Storm reports for August 18, 2014
NOAA recorded 75 hail reports, 87 wind reports and 1 tornado report in 18 states on August 18, 2014.
- in 18 states
- 163
- Storm reports
- Near 41.71, -103.10, NE
- 2.0 in
- Largest hail
- About 41 miles from Fayetteville, AR
- 81 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF0, about 12 miles from Appleton, WI
- 1
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on August 18, 2014 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.
Reports by hour
Hail75, most at 5 PM
Wind87, most at 6 PM
Tornado1, most at 4 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4:23 PM | EF0 | About 12 miles from Appleton, WI | 2.06 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1:40 PM | 1.0 in | About 53 miles from Fargo, ND |
| 2:10 PM | 1.0 in | Near 44.84, -91.96, WI |
| 2:20 PM | 0.88 in | Near 44.89, -91.91, WI |
| 3:00 PM | 1.0 in | Near 44.82, -91.55, WI |
| 3:08 PM | 1.0 in | About 43 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 3:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 49 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 3:15 PM | 1.25 in | Near 42.06, -103.56, NE |
| 3:18 PM | 0.75 in | About 48 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 3:32 PM | 0.88 in | About 51 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 4:04 PM | 1.0 in | About 55 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 4:15 PM | 0.88 in | About 59 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 4:15 PM | 1.0 in | Near 41.81, -103.10, NE |
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| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 4:20 PM | 1.5 in | Near 41.76, -103.10, NE |
| 4:25 PM | 2.0 in | Near 41.71, -103.10, NE |
| 4:50 PM | 1.0 in | Near 36.81, -98.29, OK |
| 4:51 PM | 0.88 in | About 30 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 4:51 PM | 0.88 in | About 6 miles from Appleton, WI |
| 4:55 PM | 1.75 in | Near 41.55, -102.55, NE |
| 5:00 PM | 1.75 in | Near 42.13, -102.87, NE |
| 5:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 50 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 5:10 PM | 0.88 in | About 4 miles from Appleton, WI |
| 5:10 PM | 1.75 in | Near 42.19, -102.87, NE |
| 5:14 PM | 1.0 in | Near 46.45, -94.03, MN |
| 5:14 PM | 1.0 in | Near 46.46, -94.05, MN |
| 5:15 PM | 1.0 in | Near 43.27, -91.48, IA |
| 5:30 PM | 0.75 in | Near 43.31, -91.42, IA |
| 5:30 PM | 0.75 in | Near 44.40, -89.84, WI |
| 5:33 PM | 1.0 in | About 49 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 5:40 PM | 1.0 in | Near 41.27, -102.22, NE |
| 5:41 PM | 1.0 in | Near 46.44, -93.91, MN |
| 5:43 PM | 0.75 in | Near 39.13, -100.93, KS |
| 5:45 PM | 1.0 in | About 52 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 5:46 PM | 0.75 in | Near 39.13, -100.89, KS |
| 5:50 PM | 0.88 in | About 32 miles from Tulsa, OK |
| 5:56 PM | 1.75 in | About 31 miles from Sioux Falls, SD |
| 5:57 PM | 0.88 in | About 57 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 5:58 PM | 1.0 in | Near 35.59, -77.59, NC |
| 6:00 PM | 1.0 in | About 54 miles from Cheyenne, WY |
| 6:00 PM | 1.0 in | Near 41.17, -102.21, NE |
| 6:05 PM | 1.75 in | Near 43.28, -91.71, IA |
| 6:05 PM | 0.88 in | About 55 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 6:09 PM | 1.25 in | Near 43.29, -91.70, IA |
| 6:15 PM | 1.75 in | Near 41.06, -102.07, NE |
| 6:18 PM | 1.5 in | About 44 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 6:23 PM | 1.0 in | Near 43.71, -94.46, MN |
| 6:30 PM | 1.5 in | Near 35.28, -77.59, NC |
| 6:35 PM | 1.75 in | About 58 miles from Sioux Falls, SD |
| 6:35 PM | 0.88 in | Near 43.93, -93.95, MN |
| 6:42 PM | 1.0 in | About 56 miles from Sioux Falls, SD |
| 6:50 PM | 0.88 in | Near 35.28, -77.59, NC |
| 7:02 PM | 0.75 in | Near 45.76, -91.87, WI |
| 7:06 PM | 0.88 in | About 44 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 7:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 46 miles from Cheyenne, WY |
| 7:15 PM | 1.75 in | Near 40.84, -101.82, NE |
| 7:15 PM | 0.88 in | About 46 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 7:21 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.84, -101.73, NE |
| 7:25 PM | 0.75 in | Near 43.03, -102.56, SD |
| 7:26 PM | 0.75 in | About 46 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 7:45 PM | 0.88 in | Near 39.55, -101.19, KS |
| 7:47 PM | 1.0 in | About 14 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 7:49 PM | 1.25 in | About 15 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 7:50 PM | 1.25 in | Near 39.74, -100.78, KS |
| 7:50 PM | 1.0 in | About 15 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 7:52 PM | 1.5 in | About 15 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 7:54 PM | 0.75 in | Near 39.55, -101.05, KS |
| 8:03 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.59, -101.95, NE |
| 8:10 PM | 0.88 in | Near 45.47, -91.70, WI |
| 9:08 PM | 0.88 in | Near 39.75, -100.79, KS |
| 9:14 PM | 1.75 in | Near 40.10, -101.60, NE |
| 9:18 PM | 1.75 in | Near 40.05, -101.54, NE |
| 9:20 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.05, -101.54, NE |
| 9:32 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.05, -101.52, NE |
| 9:40 PM | 1.0 in | Near 44.02, -90.07, WI |
| 2:04 AM | 0.75 in | About 7 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 3:15 AM | 0.75 in | About 55 miles from Lincoln, NE |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 12:50 PM | 63 mph | About 36 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 1:17 PM | 58 mph | About 58 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 1:25 PM | 81 mph | About 41 miles from Fayetteville, AR |
| 1:37 PM | 58 mph | About 28 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 1:45 PM | 60 mph | About 35 miles from Fayetteville, AR |
| 1:55 PM | 58 mph | About 29 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 2:00 PM | 58 mph | About 57 miles from Gainesville, FL |
| 2:11 PM | 58 mph | About 42 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 2:50 PM | 70 mph | About 50 miles from Fayetteville, AR |
| 3:05 PM | 60 mph | About 56 miles from Fayetteville, AR |
| 3:05 PM | 64 mph | About 56 miles from Fayetteville, AR |
| 3:05 PM | 70 mph | About 52 miles from Fayetteville, AR |
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| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 3:15 PM | 81 mph | Near 35.24, -94.62, OK |
| 3:18 PM | 81 mph | Near 35.24, -94.62, OK |
| 3:20 PM | 70 mph | Near 35.26, -94.92, OK |
| 3:27 PM | 58 mph | About 51 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 3:30 PM | 64 mph | Near 30.43, -99.80, TX |
| 3:35 PM | 58 mph | About 16 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 3:38 PM | 58 mph | About 16 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 3:40 PM | 52 mph | About 8 miles from Jacksonville, FL |
| 3:45 PM | 70 mph | Near 35.04, -94.62, OK |
| 3:50 PM | 58 mph | About 11 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 3:55 PM | 63 mph | Near 34.98, -94.69, OK |
| 3:59 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.38, -84.38, GA |
| 4:00 PM | 70 mph | Near 34.97, -94.72, OK |
| 4:03 PM | 58 mph | About 14 miles from Montgomery, AL |
| 4:15 PM | 58 mph | About 56 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 4:20 PM | 60 mph | About 45 miles from Huntsville, AL |
| 4:20 PM | 75 mph | Near 36.67, -98.18, OK |
| 4:40 PM | 64 mph | Near 36.55, -97.83, OK |
| 5:05 PM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 5:14 PM | 60 mph | Near 34.85, -116.78, CA |
| 5:15 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Cheyenne, WY |
| 5:15 PM | 61 mph | Near 34.22, -94.14, AR |
| 5:15 PM | 60 mph | Near 34.15, -94.02, AR |
| 5:20 PM | 60 mph | Near 44.31, -89.88, WI |
| 5:30 PM | 70 mph | Near 35.17, -94.10, AR |
| 5:30 PM | 70 mph | About 36 miles from Crestview, FL |
| 5:30 PM | 60 mph | Near 36.53, -98.17, OK |
| 5:35 PM | 58 mph | About 47 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 5:39 PM | 60 mph | Near 36.40, -97.88, OK |
| 5:50 PM | 49 mph | Near 34.07, -93.68, AR |
| 5:55 PM | 58 mph | About 51 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 6:00 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 6:03 PM | 58 mph | About 25 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 6:05 PM | 64 mph | About 41 miles from Oklahoma City, OK |
| 6:15 PM | 58 mph | About 42 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 6:17 PM | 58 mph | About 8 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 6:18 PM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Savannah, GA |
| 6:20 PM | 58 mph | About 44 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 6:20 PM | 58 mph | About 44 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 6:30 PM | 58 mph | About 7 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 6:30 PM | 63 mph | About 46 miles from Little Rock, AR |
| 6:32 PM | 60 mph | Near 43.18, -95.48, IA |
| 6:45 PM | 58 mph | About 41 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 6:47 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 6:50 PM | 58 mph | About 9 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 6:50 PM | 58 mph | About 22 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 6:55 PM | 60 mph | Near 43.87, -93.83, MN |
| 6:56 PM | 58 mph | About 42 miles from Appleton, WI |
| 7:00 PM | 60 mph | About 21 miles from Wilmington, NC |
| 7:05 PM | 60 mph | About 46 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 7:09 PM | 60 mph | About 50 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 7:11 PM | 60 mph | About 48 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 7:15 PM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 7:15 PM | 58 mph | About 17 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 7:16 PM | 58 mph | About 27 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 7:17 PM | 58 mph | About 23 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 7:26 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 7:30 PM | 60 mph | Near 36.87, -101.24, OK |
| 7:31 PM | 60 mph | About 41 miles from Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:42 PM | 58 mph | About 29 miles from Raleigh, NC |
| 7:51 PM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Milwaukee, WI |
| 8:00 PM | 58 mph | About 27 miles from Charleston, SC |
| 8:10 PM | 58 mph | About 42 miles from Appleton, WI |
| 8:25 PM | 60 mph | About 49 miles from Killeen, TX |
| 8:32 PM | 68 mph | About 18 miles from Wilmington, NC |
| 8:32 PM | 60 mph | About 17 miles from Wilmington, NC |
| 8:50 PM | 60 mph | About 12 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 9:20 PM | 61 mph | Near 40.05, -101.54, NE |
| 9:32 PM | 60 mph | About 52 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 9:36 PM | 58 mph | About 57 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 9:36 PM | 60 mph | Near 33.51, -91.86, AR |
| 10:45 PM | 59 mph | Near 39.34, -99.30, KS |
| 10:51 PM | 71 mph | Near 39.34, -99.30, KS |
| 11:09 PM | 70 mph | Near 39.23, -99.08, KS |
| 12:40 AM | 60 mph | Near 39.14, -97.71, KS |
By state
| State | Reports | Hail | Wind | Tornado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Iowa | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| Georgia | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Kansas | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Arkansas | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Florida | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Alabama | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Texas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Virginia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| California | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester, MN | 1.0 in | 60 mph | 0 |
| Appleton, WI | 0.88 in | None | 1 |
| Topeka, KS | 0.75 in | None | 0 |
| Atlanta, GA | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Columbus, GA | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Jacksonville, FL | None | 52 mph | 0 |
| Montgomery, AL | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Raleigh, NC | None | 58 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.