Storm reports for January 19, 2019

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On January 19, 2019, 1 hail, 41 damaging-wind and 11 tornado reports were logged across 5 states. The largest hail reported was 1.75″ (golf ball size) in Livingston 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

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (1)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $420,000 in property damage and 6 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (54 events in 5 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Elmore County, AL (near Wetumpka) · Tornado EF2 · 4 injuries
  “National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Elmore County and determined that it was consistent with an EF2 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 135 mph. The tornado began near the Coosa River just southwest of downtown Wetumpka.”
• Autauga County, AL (near Independence) · Tornado EF1 · 2 injuries
  “National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Autauga County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 90 mph.||The tornado touched down at Shiloh Circle, just west of County Road 45.”
• Rankin County, MS (near Rankin) · Thunderstorm wind 63 mph · $50,000
  “A severe thunderstorm produced damaging winds along Shiloh Road southeast of Brandon toward the Pelahatchie area. Sporadic damage along the swath included trees and power lines which were blown down and a tin shed which had part of its roof blown off.”
• Rankin County, MS (near Rook Hill) · Tornado EF1 · $50,000
  “A brief EF-1 tornado touched down along Old Lake Road near the intersection with Maplewood Drive and traveled northeast through the Robinhood subdivision. Several trees were uprooted or snapped, with the majority of damage being from large tree limbs broken.”
• Leake County, MS (near Singleton) · Tornado EF1 · $45,000
  “An EF-1 tornado developed east of US Highway 35 and moved north. In addition to snapping softwood trees along its path, the tornado damaged four chicken houses near the intersection of Big Springs Road and Barnes Road, lifting them and laying them on their sides.”
• Jones County, MS (near Lanham) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $30,000
  “A barn was destroyed along MS Highway 29 near 3 Mile Stretch Road.”

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.

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