Storm reports for March 31, 2016

On March 31, 2016, 95 hail, 140 damaging-wind and 20 tornado reports were logged across 14 states.

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140damaging-wind reports

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2.25″largest hail reported

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On March 31, 2016, 95 hail, 140 damaging-wind and 20 tornado reports were logged across 14 states. The largest hail reported was 2.25″ (hen egg size) in Natchitoches Parish, LA.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

State	Hail	Wind	Tornado	Largest hail
MS	30	33	2	1.75″
KY	0	39	1	–
TN	10	16	3	1.75″
AL	9	12	7	1.25″
LA	17	7	0	2.25″
IN	2	10	4	1.00″
GA	2	7	3	1.00″
AR	6	4	0	1.00″
OH	0	8	0	–
TX	5	2	0	1.75″
IA	7	0	0	1.00″
WI	4	0	0	1.00″
IL	3	0	0	0.75″
MI	0	2	0	–

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

City	Population	Largest report
Columbia, TN	48,812	1.75″
Amory, MS	6,412	1.75″
Forest, MS	5,364	1.75″
Elmendorf, TX	2,683	1.75″
Tuscaloosa, AL	114,288	1.25″
Northport, AL	31,492	1.25″
Jonesboro, AR	82,384	1.00″
Bloomington, IN	79,986	1.00″
Racine, WI	78,057	1.00″
Jackson, TN	69,303	1.00″
Tupelo, MS	37,775	1.00″
Madison, MS	28,210	1.00″
Mount Pleasant, WI	28,184	1.00″
Cabot, AR	27,575	1.00″
Clinton, IA	24,118	1.00″
Columbus, MS	22,820	1.00″
Hernando, MS	18,542	1.00″
Jasper, AL	14,561	1.00″
Atoka, TN	10,624	1.00″
Somers, WI	8,194	1.00″
Savannah, TN	7,565	1.00″
Ward, AR	7,022	1.00″
Munford, TN	6,896	1.00″
Sturtevant, WI	6,855	1.00″
Ellettsville, IN	6,829	1.00″

Hail reports (95)

Time (UTC)	Size	Location
20:10	2.25″	Natchitoches Parish, LA
20:52	2.25″	Franklin Parish, LA
22:15	2.00″	Grant Parish, LA
19:50	1.75″	Natchitoches Parish, LA
20:29	1.75″	Henderson County, TN
20:34	1.75″	Franklin Parish, LA
21:24	1.75″	Scott County, MS
21:28	1.75″	Hinds County, MS
21:45	1.75″	Newton County, MS
21:53	1.75″	Neshoba County, MS
21:53	1.75″	Tunica County, MS
21:55	1.75″	Red River Parish, LA
22:05	1.75″	Neshoba County, MS
22:10	1.75″	Grant Parish, LA
22:21	1.75″	Choctaw County, MS
22:30	1.75″	Maury County, TN
23:30	1.75″	Monroe County, MS
00:10	1.75″	Rankin County, MS
10:48	1.75″	Bexar County, TX
20:17	1.50″	Winn Parish, LA
21:50	1.50″	Red River Parish, LA
22:27	1.50″	Oktibbeha County, MS
22:48	1.50″	Clay County, MS
06:39	1.50″	Rankin County, MS
19:57	1.25″	Caldwell Parish, LA
21:00	1.25″	Caldwell Parish, LA
21:35	1.25″	Jackson Parish, LA
21:37	1.25″	Rapides Parish, LA
00:04	1.25″	Lamar County, AL
01:35	1.25″	Tuscaloosa County, AL
10:58	1.25″	Bexar County, TX
13:42	1.00″	Perry County, AR
15:32	1.00″	Craighead County, AR
15:33	1.00″	Clinton County, IA
15:34	1.00″	Clinton County, IA
15:35	1.00″	Clinton County, IA
15:35	1.00″	Clinton County, IA
16:00	1.00″	Lonoke County, AR
16:35	1.00″	Poinsett County, AR
17:08	1.00″	Escambia County, AL
17:45	1.00″	Kenosha County, WI
17:50	1.00″	Lauderdale County, TN
17:55	1.00″	Racine County, WI
18:00	1.00″	Racine County, WI
18:05	1.00″	Racine County, WI
18:25	1.00″	Tipton County, TN
19:50	1.00″	Madison County, TN
20:15	1.00″	Chester County, TN
20:28	1.00″	Richland Parish, LA
20:33	1.00″	Monroe County, AR
21:00	1.00″	Ouachita Parish, LA
21:06	1.00″	Attala County, MS
21:25	1.00″	Hardin County, TN
21:44	1.00″	Jones County, MS
21:50	1.00″	Newton County, MS
21:54	1.00″	Neshoba County, MS
22:07	1.00″	Madison County, MS
22:18	1.00″	Miller County, GA
22:23	1.00″	DeSoto County, MS
22:42	1.00″	Leake County, MS
22:42	1.00″	Monroe County, IN
23:11	1.00″	Lowndes County, MS
23:40	1.00″	Lee County, MS
23:44	1.00″	Marengo County, AL
23:53	1.00″	Sunflower County, MS
23:57	1.00″	DeKalb County, TN
00:00	1.00″	Tallahatchie County, MS
00:05	1.00″	Rankin County, MS
00:06	1.00″	Fayette County, AL
00:19	1.00″	Lee County, MS
01:35	1.00″	Walker County, AL
01:43	1.00″	Moore County, TN
01:50	1.00″	Lawrence County, AL
01:59	1.00″	Lawrence County, AL
01:59	1.00″	Lawrence County, AL
07:30	1.00″	Uvalde County, TX
08:48	1.00″	Kinney County, TX
10:15	1.00″	Medina County, TX
18:13	0.88″	Shelby County, TN
20:07	0.88″	Fountain County, IN
20:30	0.88″	Winn Parish, LA
20:35	0.88″	Simpson County, MS
02:14	0.88″	Warren County, MS
15:30	0.75″	Clinton County, IA
15:32	0.75″	Clinton County, IA
15:35	0.75″	Jackson County, IA
18:23	0.75″	Piatt County, IL
18:32	0.75″	Tazewell County, IL
20:06	0.75″	Natchitoches Parish, LA
20:10	0.75″	Prairie County, AR
20:35	0.75″	Perry County, IL
21:20	0.75″	Tishomingo County, MS
21:22	0.75″	Attala County, MS
21:37	0.75″	Newton County, MS
22:28	0.75″	Decatur County, GA

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.4 million in property damage and 2 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (259 events in 14 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

County	Events	Injuries	Property damage
Breckinridge County, KY	2	2	$45,000
Simpson County, MS	4	0	$410,000
Daviess County, KY	2	0	$325,000
Smith County, MS	5	0	$258,000
Houston County, GA	1	0	$250,000
Lowndes County, MS	1	0	$225,000
Morehouse Parish, LA	1	0	$100,000
Clarke County, AL	3	0	$90,000
Rankin County, MS	5	0	$77,000
Lamar County, MS	1	0	$70,000
Tippecanoe County, IN	1	0	$50,000
Calloway County, KY	1	0	$40,000

What the National Weather Service wrote

Breckinridge County, KY (near Harned) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $30,000 · 2 injuries
“An amateur radio operator reported trailers flipped over at Nancy Butler Trailer Park.”
Houston County, GA (near Centerville) · Tornado EF1 · $250,000
“A National Weather Service survey team found that a tornado touched down on the northeast side of Centerville snapping and uprooting trees along Sentry Oaks Drive.”
Daviess County, KY (near Masonville) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · $225,000
“A swath of wind damage 9 miles long and up to 3.5 miles wide was surveyed by a National Weather Service damage survey team. The swath began on the west side of U.S. Highway 231 near Masonville. This is the approximate area where the EF-1 tornado lifted from the same storm.”
Lowndes County, MS (near Columbus/Lowndes Co) · Tornado EF1 · $225,000
“The tornado began southeast of Columbus on Frisco Road. Here, there were a few trees snapped and limb debris. The tornado continued northeast crossing Hughes Road and Hildreth Road, snapping and downing trees along the path. As it crossed Hughes Road, it peeled back the roof of a shed.”
Simpson County, MS (near Martinville) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $200,000
“Numerous trees and power lines were blown down around Simpson county. Multiple roads were closed due to debris. There was some structure damage from the trees.”
Smith County, MS (near Raleigh) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $150,000
“Numerous trees were blown down across the county, which included along Mississippi Highway 37 and Mississippi Highway 35 North. The skirting was blown off a mobile home. small hail was also reported.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

NWS Tornado Damage Surveys for March 31, 2016

National Weather Service survey teams mapped 17 tornado paths from this storm day (1 EF2, 11 EF1, 5 EF0), 47 miles in all. The map above draws each surveyed path as the NWS mapped it, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, in place of the straight start-to-end line.

Rating	Peak wind	Path length	Max width	Deaths / injuries	On the ground	Surveyed by
EF2	115 mph	9.6 mi	200 yd	0 / 0	01:54–02:14 UTC	NWS Huntsville
EF1	110 mph	5.8 mi	600 yd	0 / 0	23:18–23:33 UTC	NWS BMX,
EF1	90 mph	3.8 mi	500 yd	0 / 0	00:27–00:35 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF1	105 mph	3.7 mi	650 yd	0 / 0	00:03–00:13 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF1	90 mph	3.5 mi	350 yd	0 / 0	21:31–21:37 UTC	NWS Nashville
EF1	100 mph	3.0 mi	250 yd	0 / 0	19:02–14:26 UTC	NWS Paducah
EF1	95 mph	2.9 mi	350 yd	0 / 0	23:43–23:48 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF1	100 mph	2.1 mi	500 yd	0 / 0	23:32–23:37 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF1	–	1.5 mi	50 yd	0 / 0	19:54 UTC	NWS Jackson, MS
EF1	105 mph	0.8 mi	60 yd	0 / 0	21:56–21:59 UTC	NWS Northern Indiana
EF1	90 mph	0.5 mi	30 yd	0 / 0	21:49–21:50 UTC	NWS Northern Indiana
EF1	90 mph	0.3 mi	275 yd	0 / 0	02:42–02:44 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF0	85 mph	3.1 mi	120 yd	0 / 0	20:05–20:08 UTC	NWS Northern Indiana
EF0	70 mph	2.1 mi	50 yd	0 / 0	05:19–05:23 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF0	70 mph	1.9 mi	400 yd	0 / 0	01:05–01:09 UTC	NWS Birmingham
EF0	80 mph	1.3 mi	300 yd	0 / 0	10:03–10:05 UTC	NWS Peachtree City
EF0	80 mph	0.7 mi	50 yd	0 / 0	21:45–21:47 UTC	NWS Nashville

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.

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