Storm reports for September 20, 2014
NOAA recorded 16 hail reports, 82 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in 10 states on September 20, 2014.
- in 10 states
- 100
- Storm reports
- Near 46.33, -98.38, ND
- 1.0 in
- Largest hail
- About 11 miles from South Bend, IN
- 81 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF1, about 22 miles from Detroit, MI
- 2
- 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 September 20, 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
Hail16, most at 6 PM
Wind82, most at 4 PM
Tornado2, most at 7 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 PM | EF0 | Near 39.07, -116.51, NV | 0.4 mi long, 20 yd wide |
| 4:47 AM | EF1 | About 22 miles from Detroit, MI | 1.23 mi long, 150 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 12:43 PM | 1.0 in | Near 46.33, -98.38, ND |
| 1:59 PM | 1.0 in | Near 45.95, -97.38, ND |
| 2:00 PM | 1.0 in | Near 45.93, -97.39, SD |
| 2:05 PM | 0.88 in | Near 45.95, -97.64, ND |
| 2:53 PM | 0.75 in | Near 45.63, -96.96, SD |
| 4:30 PM | 0.88 in | Near 40.69, -87.42, IN |
| 4:34 PM | 0.75 in | About 24 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 4:44 PM | 0.75 in | About 54 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 5:45 PM | 1.0 in | About 51 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 5:50 PM | 0.88 in | Near 44.13, -94.00, MN |
| 5:55 PM | 0.88 in | About 46 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 6:07 PM | 1.0 in | About 14 miles from Flint, MI |
Show all 16 hail reportsShow fewer
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 6:27 PM | 0.75 in | About 24 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 6:55 PM | 0.75 in | About 24 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 6:57 PM | 1.0 in | About 28 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 7:11 PM | 1.0 in | About 32 miles from Rochester, MN |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 12:40 PM | 58 mph | Near 47.92, -97.07, ND |
| 12:45 PM | 75 mph | Near 47.94, -97.02, MN |
| 12:50 PM | 63 mph | About 57 miles from Fargo, ND |
| 1:00 PM | 64 mph | About 58 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 1:34 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Fargo, ND |
| 2:05 PM | 60 mph | Near 45.95, -97.64, ND |
| 2:10 PM | 58 mph | About 51 miles from Fargo, ND |
| 2:30 PM | 58 mph | About 47 miles from Fargo, ND |
| 2:32 PM | 58 mph | Near 47.31, -95.63, MN |
| 2:41 PM | 69 mph | About 34 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 2:45 PM | 69 mph | About 41 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 2:48 PM | 58 mph | Near 46.94, -95.33, MN |
Show all 82 wind reportsShow fewer
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2:50 PM | 58 mph | About 31 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 2:54 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 2:55 PM | 70 mph | About 40 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 3:00 PM | 58 mph | Near 47.02, -95.13, MN |
| 3:07 PM | 62 mph | About 44 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 3:08 PM | 62 mph | About 51 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 3:13 PM | 63 mph | About 41 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 3:20 PM | 60 mph | Near 45.34, -95.58, MN |
| 3:22 PM | 79 mph | About 42 miles from Chicago, IL |
| 3:26 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 3:26 PM | 69 mph | About 37 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 3:40 PM | 69 mph | Near 40.77, -87.74, IL |
| 3:43 PM | 75 mph | About 18 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 3:43 PM | 70 mph | About 18 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 3:45 PM | 64 mph | About 33 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 3:50 PM | 64 mph | About 35 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 3:53 PM | 81 mph | About 11 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 3:55 PM | 70 mph | About 31 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 3:57 PM | 69 mph | About 23 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 4:00 PM | 69 mph | About 23 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 4:05 PM | 60 mph | Near 45.19, -94.82, MN |
| 4:05 PM | 70 mph | Near 40.94, -87.15, IN |
| 4:07 PM | 60 mph | Near 46.47, -94.28, MN |
| 4:14 PM | 63 mph | About 17 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 4:15 PM | 60 mph | Near 45.14, -94.78, MN |
| 4:19 PM | 60 mph | Near 46.76, -93.96, MN |
| 4:21 PM | 64 mph | About 34 miles from Topeka, KS |
| 4:23 PM | 60 mph | Near 46.44, -94.08, MN |
| 4:27 PM | 69 mph | About 24 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 4:33 PM | 60 mph | Near 46.46, -93.88, MN |
| 4:41 PM | 63 mph | About 35 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 4:42 PM | 60 mph | About 35 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 4:43 PM | 60 mph | About 56 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 4:45 PM | 64 mph | About 56 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 4:46 PM | 63 mph | About 33 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 4:50 PM | 63 mph | About 32 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 4:51 PM | 69 mph | About 33 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 4:53 PM | 63 mph | About 30 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 4:58 PM | 63 mph | About 28 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 4:58 PM | 60 mph | About 24 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 5:00 PM | 58 mph | About 31 miles from Flint, MI |
| 5:00 PM | 60 mph | About 36 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 5:00 PM | 69 mph | About 34 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 5:05 PM | 60 mph | About 50 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 5:06 PM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Flint, MI |
| 5:18 PM | 60 mph | Near 44.37, -94.52, MN |
| 5:18 PM | 64 mph | Near 44.33, -94.49, MN |
| 5:20 PM | 59 mph | About 24 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 5:31 PM | 63 mph | About 50 miles from Kalamazoo, MI |
| 5:34 PM | 64 mph | Near 44.24, -94.31, MN |
| 5:37 PM | 58 mph | About 16 miles from Flint, MI |
| 5:39 PM | 63 mph | About 53 miles from Kalamazoo, MI |
| 5:40 PM | 60 mph | Near 44.10, -94.22, MN |
| 5:40 PM | 70 mph | About 52 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 5:45 PM | 64 mph | Near 44.05, -94.42, MN |
| 5:50 PM | 64 mph | Near 44.17, -93.99, MN |
| 5:55 PM | 64 mph | About 11 miles from Flint, MI |
| 5:55 PM | 64 mph | About 29 miles from Ann Arbor, MI |
| 6:05 PM | 64 mph | About 23 miles from Ann Arbor, MI |
| 6:06 PM | 64 mph | About 21 miles from Ann Arbor, MI |
| 6:09 PM | 64 mph | About 29 miles from Toledo, OH |
| 6:25 PM | 58 mph | About 16 miles from Toledo, OH |
| 6:34 PM | 58 mph | About 18 miles from Ann Arbor, MI |
| 6:43 PM | 60 mph | About 17 miles from Detroit, MI |
| 6:48 PM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 6:50 PM | 58 mph | About 7 miles from Toledo, OH |
| 6:57 PM | 58 mph | About 28 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 7:10 PM | 60 mph | About 32 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 11:39 PM | 56 mph | Near 37.35, -118.40, CA |
| 1:25 AM | 58 mph | About 31 miles from Chicago, IL |
By state
| State | Reports | Hail | Wind | Tornado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 37 | 8 | 29 | 0 |
| Indiana | 29 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Michigan | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kansas | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Illinois | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ohio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| California | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flint, MI | 1.0 in | 64 mph | 0 |
| South Bend, IN | None | 81 mph | 0 |
| Toledo, OH | 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.