail on the south side of Jefferson City.

Warren County 2 WSW Truesdale 15 2050CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Osage County Shubert 15 2115CST 2 SW Hope 16 0300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Up to two inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded including U.S. Highway 50 just east of Linn and Highways Y and NN in far southeastern Osage County.

Gasconade County Owensville 15 2115CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Gasconade County 1 W Eland 15 2300CST 4 WSW Woollam 16 0330CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Up to two inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded including Highway A just north of Bland. Boone County 2 N Columbia 15 2341CST 2346CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

There were several reports of one inch hail on the north side of Columbia.

A strong shortwave moved through the region, triggering showers and thunderstorms. There were numerous reports of large hail and one report of flash flooding with these storms.

Cole County 2 E Scrivner 17 0955CST 2 W Brazito 1000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Franklin County 1 NNE Gray Summit 17 1216CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Franklin County 1 NE St Albans 17 1230CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

St. Louis County 1 E Windsor Spgs 17 1254CST 1 ENE Oakland 1259CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

There were several reports of one inch hail in Crestwood and Kirkwood.

246 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

MISSOURI, East Washington County 1 S Richwoods 17 1315CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Moniteau County 1 S Latham 17 1524CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Moniteau County 3 NNE Fortuna 17 1605CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Osage County 3 ENE Chamois 17 1700CST 2 S Byron 2045CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous secondary roads were flooded and several creeks were out of their banks. Crawford County 6 NW Highway 17 1730CST 3 N Jake Prairie 2245CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including streets and yards in Cuba. Also, Highway C just northwest of Bourbon and Highway ZZ just west of Cuba.

Crawford County Cuba 17 1730CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

A vigorous shortwave moved northeast through the region, triggering showers and thunderstorms. A few of the storms produced large hail and flash flooding. Lewis County 3 SE Dover 23 1500CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

An upper level low was moving through the region, triggering scattered showers and thunderstorms. A few of the storms produced large hail and a tornado. Iron County 1 SE Pilot Knob 28 1749CST 1805CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Iron County 3 ESE Ironton 28 1807CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

A stationary front across southern portions of Missouri helped to trigger showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms produced large hail.

MISSOURI, Lower Pemiscot County 2 ENE Kinfolk Ridge 08 1730CST 1830CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Heavy rain caused flash flooding near Caruthersville. A vehicle was stranded in high water on County Road 362.

A slow moving cold front pushed across the Missouri Bootheel during the afternoon of March 8, 2012. Showers and a few thunderstorms developed along and behind the front dumping a couple inches of rain across the area. Isolated flash flooding occurred as a result of the heavy rain.

247 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

MISSOURI, Northwest Macon County 4 S Bevier 16 0032CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A cold front moved across north central Missouri, during the early morning hours of March 16, 2012. One report of hail was received in Macon County. Livingston County 1 S Chillicothe 19 1415CST 0 0 0.75K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. A few strips of siding were blown off a house. A privacy fence was partially blown down. A six inch diameter tree was blown over.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Livingston County 1 WNW Chillicothe Arpt 19 1415CST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Two billboards were reported blown over. A sign for a Caterpillar dealer was blown off. A metal barn roof was peeled back. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Grundy County 1 W Laredo 19 1429CST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61EG)

Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated up to 70 mph, destroyed several sheds and snapped several trees off.

An upper level storm system moved into the area on the 19th of March, 2012, during the evening hours. This sytem sparked scattered showers and thunderstorms across much of the area. A few of the storm became severe, with damaging winds reported in Grundy and Livingston counties. Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph.

Clay County 2 S Smithville 28 2005CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Ray County 1 SSE Wood Hgts 28 2036CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Cooper County 1 WSW Boonville 28 2102CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Henry County 18 W Clinton 28 2142CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Platte County Iatan 28 2200CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

A stationary front along the Interstate 70 corridor, provided the focus for thunderstorm activity in the evening hours of March 28, 2012. There were several reports of hail.

De Kalb County 1 E Amity 29 0935CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Gentry County 1 E King City 29 0957CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Daviess County 4 SSE Civil Bend 29 1115CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Daviess County 1 SE Gallatin 29 1130CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

248 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

MISSOURI, Northwest Atchison County 1 E Phelps City 29 1808CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Atchison County 1 E Watson 29 1816CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Atchison County Rockport 29 1819CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Atchison County 1 NNE Linden 29 1821CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Atchison County 1 N Tarkio 29 1833CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Atchison County 1 N Tarkio 29 1835CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Atchison County 2 SW Milton 29 1843CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Atchison County 1 N Westboro 29 1904CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Atchison County 1 S Westboro 29 1928CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Nodaway County 3 N Clearmont 29 1942CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Nodaway County Elmo 29 1943CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Nodaway County 1 NW Dawsonville 29 1948CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Nodaway County 1 N Clearmont 29 1951CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Nodaway County 1 NW Possum Walk 29 1959CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

A warm front lifted north across central and northern Missouri, from late morning to mid evening, on March 29, 2012. There were several rounds of thunderstorms, with numerous reports of hail.

MISSOURI, Southeast Wayne County 1 ESE Mill Spg 02 1105CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny size hail was reported near Greenville. Butler County 3 WNW Poplar Bluff 02 1149CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Dime size hail was reported about 3.5 miles northwest of Poplar Bluff.

249 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

MISSOURI, Southeast Cape Girardeau County 1 WNW Cape Girardeau 02 1206CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported near Walmart on the west side of Cape Girardeau, along Highway H.

Cape Girardeau County 1 N Gulf Jct 02 1222CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Tree branches measuring 3 inches in diameter were blown down along with partial loss of of roof shingles to 1 home in Scott City. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Stoddard County 1 S Bernie 02 1235CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61EG)

A home had partial loss of roof shingles. Supercells developed and moved across southeast Missouri. The supercells raced east-northeast at 50 to 60 mph as a strong storm system moved northeast from Oklahoma to lower Michigan with it's associated cold front sweeping east across the Ohio and Tennessee valleys. Strong wind shear with the storm system combined with warm, moist and unstable air provided the fuel for supercell thunderstorms. Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph.

Bollinger County 1 E Sedgewickville 14 1455CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Cape Girardeau County 1 S Millersville 14 1512CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Half dollar size hail as reported. Cape Girardeau County Oak Ridge 14 1512CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

An expansive and unseasonable air mass of warm, moist air overspread the area elevating surface dewpoint temperatures into the upper 50s and lowers 60s. This instability was followed by strengthening low level winds which set the stage for severe thunderstorms. Cape Girardeau County 1 E Jackson 15 0910CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Bollinger County 3 S Patton 15 1955CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood 1 SSE Sedgewickville Areas of highway 72 and 51 were reported under water. Warm, moist air across the region produced isolated flash flooding and hail.

Butler County 1 NW Poplar Bluff 23 0255CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Wayne County 1 NE Wappapello 23 0832CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Cape Girardeau County 1 SSE Delta 23 1000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Cape Girardeau County 2 W Jackson 23 1005CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Cape Girardeau County 1 E Jackson 23 1007CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail and 50 mph wind was reported.

250 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

MISSOURI, Southeast Cape Girardeau County 1 E Jackson 23 1011CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Hail (2.50)

Tennis ball size hail was reported. Cape Girardeau County 2 NE Cape Girardeau 23 1033CST 0.25 50 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

The tornado touched down on the north side of downtown Cape Girardeau just west of the river. Several homes had minor roof (primarily shingles) and siding damage. A manhole cover was lofted and blown into a metal fence. Several smaller trees were snapped. Peak winds were estimated at 85 mph.

Cape Girardeau County 1 SSW Neelys Lndg 23 1036CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

A funnel cloud was reported near the P&G plant on Highway 177, southwest of Neelys Landing.

Cape Girardeau County 2 NW Neelys Lndg 23 1038CST 2 SSE Hines Lndg 1039CST 0.57 300 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

An Emergency Management survey revealed an EF1 tornado with peak winds of about 105 mph. Two wooden power poles were broken and several large trees were uprooted along Hwy 535 near Neely's Landing. There were several eyewitness accounts along with a cell phone video of the tornado. Eyewitnesses reported the tornado lifted as it crossed the Mississippi river. A large upper level low pressure system moved east from Missouri into an area of warm, moist air with dewpoint temperatures in the 60s. Strong mid level winds helped to produce severe thunderstorms, including supercells.

Ripley County 1 E Hill Top 31 1550CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Quarter to ping pong size hail was observed. Ripley County 1 W Owenmont 31 1600CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Dime to nickel size hail was reported east of Doniphan. An unstable air mas resulted in a few severe thunderstorms across the region.

MISSOURI, Southwest St. Clair County 1 ENE Vista 02 0245CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Hickory County 1 W Quincy 02 0300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Morgan County 1 SW Gravois Mills 02 0319CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Miller County Eldon 02 0330CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Morgan County 1 SW Gravois Mills 02 0340CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Camden County 1 E Lake Ozarks East 02 0345CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

251 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

MISSOURI, Southwest Camden County Sunrise Beach 02 0345CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

The hail lasted for ten minutes and covered the ground two inches deep.

Miller County 1 E Tuscumbia 02 0401CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Miller County 3 ENE Tuscumbia 02 0403CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Maries County 8 N Vienna 02 0425CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

An advancing warm front and a potent upper level storm system moving across the Midwest lead to the development of elevated supercells across central Missouri and the Lake of the Ozarks region. These storms produced large hail up to golf ball size. Maries County 1 N Belle 15 1425CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Pulaski County 2 NNW Bloodland 15 1440CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Dent County Short Bend 15 1450CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Power lines were blown down. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Miller County 2 ESE Iberia 15 1455CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Phelps County 3 ESE Powellville 15 1455CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

The public reported golf ball sized hail. Pulaski County 1 SE Dixon 15 1515CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Pulaski County 1 SE Dixon 15 1516CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Maries County Yarna 15 1535CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Phelps County 1 S Doolittle 15 1559CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Penny size hail with a few quarter sized was reported. Pulaski County 2 SSE Crocker 15 1605CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Phelps County Jerome 15 1610CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

252 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

MISSOURI, Southwest Phelps County Jerome 15 1625CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Phelps County 1 S Newburg 15 1635CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Phelps County 2 NW Doolittle 15 1645CST 1745CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Highway C was closed due to flooding. Phelps County Jerome 15 1645CST 1745CST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water flooded out homes causing evacuations to be conducted. Highway D was closed due to flooding.

Phelps County 1 S Newburg 15 1705CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Texas County 1 E Summersville 15 1743CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Dime to quarter sized hail was reported. Phelps County 1 SW Vida 15 1745CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Pulaski County 4 SW Franks 15 1800CST 4 NW Hooker 1900CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A portion of Highway 28 south of Dixon was flooded. Shannon County 4 WNW Round Spg 15 1805CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Dent County 1 E Salem 15 1842CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Maries County 2 NW Yarna 15 2340CST 16 0040CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A section of Highway 42 was impassable due to flash flooding.

Pulaski County 1 S Dixon 17 1059CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Pulaski County 1 SE Dixon 17 1100CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Pulaski County 2 WNW Franks 17 1100CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Phelps County 1 S Dillon 17 1204CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Trained spotters reported penny sized hail.

253 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

MISSOURI, Southwest Morgan County 5 S Gravois Mills Arpt 17 1213CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Miller County 4 N Kaiser Lake Ozark Ar 17 1410CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Phelps County 7 N Doolittle 17 1610CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Miller County 2 NE Iberia 17 1616CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Maries County 2 SW Vichy 17 1820CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Phelps County Rolla 17 1842CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Phelps County 1 E St James 17 1842CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Maries County 2 NE (VIH)Rolla/vichy Arp 17 1945CST 2045CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A low water crossing was washed out on County Road 454 making the road impassable. Several other low water crossings were reported to be flooded across Maries County. Jasper County 2 NNE Joplin 19 1930CST 2030CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

The Murphy Blvd and Main Street low water bridges were closed due to flooding.

Newton County 1 SW Seneca 19 2207CST 2307CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Two low water crossings were flooded near Seneca. Newton County Neosho 19 2207CST 2307CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Several roads were flooded and closed in Neosho. Jasper County 3 NNE Reeds 20 0052CST 0152CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Highway 37 near the Spring River was flooded. Barton County 1 SSW Boston 20 1300CST 1400CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

MODOT reported Highway 126 about a mile from Highway 71 was flooded.

254 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

MISSOURI, Southwest Vernon County 1 SE Stotesbury 20 1340CST 1440CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

MODOT reported Highway V at Route D was flooded. A stationary closed off low pressure system over the southern Plains developed several rounds of severe storms which produced large hail and heavy rainfall.

Douglas County 4 S Rippee 20 1750CST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Emergency management relayed a report of wind damage to an outbuilding off County Road 333 and Highway N.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Wright County 2 SSE Norwood 20 1805CST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Amateur radio reported a power line down along Highway PP. A slow moving closed low pressure system over the Midwest developed a few isolated severe storms which produced minor wind damage over south central Missouri. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

Vernon County 2 SSE Deerfield 20 2016CST 2116CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Route KK between Highway 43 and Route T south of Deerfield was closed due to flooding.

Webster County 1 N Olga 21 0043CST 0143CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Several low water crossings were flooded along Highway Z. Webster County 2 NE Seymour Owen Fld Arp 21 0346CST 0446CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Several low water crossings were flooded along Route V. Wright County 1 N Jerktail 21 0346CST 2 WSW Mingsville 0446CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Several low water crossings were flooded. Wright County 4 NNE Mansfield 21 0352CST 0452CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Several low water crossings were flooded along Highway AB. Webster County 2 NE Sarvis Pt 21 0600CST 0700CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Dillion Road was flooded at the Finley Creek low water crossing.

Webster County 2 ENE North View Hill 21 0600CST 0700CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Greenwood and Cologna Roads were flooded north of Interstate 44 and several water rescues were conducted.

255 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

MISSOURI, Southwest Webster County 1 N Olga 21 0600CST 0700CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Highway Z south Highway 60 was flooded and closed. Webster County 3 NNE Sarvis Pt 21 0600CST 0700CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Flood

Several low water crossings were flooded and one vehicle was stalled in high water.

Howell County 5 S West Plains 21 0810CST 0910CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Portions of Highway 17 south of West Plains had water over the roadway.

Howell County 4 SSW Olden 21 0810CST 0910CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

A car stalled out in a low water crossing northwest of West Plains on County Road 5130. The roadway was closed.

Ozark County 1 ENE Lawndale 21 1230CST 1330CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Highway H was closed due to flooding and numerous low water crossings were flooded and impassable.

Ozark County 1 NE Sycamore 21 1230CST 1330CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Highway 181 on Bryant Creek was flooded and closed. Wright County 3 SSE St George 21 1230CST 3 NNW Rayborn 1330CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Several low water crossings on Route E were closed due to flooding.

Laclede County 1 ESE Falcon 21 2035CST 1 SW Winnipeg 2135CST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Flood

Flooding occurred along the Gasconade River in southeastern Laclede County. Water rose into a home near the river and Highway 35 south of Falcon. Evacuations of a nearby resort occurred due to rising river levels.

A slow moving low pressure system over the Southern Plains developed several rounds of heavy rainfall which produced flooding.

MONTANA, Central

MTZ009>012-044- CASCADE - EASTERN GLACIER - FERGUS - HILL - NORTH ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT - 048-051 SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT - TOOLE 03 0745MST 1617MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong westerly flow aloft was reponsible for high winds along the Rocky Mountain Front and adjacent plains. Wind gusts in excess of 60 mph were reported.

04 1845MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

256 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

MONTANA, Central 04 2045MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

MTZ010 EASTERN GLACIER 04 2356MST 05 0056MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

MTZ009-015-048 EASTERN GLACIER - MADISON - NORTH ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT - SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT 05 0105MST 1736MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Strong west winds developed along the Northern Rocky Mountain Front and spread over adjacent plains. Wind gusts to 65 mph were reported.

06 0500MST 2200MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

MTZ055 GALLATIN 06 0500MST 2200MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

A Pacific storm system brought heavy snow to the Northern Rocky Mountain Front and portions of Gallatin County. Snow amounts of 8 to 10 inches were reported.

MTZ009 NORTH ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT 09 1927MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind Strong westerly winds aloft brought high winds to the Northern Rocky Mountain Front. Wind gusts to 58 mph were reported.

MTZ008-010>012- BEAVERHEAD - BLAINE - BROADWATER - CASCADE - EASTERN GLACIER - EASTERN TETON 014>015-044>045- - FERGUS - GALLATIN - HILL - JEFFERSON - JUDITH BASIN - LIBERTY - MADISON - 047-049>053-055 SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK - TOOLE 13 0945MST 1718MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Surface low pressure moving across southern Canada contributed to a tight gradient resulting in high winds across most of North Central and Southwest Montana.

MTZ008-011>013- BEAVERHEAD - BLAINE - CASCADE - CHOUTEAU - FERGUS - GALLATIN - HILL - JUDITH 044-047-050>051- BASIN - TOOLE 055 19 0500MST 1900MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

A Pacific storm system brought snow and gusty winds to portions of North central and Souithwest Montana. Snow amounts of 8 to 12 inches were reported.

MTZ051 FERGUS 19 0700MST 1700MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Blizzard

A tight surface gradient, combined with falling snow, resulted in blizzard conditions over portions of North Central Montana. Winds gusting over 30 mph produced snow drifts over 5 feet with visibilities less than 200 yards.

MTZ009-015-044 MADISON - NORTH ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT - TOOLE 20 0937MST 1340MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong westerly flow aloft brought high winds to portions of the Rocky Mountain Front as well as portions of the Hi-Line. Wind gusts in excess of 60 mph were reported.

21 0500MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm 22

257 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

MONTANA, Central MTZ048 SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT 21 0500MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm 22 A disturbance aloft brought heavy snow to portions of the Rocky Mountain Front. Snow amounts up to 10 inches were reported.

MTZ049 EASTERN TETON 23 0900MST 2000MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

Snow bands that moved across portions of North Central Montana brought heavy snow to Eastern Teton County. Seven to ten inches of snow was reported.

MTZ048 SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT 29 2200MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind A strong westerly flow aloft brought high winds to the Rocky Mountain Front and portions of the central Montana plains. Wind gusts in excess of 60 mph were reported.

MTZ009 NORTH ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT 30 0200MST 31 1200MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

A Pacific storm system brought heavy snow to the Northern Rocky Mountain Front. Up to 19 inches of snow was reported.

MTZ012-015-053- BROADWATER - CASCADE - CHOUTEAU - GALLATIN - MADISON 055 30 0839MST 1403MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong westerly flow aloft brought high winds to the Rocky Mountain Front and portions of the central Montana plains. Wind gusts in excess of 60 mph were reported.

MONTANA, East

MTZ060 LITTLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS 09 0849MST 1100MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Atmospheric conditions combined to allow stronger winds to reach the surface over an isolated area of north-central Montana.

MTZ017-019-024> CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY - DAWSON - LITTLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS - RICHLAND - 025-060 SHERIDAN - WESTERN ROOSEVELT 13 1900MST 2144MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A cold front and an enhanced jet stream combined over northeast Montana to create a favorable environment for the development of very strong surface winds during the evening hours.

MTZ016 CENTRAL AND SE PHILLIPS 19 0000MST 1500MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

MTZ060 LITTLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS 19 0800MST 1900MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Blizzard

A powerful, late-season winter storm directed heavy, wet snow and strong winds through portions of central and eastern Montana.

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MONTANA, South MTZ034-063 JUDITH GAP - NORTHERN STILLWATER 03 1513MST 04 2030MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Strong west to southwest winds developed across the eastern foothills of the Beartooth/Absaroka Mountains. Sustained winds of 40 mph with gusts around 60 mph were reported.

MTZ056-064 PARADISE VALLEY - RED LODGE FOOTHILLS 06 0630MST 1800MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

A moist Pacific storm system moved over the Beartooth/Absaroka Mountains mainly during the morning and afternoon hours of the 6th. This system brought heavy snow to the foothills locations.

13 0953MST 1403MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

MTZ056-065 LIVINGSTON AREA - RED LODGE FOOTHILLS 13 1550MST 2000MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong cold front approaching South Central Montana resulted in tight pressure gradients along the eastern foothills of the Beartooth/Absaroka Mountains. High winds were reported along the Red Lodge Foothills, as well as, through the Paradise Valley and Livingston areas.

18 2030MST 19 0900MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

MTZ056-067-068 ABSAROKEE / BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS - CRAZY MOUNTAINS - RED LODGE FOOTHILLS

18 2200MST 19 0900MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

MTZ029 MUSSELSHELL 19 0100MST 1100MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

A strong storm system moved northward out of the Central Rockies and across South Central Montana. The storm brought widespread heavy snow to the Crazy and Beartooth/Absaroka Mountains and adjacent foothills, as well as the higher hills north and west of Billings.

MTZ065-066 BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS - LIVINGSTON AREA 20 1800MST 2250MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Low pressure moving across Southern Canada combined with surface high pressure across Eastern Idaho resulted in very windy conditions across the Livingston area and Eastern Foothills of the Beartooth/Absaroka Mountains.

MTZ035-038-039 EASTERN CARBON - SOUTHERN BIG HORN - YELLOWSTONE 26 1545MST 1930MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong surface low across Eastern Montana and Western North Dakota produced strong winds across portions of the Billings Forecast Area. In addition, an unusual thunderstorm event also resulted in strong wind gusts.

MTZ034-038-063 JUDITH GAP - NORTHERN STILLWATER - SOUTHERN BIG HORN 30 0755MST 1233MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong area of low pressure moving across Southern Canada resulted in a tight pressure gradient and high winds across portions of the Billings Forecast Area.

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MONTANA, West MTZ002-004 LOWER CLARK FORK REGION - WEST GLACIER REGION 12 2200MST 13 0600MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

MTZ001>003 FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS - KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION - WEST GLACIER REGION

13 1100MST 1140MST 0 0 10.4K 1.5K High Wind

MTZ005 MISSOULA / BITTERROOT VALLEYS 13 1200MST 1400MST 0 0 8.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

13 1502MST 1512MST 0 0 80.0K 0.00K High Wind

An upper level low off the Washington coast and a strong jet helped develop and intensify a surface low and associated cold front. This system brought damaging winds and some brief heavy snowfall to the region.

MTZ006-007 BITTERROOT / SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS - BUTTE / BLACKFOOT REGION 17 0530MST 18 1739MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

MTZ003-007-043 BUTTE / BLACKFOOT REGION - FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS - POTOMAC / SEELEY LAKE REGION 18 0000MST 1900MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A moist Pacific system moved into western Montana and north central Idaho, and dropped some significant snowfall totals mainly at the higher elevations.

MTZ006 BITTERROOT / SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS 20 1800MST 21 0500MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

MTZ001>004 FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS - KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION - LOWER CLARK FORK REGION - WEST GLACIER REGION 21 0000MST 0630MST 0 0 0.00K 1.8K Heavy Snow

A very moist Pacific storm moved into western Montana from the southwest. This storm followed a previous storm that moved through the region 2 days earlier. With abundant moisture this storm dropped some very significant snowfall totals especially across northwest Montana.

NEBRASKA, Central

NEZ056 DEUEL 18 1400MST 1900MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Very strong south winds occurred across Deuel County in the eastern Nebraska Panhandle during the afternoon hours on March 18th, 2012. Sustained winds of 40 mph were common with a peak gust of 55 mph.

Perkins County 5 N Elsie 18 1715MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

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NEBRASKA, Central Keith County 1 SE Paxton 18 1728MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Hooker County 15 SW Mullen 18 1819MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Mcpherson County 17 W Tryon 18 1848CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Hayes County 6 N Hayes Center 18 1930CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Lincoln County 10 N Dickens 18 1959CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Lincoln County 10 SSW North Platte 18 2010CST 2012CST 6.7 100 0 2 500.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF3)

A tornado touched down 10 miles southwest of North Platte and traveled north and destroyed a large metal transmission tower. Two homes were damaged, several outbuildings and garages were damaged or destroyed. Two center pivot irrigation systems were overturned with one wood transmission tower destroyed and extensive power line damage along the path in addition to tree damage. The tornado dissipated while moving north of Walker road.

Tornado destroyed metal transmission tower. Photo courtesy of WCM Teresa Keck. Lincoln County 5 WSW North Platte 18 2013CST 2014CST 1.49 150 0 1 250.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

A tornado touched down 5 miles west southwest of North Platte just south of Interstate 80. The tornado moved north where a semi tractor and trailer was destroyed and driver injured. Extensive debris spread north and northwest as the tornado tracked northwest damaging a garage, overturning a center pivot irrigation system, destroying fence line and producing extensive tree damage along a one and a half mile long path before lifting just south of the South Platte river.

Lincoln County 5 W North Platte 18 2014CST 2017CST 1.71 100 0 2 750.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF3)

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NEBRASKA, Central

A tornado touched down four and a half miles west of North Platte just south of west Front street and traveled north northeast. The tornado damage was extensive to include two homes destroyed and two additional homes with significant damage from trees blown over and windows blown out. Two residents were injured in their homes. As the tornado traveled north across the Union Pacific Bailey Yards, an estimated 15 tanker cars were blown over and debris was scattered northeast for one and a half miles. A center pivot irrigation system was overturned north of Highway 30 before the tornado lifted five and a half miles northwest of North Platte.

Home on Front Street destroyed with extensive damage to cars and trees. Photo courtesy of WCM Teresa Keck. Lincoln County 5 WNW North Platte 18 2018CST 2020CST 1.69 50 0 0 200.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF2)

A tornado touched down five miles west northwest of North Platte, just south of Platte Valley Road, where a two story barn was destroyed with several outbuildings damaged. The tornado tracked northeast where a field of boards from the barn were driven into the ground, along with other debris. As the tornado tracked northeast, two homes were damaged, a garage had structural damage, and an outbuilding was destroyed. Extensive tree damage occurred before the tornado dissipated five miles northwest of North Platte.

Lincoln County 14 N (LBF)Bird Fld North 18 2034CST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Public reported a forty feet by 22 feet shed was destroyed. This was a result of damaging outflow winds from a severe thunderstorm. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Mcpherson County 6 S Ringgold 18 2039CST 2043CST 5.28 20 0 0 100.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

A tornado touched down approximately five miles south southeast of Ringgold in McPherson county and tracked north and northwest before dissipating near the Ringgold church. Tornado damage included several large tree limbs broken off, cedar trees uprooted, a center pivot irrigation system twisted and overturned, damage to a church building and small storage building. The tornado was on the ground intermittently for four minutes.

Cherry County 5 SSW Merritt Res 18 2042CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Lincoln County 2 SW North Platte 18 2045CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

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NEBRASKA, Central Cherry County 4 W Valentine 18 2106CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Cherry County 4 NNW Valentine 18 2119CST 2121CST 0.05 20 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

Public reported a tornado briefly touched down over open rangeland near Highway 83 north of Valentine.

Cherry County 7 N Valentine 18 2120CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.75)

A large upper level trough of low pressure emerged onto the Central Plains on March 18th, 2012. Isolated severe thunderstorms developed during the evening hours, where one isolated severe thunderstorm produced several tornadoes from central Lincoln County north into eastern Cherry County. One of the tornadoes produced significant damage near North Platte, in central Lincoln County. Additional damage was reported north in southeast McPherson County in the Ringgold area.

NEZ004-022-056 DEUEL - GARDEN - SHERIDAN 26 1400MST 1900MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Very strong west winds developed across the eastern Panhandle behind a strong cold front during the afternoon and evening hours on March 26th, 2012. West winds were sustained at 40 mph and occasionally gusted to 55 mph.

NEBRASKA, East

NEZ052 DOUGLAS 04 1554CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind Intense winds hammered eastern Nebraska during the late morning and afternoon hours of March 4th. The winds developed on the back side of low pressure which dropped quickly southeast across eastern Nebraska. Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph were common, and at least one gust to 58 mph was recorded (at Omaha-Eppley Airfield).

Cass County Plattsmouth 26 0654CST 0703CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

The hailstones were mostly 1/2-3/4 inches in diameter but a stone or two reached 1 to 1.5 inches in the Plattsmouth area.

Isolated thunderstorms developed near the Missouri River a little after daybreak on March 26th. The storms formed in a strong warm advection zone fed by a modest low level jet. A storm in Cass county produced marginally severe-size hail. Somewhat warm mid level temperatures kept the activity isolated and it died off fairly quickly an hour or two after sunrise.

NEZ017-032 PIERCE - STANTON 26 1400CST 1800CST 0 1 Wildfire

South winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 to 50 mph caused several planned burns to get out of control. The resultant wildfires burned hundreds of acres and caused some outbuilding and equipment damage in Stanton and Pierce counties.

Richardson County 9 SW Dawson 28 2140CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Hail nickel to quarter-size fell for several minutes covering the ground white.

An isolated severe thunderstorm developed into extreme southeast late in the evening of March 28th.

Johnson County 1 SE Cook 29 1710CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Pea to quarter-size hail fell in Cook.

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NEBRASKA, East Johnson County 2 NNW Tecumseh Arpt 29 1710CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Johnson County 4 E Cook 29 1722CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Otoe County 1 SE Lorton 29 1741CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Otoe County 1 SE Lorton 29 1744CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Nemaha County 3 SSE Auburn Arpt 29 1752CST 0 0 Hail (2.00)

Hail around 2 inches in diameter was reported by the Coop Observer a few miles southeast of Auburn.

Cass County Plattsmouth 29 1755CST 1805CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Hail up to half dollar-size fell for around 10 minutes in and just south of Plattsmouth.

Nemaha County Peru 29 1800CST 1808CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail up to quarter-size fell in the Peru area for nearly 10 minutes.

Cass County 2 ESE Eagle 29 1818CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Jefferson County 1 N Jansen 29 1848CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Lancaster County 1 W Bennet 29 1853CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Richardson County 2 S Humboldt 29 1859CST 1905CST 0 0 Hail (2.50)

Hail up to around baseball-size fell for several minutes near Humboldt and locations just to the south and east.

Otoe County 1 NNW Palmyra 29 1909CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Richardson County 2 SW Shubert 29 1930CST 1941CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail between 1/2 inch and inch size fell near Shubert for several minutes.

Nemaha County 1 NW Nemaha 29 1957CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

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NEBRASKA, East Otoe County Nebraska City 29 2004CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Cass County 2 SSW Union 29 2007CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Scattered thunderstorms, some severe, developed north of a warm front that had pushed into southeast Nebraska late in the afternoon on March 29th. The storms produced mainly large hail and isolated super-cell thunderstorms produced very large hail in extreme southeast Nebraska.

Platte County 1 NNW St Bernard 30 1530CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Platte County 1 NE Humphrey 30 1545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Nickel to quarter-size hail was reported in the Humphrey area.

Isolated thunderstorms developed northwest of Columbus as an upper level disturbance tracked across Nebraska. The storms developed as surface temperatures climbed to around 80 degrees in a convergent area in northeast Nebraska. A few of the storms dropped quarter-size hail. The activity quickly dissipated after sunset.

NEBRASKA, South Central Furnas County Holbrook 28 1250CST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

At one point, the town was covered in one inch of mostly pea size hail, with the largest hail stones one inch in diameter. Highway 6 was slick due to the copious amounts of hail that fell.

Furnas County 3 W Oxford 28 1252CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

This Wednesday afternoon featured a rather localized hail and heavy rain event across far southwest portions of South Central Nebraska, mainly impacting northern Furnas and southern Gosper Counties. For nearly 3.5 hours mainly between 130 and 5 PM CDT, a cluster of strong to severe elevated storms drifted slowly north, at times becoming nearly stationary. Early in the event, copious amounts of hail ranging from pea to quarter size were reported in the Holbrook area, with slick spots developing on Highway 6 as a result. Although no hail reports were received farther north into Gosper County, radar continued to depict a mix of hail and heavy rain affecting mainly southwest and south central portions of the county. A limited number of rain gauges in the area reported less than 2 inches, but radar estimated that at least 3 inches of rain likely fell across a small, rural portion of southwest Gosper County. After going strong for several hours, this storm cluster abruptly dissipated by 530 PM CDT. Later in the evening mainly between 930 and 1130 PM CDT, a new area of strong storms flared up in southeast portions of South Central Nebraska affecting counties such as Thayer, but these storms did not become severe. The afternoon round of severe elevated convection evolved from a narrow line of light showers that first developed around 12 PM CDT on the Nebraska-Kansas border. This activity was driven by a subtle mid level shortwave passing through quasi-zonal flow aloft, and within a zone of modest mid level warm air/moisture advection lifting north of a well-defined surface warm stretched east-west across north central and northeast Kansas. The mesoscale environment during the afternoon featured around 1000 J/kg of most unstable CAPE but only around 30 knots of deep layer vertical wind shear.

NEBRASKA, West

NEZ002-019>020- BANNER - BOX BUTTE - CHEYENNE - DAWES - KIMBALL - NORTH SIOUX - SCOTTS BLUFF - 054>055-095>096 SOUTH SIOUX 18 1610MST 1942MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A potent low pressure system moving through the Dakotas combined with strong winds aloft produced sustained southerly winds of 25 to 40 mph with gusts in excess of 60 mph across much of the western Nebraska Panhandle.

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NEBRASKA, West NEZ002-019>020- BANNER - BOX BUTTE - CHEYENNE - DAWES - KIMBALL - NORTH SIOUX - SCOTTS BLUFF - 054>055-095>096 SOUTH SIOUX 26 1530MST 2314MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A potent upper level disturbance combined with a fast-moving cold front and strong winds in the low levels produced sustained west to northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts of 60 to 70 mph across much of the western Nebraska Panhandle.

NEVADA, North

NVZ013 NORTHERN NYE 06 1100PST 1600PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

An approaching storm system brought high winds to portions of northern Nye county. Wind gusts up to 62 mph were reported.

NVZ030>032-034- HUMBOLDT - N ELKO CNTY - RUBY MOUNTAINS/E HUMBOLDT RANGE - S LANDER & S 037 EUREKA - SW & SC ELKO 17 0300PST 18 2200PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A strong storm system brought heavy snow to portions of northern and central Nevada. Some lower elevations sites received over 1 foot of snow.

NVZ013-030-034> HUMBOLDT - N LANDER & N EUREKA - NORTHERN NYE - RUBY MOUNTAINS/E HUMBOLDT 036 RANGE - WHITE PINE 31 1100PST 1930PST 0 0 10.0K 0.00K High Wind

A strong cold front moving across northern and central Nevada brought wind gusts as high as 83 mph which caused some structural damage and blew several vehicles off the highway.

NEVADA, South ESMERALDA/CENTRAL NYE - LAKE MEAD/LAKE MOHAVE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA - NVZ014-017-019> LAS VEGAS VALLEY - SOUTHERN CLARK - SPRING MOUNTAINS - WESTERN 022 CLARK/SOUTHERN NYE 06 1221PST 1730PST 0 0 541.0K 0.00K High Wind

NVZ019 SPRING MOUNTAINS 06 1700PST 07 0000PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A very strong cold front brought high winds to much of the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin. Isolated heavy snow also fell in the mountains.

NVZ015 LINCOLN COUNTY EXCEPT THE SHEEP RANGE 16 2310PST 17 0830PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

NVZ014 ESMERALDA/CENTRAL NYE 17 0045PST 1045PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

NVZ015-019 LINCOLN COUNTY EXCEPT THE SHEEP RANGE - SPRING MOUNTAINS 17 1200PST 0000PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

17 2200PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

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NEVADA, South

A strong storm system brought high winds to portions of the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin, along with heavy snow in the higher elevations.

NVZ015-020 LAS VEGAS VALLEY - LINCOLN COUNTY EXCEPT THE SHEEP RANGE 25 2045PST 2240PST 0 0 6.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

NVZ015-019 LINCOLN COUNTY EXCEPT THE SHEEP RANGE - SPRING MOUNTAINS 26 0434PST 1011PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A Pacific storm system brought isolated high winds to the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin.

NVZ014-017 ESMERALDA/CENTRAL NYE - LINCOLN COUNTY EXCEPT THE SHEEP RANGE - WESTERN CLARK/SOUTHERN NYE 31 1545PST 2150PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A Pacific storm system brought a few hours of high winds to portions of the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin.

NEVADA, West

NVZ003 GREATER RENO/CARSON CITY/MINDEN AREA 13 0800PST 1200PST 0 0 0.1K 0.00K Strong Wind

Low pressure moving through the Pacific Northwest brought strong, gusty winds to western Nevada on the 13th.

NVZ002 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA 16 0400PST 0 0 0.00K Heavy Snow 17

NVZ001 MINERAL/SOUTHERN LYON 16 2130PST 17 0100PST 0 0 0.1K 0.00K Strong Wind

Strong, cold low pressure dropped south from the Gulf of Alaska on the 16th and 17th and brought heavy snow to the Sierra and strong, gusty winds to portions of western Nevada.

NVZ003 GREATER RENO/CARSON CITY/MINDEN AREA 31 0900PST 1200PST 0 0 0.00K High Wind

NVZ002 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA 31 0900PST 1600PST 0 0 0.1K 0.00K Strong Wind

NVZ001-004 MINERAL/SOUTHERN LYON - WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE 31 1000PST 1500PST 0 0 40.0K 0.00K High Wind

Strong low pressure moved across the North Pacific and into the West by early on April 1st bringing strong winds to the Sierra and western Nevada on the 31st.

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NEW HAMPSHIRE, North and Central

NHZ004-006>010- BELKNAP - COASTAL ROCKINGHAM - INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM - MERRIMACK - 013>014 NORTHERN CARROLL - SOUTHERN CARROLL - STRAFFORD - SULLIVAN 01 0000EST 2200EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A large area of low pressure over the upper Mississippi Valley on the morning of the 29th moved east to western New York State by the morning of the 1st as a secondary low developed of the mid-Atlantic states. The secondary low brought heavy snow to most the region. The greatest snowfall amounts occurred across southern and eastern sections where 8 to 14 inches fell with lesser amounts in the Connecticut River Valley where 1 to 4 inches fell.

NEW HAMPSHIRE, Southern

NHZ011-015 CHESHIRE - HILLSBOROUGH - WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH 01 0000EST 2000EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

Several waves of low pressure moved south of southern New England bringing a prolonged period of snow to the region. Anywhere from 1 to 12 inches of snow fell across the area.

NEW JERSEY, South and Northwest

NJZ001 SUSSEX 01 0000EST 0500EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

A protracted winter weather event on February 29th and March 1st dropped 1 to 2 inches of snow in Sussex County (less than an inch elsewhere in northwest New Jersey) and was followed by around a quarter inch of ice in the higher terrain in the northwest part of the county. Untreated roadways were hazardous. Snow began during the morning of February 29th and changed briefly to sleet during the early afternoon. The sleet changed to freezing rain over the higher terrain and rain in the valleys during the afternoon on February 29th. Intermittent periods of freezing rain persisted over the higher terrain through the night as warm air struggled to arrive. The freezing rain changed to rain early in the morning on March 1st only a few hours before the event ended. Representative snowfall included 2.3 inches in Wantage (Sussex County), 1.5 inches in Layton (Sussex County), 0.7 inches in Jefferson (Morris County) and 0.5 inches in Blairstown (Warren County) and Butler (Morris County). Four tenths of an inch of ice was measured at High Point (Sussex County) and two tenths of an inch of ice in Wantage (Sussex County). The wintry precipitation was caused by a low pressure system over the upper Mississippi Valley that weakened as it moved east during the day on February 29th. A high pressure system over Quebec Province Canada provided some initially cold and dry air. As the low pressure system moved east into the Great Lakes on the evening of February 29th, a series of secondary low pressure systems formed along the Pennsylvania and Maryland border and moved east. This slowed the advance of warmer air at the surface into northwest New Jersey. By 7 a.m. EST on March 1st, the secondary low pressure systems became equally as strong as the primary low pressure system which reached the eastern Great Lakes. As the secondary lows moved farther offshore later that morning, the precipitation ended in northwest New Jersey.

Cape May County Eldora 03 0150EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

A thunderstorm dropped penny size hail in Eldora (Dennis Township).

A cluster of strong thunderstorms preceding a warm front moved through the central and southern New Jersey coastal waters during the early morning on the 3rd.

NJZ001-007 SUSSEX - WARREN 03 1500EST 1800EST 0 0 1.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

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NEW JERSEY, South and Northwest

Strong northwest winds affected the higher terrain of far northwest New Jersey during the late afternoon of the 3rd. Peak wind gusts averaged around 45 mph and included 47 mph at High Point (Sussex County). The strong winds occurred in the colder air after an occluded front passed through Northwest New Jersey during the late morning on the 3rd. It was driven by a strong low pressure system that was moving through southeastern Canada and reached a minimum pressure of 975 millibars during the late morning before it started to weaken. It continued to weaken and move farther away during the afternoon on the 3rd and the strong winds ended late that afternoon.

08 1100EST 1500EST 0 0 1.2K 0.00K Strong Wind

NJZ015-019-022- EASTERN ATLANTIC - MERCER - NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON - SOUTHEASTERN 025-027 BURLINGTON - WESTERN ATLANTIC - WESTERN OCEAN 08 1100EST 1500EST 0 0 1.8K 0.00K Strong Wind

Strong southwest winds preceding an approaching cold front produced wind gusts of around 45 mph over the higher terrain of Sussex County as well as sections of central New Jersey from the late morning into the middle of the afternoon on the 8th. The strong winds knocked down some weak tree limbs and power lines and caused isolated outages. Peak wind gusts included 49 mph at the Atlantic City Marina (Atlantic County) and High Point (Sussex County), 47 mph at Wantage (Sussex County), 46 mph at the McGuire Air Force Base (Burlington County) and 43 mph in Lakehurst (Ocean County) and Trenton (Mercer County).

NJZ022>025 EASTERN ATLANTIC - EASTERN CAPE MAY - WESTERN ATLANTIC - WESTERN CAPE MAY

09 0100EST 0400EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Astronomical Low Tide

Strong northwest winds which coincided with the astronomical low tide during the early morning on March 9th caused blowout tide conditions during the low tide cycle in the lower Delaware Bay and the southern New Jersey Atlantic coastal waters. Low tides reached 2.05 feet below mean lower low water in Atlantic City (Atlantic County), 1.85 feet below mean lower low water in Avalon (Cape May County), 2.21 feet below mean lower low water at Cape May Harbor (Cape May County) and 1.89 feet below mean lower low water at the Cape May Ferry Terminal (Cape May County). Low water problems begin at 1.8 feet below mean lower low water.

NJZ020-022-025- EASTERN ATLANTIC - EASTERN OCEAN - WESTERN ATLANTIC - WESTERN OCEAN 026 09 0230EST 0400EST 0 0 10.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

Strong gusty winds occurred just after a cold frontal passage during the early morning hours of March 9th in sections of Ocean and Atlantic Counties. Peak wind gusts averaged around 50 mph and knocked down a couple of weak tree limbs and power lines. Peak wind gusts included 52 mph in Brick (Ocean County) and 50 mph at the Atlantic City Marina (Atlantic County).

NJZ001-007-008 MORRIS - SUSSEX - WARREN 26 1000EST 1700EST 0 0 6.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

Strong northwest winds occurred from the late morning into the middle of the evening on the 26th in New Jersey following a cold frontal passage. Peak wind gusts averaged 45 to 50 mph, downed isolated weak trees, tree limbs and wires and caused isolated power outages. In addition, the recent dry weather coupled with the strong winds increased the threat for rapidly expanding wildfires. Firefighters had a difficult time battling both the blaze and wind at a Readington Township (Hunterdon County) home. The dryer fire destroyed the home. Peak wind gusts included 56 mph in High Point (Sussex County), 52 mph in Wantage (Sussex County), 48 mph at the Atlantic City International Airport, 47 mph in Perth Amboy (Middlesex County), 46 mph in Barnegat and Seaside Heights (Ocean County), 45 mph in Keansburg (Monmouth County), 44 mph in Mullica Township (Atlantic County), 43 mph in Lumberton (Burlington County) and Morristown (Morris County) and 40 mph in Trenton (Mercer County). The strong northwest winds were caused by the pressure difference between a high pressure system building into the Great Lakes and a low pressure system in the Canadian Maritimes. As the high pressure system moved closer during the evening of the 26th and the low pressure system moved offshore, winds diminished.

NJZ009-018 CAMDEN - HUNTERDON 26 1000EST 1400EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Wildfire

269 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

NEW JERSEY, South and Northwest

The combination of strong winds, low humidity levels and an unseasonably dry start to 2012 led to several wildfires throughout New Jersey on the 26th. The largest was a 25 to 30 acre brush fire behind the Raritan Center in Edison Township (Middlesex County). The fire started near Sweetwater Lane at 11 a.m. EDT on the 26th. Three different municipal fire departments along with the New Jersey State Forestry battled the blaze. It was difficult to access because it was in a marshy area and to contain because of the strong winds. The fire was contained at 130 p.m. EDT that afternoon. Also in Middlesex County, there were four separate small brush fires in Sayreville during the afternoon of the 26th. One stockade fence was damaged in one fire. All of the fires were under control by the start of that evening. In Winslow Township (Camden County), a multi-acre wildfire was caused by a downed utility wire near the intersection of Russell and North Central Avenues. While there were homes in the area, none were damaged. In Hunterdon County, two brush fires occurred near Interstate 78 and also in Delaware Township. In Hopatcong Borough (Sussex County), a brush fire occurred during the evening of the 26th on Stevens Trail. Through March 27th, there were 315 wildfires that consumed 254 acres throughout New Jersey. By comparison to date in 2011 there were only 167 wildfires that consumed 176 acres. March 2012 was not only the warmest (49.7 degrees statewide average), but also the 10th driest March on record since 1895. The statewide average precipitation total of 1.97 inches was only forty-six percent of normal and the driest March since 2006 in New Jersey. In Trenton (Mercer County), it was the warmest (52.5 degrees) and the 4th driest (1.15 inches) March on record. In Atlantic City (Atlantic County), it was also the warmest March on record (51.2 degrees), but did not crack the top ten driest.

26 1100EST 1800EST 0 0 1.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

NJZ010 SOMERSET 26 1100EST 1800EST 0 0 1.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

Strong northwest winds occurred from the late morning into the middle of the evening on the 26th in New Jersey following a cold frontal passage. Peak wind gusts averaged 45 to 50 mph, downed isolated weak trees, tree limbs and wires and caused isolated power outages. In addition, the recent dry weather coupled with the strong winds increased the threat for rapidly expanding wildfires. Firefighters had a difficult time battling both the blaze and wind at a Readington Township (Hunterdon County) home. The dryer fire destroyed the home. Peak wind gusts included 56 mph in High Point (Sussex County), 52 mph in Wantage (Sussex County), 48 mph at the Atlantic City International Airport, 47 mph in Perth Amboy (Middlesex County), 46 mph in Barnegat and Seaside Heights (Ocean County), 45 mph in Keansburg (Monmouth County), 44 mph in Mullica Township (Atlantic County), 43 mph in Lumberton (Burlington County) and Morristown (Morris County) and 40 mph in Trenton (Mercer County). The strong northwest winds were caused by the pressure difference between a high pressure system building into the Great Lakes and a low pressure system in the Canadian Maritimes. As the high pressure system moved closer during the evening of the 26th and the low pressure system moved offshore, winds diminished.

NJZ012 MIDDLESEX 26 1100EST 1700EST 0 0 5.0K 0.00K Wildfire

The combination of strong winds, low humidity levels and an unseasonably dry start to 2012 led to several wildfires throughout New Jersey on the 26th. The largest was a 25 to 30 acre brush fire behind the Raritan Center in Edison Township (Middlesex County). The fire started near Sweetwater Lane at 11 a.m. EDT on the 26th. Three different municipal fire departments along with the New Jersey State Forestry battled the blaze. It was difficult to access because it was in a marshy area and to contain because of the strong winds. The fire was contained at 130 p.m. EDT that afternoon. Also in Middlesex County, there were four separate small brush fires in Sayreville during the afternoon of the 26th. One stockade fence was damaged in one fire. All of the fires were under control by the start of that evening. In Winslow Township (Camden County), a multi-acre wildfire was caused by a downed utility wire near the intersection of Russell and North Central Avenues. While there were homes in the area, none were damaged. In Hunterdon County, two brush fires occurred near Interstate 78 and also in Delaware Township. In Hopatcong Borough (Sussex County), a brush fire occurred during the evening of the 26th on Stevens Trail. Through March 27th, there were 315 wildfires that consumed 254 acres throughout New Jersey. By comparison to date in 2011 there were only 167 wildfires that consumed 176 acres. March 2012 was not only the warmest (49.7 degrees statewide average), but also the 10th driest March on record since 1895. The statewide average precipitation total of 1.97 inches was only forty-six percent of normal and the driest March since 2006 in New Jersey. In Trenton (Mercer County), it was the warmest (52.5 degrees) and the 4th driest (1.15 inches) March on record. In Atlantic City (Atlantic County), it was also the warmest March on record (51.2 degrees), but did not crack the top ten driest.

26 1200EST 1900EST 0 0 1.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

270 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

NEW JERSEY, South and Northwest NJZ013-016>027 CAMDEN - CUMBERLAND - EASTERN ATLANTIC - EASTERN CAPE MAY - EASTERN MONMOUTH - EASTERN OCEAN - GLOUCESTER - NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON - SALEM - SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON - WESTERN ATLANTIC - WESTERN CAPE MAY - WESTERN MONMOUTH - WESTERN OCEAN 26 1200EST 1900EST 0 0 16.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

Strong northwest winds occurred from the late morning into the middle of the evening on the 26th in New Jersey following a cold frontal passage. Peak wind gusts averaged 45 to 50 mph, downed isolated weak trees, tree limbs and wires and caused isolated power outages. In addition, the recent dry weather coupled with the strong winds increased the threat for rapidly expanding wildfires. Firefighters had a difficult time battling both the blaze and wind at a Readington Township (Hunterdon County) home. The dryer fire destroyed the home. Peak wind gusts included 56 mph in High Point (Sussex County), 52 mph in Wantage (Sussex County), 48 mph at the Atlantic City International Airport, 47 mph in Perth Amboy (Middlesex County), 46 mph in Barnegat and Seaside Heights (Ocean County), 45 mph in Keansburg (Monmouth County), 44 mph in Mullica Township (Atlantic County), 43 mph in Lumberton (Burlington County) and Morristown (Morris County) and 40 mph in Trenton (Mercer County). The strong northwest winds were caused by the pressure difference between a high pressure system building into the Great Lakes and a low pressure system in the Canadian Maritimes. As the high pressure system moved closer during the evening of the 26th and the low pressure system moved offshore, winds diminished.

NJZ001 SUSSEX 26 1700EST 1900EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Wildfire

The combination of strong winds, low humidity levels and an unseasonably dry start to 2012 led to several wildfires throughout New Jersey on the 26th. The largest was a 25 to 30 acre brush fire behind the Raritan Center in Edison Township (Middlesex County). The fire started near Sweetwater Lane at 11 a.m. EDT on the 26th. Three different municipal fire departments along with the New Jersey State Forestry battled the blaze. It was difficult to access because it was in a marshy area and to contain because of the strong winds. The fire was contained at 130 p.m. EDT that afternoon. Also in Middlesex County, there were four separate small brush fires in Sayreville during the afternoon of the 26th. One stockade fence was damaged in one fire. All of the fires were under control by the start of that evening. In Winslow Township (Camden County), a multi-acre wildfire was caused by a downed utility wire near the intersection of Russell and North Central Avenues. While there were homes in the area, none were damaged. In Hunterdon County, two brush fires occurred near Interstate 78 and also in Delaware Township. In Hopatcong Borough (Sussex County), a brush fire occurred during the evening of the 26th on Stevens Trail. Through March 27th, there were 315 wildfires that consumed 254 acres throughout New Jersey. By comparison to date in 2011 there were only 167 wildfires that consumed 176 acres. March 2012 was not only the warmest (49.7 degrees statewide average), but also the 10th driest March on record since 1895. The statewide average precipitation total of 1.97 inches was only forty-six percent of normal and the driest March since 2006 in New Jersey. In Trenton (Mercer County), it was the warmest (52.5 degrees) and the 4th driest (1.15 inches) March on record. In Atlantic City (Atlantic County), it was also the warmest March on record (51.2 degrees), but did not crack the top ten driest.

NEW MEXICO, Central and North

NMZ508-512>540 ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA - CENTRAL HIGHLANDS - CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS - CURRY COUNTY - DE BACA COUNTY - EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS - EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY - EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY - ESTANCIA VALLEY - FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS - GUADALUPE COUNTY - HARDING COUNTY - LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY - LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY - NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS - NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER - QUAY COUNTY - RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA - ROOSEVELT COUNTY - SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY - SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS - SANTA FE METRO AREA - SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS - SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS - SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET - SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY - SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS - UNION COUNTY - UPPER 01 0000MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought 31 With the exception of portions of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and adjacent highlands, precipitation across northern and central New Mexico was well below normal. Most areas across the southeast quadrant received less than 25 percent of normal, while the remainder of the state was generally less than 50 percent. The below normal precipitation across the southwest mountains allowed the severe (D2) drought to spread over a larger portion of this area. However, the drought status elsewhere largely remained unchanged. Extreme (D3) to exceptional (D4) drought continued across much of the southeast quadrant, while severe (D2) drought continued across the northeast and central portions of the state. Monetary damages will be estimated at the end of the event.

01 1200MST 02 1600MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

271 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

NEW MEXICO, Central and North NMZ533 GUADALUPE COUNTY 01 1300MST 1600MST 0 0 8.0K 0.00K Wildfire

NMZ501-503 FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS - NORTHWEST PLATEAU 01 1400MST 02 1100MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

NMZ513-522-523 CENTRAL HIGHLANDS - ESTANCIA VALLEY - NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER 01 1453MST 1556MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

NMZ514-515 EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS - SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET 02 0600MST 2200MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A pair of upper level troughs moved across northern New Mexico on the 1st and 2nd. Though the first one brought some precipitation, much of the snow fell with the second system. A localized band of heavy snow stretched from near Farmington toward Dulce, dropping as much as 6 inches across the region. Heavy snow was also reported across the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains as a back door cold front backed up to the range. As much as 10 inches fell across this region. Strong winds caused a lot of blowing and drifting snow which made visibilities fall below 2 miles at times. Farther south, while there was little or no precipitation, winds were still a problem. Though, the strongest winds occurred on the 1st, winds on the 2nd were just as brutal due to the colder air moving into the area.

NMZ528 FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS 07 1553MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind An upper level disturbance and surface cold front from the northwest combined to generate an isolated report of high winds near Raton.

NMZ519>521-537 ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA - DE BACA COUNTY - LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY - SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS 08 0735MST 0940MST 0 0 0.5K 0.00K High Wind

NMZ514-521 SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS - SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET 08 1800MST 09 0600MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A strong cold front backed up against the central mountain chain and eventually spilled into portions of the Rio Grande Valley. High winds hit the Albuquerque Metro area with a peak wind gust of 68 mph. An upper level disturbance aided in snow development with light to moderate snowfall over portions of northern and central New Mexico. ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA - CENTRAL HIGHLANDS - DE BACA COUNTY - EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS - EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY - ESTANCIA NMZ501-508-511- VALLEY - GUADALUPE COUNTY - HARDING COUNTY - JEMEZ MOUNTAINS - NORTHEAST 513-515-518>519- HIGHLANDS - NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER - 522>527-529>531- NORTHWEST PLATEAU - QUAY COUNTY - RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA - SANTA FE 533>534-537-539> METRO AREA - SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS - SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS - 540 SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY - SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS - UNION COUNTY - UPPER RIO 18 0950MST 1909MST 0 0 45.0K 2.5K High Wind

NMZ510-512>515 EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS - NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER - SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS - SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET - WEST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS 19 0000MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow 20

272 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

NEW MEXICO, Central and North

A slow-moving, strong low pressure system slowly approached New Mexico on the 18th. Strong winds aloft and a tight surface gradient along with an unstable atmosphere produced widespread high winds. Numerous reports of damage were received in the Albuquerque Metro area. Snow also fell across the northern half of New Mexico, heaviest in the northern mountains.

NMZ535-538 CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS - CURRY COUNTY 20 1430MST 1558MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A slow moving storm system over east central New Mexico produced a few showers that produced little rain but brief, high wind gusts from dry microbursts.

NMZ517 LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY 25 1530MST 2000MST 0 0 300.0K 0.00K Wildfire

Near record breaking temperatures fueled a human caused fire near Chimayo.

NEW MEXICO, South Central and Southwest

NMZ402>405-407> CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN - EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET - 409-412>417 EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS - LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL - OTERO MESA - SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET - SIERRA COUNTY LAKES - SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY - SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE - SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN - SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY - SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN - WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET 01 0000MST 31 2359MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

A dry month helped to prolong the drought conditions across Southwest New Mexico with exceptional drought conditions remaining across Eastern Otero County.

NMZ402-405-407 LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL - SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE - SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN 18 1040MST 1300MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong upper trough was moving through the Western United States with an associated cold front out ahead of it. Southwest winds ahead of this system were very strong with wind gusts up to 86 mph reported at San Augustin Pass in Dona Ana County.

NMZ407 SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN 18 1154MST 1500MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Dust Storm

A strong upper trough was moving through the Western United States with an associated cold front out ahead of it. Southwest winds ahead of this system were very strong with wind gusts close 60 mph which created areas of blowing dust and visibilities of under a quarter mile.

NMZ403-411>413- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN - EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET - 416 SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY - SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY - SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN 18 1215MST 1700MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong upper trough was moving through the Western United States with an associated cold front out ahead of it. Southwest winds ahead of this system were very strong with wind gusts up to 86 mph reported at San Augustin Pass in Dona Ana County.

273 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

NEW MEXICO, Southeast NMZ028 EDDY COUNTY PLAINS 01 1035MST 1515MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Increasing winds aloft ahead of an approaching shortwave trough resulted in high winds affecting portions of the Guadalupe Mountains and southeast New Mexico Plains.

NMZ027-029 GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY - NORTHERN LEA COUNTY 08 0600MST 1120MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

High winds occurred in portions of the Guadalupe Mountains and southeast New Mexico Plains behind a strong cold front.

NMZ028 EDDY COUNTY PLAINS 19 0000MST 0100MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

The approach of, and passage over the area, of an upper level cutoff low resulted in high winds in portions of the southeast New Mexico Plains.

NEW YORK, Central

NYZ009-015>018- BROOME - CHEMUNG - CHENANGO - CORTLAND - DELAWARE - MADISON - NORTHERN 022>025-036>037- ONEIDA - ONONDAGA - OTSEGO - SCHUYLER - SENECA - SOUTHERN CAYUGA - SOUTHERN 044>046-055>057- ONEIDA - STEUBEN - SULLIVAN - TIOGA - TOMPKINS - YATES 062 17 0000EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heat 23 A period of record warm temperatures was experienced across central New York from March 17th to the 23rd as the jet stream was pushed farther north than is typical for this time of year and persistent southerly flow developed over an unusually large area of the United States. Both of the climate record stations at Binghamton and Syracuse broke records for the warmest March on record. Both locations were over 12 degrees above normal for the monthly mean temperature. Binghamton saw seven days in a row of record high temperatures, the second longest string on record. Temperatures across central New York reached well into the 70s, with typically warmer valley locations near or just above 80 degrees.

Oneida County 1 NW Rome 19 1705EST 1710EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Scattered thunderstorms developed in the area associated with a warm front lifting to the northeast. One storm managed to produce three-quarter inch hail.

NEW YORK, East

NYZ033-038>042- EASTERN ALBANY - EASTERN SCHENECTADY - HAMILTON - MONTGOMERY - NORTHERN 047>052-058-082> FULTON - NORTHERN SARATOGA - NORTHERN WARREN - SCHOHARIE - SOUTHEAST 083 WARREN - SOUTHERN FULTON - SOUTHERN HERKIMER - SOUTHERN SARATOGA - WESTERN ALBANY - WESTERN GREENE - WESTERN SCHENECTADY 01 0000EST 1750EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

NYZ032-043-053- EASTERN COLUMBIA - EASTERN DUTCHESS - EASTERN GREENE - EASTERN RENSSELAER - 059-061-063>064- EASTERN ULSTER - NORTHERN HERKIMER - NORTHERN WASHINGTON - SOUTHERN 066-084 WASHINGTON - WESTERN RENSSELAER - WESTERN ULSTER 01 0000EST 1750EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

A complex multi-part long duration (24 to 36 hour) storm blanketed east central New York with 3 up to 15 inches of snow and sleet on Wednesday, February 29th and Thursday, March 1st.

274 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

NEW YORK, East

A large low pressure system approached from the upper mid west and Great Lakes region Wednesday. In association with the system's warm front, snow initially overspread the area Wednesday with bands of heavy snow occurring with snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches an hour during the afternoon into the early evening hours. As warmer air worked its way into the area Wednesday night, the snow transitioned to a wintry mix, especially south of the Capital District. To the north and west of the Capital District, heavy snow occurred during the early morning hours Thursday with snowfall rates of 1 to 3 inches an hour. In addition, some sleet mixed in with the snow.

A secondary low began to form in the mid-Atlantic region early Thursday morning. This resulted in a double-barrelled low pressure system which moved eastward during the day Thursday. The wintry mix transitioned back to snow which persisted most of the day. However, the snow had trouble accumulating in some locations as temperatures warmed. This limited significant additional accumulations from occurring across the Capital District and points to the south and east.

Early Wednesday morning schools mostly in the mid Hudson Valley had announced early dismissals or were closed for the day. By late morning, most schools across east central New York announced early dismissals and cancellations of after-school and evening activities.

NEW YORK, North

NYZ031-034-035 EASTERN ESSEX - WESTERN CLINTON - WESTERN ESSEX 01 0000EST 1700EST 0 0 7.0K 0.00K Winter Weather

A powerful winter storm that brought blizzard conditions to portions of Wisconsin and Minnesota and severe weather to portions of the Tennessee River Valley on February 29th weakened as it moved across the Northeast on March 1st. There were two rounds of snowfall that moved across the North Country, the first during the evening and overnight of February 29th and the second during the daylight hours of March 1st. The first round delivered widespread 1-3 inches across much of the Champlain Valley and eastern slopes of the Adirondacks. The second round delivered another 1-3 inches with some areas that witnessed 3 to 5 inches additional accumulation.

NYZ026-087 NORTHERN FRANKLIN - NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE - SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE

03 1300EST 1700EST 0 0 75.0K 0.00K High Wind

A strong and intensifying area of low pressure moved just north of the St. Lawrence River across southeast Ontario and Quebec provinces in Canada on March 3rd. The strong pressure gradient and cold air advection accompanying low pressure and associated cold front accounted for strong to damaging west to southwest winds with gusts in excess of 60 mph in the St. Lawrence River Valley with gusts in excess of 40 mph across most of northern New York. The end result was numerous tree limbs, trees and power lines down along with thousands without power in the St. Lawrence River Valley with scattered tree limbs, trees and power outages elsewhere in northern New York.

17 1100EST 22 1900EST 0 0 0.00K 250.0K Heat

EASTERN CLINTON - EASTERN ESSEX - NORTHERN FRANKLIN - SOUTHEASTERN ST. NYZ027>031-034> LAWRENCE - SOUTHERN FRANKLIN - SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE - WESTERN 035-087 CLINTON - WESTERN ESSEX 17 1100EST 22 1900EST 0 0 0.00K 1.9M Heat

The Winter of 2011-12 was largely abnormal with temperatures that averaged 4-5 degrees above normal and snowfall was 40- 60 percent of normal. This combination accounted for snow packs across the region to be largely below normal or even non- existent by mid-March. Maple sugar producers started tapping trees by late February-early March.

In Mid-March, a huge, upper atmospheric ridge dominated the eastern half of the lower 48 states, which allowed for unprecedented RECORD heat from the northern Plains and Mississippi River Valley to the Atlantic coast. In fact, thousands of daily record maximum temperature records were broken during this time frame.

275 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

NEW YORK, North

In New York, temperatures reached the 60s on March 17th, then climbed into the 70s on the 18th with 70s and lower 80s on the 19th through 22nd. The normal high temperature during this period is the upper 30s to lower 40s. These record temperatures combined with Winter 2011-12 conditions accounted for the Maple Sugaring industry to end by the last week of March. Preliminary estimates of a 25 to 40 percent loss in the maple sugaring industry in northern New York or approximately 30,000 or more gallons at $50-60 per gallon for an estimated loss of $2 million.

Climatological records are only available for Massena. Maximum temperature records broken at Massena were; March 18th with 77 degrees (58 degrees in 1966), March 19th with 75 degrees (60 degrees in 1986), March 20th with 78 degrees (66 degrees in 1976, March 21st with 80 degrees (62 degrees in 1976) and March 22nd with 78 degrees (66 degrees in 1953).

NEW YORK, West

NYZ010-019-085 CHAUTAUQUA - NORTHERN ERIE - SOUTHERN ERIE 03 0330EST 0730EST 0 0 20.0K 0.00K Seiche

Deep low pressure moved from the Midwest across Lake Huron into Quebec. As the system passed to the northeast, winds shifted from southeast to southwest and increased to storm force. The combination of the wind shift, rapid strengthening of the wind speed and the long fetch up the length of Lake Erie produced a seiche on the lake. Water levels rose about six feet in four hours. The Lake Erie water level crested at Buffalo at 8.67 feet. Flooding was reported along the lake shore from Sunset Bay in northern Chautauqua County to Angola to Buffaloâespecially along Route 5.

NYZ002-006>007- CHAUTAUQUA - GENESEE - JEFFERSON - MONROE - NORTHERN ERIE - ORLEANS - OSWEGO 010>011-019-085 - SOUTHERN ERIE 03 0400EST 1900EST 0 0 190.0K 0.00K High Wind

Deep low pressure moved from the Midwest across Lake Huron into Quebec. Southeast winds gusting to 55 mph quickly shifted to southwest and increased to 30 to 40 mph with gusts nearing 70 mph. The strong winds downed trees and power lines. A few autos were reported damaged by falling trees. Several reports of downed signs and structural damage to roofs and awnings were also received. Some school districts in the area either cancelled classes or delayed start as a result of wind damage. Utilities reported several tens of thousands without power at the peak of the storm. Specific gusts included: 69 mph at Niagara Falls Airport, 68 mph at Clarence, 67 mph at Kenmore, 66 mph at Rochester Airport, 63 mph at Buffalo Airport and Dunkirk, 62 mph at Buffalo Coast Guard Station, 60 mph at Youngstown Coast Guard Station, and 59 mph at Barcelona, Irondequoit and Fort Drum.

NORTH CAROLINA, Central Stanly County 1 S Lambert 03 0310EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Two old barns were blown down and one home on Substation Road sustained minor damage.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Randolph County 2 NNW Seagrove 03 0340EST 2 ESE Cheeks 0400EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (56EG)

Several trees were uprooted and blown down along a swath from near Seagrove to near Coleridge. Also, a tree was blown down onto a home on Emmanuel Church Road near Seagrove. No damage estimate was available.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 56 knots is equivalent to 64 mph. Chatham County 2 N Bennett 03 0400EST 0415EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (56EG)

Multiple trees were blown down along a swath from several miles southeast of Coleridge to several miles northwest of Harpers Crossroads. Also, a small section of tin was blown off of a barn roof and one a home on Glovers Church Road sustained minor damage from a downed tree. No damage estimate was available.

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NORTH CAROLINA, Central

An amplifying northern stream trough resulted in the rapid development of an intense surface low pressure system over the Midwest, which tracked northeastward into the Great Lakes Region, producing widespread damage, including some long tracked, intense tornadoes. As the trailing cold front moved through central North Carolina during the overnight hours, a line of showers and isolated thunderstorms crossed the region. Some isolated wind damage occurred across the western half of the forecast area with the stronger storms. Note: The estimated wind gust of 56 knots is equivalent to 64 mph.

Hoke County 3 S Five Pts 17 1750EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter and nickel sized hail was reported and one tree was blown down.

As a mid level ridge persisted over central North Carolina, several weak upper level disturbances moving atop the ridge crossed the region. One of these disturbances interacted with a moist and moderately unstable air mass as a back door cold front moved through the area, resulting in scattered showers and thunderstorms. One of these storms became severe, producing quarter size hail and some minor wind damage. Some minor urban flooding was also reported.

Franklin County 1 WNW Justice 20 1614EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Franklin County 1 E New Hope 20 1654EST 9 ESE Seven Paths 1700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported along a swath from 4 miles west of Bunn to 3 miles west southwest of Bunn on Bob Richards Road. Forsyth County 1 SSE Five Pts 20 1834EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported a few miles northwest of Midway at the Walmart off of Highway 150.

Forsyth County 1 NNW Wnstn Salem Sides Ar 20 2045EST 2 SE Easton View 2145EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Minor flooding was reported just south of the Winston Salem area. The flooding resulted in a couple of road closures, including the 4200 block of Fox Meadow Lane and Bridgeton Road near Peters Creek Parkway.

Durham County 4 SW Few 20 2233EST 0 0 100.00K 0.00K Lightning

Lightning struck a house causing a fire and resulting in $100,000 worth of damages. The damage was confined to the attic and the roof. With a mid level ridge to the west of the area and an upper low to the east, central North Carolina was dominated by northwesterly flow aloft. As a perturbation in this northwesterly flow aloft moved across the region, it combined with a moist air mass, steep mid level lapse rates and associated instability to produce isolated to scattered convection. A few of these storms became severe, producing quarter sized hail and some flash flooding. Also, these storms were prolific lightning producers and caused several house fires.

Wilson County 2 SSE Elm City 24 1418EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Nickel to quarter sized hail was reported just south of Elm City and lasted approximately 2 minutes.

Sampson County 2 WSW Piney Green 24 1550EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported several miles north of Salemburg and lasted for about 7 minutes.

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NORTH CAROLINA, Central Davidson County 1 N Midway 24 1620EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported just north of Midway and lasted for several minutes.

Davidson County 1 SE Lexington 24 1645EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported in Lexington. Guilford County 2 WSW Greensboro Arpt 24 1700EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Stanly County 1 S Locust 24 1720EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Two trees were blown down in Locust. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Guilford County 1 SSW Greensboro Arhrbr Ar 24 1722EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

One tree was blown down near Lake Townsend at the intersection of Bass Chapel Road and Netfield Road.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Guilford County 2 ESE Groomtown 24 1740EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported several miles west of Pleasant Garden near the intersection of Old Randleman Road and Highway 220. Durham County 1 ESE West Durham 24 1800EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Half dollar sized hail was reported near Durham. Orange County 1 W Occoneechee 24 1815EST 1820EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported along a swath from the city of Hillsborough to a couple of miles southeast of the city.

Randolph County 5 E Ulah 24 1825EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A tree was blown onto a house on Fairview Farm Road near Liberty.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Guilford County 3 E Climax 24 1840EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported a few miles east of Climax, near the intersection of Liberty Road and Highway 421.

Alamance County 2 SW Burlington 24 1849EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Half dollar sized hail was reported in Burlington. Person County 1 S Longs Store 24 1851EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

One tree was blown down several miles southwest of Concord on Wagstaff Carver Road.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

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NORTH CAROLINA, Central Alamance County 1 WSW Swepsonville 24 1854EST 2 SSE Haw River 1914EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported along a swath from a couple of miles southwest of Swepsonville to couple of miles southeast of Haw River. Person County Roxboro 24 1858EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported in the city of Roxboro. A strong upper level low approaching the region interacted with a weak frontal zone producing scattered convection across the area. With peak heating, instability increased across the region and with relatively low freezing levels, numerous reports of large hail accompanied the scattered convection that developed. There was also isolated wind damage.

Moore County 2 NNE Spies 25 0748EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported several miles northwest of Robbins near Dan Road.

Sampson County 1 E Harrells 25 1555EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported in Harrells on Brooklyn Avenue.

Wayne County 2 E Stevens Mill 25 1805EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Nickel to quarter sized hail was reported a couple of miles northwest of Mar-Mac near the intersection of Black Jack Church Road and Knollwood Drive. It lasted for 15 minutes and covered the ground.

As a strong upper low moved over central North Carolina, two rounds of convection occurred, one in the morning and another one during the afternoon hours. During the morning hours, an isolated severe storm moved into the western portions of the forecast area, producing quarter size hail in Moore County. Then, with the heating of the day, instability showers and thunderstorms redeveloped beneath the cold core across the Coastal Plain. Even with very weak flow beneath this upper low, a few of the storms were able to produce severe hail.

Wake County 1 N Cary 31 2248EST 2 N Mc Cullers 2310EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Widespread reports of hail ranging in size from quarters to golf balls were received along a swath from Cary to Raleigh to several miles southwest of Raleigh. As a shortwave trough advanced east across the area, convection developed along a stalled boundary near the North Carolina/Virginia border. An isolated storm moving from west to east became severe as it moved across Wake County, including the city of Raleigh. Numerous reports of hail ranging in size from quarter to golf ball were reported.

NORTH CAROLINA, Central Coastal Beaufort County 1 WSW Chocowinity 20 1611EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Broadcast media relayed a public report of nickel to quarter size hail near Chocowinity.

Beaufort County 3 NW Frederick 20 1615EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Beaufort county 911 center relayed public report of nickel to quarter size hail on Hodges Road west of Chocowinity.

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NORTH CAROLINA, Central Coastal Beaufort County 1 S Chocowinity 20 1618EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Broadcast media relayed public report of quarter size hail at Andys in Chocowinity.

Beaufort County Hackney 20 1621EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Broadcast media relayed public report of pea to nickel size hail in Hackney.

Scattered thunderstorms developed over Eastern North Carolina during the afternoon hours of March 20th as a weak surface trough interacted with the sea-breeze boundary. One thunderstorm produced a few reports of large hail.

Washington County 1 ENE Wenona 21 1000EST 1003EST 0.05 10 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

A very weak and brief tornado touched down near Wenona during the morning hours on March 21st. The tornado was spotted in an open field and did no damage. This tornado was not associated with a thunderstorm. These types of tornadoes are often referred to as dust-tube tornadoes or landspouts.

Pitt County 2 ESE Whichards 21 1425EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Pitt county emergency manager reported downed powerlines with damage to a carport and barn.

An upper level disturbance coupled with the sea-breeze front helped produce a few thunderstorms during the day on March 21st. One brief landspout was observed in an open field and minor damage was reported with a thunderstorm. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Jones County Phillips Xrds 24 1405EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed across eastern North Carolina during the afternoon of March 24th as a cold front approached from the west.

Jones County Maysville 25 1355EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Broadcast media relayed public report of penny size hail on Swansboro-Belgrade Road in Maysville.

Onslow County 1 SW Hawkside 25 1405EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Broadcast media relayed public report and pictures of quarter size hail near New River.

Craven County 1 ESE Croatan 25 1420EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Trained spotter reported dime size hail near HWY 70 north of Havelock.

Lenoir County 2 SSE Georgetown 25 1445EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Lenoir county Emergency Manager received calls from the public of golf ball size hail west of Wyse Fork.

Pamlico County 1 ENE Oriental 25 1500EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Public reported quarter size hail in Oriental.

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NORTH CAROLINA, Central Coastal Craven County 2 SSE Ft Barnwell 25 1514EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Public reported dime to nickel size hail. Lenoir County 1 NW Pink Hill Arpt 25 1525EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Public reported penny size hail. Duplin County 1 SW Magnolia 25 1620EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

State official reported dime to nickel size hail just south of Magnolia.

Martin County 1 W Gold Pt 25 1718EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

State official reported penny size hail. Duplin County 1 NNE Rose Hill 25 1721EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

State official reported nickel to quarter size hail in Rose Hill.

Martin County 1 E Robersonville 25 1722EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Trained spotter reported ping pong ball size hail. Scattered showers and thunderstorms crossed Eastern North Carolina during the afternoon and evening hours of March 25th associated with a strong upper level low pressure system. Several thunderstorms produced large hail.

Duplin County 1 NNW Petersburg Crossing 30 1653EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Onslow County 1 N Brocks 30 1800EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Onslow County 1 ESE Huffmantown 30 1800EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Lenoir County 2 NW Hines Jct 30 1830EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Isolated thunderstorms developed over the southern sections of eastern North Carolina during the late afternoon of March 30th as a warm front slowly lifted north into the area.

NORTH CAROLINA, Extreme Southwest Cherokee County 1 NW Postell 02 1944EST 4 ENE Peachtree 2016EST 21.5 400 0 0 2.00M Tornado (EF2)

An EF-2 tornado with maximum wind speeds around 120 mph produced a damage path 21.5 miles long and 400 yards wide. The tornado track extended across almost the entire county and damaged the northern part of Murphy. The storm destroyed five homes and five businesses. The number of structures affected totaled one hundred eighteen. In Murphy, a Feed Store and two rows of commercial storage units were destoyed. Also, a shopping strip with a Sherwin-Williams store suffered heavy damage. Surprisingly there were no injuries reported despite the heavy damage and long track.

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NORTH CAROLINA, Extreme Southwest

A deepening low pressure system moved northeast from the Mid Mississippi Valley through the Great Lakes initially driving a warm front northward through the Southern Appalachian region through the afternoon. The associated cold front swept across the area late Friday night. A one hundred knot upper level jet positioned over a 50 knot low level jet resulted in a strongly sheared environment. The intense shear and moderate instability produced an atmosphere conducive to long-lived, discrete, supercell thunderstorms across the region. One of these storms moved across Southwest North Carolina producing an EF-2 tornado in Murphy during the evening.

Cherokee County 1 ENE Persimmon Creek 31 1730EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail fell in the Nantahala National Forest near Persimmon Lake four miles west of Murphy.

An upper level trough over the Ohio Valley moved southeast across the Southern Appalachians while driving a cold frontal boundary across the region. Moderate to strong instability and decent wind shear aided the development of severe convection during the afternoon and early evening. Most of the severe storms produced large hail. Wind damage was rather limited during the event.

NORTH CAROLINA, Northwest and North Central

NCZ003 SURRY 05 0900EST 1800EST 0 0 2.5K 0.00K Strong Wind

Strong winds gusted up to around 50 mph in the wake of a rapidly deepening low pressure area that swept through the region. Scattered damage was reported near Mount Airy.

Alleghany County 2 W Topia 15 1428EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

One-inch hail was reported along Route 113 south of Piney Creek.

Watauga County Foscoe 15 1559EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Watauga County 2 SSW Foscoe 15 1619EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Watauga County Blowing Rock 15 1638EST 1738EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Law enforcement reported Heather Ridge Lane closed due to high water. Debris from flooding covered Highway 321 near Possum Hollow and near Green Hill. Watauga County Foscoe 15 1640EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Widely scattered thunderstorms developed in the afternoon, some with heavy rain and large hail. The heavy rainfall was confined to small area in southern Watauga County, southeast of Foscoe, where radar estimated rainfall was in the 2 to 3 inch range in several hours and caused some local runoff problems.

Rockingham County 2 ESE Happy Home 20 1807EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

With an amplified upper ridge over the eastern U.S. scattered strong to severe storms developed along a slow-moving boundary. Instability and lapse-rates were sufficient to produce large hail over Rockingham County.

Alleghany County 3 ESE Whitehead 23 1415EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Pea to Nickel-sized hail fell for about 15 minutes, covering the ground.

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NORTH CAROLINA, Northwest and North Central Alleghany County 3 WSW Barrett 24 1424EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Surry County 3 N Woodville 24 1508EST 0 0 0.50K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

A car had a windshield broken out while driving on East Pine Street.

Yadkin County 1 NNE Swancreek 24 1520EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Yadkin County 2 S Forbush 24 1535EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Surry County 3 NW White Plains 24 1630EST 1730EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Beech Creek flooded a portion of George Chandler Road southwest of Mt. Airy.

Caswell County 2 WNW Milesville 24 1805EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A large upper level low over the central U.S. began shifting east on the 23rd bringing several rounds of heavy rainfall and numerous severe thunderstorms. Rainfall was estimated at 2 to 2.5 inches in several hours across portions of western Surry County causing the flash flooding.

NCZ001>003-018 ALLEGHANY - ASHE - SURRY - WATAUGA 27 0400EST 0700EST 0 0 0.00K Frost/Freeze

Weeks of abnormally warm March temperatures caused an early start to the growing season which was followed by a sharp freeze/frost in the mountains on the morning of March 27th as a ridge of cool high pressure settled across the region. Some crop damage was reported, mainly to orchards and vineyards.

1 W Fig 31 1930EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail covered the ground. Wilkes County 1 S Ferguson 31 2106EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A small cluster of storms developed along and behind a cold front passing slowly through northwest North Carolina. The few of the storms became briefly severe with hail up to quarter size.

NORTH CAROLINA, South Coastal

NCZ087 ROBESON 05 1230EST 1235EST 0 0 10.0K Strong Wind

A tight pressure gradient produced strong wind gusts over much of the Carolinas.

Brunswick County 2 NNW Long Beach 19 1401EST 1404EST 0 0 0.50K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail to the size of quarters was reported at NE 15th Street and East Yacht Drive. The hail lasted for 3 minutes.

An upper level disturbance moved south across the area during the afternoon. Unseasonably warm and humid low-levels coupled with cold mid-level temperatures resulted in high instability.

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NORTH CAROLINA, South Coastal Brunswick County Southport 19 1500EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Lightning

Lightning struck a house in the 4300 block of Gauntlet Drive. Lightning also struck a tree and set it ablaze at the intersection of Gauntlet Drive and St James Drive. Lightning struck a house and a tree in Brunswick County.

New Hanover County Murraysville 19 1528EST 1545EST 0 0 Heavy Rain

Heavy rain produced street flooding on Murrayville Road at the intersections of Pointer and Setter Lanes. The roads were briefly closed. Thunderstorms produced heavy downpours in Wilmington.

Bladen County 2 NNW Bladenboro Arpt 22 1646EST 1648EST 0 0 0.50K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail to the size of quarters was reported. Bladen County 1 N Bladenboro 22 1655EST 1657EST 0 0 0.50K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail to the size of quarters was reported. Bladen County Bladenboro 22 1658EST 1659EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

One tree was reported down along Highway 131. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Bladen County 1 N Bladenboro Arpt 22 1700EST 1701EST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Three trees were reported down along Highway 131. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Bladen County 1 NNW Bladenboro 22 1703EST 1705EST 0 0 0.50K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail to the size of quarters was reported on Parson Street. Low-topped convection developed along the seabreeze as it progressed inland during the afternoon. The seabreeze intersected a differential heating boundary and resulted in a brief period of severe weather.

Columbus County Pireway 24 1351EST 1353EST 0 0 0.50K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail to the size of quarters was reported. Bladen County 1 ESE Elizabethtown 24 1645EST 1647EST 0 0 0.50K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail to the size of quarters was reported. Pender County 1 E Surf City 25 0046EST 0047EST 0 0 7.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Shingles were reportedly blown off a cafe roof and 150 feet of canopy was ripped by the winds. The time was estimated based on radar data.

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NORTH CAROLINA, South Coastal

An out of season warm and humid airmass was in place. A cold upper level area of low pressure approached from the west, cooling mid-level temperatures and steepening lapse rates. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

Pender County Burgaw 25 1417EST 1420EST 0 0 0.50K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Nickel to quarter size hail covered the ground. Pender County Wards Corner 25 1430EST 1433EST 0 0 0.25K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel size hail covered the ground. Pender County Malpass Corner 25 1435EST 1437EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail up to the size of quarters was reported. Robeson County 2 WSW Lumberton Muni Arpt 25 1510EST 1512EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail up to the size of quarters was reported on US 74. Bladen County 1 E Kelly 25 1540EST 1555EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail up to the size of quarters covered the ground. The hail lasted for 15 minutes.

Brunswick County Supply 25 1800EST 1802EST 0 0 2.50K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Hail to the size of golf balls was reported. Brunswick County 2 SSW Secession 25 1810EST 1813EST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Hail to the size of ping pong balls was reported. A cold pool associated with a cut-off low aloft dropped southeast and across the area during the afternoon and evening. This resulted in increasing instability and steepening lapse rates.

NORTH CAROLINA, Southwest Rowan County 1 NW China Grove Arpt 02 0930EST 0 0 10.00K Lightning

Lightning struck a tree on Brookwood Dr. The tree fell on and damaged a nearby mobile home.

Iredell County 1 NE Statesville 02 1107EST 1110EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Davie County 1 E Mocksville 02 1129EST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

A warm front triggered a few thunderstorms as it lifted across western North Carolina. Large hail accompanied one of the storms over the western piedmont.

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NORTH CAROLINA, Southwest Macon County 1 NNE Blossomtown 02 2024EST 2 SSW Aquone 2031EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Hail up to golf ball size fell in the Nantahala Lake area. Macon County 1 NNE Blossomtown 02 2024EST 2 SSW Aquone 2030EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Numerous trees were blown down in the Nantahala Lake area. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Madison County 2 SW Grapevine 02 2030EST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Madison County 2 E Bethel 02 2044EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported near the Yancey County line. Macon County 1 S Franklin Arpt 02 2045EST 1 SE Dean 2050EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Hail up to the size of golf balls was reported on the north side of Franklin.

Macon County 1 S Franklin Arpt 02 2046EST 1 SE Dean 2050EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Several trees were blown down in the Franklin area. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Yancey County Burnsville 02 2055EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Macon County 1 S Ellnay 02 2057EST 0 0 Hail (2.00)

Hail between golf ball and baseball size was reported in the Cullasaja area.

Jackson County 1 ENE Erastus 02 2103EST 1 W Glenville 2107EST 1.75 100 0 0 50.00K Tornado (EF0)

An NWS storm survey found the path of a weak tornado in the Lake Glenville area. The tornado began along Pine Creek Rd about halfway between the Macon County line and the Lake. It traveled east southeast from there, crossing North Norton Rd and Woods Mountain Trail. Multiple trees were uprooted and snapped and a few homes and one church received minor roof damage. The tornado then crossed the lake and affected Glenshore Dr snapping and uprooting more trees and causing a tree to fall on a home, damaging the roof. The damage path ended there, at the shore of Lake Glenville.

Jackson County 2 NNW Glenville 02 2105EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Transylvania County 2 WNW Balsam Grove 02 2120EST Ecusta 2135EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Scattered trees were blown down as a supercell thunderstorm moved across the northern part of the county.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

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NORTH CAROLINA, Southwest Macon County 3 W Kyle 02 2128EST 2 SE Briertown 2131EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Additional trees were blown down as a second severe thunderstorm moved over the Nantahala Lake area.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Mecklenburg County 3 N Wilgrove 03 0235EST 3 NNE Clt Wilgrove Arpk Ar 0237EST 1.65 200 0 4 1.50M Tornado (EF2)

An NWS Storm Survey found the path of a strong tornado that developed rapidly over eastern portions of the Charlotte metro area during the early morning hours of March 3rd. The tornado touched down near the intersection of Dulin Creek Rd and Little Whiteoak Rd, moving just south of Plaza Rd extension. The tornado affected two subdivisions in Mecklenburg County. Four homes slid off their foundations and were completely destroyed. Twenty-nine homes were rendered uninhabitable from collapsed exterior walls. A total of 162 homes were damaged in the county. Four people were injured in this area. The tornado crossed I-485, just south of Plaza Rd Extension before moving into Cabarrus County. The total path length in Mecklenburg County was a little over 1.5 miles, while the maximum width was 200 yards.

Cabarrus County 4 S Harrisburg 03 0237EST 0239EST 1.29 100 0 0 1.50M Tornado (EF2)

This tornado moved into Cabarrus County from Mecklenburg County, south of Harrisburg and west of the Robinson Church Rd and Peach Orchard Rd intersection. The tornado affected several residential areas, damaging around 30 homes and destroying two homes which slid off their foundations. The tornado crossed Robinson Church Rd and Peach Orchard Rd, lifting just short of Hickory Ridge Rd. Two supercell thunderstorms entered the North Carolina mountains during the evening hours. One of the storms produced a strong tornado in the town of Murphy in Cherokee County. The supercell remained surprisingly strong as it crossed the southern mountains, producing large hail and eventually another weak tornado in Jackson County. Later at night, storms organized into a broken line across Upstate South Carolina. The northern part of the line crossed the southern North Carolina piedmont where it produced a strong, brief tornado on the northeast side of Charlotte. The storm did not exhibit supercell characteristics, and the tornado spun up quite quickly as the line intersected a low level boundary.

NCZ033-048>050 AVERY - MADISON - MITCHELL - YANCEY 04 2000EST 05 1100EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

Snow showers developed over the far western mountains of North Carolina, from Madison County north during the evening and continued through the overnight before ending during late morning. Snow accumulations ranged from around an inch or less across the lower elevations of Madison County to four inches, with locally higher amounts above 3000 feet.

Madison County 1 S Ivy 15 1530EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Transylvania County 1 S North Brevard 15 1552EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Hail up to quarter size hail fell in Brevard. On the east side of town, the hail was several inches deep in places and covered roads. Madison County 1 N Mars Hill 15 1621EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Numerous reports of up to quarter size hail were received northeast of Mars Hail, generally on and near Interstate 26.

A warm, unstable airmass supported the development of scattered thunderstorms over the North Carolina mountains. A couple of the storms produced large hail.

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NORTH CAROLINA, Southwest Burke County 1 S Morganton 20 1352EST 1402EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Hail fell for about 10 minutes over Morganton from a nearly stationary thunderstorm. The largest reported hail was quarter size.

An unseasonably warm airmass supported the development of isolated pulse-type thunderstorms over western North Carolina. One of the storms produced large hail.

Mecklenburg County 3 WSW Smithville 20 2130EST 0 0 50.00K Lightning

Lightning struck a single family home on John Connor Rd near Lake Norman. The strike immediately started a fire that spread thorough the upstairs part of the home.

Gaston County 1 SW South Gastonia 23 1751EST 2 1 Thunderstorm Wind (40EG)

A partially rotted tree fell on and crushed a vehicle on Stagecoach Rd, killing two occupants and seriously injuring a third. M49VE, F60VE A thunderstorm outflow boundary crossed Gaston County during the evening hours. While the winds were well below severe limits, a partially rotten tree was blown onto a car, killing two people and seriously injuring a third. M49VE, F60VE Note: The estimated wind gust of 40 knots is equivalent to 46 mph. Transylvania County 1 E Powelltown 24 0630EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Hail up to the size of quarters covered the ground. Mcdowell County 1 SE Woodlawn 24 1154EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Gaston County 2 WNW Crowders 24 1454EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Lincoln County Denver 24 1509EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Iredell County 2 NNW Mt Mourne 24 1521EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail fell at the intersection of Brawley School Rd and Williamson Rd.

Davie County 1 SE Mocksville 24 1540EST 1544EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail fell in Mocksville and along highway 64 east of town.

Lincoln County 1 ESE Lincolnton Lncln Arp 24 1547EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Hail up to penny size covered the ground. Rowan County 1 ESE Franklin 24 1605EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Hail up to quarter size covered the ground to the north of Salisbury.

Mecklenburg County 3 SE Griffith 24 1613EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

288 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

NORTH CAROLINA, Southwest Rowan County 2 SE Shupings Mill 24 1649EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Hail up to the size of nickels covered the ground. Rowan County 1 N Rockwell 24 1651EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Cabarrus County 2 NNE Midland 24 1658EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Multiple reports of up to nickel size hail were received along highway 601 north of Midland.

Union County 6 N Marshville 24 1723EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Two large trees were blown down at Olive Branch Rd and Old Gold Mine Rd.

Thunderstorms developed over western North Carolina, mainly the piedmont areas, as a strong upper low moved toward the region. Hail, some of it large, was reported with many of the storms. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Iredell County 1 SE Mooresville Arpt 25 0220EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Hail up to the size of golf balls covered the ground at Perth Rd and Normandy Rd.

Iredell County 5 N Mooresville 25 0250EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Hail up to quarter size covered the ground. Hail drifts were more than a foot deep in some areas.

Rowan County 1 N Mt Ulla 25 0313EST 1 E Cleveland 0325EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Hail up to golf ball size accumulated up to 8 inches in some areas. The NC DOT was dispatched to plow hail covered roads in the northwest part of the County from Mt Ulla to Woodleaf.

Rowan County 1 E Woodleaf 25 0338EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

County comms reported hail up to penny size in the Woodleaf area. The slow movement of the storm resulted in a long period of hail, causing significant accumulations and resulting in severe roof damage to several homes.

Davie County 1 SE Cooleemee 25 0353EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Davie County 1 NW Advance 25 0435EST 0450EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Thunderstorms developed over the western North Carolina piedmont during the early morning hours as an upper low moved across the region. The storms produced copious amounts of hail. In a few instances snow plows were used to clear the hail off of roads. Cabarrus County 1 W Kannapolis 30 1900EST 0 0 50.00K Lightning

Lightning struck a vacant home near the intersection of Hilltop Ave and Pine St, starting a fire that destroyed the structure.

289 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

NORTH CAROLINA, Southwest Cleveland County 1 S Patterson Spgs 31 1908EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Nickel size hail fell near the intersection of highway 198 and South Post Rd.

An isolated thunderstorm produced a single report of small hail over western North Carolina.

NORTH DAKOTA, Central and West

NDZ001-009>011- BILLINGS - BURKE - DIVIDE - DUNN - GOLDEN VALLEY - MCKENZIE - MOUNTRAIL - WARD - 017>018-031>032 WILLIAMS 13 2300CST 14 0100CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Very strong northwest winds developed over parts of west and north central North Dakota late in the evening of the 13th before diminishing in the early morning hours of the 14th.

NDZ009-033-041 HETTINGER - STARK - WILLIAMS 19 1500CST 2300CST 0 2 410.0K 0.00K Wildfire

A large grass fire occurred over northern Hettinger and southern Stark counties on March 19th. Up to 5,000 acres were burned and two farmsteads were destroyed. One of the farmsteads was abandoned and the other was occupied. One landowner was treated for burns at a hospital and a deputy sheriff was treated for smoke inhalation. The fire caused a traffic accident on highway 22 and there were no injuries in that accident. There was no loss of life. The fire was driven by strong southerly winds up to 45 miles per hour, along with low relative humidities of ten to 15 percent. There were three grass fires in Williams County that same day. One, southwest of Williston, near Trenton, burned 1,700 hay bales.

Mcintosh County 10 E Ashley 29 0645CST 0650CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

No damage reported. An early morning severe thunderstorm produced one report of large hail near Ashley in McIntosh County.

NORTH DAKOTA, East

NDZ052 SARGENT 27 0000CST 0 0 0.00K High Wind Gusty southeast winds stayed up during the early morning hours of the 27th, ahead of an area of surface low pressure over western North Dakota. One stronger wind gust produced damage over south central Sargent County.

OHIO, East Monroe County 1 S Woodsfield 28 1100EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Monroe County 1 NE Kerr 28 1100EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed across western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, and eastern Ohio ahead of a fast moving cold front during the morning and early afternoon.

290 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OHIO, North OHZ003-006>011- CUYAHOGA - ERIE - HANCOCK - HURON - LORAIN - LUCAS - MEDINA - OTTAWA - 017>021-027 SANDUSKY - SENECA - SUMMIT - WOOD - WYANDOT 02 2050EST 2354EST 0 0 127.0K 0.00K High Wind

OHZ012-014-089 ASHTABULA - ASHTABULA LAKESHORE - LAKE 03 0045EST 0100EST 0 0 43.0K 0.00K High Wind

An area of strong low pressure moved northeast across the Central Great Lakes during the evening hours of March 2nd. A cold front trailing the low swept east across the region. Damaging winds occurred along and behind the front. Wind gusts to 60 mph were reported at many locations. Dozens of trees and limbs were downed across northern Ohio. Scattered power outages were also reported. Hancock County Mt Cory 15 0207EST 0210EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Quarter to half dollar sized hail was observed. Hancock County Mt Cory 15 0210EST 0216EST 0 0 35.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Quarter to ping pong sized hail was observed. A few vehicles were damaged.

Ottawa County Genoa 15 0220EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was observed. Wood County Bowling Green 15 0230EST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Hail as large as golf balls was reported. A few vehicles were damaged by the hail.

Lucas County 2 N Maumee 15 0232EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail was observed. Sandusky County Gibsonburg 15 0255EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny sized hail was observed. Sandusky County 1 E Lindsey 15 0305EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was observed. Richland County Bellville 15 0315EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Nickel to quarter sized hail was observed. Huron County Monroeville 15 0328EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was observed. Knox County Mt Vernon 15 0332EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was observed.

291 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OHIO, North Huron County Norwalk 15 0335EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Penny to quarter sized hail was observed. Lorain County Huntington 15 0404EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was observed. Seneca County Bettsville 15 0750EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was observed. Marion County Marion 15 0751EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail was observed. Lucas County 2 E Sylvania 15 1818EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was observed. Lucas County Alexis 15 1818EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was observed. Lucas County Pt Place 15 1830EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny sized hail was observed. Sandusky County Fremont 15 1903EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny sized hail was observed. Lucas County Toledo 15 1940EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny sized hail was observed. Wood County Walbridge 15 2020EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail was observed. Ottawa County Graytown 15 2022EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail was observed. Ottawa County Oak Harbor 15 2027EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail was observed. Ottawa County Oak Harbor 15 2036EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail was observed. Ottawa County Port Clinton 15 2039EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail was observed.

292 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OHIO, North Ottawa County 4 S Oak Harbor 15 2055EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was observed. Portage County Garrettsville 15 2100EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny sized hail was observed. Cuyahoga County Cleveland 15 2120EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny sized hail was observed. Sandusky County Clyde 15 2125EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was observed. Sandusky County Erlin 15 2131EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny sized hail was observed. Lake County Mentor 15 2147EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny sized hail was observed. A warm front lifted north across northern Ohio during the early morning hours of March 15th. Showers and thunderstorms developed along this front. A few of the stronger thunderstorms became severe. A second wave of storms occurred during the afternoon. Wyandot County Upper Sandusky 18 1338EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny sized hail was observed. Marion County Marion 18 1600EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny sized hail was observed. Scattered thunderstorms developed across northern Ohio. A few of the stronger thunderstorms produced hail.

Wyandot County Harpster 19 1356EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail was observed. Wyandot County Nevada 19 1435EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was observed. Crawford County Crestline 19 1525EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Half dollar sized hail was observed. Huron County Norwalk 19 1630EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail was observed. Ashland County Rowsburg 19 1715EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was observed.

293 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OHIO, North Wayne County West Salem 19 1720EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Penny to quarter sized hail was observed. An upper level disturbance dived southeast across the Ohio Valley causing showers and thunderstorms to develop during the afternoon hours of March 19th. A few of the thunderstorms became severe and produced damaging hail.

OHZ014-023 ASHTABULA - TRUMBULL 27 0100EST 0800EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Extreme Cold/Wind Chill

OHZ006-008-010- ASHLAND - LAKE - LORAIN - SANDUSKY - SENECA - STARK - WOOD 012-018-030-032 27 0200EST 0800EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Cold/Wind Chill

OHZ003-007-009- ASHTABULA LAKESHORE - CRAWFORD - CUYAHOGA - ERIE - GEAUGA - HANCOCK - 011-013-017-019> HOLMES - HURON - KNOX - LUCAS - MAHONING - MARION - MEDINA - MORROW - OTTAWA - 022-027>029-031- PORTAGE - RICHLAND - SUMMIT - WAYNE - WYANDOT 033-036>038-047- 089 27 0200EST 0800EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Extreme Cold/Wind Chill

Record warm temperatures occurred across northern Ohio during the middle portion of March. Daily temperatures averaged as much as 30 degrees above normal during that period. All of the major climate locations reported high temperatures in the 80s for several days. This record warmth caused the growing season to start unusually early. After a strong cold frontal passage on the 25th, temperatures plummeted. Morning lows on the 27th were in the 20s statewide with lower to middle 20s reported in many areas. Temperatures were below freezing for six or more hours. The cold temperatures resulted in significant damage to trees and other foliage. Blossoms on some fruit trees were damaged. Exact losses will not be known until after the growing season ends. Low temperatures on the 27th included 20 degrees at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, 23 degrees at both the Wayne and Ashtabula County Airports with 24 degrees at both Mansfield and Marion.

Richland County Lexington 30 1735EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny sized hail was observed. Richland County 5 S Mansfield 30 1738EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported. Knox County Centerburg 30 1813EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was observed. Knox County 1 E Centerburg 30 1813EST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Hail as large as golf balls was reported east of Centerburg. A few vehicles were damaged by the hail.

Knox County 5 W Martinsburg 30 1850EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Hail as large as half dollars was reported. Knox County Martinsburg 30 1855EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Penny to nickel sized hail was observed. An area of low pressure moved east across Central Ohio during the evening of March 30th. Showers and thunderstorms developed along a warm front extending east from the low. A couple of the stronger thunderstorms became severe and produced hail.

294 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OHIO, Northwest OHZ025 ALLEN 02 1804EST 1805EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

The same area of low pressure responsible for the isolated severe weather across portions of the region, moved northeast, allowing for very strong winds to arrive in its wake. While most gusts were in the 40 to 50 mph range, one gust of 59 mph was noted in Lima, Ohio. No reports of damage were received.

OHIO, Southeast Vinton County Mc Arthur 02 1820EST 0 0 4.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Several trees were blown down. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Lawrence County South Pt 02 1830EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

Gallia County Gallipolis 02 1830EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Large branches were knocked down. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Gallia County Crown City 02 1843EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

A deepening low pressure system was lifting northeast out of central Illinois around midday on Friday, the 2nd. It reached southern Michigan by evening. By late afternoon its associated warm front had pulled north into central Ohio and into central West Virginia. The warm front struggled to move much further to the northeast. This left southeast Ohio just south of the warm front in the warm sector. During the late afternoon, surface dew points increased into the upper 50s in eastern Kentucky and into the lower 60s across southern Kentucky. This was ahead of the approaching cold front. Severe thunderstorms, including distinct supercells, moved into eastern Kentucky and southwestern Ohio before sunset. No tornadoes reached as far north or east as southeast Ohio, though a funnel cloud was spotted near the Ohio River. Damaging wind gusts and hail did occur.

Gallia County 3 N Sand Fork 15 1110EST 1310EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Streams overflowed and blocked roads. One small private wood bridge was destroyed in Walnut Township.

A mid and upper level disturbance dropped southeast during the morning. Well south of any organized surface front, the air was moisture laden. This triggered rounds of showers and thunderstorms dropping through southeast Ohio into southern West Virginia during the early morning hours. The ground was already wetter than normal. The emerging spring vegetation was not a major consumer of water. Rain amounts were estimated around 2.5 inches in southern Gallia County from predawn into the early afternoon. Minor small stream flooding occurred.

Athens County Nelsonville 18 1955EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Athens County Nelsonville 18 2000EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Athens County Buchtel 18 2004EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Athens County Buchtel 18 2005EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

295 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OHIO, Southeast Athens County The Plains 19 0106EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Athens County Athens 19 0107EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Athens County Athens 19 0108EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Athens County Athens 19 0112EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Athens County Coolville 19 0156EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

A mid and upper level disturbance dropped southeast, triggering overnight convection on the 18th into the 19th.

Athens County The Plains 19 1406EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Washington County Reno 19 1620EST 0 0 6.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

At least 2 vehicles were damaged. Afternoon convection fired in central and southeast Ohio along a weak boundary.

Lawrence County Ironton 28 1434EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Lawrence County 1 SSE Coryville 28 1436EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Lawrence County South Pt 28 1503EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Scattered to broken lines of convection form in limited moisture just ahead of a cold front. The freezing level was around 10,500 feet above mean sea level.

Athens County Nelsonville 30 2105EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Several trees were blown down. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Washington County Waterford 30 2116EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Washington County 6 N Marietta 30 2135EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

The hail was covering the ground along Interstate 77. A squall line developed ahead of a cold front. The storms moved into southeast Ohio during the late evening.

296 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OHIO, Southwest Darke County 2 N Palestine 02 1550EST 1554EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Darke County Hollansburg 02 1550EST 1554EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Darke County Arcanum 02 1614EST 1618EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Clermont County New Richmond 02 1640EST 1644EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Clermont County New Richmond 02 1644EST 1648EST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

Clermont County 1 NW Moscow 02 1646EST 3 ESE Wiggonsville 1658EST 11.04 440 3 13 5.66M Tornado (EF3)

The tornado initially touched down in south central Campbell County at 1639 EST near Peach Grove Road and crossed Fisher Road northwest of Peach Grove. The tornado then crossed into Pendleton County at 1641 EST after producing high end EF3 damage along Reid Ridge Road near the Campbell and Pendleton County line. The tornado then moved across Mays Road producing significant and widespread EF2 to low end EF3 damage. The tornado then crossed AA highway and eventually the Ohio River, after crossing Kentucky Highway 8. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum wind speed of the tornado was estimated to be 160 miles per hour in Campbell County and 140 miles per hour in Pendleton County. The tornado traveled a total of 2.68 miles in Campbell County, and 4 miles in Pendleton County. The tornado then moved into Clermont County Ohio at 1646 EST, where it hit the town of Moscow, causing EF3 damage. The tornado continued on the ground across Clermont County, crossing into Brown County at 1658 EST. The tornado then lifted south of Hamersville in western Brown County at 1702 EST. This tornado caused extensive damage to structures and trees along its entire path on both sides of the Ohio River. Numerous homes were very heavily damaged or destroyed. Many homes lost their roofs, having complete exterior wall failure. Some modular homes were completely removed from their foundations, lifted, and thrown in excess of 100 yards where they were destroyed. The damage in Ohio from this tornado was consistent with maximum winds estimated at 160 miles per hour in Clermont County, and 100 miles per hour in Brown County. The tornado traveled a total of 11.04 miles in Clermont County, and 2.69 miles in Brown County. M54MH, M58MH, F64PH

Clermont County Bethel 02 1658EST 1702EST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Brown County Maple 02 1658EST 1 NNW Feesburg 1702EST 2.69 440 0 0 500.00K Tornado (EF1)

The tornado initially touched down in south central Campbell County at 1639 EST near Peach Grove Road and crossed Fisher Road northwest of Peach Grove. The tornado then crossed into Pendleton County at 1641 EST after producing high end EF3 damage along Reid Ridge Road near the Campbell and Pendleton County line. The tornado then moved across Mays Road producing significant and widespread EF2 to low end EF3 damage. The tornado then crossed AA highway and eventually the Ohio River, after crossing Kentucky Highway 8. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum wind speed of the tornado was estimated to be 160 miles per hour in Campbell County and 140 miles per hour in Pendleton County. The tornado traveled a total of 2.68 miles in Campbell County, and 4 miles in Pendleton County. The tornado then moved into Clermont County Ohio at 1646 EST, where it hit the town of Moscow, causing EF3 damage. The tornado continued on the ground across Clermont County, crossing into Brown County at 1658 EST. The tornado then lifted south of Hamersville in western Brown County at 1702 EST. This tornado caused extensive damage to structures and trees along its entire path on both sides of the Ohio River. Numerous homes were very heavily damaged or destroyed. Many homes lost their roofs, having complete exterior wall failure. Some modular homes were completely removed from their foundations, lifted, and thrown in excess of 100 yards where they were destroyed. The damage in Ohio from this tornado was consistent with maximum winds estimated at 160 miles per hour in Clermont County, and 100 miles per hour in Brown County. The tornado traveled a total of 11.04 miles in Clermont County, and 2.69 miles in Brown County.

297 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OHIO, Southwest Brown County Mt Orab 02 1701EST 1705EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Brown County Locust Ridge 02 1704EST 1708EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Brown County 3 SSW Sardinia 02 1710EST 1714EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Numerous trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Brown County Sardinia 02 1713EST 1717EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Brown County 3 SSE Macon 02 1716EST 1720EST 0 0 20.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

Numerous trees and powers poles were reported down and a camper trailer was flipped. Fences were blown down in the area and an old barn collapsed. Based on the survey, this damage was determined to be caused by straight-line non-tornadic winds estimated at 75 miles per hour. Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. Adams County 2 NNW Seaman 02 1725EST 1 SSW Tranquility 1728EST 2.93 400 0 0 200.00K Tornado (EF1)

The tornado touched down in an open field west of Greenlee Road, about 1.2 miles northwest of Seaman. The first notable signs of damage occurred to a nearby pole barn, which partially collapsed. The tornado then moved just north of due east, snapping and uprooting numerous trees and large branches along Greenlee Road. There, some of the tin building material from the aforementioned barn was deposited. Additional tree damage continued into a grove along Mount Leigh Road. The tornado then crossed State Route 247 north of its intersection with Mount Leigh Road, about one mile north of Seaman. On the east side of the highway, a roof was partially removed from a single story home. Directly behind this home, two pole barns sustained heavy damage. Farther east, an aerial survey revealed continuous heavy tree damage along West Fork Ohio Brush Creek. The tornado caused destruction of outbuildings and roof damage to a single story home on State Route 770, just west of its intersection with Old State Route 32. The tornado then lifted. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum estimated wind speed of this tornado was 100 mph.

Adams County Manchester 02 1730EST 1734EST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

A roof was torn off a house due to damaging thunderstorm winds.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Adams County 3 NE Bentonville 02 1730EST 3 WSW West Union 1731EST 0.15 25 0 0 30.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

The tornado briefly touched down, causing extensive damage to a barn. Some of the wooden debris from this barn was driven into the ground. Numerous trees in a nearby grove were snapped. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum estimated wind speed of this tornado was 75 miles per hour.

Adams County 1 NE West Union 02 1733EST 2 NNW Jones Corner 1743EST 11.07 330 1 2 2.00M 25.00K Tornado (EF2)

298 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OHIO, Southwest

The tornado touched down just east of Highway 41, about 2 miles northeast of West Union. The tornado then traveled east northeast for just over 11 miles, destroying at least 5 mobile homes. Two homes were also damaged. One of these homes was built of brick. A 99 year old woman was in her mobile home in Tiffin Township when the tornado struck. She was injured from this tornado and passed away several days later. Two others were also injured from this tornado. A dozen cattle were killed and major power transmission poles were knocked over. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum estimated wind speed of this tornado was 125 miles per hour. F99MH

Adams County Peebles 02 1740EST 1741EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (61EG)

The observer estimated the wind gust. Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph. Scioto County 2 SW Otway 02 1746EST 1748EST 2.04 100 0 0 170.00K 10.00K Tornado (EF0)

The tornado touched down along Rocky Fork Road, about 2 miles southwest of Otway. The tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees in groves as it moved northeast along Rocky Fork Road and Highway 348. The tornado then lifted just as it hit the town of Otway, where it damaged two homes and heavily damaged a fire station. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum estimated wind speed of this tornado was 75 miles per hour.

Scioto County 2 WNW Mt Joy 02 1746EST 1747EST 0.19 100 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

The tornado touched down near Highway 772 and Left Fork Road in extreme northwest Scioto County at 1746 EST, and traveled almost .2 miles before crossing into Pike County at 1747 EST. The path width of the tornado while in Scioto County was around 100 yards. The tornado progressed east northeast along and to the north of Camp Creek Road for nearly 4 miles in Pike County, before lifting at 1750 EST. While on the ground in Pike County, the path width of the tornado expanded to around 200 yards. Damage along the path of the tornado was primarily to trees, with numerous trees snapped and uprooted. A mobile home on Camp Creek Road was damaged with portions of the roof removed, causing an exterior wall to collapse. The resident of that home reported seeing a tornado on the ground approaching the home. Due to heavily forested terrain in this area, the path length and width are approximated as best as possible from accessible roads. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum estimated wind speed of this tornado was 80 miles per hour in both Scioto and Pike Counties.

Pike County 2 SW Ladd 02 1747EST 1750EST 3.95 200 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

The tornado touched down near Highway 772 and Left Fork Road in extreme northwest Scioto County at 1746 EST, and traveled almost .2 miles before crossing into Pike County at 1747 EST. The path width of the tornado while in Scioto County was around 100 yards. The tornado progressed east northeast along and to the north of Camp Creek Road for nearly 4 miles in Pike County, before lifting at 1750 EST. While on the ground in Pike County, the path width of the tornado expanded to around 200 yards. Damage along the path of the tornado was primarily to trees, with numerous trees snapped and uprooted. A mobile home on Camp Creek Road was damaged with portions of the roof removed, causing an exterior wall to collapse. The resident of that home reported seeing a tornado on the ground approaching the home. Due to heavily forested terrain in this area, the path length and width are approximated as best as possible from accessible roads. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum estimated wind speed of this tornado was 80 miles per hour in both Scioto and Pike Counties.

Pike County 3 N Camp 02 1753EST 2 WNW Sargents 1755EST 2.77 100 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

The tornado touched down on the south side of Wynn Road and then followed the road. The tornado eventually crossed the road and lifted near Highway 104 southwest of Piketon. The damage from this tornado consisted of numerous large trees snapped off, uprooted, and lying in a convergent pattern toward the center of the most enhanced core of tree damage. One large tree landed on a mobile home, causing heavy structural damage. An eyewitness observed the tornado which corroborates the damage path. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum estimated wind speed of this tornado was 75 miles per hour.

299 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OHIO, Southwest

Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon in a high wind shear environment ahead of a strengthening low pressure system. Many of these storms became severe, with large hail, damaging thunderstorm winds, and tornadoes all being the main threats.

OHZ044-061-063- ADAMS - BROWN - BUTLER - CLERMONT - CLINTON - FAYETTE - HAMILTON - LOGAN - 070>072-077>079- MONTGOMERY - SCIOTO - WARREN 081-088 05 0000EST 0800EST 0 0 Winter Weather

A low pressure system tracked from the Midwest and crossed south of the region...bringing a quick shot of accumulating snowfall to the southern Ohio Valley.

Franklin County Worthington 15 0140EST 0144EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Licking County 2 WNW Hebron 15 0428EST 0432EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Licking County 1 ENE Granville 15 0510EST 1 W Harbor Hills 0707EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding in the area. There were numerous reports of water flowing over roads in Union Township, Hebron, and the Buckeye Lake area. One woman was trapped in a car due to high water.

Fairfield County 1 SW West Rushville 15 0558EST 0658EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

High water due to heavy rain was reported over Fairfield Union Road.

Ross County Chillicothe 15 0705EST 0709EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Licking County Hebron 15 0711EST 1 SE Luray 0811EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

High water remained across several roads from earlier flash flooding caused by heavy rain in the area.

Hocking County 2 SW Union Furnace 15 0720EST 2 W Greendale 0820EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Several roads across the county were reported to have water over parts of them due to heavy rainfall.

Warren County Mason 15 0827EST 0831EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Warren County South Lebanon 15 0915EST 0919EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

300 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OHIO, Southwest Hamilton County Loveland 15 0930EST 0934EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Hamilton County 1 ESE Mt Washington 15 0945EST 1130EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

The first report of flash flooding from heavy rainfall was water pouring across Beechmont Avenue.

Hamilton County 1 SW White Oak 15 1000EST 1010EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Hamilton County Cincinnati 15 1003EST 1030EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

The second report of flash flooding due to heavy rain in Hamilton County was water rushing across roads in and around the downtown area. Clinton County 5 NNW Wilmington 15 1047EST 1051EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Slow moving and redeveloping thunderstorms produced heavy rain over portions of the Ohio Valley during the morning hours. Some locations experienced flooding from the rainfall. A few of these storms also produced large hail.

Fayette County 1 WSW Jeffersonville 15 1448EST 1452EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Auglaize County 1 S Wapakoneta 15 1524EST 1528EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Auglaize County Wapakoneta 15 1530EST 1534EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Auglaize County 1 E Wapakoneta 15 1535EST 1539EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Auglaize County St Marys 15 1550EST 1554EST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

Auglaize County Waynesfield 15 1605EST 1609EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Shelby County Mc Cartyville 15 1634EST 1638EST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

301 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OHIO, Southwest Shelby County Anna 15 1701EST 1705EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Butler County Reily 15 1730EST Oxford 1734EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Shelby County 3 ESE Anna 15 1738EST 1742EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Butler County Oxford 15 1745EST 1749EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Montgomery County Miamisburg 15 1848EST 1852EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

A weak upper level disturbance combined with daytime heating to produce thunderstorms during the late morning through the early evening. Some of these storms became severe. The main threat from these storms was large hail.

Hardin County Kenton 16 0230EST 0234EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Greene County 2 S Jamestown 16 0709EST 0809EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

State Route 72 was reported closed due to high water from a drainage ditch, caused by heavy rain.

A weak disturbance helped to keep convection in tact during the nighttime hours as it moved eastward from Illinois, across Indiana, and then into central Ohio. One of these storms produced nickle sized hail in central Ohio. Some flooding also occurred as a result of these storms.

Champaign County 1 SSE Spring Hills 18 1513EST 1517EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Champaign County 3 SSE Spring Hills 18 1513EST 1517EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Champaign County North Lewisburg 18 1605EST 1609EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Champaign County North Lewisburg 18 1614EST 1714EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Several inches of water due to heavy rain were reported across roads in the town of North Lewisburg.

Champaign County North Lewisburg 18 1614EST 1618EST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

302 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OHIO, Southwest Franklin County Dublin 18 1653EST 1657EST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A few trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Franklin County Dublin 18 1700EST 1704EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Fayette County 12 NE Washington Court Hou 18 1720EST 1724EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Franklin County Hilliard 18 1730EST 1734EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Union County 5 W Marysville 18 1730EST 3 NNW Milford Center 1830EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

Drainage ditches were reported to be overflowing in the area due to heavy rainfall.

Franklin County Upper Arlington 18 1744EST 1748EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Franklin County 4 SSE Upper Arlington 18 1750EST 1754EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Franklin County Bexley 18 1757EST 1801EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Franklin County 2 S Whitehall 18 1804EST 1808EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Franklin County 4 ESE Hilliard 18 1810EST 1814EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Pickaway County 3 NE Circleville 18 1814EST 1815EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Pickaway County Circleville 18 1816EST 1820EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Pickaway County 2 N Circleville 18 1816EST 1820EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

303 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OHIO, Southwest Franklin County Upper Arlington 18 1818EST 1822EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Pickaway County Circleville 18 1819EST 1823EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Franklin County Upper Arlington 18 1822EST 1826EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Franklin County Upper Arlington 18 1822EST 1826EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Pickaway County 1 N Circleville 18 1823EST 1830EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Licking County 3 SSE Newark 18 1827EST 1927EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

High water due to heavy rain was reported across some of the streets in southern Newark.

Franklin County Dublin 18 1830EST 1930EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Street flooding and ponding of water in low lying areas occurred due to heavy rain.

Fairfield County Stoutsville 18 1830EST 1834EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Franklin County 5 E Grove City 18 1830EST 1834EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Franklin County Obetz 18 1831EST 1835EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Franklin County Groveport 18 1837EST 1841EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Fairfield County Amanda 18 1844EST 1848EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Fairfield County 1 NW Clearport 18 1850EST 1854EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

304 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OHIO, Southwest Franklin County 3 ENE Upper Arlington 18 1855EST Columbus 1906EST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Fairfield County Pickerington 18 1918EST 1922EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Hocking County Rockbridge 18 1920EST 1924EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Franklin County Reynoldsburg 18 1927EST 1931EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Fairfield County 2 NNE Lancaster 18 1929EST 1933EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Fairfield County 3 NE Lancaster 18 1930EST 1934EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Pickaway County 2 NNW Marcy 18 1952EST 1956EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Greene County Cedarville 18 2229EST 2233EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Thunderstorms developed with daytime heating on the southern edge of a passing disturbance. Some of these storms became severe. The main threat from these storms was large hail. However, isolated damaging thunderstorm winds and localized flooding due to heavy rainfall were also possible.

Hocking County 3 S Rockbridge 19 1558EST 1 SW Enterprise 1658EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

High water and debris due to heavy rain were reported across State Route 180.

Slow moving thunderstorms persisting over the same area produced flash flooding in central Ohio.

Clermont County 1 SE Perintown 23 1842EST 1 SSE Milford 1846EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were reported down on Beechwood and Baldwin Roads due to damaging thunderstorm winds.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Clinton County Clarksville 23 1850EST 1851EST 0.37 50 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

The weak tornado touched down and produced a concentrated path of minor damage along 2nd street in the village of Clarksville. Numerous structures along 2nd street received very minor damage, including windows broken and roofing materials lifted and strewn downstream. In addition, fences and play sets were blown over, and trees were snapped or uprooted. Most of the damage occurred to roofs and tree tops, suggesting that this tornado was only weakly in contact with the ground. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum wind speed of this tornado was estimated at 70 miles per hour.

305 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OHIO, Southwest Warren County Blackhawk 23 1930EST 1931EST 0.44 50 0 0 20.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

The tornado touched down and caused damage to a pole barn, where roofing was removed and strewn downstream nearly a quarter of a mile. Some wood from the barn was blown upstream of the tornado path and driven into the roof of the residence where the barn was damaged. The tornado then caused damage mainly to trees, with several trees uprooted or snapped off. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum estimated wind speed of the tornado was 75 miles per hour.

An approaching upper level low pressure system combined with daytime heating to produce scattered thunderstorms across the Ohio Valley during the afternoon and evening. An environment with moderate instability and strong low level shear allowed thunderstorms to become severe, leading to the possibility of large hail, damaging winds, and weak tornadoes.

Mercer County Ft Recovery 23 2330EST 2334EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Minor damage occurred to a roof, a barn door, and a porch due to damaging thunderstorm winds.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Butler County 1 N Seven Mile 23 2340EST 2344EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

A band of weakening convection moved across Eastern Indiana, Northern Kentucky, and Southwest Ohio during the late evening and overnight hours. Most of these storms were below severe limits, however one produced damaging thunderstorm winds in Ohio. The main threat from these storms was large hail.

Champaign County Mingo 30 1729EST 1733EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Delaware County Delaware 30 1730EST 1734EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Union County 3 NNW Milford Center 30 1731EST 1735EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Darke County Greenville 30 1737EST 1741EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Delaware County Delaware 30 1740EST 1744EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Preble County West Manchester 30 1748EST 1752EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Delaware County Sunbury 30 1752EST 1756EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Delaware County Galena 30 1752EST 1756EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

306 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OHIO, Southwest Union County 2 SE Marysville 30 1755EST 1759EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Part of a roof was blown of a barn and damage occurred to a garage due to damaging thunderstorm winds.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Montgomery County Brookville 30 1801EST 1810EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Montgomery County Union 30 1802EST 1806EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Montgomery County Englewood 30 1812EST 1816EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Preble County West Alexandria 30 1814EST 1818EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Champaign County Urbana 30 1820EST 1824EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Large branches were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Montgomery County 3 S Englewood 30 1824EST 1828EST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Montgomery County 3 S Englewood 30 1824EST 1825EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (59MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 59 knots is equivalent to 68 mph.

Delaware County Galena 30 1828EST 1833EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Delaware County Galena 30 1828EST 1832EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Franklin County Westerville 30 1831EST 1835EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Delaware County 1 SE Africa 30 1833EST 1837EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

307 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OHIO, Southwest Licking County Utica 30 1842EST 1846EST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Licking County 2 ESE St Louisville 30 1845EST 1849EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Franklin County (OSU)Oh St Univ Arpt 30 1901EST 1905EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Large branches were reported down on Ohio State University Campus due to damaging thunderstorm winds.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Licking County 1 W Alexandria 30 1903EST 1907EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Licking County 2 S Johnstown 30 1908EST 1912EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Franklin County (CMH)Port Columbus A 30 1912EST 1913EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (51MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 51 knots is equivalent to 59 mph.

Fayette County 1 N Edgefield 30 1921EST 1925EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Hamilton County St Bernard 30 1925EST 1929EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Hamilton County North College Hill 30 1925EST 1929EST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Large trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Hamilton County Silverton 30 1931EST 1935EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A large limb fell and took utility wires down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Licking County 1 S Hebron 30 1937EST 1941EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Clermont County 5 SSE Milford 30 1942EST 1946EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front, with modest shear and instability in place. The severe weather threat from these storms was large hail and damaging thunderstorm winds.

308 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OKLAHOMA, Eastern

OKZ054>056-059 NOWATA - OSAGE - PAWNEE - WASHINGTON 01 0000CST 27 1200CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

Severe to extreme drought conditions that have persisted across Osage, Washington, Nowata, and Pawnee Counties for the past several months, were finally alleviated during March due to a widespread and significant heavy rain event that occurred from the 19th through 22nd of the month. Four to eight inches of rain occurred across this drought stricken area during March while upwards of nine to twelve inches of rain fell over other portions of eastern Oklahoma. This month's rainfall was between 125 and 200 percent of the normal monthly rainfall for March and following a very wet February across these counties, effectively reduced the drought conditions into the abnormally dry state by the end of the month. Monetary damage estimates resulting from the drought were not available.

OKZ063-068 CHEROKEE - DELAWARE 05 1400CST 2300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Wildfire

Strong and gusty wind, warm temperatures, low relative humidity values, and dormant grasses and vegetation promoted the spread of a wildfire that burned over 300 acres south of Keys, Oklahoma. Another wildfire burned over 375 acres southeast of Jay, Oklahoma. Oklahoma Forestry Services, Cherokee Nation, and local volunteer fire departments fought the wildfires.

Cherokee County Tahlequah 08 1125CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Latimer County 1 NE Yanush 08 1538CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Latimer County 1 NNE Laura 08 1545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

A few strong to marginally severe thunderstorms with hail developed along a cold front as it pushed into east-central Oklahoma on the 8th. Tulsa County 2 E Alsuma 19 1043CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (56EG)

Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power poles near E 45th Street South and S 129th East Avenue.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 56 knots is equivalent to 64 mph. Mayes County 1 N Pryor 19 1340CST 1730CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Several roads in and around Pryor were closed due to flooding.

Tulsa County 2 NW Tulsa R L Jones Arpt 19 1350CST 1800CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Vehicles were reported stranded in high water near W 81st Street South and S Elwood Avenue in Jenks.

Tulsa County Bixby 19 1400CST 1800CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

High water covered several roads in and around town. Mayes County Chouteau 19 1430CST 1730CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Several roads in and around town were flooded by high water.

309 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OKLAHOMA, Eastern Tulsa County 2 ENE Garden City 19 1440CST 2 ESE Bozarth 1800CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Riverside Drive was closed between E 21st Street South and E 31st Street South due to flooding. Several roads were also closed around E 61st Street South and Highway 75 due to high water.

Haskell County Whitefield 19 1830CST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Sequoyah County 2 NW Vian 19 1920CST 0.1 50 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

A storm chaser observed a brief tornado over open country. It produced no known damage.

Wagoner County 3 NNW Gibson 19 1958CST 2300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Highway 16 north of Okay was closed due to high water. Muskogee County 2 NNE Hatbox Arpt 19 2000CST Hyde Park 2300CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Several roads were closed in and around Muskogee with several cars being stranded in high water.

Cherokee County 1 NNW Tahlequah 19 2025CST 20 0130CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Tahlequah EOC reported streets in town closed due to high water.

Le Flore County Panama 19 2030CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree across Highway 59.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. Sequoyah County 1 S Muldrow 19 2050CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

Strong thunderstorm wind blew a barn into a house. Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. Sequoyah County Roland 19 2100CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power poles and trees. Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along a cold front that pushed into the region during the midday hours of the 19th. The thunderstorms evolved into a line as they pushed eastward and produced damaging wind, large hail and a brief tornado over eastern Oklahoma. The slow moving nature of the complex also resulted in widespread flash flooding across the region. Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. Creek County 2 SSE Sapulpa 20 0300CST 2 NNW Kiefer 21 0015CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

The Polecat Creek near Sapulpa rose above its flood stage of 21 feet at 4:00 am CDT on March 20th. The river crested at 25.62 feet at 10:15 CDT on the 20th, resulting in moderate flooding. The river fell below flood stage at 1:15 am CDT on the 21st.

310 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OKLAHOMA, Eastern

Widespread heavy rainfall fell across much of eastern Oklahoma from the 19th through the 21st as a result of a slow-moving upper level low pressure system that moved from West Texas to northeastern Texas during that period. Three to five inch rainfalls were common over the region with some areas receiving between six and nine inches. This heavy rainfall resulted in moderate flooding of the Polecat Creek near Sapulpa.

Latimer County 1 ENE Wilburton 20 0400CST 1 WSW Lutie 1300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Very heavy rainfall resulted in numerous roads becoming flooded across the western portion of the county.

Pittsburg County 3 W Mc Alester 20 0545CST 1 S Dow 1000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A portion of Highway 63 was closed west of Haileyville due to high water. Highway 31 west of McAlester was also closed due to high water. Rogers County 6 SSE Collinsville 20 0725CST 1300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Portions of E 86th Street North were closed due to high water.

Ottawa County 1 NNW Miami 20 0730CST 1 SSE Miami Arpt 1300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Several roads in and around town were closed due to high water.

Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along a cold front that pushed into the region during the midday hours of the 19th. The thunderstorms evolved into a line as they pushed eastward and produced damaging wind, large hail and a brief tornado over eastern Oklahoma. The slow moving nature of the complex also resulted in widespread flash flooding across the region.

Ottawa County 9 WNW North Miami 20 0930CST 5 W Miami 25 0030CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

The Neosho River near Commerce rose above its flood stage of 15 feet at 10:30 am CDT on March 20th. The river crested at 19.81 feet at 10:00 am CDT on the 23rd, resulting in moderate flooding. Highway 125 in Miami was closed due to flooding from 4 pm on the 22nd through 830 pm on the 24th. The river fell below its flood stage at 01:30 am CDT on the 25th.

Widespread heavy rainfall fell across much of eastern Oklahoma from the 19th through the 21st as a result of a slow-moving upper level low pressure system that moved from West Texas to northeastern Texas during that period. Three to five inch rainfalls were common over the region with some areas receiving between six and nine inches. This heavy rainfall resulted in moderate flooding of the Neosho River near Commerce.

Pushmataha County 2 W Ethel 20 0930CST 22 2100CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

The Kiamichi River near Antlers rose above its flood stage of 25 feet at 10:30 am CDT on March 20th. The river crested at 31.20 feet at 1:30 am CDT on the 21st, resulting in moderate flooding. The river fell below flood stage at 10:00 pm CDT on the 22nd. Widespread heavy rainfall fell across much of eastern Oklahoma from the 19th through the 21st as a result of a slow-moving upper level low pressure system that moved from West Texas to northeastern Texas during that period. Three to five inch rainfalls were common over the region with some areas receiving between six and nine inches. This heavy rainfall resulted in moderate flooding of the Kiamichi River near Antlers.

Le Flore County 4 W Octavia 20 0930CST 1300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Portions of Highway 144 were closed due to high water.

311 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OKLAHOMA, Eastern Ottawa County 2 NNW Cardin 20 0930CST 3 WSW Afton 1300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Numerous roads were reported flooded and closed across the county.

Pittsburg County 1 WNW Mc Alester 20 0930CST 2 NE Haileyville 1300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Several roads were flooded and closed from McAlester to the south and southeast toward Haileyville and Hartshorne.

Pushmataha County 1 N Ethel 20 0940CST 1300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A combination of flash flooding and flooding of the Kiamichi River resulted in stranded homes and closed roads.

Ottawa County 1 SSW Miami 20 1022CST 1300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Very heavy rainfall resulted in numerous roads throughout the county becoming flooded and closed.

Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along a cold front that pushed into the region during the midday hours of the 19th. The thunderstorms evolved into a line as they pushed eastward and produced damaging wind, large hail and a brief tornado over eastern Oklahoma. The slow moving nature of the complex also resulted in widespread flash flooding across the region.

Le Flore County 1 S Panama 20 1030CST 23 0945CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

The Poteau River near Panama rose above its flood stage of 29 feet at 11:30 am CDT on March 20th. The river crested at 36.43 feet at 4:15 pm CDT on the 21st, resulting in moderate flooding. The river fell below flood stage at 10:45 am CDT on the 23rd.

Widespread heavy rainfall fell across much of eastern Oklahoma from the 19th through the 21st as a result of a slow-moving upper level low pressure system that moved from West Texas to northeastern Texas during that period. Three to five inch rainfalls were common over the region with some areas receiving between six and nine inches. This heavy rainfall resulted in moderate flooding of the Poteau River near Panama.

Muskogee County 1 NNW Hatbox Arpt 20 1030CST 1 WNW Hyde Park 1300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Several roads were flooded and closed. Nowata County 2 NNW Delaware 20 1100CST 1300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Portions of Highway 169 were flooded north of town. Rogers County 4 SSW Inola 20 1100CST 1300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

The 640 Road west of the 4200 Road was closed due to high water.

Latimer County 1 E Patterson 20 1230CST 1 NNE Degnan 2100CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Highbridge Road just northwest of Wilburton was closed due to high water.

312 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

OKLAHOMA, Eastern Cherokee County 1 W Hulbert 20 1425CST 1 SE Melvin 2100CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Highway 80 was closed to the west of Hulbert due to high water.

Delaware County 3 S Lk Of The Cherokees 20 1443CST 1 SE Grove Arpt 2100CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Delaware County District 2 reported sixteen roads were closed due to high water between Grove and Jay.

Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along a cold front that pushed into the region during the midday hours of the 19th. The thunderstorms evolved into a line as they pushed eastward and produced damaging wind, large hail and a brief tornado over eastern Oklahoma. The slow moving nature of the complex also resulted in widespread flash flooding across the region.

OKLAHOMA, Western Central and Southeast

OKZ004>024-027- ALFALFA - BECKHAM - BLAINE - CADDO - CANADIAN - COMANCHE - COTTON - CUSTER - 033>039-044>045 DEWEY - ELLIS - GARFIELD - GRADY - GRANT - GREER - HARMON - HARPER - JACKSON - JEFFERSON - KAY - KINGFISHER - KIOWA - LOGAN - MAJOR - NOBLE - PAYNE - ROGER MILLS - STEPHENS - TILLMAN - WASHITA - WOODS - WOODWARD 01 0000CST 31 2359CST 0 0 Drought

The stretch of above normal precipitation continued into March, with areas that needed rainfall receiving much needed amounts. The rainfall combined with above normal temperatures kept the prospects for a good winter crop season high.

Jackson County (LTS)Altus Afb 08 0453CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (51MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 51 knots is equivalent to 59 mph.

Kiowa County Hobart 08 0500CST 0 0 0.70K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (56EG)

A 10x10 foot covered steel dog pen anchored into the ground was flipped by a severe wind gust. The pen was anchored at six points with re-bar. Note: The estimated wind gust of 56 knots is equivalent to 64 mph. Washita County 1 WNW Burns Flat 08 0739CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (51MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 51 knots is equivalent to 59 mph.

Garvin County Foster 08 0820CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

OKZ038 COMANCHE 08 0915CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind Bryan County 9 N Durant Eaker Arpt 08 1420CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

The hail report was relayed by KTEN-TV. Atoka County 1 SE Caney 08 1430CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Widespread showers and thunderstorms developed near and behind a strong cold front, and a couple of storms briefly became severe with strong winds or marginally severe hail. More importantly, several areas received near or more than one inch of rainfall, which continued to help in the lessening of the drought.

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OKLAHOMA, Western Central and Southeast Harmon County 2 W Hollis 18 1615CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

The hail damaged windshields. The report was relayed by NWS Amarillo.

Harmon County 1 N Hollis 18 1617CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Harmon County 3 W Hollis 18 1618CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

The hail was reported along Highway 62. Harmon County 1 W Hollis 18 1620CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Harmon County 4 W Hollis 18 1635CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.50)

Harmon County 4 N Mc Knight 18 1708CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

The hail was reported 3 miles ENE of Sandy, OK. Greer County 3 W Reed 18 1735CST 1740CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Up to 2 inch diameter hail fell for about 5 minutes. Greer County 2 E Reed 18 1750CST 1804CST 3.85 150 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

The tornado developed just south of State Highway 9 and moved north-northeast. Although it became a well-developed tornado, it produced no known damage. Greer County 3 WSW Brinkman 18 1810CST 0.1 50 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

The tornado produced no known damage. Greer County 3 WNW Willow 18 1827CST 1830CST 1.38 75 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

The tornado produced no known damage. Greer County 3 NW Willow 18 1828CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Beckham County 7 SSW Carter 18 1837CST 1842CST 1 75 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

The tornado produced no known damage. Ellis County (GAG)Gage Airport 18 2209CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

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OKLAHOMA, Western Central and Southeast Beckham County 4 ESE Erick 19 0200CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

Woodward County 2 WSW Woodward 19 0225CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50MG)

Supercell thunderstorms developed over the southern Texas panhandle and moved into southwest Oklahoma, with large hail and four tornadoes reported by early evening. The first thunderstorms moved into western portions of north Texas and quickly strengthened to severe levels. large hail was reported as they moved northeast into southwest Oklahoma. As the storms moved into Greer county, the supercells developed strong low level rotation due to the high amounts of low-level wind shear. Four tornadoes developed over Greer and far southeast Beckham counties, but remained over open land and caused no known damage. Other storms developed during the evening hours, but the threat had transitioned to heavy rainfall, large hail, and damaging winds. Note: The measured wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Love County Marietta 19 1600CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

The hail report was relayed by NWS Fort Worth. Atoka County 10 SSE Atoka 19 1852CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Very heavy rainfall overspread Oklahoma during the day on the 19th, with sporadic severe hail reported over southeast Oklahoma. The thunderstorms were located mainly near a cold front that had moved into southeast Oklahoma during the afternoon hours. Caddo County 4 S Anadarko 21 1354CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Kiowa County Roosevelt 21 1413CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Oklahoma County 4 S Choctaw 21 1622CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

The hail reported near SE 29th Street and South Henney Road.

Oklahoma County Oklahoma City 21 1634CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

The hail was reported near the Deep Deuce portion of Bricktown.

Oklahoma County 1 SW Choctaw 21 1636CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

The hail was reported near SE 10th Street and South Henney Road.

Oklahoma County 4 WSW Edmond 21 1642CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

The hail was reported near NW 164th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.

Canadian County 3 NE Piedmont 21 1643CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Logan County Crescent 21 1721CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

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OKLAHOMA, Western Central and Southeast

A large upper level storm system slowly moved into the southern Plains, with widespread showers and thunderstorms developing around its periphery during the morning hours. Some sunshine was observed over parts of central and western Oklahoma during the morning and early afternoon hours, but the recent rainfall combined with very cold temperatures aloft allowed for additional showers and thunderstorms to develop and rotate around the storm system. Some of the thunderstorms were strong to marginally severe, with hail sizes mostly ranging from penny to nickel size. Also, numerous funnel clouds were reported, with most extending about a quarter of the way below cloud base before lifting back into the cloud. The precipitation diminished in coverage and intensity with the loss of daytime heating, with lighter showers persisting into the night.

Woodward County 1 N Woodward 29 1824CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Woodward County Woodward 29 1825CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Woodward County 2 W Woodward 29 1828CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

The hail occurred on the west side of Woodward. The report was relayed via social media (Twitter).

Woodward County 1 S Woodward 29 1833CST 1838CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

The hail occurred for approximately 5 minutes. The report was relayed via social media.

Woodward County 1 WSW Woodward 29 1835CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Ellis County Gage 29 1852CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Ellis County Shattuck 29 1935CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Ellis County 6 SW Arnett 29 2040CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.75)

Ellis County Arnett 29 2045CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Woodward County 4 ENE Woodward 29 2130CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Lightning

A home near Boiling Springs State Park was struck by lightning. A significant portion of its roof was lost due to fire.

Roger Mills County 3 N Roll 29 2315CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (4.00)

Roger Mills County 4 N Roll 29 2320CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (4.50)

Roger Mills County 1 NNW Roll 29 2323CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

A line of severe thunderstorms moved slowly south during the evening hours of the 29th, and continued until just after midnight on the 30th. The thunderstorms first developed over far northwest Oklahoma along a weak cold front that was located from north-central into west-central Oklahoma. The thunderstorms moved slowly south over Woodward county, with large hail and very heavy rainfall. The storms eventually moved south into Ellis and Roger Mills counties, resulting in additional hail and heavy rainfall.

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OKLAHOMA, Western Central and Southeast Bryan County 4 NNE Durant Eaker Arpt 31 0428CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Bryan County 1 N Calera 31 0430CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Atoka County 9 SE Atoka 31 0525CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Thunderstorms produced below severe limit hail over parts of Bryan and Atoka counties. No severe weather occurred.

OREGON, Central and East

ORZ509 EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES 01 0000PST 0800PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

Heavy snowfall which began on February 28 finally ended early March 1. Snowfall amounts measured in inches included Sunriver (13) and 5 miles northeast of Sisters (6).

ORZ502 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS 01 1500PST 2200PST 0 0 20.0K 0.00K Winter Weather

Icy roads caused numerous accidents and the closure of I-84 between LaGrande and Pendleton.

ORZ507 FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON 06 1430PST 1730PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Wildfire

Embers from a burn pile blew into tall weeds and grass which spread and burned about 240 acres on the southeast side of Pendleton.

ORZ503 SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS 12 2017PST 13 0433PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong south to north pressure gradient at the surface and strong winds aloft produce high winds. Peak wind speeds reported in miles per hour included at 6 miles northeast of Ruggs (70) and at Long Creek High School (63).

ORZ042-502-509 EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES - NORTH CENTRAL OREGON - NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS 20 0000PST 21 1630PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A moist southwest flow ahead of an upper level low pressure brought heavy snowfall to the areas just east of the Cascade Mountains and to the Blue Mountains. Snowfall amounts reported in inches included 2 miles south southwest of Camp Sherman (12), Clear Lake SnoTel (21), 8 miles northeast of Warm Springs (4.5), 9 miles west northwest of Culver (7.5), 1 mile south of Black Butte Ranch (10), High Ridge SnoTel (12), Milk Shakes SnoTel (20), 5 miles north of LaPine (8), 1 mile west of Three Rivers (8), 4 miles west northwest of LaPine (8), Milkshakes SnoTel (18), 1 mile southeast of Flora (8), 10 miles south southeast of Maupin (5.5), and Sunriver (8).

ORZ042 NORTH CENTRAL OREGON 29 1200PST 1800PST 0 0 2.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

Strong winds aloft and a tight pressure gradient caused widespread gusty winds 40 to 50 mph with isolated gusts to 55 mph and localized damage. A downed tree in Redmond at southwest Black Butte and ninth street damaged a fence.

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OREGON, Northwest ORZ003-010-013 CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY - COAST RANGE OF NW OREGON - NORTH OREGON CASCADES - NORTH OREGON CASCADES FOOTHILLS 01 0000PST 1530PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

This winter weather episode is continued from February. An unstable air mass following a Pacific cold front brought widespread snow showers to the North Oregon Cascades and foothills, the Cascades in Lane County and the North Oregon Coastal Range.

ORZ001 NORTHERN OREGON COAST 11 2300PST 12 1425PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

ORZ002-007 CENTRAL OREGON COAST - CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY 12 0312PST 1100PST 0 0 10.0K 0.00K High Wind

A strong Pacific cold front brought strong southerly winds to the Oregon Coast and inland to the central Willamette Valley.

ORZ001>003 CENTRAL OREGON COAST - COAST RANGE OF NW OREGON - NORTHERN OREGON COAST

12 1000PST 0002PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A strong Pacific cold front moved into the Pacific Northwest bringing heavy snowfall to the North and Central Oregon Coast and the North Oregon Coast Range.

ORZ001-003 COAST RANGE OF NW OREGON - NORTHERN OREGON COAST 14 0915PST 0911PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong Pacific cold front brought strong southerly winds to the North Oregon Coast.

Tillamook County Nehalem 15 0000PST 17 2359PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff causing the Nehalem River near Foss, Oregon to overflow its banks and flood low lying areas. The Nehalem River crested at 15.5 feet on March 15th at 5 pm PDT, 1.5 feet above flood stage.

Tillamook County 1 NNE Tillamook 15 0000PST 2359PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain that fell over the Coast Range combined with snowmelt runoff causing flooding along the Wilson River. The Wilson River at Tillamook crested at 13.5 feet on March 15th at 2 pm PDT, 1.5 feet above flood stage.

Cold air following a very strong Pacific frontal system brought widespread low elevation snow to Western Oregon Monday night/Tuesday morning. Two more strong weather systems in this series brought heavy rains Wednesday and Thursday. The widespread heavy rain combined with melting snow to bring many rivers above flood stage.

ORZ001-002 CENTRAL OREGON COAST - NORTHERN OREGON COAST 15 0000PST 0938PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong Pacific cold front brought strong southerly winds to the north and central Oregon Coast and to the north Oregon Coast Range.

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OREGON, Northwest Benton County 2 S Conroy 16 0000PST 2359PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain caused the Marys River near Philomath to overflow its banks and cause flooding to surrounding areas. The Marys River crested at 20.1 feet on March 16th at 5 pm PST, 0.1 feet above flood stage.

Clackamas County 2 NNW Canby 16 0000PST 1 SSW New Era 19 2359PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff caused the Pudding River at Aurora to overflow its banks and flood low lying areas. The Pudding River crested at 23.0 feet on March 18th at 3 am PST, 1.0 feet above flood stage.

Cold air following a very strong Pacific frontal system brought widespread low elevation snow to Western Oregon Monday night/Tuesday morning. Two more strong weather systems in this series brought heavy rains Wednesday and Thursday. The widespread heavy rain combined with melting snow to bring many rivers above flood stage.

ORZ002 CENTRAL OREGON COAST 19 2310PST 20 1128PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong Pacific cold front brought strong southerly winds to the central Oregon Coast.

ORZ010>014 CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY - CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY - NORTH OREGON CASCADES - NORTH OREGON CASCADES FOOTHILLS - UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY 20 0700PST 22 2300PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

ORZ004-008 CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF W OREGON - SOUTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY

21 0000PST 0600PST 0 0 75.0K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A strong Pacific frontal system brought cold air and low snow levels to central Oregon and the North and Central Oregon Cascades and foothills...resulting in widespread areas of heavy snow.

ORZ001-002 CENTRAL OREGON COAST - NORTHERN OREGON COAST 28 1930PST 29 0630PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong Pacific cold front brought southerly winds to the North and Central Oregon Coast.

Tillamook County Nehalem 29 0000PST 31 2359PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain caused the Nehalem River near Foss, Oregon to overflow its banks and flood low lying areas. The Nehalem River crested at 14.9 feet on March 30th at 11 am PDT, 0.9 feet above flood stage.

Tillamook County 1 NNE Tillamook 29 0000PST 30 2359PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain caused flooding along the Wilson River. The Wilson River at Tillamook crested at 12.4 feet on March 29th at 11 pm PDT, 0.4 feet above flood stage. A strong Pacific cold front brought heavy rains to Western Oregon bringing many rivers above flood stage.

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OREGON, Northwest ORZ001-002 CENTRAL OREGON COAST - NORTHERN OREGON COAST 29 1237PST 1610PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Winds following a strong Pacific cold front increased again, bringing strong northwesterly winds to the North and Central Oregon Coast. Benton County 2 S Conroy 30 0000PST 31 2359PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain caused the Marys River near Philomath to overflow its banks and cause flooding to surrounding areas. The Marys River crested at 20.6 feet on March 31st at 11 am PST, 0.6 feet above flood stage.

Clackamas County 2 S Estacada 30 0000PST 1 ENE Redland 2359PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain caused the Clackamas River at Estacada to overflow its banks and flood low lying areas. The Clackamas River crested at 20.6 feet on March 30th at 5 pm PST, 0.6 feet above flood stage.

Lane County 2 ESE Mapleton 30 0000PST 31 2359PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain caused the Siuslaw River near Mapleton to overflow its banks, causing flooding to surrounding areas. The Siuslaw River crested at 20.4 feet on March 30th at 6 pm PST, 2.4 feet above flood stage.

Polk County 1 S Buena Vista 30 0000PST 3 SE Suver 31 2359PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain caused the Luckiamute River at Suver to overflow its banks causing flooding to surrounding areas. The Luckiamute River crested at 28.0 feet on March 31st at 7 am PST, 1.0 feet above flood stage.

Washington County Dilley 30 0000PST 1 SSE Seghers 31 2359PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain caused the Tualatin River at Dilley to overflow its banks causing flooding to surrounding areas. The Tualatin River crested at 17.6 feet on March 30th at 2 pm PST, 0.1 feet above flood stage.

A strong Pacific cold front brought heavy rains to Western Oregon bringing many rivers above flood stage.

ORZ011 NORTH OREGON CASCADES 30 0700PST 1700PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A strong frontal system brought snow to elevations above 3500 feet in the North Oregon Cascades.

OREGON, Southeast

ORZ061-062 BAKER - HARNEY 12 2200PST 13 0500PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong cold front moved across Southeast Oregon bringing high, damaging winds to the area in the late evening on the 12th and into the early morning on the 13th.

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OREGON, Southeast ORZ063 MALHEUR 31 1200MST 1600MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong gradient developed over Southeast Oregon and Southwest Idaho on the 31st resulting in wind damage and power outages.

OREGON, Southwest

ORZ021 SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST 07 0000PST 0800PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Frost/Freeze

An unusually cold air mass combined with clearing skies to bring freezing temperatures to portions of the southern Oregon coast. 08 0100PST 0800PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Frost/Freeze

An unusually cold air mass combined with clearing skies to bring freezing temperatures to portions of the southern Oregon coast. 12 0400PST 2100PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

ORZ022 CURRY COUNTY COAST 12 0700PST 2230PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong cold front brought strong winds to many areas in Southern Oregon and Northern California.

ORZ021-022 CURRY COUNTY COAST - SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST 12 1121PST 1851PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Surf

Along with the storms, heavy swell moved into the coastal waters, which created high surf conditions along the coast.

ORZ031 CENTRAL & EASTERN LAKE COUNTY 12 1500PST 13 0500PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong cold front brought strong winds to many areas in Southern Oregon and Northern California.

ORZ021-024-026 EASTERN CURRY COUNTY & JOSEPHINE COUNTY - JACKSON COUNTY - SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST 12 2000PST 13 0800PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

An unseasonably cold system moved onshore the morning of the March 13th, and significant snow was recorded down to sea level.

ORZ030 NORTHERN & EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY & WESTERN LAKE COUNTY 12 2200PST 13 0300PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong cold front brought strong winds to many areas in Southern Oregon and Northern California.

ORZ021-031 CENTRAL & EASTERN LAKE COUNTY - CURRY COUNTY COAST - SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST 15 0338PST 0524PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

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OREGON, Southwest

Yet another cold front brought strong winds to the southern Oregon coast and areas east of the Cascades.

Coos County 1 N Cedar Pt 16 0715PST 19 0645PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

The Coquille River at Coquille exceeded flood stage (21.0 feet) at 16/0715 PST, reached moderate flood stage (23.0 feet) at 16/2330 PST, and crested at 23.69 feet at 17/0700 PST. It receded below moderate flood stage at 18/0645 PST, then receded below flood stage at 19/0700 PST.

Coos County 1 WSW Myrtle Pt 16 1230PST 1830PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

The South Fork of the Coquille River at Myrtle Point exceeded flood stage (33.0 feet) at 16/1230 PST, crested at 33.15 feet at 16/1400 PST, then receded below flood stage at 16/1815 PST.

Heavy rains caused the Coquille River to flood at Coquille.

ORZ022 CURRY COUNTY COAST 16 1732PST 1737PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Another front brought high winds to the coast and ridges of southern Oregon, but only a few reports meeting warning criteria were received.

ORZ023-026 CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY - EASTERN CURRY COUNTY & JOSEPHINE COUNTY - JACKSON COUNTY 19 0100PST 0700PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Frost/Freeze

An unusually cold air mass led to late season freezing temperatures over some of the west side valleys of Southwest Oregon.

ORZ031 CENTRAL & EASTERN LAKE COUNTY 20 0938PST 22 0738PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

An incoming front combined with strong upper level flow led to strong winds surfacing east of the Cascades.

Coos County (OTH)North Bend Arpt 20 2329PST 3 SSW Riverton 22 0634PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

The mainstem Coquille River and the South and North Forks of the Coquille River all reached levels that are associated with flooding on feeder streams as well as the Coos and Millacoma rivers.

Curry County Pistol River 20 2329PST 4 NW Brookings State Arpt 22 0634PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

The Elks and Sixes rivers showed impacts from flooding. Douglas County (RBG)Roseburg Arpt 20 2329PST 2 WNW Drain 22 0634PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Deer Creek at Roseburg reached flood stage in this event and this stream is considered to be representative of other small streams in the area. Sustained heavy precipitation brought flooding to main stem rivers and other areas of southwest Oregon.

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OREGON, Southwest Douglas County 2 NW Dixonville 21 1400PST 22 0500PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Deer Creek at Roseburg exceeded flood stage at 21/1400 PST, crested at 11.35 feet at 22/0100 PST, then fell below flood stage at 22/0430 PST. Coos County Cedar Pt 21 1715PST 25 0445PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

The Coquillle River at Coquille exceeded flood stage at 21/1715 PST. It exceeded moderate flood stage at 22/0045 PST, then crested at 24.75 feet at 22/1215 PST. It fell below moderate flood stage at 24/0745 PST, then fell below flood stage at 250445 PST.

Coos County 1 W Myrtle Pt 21 1815PST 22 2200PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

The South Fork of the Coquillle River at Myrtle Point exceeded flood stage at 21/1815 PST. It exceeded moderate flood stage at 21/2000 PST, then major flood stage at 21/2145. It crested at 38.57 feet at 22/0230 PST. It fell below major flood stage at 22/0915 PST, fell below moderate flood stage at 22/1500 PST, then fell below flood stage at 22/2200 PST.

Heavy rains brought more main stem river flooding to southwest Oregon. The Coquillle River flooded in two locations and Deer Creek flooded at Roseburg.

ORZ022-028 CURRY COUNTY COAST - SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS & SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES

26 1939PST 27 2213PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Another incoming front brought high winds to portions of southwest and south central Oregon.

ORZ021-031 CENTRAL & EASTERN LAKE COUNTY - CURRY COUNTY COAST - SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST 29 0438PST 31 2213PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Several incoming fronts induced a nearly continuous high wind event over south central Oregon east of the Cascades.

Coos County (OTH)North Bend Arpt 30 0556PST 9 WSW Byerte 31 2359PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

The mainstem Coquille River and the South and North Forks of the Coquille River all reached levels that are associated with flooding on feeder streams as well as the Coos and Millacoma rivers. Daniels Creek near Coos Bay was reported out of its banks.

Curry County Pistol River 30 0556PST 7 SE Port Orford 31 2359PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

The Chetco, Elk, and Sixes rivers were all impacted by flooding. It is likely that other streams in the area such as the Pistol and Winchuck were similarly impacted. Josephine County O Brien 30 0556PST 4 WSW Selma 31 2359PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Flooding was reported on the west fork of the Illinois river. Flooding was reported at Mountain Man RV Park 2N Cave Junction. Slate Creek near Selma was reported out of its banks.

Heavy rain brought another round of areal flooding to southwest Oregon.

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OREGON, Southwest Coos County 1 NNW Cedar Pt 30 1515PST 31 2359PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

The Coquille River at Coquille exceeded flood stage at 30/1515 PST. It exceeded moderate flood stage at 31/0045 PST. It crested several times at 24.31 feet between 31/1900 and 31/2045 PST. It fell below moderate flood state at 03/0700 PST and then fell below flood stage at 04/1300 PST.

Coos County 1 WSW Myrtle Pt 30 1600PST 31 2359PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

The South Fork of the Coquille River at Myrtle Point exceeded flood stage at 31/1600 PST, then exceeded moderate flood stage at 31/1945 PST. The river crested at 35.79 feet at 30/2330 PST. The river then fell below moderate flood stage at 31/0745 PST and below flood stage at 01/0730 PST. Heavy rains brought another round of flooding to the Coquille River. This flood lasted several days into April.

ORZ022 CURRY COUNTY COAST 30 1813PST 31 1613PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

ORZ021-030 NORTHERN & EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY & WESTERN LAKE COUNTY - SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST 31 0024PST 0800PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Yet another front brought yet another round of high winds to the southern Oregon coast.

Curry County 1 SSE Harbor 31 1457PST 1502PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (59MG)

A spotter 1SE Brookings reported a gust to 68 mph as a severe thunderstorm moved onshore.

Strong thunderstorms formed over the southern Oregon coaster waters and then moved onshore over Curry County. Note: The measured wind gust of 59 knots is equivalent to 68 mph. PENNSYLVANIA, East

PAZ054-055 CARBON - MONROE 01 0000EST 0500EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

A protracted winter weather event on February 29th and March 1st dropped up to 3 inches of snow in the Poconos and was followed by around a quarter inch of ice. The worst conditions were on the Pocono Plateau as most valley locations had less than an inch of snow and less than one tenth of an inch of ice. Numerous traffic accidents were reported. Snow began during the morning of February 29th and changed briefly to sleet during the early afternoon, The sleet changed to freezing rain over the higher terrain and mainly rain in the valleys during the early afternoon on February 29th. Intermittent periods of freezing rain persisted over the higher terrain through the night as warm air struggled to arrive. The freezing rain changed to rain early in the morning on March 1st only a couple of hours before the event ended. Representative snowfall included 2.6 inches in Coolbaugh Township (Monroe County), 2.5 inches in Tobyhanna (Monroe County), 1.8 inches in Pocono Summit (Monroe County) and 0.2 inches in Jim Thorpe (Carbon County). The wintry precipitation was caused by a low pressure system over the upper Mississippi Valley that weakened as it moved east during the day on February 29th. A high pressure system over Quebec Province Canada provided some initially cold and dry air. As the low pressure system moved east into the Great Lakes on the evening of February 29th, a series of secondary low pressure systems formed along the Pennsylvania and Maryland border and moved east. This slowed the advance of warmer air at the surface into the Poconos By 7 a.m. EST on March 1st, the secondary low pressure systems became equally as strong as the primary low pressure system which reached the eastern Great Lakes. As the secondary lows moved farther offshore later that morning, the precipitation ended in the Poconos.

324 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

PENNSYLVANIA, East 03 1500EST 1800EST 0 0 0.25K 0.00K Strong Wind

PAZ055-060>062 BERKS - LEHIGH - MONROE - NORTHAMPTON 03 1500EST 1800EST 0 0 1.75K 0.00K Strong Wind

Strong northwest winds affected the higher terrain of Berks County, the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos during the afternoon of the 3rd. Peak wind gusts averaged around 45 mph and included 47 mph in Mount Pocono (Monroe County) and 45 mph in Reading (Berks County). The strong winds occurred in the colder air after an occluded front passed through Eastern Pennsylvania during the late morning on the 3rd. It was driven by a strong low pressure system that was moving through southeastern Canada and reached a minimum pressure of 975 millibars during the late morning before it started to weaken. It continued to weaken and move farther away during the afternoon on the 3rd and the strong winds ended late that afternoon.

PAZ067-070-071 CHESTER - DELAWARE - PHILADELPHIA 08 1100EST 1500EST 0 0 1.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

Strong southwest winds preceding an approaching cold front produced wind gusts of around 45 mph in extreme southeastern Pennsylvania. The strong winds knocked down some weak tree limbs and power lines and caused very isolated power outages. Peak wind gusts included 45 mph at the Philadelphia International Airport and 44 mph in Coatesville (Chester County).

PAZ054-060>062- BERKS - BUCKS - CARBON - CHESTER - DELAWARE - LEHIGH - MONROE - MONTGOMERY - 067>071 NORTHAMPTON - PHILADELPHIA 26 0700EST 1800EST 0 1 25.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

Strong northwest winds occurred from the middle of the morning into the early evening of the 26th in Eastern Pennsylvania following a cold frontal passage. Peak wind gusts averaged 45 to 50 mph, downed isolated weak trees, scattered tree limbs and wires and caused isolated power outages. In addition, the recent dry weather coupled with the strong winds increased the threat for rapidly expanding wildfires. One person was injured when a tree fell onto their pickup truck on Pennsylvania State Route 611 along the Northampton and Monroe County lines. The roadway was closed for a two mile stretch south of Delaware Water Gap in Monroe County. Peak wind gusts included 48 mph at the Lehigh Valley International Airport and Pottstown (Montgomery County), 46 mph in Mount Pocono (Sussex County). 45 mph at the Philadelphia International Airport, 44 mph in Forks Township (Northampton County) and 43 mph in Reading (Berks County) and Doylestown (Bucks County). The strong northwest winds were caused by the pressure difference between a high pressure system building into the Great Lakes and a low pressure system in the Canadian Maritimes. As the high pressure system moved closer during the evening of the 26th and the low pressure system moved offshore, winds diminished.

PAZ062 NORTHAMPTON 26 1300EST 1500EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Wildfire

The combination of strong winds, low relative humidity levels and an unseasonably warm and dry March caused several mulch fires at a Target store in Lower Nazareth Township in Northampton County. March overall was unseasonably warm and dry across Eastern Pennsylvania. It was the warmest March on record in Pennsylvania dating back to 1895. In Philadelphia, it was the second warmest (52.2 degrees) and 4th driest March (0.79 inches) on record. In Allentown (Lehigh County), it was the warmest (49.8 degrees) March on record and also the third driest (1.00 inch). It was also the warmest (45.4 degrees) March on record in Mount Pocono (Monroe County) and tied for the third driest (1.04 inches). In Reading (Berks County), it was the second warmest (51.0 degrees) and third driest (0.80 inches) March on record.

Lehigh County 1 SSW Coplay 28 1155EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Lightning

Lightning struck the Whitehall Township municipal building on the afternoon of the 28th. The thunderstorm produced several strikes that hit township buildings on MacArthur Road and a propane tank at the public works building which caused an underground tank fire. The municipal building was struck, but suffered no apparent damage. The building was evacuated as a precaution. Another lightning strike caused a loss of power to a fuel pump on the township building's property. No injuries were reported. A line of showers and isolated thunderstorms that moved through Lehigh County caused lightning damage to the Whitehall Township municipal buildings.

325 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

PENNSYLVANIA, Northeast PAZ038>040-043> BRADFORD - LACKAWANNA - LUZERNE - NORTHERN WAYNE - PIKE - SOUTHERN WAYNE - 044-047>048-072 SUSQUEHANNA - WYOMING 17 0000EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heat 23 A period of record warm temperatures was experienced across northeast Pennsylvania from March 17th to the 23rd as the jet stream was pushed farther north than is typical for this time of year and persistent southerly flow developed over an unusually large area of the United States. Temperatures across northeast Pennsylvania reached well into the 70s during this stretch , with some typically warmer valley locations near or just above 80 degrees. The climate station at the airport in Avoca broke the record for the warmest March on record, with the mean temperature nearly 12 degrees above normal.

PENNSYLVANIA, Northwest

PAZ001>003 CRAWFORD - NORTHERN ERIE - SOUTHERN ERIE 03 0100EST 0300EST 0 0 17.0K 0.00K High Wind

An area of strong low pressure moved northeast across the Central Great Lakes during the evening hours of March 2nd. A cold front trailing the low swept east across the region. Damaging winds occurred along and behind the front. Wind gusts to 60 mph were reported at some locations. Several trees and limbs were downed across Erie and Crawford Counties.

27 0100EST 0900EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Cold/Wind Chill

PAZ001-002 NORTHERN ERIE - SOUTHERN ERIE 27 0200EST 0800EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Extreme Cold/Wind Chill

Record warm temperatures occurred across northwestern Pennsylvania during the middle portion of March. Daily temperatures averaged as much as 25 degrees above normal during that period. All of the major climate locations reported high temperatures in the upper 70s for several days. This record warmth caused the growing season to start unusually early. After a strong cold frontal passage on the 25th, temperatures plummeted. Morning lows on the 27th were in the lower to middle 20s most areas. Temperatures were below freezing for six or more hours. The cold temperatures resulted in significant damage to trees and other foliage. Blossoms on some fruit trees were damaged. Exact losses will not be known until after the growing season ends. Low temperatures on the 27th included 19 degrees at Titusville, 22 degrees at Meadville and 26 degrees at Erie.

PENNSYLVANIA, West Jefferson County 1 E Port Barnett 28 0740EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Jefferson County 1 E Brockway 28 0748EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Jefferson County 1 E Port Barnett 28 0750EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Jefferson County 1 NNE Beechton 28 0803EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Beaver County 2 NW Beaver 28 0835EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Allegheny County 1 E Imperial 28 0859EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Allegheny County 1 E Virsoix 28 0859EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

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PENNSYLVANIA, West Washington County Mc Donald 28 0905EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Allegheny County 1 W Sharpsburg 28 0906EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Allegheny County 1 E Clifton 28 0912EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Allegheny County 1 S Sygan 28 0915EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Allegheny County 1 W Liberty 28 0921EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Westmoreland County 1 E Circleville 28 0923EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Allegheny County 1 W Glassport 28 0928EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Westmoreland County 1 S North Irwin 28 0935EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Westmoreland County 1 S Forbes Road 28 0938EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Westmoreland County 1 E Greensburg 28 0939EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Westmoreland County 1 S Forbes Road 28 0946EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Westmoreland County 1 S Loyalhanna 28 0949EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Westmoreland County 1 SW Ligonier 28 0952EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Westmoreland County 1 SW Ligonier 28 0955EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Westmoreland County 1 S Forbes Road 28 1000EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Westmoreland County 1 S Forbes Road 28 1008EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Westmoreland County 1 S Forbes Road 28 1014EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Washington County 1 ESE Tylerdale Jct 28 1026EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

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PENNSYLVANIA, West Washington County 1 ESE Tylerdale Jct 28 1028EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Washington County 1 ESE Tylerdale Jct 28 1033EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Westmoreland County 1 E Circleville 28 1034EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Fayette County Indian Head 28 1037EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Fayette County 2 NE Lynnwood 28 1043EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Fayette County 1 ESE Whitsett 28 1048EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Washington County 1 S Glennes Hgts 28 1049EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Westmoreland County Turkeytown 28 1051EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Fayette County Indian Head 28 1116EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed across western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, and eastern Ohio ahead of a fast moving cold front during the morning and early afternoon.

SOUTH CAROLINA, Central Fairfield County 1 NNW Monticello 02 0617EST 0619EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Public reported nickel to quarter size hail and strong winds near Monticello in western Fairfield County.

Fairfield County 2 NNW Blackjack 02 0629EST 0630EST 0 0 20.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Dispatch reported several trees and powerlines down from just west of Winnsboro, in Winnsboro, and areas east of Winnsboro.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Fairfield County 3 SSW Flint Hill 02 0643EST 0645EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Dispatch reported nickel to quarter size hail in Winnsboro and areas just east of town.

Lancaster County 2 ESE Kershaw 02 0713EST 0715EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Sheriff reported nickel size hail on Hwy 341 5 miles east of the town of Kershaw.

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SOUTH CAROLINA, Central Mccormick County 1 E Plum Branch 03 0426EST 0428EST 0 0 4.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Dispatch reported a couple of trees down on Hwy 221. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Edgefield County 3 SSE Cledra 03 0428EST 0430EST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Dispatch reported a couple of trees down on the west end of the county on Garret road.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Saluda County 3 SE Mayson 03 0452EST 5 E Merchant 0500EST 0 0 20.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Dispatch reported trees and powerlines down countywide. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Newberry County Helena 03 0506EST Pomaria 0515EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Disparch reported trees and powerlines down from Newberry to Pomeria.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Fairfield County 4 NE Rock Hill 03 0519EST 0520EST 0 0 6.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Dispatch reported trees down around the Jenkinsville area. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Fairfield County 1 NW Ridgeway 03 0533EST 0535EST 0 0 4.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Dispatch reported a several trees down on Hwy 34 and Hwy 69.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Richland County Denny Terrace 03 0535EST 1 N Eau Claire 0538EST 2.54 80 0 0 30.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

An EF0 tornado touched down just west of Monticello road on the back end of Columbia International University then crossed the intersection of Houston Street and Bishopville Ave. Theo tornado continued with intermittent touchdown east to Patton Lane. Many trees and large branches were down, some which fell on a mobile home doing minor damage.

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SOUTH CAROLINA, Central

EF0 Tornado Damage to trees near the intersection of Frost Avenue and Bishop Avenue. Richland County 2 W Denny Terrace 03 0536EST 3 S Pontiac 0540EST 0 0 12.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

SKYWARN Spotters reoprted antennas and trees down across northern Richland county from southeast of Irmo to the Kershaw county line. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Lexington County 1 ENE Lexington 03 0538EST 0540EST 0 0 8.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Sheriff reported trees down along the 1500 block of Corley Mill road.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Aiken County 2 NE Graniteville 03 0539EST 0540EST 0 0 4.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Sheriff reported trees blocking the roadway near Goodsprings road and Hwy 19.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Richland County Forest Acres 03 0543EST 0545EST 0 0 4.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

SKYWARN spotter reported some trees down in the Forest Acres area.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Kershaw County 2 ESE Elgin 03 0547EST 0550EST 0 0 4.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Dispatch reported trees down in Elgin and areas east toward Camden.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph.

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SOUTH CAROLINA, Central Richland County 1 SW Eau Claire 03 0547EST 0550EST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Sheriff reported trees blocking the road on Burning tree road and near Bush River road.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Kershaw County 1 NW Camden 03 0556EST 0600EST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Dispatch reported a couple of trees and powerlines down on Mill Street and alson Hwy 97 near the land fill.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Richland County 2 WSW Denny Terrace 03 0602EST 0604EST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Sheriff reoprted trees down at Broad River road and Haviland Circle.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Lexington County 4 SSW Barr 03 0611EST 0613EST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Sheriff reported trees down on Calks Ferry road near Pond Branch road.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Lee County 3 ESE Lucknow 03 0619EST 0621EST 0 0 4.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Dispatch reported trees down on Lee State Park road North Northwest of Bishopville.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Lexington County 3 SSE Irmo 03 0621EST 0623EST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Sheriff reported trees down at Beatty road and Morningside Drive.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Orangeburg County 1 ESE Neeses 03 0901EST 0903EST 0 0 4.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

SCEG reported power outages due to large limbs and trees on powerlines near Neeses.

A squll line pushed through the Midlands, CSRA, and Pee Dee region taking down trees and powerlines. An EF0 also occurred in Northern Richland county. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Orangeburg County 2 NE Bowman 16 1455EST 1457EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Public reported 1 inch hail along I-26 near Bowman. Orangeburg County 4 SE Rowesville 16 1520EST 1522EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Public reported quarter size hail on Cattle Creek Road.

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SOUTH CAROLINA, Central Orangeburg County 1 E Neeses 16 1545EST 1547EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Public reported quarter size hail at the Neeses Lawn and Garden Center.

Orangeburg County 1 N Neeses 16 1553EST 1555EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Public reported penny size hail in Neeses. Bamberg County 2 S Denmark 16 1710EST 2 S Sato 1716EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Crestwood Country Club reported nickel to quarter size hail.

Scattered thunderstorms produced some large hail and damaging winds in the eastern Midlands.

Orangeburg County 2 S North 17 1550EST 1554EST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Sheriff reported some trees down near North. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Barnwell County 1 W Barnwell Co Arpt 17 1615EST 1617EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Sweetwater Golf Course received reports of quarter size hail about 2 miles northeast of the course and about 2 miles west northwest of the town of Barnwell. Kershaw County Elgin 17 2330EST 0 0 400.00K 0.00K Lightning

Lightning struck a home in the Haigs creek subdivision outside of Elgin completely destroying the large home. Fire Chief Gene Faulkenberry estimated damage at $400k. Widely scattered thunderstorms produce some wind and hail events in the eastern Midlands.

Lee County 1 WNW Cypress Xrds 19 1613EST 1615EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail covered the ground near the intersection of Cypress and Cypress Cemetary roads. Lots of nickel to dime size hail with some pieces up to the size of a quarter. Some widely scattered thunderstorms produced some hail and strong winds in the Pee Dee region.

Orangeburg County 1 N Sawyerdale 24 1346EST 1348EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Convenience store reported quarter size hail which covered the ground of some nearby homes.

Lexington County 3 ENE Swansea 24 1410EST 1412EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nicke size hail reported by a fireman who lived east of Swansea.

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SOUTH CAROLINA, Central Richland County 3 SE Hopkins 24 1420EST 1422EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Fire Dept. 23 in Hopkins reported dime to nickel size hail. Sumter County 1 SE Rmebert 24 1435EST 1437EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Public reported penny size hail 1 mile SE of Rembert. Newberry County 2 SSW Vaughansville 24 1539EST 1541EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Nickel to quarter size hail reported along the east shore of Lake Greenwood along Riviera Road.

Newberry County Whitmire 24 1548EST 1550EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Public reported nickel to quarter size hail in Whitmire. Newberry County 1 NW Whitmire 24 1550EST 1552EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Public reported quarter size hail covering the ground just northwest of Whitmire off of Lovers Lane.

Hail covering the ground near Whitmire. Photo courtesy of Sam King. Edgefield County 2 W Johnston 24 1620EST 1622EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

The public reported nickel size hail in Johnston. Lexington County Chapin 24 1643EST 1645EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

WIS-TV weather reported quarter size hail in Chapin.

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SOUTH CAROLINA, Central Lancaster County 1 SW Lancaster 24 1650EST 1652EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Emergency Manager reported pea to nickel size hail just south of the city of Lancaster.

Fairfield County 2 ESE Stover 24 1652EST 1654EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Public reported up to quarter size hail along Heritage road.

Lexington County 1 W Gilbert 24 1703EST 1705EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Public reported quarter size hail in Gilbert. Lexington County 1 N Providence 24 1703EST 1705EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Public reported quarter size hail just north of Lexington covering the ground.

Lancaster County 1 N Crocketts Xrds 24 1704EST 1706EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Sheriff dispatch reported a couple of trees down on Edgeport Drive near Lancaster.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Lexington County 1 ESE Providence 24 1712EST 1714EST 0 0 0.50K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Highway Patrol reported a tree down in the road in the 300 block of Maxie Road.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Lexington County 3 SW Providence 24 1719EST 1721EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Highway Patrol reported powerlines down at the intersection of St. Peters Church road and Hwy 378.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Lexington County 3 WNW Barr 24 1720EST 1722EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Public reported quarter size hail between Gilbert and Lexington.

Lexington County 1 W Gilbert 24 1725EST 1727EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

SKYWARN Spotter reported hail east of Gilbert along Hwy 1. Lexington County 1 S Providence 24 1740EST 1742EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

NWS employee reported dime to quarter size hail at the intersection of Park road and Old Cherokee road.

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SOUTH CAROLINA, Central Lexington County 2 W St Andrews 24 1740EST 1742EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Public reported quarter size hail at Walmart along Bush River Road.

Lexington County 1 NE Pelion 24 1800EST 1802EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Pbulic reoprted nicikel to quarter size hail near Pelion. Richland County 1 N (MMT)Mc Entire Ang 24 1843EST 1845EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail reported at McEntire ANG base near Eastover.

Sumter County 1 W Pinckney Xrds 24 1910EST 1912EST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Half dollar size hail reported just north of Shaw AFB. Barnwell County 1 N Barnwell 24 1914EST 1916EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Sheriff dispatch reported quarter size hail in Barnwell. Barnwell County 2 WSW Barnwell Co Arpt 24 1920EST 1922EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

COCORAHS observer reported quarter size hail near the Sweetwater Golf Club.

Barnwell County 2 SSE Hilda 24 1928EST 1930EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

COOPERATIVE Observer reported quarter size hail just south of Hilda.

Bamberg County 3 SW Bamberg 24 1948EST 1950EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Sheriff dispatch reported nickel to qaurter size hail along Hwy 301 southwest of Bamberg.

Bamberg County Bamberg 24 2000EST 2002EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

The public reported lots of nickel size hail in Bamberg. Orangeburg County 5 SE Cope 24 2004EST 2006EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Sheriff dispatch reported a tree down in the Canaan Community.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

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SOUTH CAROLINA, Central Orangeburg County 3 SSE Rowesville 24 2011EST 2030EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Public reported quarter size hail just north of Branchville on Middle road. Hail fell for approximately 20 minutes.

Richland County 1 NW Olympia Mills 24 2034EST 2100EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

The Kangaroo Express Gas Station at Main and Whaley streets reported the intersection under 2 to 4 feet of water.

Flooding along Rocky Branch Creek at the corner of Whaley Street and Main Street. Water was 2 to 4 feet deep. Photo courtesy of Thad Moore at the Daily Gamecock. Bamberg County Bamberg 24 2100EST 2102EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Sheriff reported quarter size hail in Bamberg. Bamberg County Bamberg 24 2100EST 2102EST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Several trees down in Bamberg. A squall line of storms moved through the Midlands and produced large hail and wind damage. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Aiken County 4 SW Montmorenci 31 2048EST 2050EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

A few isolated thunderstorms developed over Edgefield, McCormick, and Aiken counties and produced penny size hail.

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SOUTH CAROLINA, North Coastal Darlington County Hartsville Muni Arpt 03 0615EST 0616EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A tree was reported down across Whippoorwill Road. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Darlington County 3 W Birdstown Xrds 03 0628EST 0629EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A tree was reported down along East Old Camden Road. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Darlington County 1 SSW Hartsville Muni Arpt 03 0631EST 0632EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A tree was reported down at the intersection of Whippoorwill Road and New Market Road.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Florence County 2 NNW Timmonsville 03 0643EST 0644EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A tree was reported down along Resting Place Road. A nearly solid line of convection moved across the northern Pee Dee Region of South Carolina near sunrise. This activity was occurring well ahead of a cold front and had a history of producing severe weather. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Florence County 1 WNW Coles Xrng 17 1942EST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Lightning

Lightning struck a tree on 908 Wistena Road, setting it on fire. The fire spread to a nearby house.

Lightning struck a tree in Florence.

Darlington County 2 SSE Mechanicsville 18 1402EST 1403EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny size hail was reported in Westover Hills. A mid-level shortwave moved across the Pee Dee Region of South Carolina. This feature along with modest instability produced a lone report of penny size hail and winds to 46 mph.

Horry County 3 SE Causey 19 1406EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A brief period of hail to the size of quarters was reported along US 76.

Horry County 1 ESE Mt Olive 19 1423EST 1425EST 0 0 0.50K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail to the size of quarters was reported along Highway 9. Horry County 1 ESE Mt Olive 19 1423EST 1424EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Two Bradford Pear trees were reportedly down along Highway 9.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

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SOUTH CAROLINA, North Coastal Horry County 1 N Brownway 19 1538EST 1540EST 0 0 0.50K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail to the size of quarters was reported. Horry County 2 NE Dongola 19 1541EST 1543EST 0 0 0.25K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Hail to the size of nickels was reported. Horry County Red Hill 19 1542EST 1550EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Quarter size hail and a little larger was reported at the intersection of Pee Dee Highway and Hendricks Shortcut Road. The hail lasted for 8 minutes. An upper level disturbance moved south across the area during the afternoon. Unseasonably warm and humid low-levels coupled with cold mid-level temperatures resulted in high instability.

Horry County 3 N Socastee 24 1601EST 1603EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Hail to the size of half dollars was reported. Florence County 2 NNE Savannah Grove 24 2130EST 2132EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Hail was measured up to three-quarters of an inch between 2nd Loop Road and 3rd Loop Road in the Windermere neighborhood. An out of season warm and humid airmass was in place. A cold upper level area of low pressure approached from the west, cooling mid-level temperatures and steepening lapse rates.

Darlington County 3 E Palmetto 25 1302EST 1304EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Penny to nickel size hail was reported. A cold pool associated with a cut-off low aloft dropped southeast and across the area during the afternoon and evening. This resulted in increasing instability and steepening lapse rates.

SOUTH CAROLINA, Northwest Union County 1 S Santuc 02 0546EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported on Santuc Dr. A few thunderstorms developed along a warm front as it lifted across the Upstate during the morning hours. One of the storms produced a little large hail. Cherokee County 4 W Grassy Pond 03 0122EST 0 0 10.00K Lightning

Lightning struck a storage building on Buck Shoals Rd, sparking a fire that destroyed the building.

Spartanburg County 1 E Roebuck 03 0210EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

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SOUTH CAROLINA, Northwest Greenwood County 1 N Callison 03 0420EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Multiple trees were blown down in the Callison area, mainly along Callison Rd and County Line Rd.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Greenwood County 1 S Ninety Six 03 0425EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were blown down around the Ninety Six community, including along Louden Rd about 3 miles southwest of town, Gervais St in town and Watts Bridge Rd 2.5 miles north of town. A line of thunderstorms organized across Upstate South Carolina in a high shear, low CAPE environment. The northern part of the line crossed the southern North Carolina piedmont where it produced a strong, brief tornado on the northeast side of Charlotte. Over the Upstate, the stronger segments in the line produced straight line wind damage and some large hail. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Oconee County 1 W Walhalla 15 1432EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Oconee County 1 E Walhalla 15 1435EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A few trees were blown down in the Walhalla area. A warm, unstable airmass supported the development of a few thunderstorms over western South Carolina. One of the storms produced some wind damage and small hail. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

York County 4 S Sharon 24 1514EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were blown down power lines on Burris Rd about 4 miles south of Sharon.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Union County 2 W Santuc 24 1555EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Hail up to the size of quarters covered the ground. Union County 4 NW Neal Shoals 24 1612EST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

York County 3 NNE Bullock Creek 24 1632EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Scattered thunderstorms developed over the eastern Upstate of South Carolina during the afternoon hours ahead of a strong upper low. Large hail and localized wind damage was reported with a few of the storms.

Greenville County 2 N Furman University 31 1610EST 1 NNW Montague 1615EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported from the west side of Travelers Rest to the intersection of Altamont Rd and Old Buncombe Rd about two miles south of town. Greenville County 1 NNW Minter 31 1628EST 2 SSW Greenville-Spartanbu 1656EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Dime to nickel size hail fell from the Paris Mountain area, across Taylors and to the west side of the GSP Airport.

Pickens County 1 WNW Six Mile 31 1646EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

A brief period of quarter size hail fell at the intersection of highways 183 and 133.

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SOUTH CAROLINA, Northwest Greenville County 1 SW Travelers Rest 31 1650EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail fell at Southcreek Dr. Spartanburg County 1 SSE Grnvl Sprtnbrg Arpt 31 1656EST 3 WSW Reidville 1700EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Greenville County 2 SE Furman University 31 1702EST 1 SW Judson 1717EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Multiple spotters and members of the public reported that hail up to penny size fell on the west and south side of Greenville.

Pickens County 1 N Rock 31 1703EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Hail up to quarter size fell in the Pumpkintown area. Greenville County 1 W Berea 31 1705EST 1715EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Quarter to golf ball size hail fell across much of the northwest side of Greenville.

Pickens County 1 NE Dacusville 31 1718EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Penny size hail was reported along North Martin Rd. Greenville County 1 W Oakvale 31 1725EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail fell on Lakeside Dr. Greenville County 1 SSE Conestee 31 1730EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Nickel size hail was reported on Ashmore Bridge Rd. Greenville County 3 ESE Golden Grove 31 1742EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Hail up to quarter size was reported near the intersection of highway 25 and I-185.

Greenville County 1 W Woodside 31 1804EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Hail up to quarter size fell along B Street in Greenville. Greenville County 1 SSE Gantt 31 1810EST 1815EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Penny size hail fell near the intersection of I-85 and White Horse Rd. A spotter also reported penny size hail at the intersection of I-85 and highway 276. Greenville County 3 WSW Wares Xrds 31 1817EST 1822EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Penny size hail was reported along Holland Ford Rd. Penny hail was also reported on Cooley Bridge Rd about 8 miles south southeast of Piedmont.

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SOUTH CAROLINA, Northwest Anderson County 1 NNE Honea Path 31 1848EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Abbeville County Donalds 31 1855EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Nickel size hail was reported on Robinson St in Donalds. Abbeville County 2 WNW Mac Arthurs Jct 31 1855EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported near the intersection of Williamson Hill Rd and highway 252.

Greenwood County 1 SE Ware Shoals 31 1910EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Greenwood County 2 SSW Shoals Jct 31 1915EST 1922EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Several reports of nickel size hail were received from northern Greenwood County.

Greenwood County 1 S Ninety Six 31 1920EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Greenwood County 1 N Hodges 31 1925EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Greenwood County 4 W Greenwood 31 1940EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Penny size hail was reported on Logan Rd, near the Abbeville County line. Penny size hail was also reported on Gatewood Dr on the south side of Greenwood. Abbeville County 6 ENE Abbeyville Davis Arp 31 1941EST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

Ping pong ball size hail fell on Hanover Rd. Greenwood County 1 E Bradley 31 2010EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Penny size hail was reported off highway 221 near Bradley. Scattered thunderstorms developed over the mountains ahead of the cold front. The storms then moved southeast, into upstate South Carolina. The storms produced quite a bit of hail, some large, over the central part of the upstate.

SOUTH CAROLINA, South Coastal Dorchester County 1 WNW Reevesville 16 1549EST 1550EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Public reported nickel sized hail in Reevesville. Jasper County 2 SE Robertville 16 1555EST 1556EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Public reported penny sized hail at the Jasper County Recycling Center.

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SOUTH CAROLINA, South Coastal Dorchester County 1 NW St George 16 1605EST 1607EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Dorchester County Law Enforcement reported quarter sized hail in Saint George.

Dorchester County 2 NNW Dorchester 16 1615EST 1617EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Dorchester COunty Law Enforcement reported nickel sized hail 5 miles southeast of Harleyville.

Colleton County 1 W Padgetts 16 1620EST 1622EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Public reported quarter sized hail in Padgetts. Berkeley County 1 E Moncks Corner 16 1725EST 1727EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Berkeley County Law Enforcement reported quarter sized hail in Moncks Corner.

Pulse thunderstorms developed along inland surface boundaries and pushed toward the coast. Cells merged into multicell clusters which continued to pulse to severe levels into early evening.

Jasper County 4 SW Gillisonville 24 1218EST 1220EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

The public reported nickel sized hail along Highway 652 4 miles southwest of Gillisonville.

Jasper County 3 SSW Gillisonville 24 1244EST 1249EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Jasper County 911 call center reported several trees down on Grays Highway 4 miles south southwest of Gillisonville.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Jasper County 1 SW Grahamville 24 1257EST 1259EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Jasper County 911 call center reported 1 tree down along Interstate 95 1 mile southwest of Grahamville.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Jasper County 4 S Switzerland 24 1305EST 1307EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Jasper County 911 call center reported 1 tree down along Interstate 95 near mile marker 10.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Colleton County 2 NNW Whitehall 24 1322EST 1324EST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Spotter reported nickel sized hail 1 mile north of White Hall.

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SOUTH CAROLINA, South Coastal Beaufort County 2 SSW Frogmore 24 1335EST 1340EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Beaufort County Law Enforcement reported several trees down near Lands End Road and Tuck in the Woods.

Deep closed low approaching from the west resulted in fairly cold temps aloft. Unstable airmass developed ahead of a slow- moving cold front that eventually pushed offshore after 3 am. First bout of convection occurred late morning through early evening. Another round of strong/severe storms erupted along the front itself between 8p and 1a...mainly hail-producers. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph.

SOUTH DAKOTA, Central and North

SDZ020-022-023 CODINGTON - DEUEL - HAMLIN 01 0000CST 31 2359CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

The severe drought conditions remained across part of northeast South Dakota throughout March including the counties of Deuel, Codington, and Hamlin. Spink County Turton 25 1625CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

A lone thunderstorm dropped dime to penny size hail across parts of northeast South Dakota.

Dewey County 1 SSW Timber Lake 26 1945MST 1950MST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (64MG)

A seventy-four mph wind gust measured at the Timber Lake SDSU Observation site. Several trees were toppled within the town of Timber Lake. Note: The measured wind gust of 64 knots is equivalent to 74 mph. Corson County 9 S Keldron 26 2000MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61EG)

Seventy mph winds were estimated with no damage reported. Isolated severe thunderstorms brought strong winds to parts of north central South Dakota. Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph.

SDZ003-008-023- CORSON - DEUEL - HAND - ROBERTS 037 27 0800CST 1200CST 0 0 High Wind

Low pressure west of the region strengthened as the system moved east across the area. A tight pressure gradient between the cold air behind the system and warm air ahead of the system brought high winds to much of the area. The high winds also worsened the already dry conditions that were in place, creating dangerous fire weather conditions.

SOUTH DAKOTA, Southeast Moody County 3 E Trent 19 1220CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Thunderstorm winds damaged several outbuildings on a farmstead.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Moody County 4 ENE Flandreau 19 1224CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Moody County 4 NE Flandreau 19 1226CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

A thunderstorm produced large hail and damaging winds in Moody County early in the afternoon of March 19th.

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SOUTH DAKOTA, West Shannon County 5 NE Porcupine 18 2010MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

Jackson County Interior 18 2035MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61EG)

Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph. Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph. Pennington County Quinn 18 2110MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (70EG)

Wind gusts estimated at 80 mph. Strong wind gusts accompanied fast-moving thunderstorms across Shannon, Jackson, and extreme eastern Pennington Counties with wind gusts to 80 mph reported. Note: The estimated wind gust of 70 knots is equivalent to 81 mph.

Todd County 19 ESE St Francis 18 2115CST 2120CST 0 0 100.00K 0.00K Hail (4.25)

Hail to the size of softballs fell at Rosebud Casino, producing damage to the building and vehicles.

Todd County 18 SSE Mission Sioux Arpt 18 2130CST 2135CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (3.50)

Todd County 18 SSE Mission Sioux Arpt 18 2130CST 2135CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (70EG)

The combination of large hail and strong wind gusts broke windows and damaged a house.

A fast-moving supercell thunderstorm moved northward through Todd County. The storm produced softball sized hail at the Rosebud Casino and wind gusts to 80 mph. The combination of large hail and strong winds produced damage to houses in the area. Note: The estimated wind gust of 70 knots is equivalent to 81 mph.

SDZ001-013>014- CENTRAL BLACK HILLS - CUSTER CO PLAINS - FALL RIVER - HARDING - HERMOSA 025-027>031-041> FOOTHILLS - JACKSON - NORTHERN FOOT HILLS - NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS - 043-074 PENNINGTON CO PLAINS - PERKINS - SHANNON - SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS - SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS - ZIEBACH 26 1630MST 2000MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong low pressure system moved across the Northern Plains, bringing a variety of weather to the region. High winds affected western South Dakota during the evening through the night. The strongest winds were over the Black Hills and northwestern South Dakota during the evening as showers and thunderstorms moved through the area. Gusts around 65 mph were reported, with a few locations reaching 70 mph. Another band of strong winds moved across far southern South Dakota during the night, with wind gusts to 70 mph recorded from Fall River County eastward to Mellette and Todd Counties.

Pennington County (RAP)Rapid City Arpt 26 1731MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50MG)

A cluster of thunderstorms developed over the Rapid City area and produced strong wind gusts before they weakened. Note: The measured wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

SDZ032-073 HAAKON - SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS 26 1800MST 2000MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong low pressure system moved across the Northern Plains, bringing a variety of weather to the region. High winds affected western South Dakota during the evening through the night. The strongest winds were over the Black Hills and northwestern South Dakota during the evening as showers and thunderstorms moved through the area. Gusts around 65 mph were reported, with a few locations reaching 70 mph. Another band of strong winds moved across far southern South Dakota during the night, with wind gusts to 70 mph recorded from Fall River County eastward to Mellette and Todd Counties.

344 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

SOUTH DAKOTA, West Meade County 7 SSW Plainview 26 1831MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. A thunderstorm strengthened as it moved across southeastern Meade County and produced wind gusts around 60 mph south of Plainview. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

SDZ012-024-027- BUTTE - FALL RIVER - NORTHERN BLACK HILLS - SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS - STURGIS / 041-072 PIEDMONT FOOTHILLS 26 1900MST 0030MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

SDZ042-044-046- BENNETT - MELLETTE - SHANNON - TODD - TRIPP 049 27 0000MST 0400MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong low pressure system moved across the Northern Plains, bringing a variety of weather to the region. High winds affected western South Dakota during the evening through the night. The strongest winds were over the Black Hills and northwestern South Dakota during the evening as showers and thunderstorms moved through the area. Gusts around 65 mph were reported, with a few locations reaching 70 mph. Another band of strong winds moved across far southern South Dakota during the night, with wind gusts to 70 mph recorded from Fall River County eastward to Mellette and Todd Counties.

TENNESSEE, Central Benton County 1 ESE Eva 02 0505CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Davidson County Nashville 02 0555CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Davidson County 2 NNE Nashville Cornelia F 02 0602CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Davidson County 1 S Joelton 02 0605CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Sumner County 1 SE Castalian Spgs 02 0630CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Putnam County 2 NNW Caney Fork 02 0940CST 0 0 Funnel Cloud

A funnel cloud was reported to be observed on the east side of Cookeville.

TNZ062 RUTHERFORD 02 1410CST 0 0 5.0K Strong Wind Bedford County 1 N Singleton 02 1441CST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Bedford County 1 NNW Bugscuffle 02 1447CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Coffee County Calhoun 02 1452CST 0 0 Hail (1.75) 10

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TENNESSEE, Central Coffee County 1 ESE Noah 02 1455CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Montgomery County 2 N Clarksville 02 1505CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

TNZ027 DAVIDSON 02 1507CST 0 0 10.0K 0.00K High Wind Montgomery County Dotsonville 02 1510CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Humphreys County Hurricane Mills 02 1510CST 0 0 10.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

A roof was blown off a barn and several trees were downed in Hurricane Mills.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Humphreys County 1 WNW New Hope 02 1515CST 0 0 10.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61EG) An NWS Storm Survey found several trees snapped or uprooted along Little Hurricane Creek Road between Bold Springs Road and County Highway 1779. Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph. Dickson County Dickson 02 1530CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Dickson County Dickson 02 1530CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Dickson County 1 WNW Tidwell 02 1530CST 0 0 50.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65EG) An NWS Storm Survey found a downburst impacted areas along Highway 46 between Dickson and Interstate 40. The west roof of a Hampton Inn near I-40 was blown eastward, and a nearby Waffle House had minor exterior damage. Winds were estimated up to 75 mph. Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. Dickson County 2 NW Pomona 02 1530CST 0 0 25.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65EG) An NWS Storm Survey found a downburst impacted areas along Highway 46 between Dickson and Interstate 40. Several panels were blown off the dome of the Renaissance Center. A few homes in this area also had damage such as windows being blown out. Winds were estimated up to 75 mph. Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. Dickson County 1 W Bakersworks 02 1535CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Dickson County 1 SSE Colesburg 02 1535CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Dickson County 2 E Mt Sinai 02 1535CST 0 0 10.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Trees were downed across southern portions of the county. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Cheatham County Kingston Spgs 02 1548CST 1549CST 0 0 150.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

Widespread downburst and hail damage occurred across the remainder of Kingston Springs, where many buildings suffered considerable roof, window, and siding damage from the golf ball or slightly larger hail.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph.

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TENNESSEE, Central Cheatham County Kingston Spgs 02 1548CST 1549CST 0.63 100 0 0 300.00K 2.00K Tornado (EF1)

An EF1 tornado with a maximum wind speed of around 90 mph touched down along Mt. Pleasant Road just south of Kingston Springs. The nearly 1 mile damage path of the tornado contained dozens of snapped or uprooted trees, a destroyed barn, and several homes with minor roof damage.

Williamson County 4 NNE New Hope 02 1550CST 0 0 Funnel Cloud

Spotter reported a funnel cloud near Interstate 40 north of Fairview.

Davidson County 1 NE Belle Meade 02 1600CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Davidson County 1 ENE Belle Meade 02 1600CST 0 0 8.00K Hail (1.75)

Hail resulted in some broken windows in a residential home. Davidson County 1 SW Bellevue 02 1600CST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

Davidson County 2 WNW Bellevue 02 1600CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Davidson County 1 E Nashville 02 1603CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Davidson County 2 SSE Berry Hill 02 1603CST 0 0 50.00K Hail (1.75)

Hail up to golf ball size was reported at the Nashville Emergency Operations Center. At least two dozen vehicles were damaged. Davidson County 2 NW Berry Hill 02 1603CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (71MG)

A wind gust of 82 mph was measured by a sensor on top of Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville.

Note: The measured wind gust of 71 knots is equivalent to 82 mph. Davidson County Belle Meade 02 1604CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Davidson County 1 SSW Nashville 02 1605CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Davidson County 1 ENE Oak Hill 02 1606CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported at Lipscomb University. Davidson County 1 W Nashville 02 1606CST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Davidson County Nashville 02 1607CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

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TENNESSEE, Central Davidson County Nashville 02 1608CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Davidson County Berry Hill 02 1610CST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

Davidson County 1 S Antioch 02 1610CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Davidson County 2 SW Nashville 02 1610CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail occurred at the intersection of 23rd Avenue and Patterson.

Davidson County 1 SE (BNA)Nashville Metro 02 1610CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Numerous reports of golf ball size hail in the vicinity of the Nashville International Airport.

Davidson County 1 W Berry Hill 02 1610CST 0 0 Hail (2.00)

Davidson County 2 ESE Stone River 02 1618CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Wilson County 2 SSE Mt Juliet 02 1625CST 0 0 Hail (2.00)

Wilson County 1 E Lebanon Arpt 02 1630CST 0 0 Funnel Cloud

A funnel cloud was reported near Interstate 40 just south of Lebanon.

Wilson County 1 N West End Hgts 02 1630CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Wilson County 1 S West End Hgts 02 1634CST 0 0 Hail (2.00)

Wilson County 2 W Lebanon Arpt 02 1634CST 0 0 Hail (2.00)

Wilson County 2 E Tuckers Xrds 02 1640CST 0 0 10.00K Hail (2.00)

Homes and vehicles were damaged near the 8000 block of Trousdale Ferry Pike. Details concerning specific damage to individual homes and vehicles were unknown. Wilson County Tuckers Xrds 02 1640CST 0 0 5.00K Hail (2.75)

Baseball size hail broke windows in a home in Tuckers Crossroads.

Wilson County 2 W Lebanon Arpt 02 1644CST 0 0 20.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Fifty foot radio tower knocked down near the intersection of State Highway 840 and Interstate 40.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

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TENNESSEE, Central Lawrence County 1 SSE Flatwoods 02 1648CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Lawrence County 5 NW Lawrenceburg 02 1650CST 0 0 Funnel Cloud

Smith County South Carthage 02 1655CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Maury County Dukes Store 02 1705CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Maury County 3 W Oakland 02 1711CST 0 0 2.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

A light pole was downed onto U.S. Highway 31 near Columbia. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Maury County 1 WSW Rally Hill 02 1713CST 0 0 10.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

A tree fell onto a house on Rally Hill Road. Specific details concerning any damage caused to the home were unknown.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Giles County 1 E Waco 02 1715CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Wayne County 2 NNW South Highland 02 1717CST 0 0 25.00K Hail (1.75)

Several homes and automobiles were damaged near the Sunny Acres Community. Specific details concerning damage to homes and automobiles were unknown. Marshall County 3 ESE Mooresville 02 1725CST 0 0 Funnel Cloud

Funnel cloud was reported at Mile Marker 29 on Interstate 65.

Jackson County 2 NE Mt Union 02 1726CST 1731CST 3.7 880 0 20 2.00M 10.00K Tornado (EF2)

An EF2 tornado with maximum wind speeds around 125 mph began south of Sims Lane in southeast Jackson County and moved northeast across the Dodson Branch community. A home and outbuilding were damaged and several trees and power lines were blown down on Mabry School Road. Increasing to one half mile wide, the tornado moved across the Dodson Branch community along Highway 135 between Zion Road and Maynard Hollow Road. Numerous homes and outbuildings were damaged or destroyed in this area with 20 minor injuries reported. Hundreds of trees and several power lines were also blown down. The tornado continued northeast across Allen Drive, Plum Hollow Lane, and Smith Chapel Road, damaging several more homes, before entering northern Putnam County.

Putnam County 6 N Cookeville Arpt 02 1731CST 6 NW Jeremiah 1733CST 1.65 500 0 0 250.00K 50.00K Tornado (EF1)

The tornado that moved across the Dodson Branch community in southeast Jackson County continued northeastward and produced EF1 damage across extreme northern Putnam County. Hundreds of trees were blown down and a few homes and outbuildings were damaged as the tornado crossed Fairview Road and Thomas Allen Road. The tornado continued northeast into southwest Overton County.

349 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TENNESSEE, Central Overton County Waterloo 02 1733CST 1 NW Okalona 1741CST 6.94 400 0 0 1.00M 100.00K Tornado (EF2)

The tornado that began in southeast Jackson County and crossed into northern Putnam County continued northeastward, producing EF2 damage across southern Overton County. Several homes were damaged as the tornado crossed Highway 136 just south of Hardys Chapel Road. Curving more eastward, the tornado continued down Hardys Chapel Road where several mobile homes were destroyed and other frame homes were heavily damaging. Hundreds of trees were blown down in this area. More homes were damaged on Windle Community Road and Highway 111 before the tornado lifted north of the intersection of River Trace Road and East Howard Road, about 4 miles south-southwest of Livingston. The total path length of the tornado was 12.3 miles.

Putnam County 4 N Cookeville Arpt 02 1740CST 0 0 100.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Over 100 trees were downed near East White Hall Road. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Rutherford County Eagleville 02 1745CST 0 0 Funnel Cloud

A funnel cloud was reported just north of Eagleville. Lawrence County 1 E Ethridge 02 1753CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Bedford County 1 ENE Shelbyville 02 1755CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Lawrence County 1 ENE Ethridge 02 1755CST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Fentress County 2 SW Manson 02 1756CST 1 ENE Boatland 1801CST 6.42 300 0 0 0.00K 100.00K Tornado (EF0)

The same supercell thunderstorm that produced an earlier tornado in Jackson, Putnam, and Overton counties spawned an EF0 tornado that touched down in western Fentress County northwest of the intersection of Manson Road and Lost Creek Road. Aerial satellite imagery from Google Earth indicated the tornado then moved northeast through inaccessible forested areas and very hilly terrain before ending southwest of Gouldstown Road. Dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted along the intermittent damage path.

Giles County 5 WSW Yokley 02 1800CST 0 0 Hail (2.75)

Coffee County 1 W Noah 02 1807CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Coffee County 2 WSW Noah 02 1810CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Marshall County 1 W Lewisburg 02 1825CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Bedford County 4 NE Richmond 02 1845CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Van Buren County 1 ESE Spencer 02 1903CST 0 0 Hail (2.00)

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TENNESSEE, Central Cumberland County 1 NW Lantana 02 1938CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

On Friday, March 2nd, as a warm and moist surface based air mass occurred across Middle Tennessee in advance of a strong surface cold front, and a deep upper level trough moved closer to the mid state with strong winds aloft, a significant severe weather outbreak occurred across the mid state starting in the morning hours and lasting well into the evening hours. Multiple reports of large hail occurred across the area, with sizes ranging from penny to baseball size. Several locations reported thunderstorm wind damage. Two tornadoes, an EF1 and EF2 respectively, occurred across the mid state with some funnel clouds being reported also.

Montgomery County 1 E Briarwood 08 1656CST 1 SW Clarksville 2200CST 0 0 1.00K 1.00K Flash Flood

Thomas Street in Clarksville was closed due to flooding. As a area of showers and thunderstorms moved across western portions of Middle Tennessee during the late afternoon hours on Thursday, March 8th, a flash flooding event occurred in the city of Clarksville in Montgomery County.

Humphreys County 2 E Buffalo 14 1415CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Lawrence County 1 SSE Leoma 14 1515CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Lawrence County Leoma 14 1520CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Humphreys County 2 ESE Bold Spgs 14 1528CST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Hickman County 1 N Centerville Arpt 14 1550CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Hickman County 1 WSW Shipps Bend 14 1600CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Hickman County 2 N Lyles 14 1625CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Williamson County Lampley Store 14 1625CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Robertson County 1 S Greenbrier 14 1645CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Sumner County 1 NE Highland Academy 14 1650CST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

Dickson County Vanleer 14 1700CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Williamson County 1 WNW Mudsink 14 1702CST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

Williamson County 4 N Mallorys 14 1710CST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

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TENNESSEE, Central Williamson County 2 NNE Mallorys 14 1710CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Cheatham County 1 SW Sycamore 14 1715CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Sumner County 1 SW Westmoreland 14 1715CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Williamson County 1 NNW Mudsink 14 1718CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Cheatham County Bearwallow 14 1725CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Davidson County 2 SSE Wrencoe 14 1725CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Robertson County 1 S Greenbrier 14 1725CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Sumner County 1 S Millersville 14 1725CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Robertson County 3 S Chestnut Grove 14 1728CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Robertson County 1 WNW Coopertown 14 1729CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Sumner County 1 N Millersville 14 1736CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Robertson County 1 SSW Greenbrier 14 1740CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Robertson County 2 ESE Crunk 14 1740CST 0 0 Hail (2.00)

Robertson County 1 S Greenbrier 14 1741CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Sumner County 1 NNW Highland Academy 14 1754CST 0 0 5.00K Hail (1.75)

Damage to several vehicles occurred. Specific details concerning damage to individual vehicles were unknown.

Sumner County 1 N Gallatin 14 1820CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Macon County Lafayette 14 1840CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

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TENNESSEE, Central Macon County Lafayette 14 1843CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

During the afternoon through early evening hours on Wednesday, March 14th, showers and thunderstorms developed across Middle Tennessee in a broad area of increased instability and moisture centered across the southeast U.S. With unseasonably warm surface temperatures, but significantly colder air just off the surface and aloft, severe thunderstorms that developed across the mid state produced large hail in several counties. Hail reports ranged from penny to lime size.

Putnam County 2 SE Monterey 15 0050CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Maury County 1 W Columbia Maury Arpt 15 1215CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Sumner County Oak Grove 15 1240CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Maury County 1 W Columbia Maury Arpt 15 1300CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Williamson County 1 NNE Boston 15 1310CST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

Williamson County 2 S Kingfield 15 1310CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Robertson County 1 SW White House 15 1325CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Sumner County 1 ENE Bethpage 15 1340CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Hail up to golf ball size covered the ground up to one inch deep in Bethpage.

Williamson County Fairview 15 1350CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Davidson County 1 W Union Hill 15 1400CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Davidson County Joelton 15 1402CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Sumner County 1 S Westmoreland 15 1415CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Sumner County 1 NNW Gallatin 15 1420CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Hickman County 1 NNE Bon Aqua 15 1445CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Hickman County 2 ESE Bon Aqua 15 1450CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Hail was reported at the intersection of State Highway 100 and State Highway 7. Sizes of the hail ranged from ping pongs to golf balls and this hail was covering an entire local parking lot.

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TENNESSEE, Central Hickman County 1 WSW Tidwell 15 1450CST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

Dickson County 1 WSW Dickson 15 1505CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Dickson County 1 E Burns 15 1510CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Dickson County 1 SE White Bluff 15 1510CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Williamson County Leipers Fork 15 1516CST 1730CST 0 0 1.00K 1.00K Flash Flood

Flash flooding was reported at the intersection of Southall Road and Old Hillsboro Road causing road closures.

Dickson County 1 SW Tidwell 15 1520CST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

Putnam County 5 NNW Cookeville Arpt 15 1520CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Maury County Columbia 15 1530CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Maury County Columbia 15 1535CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Williamson County 2 ENE Berrys Chapel 15 1535CST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Maury County Columbia 15 1540CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Maury County Columbia 15 1540CST 0 0 3.00K Hail (1.25)

Some minor damage to vehicles observed. Details concerning specific minor damage to specific vehichles were unknown.

Overton County 1 SW Livingston Arpt 15 1556CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Williamson County 1 NE Parry 15 1558CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Williamson County Ash Hill 15 1600CST 0 0 1.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

A tree was blown down onto Smithson Road. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Williamson County 1 W Ash Hill 15 1605CST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

A tree was blown down onto Ash Hill Road. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph.

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TENNESSEE, Central Williamson County 1 NNW Kirkland 15 1605CST 0 0 1.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

A tree was blown down onto Patton Road. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Williamson County Leipers Fork 15 1608CST 1930CST 0 0 1.00K 1.00K Flash Flood

State Highway 46 at Floyd Road in Leipers Fork flooded and was closed.

Rutherford County 1 NE Rock Spgs 15 1630CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Bedford County 1 SW Gray 15 1720CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Mainly during the afternoon hours on Wednesday, March 15th, showers and thunderstorms developed across Middle Tennessee again in a broad area of increased instability and moisture centered across the southeast U.S aided also by outflow from a mesoscale convective system that moved across southern Kentucky during this time period. With another day of unseasonably warm surface temperatures, but significantly colder air just off the surface and aloft, severe thunderstorms that developed across the mid state produced large hail in several counties. Hail reports ranged from penny to golf ball size. Thunderstorm wind damage and flash flooding also occurred.

Cheatham County 1 SE Ashland City 17 1250CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Cheatham County 1 S Pinnacle 17 1315CST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Cheatham County 1 S Pinnacle 17 1315CST 0 0 2.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

A large tree was reported to have been blown down between Pleasant View and Joelton.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Davidson County 1 W Joelton 17 1320CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Sumner County 1 S Gallatin 17 1411CST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (55MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph.

Williamson County 2 NE Craigfield 17 1446CST 1800CST 0 0 1.00K 1.00K Flash Flood

Standing water was reported over Sleepy Hollow Road near Fairview, which caused the road to be blocked off.

Macon County 2 NE Williams 17 1520CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Putnam County 1 S Holladay 17 1520CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

As an area of showers and thunderstorms developed and moved across Middle Tennessee during the afternoon hours on Saturday, March 17th, severe thunderstorms developed across six counties in the mid state and resulted in large hail, thunderstorm wind damage, and flash flooding.

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TENNESSEE, Central Putnam County 1 NE Wilhite 23 2122CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Putnam County 1 E Shady Grove 23 2130CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

As a line of thunderstorms moved across the Cumberland Plateau Region of Middle Tennessee during the evening hours on Friday, March 23rd, thunderstorms across Putnam County reached severe thresholds resulting in large hail.

Rutherford County 2 NNE Rucker 31 1209CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Rutherford County 1 ESE Pleasant View 31 1220CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Rutherford County 1 SE Christiana 31 1235CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Maury County 2 SE Columbia 31 1250CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Maury County 1 W Columbia Maury Arpt 31 1300CST 0 0 Hail (2.00)

White County Bon Air 31 1303CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Maury County 1 E Screamer 31 1311CST 0 0 Hail (2.75)

White County 1 N Rockhouse 31 1311CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Maury County Columbia 31 1330CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Maury County Columbia 31 1330CST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Giles County 1 NW Milky Way 31 1350CST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Giles County 1 SSW Pulaski 31 1419CST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Giles County 2 NE Abernathy Arpt 31 1430CST 0 0 Hail (2.75)

Perry County Flat Wood 31 1435CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Giles County 2 SW Aspen Hill 31 1455CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

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TENNESSEE, Central Giles County 1 ENE Pulaski 31 1500CST 1730CST 0 0 1.00K 1.00K Flash Flood

Some streets were covered with water in Pulaski. Wayne County 1 E Waynesboro 31 1500CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Giles County 1 NW Minor Hill 31 1508CST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

Giles County 1 W Pulaski 31 1510CST 0 0 Hail (2.00)

Wayne County 1 E Waynesboro 31 1510CST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Giles County 1 N Marbuts 31 1510CST 0 0 5.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Some wind damage reported to carports and some roof damage reported also in Minor Hill. Specific details concerning amont of damage and costs were unkown. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Giles County 1 S Kedron 31 1511CST 0 0 Hail (2.75)

Giles County Good Spg 31 1515CST 0 0 10.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Some metal blown off roof barns and some trees were downed along with windows broken in some buildings across the county.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Wayne County 2 S Waynesboro 31 1530CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Marshall County 3 WSW Cochran 31 1550CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Marshall County 1 WSW Cochran 31 1555CST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Marshall County 2 ESE Cochran 31 1601CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

During the afternoon hours on Saturday, March 31st, as a surface frontal boundary moved from southern Kentucky into central portions of Middle Tennessee, scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed south of this boundary, aided also by unseasonably warm surface temperatures, but significantly colder air just off the surface and aloft. The severe thunderstorms that developed across this area produced large hail in several counties. Hail reports ranged from nickel to baseball size. Thunderstorm wind damage and flash flooding also occured.

TENNESSEE, East Blount County 1 NNW Prospect 01 0205EST 0207EST 1.85 70 0 0 20.00K Tornado (EF0)

An EF-0 tornado touched down three miles south of Seymour on Keener Road. The path length was 1.5 miles long with a width of 70 yards. The tornado generated winds around 75 miles an hour.

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TENNESSEE, East Cocke County 1 N White Rock 01 0300EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

A few trees were reported down. A low level jet developed in advance of a cold front moving across the Southern Appalachian Mountains during the early morning hours. Isolated severe convection developed resulting in wind damage. In addition, an EF-0 tornado developed in Blount county near Ellejoy. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Marion County 1 E Mt Olive 02 1104CST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

A recreational vehicle was blown over one mile west of Whitwell.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. Marion County 1 ESE Glover Hill 02 1110CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported at Jasper. Marion County 1 W Guild 02 1115CST 1116CST 0.5 100 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

This tornado formed on the western bank of Nickajack Lake just north of Hales Bar Marina. The maximum wind was estimated at 100 mph. The tornado crossed the lake and snapped tree limbs and downed trees on the east shore of the lake, then dissipated before reaching US Highway 41.

Rhea County 1 SE Spring City 02 1210EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

Volunteer Electric reported multiple power lines down from fallen trees.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. Roane County 2 ESE Paint Rock 02 1240EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (70EG)

Numerous trees and power lines were reported down six miles northwest of Philadelphia.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 70 knots is equivalent to 81 mph. Hamilton County 1 NE Bartlebaugh 02 1241EST 3 E Snow Hill 1253EST 9.3 400 0 30 28.00M 0.00K Tornado (EF3)

Harrison Tornado--Segment #1. This tornado was the strongest of the day in the southeastern U.S.--rated a strong EF3 with 165 MPH maximum winds. The tornado formed on a northward-extending peninsula in Lake Chickamauga, just north of the Booker T. Washington State Park. At this point, the tornado downed a few trees and caused some light structural damage.

The tornado then moved ENE and crossed Waconga Bay. On the east side of the bay the tornado smashed a very large marina- -Island Cove Marina--causing $6,000,000 in damage. The tornado was a strong EF1 with about 110 mph winds. The tornado track so far was about 2 miles long. The tornado continued to strengthen as it went on land, crossed State Highway 58 and quickly strengthed to EF2. Over the next two miles the path was a consistent EF2 to EF3 through several neighborhoods. The worst damage was found along Short Tail Springs Road, Woodland Bay Drive and Davis Mill Circle. The most intense damage was found near the intersection of Short Tail Springs Road and Woodland Bay Drive where many residences suffered EF3 damage with one residence wiped out. Across, to the south of Short Tail Springs Road, an entire forest of trees was downed.

By the time the tornado left this neighborhood it was mainly EF2, went across another couple of inlets of the lake, and emerged as an EF1 by the time it crossed Ooltewah-Georgetown Rd, (CR 1145). From here to the Bradley County line, the tornado continued to the ENE through rural areas oscillating between EF1 and low-end EF2 damage. The tornado continued into and across Bradley, northern Polk County, and into southern McMinn County. The total pathlength was 41 miles.

In Hamilton County, there were 30 injuries, including 6 serious injuries, but no fatalities. There were 80+ homes destroyed, 85+ homes with major damage with a total of 260+ with damage to about $20 Million. Damage to public infrastructure totaled $2.1 Million. Initial overall estimates exceeded $28 Million.

A Presidential Disaster was declared for this area. EMA officials were amazed there were no deaths after seeing the intensity at some locations.

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TENNESSEE, East

Note: The tornado had two turns in Hamilton County--a slight left turn at 35.1367/-85.1121 and another slight left turn (even farther left) at 35.1585/-85.0352. Roane County 1 E Kingston 02 1245EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Several trees were reported down across the county. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Bradley County 1 SSW Baugh Spg 02 1253EST 3 ENE Haun Mill 1313EST 16.8 300 0 7 3.84M 0.00K Tornado (EF2)

Harrison Tornado - Segment #2. The Harrison Tornado entered western Bradley County near the saddlepoint along a ridgeline named Mahan Gap. It roughly followed Harrison Pike ENE for about 4 miles, until the highway turned off to the south. The tornado continued into the northern parts of the city of Cleveland and then across the remainder of the county into Polk County. The tornado was near its strongest in the first mile or two into Bradley County where it downed vast swaths of trees along the highway. The maximum estimated winds were 130 MPH, making it a high EF2 at its peak. This area was very rugged with no houses near the county line. Overall there were 46 houses that were damaged, included 5 destroyed, and 11 with major damage, as well as 41 other homes that were affected. Two businesses and three barns were destroyed. Overall monetary damages totaled $3.2 Million damage to homes, $640K to business, and $300K to Utilities, totaling to almost $4 Million. There were 7 injuries; all treated and released. The last few miles in Bradley County the tornado weakened to EF1 and then to a minimal EF0 as it crossed the Hiwassee River into Polk County. Note: this tornado had the following turns: slightly to the left at 35.2002/-84.8521 and sharper to the right (almost due east) at 35.2265/-84.8051, then continued to the county line.

Polk County 4 W Patty 02 1313EST 1 WSW Delano 1325EST 7.7 100 0 0 1.45M 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

Harrison Tornado - Segment #3. The Harrison Tornado struggled as it crossed the Hiwassee River from Bradley County as an EF0. It remained an EF0 for about the next 6 miles as it only downed a few sporatic trees and larger limbs. The tornado started to intensify again near Dentville Rd. and reached it's maximum strength of EF1 at 100 mph as it damaged a couple of single family houses on Columbus Rd., just north of Lindale Rd. Along its path, 10 homes were damaged with a total estimate of $600K, 5 barns were destroyed with the total agricultural property losses totaling $800K. Total infrastructure damages were $50K. Grand total damages were nearly $1.5 Million. There were no injuries. Note: This tornado took the following turns: entering the county moving almost due east along the Hiwassee River, then turning to the left near 35.2289/-84.6988, then turning to the right as it intensified near 35.2596/-84.6246. It continued on this track to the McMinn County line.

Mcminn County 1 SSW Coghill 02 1325EST 1 SSE Conasauga 1335EST 7.2 120 0 7 2.00M 0.00K Tornado (EF2)

Harrison Tornado - Segment #4. The Harrison Tornado continued to intensify again as it crossed from Polk into McMinn County. It was an EF1 at 100 MPH when it crossed the county line but quickly elevated to an EF2, and reached its maximum strength only about 1 1/2 miles inside McMinn County as an EF2 at 130 MPH where it caused heavy damage to several rural homes. The tornado then continued to the northeast slowly weakening, crossed U.S. Highway 411, then started to climb the terrain on the north end of Starr Mountain where it dissipated. This storm went on to produce another tornado in Monroe County.

In McMinn County 37 homes and mobile homes were damaged. Four homes and seven mobile homes were destroyed. Property damages totaled about $2 Million. There were 7 injuries. This tornado ended in McMinn County, but crossed parts of four counties, had an over pathlength of 41 miles and caused 44 injuries.

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TENNESSEE, East Hamilton County 1 E Sale Creek 02 1330EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Two trees were reported down in the northern part of the county in the vicinity of Sale Creek.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Mcminn County Etowah 02 1333EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported at Etowah. Roane County 2 SSE Watts Bar Lake North 02 1340EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Several trees were reported down across the county. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Monroe County Tellico Plains 02 1347EST 6 WSW Calderwood Dam 1403EST 14.31 400 0 3 5.00M Tornado (EF2)

An EF-2 tornado touched down in Tellico Plains, leaving a path of destruction 14 miles long through downtown and crossed Hwy 360 to Ballplay Road, and into the Citico Wilderness area. Property damage to residential and commercial buildings was extensive (30 buildings), but, although there were 3 injuries, miraculously, there were no fatalities. One of the TDS buildings and the police department annex were destroyed. The cabins, main lodge and pavilion at the KOA Campground were leveled. Downed, broken, and uprooted trees cover hillsides and roadsides in the tornado's path.

Sequatchie County 1 SW Dunlap 02 1445CST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

A few trees were reported down in the vicinity of Dunlap. Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. Bledsoe County 1 N Pikeville 02 1512CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Nickel size hail was reported at Pikeville. Loudon County Highland Park 02 1625EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported near Lenoir City. Rhea County 1 SE Spring City 02 1630EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

Volunteer Electric reported multiple power lines down due to fallen trees across the county.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. Bledsoe County 1 S Brayton 02 1645CST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Several trees were reported down across the county. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Marion County 1 SW South Pittsburg 02 1700CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported in South Pittsburg. Marion County 1 NE Antioch 02 1700CST 0 0 Hail (2.75)

Baseball size hail was reported approximately three miles southwest of Jasper. Windshields were shattered on several automobiles in the area.

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TENNESSEE, East Marion County 1 ESE Glover Hill 02 1706CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

A spotter reported golf-ball size hail at Grandview Medical Center near Jasper.

Marion County 1 W Guild 02 1710CST 1711CST 0.2 100 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

This tornado formed near the eastern shore of Nickajack Lake, just north of Hales Bar Marina and 1/4 mile south of the tornado path from 6 hours earlier. The winds were estimated up to 100 mph. Tree limbs were snapped and several trees were downed.

Roane County 1 E Kingston 02 1730EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Volunteer Electric reported multiple power lines down due to fallen trees across the county.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Hamilton County 1 E Sale Creek 02 1745EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Two trees were reported down in the northern part of the county.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Rhea County 1 SE Morgantown 02 1745EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Multiple trees were reported down near highway 27. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Rhea County 2 NNW Dayton Arpt 02 1752EST 1 S Washington 1755EST 2.7 75 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

This tornado formed east of Dayton and moved to the east-northeast. It destroyed one shed, caused light to moderate damage to four barns, and knocked down several trees along its path through rural areas, south of Highway 30. The maximum wind was estimated at 80 mph.

Campbell County 1 N Oswego 02 1808EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported in downtown Jellico. Rhea County 1 SE Morgantown 02 1810EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Several trees were reported down near Dayton. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Mcminn County 1 ESE Niota 02 1812EST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Dime size hail was reported in Niota. Mcminn County 1 ESE Niota 02 1820EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

A few trees were reported down on power lines. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Hamilton County 1 NE Lupton City 02 1830EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported at Red Bank.

361 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TENNESSEE, East Hamilton County 1 W Chickamauga 02 1831EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Baseball size hail was reported in Chattanooga. Hamilton County 1 W Chickamauga 02 1836EST 0 0 Hail (2.50)

Tennis ball size hail was reported on highway 27 in Chattanooga.

Hamilton County 1 SE Silverdale 02 1843EST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Half dollar size hail was reported three miles west of Ooltewah.

Mcminn County 1 ESE Niota 02 1845EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Volunteer Electric reported multiple power lines down from fallen trees.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Blount County Maryville 02 1900EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported in Maryville. Polk County 3 S Reliance 02 1925EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Several trees were reported down eight miles east southeast of Benton.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Scott County 1 E Oneida 02 1930EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported in Oneida. Bradley County 1 ESE Mc Donald 02 1950EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported near McDonald. Bradley County 1 NE Waterville 02 2000EST 0 0 Hail (1.25)

Half dollar size hail was reported near Waterville. Campbell County 1 N Oswego 02 2000EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported in Jellico. Claiborne County Fibre 02 2026EST 1 ESE Cumberland Gap 2030EST 2.6 250 0 4 500.00K Tornado (EF2)

An EF-2 tornado with a maximum wind speed of 120 mph created a damage path 2.6 miles in length and 250 yards wide across the northern part of Harrogate. Along the tornado track, 5 homes were destroyed, 7 suffered major damage, and 17 had minor damage. Also, four residents were injured in the storm.

Claiborne County 1 NW Union 02 2045EST 1 NNW Big Spg 2050EST 2.5 200 0 0 100.00K Tornado (EF1)

362 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TENNESSEE, East

This tornado formed in Claiborne County, TN, then moved northeast into Lee County, VA. In Claiborne County, the tornado was rated as EF1 with maximum winds of 90 mph. It damaged 5 homes, with one home receiving major damage. It also downed numerous trees. The combined tornado path for Claiborne and Lee Counties extended 4.9 miles.

Roane County 1 E Kingston 02 2115EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Several trees down across the county. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Roane County 1 SW Oliver Spgs 02 2124EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported in Oliver Springs. Knox County Byrds Chapel 02 2133EST 2134EST 0.3 70 0 0 1.00K Tornado (EF0)

The tornado occurred three miles north of Farragut and was rated an EF0 with maximum winds around 80 mph. The maximum path width of the tornado was 70 yards while the length of the damage path extended for about a third of a mile. A few trees were downed along the damage path.

Anderson County 1 E Edgemoor 02 2135EST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

Ping pong ball size hail was reported near Claxton. Anderson County 1 N South Clinton 02 2140EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported in Clinton. Grainger County 1 SE Blaine 02 2145EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Several trees were reported down at Blaine. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Knox County Wooddale 02 2200EST 1 SSW Wyricktown 2201EST 2.1 100 0 0 20.00K Tornado (EF0)

An EF0 tornado with maximum winds of 80 mph and maximum width of 100 yards produced a damage track 2.1 miles in length three miles south of Mascot. Along the path, sporadic tree damage was noted. Also, a mobile home was pushed over on its side.

Sevier County 2 S Du Pont 02 2215EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Numerous trees were reported down in the eastern half of the county.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Cocke County 1 SW Northport 02 2245EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Several trees were reported down in Newport. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Cocke County 1 N White Rock 02 2245EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Several trees were reported down in the vicinity of Cosby. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph.

363 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TENNESSEE, East Sequatchie County 1 E Cagle 02 2245CST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Two trees were reported down near Cagle. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Hawkins County 1 NE Church Hill 02 2300EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Several trees were reported down in Church Hill. A deepening low pressure system moved northeast from the Mid Mississippi Valley through the Great Lakes initially driving a warm front northward through the Southern Appalachian region during the afternoon. The associated cold front swept across the area late Friday night. A one hundred knot upper level jet positioned over a 50 knot low level jet resulted in a strongly sheared environment. The intense shear and moderate instability produced an atmosphere conducive to long-lived, discrete, supercell thunderstorms. A total of 9 tornadoes ranging in intensity from EF-0 to EF-3 produced widespread damage and nearly 50 injuries to East Tennessee residents in the path of the storms. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Campbell County 1 E Red Ash 15 1540EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported at Caryville. An upper level disturbance moved into an area of gradually increasing stability caused by the passage of an earlier mesoscale convective system across the Southern Appalachian Region. Atmospheric shear was relatively weak in comparison to the initial instability. This lead to a larger threat for hail than wind damage in the late afternoon storm event.

Claiborne County 1 E Bacchus 23 1615EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A few trees were reported down approximately one mile east of Bacchus.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Marion County 1 E Whitwell 23 2024CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported approximately one half mile east of Whitwell.

Meigs County 2 W Big Spg 23 2235EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported five miles southeast of Dayton.

Mcminn County 2 WNW Idlewild 24 0055EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported approximately 15 miles southeast of Ten Mile.

An upper level short wave trough with surface cold front moved across the Southern Appalachians during the late evening and early morning hours with sufficient shear but weakening instability to produce isolated severe convection across the Tennessee Valley in Southeast Tennessee.

Blount County Maryville 29 1517EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported at Maryville. Blount County 1 N Plainfield 29 1545EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A tree was reported down on Callahan Road and another was downed on Airbase Road in the Louisville community.

A few thunderstorms developed across Central East Tennessee during the afternoon and produced some wind damage along with large hail. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

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TENNESSEE, East Sevier County 1 WNW Catlettsburg 30 1505EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A few trees were downed on Boyds Creek Highway. Limited convection formed during the afternoon in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. One of these storms became strong enough to produce some isolated wind damage. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

Scott County 2 ENE Winona 31 1310EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A few trees were reported down in the Fairview area. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Anderson County 1 W Lake City 31 1400EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A few trees were reported down in Lake City. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Loudon County 1 NW Loudon 31 1435EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported at Loudon. Anderson County 2 SE Clinton 31 1442EST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

Ping pong ball sized hail fell in Clinton. Monroe County 1 SSW Mc Ghee 31 1512EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Penny to quarter sized hail was reported in Vonore. Monroe County 3 ENE Acorn 31 1512EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail fell in the Cherokee National Forest three miles east northeast of Acorn.

Knox County West Knoxville 31 1518EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported in West Knoxville. Hamilton County 1 S Rathburn 31 1524EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported in Soddy-Daisy. Monroe County 3 ENE Acorn 31 1536EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail fell in the Cherokee National Forest near Acorn.

An upper level trough over the Ohio Valley moved southeast across the Southern Appalachians while driving a cold frontal boundary across the region. Moderate to strong instability and decent wind shear aided the development of severe convection during the afternoon and early evening. Most of the severe storms produced large hail. Wind damage was rather limited during the event.

365 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TENNESSEE, South Central Franklin County 4 SSE Huntland 02 1009CST 1010CST 0.16 100 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

A tornado tracking northeast from Jackson County weakened to EF-0 intensity producing wind speeds up to 80 mph before dissipating. The tornado snapped and uprooted a few additional trees just east of Highway 97.

Lincoln County 1 E Taft 02 1435CST 1438CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported. Lincoln County 1 ENE Prospect 02 1445CST 1448CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported in Park City. Lincoln County 1 SE Boonshill 02 1445CST 1447CST 0.62 50 0 0 Tornado (EF0)

A tornado of EF-0 intensity with peak wind speeds of 65 mph began a short path in Boonshill. The tornado produced shingle damage at the Boonshill Community Center, uprooted eight medium to large trees and destroyed an hold barn along Delina Boonshill Road.

Franklin County 2 ESE Owl Hollow 02 1510CST 1513CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported in Dripping Springs. Franklin County 1 S Decherd 02 1525CST 1528CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.75)

Baseball sized hail was reported. Lincoln County Prospect 02 1530CST 1533CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported one mile southwest of Park City.

Franklin County Sherwood 02 1655CST 1658CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported. Southern middle Tennessee experienced a portion of a much larger outbreak of tornadoes and severe weather from the Ohio Valley south through the Tennessee Valley to the Gulf Coast in advance of a strong cold front. The storms came in two waves, one during the mid to late morning, and another throughout the afternoon hours. One of the morning supercell storms produced a tornado that made a very short track (1/4 mile) into far southwest Franklin County. This storm was one of a pair of tornadic supercells which tracked through Limestone and Madison Counties in north central Alabama. During the early afternoon, numerous thunderstorms re-erupted across north Alabama which moved into southern Tennessee, including several supercells. Most of these storms were large hail producers, including up to baseball sized in Franklin County during the mid afternoon. One supercell produced an isolated tornado in the Boonshill community in Lincoln County. The cold front moved through during the mid to late evening, ending the threat of severe weather.

Lincoln County 1 E Howell 24 1522CST 1526CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail up to quarter-sized was reported in Howell.

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TENNESSEE, South Central

An upper level low with very cold air aloft dropped southeast from the Ohio into the eastern Tennessee Valley on the 24th. This system sparked afternoon thunderstorms across north Alabama and southern middle Tennessee. One of the storms produced hail up to quarter sized in Lincoln County.

Moore County 3 ENE Chestnut Ridge 31 1345CST 1348CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported in the eastern portion of the Chestnut Ridge community.

Lincoln County Kelso 31 1500CST 1503CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported. Lincoln County 3 WSW Bledsoe 31 1620CST 1623CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported. Moore County 5 E Chestnut Ridge 31 1635CST 1638CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Trees and power lines were knocked down on Highway 129 near the Bedford County line. Time estimated by radar.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Moore County 3 W Lois 31 1645CST 1648CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported on Highway 50 near the Lincoln County line. Time estimated by radar.

A very unstable environment along with an approaching weak surface trough dropping through Tennessee ignited several supercell thunderstorms during the mid afternoon hours across southern middle Tennessee, which dropped south into northern and central Alabama during the late afternoon and evening hours. A couple of the supercell storms produced large hail and isolated wind damage in Lincoln and Moore Counties.

TENNESSEE, West Fayette County 2 SSE Moscow 02 1440CST 1445CST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Straight line winds knocked down several trees south of Moscow.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Carroll County 1 ENE Jumbo 02 1442CST 2 E Scott Hill 1447CST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Straight line winds knocked down trees across Southern Carroll County. Roads that were hard hit included Goodrum, Black Gully and Purdy. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Hardeman County Grand Jct 02 1453CST 1458CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Quarter to golf ball size hail was reported in Grand Junction.

367 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TENNESSEE, West Hardeman County 1 SSW Bolivar 02 1500CST 1505CST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

Straight line winds produced tree and power line damage along with some minor structural damage in Bolivar. A roof was torn off a building on West Market Street in town. Pea size hail also covered the ground.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. Madison County 4 E Perry 02 1503CST 1508CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail fell between Bemis and Beech Bluff. The hail was deep enough to cause fog in the valleys.

Hardeman County Middleton 02 1510CST 1515CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Mcnairy County 3 S Selmer 02 1530CST 1535CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Mcnairy County Stantonville 02 1540CST 1545CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (3.00)

Very large hail combined with 60 mph winds produced severe tree damage and broken windows in Stantonville.

Mcnairy County 1 SW Stantonville 02 1540CST 1545CST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Very large hail combined with 60 mph winds produced severe tree damage and broken windows in Stantonville.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Hardin County 1 NE Savannah 02 1550CST 1555CST 0 0 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Straight line winds knocked down a few small trees and tree limbs in the Cravens area of Savannah. There was also some minor shingle damage. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Hardin County Olivet 02 1555CST 1600CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Hardin County Olivehill 02 1608CST 1613CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail covering the ground in the community of Olivehill.

A warm front surged north during the morning hours of March 2, 2012 ushering in a moist and unstable airmass across the Mid -South. During the afternoon hours a powerful dry line surged east and interacted with the unstable airmass to produce numerous supercells east of the Mississippi River. These supercells eventually merged to form a line of thunderstorms that pushed east to the Tennessee River during the evening hours. Numerous storms became severe across West Tennessee with large hail and damaging winds.

368 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TENNESSEE, West Mcnairy County 3 SE Finger 14 1310CST 1350CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Mcnairy County 1 NE Adamsville 14 1435CST 1450CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Pea to quarter size fell near Adamsville. Decatur County 4 NW Bible Hill 14 1440CST 1450CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Hardin County 1 ENE Crump 14 1445CST 2 ENE Box Elder 1700CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A back road between Morris Chapel and Adamsville near the Hardin-McNairy County line was flooded with six to eight inches of water from slow moving thunderstorms. Other roads were flooded near Morris Chapel as well.

An upper level disturbance moved through the Mid-South during the afternoon hours of March 14, 2012. Showers and thunderstorms developed over West Tennessee. Some storms became severe and produced large hail and flash flooding.

Hardeman County Toone 15 1342CST 1347CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Henderson County Lexington 15 1345CST 1355CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Nickel to quarter size hail fell in Lexington. Henry County Buchanan 15 1349CST 1354CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Dime to quarter size hail in Buchanan. Madison County Medon 15 1356CST 1401CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hardeman County 1 W Bolivar 15 1405CST 1410CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail fell on Highway 64 just west of Bolivar. Carroll County 3 ESE Westport 15 1450CST 1455CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Mcnairy County 6 W Ramer 15 1508CST 1513CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny size hail fell on Highway 57 near Big Hill Pond State Park.

369 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TENNESSEE, West Mcnairy County Eastview 15 1542CST 1547CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Quarter to half dollar size hail fell in Eastview near the intersection of Highway 57 and Highway 45.

Henry County Paris 15 1600CST 1610CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Henry County 2 E Buchanan 15 1615CST 1620CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Hardin County Pickwick Dam 15 1616CST 1621CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Hardin County Nixon 15 1620CST 1625CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

An upper level disturbance moving from the southern plains into the Mid-South triggered scattered showers and thunderstorms across West Tennessee during the afternoon hours of March 15, 2012. Some of the storms were severe with large hail.

Shelby County 1 SW Cordova 16 0800CST 1 NE Buntyn 1000CST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Very heavy rain resulted in flash flooding across parts of Memphis and Bartlett. Range Line Road and the intersection of North Watkins and Signal Street in Frayser were flooded. The intersections of Parkview and Raleigh Lagrange in Raleigh were also flooded. In Downtown Memphis a storm drain pipe burst due to excessive rainfall and flooded the basement of a courthouse on Adams Avenue. A little further to the east the intersection of Vollintine Avenue and Hawthorne Street in Midtown was impassable due to high water. Flooding also occurred near the city of Bartlett along Whitten Road to the north of Interstate 40. Vehicles were stranded in the flood waters. Flooding was also reported at the intersection of Covington Pike and Stage Road.

A mesoscale convective system pushed south out of Missouri and into the Mid-South during the early morning hours of March 16, 2012. The complex of thunderstorms moved very slowly across the Memphis Metropolitan area. Very heavy rain resulted in flash flooding. Hardin County 1 E Pickwick Dam 31 1420CST 1425CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Hardin County 3 N Pickwick Lake 31 1425CST 1430CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Dime to half dollar size hail fell near Bruton Branch Grocery.

Tipton County 1 N Atoka 31 1724CST 1726CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Tipton County 1 W Crosstown 31 1724CST 1729CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (0.75)

370 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TENNESSEE, West Tipton County 1 N Atoka 31 1726CST 1740CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Penny to quarter size hail fell in Atoka covering the ground.

Shelby County 1 E Madge 31 1757CST 1802CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Penny to quarter size hail fell in Madge. Hardin County 2 NW Damon 31 1825CST 1835CST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Quarter to golf ball size hail fell near Southside. A cold front moved into the Mid-South during the afternoon and evening hours of March 31, 2012. Showers and thunderstorms developed along and out ahead of the front. Some storms became severe producing large hail.

TEXAS, Central

TXZ049-054-064- COKE - CROCKETT - FISHER - HASKELL - IRION - JONES - NOLAN - SCHLEICHER - 071-076>078-098> SHACKELFORD - STERLING - SUTTON - TAYLOR - THROCKMORTON 099-113>114-127 01 0000CST 31 2359CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

The drought continued to grip the Big Country, western Concho Valley and the Northern Edwards Plateau. Exceptional drought continued to plague the region mainly north of Interstate 20 and west of U.S. Highway 283. The community of Robert Lee continues to build a pipe line that will bring water into the community from the Oak Creek Reservoir and nearby groundwater sources. Although some beneficial rains have fallen, many ranchers have not replenished their heards.

Tom Green County 2 SW San Angelo 08 2301CST 2306CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Hail of 1.25 inches was reported near the intersection of highway 277 and Loop 306.

A cold front in combination with an upper level disturbance produced a few thunderstorms over mainly the Concho Valley. Strong winds and hail were the main concerns.

Sutton County 24 SW Sonora 19 1412CST 1417CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported four miles east of the intersection of the Caverns of Sonora Road and Ranch Road 189.

Sutton County 19 ESE Sonora 19 1502CST 1507CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported. Kimble County 4 W (JCT)Kimble Co Arpt 19 1548CST 1553CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball size hail was reported. Kimble County 8 SSW London 19 1610CST 1615CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Power poles were snapped at the base, along U.S. highway 377.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. 371 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, Central Kimble County 7 SSE London 19 1616CST 1621CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Mason County 9 S Streeter 19 1627CST 1632CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Mason County 2 SE Fredonia 19 1703CST 1708CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

San Saba County 17 W Cherokee 19 1713CST 1718CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

San Saba County 2 W Bend 19 1758CST 1803CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail up to the size of quarters nearly covered the ground. Mcculloch County 3 NNW Camp San Saba 19 2040CST 2045CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail was reported on U.S. Highway 85, 5 miles south southeast of Brady.

A cold front moved into West Central Texas during the day on March 19. An intense supercell developed producing heavy rainfall, large hail, and damaging winds across the Northwest Hill Country.

TEXAS, Central Southeast Colorado County Weimar 20 0420CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Severe thunderstorm winds downed some trees in the Weimar area.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Harris County 1 E Spring Vly 20 0650CST 0651CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

A funnel cloud was sighted in the Hunters Creek Village area near Houston.

Harris County 1 SW Spring Vly 20 0700CST 0705CST 0 0 7.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Severe thunderstorm winds downed some trees, power lines and fences in the Piney Point Village and Bunker Hill Village areas. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Brazoria County 5 N Manvel 20 0722CST 0 0 8.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A severe thunderstorm caused some roof damage and blew down a fence near the South Fork subdivision around the Pearland area. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

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TEXAS, Central Southeast Harris County 2 NNW Houston Hgts 20 0730CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A severe thunderstorm downed some trees along Gibson Street in the Houston area.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Harris County Bellaire Jct 20 0732CST 0 0 4.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A severe thunderstorm produced strong winds that snapped one tree and took limbs off other trees.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Harris County 1 SW Channelview 20 0736CST 0 0 30.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (62EG)

Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees, damaged carports, and blew out some windows on a building and several cars.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 62 knots is equivalent to 71 mph. Galveston County 2 NW League Cty Spclnd Ar 20 0915CST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Lightning

A lightning strike started a fire in the attic of a house. Damage was mostly contained to the attic and part of the second floor of the home. An early morning squall line moved across the area and produced some wind damage.

Burleson County 3 WSW Caldwell Muni Arpt 28 1940CST 2 SE Caldwell 2045CST 0 0 20.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Heavy rains produced flash flooding in the Caldwell area. Law enforcement and trained spotters reported up to four inches of rain fell in the Gray Street, North Porter Street, and Highway 21 areas which brought water into three homes and a motel. Numerous road closures occurred along the Highway 21 area of the city.

Heavy rains developed across the Burleson County and produced flash flooding in the Caldwell area.

TEXAS, Extreme West

TXZ420>422-424 NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS - RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY - SALT BASIN - SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS 01 0000MST 31 2359MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

Another dry month across Hudspeth County allowed Severe to Exceptional Drought conditions to continue across much of the area.

TXZ419 EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY 18 1355MST 1900MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong upper trough was moving through the Western United States with an associated cold front out ahead of it. Southwest winds ahead of this system were very strong with wind gusts up to 66 mph reported.

TEXAS, Mid-South

TXZ229>234-239> ARANSAS - BEE - CALHOUN - DUVAL - GOLIAD - JIM WELLS - KLEBERG - LA SALLE - LIVE 247 OAK - MCMULLEN - NUECES - REFUGIO - SAN PATRICIO - VICTORIA - WEBB 01 0000CST 31 2359CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

373 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, Mid-South

Above normal rainfall occurred over the northern portions of South Texas during the month of March. This continued the trend of diminishing the severity of the drought over this region. However, the southern Coastal Bend, extreme southeastern Brush Country, and along the Rio Grande received well below normal rainfall for the month. The drought severity held firm in these areas for the month. The highest rainfall occurred over the northern Brush Country with the least amounts occurring in the extreme southern Coastal Bend. Rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches occurred from the northern Brush Country to the Victoria Crossroads area. Localized higher amounts above 8 inches were recorded over western McMullen County. Rainfall amounts between a quarter and a half of an inch occurred over southern sections of Nueces, Jim Wells, and Duval Counties and the western portion of Kleberg County. In the area of South Texas northwest of a line from Botines to Freer to Skidmore to Placedo, rainfall amounts were 150 to 200 percent of normal for March with areas over La Salle and McMullen Counties at 300 to 400 percent of normal for the month.

With this amount of rainfall, the drought was reduced to severe category over the northern Brush Country and Victoria Crossroads by the end of the month. The exceptional drought remained in place over most of Nueces, Aransas, and Kleberg Counties. The drought status abated to extreme status over Bee, San Patricio, and Webb Counties.

Different stages of water restrictions continued for Point Comfort, Alice, and King Ranch Santa Gertrudis District. Voluntary water restrictions were in effect for Laredo, Sunset Bay, East Riviera, and Mirando City.

Soil moisture remained short over southern portions of the Coastal Bend while conditions improved markedly over the Brush Country with the above normal rainfall. Runoff from rainfall helped fill ponds and livestock tanks in the area as well. Range land and pastures improved over South Texas during the month of March.

Webb County 9 NNE Pescadito 08 2110CST 0 0 10.00K Hail (1.25)

Vehicles with windshields damaged due to half-dollar sized hail along Highway 59 near the community of Ranchitos Las Lomas. Webb County 15 NE Pescadito 08 2115CST 0 0 10.00K Hail (1.75)

Observer reported golf ball sized hail. Webb County 1 ENE Aguilares 08 2150CST 0 0 Funnel Cloud

Sheriff Deputy reported a funnel cloud near Aguilares. Webb County 1 N Mirando City 08 2200CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

Public reported nickel sized hail in Mirando City. Webb County 1 NNW Mirando City 08 2200CST 0 0 5.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Public reported large tree blown down in Mirando City. A moist and unstable air mass formed over the Brush Country during the late afternoon and evening hours of March 8th in advance of an approaching cold front and upper level disturbance. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms moved east across the western Brush Country during the evening hours with large hail reported in Webb County. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Victoria County (VCT)Victoria Rgnl A 19 0515CST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (60MG)

Victoria Regional Airport ASOS reported a 69 mph wind gust. Note: The measured wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Victoria County 1 WSW (VCT)Victoria Rgnl A 19 0515CST 2 SE Victoria Ball Arpt 0520CST 0 0 20.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Victoria Police Department reported downed power lines and tree limbs in the city.

Thunderstorms produced a downburst in the Victoria area during the early morning hours of March 19th. The high winds downed power lines and tree limbs in the city of Victoria. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

374 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, Mid-South Live Oak County 2 E Suniland 20 0215CST 4 NNE Ray Pt 0225CST 0 0 20.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61EG)

Trees were blown down and into the roadway along Farm to Market Road 2049.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph. Live Oak County 1 N George West 20 0227CST 0230CST 0 0 250.00K Thunderstorm Wind (70EG)

NWS storm survey concluded a downburst occurred in George West with winds estimated between 60 and 80 mph. The most significant damage occurred along and east of Highway 281 between Crockett and Burleson Streets. A metal roof was blown off of two motels. Large bay doors were blown out of a maintenance facility. Several power poles were blown down along with numerous large tree limbs, fence posts and signs. The damage path was 2 and half miles wide and 1 and half miles in length.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 70 knots is equivalent to 81 mph. Live Oak County Dinero 20 0245CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG) Trees were blown down and into the roadway on Farm to Market Road 534.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Live Oak County Argenta 20 0255CST 1 SE Comelia 0300CST 0 0 5.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were blown down and into the roadway on Farm to Market Road 888.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Bee County 2 WSW Beeville 20 0320CST 0325CST 0 0 10.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Minor roof damage to some homes and two uprooted trees were reported in Beeville.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Nueces County 3 NW Lon Hill 20 0400CST 0 0 5.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Tree damage occurred along County Road 73 north of Calallen.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Nueces County 1 NNE Lon Hill 20 0405CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Minor roof damage occurred to a church on Farm to Market Road 624 in Calallen.

During the late evening of March 19th, 2012 and the early morning hours of March 20th, a squall line of thunderstorms developed across South and South-Central Texas. This squall line developed due to a strong upper level low pressure system located across the southern Rockies and a surface low pressure area and cold front moving across South Texas. Due to the strong winds aloft and an unstable air mass, conditions were ripe for severe storms with damaging winds being the main threat. As the squall line neared the town of George West, a downburst embedded within the line produced winds between 60 and 80 mph. Radar images indicated winds just above the surface around 85 mph at the time of the downburst. A metal roof, several telephone poles and numerous large tree limbs were damaged from these straight-line winds in George West. Damaging winds also occurred north of Three Rivers, near Lake Corpus Christi, and in Beeville and Calallen. Mainly tree damage occurred in these areas. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

375 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, Mid-South TXZ242 KLEBERG 27 1800CST 28 2300CST 0 0 5.0K 0.00K Wildfire

A large wildfire developed over the northern portion of the Padre Island National Seashore. It grew to over 2500 acres. The fire lasted until late in the evening on the 28th.

Webb County 1 SSE Laredo 28 0244CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (53MG)

Laredo International Airport AWSS reported a gust to 53 knots.

Note: The measured wind gust of 53 knots is equivalent to 61 mph. Webb County 1 W Laredo Afb 28 0254CST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (51MG)

The Laredo International Airport AWSS reported a gust to 51 knots.

Note: The measured wind gust of 51 knots is equivalent to 59 mph. Mcmullen County 1 E Tilden 28 2210CST 2240CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

McMullen County Sheriffs Office reported County Road 308 east of Tilden was closed due to high water.

Duval County 8 ENE Freer 29 0307CST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

The Freer Police Department reported winds estimated up to 60 mph east of Freer.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Duval County 6 NE Rosita 29 0310CST 0315CST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Duval County Sheriffs office reported wind damage to a residence west of San Diego. A tin awning and portion of the roof of the mobile home were peeled back by the high winds. A tin roof on a shed was also peeled back along with large tree limbs broken. A slow moving upper level disturbance triggered a couple of episodes of severe weather March 28th and 29th. A line of thunderstorms moved southeast out of northern Mexico producing high winds in Laredo early in the morning on the 28th. Another round of strong to severe thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall occurred over the Brush Country northeast to Bee and Goliad Counties during the evening of March 28th and early morning hours of March 29th. Rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches occurred over McMullen County causing flash flooding. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

Nueces County 1 WNW Skunk Hill 29 1523CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Public reported quarter sized hail at the Stripes Convenience Store near Interstate 37.

Nueces County 1 ENE Robstown 29 1602CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Public reported quarter sized hail at the intersection of Highway 44 and 77 in Robstown.

Nueces County 2 NNW Rabb 29 1602CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Wind gusts to 60 mph west of Robstown near County Road 83 and Highway 44.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph.

376 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, Mid-South Nueces County 1 ENE Robstown 29 1610CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail occurred just west of the Fairgrounds. Nueces County 1 N Robstown Co Arpt 29 1612CST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Public reported golf ball sized hail just west of Robstown. Nueces County 1 E Rabb 29 1613CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61EG)

Telephone pole snapped at County Road 79 and Old Robstown Road.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph. Bee County Beeville 29 1722CST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Pea to quarter sized hail occurred in the city of Beeville. Bee County 2 NNE Beeville 29 1729CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Spotter reported quarter sized hail in the northeast side of the city of Beeville.

Webb County 2 WNW Laredo 29 2017CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported near the intersection of Del Mar Boulevard and Interstate 35.

Webb County 2 NNW Laredo 29 2023CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A spotter reported quarter sized hail at the intersection of Lindenwood and Del Mar.

Webb County 5 SSW Laredo Link Arpt 29 2030CST 0 0 25.00K Hail (1.25)

Half dollar sized hail occurred in the western part of the community of Rio Bravo.

Webb County 2 SSE Laredo Afb 29 2040CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail reported at the intersection of Highway 359 and Loop 20 on the southeast side of Laredo.

An upper level disturbance over Mexico combined with an unstable air mass over the South Texas to provide a couple of areas of severe thunderstorms on March 29th. Severe thunderstorms developed over the Coastal Bend along the sea-breeze boundary. More severe thunderstorms occurred around the city of Laredo.

Webb County 5 SSW Laredo Link Arpt 30 1840CST 0 0 100.00K 0.00K Hail (2.25)

Hail almost to tennis ball size occurred in the western portions of the community of Rio Bravo. Damage to cars and broken windshields were reported. Webb County 5 S Laredo Link Arpt 30 1845CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail reported in the community of Rio Bravo.

377 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, Mid-South Webb County 2 SSW Laredo Link Arpt 30 1855CST 0 0 Funnel Cloud

Funnel cloud was sighted near Mangana-Hein Road and Highway 83 south of Laredo. Report relayed to Laredo Police Department. Webb County 1 W Laredo Link Arpt 30 1856CST 0 0 20.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Golf ball hail occurred at the Laredo Community College South Campus on the extreme south side of Laredo.

Severe thunderstorms that developed over the western portion of Deep South Texas moved north along the Rio Grande into southern portions of Webb County during the early evening hours of March 30th.

TEXAS, North

TXZ148-156>158- ANDERSON - BELL - CORYELL - FALLS - LAMPASAS - LEON - MILAM - ROBERTSON 160-162-174>175 01 0000CST 19 2359CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

At the beginning of the month, only 8 counties in the Fort Worth County Warning Area were classified in severe drought or worse. During the month, up to 9 inches of rain fell on the drought stricken areas which greatly improved conditions. By the end of the month, all counties within the CWA were classified below severe drought levels.

Delta County 1 W Lake Creek 08 0808CST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

Damaging downburst winds caused damage near the intersection of State Highway 24 and FM 198. A small barn lost most of its roof, and on the other side of the intersection, a large metal storage building also lost most of its roof. The roof was tossed about a hundred yards from the building. Part of the walls of the storage building collapsed as well. The storage building was determined to be a metal and wood frame with part of the roof partially rotted.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. Lamar County 2 E Sylvan 08 0845CST 0 0 7.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61EG)

A wood chicken coop was destroyed along FM 196, south of Blossom. The sheet metal from the coop was strewn across the property to the north. Severe thunderstorms developed across Delta and Lamar Counties and produced high winds which damaged several structures. Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph. Erath County Stephenville 10 1047CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Dime sized hail mixed with a few quarter sized hail stones fell in Stephenville.

Numerous showers with embedded thunderstorms developed due to large scale forcing and isentropic lift ahead of an upper level low to the west. One storm in Erath County reached a marginally severe level and produced dime to quarter sized hail in Stephenville. Erath County Thurber 19 1325CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Palo Pinto County Mineral Wells 19 1403CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Parker County Whitt 19 1409CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail covered the ground.

378 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, North Parker County Poolville 19 1415CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Wise County Boonsville 19 1423CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Dime to golfball sized hail fell in Boonsville. Wise County Bridgeport 19 1434CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel sized hail covered the ground. Wise County Decatur 19 1457CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Grayson County 5 W Sherman 19 1807CST 0 0 15.00K 0.00K Lightning

An oil tanker was struck by lightning and caught on fire. Lampasas County Lampasas Arpt 19 1825CST 1828CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Coryell County 1 W Gatesville 19 1923CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Coryell County Copperas Cove 19 1945CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Dallas County 3 NNW Reinhardt 19 2025CST 1 WNW Elam 20 0245CST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Very heavy rainfall led to flash flooding across the city of Dallas. Eight major roads had to be closed due to high water and there was significant flooding on residential streets. There was significant flash flooding around White Rock Creek, and one high water rescue was conducted by helicopter when a homeless person was stranded in a tree with rushing water below him.

Mclennan County 1 ESE Woodway 19 2107CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Penny sized hail fell at the Richland Mall in West Waco. Coryell County Coryell 19 2133CST 2 SSE Oglesby 2345CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Several county roads were closed due to overflowing creeks and high water across Coryell County after heavy rains impacted the area. Fannin County 1 ESE Mulberry 19 2214CST 4 W Neut 2300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water was rushing over Highway 78 north of Bailey, and high water was flooding Highway 56 near Windom due to heavy rainfall. Bois D Arc Creek exceeded its banks and closed Farm-to-Market Roads 1396 and 100 due to high water from the creek.

Bell County 1 S White Hall 19 2234CST 5 N (GRK)Gray Aaf Ft Hoo 20 0230CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Mandatory evacuations were ordered for residents in a mobile home park along Nolan Creek in Killeen. The intersection of Highway 36 and Aycock Road in White Hall was closed due to high water.

379 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, North Fannin County 5 WSW Mulberry 19 2300CST 1 E Nobility 20 0945CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Residual flooding continued and many roads remained closed through the morning hours. The most significant flooding remained along several roads that crossed the Bois D Arc Creek. Van Zandt County 2 N Walton 19 2320CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Large trees were uprooted near the intersection of County Road 1256 and Highway 19.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Mclennan County 2 NNE China Spg 19 2322CST 2 SSE Mcgregor Afb 20 0230CST 0 0 100.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Many cars were stranded at the intersection of Hewitt Drive and Chapel Road near Woodway. Many streets were also closed near this location. Additional roads were closed throughout the cities of Waco and Robinson, and one high water rescue was conducted in Waco at the intersection of North 27th Street and Colonial Avenue. Interstate 35 was closed for several hours near the Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center. A few cars were swept away at the intersection of 23rd Street and Franklin Avenue.

Coryell County 5 NW Pearl 19 2345CST 5 NW Turnersville 20 1145CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Residual flooding continued and many roads remained closed through the late morning hours. This was well after the heavy rain had ended. Collin County Lolaville 20 0000CST 1 W Lavon Res 1145CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Twenty-three roads were closed overnight in the county, with most closures in the northeastern portions of the county.

Milam County 3 SW Sauer 20 0059CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Large tree limbs were blown down and blocked the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 1600 and County Road 218.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Milam County 2 SSE Rockdale 20 0108CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A large tree was blocking Farm-to-Market Road 908 south of Rockdale.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Falls County Eloise 20 0115CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Multiple trees were blown down in the town of Eloise. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Robertson County 8 W Valley Jct Station 20 0120CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Multiple trees were blown over about 6 miles west of Hearne. Trees were blown over across several county roads and Farm-to- Market 2095. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

380 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, North Navarro County 3 NNE Barry 20 0128CST 2 S Drane 0300CST 0 0 500.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

County Road 2005 was closed due to high water and both northbound lanes of Interstate 45 at mile marker 231 were shut down due to flooding. Storm total rainfall within the county exceeded 6 inches. Multiple roads were reported to be washed out and there was also damage to culverts and bridges. As many as 80 roads were suspected to have been damaged or washed out. The county judge issued a disaster declaration for the county due to the flooding.

Bell County Troy 20 0230CST Meeks 0930CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Residual flooding continued and many roads remained closed until the morning hours. This was well after the heavy rain had ended. Mclennan County 2 WNW Hillside 20 0230CST 2 NE Asa 0930CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Residual flooding continued across the county for several hours after the heavy rain had ended. The Robinson Flat Recreational Vehicle Community was evacuated due to rising waters.

Dallas County Bobwyn 20 0245CST 1 ENE Garland 0945CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Many roads throughout the county remained impassable after the heavy rain ended. Residential and access roads were impacted the most. Navarro County 1 S Montfort 20 0300CST 3 ESE Eureka 0900CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Residual flooding continued and many roads remained closed until the morning hours. This was well after the heavy rain had ended. Anderson County 3 SW Blackfoot 20 0330CST 3 NNE Pert 0730CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Many roads across the county were closed overnight due to high water.

Van Zandt County 1 WNW Wentworth 20 0445CST 2 E Fruitvale 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain left residual flooding that closed the intersection of Farm-to-Market 1255 and County Road 1652. Farm-to-Market 1255 was also closed at the intersection with Highway 110.

A powerful and slow moving upper level low pressure system brought severe weather and flooding to North Texas on the 19th and into the overnight hours of the 20th. The event initially began as severe thunderstorms with hail up to the size of golf balls developed in the western portions of the CWA. Damaging winds and flooding became the main concern after midnight. Several locations across North Texas received over 6 inches of rain from this event. Significant flash flooding occurred in McLennan and Navarro Counties.

Lamar County Roxton 31 0648CST 0651CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Hail stones ranging from the size of pennies to half dollars were reported in the town of Roxton for several minutes.

A few elevated storms developed ahead of an approaching trough over the northeastern and eastern counties of North Texas. One storm in Lamar County produced penny to half dollar sized hail.

381 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, North Panhandle Collingsworth County 5 W Dodson 18 1637CST 1638CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

The hail was reported to be covering the ground. Donley County 6 SW Lelia Lake 18 2008CST 2009CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Donley County 3 NNE Lelia Lake 18 2039CST 2040CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hutchinson County 5 S Sanford 18 2300CST 2301CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Gray County 2 S Pampa 19 0007CST 0009CST 0 0 130.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

An official National Weather Service storm survey revealed that a narrow area of damaging thunderstorm wind gusts moved through Pampa, Texas between Banks Street and West Brown Street. The path of damage was twenty-five yards wide and five hundred yards long. The winds picked up and destroyed a ten by ten aluminum shed which caused debris for four hundred yards. An abandoned wood frame house on Banks Street had its side wall collapse. There were three containers that were overturned by the winds. Also, a park sign in a municipal park was damaged and a business on West Brown Street had the front wall of the establishment blown onto West Brown Street. There was also damage to a power pole. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. Gray County 2 ESE Pampa 19 0010CST 0011CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (53MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 53 knots is equivalent to 61 mph.

Donley County 2 WSW Clarendon 19 0045CST 0046CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65MG) Note: The measured wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph.

Gray County 3 E Mc Lean 19 0114CST 0116CST 0 1 20.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61EG)

Local law enforcement officials reported that power poles were snapped along Interstate 40. There was also an empty tractor trailer truck traveling along Interstate 40 that was flipped over by the thunderstorm wind gusts. The driver of the tractor trailer truck was injured. Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph. Collingsworth County Wellington 19 0125CST 0126CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (56EG)

Local law enforcement officials reported thunderstorm wind gusts in Wellington, Texas. There were no reports of damage or injuries. Severe thunderstorms across much of the eastern and southeastern Texas Panhandle, as well as parts of the central Texas Panhandle, during the evening and overnight hours produced hail along with damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. There was one injury due to the thunderstorm wind gusts, however no fatalities were reported. Note: The estimated wind gust of 56 knots is equivalent to 64 mph.

382 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, North Panhandle Moore County 1 NE Four Way 26 1858CST 1859CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Moore County 1 E Dumas 26 1942CST 1943CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Moore County 1 E Dumas 26 1945CST 1946CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Moore County 1 E Dumas 26 1945CST 1946CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

TXZ003-004 HANSFORD - OCHILTREE 26 2030CST 2032CST 0 0 87.0K 0.00K High Wind

Severe thunderstorms developed during the evening hours and produced some hail across much of the central and northern Texas Panhandle. There were a few reports of non-thunderstorm damaging wind gusts due to decaying showers. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities. Lipscomb County 5 N Higgins 29 1927CST 1928CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Lipscomb County 1 W Higgins 29 1930CST 1931CST 0 0 0.10K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

The public reported that the hail was covering the ground and that a neighbor had a broken window due to the hail. There were no injuries reported. Lipscomb County 1 W Higgins 29 1935CST 1936CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.75)

Lipscomb County 1 W Higgins 29 1955CST 1956CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Lipscomb County 1 W Higgins 29 2000CST 2001CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Lipscomb County 8 ENE Lipscomb 29 2019CST 2020CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

The trained spotter reported that the hail was up to one inch deep and covering the ground.

Hemphill County 2 WNW Glazier 29 2053CST 2054CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

383 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, North Panhandle Hemphill County 4 E Canadian 29 2120CST 2121CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Hemphill County 6 SSE Glazier 29 2131CST 2132CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hemphill County 8 SSE Glazier 29 2140CST 2141CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Hemphill County 6 SSE Glazier 29 2150CST 2151CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Severe thunderstorms produced large hail across the northeast Texas Panhandle during the evening hours. No injuries or fatalities were reported, however there was some minor damage.

TEXAS, Northeast

TXZ096-108>112- ANGELINA - BOWIE - CAMP - CASS - CHEROKEE - FRANKLIN - GREGG - HARRISON - 124>126-136>138- MARION - MORRIS - NACOGDOCHES - PANOLA - RED RIVER - RUSK - SABINE - SAN 149>153-165>167 AUGUSTINE - SHELBY - SMITH - TITUS - UPSHUR - WOOD 01 0000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought 20 Drought conditions continued to improve for Northeast Texas during the month of March. Rainfall was of the magnitude and intensity such that this portion of Northeast Texas still classified as D2 Severe Drought status were removed from this status by March, 20th. This will be the last entry for Northeast Texas until D2 Severe Drought status returns to the eastern half of the state. The following are a few selected cities across Northeast Texas with their March rainfall totals and departures from normal as well as the 2012 rainfall totals and departures from normal. Tyler March rainfall was 6.38. The departure from normal was +2.26. Tyler yearly rainfall was 12.53. The departure from normal was +1.54. Longview March rainfall was 4.77. The departure from normal was +0.42. Longview yearly rainfall was 11.82. The departure from normal was +0.11. Lufkin March rainfall was 8.67. The departure from normal was +4.89. Lufkin yearly rainfall was 17.39. The departure from normal was +5.56.

San Augustine County 2 NNE San Augustine 02 1608CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Driver on Hwy. 96 headed south from Center Texas and encountered up to quarter sized hail near San Augustine, Texas.

A strong cold front began moving into East Central Texas during the afternoon hours of March 2nd. The airmass ahead of the cold front was marginally unstable but atmospheric lapse rates were very high. This suggested the probability of hail with any strong to severe thunderstorms that developed that day.

Angelina County 2 S Lufkin 08 2040CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Angelina College and Crown Colony reported dime sized hail. A strong cold front moved through Northeast Texas during the late afternoon and evening hours of March 8th. This front helped to spawn strong thunderstorms, some of which produced hail in portions of Deep East Texas.

384 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, Northeast Rusk County 2 NNW Mt Enterprise 11 1210CST 1515CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Emergency Manager from Rusk County reported flooding on CR 3153 just northeast of Mount Enterprise.

San Augustine County 1 SW Bland Lake 11 1315CST 2 E Calgary 1320CST 3.59 50 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

An EF0 tornado touched down 5 miles northwest of San Augustine, Tx. and tracked north northeast before lifting just south of the San Augustine/Shelby County Texas line. The initial touchdown was just east of Hwy. 96 and west of FMm 3230 where a larger tree was uprooted. Large limbs and tin from a chicken house was peeled back near FM. 1279. The path width was 50 yards wide with a path length of near 4 miles. Maximum winds were estimated near 70 mph.

Angelina County 1 NW Homer 11 1430CST 1515CST 0 0 20.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Old Homer Alto Road southeast of Lufkin, Texas was completely washed out. A car ran across the high water and collapsed into the torrent of water that used to be the road. There were no report of injuries.

Sabine County 4 SW East Mayfield 11 1500CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A tree was reported down 5 miles southwest of Hemphill, Texas.

A deep upper level trough across the Four Corners Region of the United States began ejecting out into the Southern and Central Plains during the afternoon, evening and overnight hours of Sunday, March 11th. This storm system produced some severe thunderstorms, some of which produced damaging winds, isolated tornadoes and large hail. Excessive heavy rainfall also accompanied the storm system with some flash flooding reported across portions of the region. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Wood County 1 W Mineola 20 0010CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Trees were downed inside and outside the Mineola, Texas city limits.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Wood County 1 ENE Mineola Wisener Arpt 20 0358CST 1 NE Mineola 1000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Numerous roads were closed due to flooding across the county and in the city of Mineola, Texas.

Smith County 1 NE Bullard 20 0410CST 1000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Sheriff reported high water over FM. 344 at Hwy. 69. Smith County 2 ENE Flint 20 0500CST 1000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Flooding reported at the intersection of Hwy. 69 and FM. 346.

Wood County 2 SW Quitman 20 0530CST 1000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

County Road 2110 was closed due to flooding.

385 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, Northeast Wood County 2 SW Quitman 20 0530CST 1000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

County Road 2128 was closed due to flooding. Wood County 1 W Winnsboro Muni Arpt 20 0530CST 1000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Farm to Market 312 was closed due to flooding. Wood County 2 WNW Forest Hill 20 0530CST 1000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

County Road 1410 was closed due to flooding. Wood County Coke 20 0530CST 1000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Farm to Market 69 was closed due to flooding. Franklin County 1 NNW Mt Vernon 20 0700CST 1030CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A woman and her two children had to be rescued when they drove their car into a flooded roadway.

Wood County 1 ENE Mineola Wisener Arpt 20 0715CST 1 NE Mineola 1000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Numerous roads closed across Wood County as well as in the city of Mineola, Texas.

Smith County Wood Spgs 20 0815CST 1000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

County Road 463 was closed under Interstate 20 due to high water.

Franklin County 1 NNW Mt Vernon 20 0900CST 1030CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Numerous roads were underwater across the county due to flooding.

Smith County 6 N Garden Vly 20 1052CST 1430CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

High water was reported over CR. 484 near Hwy. 69. Rusk County 3 S Henderson 20 1152CST 2 SE Henderson Rusk Co Ar 1430CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

County Road 38 was closed due to high water. Sabine County 1 SW East Mayfield 20 2100CST 21 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water covered Springhill Cemetary Road near Hwy. 83.

386 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, Northeast Sabine County 2 SW East Mayfield 20 2100CST 1 ENE Pineland Muni Arpt 21 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water covered parts of Hwy. 83 near and northeast of Pineland, Texas.

A vigorous upper level trough closed off across the Southwest United States leading up to the outbreak of severe storms and flash flooding across Northeast Texas. A north to south line of thunderstorms developed during the evening hours of March 19th across Northern and Central Texas. This line of storms moved very slowly eastward during the predawn hours of March 20th. Some wind damage accompanied these storms but flooding was by far much more serious across the region.

TEXAS, South

TXZ248>257 BROOKS - CAMERON - COASTAL CAMERON - COASTAL WILLACY - HIDALGO - JIM HOGG - KENEDY - STARR - WILLACY - ZAPATA 01 0000CST 06 2359CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

Isolated showers during the first week of March 2012, did little to improve drought conditions to continue across much of the region with little change occuring. The bright spot for the week was the slight improvement in conditions in Jim Hogg County.

07 0000CST 13 2359CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

TXZ249>257 BROOKS - CAMERON - COASTAL CAMERON - COASTAL WILLACY - HIDALGO - JIM HOGG - KENEDY - STARR - WILLACY 07 0000CST 13 2359CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

Isolated showers moved across the Rio Grande Valley and Deep South Texas during the week, but dropped little in terms of rainfall. Lack of rainfall allowed drought conditions to remain steady in most areas and worsen in some of the hardest hit areas.

TXZ248>257 BROOKS - CAMERON - COASTAL CAMERON - COASTAL WILLACY - HIDALGO - JIM HOGG - KENEDY - STARR - WILLACY - ZAPATA 14 0000CST 19 2359CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

Shower activity occurred across the Rio Grande Valley and Deep South Texas, but primarily in the northern and eastern portions of the CWA. Rainfall accumulations were minimal.

20 0000CST 26 2359CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

TXZ249>257 BROOKS - CAMERON - COASTAL CAMERON - COASTAL WILLACY - HIDALGO - JIM HOGG - KENEDY - STARR - WILLACY 20 0000CST 26 2359CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

Drought conditions remain unchanged across Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley as a lack of rainfall continues.

TXZ248>257 BROOKS - CAMERON - COASTAL CAMERON - COASTAL WILLACY - HIDALGO - JIM HOGG - KENEDY - STARR - WILLACY - ZAPATA 27 0000CST 31 2359CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

Torrential rains from strong to severe thunderstorms finally put a dent in drought conditions across the Rio Grande Valley and Deep South Texas. An estimated 4 to 6 inches of rain fell on the night of March 29th in Hidalgo County, with McAllen International Airport receiving 4.37 inches of rainfall, and setting a daily rainfall record. Initial storms developed across the King Ranch of Kenedy County during the mid-afternoon hours of March 29th and spread west into northern Hidalgo and Starr counties by early evening.

387 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, South Hidalgo County 1 SW Shayland 29 2030CST 2230CST 0 0 5.00M 0.00K Flash Flood

Torrential rain accompanied the hail; 4 to more than 6 inches fell in less than two hours, creating ice and water rivers with the height of the water as high as 4 to 6 feet in poor drainage locations. More than 100 vehicles were submerged and numerous others were abandoned during the peak of the storm. At one point,most of the city roads were under water and the cityâs interconnected system of pipes, sewers, and drainage pools reached more than 90 percent of capacity.

Hidalgo County 3 WSW Edinburg Muni Arpt 29 2030CST 2 NW Pharr 2145CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61EG)

Frequent wind gusts, estimated at 70 to 75 mph, drove hail, some up to the size of baseballs, for more than an hour across portions of North McAllen, Mission, and Edinburg in Hidalgo County. Wind combined with hail resulted in numerous tree limbs blown down, defoliated trees, homes with roof damage and broken windows, knocked down fences and damage to vehicles. See Hail event for damage estimates. Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph. Hidalgo County 3 WSW Edinburg Muni Arpt 29 2045CST 2 NE Mc Allen 2145CST 0 0 50.00M 1.00M Hail (2.75)

Up to an hour of continuous hail, driven by frequent winds estimated at 70 to 75 mph, knocked at least one window out of every northâfacing home, defoliated nearly every tree, left up to a half foot of accumulated hail on the ground, and produced hail drifts up to 4 feet high. Numerous tree limbs were blown down, many homes had roof damage, and broken glass and water littered the north facing rooms and apartments. Hundreds of vehicles left outdoors were severely damaged by golf ball to baseball size hail dents, including many shattered windows. Preliminary data estimate that 1100 homes and more than 60s businesses were affected by the wind and hail in McAllen, according to preliminary numbers released by the city commission. Included in these damage estimates are 26 city facilities, including McAllenâs new public library and civic center. The City of McAllenâs early estimates of cost to the city include: $187,000 to remove debris from neighborhood streets; $90,000 on repairing dozens of traffic signals; $13,000 on McAllen police overtime; $24,000 on McAllen Civic Center Auditoriumâs roof â due to roof damage that allowed water to pour into the theater. During the first week after the storm, more than 40,000 cubic yards of debris was removed. That is 4 times the normal monthly amount for the city. The Urban Forestry Department of McAllen was forced to saw through more than 130 trees that line the city streets. McAllen Fire Department had two fire engines, two ladder trucks and one command vehicle damaged by hail. Strong winds peeled the roof off of part of a Hidalgo Police Department building, leading to minor flooding inside. Many school districts in the area were forced to close the following day/s due to flooding, these included: McAllen ISD, Sharyland ISD, and Mission ISD. Insured and uninsured damages may tally $50 million â or more; thousands of auto and home insurance claims had been made by the 1st of April. At Bert Ogden BMW dealership in McAllen, nearly 100% of the dealerships inventory was destroyed (77 cars), with the average vehicle cost of $50,000. The dealership building also suffered nearly $200,000 in damage. An estimated 2000 to 3000 acres of watermelons were wiped out.

Hidalgo County (MFE)Miller Intl Arp 29 2104CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (64MG)

McAllen Miller Airport (KMFE) ASOS reported peak wind gusts at minimal hurricane force, 74 mph.

Intense thunderstorms raked the highly populated McAllen/Edinburg/Mission area of Hidalgo County during the mid-evening of March 29th. The storms dumped hail up to the size of baseballs for more than half an hour, drove that hail with 70 to 75 mph winds, added 4 to 6 inches of torrential rains, and produced frequent cloud to ground lightning. Initial storms developed across the King Ranch during the mid afternoon of March 29th, and spread west into northern Hidalgo and Starr County by early evening. The storms, fed by warm, humid air near the surface, colder air aloft, and boundaries (providing lift) from earlier storms which moved across the Coastal Bend, appeared to have intensified further as they approached the highly populated Edinburg/McAllen/Mission area. One possibility why the storms intensified is the interaction with an upper level disturbance moving across northeast Mexico. This disturbance spawned dangerous storms in Nuevo Léon and Tamaulipas, and boundaries from these cells may have been the ultimate trigger to a night hundreds of thousands will not forget. Perhaps $100 million in property and crop damage may have been realized by the incredible storm. Updted tallies will be provided as information is received. Note: The measured wind gust of 64 knots is equivalent to 74 mph.

388 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, South Central TXZ173-183>190- BANDERA - BLANCO - DE WITT - EDWARDS - FRIO - GILLESPIE - KENDALL - KERR - KINNEY 202-204-219-224> - LAVACA - MEDINA - REAL - VAL VERDE - WILLIAMSON 225 01 0000CST 31 2359CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

The La Nina event continued to weaken during March according to the Climate Prediction Center. Most of South Central Texas saw above normal rainfall and the drought improved across the region. There were several significant rainfall events during the month with precipitation ranging from around one half inch across the northern Rio Grande Plains to around six inches in parts of Bastrop, Lee, and Fayette Counties. About two thirds of South Central Texas received over two inches. Only Edwards, Kerr, Kinney, and Real Counties remained in the extreme drought category (Stage D3). Bandera, Blanco, Gillespie, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties improved to severe drought (Stage D2) category while De Witt, Frio, Kendall, Lavaca, and Medina Counties remained in this category. Due to recent rain only 10 counties still had burn bans in effect and fire danger at the end of March was low to moderate. Area lakes and reservoirs continued to see some improvement, but remained well below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 41 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 50 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer rose with the rains and was 3.2 feet below. The City of Austin remained in Stage 2 water restrictions and the City of Kerrville moved from Stage 3 restrictions to Stage 2.

Llano County 4 SSW Valley Spgs 09 0400CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Travis County 1 S Oak Hill 09 1114CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

A cold front caused a few thunderstorms that produced non-severe hail.

Val Verde County 12 NE Juno 19 1410CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Uvalde County 4 S Knippa 19 1632CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Uvalde County 3 E Utopia 19 1712CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

A thunderstorm produced hail from quarter to golf ball size in Utopia.

Frio County 3 NE Dilley 19 1725CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Real County 2 NNW Leakey 19 1735CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Frio County 6 ESE Frio Town 19 1739CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Frio County 2 SSW Pearsall 19 1746CST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail which damaged a pickup truck on FM1582 near Pearsall.

Kerr County 3 N Mountain Home 19 1754CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Real County 2 NNW Leakey 19 1800CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Bandera County 14 WNW Vanderpool 19 1812CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

389 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, South Central Gillespie County 3 SW Harper 19 1815CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Frio County Dilley 19 1826CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Medina County 1 NW Devine Muni Arpt 19 1850CST 3 NNW Devine 1900CST 3.5 440 0 0 Tornado (EF2)

A supercell thunderstorm moved through southeastern Medina County and into southwestern Bexar County and produced three tornadoes. The first tornado touched down in Devine, the second in Natalia, and the third in Bexar County. The tornadoes in Medina County destroyed 14 homes, caused major damage on 11 others, and minor damage on seven. Ten people were injured by these storms in Medina County.

Damaged house along Highway 173 just west of Devine Texas. Real County 2 NNW Leakey 19 1900CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

A thunderstorm produced pea to golf ball size hail near Leakey.

Medina County 2 E Natalia 19 1905CST 1 W Pearson 1920CST 7 50 0 0 Tornado (EF1)

A supercell thunderstorm moved through southeastern Medina County and into southwestern Bexar County and produced three tornadoes. The first tornado touched down in Devine, the second in Natalia, and the third in Bexar County. The tornadoes in Medina County destroyed 14 homes, caused major damage on 11 others, and minor damage on seven. Ten people were injured by these storms in Medina County.

390 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, South Central

Damage to church property along Farm to Market Road 471 a few miles north of Natalia. Kerr County 3 S Camp Scenic 19 1910CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

A thunderstorm produced quarter to golf ball size hail between Hunt and Ingram.

Kerr County 6 SSW Ingram 19 1915CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail near Upper Turtle Creek southwest of Kerrville.

Kerr County 4 SSW Hunt 19 1915CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.75)

A thunderstorm produced hail from ping pong ball to baseball size south of Hunt.

Bexar County 3 SW Atascosa 19 1922CST 1932CST 5 100 0 4 Tornado (EF2)

A supercell thunderstorm moved through southeastern Medina County and into southwestern Bexar County and produced three tornadoes. The first tornado touched down in Devine, the second in Natalia, and the third in Bexar County. The tornado in Bexar County destroyed eight homes (four single family and four mobile), caused major damage on five others, and minor damage on two more. Four people were injured by these storms in Bexar County.

391 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, South Central

Roof damage to a residence along Ladd Road in far southwest Bexar County near La Coste. Kerr County 1 W Ingram 19 1928CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Kerr County 2 ENE Hunt 19 1929CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Kerr County 1 SW Ingram 19 1930CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Uvalde County 3 S Concan 19 2005CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Uvalde County Utopia 19 2020CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.50)

Gillespie County 5 SSW Tivydale 19 2100CST 0 0 500.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding. This closed roads south of Tivydale.

Bandera County 14 NW Vanderpool 19 2100CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Uvalde County 2 W Utopia 19 2100CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

A thunderstorm produced hail from pea to golf ball size west of Utopia.

Kerr County 2 WNW Kerrville 19 2130CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood 3 ESE Ingram Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of low water crossings and closed FM1338 from Highway 27 north to the Gillespie County line. Gillespie County 3 NNW Coin City 19 2134CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

392 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, South Central Kerr County 4 WNW Camp Verde 19 2134CST 2140CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Thunderstorms produced hail from pea to golf ball size. Hail fell for about an hour and was mostly pea to dime size.

Gillespie County 1 SE Stonewall 19 2141CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

A broadcast media partner relayed a report of golf ball size hail in Stonewall.

Gillespie County 4 NW Blumenthal 19 2141CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Kerr County 1 W Ingram 19 2220CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood 1 N Hunt Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding and closed Highway 39 from Ingram to Hunt and several other low water crossings in the county. Bandera County 3 WSW Medina Circle R Arpt 19 2257CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood 9 W Vanderpool Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of low water crossings and closed FM337 from Medina to Vanderpool. Kerr County 5 SW (ERV)Schreiner Fld K 19 2301CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of low water crossings and closed Ranch Road 2771 near Kerrville. Kerr County 6 WNW Camp Verde 19 2315CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood 6 SW Legion Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of low water crossings and closed Highway 16 south of FM1273 between Kerrville and Medina. Burnet County 6 WNW Fariland 19 2330CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of low water crossings and closed FM2342 from Park Road 4 to Camp Buckner. Bexar County 2 NE Longhorn 19 2355CST 2357CST 0.75 10 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

Minor damage near the San Antonio post office on Perrin Beitel Rd was caused by a small tornado that formed along the leading edge of a large cluster of storms pushing east in the early morning hours of March 20 (CDT). This cluster of storms interacted with an outflow boundary causing a few brief tornadoes. In addition to the damage at the post office, one home sustained major damage and 10 others were left with minor damage. Seventy-three other homes were affected by the tornado with other property damage; either debris on the property or damage to fences and plants.

Bexar County 1 N Kirby 19 2359CST 20 0000CST 0.25 10 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

A second small tornado formed along the leading edge of a large cluster of storms pushing east through northeastern San Antonio in the early morning hours of March 20 (CDT). One home on Castle Hunt Dr. received minor damage and 25 other homes on Castle Hunt Dr. and Castle Run were affected either with debris on the property or damage to fences or plants.

393 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, South Central Bandera County 1 S Bandera 20 0000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood 2 SE Bandera Flying L Arp Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding and closed Highway 173 between Bandera and Devine.

Bandera County 3 W Tarpley 20 0006CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of low water crossings and closed FM470 from Tarpley to Utopia. Bandera County 1 ENE Medina Circle R Arpt 20 0010CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood 2 E Medina Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding and closed Highway 16 from the Kerr County line south to FM2828 near Medina. Burnet County 2 N Lake Victor 20 0010CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of low water crossings and closed FM2340 east of US281 north of Burnet. Dimmit County 1 W Carrizo Spgs 20 0020CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Bandera County 13 SW Vanderpool 20 0024CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of low water crossings and closed Ranch Road 187 from Vanderpool south to Ranch Road 470. Burnet County 1 SSW Marble Falls 20 0030CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of low water crossings closing FM2147 east of US281.

Burnet County 1 NW Bertram 20 0032CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of low crossings closing FM1174 north of Highway 29 outside of Bertram. Burnet County 2 SSE Buchanan Lake 20 0041CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood 3 NNE Burnet Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of low water crossings closing FM963 from Burnet north to Bethel. Burnet County 1 ENE Bertram 20 0042CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood 2 S Mahomet Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of low water crossings closing FM243 from Highway 29 to US183 between Bertram and Mahomet. Llano County 6 WNW Oxford 20 0055CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of low water crossings closing Ranch Road 2323 between Flag Creek and Hickory Creek southwest of Llano. Burnet County 2 ENE Buchanan Lake 20 0100CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing numerous roads in Burnet including FM963.

Caldwell County 2 NNW Maxwell 20 0100CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood 3 N Reedville Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of several roads and bridges in the vicinity of Misty Lane (CR229) between San Marcos and Lockhart.

394 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, South Central Kendall County 2 NE Boerne 20 0100CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of some residential streets in Boerne.

Travis County 1 WNW Oak Hill 20 0107CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of multiple roads in Austin including Joe Tanner Lane and Spicewood Springs Road. Bexar County 2 N Fratt 20 0112CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of numerous roads in San Antonio including Vance Jackson Road at Sunburst Lane, Orsinger Lane at Sandstone Drive, and Sleepy Hollow at Sunburst Lane.

Llano County 2 E Llano Muni Arpt 20 0130CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of low water crossings closing Ranch Road 2241 from Highway 29 to Bluffton Store. De Witt County 3 SW Nordheim 20 0200CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

A law enforcement officer spotted a funnel cloud near Meyersville.

Burnet County 1 E Mahomet 20 0204CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain and flash flooding that led to a swift water rescue in northeastern Burnet County near Mahomet. Guadalupe County 4 SSW New Berlin 20 0230CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood 1 S Cibolo Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing numerous roads in Guadalupe County including Weir Ln, Highway 123 at Cordova Rd, Zuehl Crossing at Cibolo Creek, and Redwood Rd.

Bastrop County 1 NE Bastrop 20 0300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of numerous low water crossings around Bastrop.

Burnet County 2 WSW Fariland 20 0300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing Toby Dr just off FM1980 northwest of Marble Falls.

Llano County 4 W Kingsland Williamsar 20 0300CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing FM3404 (Slab Rd) in Kingsland.

Karnes County 1 W Runge 20 0305CST 0306CST 0.25 30 0 0 Tornado (EF0)

A small weak EF0 tornado formed along the leading edge of a large cluster of storms in Runge, crossing a few neighborhood streets. Most damage was confined to house roofs, outbuildings, and trees.

Comal County 2 SW New Braunfels Mun Ar 20 0318CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing numerous roads across New Braunfels.

395 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, South Central Gonzales County 1 S Saturn 20 0330CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood 1 E Nickel Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing FM532 and FM1680. Denton Creek was spilling out of its banks. Lee County 2 WSW Tanglewood 20 0345CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood 4 NE Old Dime Box Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing several low water crossings in Lee County.

Bastrop County 1 N Cedar Creek 20 0400CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing Jenkins Rd and FM535 near Cedar Creek.

Bastrop County 7 ESE Smithville 20 0545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood 3 ENE Rosanky Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing Potato Smith Rd in Elgin, Caldwell Ln in Smithville, and several other low water crossings in the county. Guadalupe County 3 NNE Clear Spg 20 0655CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of a low water crossing closing Saur Ln in New Braunfels.

Gonzales County 2 N Dilworth 20 0657CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of low water crossings closing FM532 at Peach Creek.

Lavaca County 1 SSE Moravia 20 0725CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood 1 E Halletsville Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of low water crossings closing FM957 north of Highway 77 out of Hallettsville. Lee County 1 S Fedor 20 1830CST 1 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of FM 1624 at West Yegua Creek near Fedor where a vehicle was swept off the road by flood waters. The driver of the vehicle was found dead. F45VE

A deep upper level trough of low pressure and strong cold front moved into an area of deep boundary layer moisture. The system initially produced supercell thunderstorms which produced several tornadoes and large hail. There storms then transitioned into a quasi-linear convective system that produced heavy rainfall and flooding. F45VE

De Witt County 1 ESE Terryville 28 1545CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Slow moving thunderstorms produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding. Water covered the road in numerous locations along FM 1447 between Cuero and Terryville. De Witt County 5 NE Edgar 28 1632CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood 6 SE Petersville Slow moving thunderstorms produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding near Yoakum. There were numerous locations along FM 682 closed due to water over the road between Yoakum and Highway 77.

Karnes County 2 W Karnes City 28 1817CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Slow moving thunderstorms produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding and closed Highway 181 at Calvert Avenue in Karnes City.

396 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, South Central Karnes County Helena 28 1817CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Slow moving thunderstorms produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding and closed FM 80 at FM 81 in Helena.

Karnes County 4 N Lenz 28 2030CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood 1 ESE Karnes City Slow moving thunderstorms produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding and closed parts of Highway 181 near Karnes City. Karnes County 2 WSW Helena 28 2030CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood 2 N Karnes City Slow moving thunderstorms produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding and closed parts of Highway 80 south of Helena.

Atascosa County 5 NE Campbellton 28 2100CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood Slow moving thunderstorms produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding and closed parts of Highway 791 near Campbellton. A short wave trough moved through the nearly zonal upper level flow and caused slow moving thunderstorms. These storms produced heavy rain and flash flooding over the southeastern portions of South Central Texas.

TEXAS, South Panhandle

TXZ021>024-026> BAILEY - BRISCOE - CASTRO - CHILDRESS - COCHRAN - COTTLE - CROSBY - DICKENS - 044 FLOYD - GARZA - HALE - HOCKLEY - KENT - KING - LAMB - LUBBOCK - LYNN - MOTLEY - PARMER - STONEWALL - SWISHER - TERRY - YOAKUM 01 0000CST 31 2359CST 0 0 2.5M 2.5M Drought

Lingering exceptional drought (D4) persisted over the central and western South Plains with severe (D2) to extreme (D3) elsewhere. Hall county was the only county in moderate (D1) drought conditions. In March, several precipitation events pushed rainfall totals to or above normal for the month. Drought impacts are typically low in late winter and early spring, which are among the driest times of the year on the Texas South Plains, and this period coincides with fairly low water demand. Dry conditions through the month of February persisted through the early part of March. A strong low pressure system pushed into West Texas from the 18th to the 22nd and brought widespread thunderstorms to the region. Several areas over the southeastern Texas panhandle and the northern Rolling Plains received between two and three inches of rainfall for the month. Elsewhere, less precipitation was observed although amounts were still near normal for March. Some selected totals include 2.28 at Childress, 2.27 at White River Lake and 2.23 at Roaring Springs. Like much of the country east of the Rocky Mountains, March saw temperatures above climatological normals. The average temperature at both Lubbock and Childress were 6.4 and 7.7 degrees above normal respectively. These values placed the month at the second warmest March on record at both Lubbock and Childress. Keetch-Byram Drought Index values remained unchanged from February values. They ranged from 500-600 across the South Plains and northern Rolling Plains with 300-400 across the southern Rolling Plains. Meteorologically, it appears as though the drought is easing but hydrologic data indicates potential for significant impacts to water supply and agriculture. Soil profiles in the top eight inches have continued to show gradual improvement with deeper soils below eight inch depth remaining largely deprived of significant moisture. Winter wheat producers were nearing harvesting their crop and cotton farmers were prepping for planting. Significant green up occurred over the Rolling Plains through March. Fuels this season have been significantly reduced from last year and only a few large fires have resulted despite several strong wind events. Economic losses due to drought through March since the drought began were estimated near $2.4 billion.

TXZ033-036 COCHRAN - CROSBY 08 0845CST 0915CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

TXZ034-035 HOCKLEY - LUBBOCK 08 0930CST 0935CST 0 0 12.0K 0.00K Strong Wind

397 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, South Panhandle TXZ035 LUBBOCK 08 1300CST 1630CST 0 0 10.0K 0.00K Winter Weather

TXZ042 GARZA 08 1330CST 1630CST 0 0 30.0K 0.00K Sleet

TXZ036-041 CROSBY - LYNN 08 1330CST 2030CST 0 0 30.0K 0.00K Winter Weather

During the morning hours of the 8th, a strong cold front moved through the South Plains and Rolling Plains of West Texas. This front initially brought severe wind gusts along with minor wind damage. Behind the front, much colder air filtered into the region through the afternoon. During the afternoon, heavy sleet developed over the central and eastern South Plains causing numerous traffic accidents. Up to two inches of sleet was reported in Garza county on U.S. Highway 84. A list of severe wind gusts measured by the Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet follows: 60 mph at White River Lake (Crosby County) and 59 mph west southwest of Sundown (Cochran County).

Lubbock County 2 NNW New Deal 16 1547CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

A trained storm spotter measured 1.25 inch diameter hail two miles north of New Deal. No damage was reported.

Hale County 3 E Alley 16 1615CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A storm chaser reported quarter size hail covering the ground six miles northeast of Abernathy.

Lubbock County 3 E Wolfforth 16 1635CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

The public reported nickel size hail in southwest Lubbock. Crosby County 3 NNW Estacado 16 1646CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A storm chaser reported quarter size hail covering the ground five miles southeast of Petersburg.

Floyd County 5 W Mc Coy 16 1658CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

A storm chaser reported hen egg size hail covering the ground five miles east of Petersburg.

Isolated strong and severe thunderstorms developed late in the afternoon of the 16th as a weak upper level disturbance interacted with a dryline. Ample instability and high thunderstorm cloud bases resulted in mostly marginal severe hail occurrences; although one instance of very large hail up to two inches in diameter was observed.

Childress County 1 NW Tell 18 1505CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Law enforcement estimated quarter size hail in Tell. No damage was reported.

398 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, South Panhandle Childress County 6 SW Lonnie 18 1537CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A storm chaser estimated one inch diameter hail seven miles north of Childress. No damage was reported.

Childress County 5 W Lonnie 18 1609CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Law enforcement estimated golfball size hail ten miles north of Childress along Highway 83. No damage was reported.

King County 16 S Guthrie 18 1617CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Funnel Cloud

A storm chaser broadcasted live video of a funnel cloud and rapidly rotating wall cloud about 16 miles south of Guthrie.

King County 12 ESE Guthrie 18 1648CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A storm chaser measured quarter size hail 12 miles east-southeast of Guthrie. No damage was reported.

Garza County Graham Chapel 18 1745CST 1755CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (63MG)

From 1745 CST to 1755 CST, a Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site near Graham measured severe wind gusts ranging from 65 to 73 mph. Note: The measured wind gust of 63 knots is equivalent to 72 mph. Garza County 1 N Southland 18 1811CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A NWS co-op observer in Southland estimated straight line winds of 60 mph. No damage was reported.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Lubbock County 1 NE Slaton 18 1820CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Broadcast media relayed a report of quarter size hail in Slaton.

Lubbock County 3 W Midway 18 1832CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (65EG)

Fire department personnel estimated straight line winds of 65-75 mph three miles east of Ranson Canyon. No damage was reported. Note: The estimated wind gust of 65 knots is equivalent to 75 mph. Floyd County 1 W Floydada 18 1903CST 1905CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Fire department personnel estimated quarter size hail at 1903 CST and golfball size hail at 1905 CST in Floydada. No damage was reported. Briscoe County 7 ESE Silverton 18 1935CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (57MG)

Measured by the Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet near Silverton.

Note: The measured wind gust of 57 knots is equivalent to 66 mph.

399 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, South Panhandle Lamb County 1 W Littlefield 18 2142CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

A postal employee estimated nickel size hail near Littlefield.

Lubbock County Reese Afb 18 2239CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (68MG)

Texas Tech University researchers measured a wind gust to 78 mph associated with a gustnado along a leading edge of a squall line near Reese Center. Note: The measured wind gust of 68 knots is equivalent to 78 mph. Briscoe County 10 WNW Silverton 18 2349CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (57MG)

Reported by broadcast media. No damage was reported. Note: The measured wind gust of 57 knots is equivalent to 66 mph. Hall County 3 WSW Turkey 19 0025CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52MG)

Measured by the Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site near Turkey.

Note: The measured wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Hall County 1 NW Memphis 19 0057CST 0100CST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (64MG)

Destructive straight line winds measured up to 74 mph by a KVII-TV mesonet in Memphis resulted in numerous instances of mostly minor damage throughout the town. The most visible damage was caused after a tin roof was lifted and thrown into a nearby health clinic collapsing a small exterior wall. Also, portions of the high school football stadium press box were removed. The majority of the damage reports involved downed tree limbs, power lines and road signs. Some fences were also blown over and roofs were reported to have sustained generally minor damage. No injuries were reported.

Note: The measured wind gust of 64 knots is equivalent to 74 mph.

Downburst winds knocked over this small wall, part of the health clinic building in Memphis. Photo credit KCBD news. Childress County 3 W Childress 19 0137CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Law enforcement estimated dime to quarter size hail in Childress. No damage was reported.

400 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, South Panhandle

Two separate rounds of severe thunderstorms developed the afternoon and evening of the 18th ahead of a vigorous upper level trough. By mid-afternoon, a dryline ignited widely scattered supercell thunderstorms from near Childress south to near Aspermont. Marginally severe hail was common with these supercells. One storm south of Guthrie produced a funnel cloud observed by storm chasers. As the dryline retreated early in the evening, a left-moving supercell organized in northwest Garza County and raced north-northeast at highway speeds for the next 2.5 hours accompanied by large hail up to golfball size and severe winds. A second and more extensive round of thunderstorms emerged late on the 18th across the southwest South Plains as a Pacific cold front collided with the retreating dryline. The result was an extensive squall line that at one point extended from the Oklahoma Panhandle south to the western Permian Basin. Strong low-level shear in the vicinity of this squall line resulted in the formation of at least three persistent, non-tornadic circulations as observed by the NWS-LBB WSR-88D. One of these circulations was sampled in high detail by research meteorologists from Texas Tech University near Reese Center using mobile Doppler radars and high resolution surface stations (sticknets). The mobile data collected suggests these vorticies were likely gustnadoes producing very localized winds up to 78 mph. Shortly after midnight CST, the squall line intensified in the southeast Texas Panhandle where downburst winds of at least 74 mph caused numerous instances of mostly minor structural damage in Memphis.

TEXAS, Southeast

TXZ215 JEFFERSON 20 1200CST 21 0200CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Coastal Flood

1 E Bevil Oaks 20 1200CST 1 SE Voth 21 0200CST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A line of storms producing heavy rain slowly moved across Jefferson County producing 4 to 5 inches of rain. Some roadways were noted to have suffered from minor flooding in Beaumont although Park Street near College Street was closed.

Hardin County Silsbee 20 1200CST 21 0200CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

Heavy rain across the county produced minor flooding on some roadways around Silsbee and Kountze.

Jasper County Jasper 20 1230CST 21 0200CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

Slow moving thunderstorms trained across the region from the afternoon of the 20th into the early morning hours of the 21st. Reports of 4 to 5 inches of rain was received and minor street flooding in Jasper, Buna, and Kirbyville.

Orange County 79 NNE Mulford 20 1408CST 21 0200CST 0 0 1.90M 0.00K Flash Flood

Thunderstorms trained over the same area through the afternoon and evening across portions of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. Between 10 and 14 inches of rain caused water to rise 1 to 2 feet deep in some yards and on some roadways. Reports of flooded road ways where received from Orange, Bridge City, Vidor, and Little Cypress. A co-op station at Orange reported 9.70 inches from the event.

Newton County 18 WSW Hartburg 20 1559CST 21 0200CST 0 0 30.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Thunderstorms trained over the same area through the afternoon and evening across portions of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. Between 10 and 14 inches of rain flooded and closed roadways across northern and central Newton County. Water was around one and a half foot deep in some roadways around Burkville.

401 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, Southeast Newton County Newton 21 0108CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

The Newton County Sheriff Department report hail to the size of nickels with a passing storm.

Newton County 4 SSE Jamestown 21 0200CST 25 NE Mayflower 28 1200CST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain that fell across portions of Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas during the 20th and 21st slowly drained from the region over several days. A seven foot sink hole opened in the Bon Weir area on Highway 4081, and Highway 87 and FM 363 were also closed for a time due to high water. Schools were closed in the county during the 21st due to high water blocking bus routes.

Orange County 1 SW Bridge City 21 0200CST 1 W Vidor 28 1200CST 1 0 1.00K 0.00K Flood

The line of slow moving storms finally departed Southeast Texas in the early morning hours. As water receded a car was found in a ditch in Orange near the Lake Cypress-Mauriceville High School the next day. The driver had driven into the ditch after the rain had stopped during the night and drown. The flood waters from the heavy rain event took a week to recede. M75VE

A slow moving cold front moved to the Texas and Louisiana border through the afternoon and evening of the 20th. Flash floods, floods, and severe weather occurred along and ahead of the creeping boundary. M75VE

TEXAS, West

TXZ258 GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CULBERSON COUNTY 01 1151MST 1551MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Increasing winds aloft ahead of an approaching shortwave trough resulted in high winds affecting portions of the Guadalupe Mountains. 07 1151MST 1714MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

07 2000MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind Increasing mid level winds ahead of an approaching shortwave trough resulted in high winds in the Guadalupe Mountains.

08 1051MST 2051MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

High winds occurred in portions of the Guadalupe Mountains behind a strong cold front.

11 1251MST 1651MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

11 1400MST 1700MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Increasing mid level winds ahead of a shortwave trough, and a tightening surface gradient over the area, resulted in high winds in portions of the Guadalupe Mountains.

Pecos County Ft Stockton 16 1515CST 1525CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Pecos County Ft Stockton 16 1518CST 1528CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

402 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, West Pecos County Ft Stockton 16 1527CST 1537CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Pecos County Ft Stockton 16 1650CST 1700CST 0 0 Hail (0.88)

An upper level low was approaching from the west, and a dryline was positioned near the border of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. A series of shortwaves moved over the area providing lift. This lift along with good shear and instability provided an opportunity for thunderstorms to develop across the Trans Pecos.

TXZ258 GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CULBERSON COUNTY 18 0951MST 19 2051MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

The approach of, and passage over the area, of an upper level cutoff low resulted in high winds in the Guadalupe Mountains.

Winkler County Kermit 18 2145CST 2155CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Ector County 5 ENE Gardendale 18 2328CST 2330CST 1 40 0 3 1.00M Tornado (EF2)

A line of severe thunderstorms moved into Ector County around 11:20 PM CDT March 18th and progressed eastward. At 12:28 AM CDT March 19th, a tornado touched down in the Gardendale community and remained on the ground for two minutes. This tornado produced damage along County Road 30 (Goldenrod Drive) primarily between Chinaberry Avenue and Alfalfa Avenue. As the tornado developed, it moved just south of an RV Park located near the intersection of County Road 30 and China Berry Ave. This resulted in a large camper being toppled by severe northwest winds flowing into the tornado. One minor injury was noted at this location. As the tornado intensified and progressed northeastward, strong inflow winds from the south resulted in a cinder block fence being blown over to the north. Finally, as the tornado crossed County Road 30 (Goldenrod Drive), it reached its peak intensity. This resulted in significant damage to a residential home, along with a 20' x 30' travel trailer and a barn being destroyed. Widespread damage was noted in this area, which also served as a collection point for a great amount of debris from other locations upwind back to the southwest. South of County Road 30, power poles with broken cross members were noted. This was indicative of EF1 tornado damage. However, the tornado intensified after crossing to the north side of County Road 30 (Goldenrod Drive). There was a home that shifted slightly off its foundation. Also, there was significant loss of roof decking and major shingle loss. Some small pieces of debris became projectiles, sticking into the walls of the home. Based on this information, winds for this event were estimated to be 90-110 mph. The Gardendale tornado at its most intense - north of County Road 30 - was rated as a low end EF-2 tornado.

Martin County Lenorah 19 0050CST 0100CST 0 0 Hail (2.00)

Dawson County Ackerly 19 0145CST 0155CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Midland County 2 NE Greenwood 19 0320CST 0330CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Glasscock County 15 N Garden City 19 0345CST 0355CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

403 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

TEXAS, West Howard County Big Spring 19 0353CST 0403CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

A big, upper level low was just west of the area near the four corners region of the United States. There was a surface trough across Southeast New Mexico and far West Texas with a retreating dryline across the Permian Basin and the lower Trans Pecos. A Pacific front moved through the area after sunset. The collision of the front with the dryline along with good shear and instability provided a ripe environment for severe thunderstorm development. A line of convection developed, and the storms went on to produce a tornado near Gardendale, TX and severe hail across the Permian Basin.

TXZ062 MIDLAND 20 1445CST 1446CST 0 0 0.5K 0.00K High Wind

A cold upper low over New Mexico moved over the Texas panhandle and Permian Basin during the day. A shortwave trough moved across the outer edges of the upper low which resulted in scattered showers across the Permian Basin. Strong mid-level winds, along with high based showers and cold dense air aloft resulted in a dry microburst in downtown Midland.

Pecos County 10 W Ft Stockton 26 1715CST 1725CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Pecos County 7 W Ft Stockton 26 1755CST 1805CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

An upper trough moved across the northern Rockies causing the upper ridge in place over Texas and New Mexico to weaken. Also, a dryline was over the area providing a source of lift for thunderstorms to develop. Storms developed across the Trans Pecos area, and some became severe producing large hail.

TEXAS, Western North

TXZ083>090 ARCHER - BAYLOR - CLAY - FOARD - HARDEMAN - KNOX - WICHITA - WILBARGER

01 0000CST 20 2359CST 0 0 Drought

Despite beneficial rainfall during the month, the drought status changed little. However, the area of D4 drought shrunk in size. The rainfall combined with above normal temperatures kept the prospects of a good winter crop (wheat, etc.) high.

Foard County 14 SW Crowell 18 1610CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Knox County 3 W Truscott 18 1725CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hardeman County 7 S Chillicothe 18 1735CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Two supercell thunderstorms moved into parts of western north Texas, with large hail reported over Foard, Knox, and Hardeman counties. The majority of the severe weather remained north of the Red River during the afternoon and early evening hours. Later into the evening and overnight, additional thunderstorms moved over western north Texas, although no severe weather was reported.

404 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

UTAH, East

UTZ023 EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS 01 0000MST 02 1400MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

An upper trough began to move into the region on the last day of February, and over the area on the first day of March. The upper trough was followed by a moist northwest flow aloft on March 2nd.

UTZ022>025-027> CANYONLANDS / NATURAL BRIDGES - EASTERN UINTA BASIN - EASTERN UINTA 029 MOUNTAINS - GRAND FLAT AND ARCHES - LA SAL & ABAJO MOUNTAINS - SOUTHEAST UTAH - TAVAPUTS PLATEAU 01 0000MST 31 2359MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Drought

Monthly precipitation amounts remained around a half to three-quarters of an inch below normal in March, making for a very dry start to 2012 across Eastern Utah. As a result, abnormally dry conditions with pockets of moderate drought conditions remained in place through the month of March.

UTZ025-028 LA SAL & ABAJO MOUNTAINS - TAVAPUTS PLATEAU 01 0300MST 02 1900MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

An upper trough began to move into the region on the last day of February, and over the area on the first day of March. The upper trough was followed by a moist northwest flow aloft on March 2nd.

UTZ023-028 EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS - LA SAL & ABAJO MOUNTAINS 18 0000MST 19 1700MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

UTZ025 TAVAPUTS PLATEAU 18 0700MST 19 1800MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

A Pacific trough brought heavy snow accumulations and strong winds to many mountain areas of eastern Utah.

UTAH, West and Central

UTZ001>004-006> CACHE VALLEY/UTAH - NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT - SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS 008-015 - SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT - WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS - WASATCH MOUNTAINS I -80 NORTH - WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80 - WEST CENTRAL UTAH 01 0000MST 02 0800MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

UTZ005 GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS 02 0015MST 0300MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A large, cold storm system moved through Utah at the end of February and the beginning of March, with the initial cold front entering the state on February 29th. This storm brought widespread heavy snowfall to the northern half of Utah. Note that this event began in February.

06 1345MST 1620MST 0 0 15.0K 0.00K High Wind

UTZ004-016 SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT - SOUTHWEST UTAH 06 1403MST 1830MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

405 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

UTAH, West and Central UTZ003-016 SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS - SOUTHWEST UTAH 06 1700MST 07 1600MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

A potent cold front brought gusty winds and widespread areas of snow to Utah. The strongest winds occurred along and just behind the front, especially across the west deserts and the favored areas of southwest Utah. The heaviest snow fell over the Tooele Valley and western potions of the Salt Lake Valley, as lake-effect snow squalls developed.

UTZ003-005-007- GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS - SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS - 016 SOUTHWEST UTAH - WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH 17 0000MST 1845MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

UTZ008 WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80 17 1400MST 20 0400MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

UTZ002-004-015 NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT - SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT - WEST CENTRAL UTAH

17 1447MST 1620MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

UTZ009-518 SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS - WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS 17 1800MST 20 0400MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

UTZ007-010 WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH - WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS 18 0000MST 20 0400MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

A cold, moist, and slow-moving Pacific storm system entered Utah on March 17th, with the impacts of the storm lingering into March 20th. The storm brought strong, gusty winds to many of the valley locations across Utah on May 17th, then brought heavy snow to Utah's mountains the 18th through the 20th.

UTZ003>008-012 CASTLE COUNTRY - GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS - SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS - SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT - WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS - WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH - WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80 26 0515MST 0850MST 0 0 20.0K 0.00K High Wind

A fast-moving cold front swept through Utah on March 26th, initiating showers and strong, gusty winds. These winds were widespread across northern Utah on the morning of the 26th, and even caused damage in the Salt Lake Valley.

31 1205MST 2359MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

UTZ003-007>008- SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS - SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT - SOUTHWEST UTAH - 015>016 WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH - WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80 - WEST CENTRAL UTAH 31 1211MST 2359MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A deepening low pressure system, and the associated strong cold front, brought gusty winds to both northern and southern Utah. Note that this episode continued into April.

406 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

VERMONT, North and Central

VTZ008-012-019 EASTERN RUTLAND - WASHINGTON - WINDSOR 01 0000EST 2000EST 0 0 20.0K 0.00K Winter Storm

VTZ001>007-009> CALEDONIA - EASTERN ADDISON - EASTERN CHITTENDEN - EASTERN FRANKLIN - ESSEX - 011-016>018 GRAND ISLE - LAMOILLE - ORANGE - ORLEANS - WESTERN ADDISON - WESTERN CHITTENDEN - WESTERN FRANKLIN - WESTERN RUTLAND 01 0000EST 2000EST 0 0 30.0K 0.00K Winter Weather

A powerful winter storm that brought blizzard conditions to portions of Wisconsin and Minnesota and severe weather to portions of the Tennessee River Valley on February 29th weakened as it moved across the Northeast on March 1st. There were two rounds of snowfall that moved across the North Country, the first during the evening and overnight of February 29th and the second during the daylight hours of March 1st. The first round delivered widespread 1-3 inches across much of Vermont with 6 to 10 inches along the east slopes of the central and southern Green Mountains. The second round delivered another 1-3 inches with some areas that witnessed 3 to 5 inches additional accumulation.

17 1100EST 22 1900EST 0 0 0.00K 500.0K Heat

VTZ002>012-016> CALEDONIA - EASTERN ADDISON - EASTERN CHITTENDEN - EASTERN FRANKLIN - 019 EASTERN RUTLAND - ESSEX - LAMOILLE - ORANGE - ORLEANS - WASHINGTON - WESTERN ADDISON - WESTERN CHITTENDEN - WESTERN FRANKLIN - WESTERN RUTLAND - WINDSOR 17 1100EST 22 1900EST 0 0 0.00K 9.15M Heat

The Winter of 2011-12 was largely abnormal with temperatures that averaged 4-5 degrees above normal and snowfall was 40- 60 percent of normal. This combination accounted for snow packs across the region to be largely below normal or even non- existent by mid-March. Maple sugar producers started tapping trees by late February-early March. In Mid-March, a huge, upper atmospheric ridge dominated the eastern half of the lower 48 states, which allowed for unprecedented RECORD heat from the northern Plains and Mississippi River Valley to the Atlantic coast. In fact, thousands of daily record maximum temperature records were broken during this time frame. In Vermont, temperatures reached the mid 50s to lower 60s on March 17th, then climbed into the 70s on the 18th with 70s and lower 80s on the 19th through 22nd. The normal high temperature during this period is the mid 30s to lower 40s. These record temperatures combined with Winter 2011-12 conditions accounted for the Maple Sugaring industry to end by the last week of March. Preliminary estimates of a 20 percent loss in the maple sugaring industry or approximately 200,000 gallons at a market rate of $50-60/gallon or approximately a $10-12 Million loss statewide. In addition, but not accounted for in damage estimates, is the loss revenue of the ski industry during the winter due to a 25-50 percent snow drought and early spring closures. Climatological records available in Vermont are Burlington, Montpelier and St. Johnsbury and are included in their corresponding zones.

VERMONT, South

VTZ013>015 BENNINGTON - EASTERN WINDHAM - WESTERN WINDHAM 01 0000EST 1750EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

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VERMONT, South

A complex multi-part long duration (24 to 36 hour) storm blanketed southern Vermont with 8 to 16 inches of snow and sleet Wednesday, February 29th and Thursday, March 1st with lower amounts of 4 to 8 inches across southeastern Bennington County. A large low pressure system approached from the upper mid west and Great Lakes region Wednesday. In association with the system's warm front, snow initially overspread the area. As warmer air worked its way into the area Wednesday night, the snow transitioned to a wintry mix. A secondary low began to form in the mid-Atlantic region early Thursday morning. This resulted in a double-barrelled low pressure system which moved eastward during the day Thursday. The wintry mix transitioned back to snow which persisted most of the day.

VIRGINIA, East

VAZ048-064 CAROLINE - FLUVANNA - LOUISA 05 0500EST 1400EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm

Low pressure moving across extreme southern Virginia and off the coast produced between three and six inches of snow across portions of central Virginia during Monday morning into early Monday afternoon, March 5th.

VAZ061>063-069> CHESTERFIELD - CUMBERLAND - ESSEX - GOOCHLAND - HANOVER - HENRICO - KING AND 076 QUEEN - KING WILLIAM - POWHATAN - RICHMOND - WESTMORELAND 05 0600EST 1400EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

Low pressure moving across extreme southern Virginia and off the coast produced between one half inch to four inches of snow across portions of central and eastern Virginia during Monday morning into early Monday afternoon, March 5th.

Richmond County 48 SW Wellford 28 1920EST 0 0 1.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Large tree was downed on Oberlin Road. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Middlesex County 1 SE Church View 28 2012EST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were downed along Mount Zion Road near Highway 17. Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds across portions of central and eastern Virginia. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Middlesex County 1 SE Church View 28 2012EST 0 0 2.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees were downed along Mount Zion Road near Highway 17. Isolated severe thunderstorm in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds across portions of eastern Virginia. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

VIRGINIA, Extreme Southwest Scott County 1 WNW Gate City 01 0000EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

A few trees and power lines were reported down in Gate City.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Washington County 2 SSW Haskell 01 0032EST 0033EST 0.6 70 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF0)

This small tornado developed in the Combs Valley area from a supercell moving to the east through southwest Virginia. The tornado started on a hill crossed much of a farm, downed some trees and causing damage to several farm buildings. The tornado dissipated while on this same farm.

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VIRGINIA, Extreme Southwest Scott County 1 N Gate City 01 0035EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (60EG)

Several trees were reported down. A low level jet developed in advance of a cold front moving across the Southern Appalachian Mountains during the early morning hours. Isolated severe convection developed resulting in wind damage. Note: The estimated wind gust of 60 knots is equivalent to 69 mph. Scott County 1 E Weber City 02 1109EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported at Weber City. Lee County 1 NW Dryden 02 1320EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

A few trees were reported down in Dryden. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Lee County 1 WNW Jonesville 02 1900EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported at Jonesville. Lee County 2 S Caylor 02 2050EST 2 WSW Ewing 2055EST 2.5 200 0 1 1.65M Tornado (EF1)

The EF1 tornado with maximum winds at 110 mph started in Claiborne County, TN, then moved northeast into Lee County. The tornado had a maximum path width of 200 yards. In Lee County the damage included two houses destroyed, four houses damaged. About 20 barns and outbuildings were damaged or destroyed along with miles of agricultural fenceline damaged/destroyed. Residential losses total about $350,000, whereas agricultural property losses totaled $1.3 million. Many trees were downed along the path. The combined tornado path for Claiborne and Lee Counties extended about 5.0 miles.

Lee County 2 SSE Mc Connels 02 2110EST 2111EST 0.8 100 0 0 100.00K Tornado (EF1)

The EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 95 mph produced a damage path about 100 yards wide. The tornado occurred about three miles southeast of Jonesville, along the banks of the Powell River. A mobile home was pulled fifteen feet off its foundation and heavily damaged. Also, a camper was rolled 40 feet and several outbuildings were either heavily damaged or destroyed. A deepening low pressure system moved northeast from the Mid Mississippi Valley through the Great Lakes initially driving a warm front northward through the Southern Appalachian region during the afternoon. The associated cold front swept across the area late Friday night. A one hundred knot upper level jet positioned over a 50 knot low level jet resulted in a strongly sheared environment. The intense shear and moderate instability produced an atmosphere conducive to long-lived, discrete, supercell thunderstorms. A total of 3 tornadoes, ranging in intensity from EF-0 to EF-1, produced damage and one injury to a resident in the path of the storms in Southwest Virginia.

Lee County 1 N Pennington Gap 15 1705EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter size hail was reported at Pennington Gap. Lee County 1 N Pennington Gap 15 1710EST 0 0 Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Large tree limbs were reported down along highway 421 in Pennington Gap.

An upper level disturbance moved into an area of gradually increasing stability caused by the passage of an earlier mesoscale convective system across the Southern Appalachian Region. Atmospheric shear was relatively weak in comparison to the initial instability. This lead to a larger threat for hail than wind damage in the late afternoon storm event. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph.

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VIRGINIA, North VAZ025 AUGUSTA 05 0600EST 1200EST 0 0 Winter Storm

VAZ036-503-504 EASTERN HIGHLAND - NELSON - WESTERN HIGHLAND 05 0600EST 1200EST 0 0 Winter Weather

VAZ037-050-056 ALBEMARLE - GREENE - ORANGE - SPOTSYLVANIA 05 0700EST 1300EST 0 0 Winter Storm

VAZ026-039-051- CULPEPER - KING GEORGE - MADISON - ROCKINGHAM - STAFFORD 055-057 05 0700EST 1300EST 0 0 Winter Weather

A potent area of low pressure tracked through southern Virginia during the morning and early afternoon hours of the 5th. A band of precipitation developed on the northern side of the low. There was enough cold air for precipitation to fall in the form of snow, and the heaviest snow was across central Virginia.

VAZ042 LOUDOUN 16 2335EST 17 0855EST 0 0 Dense Fog

High pressure off the coast provided an onshore flow across the area. Moist air off the Atlantic Ocean resulted in areas of dense fog.

VAZ029-050 ORANGE - PAGE 20 0355EST 0915EST 0 0 Dense Fog

High pressure off the coast provided an onshore flow across the area. The onshore flow off the Atlantic Ocean resulted in areas of dense fog. Augusta County Weyers Cave 20 1625EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported near Weyers Cave. Rockingham County 1 ENE Melrose 20 1734EST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Golf ball sized hail was reported near Lacey Spring. Rockingham County 2 S Lacey Spg 20 1735EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported near Lacey Spring. Rockingham County 3 ESE Melrose 20 1737EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported. Rockingham County 4 ESE Melrose 20 1737EST 0 0 Hail (1.50)

Hail up to the size of ping pong balls was reported near Massanutten.

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VIRGINIA, North Rockingham County 2 W Swift Run Gap 20 1826EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported at Swift Run. A southerly flow around high pressure over the Atlantic Ocean provided a warm and humid air mass. The warm and humid air caused moderate amounts of instability to develop. A surface trough acted as the lifting mechanism for thunderstorms to develop. The moderate instability caused some thunderstorms to produce large hail.

VAZ025-040-042- AUGUSTA - CULPEPER - FAIRFAX - LOUDOUN - NORTHERN FAUQUIER - PRINCE WILLIAM - 051>053-501 RAPPAHANNOCK - ROCKINGHAM 21 0055EST 0735EST 0 0 Dense Fog

High pressure off the coast provided an onshore flow across the area. The onshore flow off the Atlantic Ocean resulted in areas of dense fog.

VAZ025-029-036> ALBEMARLE - ARLINGTON - AUGUSTA - CULPEPER - FAIRFAX - GREENE - KING GEORGE - 040-042-050>055- LOUDOUN - MADISON - NELSON - NORTHERN FAUQUIER - ORANGE - PAGE - PRINCE 057-501 WILLIAM - RAPPAHANNOCK - ROCKINGHAM - STAFFORD 22 0102EST 0752EST 0 0 Dense Fog

High pressure off the coast provided an onshore flow across the area. The onshore flow off the Atlantic Ocean resulted in areas of dense fog.

VAZ029>031-042- CLARKE - CULPEPER - LOUDOUN - NORTHERN FAUQUIER - PAGE - SOUTHERN FAUQUIER - 051-501>502 WARREN 23 0055EST 0830EST 0 0 Dense Fog

High pressure off the coast provided an onshore flow across the area. The onshore flow off the Atlantic Ocean resulted in areas of dense fog.

VAZ025>031-036> ALBEMARLE - ARLINGTON - AUGUSTA - CLARKE - CULPEPER - FAIRFAX - FREDERICK - 040-042-050>056- GREENE - LOUDOUN - MADISON - NELSON - NORTHERN FAUQUIER - ORANGE - PAGE - 501>502 PRINCE WILLIAM - RAPPAHANNOCK - ROCKINGHAM - SHENANDOAH - SOUTHERN FAUQUIER - SPOTSYLVANIA - STAFFORD - WARREN 27 0400EST 0700EST 0 0 Frost/Freeze

A northwest flow around Canadian High Pressure caused temperatures to drop below freezing across most locations.

Shenandoah County 1 WSW Bird Haven 28 1403EST 0 0 0.50K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Several small branches were knocked down. The largest branch was about two inches in diameter.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Shenandoah County 1 NNE Orkney Spgs 28 1405EST 0 0 0.50K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Branches were blown down in thunderstorm winds. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Shenandoah County 2 E Hudson Xrds 28 1409EST 0 0 10.00K Thunderstorm Wind (61EG)

A barn was toppled by thunderstorm winds. Note: The estimated wind gust of 61 knots is equivalent to 70 mph.

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VIRGINIA, North Shenandoah County 2 N Rinkerton 28 1410EST 0 0 0.50K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

Small limbs were blown down in thunderstorm winds. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Shenandoah County 1 N Mt Jackson 28 1411EST 0 0 1.00K Thunderstorm Wind (52EG)

A tree was down due to thunderstorm winds. Note: The estimated wind gust of 52 knots is equivalent to 60 mph. Shenandoah County 1 N Mt Jackson 28 1412EST 0 0 5.00K Thunderstorm Wind (56EG)

Several trees were down near Mount Jackson. Note: The estimated wind gust of 56 knots is equivalent to 64 mph. Highland County 1 N Blue Grass 28 1440EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported near Blue Grass. A potent cold front passed through on the 28th. Limited instability ahead of the front combined with strong forcing, causing thunderstorms to develop. Some thunderstorms were able to produce damaging wind gusts and large hail.

VIRGINIA, Southwest Tazewell County 1 SSW Bluefield 02 1153EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Hail reached dime to penny size and covered the ground. Plows were required to clear the roads in Bluefield.

Storms developed ahead of a warm front over the Tennessee Valley with a some cells producing copious amounts of dime to penny-size hail.

VAZ016 CARROLL 05 1000EST 1800EST 0 0 1.2K 0.00K Strong Wind

Strong winds gusted up to around 50 mph in the wake of a rapidly deepening low pressure area that swept through the region.

Grayson County 3 WNW Independence 15 1411EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Grayson County 3 N Fox 15 1428EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail up to the size of quarters covered the ground on Irongate Lane.

A cold front moving into the Ohio Valley triggered widely scattered thunderstorms across the mountains one of which briefly produced severe hail. Rockbridge County 1 S Marlboro 19 1800EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

An isolated severe storm, that developed in the heating of the afternoon, brought large hail to Rockbridge county for a brief period. Campbell County 2 E Evington 20 1524EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

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VIRGINIA, Southwest Campbell County 4 N Castle Craig 20 1540EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Campbell County 1 W Lawyers 20 1545EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Campbell County 1 E Altavista 20 1557EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Bedford County 2 ENE Moneta 20 1606EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Bedford County 1 S Moneta 20 1610EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Franklin County 6 ENE Burnt Chimney 20 1645EST 1650EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail lasted for about five minutes. Pittsylvania County 1 N Chatham 20 1645EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Danville (c) County 2 ENE Danville 20 1645EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Danville (c) County 1 SW Danville 20 1650EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Pittsylvania County 2 NE Weal 20 1651EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Franklin County 6 ENE Burnt Chimney 20 1655EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Pittsylvania County 1 S Climax 20 1708EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Pittsylvania County 1 WNW Chatham 20 1715EST 1815EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Cherrystone Creek was reported out of its banks. Pittsylvania County 3 NNW Westover Hills 20 1715EST 1725EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail lasted about ten minutes. Pittsylvania County 2 S Whitmell 20 1725EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Danville (c) County 3 WNW Danville 20 1725EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

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VIRGINIA, Southwest Appomattox County 2 W Appomattox 20 1838EST 1938EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

The upper Falling River flooded a portion of Pumping Station Road.

Appomattox County 3 SE Spout Spg 20 2033EST 2133EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

The upper reaches of the Falling River was reported to be flooding a portion of Chilton Road.

With an amplified upper ridge positioned over the eastern U.S. scattered strong to severe storms developed along a slow- moving boundary. Instability and lapse-rates were sufficient to produce fairly large hail in many areas along with heavy rainfall that produced flash flooding. In parts of Franklin, Pittsylvania and Appomattox counties, rainfall of 2 to 4 inches was estimated to have fallen in a few hours. Several small streams and rivers were reported to have flooded including the upper portion of the Falling River in Campbell County.

Smyth County 1 N Adwolf 24 1238EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Smyth County 1 ESE Thomas Bridge 24 1238EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Wythe County 1 NW Rural Retreat 24 1315EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Wythe County Rural Retreat 24 1315EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Carroll County 1 SW Cana 24 1350EST 1355EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Patrick County 4 N Ararat 24 1414EST 0 0 0.50K 0.00K Hail (2.75)

Windows in a home were broken by the large hail. Pulaski County 2 N Wurno 24 1415EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Giles County 1 E Staffordsville 24 1420EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Wythe County 1 W Ivanhoe 24 1425EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Wythe County 1 NW Ivanhoe 24 1425EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Giles County 1 NE Prospectdale 24 1430EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Patrick County Meadows Of Dan 24 1435EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

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VIRGINIA, Southwest Giles County 1 S Klotz 24 1437EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Patrick County Woolwine 24 1456EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail covered the ground with the largest hailstones reaching 1-inch.

Floyd County 4 SSW Union 24 1514EST 1614EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

A culvert was washed out along McAlexander Road. Carroll County 3 SE Gladesboro 24 1520EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Carroll County 2 W Cana 24 1525EST 1625EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Pauls Creek was reported to be flooding over Apple Ridge Drive.

Franklin County Ferrum 24 1534EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Franklin County Rocky Mt 24 1555EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Bedford County Moneta 24 1600EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Franklin County 6 NNE Union Hall 24 1625EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Patrick County 4 S Dodson 24 1630EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Hail to at least golf-ball size reported on Highway 57. Bedford County Huddleston 24 1633EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Henry County Bassett 24 1645EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Henry County 1 SE Collinsville 24 1650EST 1658EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (2.50)

Martinsville (c) County 1 W Martinsville 24 1655EST 1658EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Franklin County 2 NW Glade Hill 24 1657EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.50)

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VIRGINIA, Southwest Franklin County 1 NE Ferrum 24 1700EST 1900EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Story Creek completely washed out the pavement on a portion of Union Road near Ferrum.

Franklin County 1 W Henry 24 1700EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Martinsville (c) County 2 NE Martinsville 24 1707EST 1709EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (2.50)

Hail ranged from 2 to 2.5 inches in diameter. Campbell County 1 SE Evington 24 1715EST 0 0 0.75K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

The hail damaged siding, broke one window and several screens on a home.

Franklin County Rocky Mt 24 1715EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Patrick County 4 SSE Elamsville 24 1715EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Patrick County 1 SSE Carters Mills 24 1716EST 1816EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Archies Creek flooded and closed Archies Creek Road (Route 645).

Patrick County Carters Mills 24 1720EST 1820EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Water was flowing across Unity Church Road (Route 614) causing closure of the road.

Carroll County 2 SE Laurel Fork 24 1722EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Campbell County 1 SSE Lawyers 24 1725EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Patrick County 5 NW Ararat 24 1730EST 1830EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Three mudslides due the the heavy rain closed a portion of Willis Gap Mountain Road (Route 771).

Henry County 1 S Spencer 24 1735EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Pittsylvania County 2 NE Swansonville 24 1740EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

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VIRGINIA, Southwest Campbell County 2 NW Concord 24 1745EST 1800EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Hail lasted about 15 minutes. Appomattox County 2 S Stonewall 24 1752EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Campbell County 1 SE Concord 24 1754EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Pittsylvania County 2 S Chatham 24 1754EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Pittsylvania County 2 SW Dry Fork 24 1804EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Trees and some power line were reported down. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Appomattox County 1 E Oakville 24 1812EST 0 0 0.50K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Gutters in a home were damaged. Pittsylvania County 3 WSW Spring Garden 24 1818EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Franklin County 3 E Henry Fork 24 1845EST 1945EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Three feet of moving water was reported covering the intersection of Doe Run Road and Ashpone Tavern Road (Route 707). Water was possibly from Doe Run Creek. Appomattox County 1 NW Appomattox 24 1931EST 0 0 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Charlotte County 1 E Madisonville 24 1945EST 0 0 0.75K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (55EG)

Roof damage to a home was reported. Note: The estimated wind gust of 55 knots is equivalent to 63 mph. Buckingham County 2 W Toga 24 2000EST 2300EST 1 0 15.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Heavy rainfall of 2 to 4 inches in several hours caused several small streams to flood including Greasy Creek southwest of Buckingham. After the flooding receded, the County Sheriff's Office said deputies found a deceased 61-year-old woman inside a pickup truck several days after she was reported missing. The truck was found on its side and wedged against a tree, about 300 yards from a dirt driveway that crossed Grease Creek. The sheriff's office said a preliminary investigation indicated that flood waters disabled the truck and carried it downstream when the driver tried to drive across the flooded low-water crossing. F61VE

Buckingham County 3 SW Centenary 24 2000EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Buckingham County 1 S Centenary 24 2023EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

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VIRGINIA, Southwest Appomattox County 1 SSW Oakville 25 2000EST 2200EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Heavy rains caused small stream flooding with several roads closed in Appomattox County.

A closed upper level low crossed the Appalachians from the Tennessee Valley. Meanwhile, a dry slot formed ahead of this feature allowing for increased instability over the mountains and foothills and promoting the development of discrete supercell storms. The storms evolved into a quasi-linear convective system as they moved east across central and southside Virginia. The storms displayed considerable rotation on radar and over a half dozen tornado warnings were issued although no tornadoes were reported. The hail reports from this event were prolific with numerous reports of quarter to golfball size and some almost as big as baseballs. Other reports were of pea to marble size hail covering the ground to depths of 4 to 6 inches. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches were also common with local amounts of 3 to 5 inches causing flash flooding. There was flood fatality in Buckingham County where the driver tried to cross a low-water crossing at a flooded stream and the vehicle was carried downstream. The excessive runoff also resulted in minor river flooding along parts of the lower Roanoke and Dan Rivers. The USGS gauge on the Falling River near Naruna in Campbell County rose almost 10 feet in 6 hours, cresting at 14.42 feet (Flood Stage - 11') early on the 25th. 48-hour rain gauge totals ending 8 AM EDT on March 25th included 4.23 at Raven Rock Church IFLOWS (Patrick County), 4.13 at Ferrum IFLOWS (Franklin Co.), 3.95 at Slate Mtn, IFLOWS (Floyd Co.) and 3.51 at Doe Run Church IFLOWS (Patrick Co.).

VAZ007-009>020- ALLEGHANY - BATH - BEDFORD - BLAND - BOTETOURT - CAMPBELL - CARROLL - CRAIG - 022>024-032-034- FLOYD - GILES - GRAYSON - HENRY - MONTGOMERY - PATRICK - PULASKI - ROANOKE - 043-045 ROCKBRIDGE - SMYTH - TAZEWELL - WYTHE 27 0400EST 0700EST 0 0 0.00K Frost/Freeze

Weeks of abnormally warm March temperatures caused an early start to the growing season which was followed by a sharp frost/freeze on the morning of March 27th as a ridge of cool high pressure settled across the region. Some crop damage was reported, mainly to orchards and vineyards.

WASHINGTON, Northeast

WAZ037-042>043 EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES - NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS - OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS - OKANOGAN VALLEY 12 0700PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow 13 A mature late winter cyclone off the Northwest Pacific coast generated heavy snowfall across the northern areas of eastern Washington, from the east slopes of the northern Cascades over to the northeast mountains of Washington. Snow began in the Cascades and the Okanogan Valley on the morning of March 12th as strong low level easterly upslope flow enhanced lift across the area. The warm front continued to the east with snow falling down to valley floors across northeast Washington. Strong low level warm air advection through the afternoon and early evening resulted in snow transitioning to rain or non- accumulating snowfall in the valleys by the late evening hours. The event concluded with the passage of a cold occluded front during the morning hours of the 13th with additional snowfall across the mountains and far northern valleys.

Ferry County 2 SSE Republic 15 0300PST 1600PST 0 0 100.00K 0.00K Flood

About a dozen basements flooded in and around Republic and in the Curlew Lake area. Several roads had some washout damage, including Fishermans Cove Road, which was impassable. Large rocks were also reported on Highway 21 south of Republic.

WAZ037 NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS 15 1240PST 1250PST 0 0 0.00K Landslide

Spokane County 1 E George Wright Afb 15 1600PST 2 SSE Linwood 1800PST 0 0 0.00K Heavy Rain

Heavy rainfall resulted in urban flooding north of downtown Spokane. Street water pooled into the parking garage of the Northtown Mall and street flooding was reported at Monroe and Euclid and at Wellesley and Lincoln. Large puddles were also reported in downtown Spokane, which added to the congestion of afternoon rush hour traffic.

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WASHINGTON, Northeast

A Pacific storm system moving through the region resulted in heavy rain across northeast Washington. Flooding and debris flows were reported across the Okanogan Highlands and Northeast Mountain regions with snowmelt contributing to the soggy conditions across the area. A southwest to northeast oriented band developed over the Spokane area during the evening hours with around three-quarters to one inch of rainfall falling in places over a two hour period. Numerous reports of flooding were reported with this band over the Spokane city limits, especially in areas of poor drainage.

WAZ036 SPOKANE AREA 21 1500PST 22 0800PST 0 0 0.00K Winter Weather

WAZ037 NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS 21 2200PST 22 0900PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

Colder in place met up with a moist warm front during the afternoon of March 21st that stretched into the overnight hours. The heaviest snowfall in the Spokane Area of four inches and even more locally occurred above 2,000 feet. The Spokane metro area, where most of the impacts occurred in the form of traffic accidents, received a wet and slushy two to three inches. The wet consistency of the snow on roadways made for a messy morning commute on the 22nd. Further north in the mountains of northeast Washington, colder temperatures resulted in more widespread heavy snowfall accumulations in the valleys with numerous reports of four to five inches of snowfall across these valleys, especially in Pend Oreille County.

Pend Oreille County 2 NW Tweedie 29 2200PST 10 WNW Camden 31 1159PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Numerous roads across Pend Oreille County experienced washouts, floods, or minor damage due to flooding from March 29th- 31st. These roads included Deeter (8 NW Newport), Westside Calispell (3 SW Cusick), Rocky Gorge (9 SW Cusick), Rockwood (1 N Diamond Lake), West Telephone (2 SW Diamond Lake), and McCloud (5 SW Bead Lake).

Spokane County 6 NNW Deer Park 30 0030PST 0600PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

West Oregon Road was washed out between North Spotted Road and North Grove Road due to a plugged culvert.

Stevens County 5 S Springdale 30 1030PST 1100PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Swamp Creek flooded it banks and washed out the bridge on Reservation Road near Highway 231.

WAZ037 NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS 30 2150PST 2155PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Landslide

A stagnant longwave pattern featuring a broad trough off the Pacific Northwest Coast and upper-level ridge over the Central US resulted in a parade of moist storm systems tracking through the Inland Northwest from March 28th through the 31st. Each storm system deposited 0.25 to 0.75 inches of rainfall across Northeastern Washington with three day rainfall totals ranging from one to three inches. This concluded record setting precipitation totals for the month of March across most sites in Eastern Washington. The heavy rain and excess snow melt resulted in several flooded roadways, road washouts, and small debris flows.

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WASHINGTON, Northwest WAZ518 WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES 04 1700PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Storm 05

WAZ519 WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES 05 0500PST 1700PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A strong Pacific frontal system and Puget Sound Convergence Zone brought heavy snow to the Washington Cascades, especially from Stevens Pass northward.

WAZ518 WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES 10 1600PST 11 0400PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A Pacific frontal system brought heavy snow to Mt Baker in the North Cascades.

WAZ513 OLYMPICS 11 0300PST 0900PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

High wind occurred on the coast, over the northwest interior, and in the Olympic Mountains.

11 0300PST 12 1500PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

WAZ518-519 WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES - WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES 11 0300PST 12 1500PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A Pacific front and its Puget Sound Convergence Zone brought heavy snow to the Washington Cascades, especially from Stevens Pass northward.

WAZ001-503-510- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA - CENTRAL COAST - NORTH COAST - SAN JUAN - WESTERN 516-517 WHATCOM COUNTY 11 0410PST 1129PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

High wind occurred on the coast, over the northwest interior, and in the Olympic Mountains.

WAZ518 WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES 13 0600PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow 14 A front brought heavy snow to Mt Baker in the North Cascades.

WAZ001-503 SAN JUAN - WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY 15 0309PST 0914PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Brief high wind occurred in western Whatcom county and the San Juans.

WAZ001-503 SAN JUAN - WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY 20 0229PST 0504PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Brief high wind occurred in western Whatcom county and the San Juans.

28 1405PST 29 0400PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

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WASHINGTON, Northwest WAZ001 SAN JUAN 29 0429PST 0630PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Brief high wind occurred in the San Juans and western Whatcom county.

WASHINGTON, Southeast

WAZ027 YAKIMA VALLEY 11 1145PST 1700PST 0 0 100.0K 0.00K Dust Storm

A major dust storm south of Toppenish on U.S. Highway 97 led to a 20-car pileup, two minor injuries and the closure of a section of the road Sunday afternoon. Nearby weather stations showed winds gusting to between 35 and 45 mph. Visibility was reported limited to 2 feet in areas. At the scene, there were seven ambulances and about 20 firefighters from four different Fire District 5 stations. State Patrol and Yakama Nation police were on hand, as well, helping reroute drivers along State Routes 22 and 221 and local roads.

Wind blows dust from a field across US 97 south of Toppenish Sunday, March 11, 2012. Low visibility closed the highway and caused an approximately 20-car pile up. Courtesy of Andy Sawyer/Yakima Herald-Republic.

WAZ030-520 EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES - NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS

20 0300PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow 21 A moist southwest flow ahead of an upper level low pressure brought heavy snowfall to the areas just east of the Cascade Mountains and to the Blue Mountains. Snowfall amounts reported in inches included 12 miles northeast of Appleton (5.5), Easton (13), Snowden (19.5), Ski Bluewood (34), 7 miles north northwest of Easton (8), and Touchet Mtn SnoTel (23).

Klickitat County 5 SSW Pitt 30 0700PST 31 2345PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Law enforcement reported flood waters covering highway 142 5 miles southeast of Appleton. The Klickitat River near Pitt was above flood stage from 7 am March 30 to 11:45 pm March 31. It peaked at 11.12 feet pm March 30 at 4:45 pm.

Yakima County 1 W Satus 30 0900PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood Water from Satus Creek was over the West Satus Road and Marion Drain Road near Highway 22.

Heavy rainfall on snowpack caused flooding creeks and rivers in portions of Klickitat and Yakima Counties.

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WASHINGTON, Southwest WAZ019-040 SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES - SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS

01 0000PST 1530PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

This winter weather episode is continued from February. An unstable air mass following a Pacific cold front brought widespread snow showers to the South Washington Cascades and foothills.

WAZ021 SOUTH COAST 11 2300PST 12 0915PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong Pacific cold front brought strong southerly winds to the south Washington Coast.

WAZ019-040 SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES - SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS - SOUTHWEST INTERIOR 12 0700PST 13 0655PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A strong Pacific cold front moved into the Pacific Northwest bringing heavy snowfall to the Willapa Hills, and the Southwest Washington Cascades and foothills.

WAZ021 SOUTH COAST 14 1000PST 1115PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong Pacific cold front brought strong southerly winds to the south Washington Coast.

Wahkiakum County 3 ENE Grays River 15 0000PST 2359PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff causing the Grays River near Rosburg to overflow its banks and flood low lying areas. The Grays River crested at 14.7 feet on March 15th at 2 pm PDT, 2.7 feet above flood stage.

Cold air following a very strong Pacific frontal system brought widespread low elevation snow to Southwest Washington Monday night/Tuesday morning. Two more strong weather systems in this series brought heavy rains Wednesday and Thursday. The widespread heavy rain combined with melting snow to bring many rivers above flood stage.

WAZ021 SOUTH COAST 15 0030PST 0700PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong Pacific cold front brought strong southerly winds to the south Washington Coast.

WAZ019 SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES 20 1300PST 22 0700PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

A strong Pacific frontal system brought cold air and low snow levels to the South Washington Cascades...resulting in areas of heavy snow.

WAZ021 SOUTH COAST 28 1945PST 29 0500PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong Pacific cold front brought southerly winds to the South Washington Coast.

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WASHINGTON, Southwest Wahkiakum County 3 ENE Grays River 29 0000PST 2359PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Heavy rain caused the Grays River near Rosburg to overflow its banks and flood low lying areas. The Grays River crested at 12.9 feet on March 29th at 8 pm PDT, 0.9 feet above flood stage.

A strong Pacific cold front brought heavy rains to Southwest Washington bringing rivers above flood stage.

WEST VIRGINIA, East

WVZ051>053-504 BERKELEY - EASTERN MINERAL - JEFFERSON - MORGAN 01 0053EST 0345EST 0 0 Dense Fog

A warm front passed through eastern West Virginia on the first. Warm and moist air overran the cool air at the surface, causing areas of dense fog to develop.

WVZ053 JEFFERSON 17 0415EST 0800EST 0 0 Dense Fog

High pressure off the coast provided an onshore flow across the area. Moist air off the Atlantic Ocean resulted in areas of dense fog.

23 0400EST 1000EST 0 0 Dense Fog

High pressure off the coast provided an onshore flow across the area. The onshore flow off the Atlantic Ocean resulted in areas of dense fog.

WVZ501-503 WESTERN GRANT - WESTERN MINERAL 26 2100EST 27 1000EST 0 0 Frost/Freeze

WVZ050>053-055- BERKELEY - EASTERN GRANT - EASTERN MINERAL - HAMPSHIRE - HARDY - JEFFERSON - 502-504 MORGAN 27 0100EST 0900EST 0 0 Frost/Freeze

A northwest flow around Canadian High Pressure caused temperatures to drop below freezing across most locations.

Hardy County 7 SW Lost City 28 1353EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported near Mathias. Pendleton County 2 SW Dry Run 28 1707EST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Quarter sized hail was reported near Cherry Grove. A potent cold front passed through on the 28th. Limited instability ahead of the front combined with strong forcing, causing thunderstorms to develop. A couple thunderstorms produced large hail.

WVZ501-503 WESTERN GRANT - WESTERN MINERAL 30 0000EST 0530EST 0 0 Frost/Freeze

Canadian high pressure built overhead, causing temperatures to dip below freezing across portions of the Allegheny Highlands.

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WEST VIRGINIA, North Tucker County 1 W Pierce 28 1305EST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG)

Emergency management reported trees down along SR 219 just north of Thomas.

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed across western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, and eastern Ohio ahead of a fast moving cold front during the morning and early afternoon. Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. WEST VIRGINIA, Southeast Greenbrier County 2 NNW Alderson 21 1900EST 2100EST 0 0 50.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Shaw Mountain Road northwest of Alderson was completely washed due to 3-4 inches of rain in a few hours. A culvert pipe was destroyed leaving a 6-foot drop in the road. Greenbrier County 2 SSW Blue Sulphur Spgs 21 2000EST 2200EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Flooding was reported along Snake Run closing Snake Run Road for several hours. A debris flow also covered a four-foot section of Snake Run Road, although it was still considered passable in this section.

A slow-moving upper low generated some widely scattered convection in the late afternoon and evening of the 21st. Rainfall was heaviest in the evening over parts of southern Greenbrier and northern Monroe counties prompting several Flash Flood Warnings for that area. Small stream flooding and debris flows were reported as well as street flooding in the town of Alderson with manholes spewing water and streets partially blocked. Radar estimated that up to 3 inches fell in a little over one hour in a few small basins in and just north of Alderson and the COOP rain gauge observer at Alderson (ALDW2) had 2.14â for the 24- hour period ending at 8 AM EDT on the 22nd.

Mercer County 1 E Giatto 24 1340EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

A huge upper level low over the central U.S. began shifting east on the 23rd bringing several rounds of heavy rainfall and a few severe thunderstorms over southeast West Virginia.

WEST VIRGINIA, West Logan County Mallory 02 1043EST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Logan County 1 SW Shively 02 1820EST 1 N Banco 2345EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Streams in the far western portion of the county, near the border with Lincoln and Mingo Counties flooded and closed roads. This included the headwaters of Harts Creek. Mingo County 1 NW Breeden 02 1830EST Spaulding 03 0100EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Streams, such as the East and West Forks of Twelvepole Creek, blocked roads.

Wayne County 1 W Paddle Creek 02 1835EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Wayne County Ft Gay 02 1838EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

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WEST VIRGINIA, West Wayne County 1 NNW Glenhayes 02 1838EST 1 ESE Cove Gap 1857EST 16.61 1000 0 0 1.90M 0.00K Tornado (EF3)

The tornado crossed the Tug Fork River from Lawrence County, Kentucky and enter Wayne County. Numerous trees were blown down near Glenhayes. The tornado passed between Dunlow and Radnor, then into the Kiahsville and Cove Gap vicinity along Route 37. In the Dunlow vicinity, the damage was from hilltop to hilltop, just over a half mile wide. In that vicinity, about 5 homes were destroyed with 1 sustaining major damage. At least 3 vehicles were damaged in Dunlow. The East Lynn Lake campground vicinity saw toppled trees and damage to electric and phone lines. Approximately 15 homes were destroyed with 7 sustaining major damage around Kiahsville and Cove Gap. The homes included mobile homes and manufactured structures. A 2 story house lost its roof, plus several of the outside walls and an interior wall. The hillsides and narrow roads were littered with uprooted trees, tangled power lines, sheets of metal roofing, and damaged vehicles. A resident near Cove Gap said, we never thought anything like this would get in here. It got in and it didn't want to leave. I guess it wasn't here that long, but it seemed like forever. Ironically, it may have been a local funeral that saved lives. A funeral was being held in the community of Wayne that evening for a local Cove Gap resident. Several neighbors attended the funeral and were not at home when the storm hit. When they returned, they found their homes damaged. The tornado then traveled into Lincoln County where it weakened and finally dissipated. A maximum wind speed of 138 mph was estimated by the survey team in the Dunlow vicinity, resulting in a low end EF3 rating.

Lincoln County Hamlin 02 1840EST Woodville 03 0200EST 0 0 350.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Flash flooding occurred along creeks such as Joes Creek, Cobbs Creek, Straight Fork, and Middle Fork. Twelve water rescues occurred. Communites such as Griffithsville, Garretts Bend, Yawkey, Sod, and Alum Creek were affected. Many roads were flooded and closed including Routes 3 and 214. The Duval firehouse was flooded with 19 inches of water inside. Around 3 dozen homes were affected by the water. Three businesses had up to 6 inches of water inside. The damage from the water was about equal to that caused by the more localized tornadoes. In the aftermath, a strong rise occurred along the Guyandotte River in western Lincoln County. Yet, water levels remained below flood stage at Branchland.

Wayne County Cove Gap 02 1852EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Lincoln County 2 SW Cuzzie 02 1857EST Allen 1907EST 8.88 200 0 0 200.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

The long tracked tornado was weakening as it finally dissipated in Lincoln County. Wind gusts were estimated in the 85 to 90 mph range in tree damage around Ranger. On the enhanced Fujita scale it would be on the low end of the 1 rating.

Kanawha County 1 S Marmet 02 1930EST 0 0 7.00K 0.00K Thunderstorm Wind (50EG) Trees fell onto power lines in the town and along Lens Creek. A tin roof was blown off a mobile home.

Note: The estimated wind gust of 50 knots is equivalent to 58 mph. Lincoln County 1 E Bradyville 02 1932EST 1 NE Woodville 1950EST 16.02 300 0 0 150.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF1)

A separate supercell that was further north and slightly later in time produced a second tornado in Lincoln County. Damage to trees and a few residents were noted around Palermo and also along Sulphur Spring Road near Alkol. Similar to the other tornado in Lincoln County, maximum winds were estimated on the low end of the EF1 scale, in the 85 to 90 mph range.

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WEST VIRGINIA, West Mingo County 1 ENE Kermit 02 1938EST 1942EST 1.2 250 0 0 90.00K 0.00K Tornado (EF2)

A tornado coming out of Martin County Kentucky crossed over the Tug Fork River and lifted just as it entered West Virginia. The tornado hit a ridge line just south of Kermit. Several trees were blown down. Debris was carried over the river from the Lovely vicinity of Martin County and scattered on the mountainside and across Route 52. The tornado was lifting but still came in contact with a railroad communication tower. The tower was 280 feet tall with a base elevation of 1380 feet above mean sea level. The free standing tower was fully collapsed over the back side of the ridge. It was determined that the tornado destroyed the tower before completely lifting up and dissipating. Winds of 125 mph were estimated.

Mingo County 1 SE Greyeagle 02 1941EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Hail (1.50)

Wayne County 15 SSE East Lynn 02 2000EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Lincoln County Griffithsville 02 2005EST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Logan County 1 SSE Phico 02 2005EST 0 0 3.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Wayne County Ft Gay 02 2040EST East Lynn 03 0300EST 0 0 100.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Streams feeding into Twelvepole Creek and into East Lynn Lake flooded. Route 152 was closed, hindering the relief efforts for both the flooding and the tornado. A deepening low pressure system was lifting northeast out of central Illinois around midday on Friday, the 2nd. It reached southern Michigan by evening. By late afternoon its associated warm front had pulled north into central Ohio and into central West Virginia near Charleston. Some small hail fell with the warm front across southern West Virginia during the late morning hours. The warm front struggled to move much further to the northeast. This left eastern Kentucky in the warm sector. During the late afternoon, surface dew points increased into the upper 50s in eastern Kentucky and into the lower 60s across southern Kentucky. This was ahead of the approaching cold front. Severe thunderstorms, including distinct supercells, moved into eastern Kentucky just before sunset. One of those supercells produced a long lived tornado that moved into Wayne County from Lawrence County, Kentucky. The tornado crossed the Tug Fork River near Glen Hayes and moved through the Dunlow, Kiahsville, Cove Gap vicinity. It weakened and disispated in Lincoln County. It was the same storm that had hit West Liberty, Kentucky earlier. A shorter track tornado formed a short time later from a separate cell, affecting portions of Lincoln County. Another tornado with a long track, crossed the Tug Fork River near Kermit before weakening and lifting in Mingo County. This is the first recorded tornado for Mingo County. This was same supercell thunderstorm that had hit the Salyersville, Kentucky vicinity earlier. Flooding was also a significant problem. The warm frontal rain kept the ground saturated. The early evening thunderstorms then dumped around 1.5 inches in 3 hours, causing flash flooding on streams, mainly in Wayne and Lincoln Counties. In Lincoln County, the total damage from the 2 tornado paths plus the flash flooding was 1 house destroyed, 5 homes with major damage, and 8 others with minor damage. Around 2,300 customers lost electricity in Wayne County, with another 2000 in Lincoln County. In the aftermath, a few residents around Charleston, including the Kanawha County community of Tornado, found paper envelopes, cancelled checks, and pictures around their property, that had fallen from the sky. The items were from the West Liberty, Kentucky vicinity. This event was included with the 29th of February episode as a federal disaster. Around 130 West Virginia National Guard troops were used in the field during the course of this federal disaster. See FEMA disaster number 4059 for additional details.

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WEST VIRGINIA, West WVZ005-026-034> BOONE - FAYETTE - NICHOLAS - RALEIGH - WAYNE - WYOMING 037 05 0300EST 0900EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

WVZ006-014-024> CABELL - CLAY - KANAWHA - LOGAN - MCDOWELL - MINGO - PUTNAM 025-027-033 05 0300EST 0900EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Winter Weather

A clipper system moved from Kentucky during the late night hours on the 4th, into southwest Virginia during the predawn hours of Monday, the 5th. Bands of snow increased by 0300E. Some heavier bands were noted just before dawn. Snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches were common across Wayne, Boone, Wyoming, with 4 to 6 inches in the higher terrain of Raleigh, Fayette, and Nicholas Counties. Across Cabell, Kanawha, Mingo, Logan, and McDowell Counties, snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches were measured. The impact was less than normal due to the warm road temperatures.

Milton 15 0640EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Putnam County Winfield 15 0701EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Hail as large as golf balls fell. Lincoln County Hamlin 15 0703EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Putnam County Hurricane 15 0704EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Lincoln County Branchland 15 0710EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Logan County Big Creek 15 0940EST 1 S Hetzel 1840EST 0 0 5.50M 0.00K Flash Flood

The worst flooding in terms of damage, was along the west to east flowing Mud Fork. The Mud Fork basin drains through small communities such as Troy Town, Shegon, and Verdunville. Around Mt Gay, the Mud Fork joins with the Copperas Mine Fork and Island Creek, before they empty into the Guyandotte River. Smaller tributaries such as Coal Branch and Lower Dempsey Branch were also flooded. Island Creek around Monaville was also flooded. One resident along Mud Fork said, cars were going down the road like tic-tacs floating. The children at the Verdunville Elementary School remained safe in the school until the water receded. Ten homes were destroyed, 76 suffered major damage, and 133 homes had minor damage. Around 400 families were eligible for federal assistance in Logan County. The Allied Health Building that houses the Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College had about 18 inches of water on the first floor. Many of the students vehicles in the parking lot were flooded. The flood prone businesses in Mt Gay were flooded, but most had insurance.

Mingo County 3 NE Breeden 15 0950EST 3 NE Mc Cloud 1730EST 0 0 900.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

The upper reaches, or headwaters, of Twelvepole Creek flooded, including around the Dingess area. There was 1 home destroyed, 3 with major damage, and 6 with minor damage. Private bridges across the small streams or runs were damaged creating access issues.

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WEST VIRGINIA, West Lincoln County 4 SW Harts 15 1015EST 2 SSW Atenville 1730EST 0 0 450.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Streams such as Straight Fork and Big Harts Creek flooded. Along the Straight Fork, debris piles from the flood earlier in the month were being washed away by this second flood. Yawkey and the intersection of Route 214 and 3 were flooded again. Students at Duval Elementary and Middle School remained at school until the water receded. One resident near Yawkey said the water was about 4 inches lower than the previous flood. One resident near Griffithsville had just replaced their carpet after being flooded on the 2nd. He was flooded again. Another resident said, I don't want to move. I don't have the money or anything to move. I'm really confused and don't know what to do. In Lincoln County, 3 homes had major damage, 9 others had minor damage. Some of these same homes were damaged by flood water on March 2nd.

A mid and upper level disturbance dropped southeast during the morning. Well south of any organized surface front, the air was moisture laden. This triggered rounds of showers and thunderstorms dropping from southeast Ohio into southern West Virginia during the early morning hours. The ground was already wetter than normal. The emerging spring vegetation had not become a major consumer of water. The strongest thunderstorms did contain some hail, but small stream flooding was the main issue. Repetitive showers and thunderstorms occurred from the Dingess area of Mingo County on east to the city of Logan in Logan County. Lincoln County was also hit. Rain amounts of 2 to 3 inches were common in about 4 hours during the morning. For example, in downtown Logan, 2.69 inches of rain fell at the river gauge between 0700E and 1100E. The heaviest hourly rate was 1.67 inches between 0800E and 0900E. Another automatic gauge at the Logan airport had 2.66 inches in the same 4 hour time span. An automatic gauge at the headwaters of Mud Fork, on the mountain ridge at Lomi, reported 2.2 inches of rain in over 6 hours. A spotter in Chapmanville reported 2.5 inches of rain by 1200E. The Logan cooperative observer reported a 24 hour rain total of 4.17 inches, but hourly rates were not obtainable. Small streams rose rapidly during the mid morning with flooding by late morning into the afternoon. More showers fell during the afternoon, but these did not contribute much to severity of the flooding. Most small streams crested in the early afternoon. Another federal disaster was declared, mainly as a result of the damage along Mud Fork in western Logan County. However, Lincoln and Mingo Counties were included in the disaster declaration. In the aftermath, the peak deployment of West Virginia National Guard troops in Logan County was 167 in operations and 20 in support roles. See FEMA disaster number 4061 for more details.

Wood County Waverly 19 1609EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Wood County Waverly 19 1630EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Wood County Waverly 19 1632EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Wood County Waverly 19 1640EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Tyler County 1 SSE Sistersville 19 1725EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Harrison County Lost Creek 19 1815EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Barbour County Volga 19 1902EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Afternoon convection fired in central and southeast Ohio along a weak boundary. The storms moved into West Virginia during the evening.

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WEST VIRGINIA, West Nicholas County Nettie 21 1529EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Nicholas County 2 NNW Grassy Falls 21 1550EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

The grass was covered with the hail. Nicholas County 4 S Nettie 21 1600EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

During an unusually long stretch of heat for March, thermals over the mountainous counties formed slow moving showers and thunderstorms on the 21st. This was east of the mid and upper level ridge axis. So the movement of the storms was toward the south around 5 to 10 mph. One storm pulsed higher during the late afternoon heating, producing large hail. Local downpours of an inch in an hour also occurred under the heaviest showers.

Fayette County Mt Hope 24 1419EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Nicholas County Dixie 24 1436EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Boone County Van 24 1507EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Daytime heating northeast of a slow moving mid and upper level disturbance allowed for afternoon thunderstorms to develop. The freezing level was only around 9000 feet above mean sea level. Small hail was common, with one report of large hail.

Upshur County 2 SSW French Creek 28 1330EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Nickel size hail covered the ground at the wildlife center. Lewis County 7 NW Walkersville 28 1332EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Gilmer County Ellis 28 1333EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Hail bigger than golf balls fell along the Sand Fork. Gilmer County Ellis 28 1333EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Hail (2.00)

Hail bigger than golf balls fell along the Sand Fork. Lewis County Walkersville 28 1335EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Hail was covering the ground. Upshur County Rock Cave 28 1345EST 0 0 25.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Vehicles were dented and some roof shingles were damaged. Upshur County French Creek 28 1345EST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Randolph County Mill Creek 28 1406EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail was covering the ground.

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WEST VIRGINIA, West Randolph County 2 S Huttonsville 28 1413EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.75)

Gilmer County Glenville 28 1455EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Mason County 3 N Capehart 28 1502EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.25)

Wayne County 1 E Kellogg 28 1505EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Wayne County Kenova 28 1510EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Cabell County Milton 28 1515EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Cabell County 1 SSW Huntington 28 1520EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.75)

Braxton County Centralia 28 1540EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Wayne County 1 N Wayne 28 1550EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

Scattered to broken lines of convection formed in limited moisture just ahead of a cold front. The freezing level was around 10,500 feet above mean sea level.

Wood County Williamstown 30 2145EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (0.88)

A squall line developed ahead of a cold front. The storms moved through southeast Ohio and reached into western West Virginia during the late evening.

WISCONSIN, Northeast

WIZ022-038>040- BROWN - CALUMET - DOOR - KEWAUNEE - MANITOWOC - OUTAGAMIE - WINNEBAGO 048>050 02 1500CST 03 0000CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Snow

An area of low pressure developed over the Central Plains, rapidly strengthened, and quickly moved northeast toward the eastern Great Lakes. This system produced heavy snow across the southeast half of Wisconsin. The heaviest snows fell in a band from just west of Milwaukee to the lakeshore areas of east-central Wisconsin. In general, 4 to 6 inches of snow fell in the Fox Valley and 5 to 8 inches fell across lakeshore counties. The highest snowfall totals included 8.5 inches at Francis Creek (Manitowoc Co.), 8.0 inches near Ephraim (Door Co.) and at Kiel (Manitowoc Co.), 7.8 inches at New Holstein (Calumet Co.), 7.6 inches at Washington Island (Door Co.), 7.1 inches at Valders (Manitowoc Co.), 6.8 inches in Manitowoc (Manitowoc Co.) and Kewaunee (Kewaunee Co.), 6.5 inches at Green Bay (Brown Co.) and near Forestville (Door Co.), and 6.2 inches on the north side of Oshkosh (Winnebago Co.).

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WISCONSIN, Southeast WIZ046-056-062- IOWA - LAFAYETTE - MARQUETTE - SAUK 067 02 1100CST 2000CST 0 0 Winter Weather

Deepening surface low pressure produced a swath of wet snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches along with gusty northerly winds over parts of southcentral Wisconsin during the afternoon and evening of March 2nd. The low pressure responsible for this event deepened rapidly in response to a vigorous upper level short wave that crossed the western Great Lakes region. The surface low tracked from Missouri, across northern Illinois, to Lower Michigan during the afternoon and evening hours. Western sections of South Central Wisconsin were on the edge of the heaviest snowfall...but instability aloft was sufficient to produce elevated convection and thunder-snow. Brief snowfall rates between 1.5 and 2 inches per hour were common at the height of the event during the evening rush hour. The tight pressure gradient around the deep surface low produced gusty northeast to north winds up to 40 mph which occasionally reduced visibilities to near zero in the heavy snow. The heavy, wet snow collected on power lines and tree limbs, causing them to snap. There were numerous crashes and spin-outs during the storm. Refer to associated March 2nd Winter Storm event over the remainder of southcentral and southeast Wisconsin.

COLUMBIA - DANE - DODGE - FOND DU LAC - GREEN - GREEN LAKE - JEFFERSON - WIZ047-051-057> KENOSHA - MILWAUKEE - OZAUKEE - RACINE - ROCK - SHEBOYGAN - WALWORTH - 060-063>064-066- WASHINGTON 068>072 02 1200CST 2223CST 0 0 Winter Storm

Deepening surface low pressure produced a swath of heavy, wet snow along with gusty northerly winds over much of southcentral and southeast Wisconsin during the afternoon and evening of March 2nd. The low deepened rapidly in response to a vigorous upper-level short-wave that crossed the western Great Lakes region. The surface low tracked from Missouri, across northern Illinois, to Lower Michigan during the afternoon and evening hours. A warm vertical temperature profile allowed the precipitation to begin as rain in far Southeast Wisconsin...with snow elsewhere across the southern portion of the state. The rain quickly changed over to snow late in the afternoon...with instability aloft sufficient to produce elevated convection and thunder-snow over southeast Wisconsin. Snowfall rates between 1.5 and 2 inches per hour were common at the height of the event during the evening rush hour. Snowfall totals were between 5 and 7 inches...with a few 8 and 9 inch reports in western Sheboygan County. The tight pressure gradient around the deep surface low produced gusty northeast to north winds up to 40 mph (35 knots) which occasionally reduced visibilities to near zero in the heavy snow. The heavy, wet snow collected on power lines and tree limbs, causing some to snap. At one point, We Energies utility estimated 15,000 customers lost electrical power in southeastern Wisconsin. There were numerous vehicle crashes and spin-outs during this event. A few minor injuries were reported, including a school bus crash in Walworth County that sent a high-school student to the hospital with a head injury.

WIZ051-058>060- DODGE - FOND DU LAC - GREEN - KENOSHA - MILWAUKEE - OZAUKEE - SHEBOYGAN - 066-068-072 WASHINGTON 10 1330CST 1700CST 0 0 16.0K Strong Wind

A tight pressure gradient around strong low pressure tracking across southern Canada produced gusty southwest winds over southern Wisconsin during the day on March 10th. The surface gradient winds were enhanced by a 40-knot low level jet that mixed down to the surface during maximum daytime heating. Sustained wind speeds were between 30 mph and 35 mph (26 to 30 knots), with gusts of 40 to 47 mph (35 to 41 knots). There were scattered reports of snapped power-lines due to the impact of fallen tree branches. Racine County Kansasville 12 1138CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Racine County Union Grove 12 1142CST 0 0 Hail (1.00)

Racine County Caledonia 12 1201CST 0 0 Hail (1.75)

Isolated, out-of-season severe weather occurred over Racine County in southeast Wisconsin on March 12, 2012. One of the cells in a line of storms pulsed up and produced large hail...up to golf ball size (1.75 inches) in diameter near Caledonia... over northern portions of Racine County. As the storm moved northeast in Milwaukee County it weakened and produced smaller hail. The smaller hail reportedly covered the ground in Oak Creek in southern Milwaukee County. A relatively warm and moist air mass for mid-March...with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s and dew points in the lower 50s...spread into far Southeast Wisconsin ahead of a surface trough during the late morning hours of March 12th. The resulting instability produced storms over the southeast corner of Wisconsin back to the southwest into northeast Illinois. Mean layer CAPE values were only between 200 and 500 J/kg, but surface-based Lifted Index values ranged between 0C and -1C. A narrow zone of forcing for ascent on the southern edge of a closed upper low combined with low-level convergence along the surface trough to produce the line of showers and thunderstorms. There was strong wind shear with 0 to 3km shear of 40 to 50 knots, sufficient to produce rotating updrafts.

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WISCONSIN, Southeast Rock County 1 NE Orfordville 17 0535CST 0 0 Hail (0.75)

Convergence and moisture advection along the leading edge of an 850-mb wind maximum ahead of a short-wave trough combined with an unstable atmosphere in place over the region due to record-breaking warmth to produce pulse thunderstorms over southern Wisconsin during the early morning hours of March 17th. The strongest storms produced small hail up to 3/4 inch in diameter, and brief heavy downpours of rain in Rock County.

WIZ052-060-066- KENOSHA - MILWAUKEE - OZAUKEE - RACINE - SHEBOYGAN 071-072 23 1700CST 24 1015CST 0 0 Dense Fog

WIZ056-058-063> DANE - DODGE - GREEN - JEFFERSON - LAFAYETTE - SAUK - WALWORTH - WASHINGTON - 065-067>068-070 WAUKESHA 24 0000CST 0800CST 0 0 Dense Fog

Light winds and abundant low-level moisture from earlier rains aided in producing widespread dense fog over much of southern Wisconsin during the overnight hours of March 23rd. A light northeasterly wind flow around an upper level low to the south brought air cooled by the waters of Lake Michigan into the moist air mass over the region. This produced dense fog, with visibilities of 1/4 mile or less, generally along and southeast of a Sheboygan to Wisconsin Dells line.

WISCONSIN, Southwest Taylor County 3 S Jump River 16 2024CST 2026CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Hail (1.00)

Hail that ranged in size from three quarters of an inch up to an inch fell for a couple of minutes south of Jump River.

A warm front was lifting north across the Upper Midwest and thunderstorms developed along this boundary during the evening of March 16th across north central Wisconsin. Some of these storms produce large hail with up to one inch diameter hail reported south of Jump River (Taylor County).

WYOMING, Central and West

WYZ003-016-029> CODY FOOTHILLS - EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY - FLAMING GORGE - UPPER WIND RIVER 030 BASIN - WIND RIVER BASIN 03 1044MST 2329MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong pressure gradient over the area brought high wind to much of central Wyoming. Wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph were common across the Wind River Basin and in the Clark area. A RAWS in Sweetwater County recorded a gust of 62 mph.

WYZ003-019 CODY FOOTHILLS - GREEN MOUNTAINS & RATTLESNAKE RANGE 05 1410MST 2347MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Mountain wave activity and a tightening pressure gradient with an approaching cold front brought high wind to the Clark area and the Green Mountains and Rattlesnake Hills. Wind gusts at or above hurricane force were frequently recorded between 1900 and 2115MST at a weather station west of Clark. The peak wind at this location was 101 mph, while closer to Clark peak gusts hovered between 60 and 65 mph. A remote site in the Green Mountains measured a gust of 62 mph.

WYZ012 TETON & GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS 07 1200MST 2 0 0.00K 0.00K Avalanche An avalanche on Ranger Peak killed two backcountry skiers Wednesday, March 7. The skiers were found the following day after a family member reported one of them missing. The avalanche occurred at 10,500 feet and swept the skiers 3,000 vertical feet down Waterfalls Canyon. Searchers found one skier 150 feet from the end of the avalanche and the other up the canyon 1,500 feet away. The skiers were found near the surface of debris six feet deep at noon on Thursday, March 8. M40OU, M42OU

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WYOMING, Central and West WYZ019 GREEN MOUNTAINS & RATTLESNAKE RANGE 13 1510MST 1610MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Strong southwest flow aloft mixed down over the Green Mountains to produce a period of high wind. Gusts to 60 mph were recorded at an automated sensor at Fales Rock.

WYZ018-019 GREEN MOUNTAINS & RATTLESNAKE RANGE - LANDER FOOTHILLS 18 1001MST 1254MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

An approaching trough coupled with a southward moving cold front to produce high wind across portions of central Wyoming. Gusts to 70 mph were recorded at the Lander airport and a gust of 64 mph was recorded at Jeffrey City.

WYZ003-010-017> CODY FOOTHILLS - EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY - GREEN MOUNTAINS & RATTLESNAKE 020-030 RANGE - LANDER FOOTHILLS - NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS - NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY - SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY - WIND RIVER BASIN 26 1105MST 0536MST 0 0 22.0K 0.00K High Wind

A strong pressure gradient developed as a deep low pressure system approached central Wyoming. This brought widespread south to southwest high wind to much of the area east of the Continental Divide. Wind gusts as high as 85 mph were recorded in the Green Mountains. Gusts to 79 mph along U.S. Highway 20/26 blew over a horse trailer and forced into a ditch the truck that was towing it. Several reports of wind damage were received in the Wind River Basin where gusts to 64 mph caused roof damage in Riverton and knocked down a portion of a decaying brick building in Shoshoni.

WYZ002-005 ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS - CODY FOOTHILLS - SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN

30 0625MST 31 1655MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

Favorable jet dynamics coupled with a strong pressure gradient to produce high wind across the western and southern Big Horn Basin. Mountain waves contributed to high wind in some areas. A sensor west of Clark recorded a gust of 99 mph. Other reports included 68 mph gusts at Thermopolis and 55 mph sustained wind along Chief Joseph Highway.

WYOMING, North Central

WYZ099 SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS 26 2005MST 2015MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A strong surface low across Eastern Montana and Western North Dakota produced strong winds across portions of Northern Wyoming in the Billings Forecast Area. In addition, an unusual thunderstorm event also resulted in strong wind gusts.

WYOMING, Northeast Crook County 11 WNW Colony 11 1300MST 9 NNE Alva 13 1100MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Minor flooding occurred along the Belle Fourche River and its tributaries downstream of Keyhole Reservoir. The river gauge on the Belle Fourche River northwest of Alva crested at 4.9 feet, or 0.9 feet above flood stage. Minor flooding of agricultural land occurred and big pieces of ice were deposited along Highway 14 near Carlile.

Unseasonably warm temperatures caused snow over the Bear Lodge Mountains to melt rapidly, which combined with ice break -up to cause minor flooding along the Belle Fourche River and its tributaries below the Keyhole Reservoir.

WYZ054>058 NORTHERN CAMPBELL - SOUTH CAMPBELL - WESTERN CROOK - WESTON - WYOMING BLACK HILLS 26 1500MST 2300MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

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WYOMING, Northeast

A strong low pressure system crossed the Northern Plains and brought gusty west to southwest winds to the area during the late afternoon and evening. Some locations in Campbell County reported wind gusts over 70 mph.

WYOMING, Southeast

WYZ115 LARAMIE VALLEY 02 2356MST 03 0101MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

WYZ104>106-109> CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY - CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY - CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE 110-115>118 AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY - FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS - LARAMIE VALLEY - NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS - SHIRLEY BASIN - SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE - SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS 03 0916MST 04 2231MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A tight pressure gradient combined with very fast winds in the upper levels of the atmosphere generated verty strong and gusty west to northwest surface winds across much of southeast Wyoming. Gusts of 60 to 80 mph were common through the wind corridors along Interstate 80 between Cheyenne and Rawlins, and Interstate 25 from the Colorado border to Wheatland.

WYZ106 CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY 05 1430MST 1610MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

WYZ110 NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS 06 0815MST 0915MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A tight surface pressure gradient combined with strong winds aloft to produce gusty west to southwest surface winds up to 65 mph through the wind corridors of southeast Wyoming.

13 1305MST 1455MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

13 1455MST 1510MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

13 1510MST 1520MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

13 1526MST 1531MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A large surface pressure gradient produced strong gap winds over the north Snowy Range foothills and central Laramie Range.

WYZ107-115-117- CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY - EAST PLATTE COUNTY - LARAMIE VALLEY - SOUTH 118 LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS 18 1539MST 2221MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A potent low pressure system moving through the Dakotas combined with strong winds aloft produced sustained southerly winds of 25 to 40 mph with gusts in excess of 60 mph across portions of southeast Wyoming.

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WYOMING, Southeast WYZ101-104>111- CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY - CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY - CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE 113-115>118 AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY - CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS - EAST PLATTE COUNTY - FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS - GOSHEN COUNTY - LARAMIE VALLEY - NIOBRARA COUNTY - NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS - SHIRLEY BASIN - SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE - SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS - SOUTHWEST CARBON 26 1043MST 2250MST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K High Wind

A potent upper level disturbance combined with a fast-moving cold front and strong winds in the low levels produced sustained west to northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts of 60 to 80 mph throughout southeast Wyoming.

GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ830-850-853- BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20NM - ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL 856 OUT 20NM - TAMPA BAY - TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20NM 04 0415EST 0712EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Marine Thunderstorm Wind

A cold front moved southeast across the Gulf waters on March 4th during the early morning hours through the evening. A tight pressure gradient ahead of the front produced strong thunderstorm wind gusts, with further thunderstorms developing along the frontal boundary.

GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ452 COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM

09 0643CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Marine Thunderstorm Wind A passing storm produced a high wind gust over the Gulf of Mexico waters.

GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ650 PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20NM 09 0848CST 0850CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Marine Thunderstorm Wind

A thunderstorm produced high winds over the marine area.

GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ230-235-250 CORPUS CHRISTI TO BAFFIN BAY - PT ARANSAS TO BAFFIN BAY TX OUT 20NM - PT O'CONNOR TO ARANSAS PASS 20 0524CST 0648CST 0 0 Marine Thunderstorm Wind

A squall line moved through South Texas during the early morning hours of March 20th. The squall line entered the coastal waters of the Middle Texas Coast before sunrise producing wind gusts of 40 to 45 mph.

GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ335-355 GALVESTON BAY - HIGH IS TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20NM 20 0915CST 0945CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Marine Thunderstorm Wind

An early morning squall line moved across the Galveston Bay area and produced strong wind gusts.

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GULF OF MEXICO GMZ230 CORPUS CHRISTI TO BAFFIN BAY 29 2300CST 0 0 Marine Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorms over the Coastal Bend produced strong winds over Baffin Bay late on the evening of March 29th.

GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ532 MISSISSIPPI SOUND 30 0550CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Waterspout Isolated waterspouts formed over Mississippi Sound on the morning of March 30.

GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ750 APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20NM 30 1518EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Waterspout A couple of strong mesoscale convective vorticity maxima affected the area at the end of the month. These systems locally increased the available shear in the area, and this coupled with moderate instability produced at least one waterspout and some strong marine winds. The vorticity maximum that affected the waters on March 31st was quite strong and produced a 4.8 mb drop in pressure at C Tower from 11 am to 3 pm EDT. The pressure dropped from 1013.8 mb to 1009.0 mb. Strong non- convective winds resulted.

GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ650 PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20NM 31 0600CST 0602CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Marine Thunderstorm Wind

Thunderstorms developed over the marine area and produced high winds.

GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ755 COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM

31 1330EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Marine Thunderstorm Wind A couple of strong mesoscale convective vorticity maxima affected the area at the end of the month. These systems locally increased the available shear in the area, and this coupled with moderate instability produced at least one waterspout and some strong marine winds. The vorticity maximum that affected the waters on March 31st was quite strong and produced a 4.8 mb drop in pressure at C Tower from 11 am to 3 pm EDT. The pressure dropped from 1013.8 mb to 1009.0 mb. Strong non- convective winds resulted.

EAST PACIFIC OCEAN

PZZ450 POINT SAINT GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT TO 10 NM 18 1810PST 1811PST 0 0 Waterspout

A weak thunderstorm produced a waterspout a few miles off the coast of Samoa, CA.

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EAST PACIFIC OCEAN

Picture of a waterspout approximately 8 miles WNW of Eureka taken on March 18th at 7:10 PM PDT. Picture courtesy of Tom Schall.

EAST PACIFIC OCEAN

PZZ356 CAPE BLANCO TO PT. ST. GEORGE...OUT TO 10 NM 28 1055PST 1105PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Waterspout

A waterspout developed just off the southern Oregon Coast just south of Pistol River. A picture of it was sent to WFO Medford a day later.

31 1457PST 1502PST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Marine Thunderstorm Wind

Severe thunderstorms developed over the southern Oregon coastal waters later moved onshore.

ATLANTIC, Caribbean Sea and Tropical Atlantic

AMZ651 DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF FL 02 0800EST 0815EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Waterspout

A very light easterly wind early in the morning caused a line of cumulus clouds to form along the southeast Florida coast.

ATLANTIC, Caribbean Sea and Tropical Atlantic

AMZ472 FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 TO 60NM 04 0543EST 0 0 Marine Thunderstorm Wind A cluster of strong pre-frontal storms moved across northeast Florida during the early morning hours. As storms moved offshore, gusts of 40 to 45 mph were measured by buoys over the offshore waters.

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ATLANTIC, Caribbean Sea and Tropical Atlantic AMZ550 FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 0-20NM 04 0546EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Marine Thunderstorm Wind A squall line ahead of a cold front produced high wind gusts along much of the coastline of east central Florida, extending from Volusia County south to Martin County.

ATLANTIC, Caribbean Sea and Tropical Atlantic

AMZ472 FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 TO 60NM 04 0558EST 0 0 Marine Thunderstorm Wind A cluster of strong pre-frontal storms moved across northeast Florida during the early morning hours. As storms moved offshore, gusts of 40 to 45 mph were measured by buoys over the offshore waters.

ATLANTIC, Caribbean Sea and Tropical Atlantic

AMZ552-555 SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 0-20NM - VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20NM 04 0715EST 0826EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Marine Thunderstorm Wind

A squall line ahead of a cold front produced high wind gusts along much of the coastline of east central Florida, extending from Volusia County south to Martin County.

24 1830EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Marine Thunderstorm Wind Scattered thunderstorms occurred ahead of a cold front as cooler air aloft and abundant moisture moved in across east central Florida. One of these storms produced a severe wind gust near the Kennedy Space Center as the east coast sea breeze developed and introduced additional boundary collisions.

ATLANTIC, Caribbean Sea and Tropical Atlantic

AMZ252 CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC 24 1840EST 1845EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Marine Thunderstorm Wind

A warm air mass at the surface, coupled with a cold pool aloft produced strong thunderstorms.

ATLANTIC, Caribbean Sea and Tropical Atlantic

AMZ452 FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20NM 31 1236EST 0 0 Marine Thunderstorm Wind Severe storms developed across northeast Florida during the afternoon and evening as energy and instability in advanced of an approaching upper level trough phased with sea breeze convergence. Most storms produced gusty winds and hail.

ATLANTIC, Caribbean Sea and Tropical Atlantic

AMZ630 BISCAYNE BAY 31 1448EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Marine Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorms developed over the mainland of South Florida during the afternoon and moved offshore into the adjacent waters of Biscayne Bay.

ATLANTIC, Caribbean Sea and Tropical Atlantic

AMZ552 VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20NM 31 1456EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Marine Thunderstorm Wind A line of showers and scattered thunderstorms developed ahead of an upper level disturbance that swept from west to east across east central Florida. A couple of these storms produced high winds along the northern and central sections of the Brevard County coast.

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ATLANTIC, North

ANZ451-452 LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20NM - MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20NM 03 0205EST 0300EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Marine Thunderstorm Wind

A cluster of strong thunderstorms preceding a warm front moved through the central and southern New Jersey coastal waters during the early morning on the 3rd.

ATLANTIC, North

ANZ634-656 CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK, VA, TO CAPE HENRY, VA, INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL - CP CHARLES LT VA TO NC-VA BDR OUT 20NM 05 1440EST 1452EST 0 0 4.0K 0.00K Marine Strong Wind

Low pressure moving off the coast produced gusty winds across portions of the Chesapeake Bay and Virginia Coastal Waters.

ATLANTIC, North

ANZ538 PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR 09 0100EST 0106EST 0 0 Marine Thunderstorm Wind

A cold front passed through the waters on the 9th. Strong forcing combined with limited instability, causing showers to develop. An isolated shower produced gusty winds.

ATLANTIC, North

ANZ451 MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20NM 09 0250EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Marine Thunderstorm Wind A line of showers, near the approaching cold front, was preceded and accompanied by gusty winds as it moved through Delaware Bay and the Atlantic coastal waters during the early morning on the 9th. The strongest wind gusts with the showers were reported in Ocean County.

ATLANTIC, North

ANZ534 CHESAPEAKE BAY DRUM PT TO SMITH PT VA 24 0354EST 0 0 Marine Thunderstorm Wind An upper-level low triggered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the waters. An isolated thunderstorm did produce gusty winds.

ATLANTIC, North

ANZ631 CHESAPEAKE BAY WINDMILL PT TO NEW PT COMFORT VA 28 2048EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Marine Thunderstorm Wind Isolated thunderstorm in advance of a cold front produced gusty winds across portions of the Chesapeake Bay.

LAKE HURON

LHZ422-441-442 HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI - INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI - PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI 15 1431EST 1530EST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Marine Hail

Thunderstorms producing large hail moved through Saginaw Bay and southern Lake Huron.

439 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

LAKE MICHIGAN

LMZ643 SHEBOYGAN TO PT WASHINGTON WI 10 1030CST 1 0 0.00K 0.00K Marine Strong Wind An experienced kayaker battered by buffeting winds and high waves was thrown from his kayak and drowned on Lake Michigan (directly-related fatality), just northeast of the Port Washington marina. Strong low pressure moving across southern Canada created a tight pressure gradient over Lake Michigan. This tight pressure gradient helped cause strong, gusty south winds over the near shore waters of Lake Michigan. Sustained winds at the Port Washington GLOS observing station were 10 to 20 knots with frequent gusts of 20 to 30 knots. This Port Washington observing station is partially shielded by nearby terrain so does not alway reflect actual wind speed velocities. Farther north, the Sheboygan C-MAN station maintained by GLOS recorded much stronger winds at the time of the incident, with gusts of 35 to 40 knots. M?IW

LAKE MICHIGAN

LMZ741 WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL 23 1845CST 1850CST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Marine Thunderstorm Wind

Strong to severe thunderstorms moved across parts of southern Lake Michigan during the afternoon and evening hours of March 23rd.

PUERTO RICO Vega Alta 2 SW Vega Alta 12 1627AST 2230AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Roads 620 and 647 were closed due to flooding along the Cibuco river.

Vega Alta 1 E Vega Alta 12 2012AST 2230AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Road PR-2 was reported flooded near the Treatment and Diagnosis Center in Vega Alta. Also, Routes 620 and 690 were also closed due to flooding. Trough pattern at upper level of the atmoshpere combined with day time heating and orographic effects to produced scattered to numerous showers across north central Puerto Rico.

Ponce 2 N Ponce 19 1648AST 1945AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Heavy Rain

Road 505 and road 132 were reported flooded. Coamo 1 WNW Coamo 20 1621AST 0 0 0.50K 0.00K Heavy Rain A mudslide was reported at Sierrita sector, road 155 Km 5.7 in the municipality of Coamo.

The dynamic produced by a mid to upper level through north of the region and a jet stream at upper levels maintained sufficient instability across the northeast Caribbean. This, in combination with daytime heating and a moderate to fresh northeast wind flow, enhanced the development of numerous showers with thunderstorms mainly over the southern slopes of Puerto Rico.

Naguabo 4 W Naguabo 25 1420AST 1915AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Road 31 interception with exit 21 of highway 53 was closed in Barrio Rio Blanco due to river out of its banks.

Rio Grande 3 W Rio Grande 25 1520AST 1915AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Road 956 intersection with road 960 closed due to river out of its banks.

440 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

PUERTO RICO Fajardo Fajardo 25 1540AST 1915AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Rio Fajardo was reported out of its banks over road PR-3. A mid to upper trough north of the area combined with a moist east northeast wind flow to produced scattered to numerous showers across the Puerto Rico. Orocovis 2 ENE Orocovis 27 1440AST 1915AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

River out of its banks flooded downtown area.

PRZ004 EASTERN INTERIOR 27 1535AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Landslide Caguas 3 WNW Caguas 27 1630AST 1730AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Small stream out of its banks over road 785. Orocovis 2 ENE Orocovis 27 1630AST 28 0000AST 0 0 5.00K 0.00K Flood

Water flood house in road 569 in Orocovis. Orocovis 2 ENE Orocovis 27 1640AST 1915AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

River was out of its banks and flooded downtown area. Barranquitas 1 WNW Barranquitas 27 1655AST 1915AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Many Roads were closed due to rivers out of their banks. Carolina 4 NNW Carolina 28 1915AST 2030AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Street flooded in 65th Avenue with the intersection with Campo Rico avenue.

Utuado 1 SSE Utuado 28 1950AST 29 0015AST 0 0 10.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Houses flooded with 2 people affected. Also 2 people were trapped in road.

San Sebastian 2 NW San Sebastian 28 2035AST 2234AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Road 111 was reported flooded and impassable. Utuado 1 SSE Utuado 28 2040AST 29 0015AST 0 0 100.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Houses and roads flooded in Jesus Maria Lago sector.

441 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

PUERTO RICO Utuado 2 N Utuado 28 2040AST 29 0015AST 0 0 100.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Road 10 at Barrio Rio Abajo was reported flooded with people affected.

San Sebastian 5 WNW San Sebastian 28 2045AST 2234AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Road PR-111 at Barrio Hato Arriba was reported flooded. Vega Alta 1 W Vega Alta 29 0525AST 0715AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Road PR-2 was reported flooded and impassable. Vega Alta 1 NW Vega Alta 29 0525AST 0715AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Road PR-690 Between Breñas and Cerro Gordo sectors was impassable due to flooding.

Fajardo Fajardo 29 0532AST 1530AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Rio Fajardo was reported out of its banks between road 3 and road 53.

Manati 3 W Manati 29 0532AST 1645AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Road PR-2, KM 50 was closed due to Rio Manati out of its banks.

Vega Alta 1 E Vega Alta 29 0532AST 0715AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Road PR-2 IN Vega Alta was reported flooded and impassable. Vega Alta Vega Alta 29 0532AST 0715AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Road between Barrio Maricao and Vega Alta downtown was reported flooded.

Vega Alta Vega Alta 29 0549AST 0715AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Road 2, KM 31.6 closed due to Rio Cibuco out of its banks. Vega Alta 4 E Vega Alta 29 0623AST 0715AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Road PR-694 at Monterrey sector was reported flooded and closed.

442 Time Path Path Number of Estimated March 2012 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm

PUERTO RICO Naguabo 5 W Naguabo 29 0628AST 1531AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Road 31 at La Pitina sector was closed due to Rio Blanco out of its banks.

Vega Baja 1 SE Vega Baja 29 0643AST 0715AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Car stranded in road 160 due to Cibuco river out of its banks.

Vega Alta 2 SW Vega Alta 29 0708AST 0715AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Roads 620,647,675 AND 690 were closed due to Cibuco river out of its banks.

Carolina 3 NW Carolina 29 1000AST 1445AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

Road 190 in front of Ines Mendoza school at Sabana Abajo sector was reported flooded.

Rio Grande 2 ENE Rio Grande 30 1220AST 1730AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Several tributaries of La Mina river which feed into the Mameyes river were out of its banks over highway 191 in the upper areas of El Yunque National rainforest. San Juan 1 NE San Juan 30 1242AST 1415AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flood

The 65th Infanteria Avenue was partially flooded. Fajardo Fajardo 30 1355AST 1730AST 0 0 0.00K 0.00K Flash Flood

Road PR-3 with intersection with road PR-53 was flooded and impassable due to Rio Fajardo out of its banks.

Upper level trough across the western Atlantic combined with a very weak steering flow at the surface and daytime heating produced numerous showers with thunderstorms across the Cordillera Central. The hardest hit areas were from the central interior to the north coast affecting the Rio Grande de Arecibo and its tributaries, the Rio Manati, Rio Cibuco, Rio de la Plata, Rio Camuy, Rio Fajardo, Rio Naguabo and Rio Espiritu Santo. A USGS gage in the Rio Tanama basin (tributary to the Rio Grande de Arecibo) had a 24 hour report of over 12 inches on March 29th. The incredible runoff from this rainfall within the Rio Grande de Arecibo basin in addition to flow from the Rio Grande de Arecibo at Lago Dos Bocas, which rose to almost 303 feet ⦠almost 6 feet above the spillway, caused rapid and significant rises in the municipality of Arecibo, downstream from Dos Bocas reservoir to the coast.

443 Reference Notes:

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Fatality Codes: For events that include a fatality, there is a code containing the gender, age and fatality location at the end of the event narrative. 1st -letter: Gender (M/F) / 2nd -numbers: Age / 3rd -letters: Fatality location (see table below) Example: M51IW – Male, 51 years of age, fatality occurred In Water.

Fatality Location Abbreviations:

BF Ball Field MH Mobile Home BO Boating OT Other BU Business OU Outside/Open Areas CA Camping PH Permanent Home EQ Heavy Equipment/Construction SC School GF Golfing TE Telephone IW In Water UT Under Tree LS Long Span Roof VE Vehicle

List of Acronyms:

NWS - National Weather Service NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration WCM - Warning Coordination Meteorologist – The meteorologist at each NWS Office responsible for …………………reporting severe weather events LST - Local Standard Time Storm Data attempts to always use “Standard Time” AST - Atlantic Standard Time EST/EDT - Eastern Standard Time / Eastern Daylight Time CST/CDT - Central Standard Time / Central Daylight Time MST/MDT - Mountain Standard Time / Mountain Daylight Time

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PST/PDT - Pacific Standard Time / Pacific Daylight Time AKS - Alaska Standard Time HST - Hawaii Standard Time

Other Notes:

An “Episode” is an entire storm system and can contain many different types of events.

An “Event” is an individual type of storm event.

When listing wind speed values under “Character of Storm”, i.e. High Wind (G81): The G indicates a “Gust” which is a peak 5-second averaged wind speed in Knots (kts). 1 kt. = 1.152 mph. This number can be either E (estimated) by damage caused, or M (measured) by known calibrated anemometers. Examples: (M61) = measured 61 knots; (E75) = estimated at 75 knots.

All wind speeds listed are estimated by NWS personnel by the amount and type of damage unless otherwise noted with an “M” which represents an actual wind speed as measured by official NWS approved anemometer.

When listing hail size under “Character of Storm”, ex. Hail (2.25), the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches.

When listing property and crop damage, the figures indicated are the best guess made by the NWS from the available sources of information at the time of the printing.

The fatalities, injuries, and damage amounts appearing in tropical cyclone events are attributed only to wind damage experienced in the coastal counties/parishes listed. Other tropical cyclone related events such as tornadoes and flooding are listed within their separate event types.

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The Saffir-Simpson Scale

Category One Hurricane:

Winds 74-95 mph (64-82 kts or 119-153 kph). Storm surge generally 4-5 ft above normal. No real damage to building structures. Damage primarily to unanchored mobile homes, shrubbery, and trees. Some damage to poorly constructed signs. Also, some coastal road flooding and minor pier damage.

Category Two Hurricane:

Winds 96-110 mph (83-95 kts or 154-177 kph). Storm surge generally 6-8 feet above normal. Some roofing material, door, and window damage of buildings. Considerable damage to shrubbery and trees with some trees blown down. Considerable damage to mobile homes, poorly constructed signs, and piers. Coastal and low-lying escape routes flood 2-4 hours before arrival of the hurricane center. Small craft in unprotected anchorages break moorings.

Category Three Hurricane:

Winds 111-130 mph (96-113 kts or 178-209 kph). Storm surge generally 9-12 ft above normal. Some structural damage to small residences and utility buildings with a minor amount of curtainwall failures. Damage to shrubbery and trees with foliage blown off trees and large trees blown down. Mobile homes and poorly constructed signs are destroyed. Low-lying escape routes are cut by rising water 3-5 hours before arrival of the hurricane center. Flooding near the coast destroys smaller structures with larger structures damaged by battering of floating debris. Terrain continuously lower than 5 ft above mean sea level may be flooded inland 8 miles (13 km) or more. Evacuation of low-lying residences with several blocks of the shoreline may be required.

Category Four Hurricane:

Winds 131-155 mph (114-135 kts or 210-249 kph). Storm surge generally 13-18 ft above normal. More extensive curtainwall failures with some complete roof structure failures on small residences. Shrubs, trees, and all signs are blown down. Complete destruction of mobile homes. Extensive damage to doors and windows. Low-lying escape routes may be cut by rising water 3-5 hours before arrival of the hurricane center. Major damage to lower floors of structures near the shore. Terrain lower than 10 ft above sea level may be flooded requiring massive evacuation of residential areas as far inland as 6 miles (10 km).

Category Five Hurricane:

Winds greater than 155 mph (135 kts or 249 kph). Storm surge generally greater than 18 ft above normal. Complete roof failure on many residences and industrial buildings. Some complete building failures with small utility buildings blown over or away. All shrubs, trees, and signs blown down. Complete destruction of mobile homes. Severe and extensive window and door damage. Low-lying escape routes are cut by rising water 3-5 hours before arrival of the hurricane center. Major damage to lower floors of all structures located less than 15 ft above sea level and within 500 yards of the shoreline. Massive evacuation of residential areas on low ground within 5-10 miles (8-16 km) of the shoreline may be required.

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The Enhanced Fujita Scale EF-Scale Intensity Wind Speed Typical Damage (Suggested) (mph) EF0 Gale Tornado 40 - 72 Tree branches broken, chimneys damaged, shallow-rooted trees pushed over; sign boards damaged or destroyed, outbuildings and sheds destroyed.

EF1 Moderate 73 - 112 Roof surfaces peeled off, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, moving autos pushed off the roads, garages may be destroyed.

EF2 Significant 113 - 157 Roofs blown off frame houses; mobile homes demolished and/or destroyed, train boxcars pushed over; large trees snapped or uprooted; airborne debris can cause damage.

EF3 Severe 158 - 206 Roofs and walls torn off well constructed houses; trains overturned; large trees uprooted, can knock down entire forest of trees.

EF4 Devastating 207 - 260 Well-constructed frame houses leveled; structures with weak foundations blown off some distance; automobiles thrown, large airborne objects can cause significant damage.

EF5 Incredible 261 - 318 Brick, stone and cinder-block buildings destroyed, most debris is carried away by tornadic winds, large and heavy objects can be hurled in excess of 100 meters, trees debarked, asphalt peeled off of roads, steel reinforced concrete structures badly damaged. EF6 Inconceivable 319 - 379 Brick, stone and cinderblock buildings destroyed, most debris is carried away by tornadic winds, large and heavy objects can be hurled in excess of 100 meters, trees debarked, asphalt peeled off of roads, steel reinforced concrete structures badly damaged.

Typical EF0 Tornado Damage Typical EF1 Tornado Damage Note the trees are stripped of leaves, but the Note the uprooted trees and missing shingles trees remain standing. Only light roof from the roof. There is significant roof damage and a few missing shingles. damage. Typical EF2 Tornado Damage Typical EF3 Tornado Damage This home is missing it’s entire roof but the This home is missing the entire roof as well as exterior walls remain intact. Some of the some of the exterior walls. Trees are blown stronger hardwood trees remain standing. over or snapped near the base and outbuildings are destroyed.

Typical EF4 Tornado Damage This home is almost completely obliterated, with no walls standing. The debris from the home is where the house once stood.

Typical EF5 Tornado Damage These homes have been completely removed from their original locations. The debris field has been scattered some distance from their foundation.

Typical EF5 Tornado Damage (All photographs courtesy of Brian Smith, Meteorologist, The asphalt surface has been peeled off of National Weather Service, Valley NE.) this road.

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