Storm reports for July 20, 2020

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, July 20, 2020
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 64 hail reports, 76 wind reports and 2 tornado reports in 21 states on July 20, 2020.

in 21 states; 142
Storm reports: Near 43.53, -101.25, SD; 2.75 in
Largest hail: About 29 miles from Lexington, KY; 92 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF0, near 37.19, -88.70, IL; 2
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 July 20, 2020 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

Hail64, most at 6 PM

Wind76, most at 4 PM

Tornado2, most at 3 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
3:01 PM	EF0	Near 37.19, -88.70, IL	0.26 mi long, 30 yd wide
3:10 PM	Not rated	Near 47.71, -101.90, ND	0.23 mi long, 25 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
11:50 AM	1.0 in	Near 45.22, -102.28, SD
12:27 PM	1.5 in	Near 45.02, -101.95, SD
1:33 PM	1.0 in	Near 44.70, -101.22, SD
3:33 PM	1.5 in	About 22 miles from Rapid City, SD
3:45 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.44, -101.38, NE
3:46 PM	1.0 in	About 7 miles from Rapid City, SD
3:47 PM	0.88 in	About 9 miles from Rapid City, SD
4:12 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.44, -101.38, NE
4:14 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.30, -102.87, CO
4:15 PM	0.88 in	About 52 miles from Knoxville, TN
4:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.49, -119.80, CA
4:20 PM	1.0 in	About 49 miles from Rapid City, SD

Show all 64 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
4:30 PM	1.5 in	Near 43.52, -101.28, SD
4:30 PM	2.75 in	Near 43.53, -101.25, SD
5:03 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.12, -101.15, NE
5:06 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.39, -101.07, SD
5:15 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.16, -101.30, NE
5:30 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.00, -101.04, NE
5:34 PM	1.0 in	Near 43.50, -102.23, SD
5:35 PM	1.75 in	Near 43.42, -102.18, SD
5:35 PM	2.5 in	Near 42.00, -101.04, NE
5:47 PM	1.0 in	About 21 miles from Fort Collins, CO
5:51 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.93, -102.99, CO
5:58 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.12, -101.36, NE
6:00 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.14, -101.36, NE
6:02 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.12, -101.36, NE
6:10 PM	1.75 in	Near 42.09, -100.80, NE
6:10 PM	1.0 in	About 20 miles from Fort Collins, CO
6:11 PM	1.25 in	Near 41.12, -101.36, NE
6:12 PM	1.5 in	About 18 miles from Fort Collins, CO
6:14 PM	0.88 in	Near 38.81, -102.98, CO
6:15 PM	1.25 in	Near 41.02, -101.30, NE
6:30 PM	0.88 in	Near 43.17, -101.57, SD
6:35 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.00, -101.28, NE
6:35 PM	0.75 in	About 22 miles from Nashville, TN
6:35 PM	1.75 in	Near 41.07, -101.13, NE
6:38 PM	0.88 in	Near 36.95, -102.91, OK
6:50 PM	1.0 in	About 55 miles from Hickory, NC
7:10 PM	2.75 in	Near 40.84, -101.16, NE
7:25 PM	1.5 in	About 9 miles from Cheyenne, WY
7:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.72, -101.03, NE
7:30 PM	0.75 in	About 5 miles from Cheyenne, WY
7:32 PM	0.88 in	About 5 miles from Cheyenne, WY
7:38 PM	2.75 in	Near 40.76, -101.16, NE
7:40 PM	1.0 in	About 6 miles from Cheyenne, WY
7:45 PM	2.75 in	Near 40.84, -101.16, NE
7:55 PM	1.0 in	About 42 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
8:00 PM	1.5 in	Near 40.32, -100.95, NE
8:00 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.51, -101.02, NE
8:10 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.35, -100.92, NE
8:24 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.29, -100.97, NE
8:30 PM	0.88 in	Near 40.23, -100.89, NE
8:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.24, -101.06, NE
8:30 PM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Cheyenne, WY
8:58 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.03, -102.41, NE
9:10 PM	2.0 in	Near 39.94, -100.88, KS
9:14 PM	1.25 in	Near 39.86, -100.96, KS
9:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.83, -100.95, KS
9:20 PM	1.5 in	About 47 miles from Topeka, KS
9:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.81, -101.04, KS
9:49 PM	0.75 in	About 49 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
10:31 PM	0.75 in	About 46 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
10:56 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.32, -101.72, KS
11:24 PM	0.75 in	Near 39.21, -101.39, KS

Time	Gust	Where
12:02 PM	64 mph	About 30 miles from Evansville, IN
12:03 PM	70 mph	Near 44.87, -102.57, SD
12:10 PM	66 mph	Near 44.90, -102.52, SD
12:10 PM	75 mph	Near 44.87, -102.59, SD
12:14 PM	84 mph	Near 45.03, -102.02, SD
12:14 PM	60 mph	Near 45.10, -102.09, SD
12:25 PM	81 mph	Near 45.03, -102.03, SD
1:00 PM	58 mph	Near 38.01, -92.74, MO
1:30 PM	60 mph	Near 44.62, -101.18, SD
1:38 PM	58 mph	Near 44.68, -101.15, SD
1:51 PM	58 mph	About 40 miles from Lexington, KY
2:15 PM	62 mph	Near 34.39, -100.91, TX

Show all 76 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
2:24 PM	58 mph	About 4 miles from Louisville, KY
2:33 PM	58 mph	About 58 miles from Huntington, WV
2:42 PM	58 mph	About 5 miles from Louisville, KY
3:00 PM	58 mph	About 56 miles from Huntington, WV
3:20 PM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Hickory, NC
3:23 PM	58 mph	About 32 miles from Hickory, NC
3:41 PM	59 mph	About 20 miles from Lexington, KY
3:49 PM	58 mph	About 23 miles from Spartanburg, SC
3:55 PM	60 mph	About 52 miles from Knoxville, TN
3:56 PM	60 mph	About 25 miles from Lexington, KY
3:59 PM	58 mph	About 54 miles from Knoxville, TN
4:12 PM	58 mph	Near 38.44, -78.29, VA
4:13 PM	92 mph	About 29 miles from Lexington, KY
4:17 PM	58 mph	About 55 miles from Knoxville, TN
4:21 PM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Lexington, KY
4:30 PM	64 mph	Near 37.10, -90.76, MO
4:30 PM	60 mph	Near 43.52, -101.28, SD
4:32 PM	63 mph	Near 38.58, -78.73, VA
4:42 PM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Washington, DC
4:48 PM	58 mph	Near 38.56, -78.62, VA
4:48 PM	52 mph	About 50 miles from Augusta, GA
5:15 PM	58 mph	About 18 miles from Washington, DC
5:20 PM	63 mph	About 17 miles from Washington, DC
5:25 PM	58 mph	About 16 miles from Washington, DC
5:30 PM	69 mph	About 10 miles from Washington, DC
5:34 PM	60 mph	Near 43.50, -102.23, SD
5:40 PM	60 mph	Near 43.37, -102.11, SD
5:45 PM	58 mph	Near 39.03, -80.32, WV
5:58 PM	58 mph	Near 39.06, -80.46, WV
6:10 PM	60 mph	Near 38.81, -102.48, CO
6:30 PM	66 mph	Near 43.17, -101.57, SD
6:35 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Nashville, TN
6:35 PM	60 mph	Near 43.22, -101.52, SD
6:45 PM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Nashville, TN
7:00 PM	70 mph	Near 40.85, -101.54, NE
7:05 PM	60 mph	Near 42.86, -101.49, NE
7:10 PM	60 mph	Near 40.84, -101.16, NE
7:10 PM	70 mph	Near 40.82, -101.29, NE
7:14 PM	63 mph	About 7 miles from Washington, DC
7:26 PM	70 mph	Near 40.69, -101.16, NE
7:26 PM	70 mph	Near 40.84, -101.13, NE
7:40 PM	60 mph	About 42 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
7:59 PM	60 mph	About 42 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
8:11 PM	58 mph	About 52 miles from Chattanooga, TN
8:13 PM	60 mph	About 36 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
8:20 PM	58 mph	About 10 miles from Knoxville, TN
8:20 PM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Knoxville, TN
8:30 PM	60 mph	Near 40.24, -101.06, NE
8:35 PM	60 mph	Near 40.18, -101.08, NE
8:40 PM	58 mph	About 12 miles from Knoxville, TN
9:00 PM	60 mph	Near 40.23, -100.84, NE
9:00 PM	58 mph	About 46 miles from Knoxville, TN
9:04 PM	60 mph	Near 39.96, -101.72, KS
9:22 PM	58 mph	Near 39.89, -101.74, KS
9:49 PM	60 mph	About 49 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
10:00 PM	60 mph	About 46 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
10:04 PM	60 mph	Near 39.73, -101.86, KS
10:14 PM	60 mph	About 36 miles from Topeka, KS
10:23 PM	64 mph	Near 37.14, -101.90, KS
10:26 PM	59 mph	Near 37.04, -101.97, KS
10:40 PM	60 mph	Near 36.92, -101.78, OK
2:15 AM	64 mph	About 11 miles from Kansas City, MO
4:00 AM	85 mph	Near 39.99, -117.32, NV
6:19 AM	58 mph	Near 24.66, -81.51, FL

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Nebraska	34	25	9	0
South Dakota	31	14	17	0
Kentucky	14	1	13	0
Kansas	13	7	6	0
Tennessee	8	1	7	0
Virginia	8	0	8	0
Colorado	7	6	1	0
Wyoming	6	6	0	0
Missouri	3	0	3	0
North Carolina	3	1	2	0
Minnesota	2	1	1	0
Oklahoma	2	1	1	0
South Carolina	2	0	2	0
West Virginia	2	0	2	0
California	1	1	0	0
Florida	1	0	1	0
Illinois	1	0	0	1
Maryland	1	0	1	0
North Dakota	1	0	0	1
Nevada	1	0	1	0
Texas	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
Cheyenne, WY	1.5 in	None
Rapid City, SD	1.0 in	None
Kansas City, MO	None	64 mph
Knoxville, TN	None	58 mph
Louisville, KY	None	58 mph
Washington, DC	None	69 mph

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