Storm reports for August 20, 2011
NOAA recorded 32 hail reports, 87 wind reports and 1 tornado report in 20 states on August 20, 2011.
- in 20 states
- 120
- Storm reports
- About 28 miles from Springfield, MO
- 2.75 in
- Largest hail
- About 17 miles from Detroit, MI
- 81 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF0, about 26 miles from Flint, MI
- 1
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on August 20, 2011 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
Select a dot or a path for the report.
Reports by hour
Hail32, most at 1 PM
Wind87, most at 3 PM
Tornado1, most at 2 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:00 PM | EF0 | About 26 miles from Flint, MI | 2.73 mi long, 100 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 8:07 AM | 0.75 in | About 22 miles from Rockford, IL |
| 8:10 AM | 1.25 in | About 21 miles from Rockford, IL |
| 8:35 AM | 1.0 in | About 14 miles from Rockford, IL |
| 8:59 AM | 0.88 in | Near 43.98, -84.49, MI |
| 9:51 AM | 0.88 in | About 38 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 10:08 AM | 0.88 in | About 40 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 12:30 PM | 1.0 in | About 18 miles from Memphis, TN |
| 12:50 PM | 0.88 in | About 9 miles from Flint, MI |
| 12:55 PM | 1.0 in | Near 44.75, -68.83, ME |
| 1:06 PM | 0.75 in | About 7 miles from Flint, MI |
| 1:12 PM | 0.75 in | About 10 miles from Flint, MI |
| 1:18 PM | 0.75 in | About 11 miles from Flint, MI |
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| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1:25 PM | 1.25 in | About 38 miles from Memphis, TN |
| 1:26 PM | 0.75 in | About 14 miles from Flint, MI |
| 5:40 PM | 1.25 in | About 37 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 5:46 PM | 1.75 in | About 36 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 5:53 PM | 0.75 in | About 36 miles from Spartanburg, SC |
| 6:06 PM | 1.0 in | About 28 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 6:15 PM | 1.75 in | About 28 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 6:22 PM | 2.75 in | About 28 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 6:23 PM | 2.5 in | About 25 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 6:55 PM | 1.0 in | About 53 miles from Fayetteville, AR |
| 7:03 PM | 1.0 in | About 57 miles from Fayetteville, AR |
| 7:40 PM | 0.75 in | About 9 miles from Salt Lake City, UT |
| 8:55 PM | 1.0 in | About 29 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 9:15 PM | 0.75 in | About 21 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 10:31 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.65, -103.52, CO |
| 11:33 PM | 0.75 in | About 18 miles from Cleveland, OH |
| 1:00 AM | 0.88 in | About 21 miles from Erie, PA |
| 1:28 AM | 0.88 in | About 9 miles from Erie, PA |
| 1:35 AM | 1.0 in | About 6 miles from Erie, PA |
| 4:55 AM | 1.75 in | Near 42.99, -100.89, NE |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | 60 mph | Near 37.95, -91.77, MO |
| 8:26 AM | 58 mph | About 13 miles from Rockford, IL |
| 9:40 AM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Rockford, IL |
| 10:04 AM | 58 mph | About 31 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 10:08 AM | 58 mph | About 40 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 12:10 PM | 70 mph | About 15 miles from Memphis, TN |
| 12:15 PM | 60 mph | About 3 miles from Grand Rapids, MI |
| 12:29 PM | 60 mph | About 23 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 12:40 PM | 60 mph | About 16 miles from Grand Rapids, MI |
| 12:45 PM | 45 mph | About 13 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 1:01 PM | 60 mph | About 30 miles from Lansing, MI |
| 1:26 PM | 64 mph | About 13 miles from Flint, MI |
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| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1:33 PM | 60 mph | About 29 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 1:40 PM | 60 mph | About 26 miles from Kalamazoo, MI |
| 1:45 PM | 60 mph | About 22 miles from Lansing, MI |
| 1:45 PM | 58 mph | About 55 miles from Memphis, TN |
| 1:55 PM | 60 mph | About 42 miles from Flint, MI |
| 1:55 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 2:03 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Flint, MI |
| 2:23 PM | 58 mph | About 46 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 2:23 PM | 60 mph | About 51 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 2:28 PM | 62 mph | About 19 miles from Flint, MI |
| 2:55 PM | 45 mph | About 45 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 3:05 PM | 58 mph | About 25 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 3:05 PM | 63 mph | About 31 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 3:05 PM | 58 mph | About 29 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 3:13 PM | 64 mph | About 16 miles from Ann Arbor, MI |
| 3:15 PM | 58 mph | About 36 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 3:18 PM | 64 mph | About 13 miles from Ann Arbor, MI |
| 3:24 PM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 3:25 PM | 63 mph | Near 33.77, -89.81, MS |
| 3:25 PM | 61 mph | About 55 miles from Shreveport, LA |
| 3:25 PM | 60 mph | About 13 miles from Ann Arbor, MI |
| 3:30 PM | 62 mph | About 17 miles from Longview, TX |
| 3:40 PM | 62 mph | Near 33.32, -92.66, AR |
| 3:43 PM | 49 mph | About 14 miles from Birmingham, AL |
| 3:45 PM | 81 mph | About 17 miles from Detroit, MI |
| 3:50 PM | 60 mph | About 14 miles from Detroit, MI |
| 3:52 PM | 60 mph | About 11 miles from Detroit, MI |
| 3:54 PM | 60 mph | About 8 miles from Detroit, MI |
| 3:56 PM | 64 mph | About 10 miles from Detroit, MI |
| 3:58 PM | 58 mph | About 10 miles from Detroit, MI |
| 4:10 PM | 64 mph | About 17 miles from Detroit, MI |
| 4:10 PM | 60 mph | About 10 miles from Detroit, MI |
| 4:15 PM | 64 mph | About 12 miles from Detroit, MI |
| 4:16 PM | 69 mph | About 23 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 4:16 PM | 58 mph | About 23 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 4:25 PM | 71 mph | About 48 miles from Shreveport, LA |
| 4:35 PM | 69 mph | Near 32.98, -92.35, LA |
| 4:45 PM | 58 mph | About 29 miles from Asheville, NC |
| 4:55 PM | 62 mph | Near 33.02, -92.72, AR |
| 5:00 PM | 58 mph | About 18 miles from Jackson, MS |
| 5:01 PM | 58 mph | About 29 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 5:13 PM | 75 mph | About 50 miles from Fayetteville, AR |
| 5:13 PM | 60 mph | About 52 miles from Fayetteville, AR |
| 5:30 PM | 61 mph | Near 33.35, -93.30, AR |
| 5:33 PM | 75 mph | About 32 miles from Fayetteville, AR |
| 5:35 PM | 62 mph | About 42 miles from Shreveport, LA |
| 5:40 PM | 64 mph | About 35 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 5:45 PM | 64 mph | About 40 miles from Fayetteville, AR |
| 5:50 PM | 62 mph | Near 33.36, -93.50, AR |
| 5:50 PM | 75 mph | About 43 miles from Fayetteville, AR |
| 6:00 PM | 63 mph | About 31 miles from Shreveport, LA |
| 6:05 PM | 58 mph | About 29 miles from Hickory, NC |
| 6:09 PM | 63 mph | About 36 miles from Spartanburg, SC |
| 6:09 PM | 58 mph | About 37 miles from Spartanburg, SC |
| 6:15 PM | 69 mph | About 35 miles from Longview, TX |
| 6:15 PM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Hickory, NC |
| 6:16 PM | 75 mph | About 44 miles from Fayetteville, AR |
| 6:20 PM | 62 mph | About 10 miles from Longview, TX |
| 6:20 PM | 62 mph | About 37 miles from Shreveport, LA |
| 7:03 PM | 60 mph | About 45 miles from Fayetteville, AR |
| 7:10 PM | 60 mph | About 37 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 7:20 PM | 60 mph | About 56 miles from Fayetteville, AR |
| 7:25 PM | 70 mph | About 38 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 7:25 PM | 60 mph | About 40 miles from Springfield, MO |
| 7:50 PM | 60 mph | Near 35.71, -92.85, AR |
| 8:00 PM | 62 mph | Near 32.41, -92.15, LA |
| 8:10 PM | 81 mph | About 23 miles from Peoria, IL |
| 8:40 PM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 9:25 PM | 70 mph | About 57 miles from Little Rock, AR |
| 9:53 PM | 60 mph | About 57 miles from Little Rock, AR |
| 1:50 AM | 64 mph | Near 43.48, -112.03, ID |
| 2:35 AM | 70 mph | About 3 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 3:10 AM | 60 mph | About 16 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 3:30 AM | 58 mph | Near 37.47, -88.52, IL |
| 5:15 AM | 60 mph | In Nashville, TN |
By state
| State | Reports | Hail | Wind | Tornado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 28 | 6 | 21 | 1 |
| Arkansas | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Missouri | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Georgia | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Illinois | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Texas | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alabama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie, PA | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Rockford, IL | 1.0 in | 58 mph | 0 |
| Flint, MI | 0.88 in | 64 mph | 0 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 0.75 in | None | 0 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | None | 64 mph | 0 |
| Atlanta, GA | None | 45 mph | 0 |
| Birmingham, AL | None | 49 mph | 0 |
| Clarksville, TN | None | 70 mph | 0 |
| Detroit, MI | None | 64 mph | 0 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | None | 60 mph | 0 |
| Longview, TX | None | 62 mph | 0 |
| Nashville, TN | None | 60 mph | 0 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.