The severe wind outbreak of April 3, 2018

374 wind reportsAlabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and 12 more states

374 damaging wind reports across 15 states between 1:15 PM and 12:58 AM the next day CDT, 17 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 72 mph in Perry County, IL. 187 hail reports and 22 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · April 3, 2018

How the day unfolded

Every damaging wind report of the day at its logged time, with the day's hail reports and tornadoes, and the counties they reached.

About this replay

Central time—Historical replay — logged report times

Wind reports—of 374 that day

Strongest gust—measured, so far

Largest hail—so far

The day’s milestones

Wind reportsLarger and brighter with speed; filled when measured, a ring when estimated

Hail and tornadoesHail reports as diamonds; the day's tornado paths in green

Counties reportingLit at their first report, brighter with a 65-knot gust or 2-inch hail

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database (wind, hail and tornado reports with their logged times and places). Each report is a damage or measurement report, not a separate storm; several can describe one gust front. Tornado paths are drawn at a typical forward speed of 35 mph. Times are Central Daylight Time.

The day in numbers

Wind reports: 374; on Tuesday, April 3, 2018
75 mph or more: 17; 2 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust: 72 mph; 63 knots, Perry County, IL
Measured: 22; reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind: 0; 4 injured
Counties reporting: 183; in 15 states

Hour by hour

Damaging wind reports in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

The strongest winds

The 100 strongest reports with a speed. Measured gusts come from an instrument; estimated speeds are judged from damage.

Strongest wind reports, April 3, 2018

6:35 PM	Richland Parish LA	90 mph	78	Estimated
7:08 PM	Edmonson County KY	90 mph	78	Estimated
6:53 PM	Grayson County KY	85 mph	74	Estimated
7:29 PM	Larue County KY	85 mph	74	Estimated
3:50 PM	Greene County OH	81 mph	70	Estimated
3:58 PM	Panola County TX	81 mph	70	Estimated
11:51 PM	Harris County TX	81 mph	70	Estimated
3:51 PM	Greene County OH	75 mph	65	Estimated
5:06 PM	Butler County MO	75 mph	65	Estimated
10:22 PM	Morgan County AL	75 mph	65	Estimated
10:25 PM	Morgan County AL	75 mph	65	Estimated
10:25 PM	Morgan County AL	75 mph	65	Estimated
10:25 PM	Morgan County AL	75 mph	65	Estimated
10:25 PM	Morgan County AL	75 mph	65	Estimated
10:25 PM	Morgan County AL	75 mph	65	Estimated
10:26 PM	Limestone County AL	75 mph	65	Estimated
10:39 PM	Madison County AL	75 mph	65	Estimated
4:55 PM	Perry County IL	72 mph	63	Measured
10:29 PM	Limestone County AL	72 mph	63	Measured
11:00 PM	Madison County AL	72 mph	63	Estimated
8:01 PM	Green County KY	70 mph	61	Measured
10:39 PM	Madison County AL	70 mph	61	Measured
12:51 AM	Pike County KY	70 mph	61	Measured
3:35 PM	Nacogdoches County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:45 PM	Nacogdoches County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:45 PM	Rusk County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:48 PM	Harrison County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:49 PM	Nacogdoches County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:14 PM	Madison County OH	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:15 PM	Madison County OH	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:16 PM	Madison County OH	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:48 PM	Montgomery County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:50 PM	Claiborne Parish LA	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:30 PM	Jackson Parish LA	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:42 PM	Mississippi County MO	70 mph	61	Estimated
8:05 PM	Christian County KY	70 mph	61	Estimated
11:21 PM	Jackson County AL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:10 PM	Ohio County KY	69 mph	60	Measured
7:00 PM	Washington County MS	69 mph	60	Measured
3:55 PM	Caddo Parish LA	69 mph	60	Estimated
6:30 PM	Chicot County AR	69 mph	60	Estimated
6:55 PM	Washington County MS	69 mph	60	Estimated
8:20 PM	Union County MS	69 mph	60	Estimated
11:36 PM	Etowah County AL	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:25 PM	Clay County AR	68 mph	59	Measured
10:33 PM	Limestone County AL	67 mph	58	Measured
7:40 PM	Larue County KY	66 mph	57	Measured
10:20 PM	Lawrence County AL	64 mph	56	Measured
10:48 PM	Madison County AL	64 mph	56	Measured
3:45 PM	Nacogdoches County TX	64 mph	56	Estimated
3:50 PM	Caddo Parish LA	64 mph	56	Estimated
3:50 PM	Caddo Parish LA	64 mph	56	Estimated
3:55 PM	Caddo Parish LA	64 mph	56	Estimated
4:34 PM	Webster Parish LA	64 mph	56	Estimated
4:47 PM	Grant County KY	64 mph	56	Estimated
4:48 PM	Grant County KY	64 mph	56	Estimated
5:30 PM	Sabine Parish LA	64 mph	56	Estimated
5:55 PM	Ouachita Parish LA	64 mph	56	Estimated
6:05 PM	Tippecanoe County IN	64 mph	56	Estimated
6:15 PM	Grant Parish LA	64 mph	56	Estimated
6:47 PM	Clay County IN	64 mph	56	Estimated
6:53 PM	Clinton County IN	64 mph	56	Estimated
12:58 AM	Pike County KY	64 mph	56	Estimated
7:53 PM	Mason County WV	63 mph	55	Measured
6:00 PM	Ashley County AR	63 mph	55	Estimated
6:44 PM	West Carroll Parish LA	63 mph	55	Estimated
6:50 PM	Harrison County IN	63 mph	55	Estimated
6:54 PM	East Carroll Parish LA	63 mph	55	Estimated
7:00 PM	Edmonson County KY	63 mph	55	Estimated
7:19 PM	Hardin County KY	63 mph	55	Estimated
7:23 PM	Hardin County KY	63 mph	55	Estimated
7:30 PM	Grayson County KY	63 mph	55	Estimated
7:33 PM	Larue County KY	63 mph	55	Estimated
7:34 PM	Larue County KY	63 mph	55	Estimated
7:35 PM	Hardin County KY	63 mph	55	Estimated
7:41 PM	Humphreys County MS	63 mph	55	Estimated
7:41 PM	Nelson County KY	63 mph	55	Estimated
7:44 PM	Yazoo County MS	63 mph	55	Estimated
7:45 PM	Weakley County TN	63 mph	55	Estimated
7:47 PM	Hardin County KY	63 mph	55	Estimated
7:50 PM	Hardin County KY	63 mph	55	Estimated
7:55 PM	Owen County KY	63 mph	55	Estimated
7:55 PM	Marion County KY	63 mph	55	Estimated
8:00 PM	Warren County MS	63 mph	55	Estimated
8:08 PM	Marion County KY	63 mph	55	Estimated
8:13 PM	Carroll County MS	63 mph	55	Estimated
8:23 PM	Madison County MS	63 mph	55	Estimated
8:35 PM	Pontotoc County MS	63 mph	55	Estimated
8:40 PM	Casey County KY	63 mph	55	Estimated
8:45 PM	Prentiss County MS	63 mph	55	Estimated
8:45 PM	Prentiss County MS	63 mph	55	Estimated
8:48 PM	Davidson County TN	63 mph	55	Estimated
9:03 PM	Lincoln County KY	63 mph	55	Estimated
9:05 PM	Monroe County MS	63 mph	55	Estimated
9:05 PM	Tishomingo County MS	63 mph	55	Estimated
9:25 PM	Madison County KY	63 mph	55	Estimated
9:25 PM	Simpson County KY	63 mph	55	Estimated
9:58 PM	Barren County KY	63 mph	55	Estimated
12:12 AM	Walker County GA	63 mph	55	Estimated
12:24 AM	West Feliciana Parish LA	63 mph	55	Estimated

By state

Severe weather reports by state, April 3, 2018

Alabama	102	72 mph	0	—
Kentucky	62	70 mph	16	1.75
Mississippi	52	69 mph	1	1.00
Tennessee	42	58 mph	7	1.75
Louisiana	36	58 mph	5	1.75
Ohio	21	—	30	1.50
Texas	14	60 mph	28	1.75
Arkansas	11	68 mph	40	2.75
Indiana	11	—	17	1.75
West Virginia	7	63 mph	3	1.00
Pennsylvania	5	—	2	0.88
Georgia	5	—	0	—
Missouri	3	58 mph	26	3.00
Illinois	2	72 mph	11	1.00
Virginia	1	—	0	—
Oklahoma	0	—	1	1.00

Counties with the most wind reports

Lauderdale CountyAL · 30 reports
Marshall CountyAL · 11 reports
Madison CountyAL · 10 reports
DeKalb CountyAL · 8 reports
Morgan CountyAL · 7 reports
Jackson CountyAL · 6 reports
Hardin CountyKY · 6 reports
Greene CountyOH · 5 reports
Davidson CountyTN · 5 reports
Caddo ParishLA · 5 reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

187 hail reports, 4 of 2 inches or more; 22 tornadoes.

Largest hail, April 3, 2018

4:53 PM	Butler County MO	3.00
5:24 PM	Cleburne County AR	2.75
3:13 PM	Polk County AR	2.50
5:25 PM	White County AR	2.00
11:30 AM	Lampasas County TX	1.75
12:45 PM	Knox County IN	1.75
2:53 PM	Ozark County MO	1.75
3:02 PM	Howell County MO	1.75
3:49 PM	Oregon County MO	1.75
3:53 PM	Izard County AR	1.75
3:55 PM	Van Buren County AR	1.75
4:09 PM	Van Buren County AR	1.75
4:16 PM	Van Buren County AR	1.75
4:16 PM	Van Buren County AR	1.75
5:10 PM	Cape Girardeau County MO	1.75
5:13 PM	Independence County AR	1.75
5:34 PM	Stoddard County MO	1.75
6:15 PM	Poinsett County AR	1.75
6:59 PM	Hardin County KY	1.75
7:39 PM	Nelson County KY	1.75
7:40 PM	Hart County KY	1.75
8:09 PM	Green County KY	1.75
8:15 PM	Taylor County KY	1.75
8:53 PM	Vernon Parish LA	1.75
9:25 PM	Bexar County TX	1.75
10:50 PM	White County TN	1.75
11:10 AM	Burnet County TX	1.50
11:17 AM	Burnet County TX	1.50
12:40 PM	Knox County IN	1.50
3:13 PM	Montgomery County OH	1.50
4:31 PM	Franklin County OH	1.50
5:40 PM	Greene County AR	1.50
10:43 PM	White County TN	1.50
10:54 AM	Llano County TX	1.25
2:56 PM	Preble County OH	1.25
3:07 PM	St. Francois County MO	1.25
3:21 PM	Reynolds County MO	1.25
3:35 PM	Starke County IN	1.25
3:49 PM	Marshall County IN	1.25
4:01 PM	Izard County AR	1.25
4:43 PM	Franklin County OH	1.25
4:43 PM	Franklin County OH	1.25
5:06 PM	Independence County AR	1.25
5:40 PM	Greene County AR	1.25
5:53 PM	Prairie County AR	1.25
7:45 PM	Gallia County OH	1.25
9:51 PM	Wilson County TX	1.25
10:27 AM	Lampasas County TX	1.00
10:37 AM	Morgan County IN	1.00
10:54 AM	Llano County TX	1.00

EF1 tornado3:45 PM CDT
EF1 tornado3:56 PM CDT
EF0 tornado4:14 PM CDT
EF2 tornado4:20 PM CDT
EF1 tornado4:37 PM CDT
EF0 tornado5:14 PM CDT
EF1 tornado5:17 PM CDT
EF0 tornado5:30 PM CDT
EF1 tornado5:39 PM CDT
EF2 tornado5:47 PM CDT
EF0 tornado5:58 PM CDT
EF1 tornado6:06 PM CDT
EF0 tornado6:11 PM CDT
EF1 tornado6:14 PM CDT
EF1 tornado6:29 PM CDT
EF1 tornado6:38 PM CDT
EF1 tornado6:52 PM CDT
EF2 tornado6:54 PM CDT
EF1 tornado7:09 PM CDT
EF1 tornado7:17 PM CDT
EF1 tornado7:36 PM CDT
EF1 tornado8:34 PM CDT

2018 · On this date in other years · The biggest severe wind days

A report is a single damage or measurement report to the National Weather Service. Several reports can describe one gust front, so reports are not storms.
Reporting has grown with population, spotter networks and the internet, so counts from different decades are not directly comparable.
Thunderstorm wind reports start at 50 knots (58 mph). SPC began flagging measured against estimated speeds in 2006; earlier reports are shown as estimated.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1955 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; a severe wind day here has 300 or more damaging wind reports, or 15 or more of 75 knots (86 mph) or more.