Storm reports for August 20, 2018

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, August 20, 2018
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 5 hail reports, 42 wind reports and 6 tornado reports in 12 states on August 20, 2018.

in 12 states; 53
Storm reports: About 55 miles from Memphis, TN; 1.25 in
Largest hail: Near 32.52, -92.03, LA; 76 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, near 36.04, -90.62, AR; 6
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 20, 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

Hail5, most at 4 PM

Wind42, most at 7 PM

Tornado6, 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
3:49 PM	EF0	About 30 miles from Davenport, IA	0.47 mi long, 15 yd wide
5:27 PM	EF1	Near 36.04, -90.62, AR	2.4 mi long, 120 yd wide
5:51 PM	EF0	Near 36.19, -90.34, AR	0.7 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:31 PM	EF0	About 33 miles from Chicago, IL	0.27 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:38 PM	EF0	Near 45.61, -113.43, MT	0.75 mi long, 3 yd wide
8:01 PM	EF0	About 34 miles from Rockford, IL	0.7 mi long, 150 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
3:20 PM	0.75 in	About 17 miles from Little Rock, AR
4:37 PM	0.75 in	About 54 miles from Memphis, TN
4:50 PM	1.25 in	About 55 miles from Memphis, TN
6:42 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.22, -89.95, MS
7:15 PM	1.0 in	About 54 miles from South Bend, IN

Time	Gust	Where
12:57 PM	70 mph	About 47 miles from Indianapolis, IN
2:54 PM	63 mph	About 31 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
2:54 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
2:55 PM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Tallahassee, FL
4:00 PM	58 mph	About 42 miles from Rochester, MN
5:05 PM	75 mph	Near 34.89, -91.19, AR
5:10 PM	64 mph	Near 32.99, -92.65, LA
5:17 PM	75 mph	Near 33.13, -91.96, AR
5:25 PM	58 mph	Near 36.05, -90.60, AR
5:28 PM	58 mph	Near 33.81, -90.53, MS
5:35 PM	58 mph	Near 36.04, -90.56, AR
5:50 PM	64 mph	About 59 miles from Shreveport, LA

Show all 42 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
5:50 PM	60 mph	Near 33.01, -91.86, LA
5:50 PM	58 mph	Near 32.98, -92.01, LA
6:02 PM	64 mph	Near 32.65, -92.77, LA
6:05 PM	60 mph	Near 32.70, -92.66, LA
6:10 PM	58 mph	Near 32.77, -91.88, LA
6:18 PM	62 mph	Near 32.88, -91.49, LA
6:30 PM	70 mph	Near 32.69, -92.34, LA
6:30 PM	63 mph	Near 40.83, -86.60, IN
6:34 PM	58 mph	About 18 miles from College Station, TX
6:35 PM	45 mph	Near 33.86, -89.79, MS
6:42 PM	58 mph	Near 33.17, -91.06, MS
6:53 PM	58 mph	Near 33.26, -90.88, MS
7:00 PM	58 mph	About 56 miles from Jackson, MS
7:00 PM	64 mph	Near 32.52, -92.13, LA
7:10 PM	64 mph	Near 32.66, -92.31, LA
7:20 PM	58 mph	Near 34.18, -89.19, MS
7:23 PM	58 mph	Near 33.45, -90.65, MS
7:30 PM	58 mph	Near 33.35, -90.59, MS
7:30 PM	70 mph	Near 32.51, -92.11, LA
7:38 PM	76 mph	Near 32.52, -92.03, LA
7:48 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Jackson, MS
7:50 PM	58 mph	About 38 miles from Jackson, MS
7:53 PM	58 mph	Near 33.71, -89.58, MS
8:00 PM	70 mph	Near 32.37, -92.21, LA
8:22 PM	58 mph	About 40 miles from Jackson, MS
8:25 PM	64 mph	Near 32.29, -92.71, LA
8:25 PM	58 mph	About 28 miles from Jackson, MS
8:28 PM	58 mph	About 42 miles from Jackson, MS
8:32 PM	60 mph	About 10 miles from Tucson, AZ
8:50 PM	60 mph	About 12 miles from Tucson, AZ

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Mississippi	17	3	14	0
Louisiana	15	0	15	0
Arkansas	7	1	4	2
Indiana	5	1	4	0
Arizona	2	0	2	0
Florida	1	0	1	0
Iowa	1	0	0	1
Illinois	1	0	0	1
Minnesota	1	0	1	0
Montana	1	0	0	1
Texas	1	0	1	0
Wisconsin	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
Tallahassee, FL	None	58 mph	0
Tucson, AZ	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.