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Storm reports for August 3, 2020

NOAA recorded 16 hail reports, 94 wind reports and 30 tornado reports in 17 states on August 3, 2020.

in 17 states
140
Storm reports
About 49 miles from Chattanooga, TN
2.5 in
Largest hail
About 32 miles from Trenton, NJ
75 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF3, near 35.89, -76.89, NC
30
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

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on August 3, 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.

What happened

Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, at 11:10 p.m. EDT on August 3, 2020 (0310 UTC August 4), with maximum sustained winds of 80 knots (92 mph).1 Storm surge flooded 3 to 6 feet above ground along the southern North Carolina coast and South Carolina's Grand Strand. In Myrtle Beach, 483 properties were damaged, and waterfront shops in Southport, North Carolina, were heavily damaged.1 Hours before landfall, an EF2 tornado came ashore on Bald Head Island, blowing in windows and taking roofs off homes, then damaged more homes near Southport.1

Overnight, tornadoes from Isaias hit farther north. An EF3 near Woodard in Bertie County, North Carolina, destroyed several mobile homes and site-built houses, flattening seven mobile homes. Two people were killed and 14 injured.1,2 In Virginia, an EF2 damaged numerous homes and businesses along Highway 58 in Courtland, and Storm Events lists $8 million in damage. An EF1 caused significant damage to at least 8 buildings in downtown Suffolk ($4 million).3,4 Another EF2 tore roofs off and damaged the structure of numerous houses near Antipoison Creek in Lancaster County, injuring 5 people ($3 million).1,5

Earlier, around 1:40 p.m. EDT, tennis-ball-size hail (2.5 inches) fell in the Sonoraville area of Gordon County, Georgia, denting cars and shattering a windshield. Storm Events lists $290,000 in damage for each of the two reports.6,7

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA National Hurricane Center: Hurricane Isaias (AL092020) Tropical Cyclone Report
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 913350, tornado, Bertie County, North Carolina
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 913536, tornado, Southampton County, Virginia
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 913544, tornado, City of Suffolk, Virginia
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 913631, tornado, Lancaster County, Virginia
  6. 6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 910962, hail, Gordon County, Georgia
  7. 7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 910963, hail, Gordon County, Georgia

Reports by hour

Hail16, most at 12 PM

Wind94, most at 6 PM

Tornado30, most at 6 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
6:55 PMEF2About 25 miles from Wilmington, NC8.3 mi long, 80 yd wide
7:15 PMEF1About 26 miles from Wilmington, NC0.27 mi long, 25 yd wide
7:15 PMEF0About 19 miles from Wilmington, NC1.6 mi long, 20 yd wide
7:20 PMEF0About 12 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC0.2 mi long, 30 yd wide
7:43 PMEF1About 7 miles from Wilmington, NC2.59 mi long, 30 yd wide
8:59 PMEF1About 5 miles from Wilmington, NC1.48 mi long, 40 yd wide
10:23 PMEF1Near 35.02, -76.90, NC2.33 mi long, 40 yd wide
11:02 PMEF1Near 35.78, -76.91, NC0.17 mi long, 40 yd wide
11:18 PMEF1Near 35.46, -76.90, NC0.19 mi long, 70 yd wide
11:48 PMEF1Near 35.64, -76.80, NC0.08 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:50 PMEF1Near 35.43, -76.73, NC0.71 mi long, 180 yd wide
12:15 AMEF3Near 35.89, -76.89, NC10 mi long, 600 yd wide
Show all 30 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
1:11 AMEF0Near 36.35, -77.09, NC5 mi long, 100 yd wide
1:37 AMEF0About 54 miles from Virginia Beach, VA3 mi long, 50 yd wide
1:49 AMEF2About 54 miles from Virginia Beach, VA15.9 mi long, 200 yd wide
1:54 AMEF1About 30 miles from Virginia Beach, VA21 mi long, 150 yd wide
2:08 AMEF0About 31 miles from Virginia Beach, VA11.7 mi long, 100 yd wide
3:13 AMEF1About 39 miles from Richmond, VA0.8 mi long, 200 yd wide
3:53 AMEF1About 49 miles from Virginia Beach, VA4.7 mi long, 250 yd wide
4:40 AMEF2Near 37.63, -76.34, VA15.61 mi long, 500 yd wide
4:55 AMEF2Near 38.45, -75.76, MD1.3 mi long, 150 yd wide
5:06 AMEF1Near 37.81, -76.28, VA2.2 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:27 AMEF0Near 38.09, -76.36, MD1.47 mi long, 75 yd wide
5:32 AMEF0About 57 miles from Washington, DC5.24 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:52 AMEF0About 49 miles from Washington, DC0.82 mi long, 175 yd wide
6:14 AMEF2Near 38.10, -75.40, MD3.8 mi long, 200 yd wide
6:22 AMEF0Near 38.33, -75.73, MD2.7 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:33 AMEF1About 34 miles from Washington, DC3.01 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:35 AMEF0Near 38.41, -75.25, MD8 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:55 AMEF0Near 38.40, -75.18, MD9.63 mi long, 75 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
New Jersey270270
Virginia230167
Georgia214170
Maryland13049
North Carolina130013
Montana8350
New York7070
Kentucky5050
New Mexico5410
Connecticut4040
Alabama3300
Wyoming3030
Arizona2110
South Carolina2011
Tennessee2110
District of Columbia1010
Ohio1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Atlanta, GANone58 mph0
Billings, MTNone67 mph0
Columbus, GANone58 mph0
Myrtle Beach, SCNoneNone1
Nashville, TNNone52 mph0
Philadelphia, PANone60 mph0
Rochester, NYNone59 mph0
Trenton, NJNone58 mph0
Washington, DCNone58 mph0
Wilmington, NCNoneNone2

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