Storm reports for August 17, 2018

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, August 17, 2018
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 23 hail reports, 138 wind reports and 1 tornado report in 21 states on August 17, 2018.

in 21 states; 162
Storm reports: About 55 miles from Amarillo, TX; 1.75 in
Largest hail: About 36 miles from Wichita Falls, TX; 70 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, about 10 miles from Jackson, MS; 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 17, 2018 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

Hail23, most at 4 PM

Wind138, most at 5 PM

Tornado1, most at 5 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
5:03 PM	EF1	About 10 miles from Jackson, MS	1.7 mi long, 250 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
2:57 PM	1.0 in	About 22 miles from Cheyenne, WY
3:03 PM	1.75 in	About 55 miles from Amarillo, TX
3:10 PM	1.0 in	About 23 miles from Cheyenne, WY
3:28 PM	1.0 in	About 49 miles from Amarillo, TX
3:36 PM	1.25 in	About 11 miles from Hagerstown, MD
3:51 PM	1.0 in	About 15 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
4:10 PM	1.5 in	About 6 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
4:18 PM	1.0 in	About 6 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
4:19 PM	1.5 in	About 8 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
4:21 PM	1.75 in	About 8 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
4:22 PM	1.0 in	About 5 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
4:22 PM	1.0 in	About 6 miles from Colorado Springs, CO

Show all 23 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
4:23 PM	1.5 in	About 6 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
4:24 PM	1.5 in	About 5 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
4:50 PM	1.75 in	About 5 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
5:48 PM	1.0 in	About 24 miles from New York, NY
5:48 PM	0.88 in	Near 36.11, -102.58, TX
5:50 PM	1.0 in	About 23 miles from New York, NY
6:10 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.18, -104.95, WY
6:49 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.81, -103.63, CO
7:10 PM	1.5 in	About 58 miles from Cheyenne, WY
8:04 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.47, -103.11, CO
8:15 PM	1.0 in	About 43 miles from Norman, OK

Time	Gust	Where
12:32 PM	45 mph	Near 33.53, -91.44, AR
1:05 PM	58 mph	Near 33.48, -91.27, AR
1:35 PM	58 mph	About 43 miles from Hagerstown, MD
1:42 PM	58 mph	About 40 miles from Hagerstown, MD
1:53 PM	58 mph	About 37 miles from Hagerstown, MD
1:55 PM	58 mph	Near 38.87, -78.63, VA
2:17 PM	58 mph	Near 38.90, -78.49, VA
2:22 PM	62 mph	About 21 miles from Hagerstown, MD
2:24 PM	62 mph	About 21 miles from Hagerstown, MD
2:25 PM	58 mph	Near 38.78, -78.77, VA
2:30 PM	58 mph	Near 38.77, -78.62, VA
2:33 PM	58 mph	Near 38.77, -78.70, VA

Show all 138 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
2:35 PM	58 mph	About 15 miles from Hagerstown, MD
2:38 PM	58 mph	About 46 miles from Hagerstown, MD
2:43 PM	58 mph	About 14 miles from Hagerstown, MD
2:45 PM	58 mph	Near 38.60, -78.89, VA
2:46 PM	58 mph	About 47 miles from Hagerstown, MD
2:47 PM	58 mph	About 13 miles from Utica, NY
2:48 PM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Hagerstown, MD
2:55 PM	58 mph	Near 38.66, -78.80, VA
2:56 PM	52 mph	About 4 miles from Jacksonville, FL
2:57 PM	58 mph	About 43 miles from Hagerstown, MD
2:58 PM	52 mph	About 3 miles from Gainesville, FL
3:00 PM	58 mph	About 38 miles from Hagerstown, MD
3:10 PM	58 mph	About 25 miles from Boston, MA
3:12 PM	58 mph	Near 38.42, -79.04, VA
3:15 PM	58 mph	About 13 miles from Hagerstown, MD
3:26 PM	56 mph	About 9 miles from Gainesville, FL
3:32 PM	59 mph	About 49 miles from Amarillo, TX
3:48 PM	58 mph	Near 38.40, -78.88, VA
3:50 PM	58 mph	About 27 miles from Gainesville, FL
3:52 PM	60 mph	About 24 miles from York, PA
3:53 PM	58 mph	About 28 miles from Gainesville, FL
3:57 PM	52 mph	About 24 miles from Jacksonville, FL
4:01 PM	58 mph	About 58 miles from Washington, DC
4:01 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Gainesville, FL
4:10 PM	58 mph	About 59 miles from Washington, DC
4:12 PM	58 mph	About 53 miles from Washington, DC
4:15 PM	58 mph	Near 38.66, -78.46, VA
4:16 PM	67 mph	About 57 miles from Amarillo, TX
4:22 PM	60 mph	About 12 miles from York, PA
4:22 PM	58 mph	About 30 miles from Hickory, NC
4:38 PM	60 mph	About 14 miles from Poughkeepsie, NY
4:40 PM	58 mph	About 23 miles from Lubbock, TX
4:41 PM	58 mph	About 41 miles from Albany, NY
4:45 PM	58 mph	About 14 miles from Allentown, PA
4:57 PM	60 mph	About 13 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
4:57 PM	58 mph	About 12 miles from Reading, PA
4:58 PM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Jackson, MS
5:00 PM	58 mph	About 13 miles from Allentown, PA
5:00 PM	62 mph	About 10 miles from Allentown, PA
5:00 PM	58 mph	About 10 miles from Allentown, PA
5:02 PM	58 mph	About 24 miles from Albany, NY
5:02 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Albany, NY
5:02 PM	58 mph	About 5 miles from Reading, PA
5:03 PM	58 mph	About 15 miles from Allentown, PA
5:03 PM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Allentown, PA
5:05 PM	64 mph	About 36 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
5:05 PM	58 mph	Near 38.46, -78.20, VA
5:10 PM	62 mph	Near 34.66, -99.58, OK
5:10 PM	58 mph	Near 38.49, -78.18, VA
5:11 PM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Allentown, PA
5:12 PM	60 mph	About 15 miles from York, PA
5:15 PM	58 mph	About 13 miles from Utica, NY
5:18 PM	58 mph	About 20 miles from Allentown, PA
5:20 PM	58 mph	Near 33.57, -89.33, MS
5:25 PM	60 mph	About 6 miles from Lancaster, PA
5:28 PM	58 mph	About 6 miles from Boston, MA
5:30 PM	58 mph	About 27 miles from Allentown, PA
5:34 PM	58 mph	About 27 miles from Allentown, PA
5:34 PM	58 mph	About 17 miles from Albany, NY
5:37 PM	70 mph	About 36 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
5:40 PM	60 mph	About 15 miles from Reading, PA
5:40 PM	60 mph	About 20 miles from New York, NY
5:44 PM	58 mph	About 25 miles from Albany, NY
5:45 PM	58 mph	Near 33.31, -89.18, MS
5:45 PM	60 mph	About 25 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
5:48 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Albany, NY
5:49 PM	58 mph	About 14 miles from Reading, PA
5:49 PM	58 mph	About 12 miles from Reading, PA
5:50 PM	58 mph	About 25 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
5:50 PM	58 mph	About 41 miles from Manchester, NH
5:50 PM	58 mph	About 4 miles from Reading, PA
5:52 PM	58 mph	About 6 miles from Reading, PA
5:55 PM	67 mph	About 40 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
5:55 PM	60 mph	About 25 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
5:57 PM	58 mph	About 12 miles from Reading, PA
5:59 PM	58 mph	About 4 miles from Reading, PA
6:05 PM	58 mph	About 34 miles from Albany, NY
6:10 PM	60 mph	About 16 miles from Reading, PA
6:10 PM	58 mph	About 39 miles from Albany, NY
6:10 PM	58 mph	About 32 miles from Albany, NY
6:12 PM	58 mph	About 14 miles from Allentown, PA
6:15 PM	60 mph	About 31 miles from New York, NY
6:20 PM	70 mph	About 25 miles from Bridgeport, CT
6:22 PM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Allentown, PA
6:30 PM	58 mph	About 30 miles from Manchester, NH
6:35 PM	60 mph	About 23 miles from Bridgeport, CT
6:35 PM	60 mph	About 24 miles from Bridgeport, CT
6:35 PM	58 mph	About 28 miles from Manchester, NH
6:37 PM	58 mph	About 9 miles from Allentown, PA
6:42 PM	58 mph	Near 39.83, -103.59, CO
6:42 PM	58 mph	About 14 miles from Reading, PA
6:50 PM	58 mph	About 15 miles from Allentown, PA
6:57 PM	40 mph	About 37 miles from Huntsville, AL
7:06 PM	64 mph	Near 43.48, -113.51, ID
7:07 PM	58 mph	About 28 miles from Allentown, PA
7:17 PM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Allentown, PA
7:19 PM	58 mph	About 37 miles from Allentown, PA
7:19 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Allentown, PA
7:23 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Allentown, PA
7:25 PM	49 mph	About 23 miles from Birmingham, AL
7:30 PM	58 mph	About 24 miles from Albany, NY
7:35 PM	64 mph	About 29 miles from Trenton, NJ
7:37 PM	60 mph	Near 43.56, -113.08, ID
7:40 PM	58 mph	About 23 miles from Albany, NY
7:40 PM	58 mph	About 25 miles from Albany, NY
7:50 PM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Trenton, NJ
7:53 PM	59 mph	Near 43.65, -113.08, ID
8:05 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from New York, NY
8:15 PM	49 mph	About 45 miles from Denton, TX
8:40 PM	52 mph	About 12 miles from Chattanooga, TN
8:55 PM	52 mph	About 24 miles from Chattanooga, TN
8:58 PM	58 mph	About 5 miles from Poughkeepsie, NY
8:58 PM	58 mph	About 17 miles from Hartford, CT
9:05 PM	58 mph	About 17 miles from Hartford, CT
9:09 PM	58 mph	About 6 miles from Poughkeepsie, NY
9:10 PM	58 mph	About 7 miles from Poughkeepsie, NY
9:16 PM	58 mph	About 15 miles from Poughkeepsie, NY
9:19 PM	58 mph	About 17 miles from Poughkeepsie, NY
9:32 PM	58 mph	About 34 miles from Portland, ME
9:59 PM	58 mph	About 20 miles from Waterbury, CT
10:10 PM	58 mph	About 54 miles from Portland, ME
10:11 PM	58 mph	About 53 miles from Portland, ME
10:12 PM	58 mph	About 18 miles from Hartford, CT
10:15 PM	58 mph	About 30 miles from Springfield, MA
1:35 AM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Washington, DC
1:55 AM	61 mph	About 41 miles from Trenton, NJ

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Pennsylvania	28	1	27	0
New York	24	0	24	0
Virginia	22	0	22	0
Colorado	14	12	2	0
New Jersey	14	2	12	0
Oklahoma	8	1	7	0
Florida	7	0	7	0
Texas	7	3	4	0
Connecticut	4	0	4	0
Maryland	4	0	4	0
Mississippi	4	0	3	1
Wyoming	4	4	0	0
Idaho	3	0	3	0
Massachusetts	3	0	3	0
Maine	3	0	3	0
New Hampshire	3	0	3	0
West Virginia	3	0	3	0
Alabama	2	0	2	0
Arkansas	2	0	2	0
Georgia	2	0	2	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	Tornado reports
Colorado Springs, CO	1.75 in	60 mph	0
Hagerstown, MD	1.25 in	58 mph	0
Allentown, PA	None	62 mph	0
Boston, MA	None	58 mph	0
Chattanooga, TN	None	52 mph	0
Gainesville, FL	None	56 mph	0
Jackson, MS	None	None	1
Jacksonville, FL	None	52 mph	0
Lancaster, PA	None	60 mph	0
Poughkeepsie, NY	None	60 mph	0
Reading, PA	None	60 mph	0
Utica, NY	None	58 mph	0
Washington, DC	None	58 mph	0
York, PA	None	60 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.