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Storm reports for August 28, 2018

NOAA recorded 39 hail reports, 163 wind reports and 26 tornado reports in 9 states on August 28, 2018.

in 9 states
228
Storm reports
Near 43.10, -93.60, IA
3.0 in
Largest hail
About 42 miles from Appleton, WI
110 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, about 46 miles from Appleton, WI
26
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
  • Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on August 28, 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

Hail39, most at 9 AM

Wind163, most at 6 PM

Tornado26, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
3:00 PMEF1About 48 miles from Madison, WI0.65 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:03 PMEF1About 46 miles from Madison, WI1.78 mi long, 75 yd wide
3:17 PMEF1About 46 miles from Madison, WI3.12 mi long, 90 yd wide
3:25 PMEF0About 48 miles from Madison, WI2.09 mi long, 50 yd wide
3:55 PMEF1About 46 miles from Appleton, WI4.57 mi long, 175 yd wide
4:00 PMEF0About 43 miles from Appleton, WI0.62 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:04 PMEF1About 43 miles from Appleton, WI4.44 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:08 PMEF0About 45 miles from Appleton, WI0.14 mi long, 50 yd wide
4:09 PMEF1About 45 miles from Appleton, WI0.92 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:11 PMEF1About 44 miles from Appleton, WI0.15 mi long, 80 yd wide
4:11 PMEF2About 46 miles from Appleton, WI3.91 mi long, 150 yd wide
4:12 PMEF1About 46 miles from Appleton, WI2.68 mi long, 100 yd wide
Show all 26 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
4:16 PMEF1About 44 miles from Appleton, WI2.83 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:22 PMEF1About 43 miles from Appleton, WI4.47 mi long, 90 yd wide
4:27 PMEF1About 39 miles from Appleton, WI4.01 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:30 PMEF0About 42 miles from Milwaukee, WI0.04 mi long, 80 yd wide
4:33 PMEF1About 28 miles from Appleton, WI0.98 mi long, 75 yd wide
4:36 PMEF1About 42 miles from Appleton, WI5.33 mi long, 100 yd wide
4:57 PMEF0About 44 miles from Milwaukee, WI0.3 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:27 PMEF0Near 43.90, -85.86, MI1.05 mi long, 500 yd wide
6:30 PMEF1Near 43.89, -85.83, MI1 mi long, 500 yd wide
6:49 PMEF0Near 44.93, -85.00, MI6.63 mi long, 70 yd wide
7:09 PMEF0About 14 miles from Davenport, IA4.08 mi long, 25 yd wide
7:53 PMEF1Near 44.32, -84.17, MI0.16 mi long, 40 yd wide
7:58 PMEF0Near 44.08, -83.98, MI0.41 mi long, 40 yd wide
8:14 PMEF1Near 44.02, -83.71, MI0.92 mi long, 50 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Iowa8125551
Wisconsin4512519
Michigan370316
Illinois253220
Missouri246180
Kansas9360
Florida4040
Oklahoma2020
Nebraska1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Kansas City, MO0.88 in70 mph0
Appleton, WINone62 mph0
Davenport, IANone69 mph1
Grand Rapids, MINone60 mph0
Green Bay, WINone60 mph0
Rockford, ILNone58 mph0

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