Storm reports for August 17, 2015

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, August 17, 2015
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 30 hail reports, 41 wind reports and 5 tornado reports in 18 states on August 17, 2015.

in 18 states; 76
Storm reports: Near 34.75, -105.01, NM; 2.75 in
Largest hail: Near 39.28, -103.50, CO; 81 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, near 39.27, -103.50, CO; 5
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path
Surveyed tornado path

Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

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 17, 2015 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

Hail30, most at 8 PM

Wind41, most at 6 PM

Tornado5, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
4:12 PM	EF0	About 32 miles from Colorado Springs, CO	0.01 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:14 PM	EF0	Near 31.59, -89.60, MS	2.77 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:34 PM	EF0	Near 39.77, -103.72, CO	0.01 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:55 PM	EF1	Near 39.27, -103.50, CO	0.01 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:00 PM	EF1	Near 39.27, -103.48, CO	0.01 mi long, 100 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
1:36 PM	1.75 in	Near 36.59, -105.96, NM
3:27 PM	0.88 in	About 56 miles from Fayetteville, AR
3:47 PM	1.0 in	Near 35.98, -105.21, NM
3:55 PM	0.88 in	Near 35.94, -105.25, NM
4:00 PM	1.0 in	About 35 miles from Denver, CO
4:24 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.91, -103.78, NM
4:38 PM	1.0 in	About 28 miles from Denver, CO
4:40 PM	0.75 in	Near 45.51, -105.56, MT
4:53 PM	1.0 in	About 34 miles from Greeley, CO
4:53 PM	1.0 in	About 34 miles from Greeley, CO
5:12 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.99, -103.50, NM
5:20 PM	1.0 in	About 22 miles from Colorado Springs, CO

Show all 30 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
5:20 PM	2.5 in	About 19 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
6:13 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.63, -103.66, NM
6:24 PM	2.75 in	Near 34.75, -105.01, NM
6:25 PM	0.88 in	Near 44.72, -106.99, WY
7:15 PM	0.75 in	Near 38.06, -103.75, CO
7:24 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.65, -106.78, WY
7:43 PM	0.88 in	Near 38.04, -103.74, CO
7:53 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.51, -106.48, WY
8:00 PM	1.25 in	Near 36.25, -103.28, NM
8:01 PM	1.5 in	Near 40.86, -102.80, CO
8:04 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.86, -102.78, CO
8:14 PM	1.5 in	Near 43.41, -106.25, WY
8:23 PM	1.5 in	Near 40.91, -102.60, CO
8:26 PM	0.88 in	Near 43.75, -105.73, WY
8:38 PM	0.75 in	Near 41.80, -98.51, NE
8:50 PM	1.25 in	Near 43.41, -105.88, WY
9:35 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.23, -105.57, WY
12:15 AM	1.0 in	Near 42.42, -103.79, NE

Time	Gust	Where
1:55 PM	60 mph	About 51 miles from Davenport, IA
2:30 PM	58 mph	In Gainesville, FL
2:40 PM	58 mph	About 36 miles from Chicago, IL
2:40 PM	60 mph	Near 39.94, -88.87, IL
3:17 PM	58 mph	About 12 miles from Rockford, IL
3:20 PM	58 mph	About 24 miles from Gainesville, FL
3:25 PM	60 mph	About 35 miles from South Bend, IN
3:58 PM	63 mph	About 24 miles from Rockford, IL
4:15 PM	70 mph	Near 33.18, -107.20, NM
4:30 PM	58 mph	About 54 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
4:32 PM	64 mph	Near 38.72, -91.61, MO
4:45 PM	52 mph	About 28 miles from Atlanta, GA

Show all 41 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
5:30 PM	72 mph	Near 39.80, -103.58, CO
5:34 PM	60 mph	About 59 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
5:45 PM	60 mph	About 5 miles from Davenport, IA
5:45 PM	60 mph	About 6 miles from Davenport, IA
5:53 PM	60 mph	About 10 miles from Davenport, IA
5:55 PM	81 mph	Near 39.28, -103.50, CO
6:00 PM	58 mph	About 31 miles from South Bend, IN
6:05 PM	60 mph	About 23 miles from Brownsville, TX
6:17 PM	64 mph	About 24 miles from Brownsville, TX
6:25 PM	58 mph	About 32 miles from Atlanta, GA
6:35 PM	62 mph	Near 44.81, -84.47, MI
6:35 PM	58 mph	About 27 miles from Atlanta, GA
6:40 PM	60 mph	Near 32.75, -109.11, AZ
6:45 PM	58 mph	About 34 miles from Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM	58 mph	About 55 miles from Atlanta, GA
7:55 PM	58 mph	Near 44.22, -105.81, WY
8:04 PM	62 mph	Near 44.35, -105.54, WY
8:16 PM	60 mph	Near 43.41, -106.28, WY
8:17 PM	60 mph	Near 43.68, -105.97, WY
8:20 PM	69 mph	Near 44.27, -105.45, WY
8:34 PM	60 mph	Near 44.11, -105.34, WY
8:52 PM	69 mph	Near 38.07, -102.69, CO
9:35 PM	58 mph	Near 43.23, -105.57, WY
9:48 PM	62 mph	Near 37.28, -102.61, CO
10:53 PM	63 mph	Near 37.58, -101.36, KS
11:04 PM	61 mph	Near 37.58, -101.36, KS
11:35 PM	59 mph	Near 37.04, -100.94, KS
3:19 AM	67 mph	Near 38.89, -98.85, KS
4:35 AM	60 mph	Near 43.23, -99.44, SD

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Colorado	20	11	5	4
Wyoming	14	7	7	0
New Mexico	9	8	1	0
Georgia	5	0	5	0
Illinois	4	0	4	0
Kansas	4	0	4	0
Iowa	3	0	3	0
Indiana	3	0	3	0
Florida	2	0	2	0
Missouri	2	1	1	0
Nebraska	2	2	0	0
Texas	2	0	2	0
Arizona	1	0	1	0
Michigan	1	0	1	0
Mississippi	1	0	0	1
Montana	1	1	0	0
South Dakota	1	0	1	0
Wisconsin	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
Davenport, IA	None	60 mph
Gainesville, FL	None	58 mph
Rockford, IL	None	58 mph

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