Storm reports for August 18, 2016

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, August 18, 2016
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 28 hail reports, 75 wind reports and 1 tornado report in 14 states on August 18, 2016.

in 14 states; 104
Storm reports: Near 41.67, -103.10, NE; 1.75 in
Largest hail: Near 46.90, -98.36, ND; 81 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF0, about 40 miles from Rochester, MN; 1
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 18, 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

Hail28, most at 6 PM

Wind75, most at 4 PM

Tornado1, 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
4:31 PM	EF0	About 40 miles from Rochester, MN	0.09 mi long, 50 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
8:33 AM	0.75 in	About 53 miles from Fargo, ND
8:40 AM	1.0 in	About 51 miles from Fargo, ND
2:05 PM	1.0 in	Near 44.26, -95.19, MN
2:50 PM	0.75 in	About 51 miles from Chattanooga, TN
3:45 PM	0.88 in	About 48 miles from Columbia, SC
3:55 PM	0.75 in	About 22 miles from Las Vegas, NV
4:30 PM	0.88 in	About 13 miles from Las Vegas, NV
5:44 PM	1.0 in	About 32 miles from Rochester, MN
6:33 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.21, -93.05, IA
6:35 PM	0.75 in	Near 35.15, -114.63, NV
6:36 PM	0.88 in	Near 43.18, -93.04, IA
6:37 PM	1.25 in	Near 43.17, -93.05, IA

Show all 28 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
6:50 PM	1.0 in	Near 46.88, -114.00, MT
6:57 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.67, -103.10, NE
7:00 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.67, -103.10, NE
7:04 PM	1.5 in	Near 41.67, -103.12, NE
7:24 PM	1.0 in	About 54 miles from Rockford, IL
7:50 PM	1.75 in	About 50 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
7:57 PM	1.0 in	About 56 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
8:31 PM	1.5 in	About 46 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
8:31 PM	1.0 in	About 34 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
8:39 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.94, -99.38, NE
8:45 PM	1.0 in	About 58 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
9:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.83, -98.92, NE
10:01 PM	0.75 in	About 29 miles from Rockford, IL
10:29 PM	1.0 in	Near 44.66, -97.20, SD
3:00 AM	0.88 in	About 26 miles from Minneapolis, MN
4:20 AM	0.75 in	Near 45.10, -91.49, WI

Time	Gust	Where
7:03 AM	77 mph	Near 46.94, -98.69, ND
7:05 AM	75 mph	Near 46.91, -98.71, ND
7:18 AM	81 mph	Near 46.90, -98.36, ND
7:25 AM	81 mph	Near 46.91, -98.27, ND
7:30 AM	81 mph	Near 46.89, -98.26, ND
7:50 AM	59 mph	About 56 miles from Fargo, ND
7:55 AM	81 mph	About 54 miles from Fargo, ND
8:05 AM	81 mph	About 46 miles from Fargo, ND
8:18 AM	60 mph	Near 46.38, -98.07, ND
8:58 AM	60 mph	About 36 miles from South Bend, IN
9:02 AM	63 mph	Near 45.95, -97.78, ND
9:20 AM	60 mph	Near 46.00, -97.43, ND

Show all 75 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
9:25 AM	60 mph	About 57 miles from Fargo, ND
1:45 PM	63 mph	About 29 miles from Columbia, SC
2:20 PM	52 mph	Near 33.55, -83.17, GA
2:25 PM	58 mph	Near 34.99, -77.22, NC
2:25 PM	64 mph	Near 44.32, -95.01, MN
2:30 PM	70 mph	Near 44.24, -94.96, MN
2:32 PM	63 mph	About 12 miles from Augusta, GA
2:39 PM	69 mph	About 19 miles from Columbia, SC
2:42 PM	63 mph	About 23 miles from Columbia, SC
2:55 PM	52 mph	About 35 miles from Atlanta, GA
3:05 PM	69 mph	Near 44.17, -94.38, MN
3:20 PM	64 mph	Near 44.08, -94.37, MN
3:22 PM	60 mph	Near 44.10, -94.22, MN
3:30 PM	64 mph	Near 44.15, -93.99, MN
4:00 PM	69 mph	About 59 miles from Charleston, SC
4:00 PM	58 mph	About 59 miles from Charleston, SC
4:00 PM	58 mph	About 57 miles from Charleston, SC
4:04 PM	46 mph	About 55 miles from Charleston, SC
4:14 PM	59 mph	About 53 miles from Rochester, MN
4:20 PM	58 mph	About 41 miles from Charleston, SC
4:20 PM	67 mph	About 46 miles from Charleston, SC
4:30 PM	70 mph	About 41 miles from Rochester, MN
4:39 PM	58 mph	About 28 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC
4:40 PM	58 mph	About 42 miles from Charleston, SC
4:43 PM	60 mph	About 29 miles from Rochester, MN
4:44 PM	63 mph	About 46 miles from Charleston, SC
4:46 PM	58 mph	About 55 miles from Hilton Head Island, SC
4:50 PM	60 mph	About 34 miles from Rochester, MN
4:51 PM	60 mph	About 34 miles from Rochester, MN
5:21 PM	60 mph	About 20 miles from Rochester, MN
5:24 PM	60 mph	About 22 miles from Rochester, MN
5:32 PM	64 mph	About 11 miles from Rochester, MN
5:45 PM	60 mph	About 17 miles from Rochester, MN
5:48 PM	60 mph	About 11 miles from Rochester, MN
5:48 PM	58 mph	About 16 miles from Charleston, SC
6:01 PM	60 mph	About 29 miles from Rochester, MN
6:09 PM	72 mph	About 27 miles from Rochester, MN
6:13 PM	64 mph	About 39 miles from Rochester, MN
6:25 PM	69 mph	About 51 miles from Atlanta, GA
6:48 PM	58 mph	Near 40.68, -88.28, IL
6:50 PM	58 mph	Near 46.88, -114.00, MT
6:53 PM	46 mph	Near 43.37, -91.14, WI
7:30 PM	58 mph	Near 43.14, -90.70, WI
7:35 PM	55 mph	Near 42.90, -91.10, WI
7:55 PM	70 mph	About 47 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
8:00 PM	52 mph	Near 42.73, -91.01, WI
8:08 PM	64 mph	About 33 miles from Madison, WI
8:31 PM	60 mph	About 46 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
9:15 PM	52 mph	About 54 miles from Savannah, GA
9:50 PM	64 mph	About 29 miles from Rockford, IL
9:55 PM	60 mph	Near 42.81, -98.66, NE
1:05 AM	64 mph	Near 44.09, -94.07, MN
1:55 AM	64 mph	About 46 miles from Minneapolis, MN
2:00 AM	60 mph	About 40 miles from Minneapolis, MN
2:02 AM	64 mph	About 39 miles from Minneapolis, MN
2:10 AM	60 mph	About 28 miles from Minneapolis, MN
2:35 AM	60 mph	About 26 miles from Minneapolis, MN
2:43 AM	60 mph	About 15 miles from Minneapolis, MN
2:48 AM	60 mph	About 21 miles from Minneapolis, MN
2:48 AM	60 mph	About 10 miles from Minneapolis, MN
2:54 AM	64 mph	About 26 miles from Minneapolis, MN
3:55 AM	60 mph	About 50 miles from Minneapolis, MN
3:58 AM	60 mph	About 54 miles from Minneapolis, MN

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Minnesota	33	3	29	1
South Carolina	15	1	14	0
North Dakota	14	2	12	0
Wisconsin	10	2	8	0
South Dakota	8	6	2	0
Nebraska	6	5	1	0
Georgia	5	0	5	0
Iowa	3	3	0	0
Nevada	3	3	0	0
Illinois	2	1	1	0
Montana	2	1	1	0
Alabama	1	1	0	0
Indiana	1	0	1	0
North Carolina	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
Las Vegas, NV	0.88 in	None
Augusta, GA	None	63 mph
Minneapolis, MN	None	60 mph
Rochester, MN	None	64 mph

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