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Storm reports for August 3, 2015

NOAA recorded 122 hail reports, 232 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in 20 states on August 3, 2015.

in 20 states
356
Storm reports
About 44 miles from Cincinnati, OH
2.5 in
Largest hail
About 32 miles from Utica, NY
96 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF0, about 46 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL
2
Tornado reports
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

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 3, 2015 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

What happened

Late on the afternoon of August 3, thunderstorm winds collapsed a circus tent with about 100 people under it at the Lancaster Fairgrounds in Coos County, New Hampshire. Two people were killed and 32 were treated at hospitals.1 In Fort Plain, New York, microburst winds were estimated at 83 knots (96 mph). An NWS survey found several trees had fallen on homes and a chimney had partly toppled.2 Near Sharpsburg in Bath County, Kentucky, a microburst with winds estimated at 90 mph or more destroyed a barn.3

Hail reached 2.5 inches at Alquina in Fayette County, Indiana, at Alexandria in Campbell County, Kentucky, and at Callensburg in Clarion County, Pennsylvania.4,5,6 In Eaton, Ohio, wind and hail damaged roof shingles along Hillcrest Drive.7

Early on August 4, storms hit the North Shore of Long Island. A 95 mph gust was measured at Stony Brook, New York, and in Belle Terre trees fell on houses and damaged roofs.8,9 The storms then reached Rhode Island, where an 83 mph gust was recorded in Charlestown and a couple of trees fell onto houses near Apponaug in Kent County.10,11

Reports by hour

Hail122, most at 5 PM

Wind232, most at 5 PM

Tornado2, most at 2 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
2:56 PMEF0About 46 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL0.1 mi long, 10 yd wide
3:05 PMEF0About 37 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL0.04 mi long, 1 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Pennsylvania7140310
New York556490
Ohio363150
Kentucky309210
Maine252230
New Hampshire212190
Massachusetts191180
Maryland172150
Vermont161330
Indiana12930
Rhode Island120120
Texas10190
Virginia7070
Oklahoma5230
West Virginia5050
Connecticut4040
Florida4022
New Mexico4130
Missouri2200
South Dakota1100

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Cincinnati, OH2.5 inNone0
Baltimore, MD1.25 in60 mph0
Pittsburgh, PA1.25 in58 mph0
Albany, NY1.0 in58 mph0
Hagerstown, MD1.0 in62 mph0
Dayton, OH0.75 inNone0
Allentown, PANone60 mph0
Boston, MANone58 mph0
Gainesville, FLNone58 mph0
Lancaster, PANone58 mph0
Manchester, NHNone58 mph0
Norwich, CTNone60 mph0
Providence, RINone67 mph0
Reading, PANone60 mph0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.