Storm reports for August 17, 2016
NOAA recorded 7 hail reports, 83 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in 17 states on August 17, 2016.
- in 17 states
- 92
- Storm reports
- Near 47.52, -111.30, MT
- 1.5 in
- Largest hail
- About 7 miles from Washington, DC
- 66 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF0, about 38 miles from Cincinnati, OH
- 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 August 17, 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
Hail7, most at 9 PM
Wind83, most at 8 PM
Tornado2, most at 10 AM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:16 AM | EF0 | About 38 miles from Cincinnati, OH | 1 mi long, 100 yd wide |
| 1:41 PM | EF0 | About 19 miles from Pittsburgh, PA | 0.87 mi long, 250 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 3:19 PM | 0.75 in | About 54 miles from Detroit, MI |
| 5:18 PM | 0.75 in | About 9 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 9:11 PM | 0.75 in | Near 48.88, -102.56, ND |
| 9:15 PM | 1.0 in | Near 48.90, -102.42, ND |
| 9:15 PM | 1.0 in | Near 48.88, -102.56, ND |
| 1:32 AM | 1.5 in | Near 47.52, -111.30, MT |
| 2:50 AM | 1.0 in | Near 47.40, -111.01, MT |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 10:29 AM | 60 mph | About 10 miles from Grand Rapids, MI |
| 10:45 AM | 58 mph | About 26 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 10:55 AM | 60 mph | About 30 miles from Grand Rapids, MI |
| 12:14 PM | 58 mph | About 22 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 12:20 PM | 58 mph | About 56 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 12:38 PM | 58 mph | About 54 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 12:48 PM | 58 mph | About 48 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 2:12 PM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 2:50 PM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 2:54 PM | 63 mph | About 15 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 3:10 PM | 63 mph | About 33 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 3:20 PM | 58 mph | About 54 miles from Detroit, MI |
Show all 83 wind reportsShow fewer
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 3:22 PM | 63 mph | About 22 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 3:25 PM | 63 mph | About 14 miles from South Bend, IN |
| 3:26 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 3:33 PM | 58 mph | About 46 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 3:45 PM | 58 mph | About 40 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 3:49 PM | 58 mph | About 6 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 4:00 PM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Detroit, MI |
| 4:03 PM | 58 mph | Near 36.23, -77.63, NC |
| 4:14 PM | 58 mph | About 16 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 4:30 PM | 58 mph | About 27 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 4:30 PM | 59 mph | About 31 miles from Las Vegas, NV |
| 4:33 PM | 58 mph | About 54 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 4:38 PM | 58 mph | In Charlotte, NC |
| 4:41 PM | 58 mph | About 19 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 5:00 PM | 63 mph | About 32 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 5:15 PM | 64 mph | Near 42.87, -112.43, ID |
| 5:18 PM | 58 mph | About 9 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 5:33 PM | 58 mph | About 26 miles from Greenville, SC |
| 5:36 PM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 5:40 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Durham, NC |
| 5:49 PM | 58 mph | About 16 miles from Hickory, NC |
| 6:16 PM | 60 mph | Near 38.64, -78.44, VA |
| 6:16 PM | 58 mph | Near 38.65, -78.48, VA |
| 6:18 PM | 58 mph | Near 38.66, -78.45, VA |
| 6:19 PM | 58 mph | Near 38.67, -78.44, VA |
| 6:21 PM | 58 mph | Near 38.71, -78.41, VA |
| 6:30 PM | 58 mph | About 60 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 6:45 PM | 58 mph | About 14 miles from Chattanooga, TN |
| 6:49 PM | 60 mph | About 57 miles from Hagerstown, MD |
| 7:00 PM | 63 mph | About 24 miles from Fort Wayne, IN |
| 7:10 PM | 60 mph | About 42 miles from Washington, DC |
| 7:24 PM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Washington, DC |
| 7:25 PM | 58 mph | About 29 miles from Washington, DC |
| 7:27 PM | 58 mph | About 26 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 7:30 PM | 58 mph | About 21 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 7:30 PM | 58 mph | About 30 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 7:40 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 7:40 PM | 58 mph | Near 33.86, -83.16, GA |
| 7:50 PM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 7:53 PM | 58 mph | About 42 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 7:53 PM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 7:53 PM | 60 mph | About 12 miles from Washington, DC |
| 8:00 PM | 58 mph | About 44 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 8:04 PM | 58 mph | About 4 miles from Washington, DC |
| 8:05 PM | 60 mph | About 6 miles from Washington, DC |
| 8:07 PM | 58 mph | About 42 miles from Richmond, VA |
| 8:08 PM | 64 mph | In Washington, DC |
| 8:08 PM | 60 mph | In Washington, DC |
| 8:10 PM | 60 mph | In Washington, DC |
| 8:11 PM | 60 mph | About 21 miles from Washington, DC |
| 8:11 PM | 58 mph | About 6 miles from Washington, DC |
| 8:12 PM | 60 mph | About 2 miles from Washington, DC |
| 8:14 PM | 58 mph | About 5 miles from Washington, DC |
| 8:15 PM | 58 mph | About 50 miles from Washington, DC |
| 8:20 PM | 66 mph | About 7 miles from Washington, DC |
| 8:20 PM | 58 mph | About 8 miles from Washington, DC |
| 8:24 PM | 60 mph | About 12 miles from Washington, DC |
| 8:30 PM | 58 mph | About 22 miles from Washington, DC |
| 8:54 PM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 8:54 PM | 58 mph | About 11 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 9:00 PM | 58 mph | About 60 miles from Atlanta, GA |
| 9:12 PM | 60 mph | About 23 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 9:20 PM | 60 mph | About 34 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 9:28 PM | 60 mph | About 36 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 9:35 PM | 58 mph | About 51 miles from Washington, DC |
| 9:54 PM | 58 mph | Near 38.63, -75.87, MD |
| 9:54 PM | 58 mph | Near 38.42, -75.68, MD |
| 9:55 PM | 58 mph | Near 38.33, -75.64, MD |
| 10:20 PM | 58 mph | Near 38.17, -75.39, MD |
| 10:35 PM | 60 mph | Near 38.59, -75.29, DE |
| 6:06 AM | 55 mph | About 51 miles from Nashville, TN |
By state
| State | Reports | Hail | Wind | Tornado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Maryland | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Michigan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Ohio | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Georgia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Indiana | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Montana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Delaware | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Idaho | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nevada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville, SC | 0.75 in | 58 mph | 0 |
| Baltimore, MD | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Charlotte, NC | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Chattanooga, TN | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | None | 60 mph | 0 |
| Lynchburg, VA | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Roanoke, VA | None | 63 mph | 0 |
| South Bend, IN | None | 63 mph | 0 |
| Washington, DC | None | 66 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.