Storm reports for August 31, 2018
NOAA recorded 60 hail reports and 59 wind reports in 16 states on August 31, 2018.
- in 16 states
- 119
- Storm reports
- Near 46.52, -93.70, MN
- 3.25 in
- Largest hail
- Near 38.96, -100.55, KS
- 96 mph
- Highest gust
- 0
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on August 31, 2018 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
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Reports by hour
Hail60, most at 5 PM
Wind59, most at 8 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 7:20 AM | 1.0 in | About 51 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 7:25 AM | 1.25 in | About 52 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 7:33 AM | 0.88 in | About 38 miles from Rochester, MN |
| 8:17 AM | 0.75 in | About 15 miles from Des Moines, IA |
| 9:00 AM | 1.0 in | Near 40.48, -99.12, NE |
| 9:03 AM | 1.0 in | About 42 miles from Kansas City, MO |
| 11:33 AM | 2.0 in | About 41 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 11:44 AM | 1.75 in | About 45 miles from Minneapolis, MN |
| 1:50 PM | 1.0 in | Near 36.85, -81.13, VA |
| 2:05 PM | 1.0 in | Near 48.15, -95.79, MN |
| 2:55 PM | 1.0 in | Near 48.60, -94.49, MN |
| 4:17 PM | 1.75 in | Near 41.88, -100.04, NE |
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| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 4:21 PM | 1.0 in | About 56 miles from Fargo, ND |
| 4:35 PM | 2.0 in | About 57 miles from Fargo, ND |
| 4:38 PM | 0.88 in | Near 45.96, -96.83, ND |
| 4:48 PM | 1.0 in | Near 45.95, -96.69, ND |
| 4:55 PM | 1.0 in | Near 41.63, -100.71, NE |
| 5:05 PM | 1.0 in | Near 45.99, -96.47, MN |
| 5:19 PM | 1.75 in | Near 46.27, -95.79, MN |
| 5:27 PM | 2.0 in | Near 46.27, -95.72, MN |
| 5:30 PM | 1.25 in | Near 46.28, -95.58, MN |
| 5:32 PM | 1.25 in | Near 46.25, -95.61, MN |
| 5:45 PM | 1.75 in | Near 46.60, -95.09, MN |
| 5:48 PM | 1.0 in | Near 46.32, -95.46, MN |
| 5:58 PM | 1.0 in | Near 41.88, -100.17, NE |
| 5:59 PM | 0.88 in | Near 46.69, -94.85, MN |
| 6:00 PM | 1.5 in | Near 46.64, -94.88, MN |
| 6:25 PM | 0.88 in | Near 37.55, -101.80, KS |
| 6:49 PM | 1.75 in | Near 41.52, -100.39, NE |
| 7:00 PM | 0.75 in | Near 37.39, -101.89, KS |
| 7:01 PM | 1.0 in | Near 41.28, -102.21, NE |
| 8:00 PM | 0.75 in | Near 46.54, -94.22, MN |
| 8:03 PM | 1.0 in | Near 41.29, -101.70, NE |
| 8:12 PM | 3.25 in | Near 46.52, -93.70, MN |
| 8:13 PM | 1.75 in | Near 46.53, -93.71, MN |
| 8:13 PM | 2.75 in | Near 46.52, -93.70, MN |
| 8:15 PM | 1.75 in | Near 46.54, -93.66, MN |
| 8:48 PM | 0.88 in | About 50 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 8:57 PM | 1.0 in | Near 38.66, -100.98, KS |
| 9:20 PM | 1.0 in | About 47 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 9:24 PM | 0.88 in | Near 47.89, -97.09, ND |
| 9:25 PM | 1.25 in | Near 47.80, -97.09, ND |
| 9:37 PM | 1.75 in | Near 38.96, -100.55, KS |
| 9:45 PM | 1.75 in | Near 38.96, -100.55, KS |
| 9:55 PM | 1.0 in | About 15 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 9:57 PM | 1.0 in | Near 47.80, -96.71, MN |
| 10:05 PM | 1.0 in | About 7 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 10:13 PM | 1.0 in | About 6 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 10:21 PM | 1.0 in | About 50 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 10:27 PM | 2.0 in | About 50 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 11:21 PM | 0.88 in | About 13 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 11:30 PM | 1.0 in | Near 48.77, -95.65, MN |
| 11:34 PM | 1.0 in | About 44 miles from Des Moines, IA |
| 11:50 PM | 1.0 in | About 12 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 12:37 AM | 1.0 in | Near 40.32, -99.67, NE |
| 1:00 AM | 0.88 in | Near 40.45, -99.37, NE |
| 1:23 AM | 0.75 in | About 29 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA |
| 2:33 AM | 0.75 in | About 32 miles from Des Moines, IA |
| 2:33 AM | 1.0 in | About 48 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA |
| 6:22 AM | 1.25 in | About 40 miles from Omaha, NE |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 11:05 AM | 58 mph | About 59 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 11:36 AM | 58 mph | Near 38.92, -75.45, DE |
| 1:35 PM | 58 mph | About 54 miles from Gainesville, FL |
| 1:50 PM | 58 mph | Near 36.75, -81.16, VA |
| 1:54 PM | 58 mph | Near 36.95, -81.09, VA |
| 2:24 PM | 58 mph | About 53 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 3:20 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 3:51 PM | 58 mph | About 7 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 4:02 PM | 58 mph | About 16 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 4:50 PM | 58 mph | About 48 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 4:53 PM | 58 mph | About 47 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 4:53 PM | 58 mph | About 50 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
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| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 4:57 PM | 58 mph | About 48 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 5:00 PM | 58 mph | About 53 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 5:08 PM | 58 mph | About 55 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 5:10 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.33, -84.09, GA |
| 5:17 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Charlotte, NC |
| 5:30 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.51, -84.05, GA |
| 6:05 PM | 58 mph | Near 31.72, -84.35, GA |
| 6:20 PM | 58 mph | About 4 miles from Hickory, NC |
| 6:33 PM | 58 mph | About 49 miles from Columbus, GA |
| 6:36 PM | 58 mph | Near 46.60, -94.32, MN |
| 6:45 PM | 58 mph | Near 46.68, -94.09, MN |
| 6:53 PM | 58 mph | Near 46.73, -93.96, MN |
| 6:55 PM | 58 mph | Near 46.66, -93.99, MN |
| 7:14 PM | 58 mph | Near 46.71, -93.59, MN |
| 7:15 PM | 58 mph | Near 46.63, -93.61, MN |
| 7:24 PM | 58 mph | About 57 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 7:25 PM | 58 mph | About 55 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 7:51 PM | 66 mph | About 5 miles from Albuquerque, NM |
| 8:00 PM | 62 mph | Near 39.27, -108.93, CO |
| 8:03 PM | 60 mph | Near 41.29, -101.70, NE |
| 8:03 PM | 58 mph | About 25 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 8:20 PM | 58 mph | About 15 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 8:25 PM | 58 mph | About 4 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 8:30 PM | 58 mph | About 18 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 8:30 PM | 58 mph | About 2 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 8:30 PM | 58 mph | About 2 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 8:48 PM | 58 mph | About 50 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 8:49 PM | 60 mph | Near 38.60, -101.00, KS |
| 8:58 PM | 58 mph | About 58 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 9:45 PM | 96 mph | Near 38.96, -100.55, KS |
| 9:53 PM | 70 mph | Near 39.11, -100.47, KS |
| 10:00 PM | 58 mph | About 14 miles from Duluth, MN |
| 10:15 PM | 60 mph | Near 40.76, -101.16, NE |
| 11:19 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Winston-Salem, NC |
| 11:22 PM | 63 mph | About 39 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 11:28 PM | 58 mph | About 36 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 11:33 PM | 58 mph | About 26 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 11:36 PM | 60 mph | About 25 miles from Greensboro, NC |
| 1:00 AM | 63 mph | About 24 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 1:33 AM | 69 mph | Near 40.51, -98.77, NE |
| 1:34 AM | 60 mph | Near 40.60, -98.43, NE |
| 2:03 AM | 58 mph | Near 40.97, -98.32, NE |
| 2:04 AM | 81 mph | About 18 miles from Lynchburg, VA |
| 2:23 AM | 69 mph | Near 41.07, -98.00, NE |
| 2:26 AM | 69 mph | Near 41.12, -98.00, NE |
| 3:15 AM | 64 mph | About 58 miles from Des Moines, IA |
| 3:17 AM | 64 mph | Near 40.77, -98.37, NE |
By state
| State | Reports | Hail | Wind | Tornado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 41 | 26 | 15 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| Georgia | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Iowa | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Virginia | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Delaware | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Florida | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Maryland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Missouri | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth, MN | 1.0 in | 58 mph | 0 |
| Omaha, NE | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Des Moines, IA | 0.75 in | None | 0 |
| Albuquerque, NM | None | 66 mph | 0 |
| Charlotte, NC | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Hickory, NC | None | 58 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.