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Storm reports for August 15, 2016

NOAA recorded 13 hail reports, 67 wind reports and 8 tornado reports in 13 states on August 15, 2016.

in 13 states
88
Storm reports
Near 45.39, -99.74, SD
1.25 in
Largest hail
About 2 miles from Roanoke, VA
63 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, about 16 miles from Indianapolis, IN
8
Tornado reports
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 15, 2016 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

Hail13, most at 4 PM

Wind67, most at 5 PM

Tornado8, most at 5 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
4:36 PMEF1About 23 miles from Indianapolis, IN1.83 mi long, 500 yd wide
4:56 PMEF0Near 40.52, -86.95, IN0.51 mi long, 40 yd wide
5:06 PMEF1About 16 miles from Indianapolis, IN0.42 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:15 PMEF1About 15 miles from Indianapolis, IN0.02 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:19 PMEF0About 17 miles from Indianapolis, IN0.01 mi long, 40 yd wide
5:27 PMEF2About 16 miles from Indianapolis, IN3.8 mi long, 150 yd wide
6:04 PMEF1About 25 miles from Indianapolis, IN0.42 mi long, 100 yd wide
7:17 PMEF0About 54 miles from Indianapolis, IN0.12 mi long, 50 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Virginia260260
Maryland212190
Indiana8008
West Virginia7160
Ohio6060
South Dakota6510
Georgia3030
North Dakota3300
Tennessee3030
Nebraska2200
Kentucky1010
North Carolina1010
Texas1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Rapid City, SD1.0 inNone0
Baltimore, MDNone58 mph0
Carrollton, TXNone60 mph0
Charlotte, NCNone58 mph0
Cincinnati, OHNone58 mph0
Indianapolis, INNoneNone1
Irving, TXNone60 mph0
Kingsport, TNNone58 mph0
Lewisville, TXNone60 mph0
Roanoke, VANone63 mph0
Washington, DCNone60 mph0

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