Storm reports for August 16, 2020

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, August 16, 2020
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 103 hail reports, 142 wind reports and 3 tornado reports in 12 states on August 16, 2020.

in 12 states; 248
Storm reports: Near 41.01, -98.18, NE; 3.0 in
Largest hail: About 48 miles from Wichita Falls, TX; 86 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, near 35.55, -100.60, TX; 3
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 16, 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

Hail103, most at 5 PM

Wind142, most at 7 PM

Tornado3, most at 2 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
2:46 PM	EF1	Near 35.55, -100.60, TX	1.83 mi long, 200 yd wide
3:48 PM	EF0	About 28 miles from Palm Bay, FL	0.43 mi long, 15 yd wide
7:45 PM	Not rated	Near 37.94, -103.90, CO	0.1 mi long, 10 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
2:25 PM	0.88 in	Near 35.69, -100.64, TX
3:00 PM	1.75 in	Near 35.23, -100.60, TX
3:02 PM	1.0 in	About 26 miles from Norman, OK
3:14 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.63, -100.86, NE
3:16 PM	1.25 in	Near 40.37, -101.44, NE
3:18 PM	1.5 in	Near 39.70, -102.41, CO
3:26 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.50, -101.02, NE
3:26 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.32, -101.47, NE
3:30 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.30, -101.46, NE
3:40 PM	1.0 in	About 42 miles from Omaha, NE
3:41 PM	1.0 in	About 30 miles from Norman, OK
3:45 PM	1.0 in	About 49 miles from Omaha, NE

Show all 103 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
3:45 PM	2.5 in	Near 40.32, -101.47, NE
3:45 PM	0.88 in	Near 40.22, -101.44, NE
3:48 PM	1.5 in	Near 39.67, -102.49, CO
3:48 PM	1.5 in	Near 40.48, -100.91, NE
3:50 PM	0.75 in	Near 40.17, -101.15, NE
3:55 PM	1.0 in	Near 33.30, -95.25, TX
3:57 PM	1.0 in	About 43 miles from Norman, OK
3:59 PM	2.5 in	Near 40.66, -100.44, NE
4:04 PM	1.0 in	About 44 miles from Norman, OK
4:10 PM	2.0 in	Near 39.62, -102.59, CO
4:13 PM	1.25 in	About 40 miles from Tyler, TX
4:14 PM	1.5 in	Near 39.61, -102.58, CO
4:24 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.30, -97.14, OK
4:25 PM	1.75 in	Near 34.17, -97.14, OK
4:30 PM	1.75 in	Near 39.53, -102.60, CO
4:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.06, -101.10, NE
4:36 PM	2.5 in	About 29 miles from Omaha, NE
4:38 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.48, -102.59, CO
4:38 PM	2.0 in	About 31 miles from Omaha, NE
4:42 PM	2.0 in	Near 34.28, -97.18, OK
4:45 PM	0.75 in	About 60 miles from Tyler, TX
4:47 PM	1.0 in	About 55 miles from McKinney, TX
4:53 PM	0.88 in	Near 34.22, -97.47, OK
4:55 PM	2.5 in	Near 40.05, -101.52, NE
4:56 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.16, -97.43, OK
5:00 PM	0.75 in	Near 38.77, -102.80, CO
5:00 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.25, -100.30, NE
5:00 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.21, -100.35, NE
5:02 PM	0.75 in	Near 34.35, -96.96, OK
5:02 PM	1.75 in	About 28 miles from Lincoln, NE
5:02 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.25, -100.60, NE
5:05 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.16, -99.67, NE
5:05 PM	2.5 in	Near 40.05, -101.46, NE
5:13 PM	1.75 in	Near 39.31, -102.60, CO
5:15 PM	1.5 in	About 50 miles from Lincoln, NE
5:15 PM	1.0 in	About 24 miles from McKinney, TX
5:31 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.51, -100.43, TX
5:35 PM	1.0 in	About 48 miles from Denton, TX
5:35 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.13, -99.45, NE
5:39 PM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from Lincoln, NE
5:40 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.80, -101.46, KS
5:43 PM	1.5 in	About 17 miles from McKinney, TX
5:44 PM	1.25 in	About 16 miles from McKinney, TX
5:50 PM	1.0 in	About 42 miles from Denton, TX
5:52 PM	1.0 in	About 36 miles from Lincoln, NE
5:53 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.80, -99.28, NE
5:53 PM	1.5 in	Near 41.37, -97.98, NE
5:54 PM	1.5 in	About 18 miles from McKinney, TX
5:55 PM	0.75 in	Near 40.11, -102.23, CO
5:59 PM	0.75 in	About 46 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:00 PM	0.88 in	Near 40.08, -102.23, CO
6:00 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.84, -101.52, KS
6:00 PM	1.5 in	Near 41.00, -98.39, NE
6:15 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.06, -99.18, NE
6:20 PM	1.25 in	Near 40.40, -102.06, CO
6:20 PM	3.0 in	Near 41.01, -98.18, NE
6:20 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.76, -101.71, KS
6:20 PM	1.25 in	About 41 miles from Garland, TX
6:25 PM	0.75 in	About 10 miles from McKinney, TX
6:27 PM	0.75 in	About 3 miles from McKinney, TX
6:30 PM	0.75 in	Near 40.41, -102.12, CO
6:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.35, -102.08, CO
6:30 PM	3.0 in	Near 40.96, -98.06, NE
6:32 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.96, -98.13, NE
6:32 PM	1.25 in	Near 41.13, -98.00, NE
6:35 PM	1.25 in	Near 31.23, -94.77, TX
6:37 PM	0.75 in	About 3 miles from McKinney, TX
6:45 PM	1.75 in	About 17 miles from McKinney, TX
6:45 PM	2.0 in	Near 41.00, -98.00, NE
6:50 PM	0.75 in	In Plano, TX
6:55 PM	0.88 in	About 29 miles from McKinney, TX
6:57 PM	1.0 in	About 6 miles from Carrollton, TX
6:58 PM	0.88 in	About 5 miles from Carrollton, TX
6:59 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.94, -97.90, NE
7:03 PM	1.0 in	About 5 miles from Carrollton, TX
7:15 PM	1.0 in	About 24 miles from Tucson, AZ
7:16 PM	1.0 in	About 4 miles from Plano, TX
7:16 PM	1.25 in	Near 40.95, -98.36, NE
7:17 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.75, -98.59, KS
7:20 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.91, -98.43, KS
7:28 PM	0.75 in	About 5 miles from Fort Worth, TX
7:34 PM	1.0 in	About 41 miles from McKinney, TX
7:37 PM	0.75 in	About 6 miles from Dallas, TX
7:42 PM	1.0 in	Near 38.05, -103.84, CO
7:45 PM	1.25 in	About 54 miles from Lincoln, NE
8:10 PM	0.75 in	About 11 miles from Grand Prairie, TX
8:20 PM	0.75 in	About 12 miles from Grand Prairie, TX
8:39 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.35, -98.13, NE
10:20 PM	0.88 in	Near 39.50, -98.55, KS
10:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.39, -98.53, KS
12:10 AM	1.0 in	About 52 miles from Longview, TX

Time	Gust	Where
7:00 AM	69 mph	About 22 miles from Santa Rosa, CA
7:29 AM	66 mph	About 24 miles from Santa Rosa, CA
1:20 PM	58 mph	Near 33.60, -89.03, MS
1:52 PM	58 mph	Near 33.34, -89.05, MS
2:43 PM	58 mph	Near 33.09, -88.74, MS
3:15 PM	58 mph	Near 37.61, -83.36, KY
3:18 PM	58 mph	About 50 miles from Columbus, OH
3:20 PM	58 mph	Near 32.67, -89.22, MS
4:04 PM	68 mph	About 24 miles from Prescott Valley, AZ
4:14 PM	58 mph	Near 32.37, -88.71, MS
4:14 PM	67 mph	Near 34.64, -100.80, TX
4:34 PM	58 mph	Near 33.12, -89.61, MS

Show all 142 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
4:37 PM	58 mph	About 58 miles from Jackson, MS
4:40 PM	67 mph	Near 34.73, -100.52, TX
4:41 PM	58 mph	About 56 miles from Jackson, MS
4:52 PM	60 mph	Near 40.20, -100.58, NE
4:55 PM	58 mph	About 54 miles from Jackson, MS
4:55 PM	70 mph	Near 34.16, -97.43, OK
4:55 PM	64 mph	Near 34.17, -97.40, OK
4:55 PM	64 mph	Near 34.27, -100.60, TX
5:04 PM	60 mph	Near 40.42, -101.71, NE
5:05 PM	64 mph	About 18 miles from Lincoln, NE
5:06 PM	64 mph	Near 34.64, -100.80, TX
5:15 PM	69 mph	Near 34.51, -100.41, TX
5:30 PM	64 mph	Near 33.92, -100.42, TX
5:30 PM	59 mph	Near 34.67, -99.83, OK
5:30 PM	68 mph	About 47 miles from Denton, TX
5:30 PM	60 mph	Near 39.74, -101.30, KS
5:33 PM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Jackson, MS
5:35 PM	81 mph	About 47 miles from Denton, TX
5:35 PM	60 mph	About 11 miles from Lincoln, NE
5:40 PM	70 mph	About 47 miles from Denton, TX
5:40 PM	67 mph	Near 34.67, -99.83, OK
5:45 PM	70 mph	Near 39.80, -101.46, KS
5:45 PM	60 mph	About 34 miles from Denton, TX
5:48 PM	78 mph	Near 33.90, -100.14, TX
5:50 PM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Jackson, MS
5:50 PM	60 mph	About 23 miles from Tucson, AZ
5:55 PM	60 mph	About 15 miles from Tucson, AZ
5:55 PM	58 mph	About 18 miles from Jackson, MS
5:55 PM	58 mph	About 44 miles from Lake Charles, LA
5:59 PM	58 mph	About 23 miles from Jackson, MS
6:00 PM	70 mph	Near 39.84, -101.52, KS
6:04 PM	58 mph	About 10 miles from Jackson, MS
6:05 PM	58 mph	About 40 miles from Lake Charles, LA
6:10 PM	60 mph	Near 39.77, -101.80, KS
6:10 PM	60 mph	Near 34.34, -99.94, TX
6:16 PM	60 mph	About 5 miles from McKinney, TX
6:16 PM	60 mph	About 4 miles from McKinney, TX
6:18 PM	58 mph	About 12 miles from Jackson, MS
6:19 PM	58 mph	About 10 miles from Jackson, MS
6:20 PM	58 mph	About 18 miles from McKinney, TX
6:23 PM	67 mph	Near 33.98, -99.71, TX
6:24 PM	59 mph	About 4 miles from Denton, TX
6:25 PM	64 mph	About 48 miles from Tucson, AZ
6:27 PM	58 mph	About 48 miles from Jackson, MS
6:28 PM	59 mph	Near 34.32, -99.75, TX
6:32 PM	58 mph	In Allen, TX
6:35 PM	67 mph	Near 39.77, -101.80, KS
6:36 PM	63 mph	In Allen, TX
6:36 PM	58 mph	In Richardson, TX
6:40 PM	63 mph	About 3 miles from Richardson, TX
6:45 PM	63 mph	In Allen, TX
6:50 PM	70 mph	Near 39.50, -101.64, KS
6:50 PM	59 mph	About 57 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
6:53 PM	61 mph	About 30 miles from Prescott Valley, AZ
6:55 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from McKinney, TX
6:58 PM	62 mph	About 48 miles from Jackson, MS
7:00 PM	70 mph	About 33 miles from McKinney, TX
7:02 PM	63 mph	About 49 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
7:03 PM	60 mph	Near 40.88, -97.89, NE
7:03 PM	60 mph	About 55 miles from Jackson, MS
7:05 PM	60 mph	Near 39.36, -100.07, KS
7:05 PM	59 mph	About 48 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
7:10 PM	64 mph	About 48 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
7:14 PM	68 mph	About 40 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
7:15 PM	58 mph	About 15 miles from Jackson, MS
7:18 PM	58 mph	About 10 miles from Jackson, MS
7:18 PM	58 mph	Near 31.55, -89.55, MS
7:18 PM	58 mph	Near 31.56, -89.64, MS
7:20 PM	62 mph	Near 39.35, -101.71, KS
7:20 PM	62 mph	Near 39.37, -101.69, KS
7:20 PM	60 mph	In Plano, TX
7:23 PM	58 mph	About 56 miles from Jackson, MS
7:23 PM	58 mph	Near 31.43, -89.44, MS
7:24 PM	68 mph	About 5 miles from Irving, TX
7:25 PM	61 mph	About 6 miles from Dallas, TX
7:25 PM	58 mph	About 17 miles from Jackson, MS
7:25 PM	75 mph	About 47 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
7:25 PM	86 mph	About 48 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
7:27 PM	58 mph	About 9 miles from Arlington, TX
7:28 PM	58 mph	Near 31.41, -89.33, MS
7:28 PM	63 mph	About 9 miles from Fort Worth, TX
7:29 PM	62 mph	About 3 miles from Arlington, TX
7:36 PM	60 mph	About 4 miles from Arlington, TX
7:38 PM	58 mph	Near 31.32, -89.76, MS
7:41 PM	60 mph	About 39 miles from McKinney, TX
7:43 PM	68 mph	About 23 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
7:43 PM	75 mph	About 23 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
7:43 PM	64 mph	About 24 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
7:44 PM	58 mph	Near 31.29, -89.89, MS
7:44 PM	60 mph	About 26 miles from Phoenix, AZ
7:44 PM	64 mph	About 25 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
7:44 PM	58 mph	About 56 miles from Gulfport, MS
7:45 PM	62 mph	About 27 miles from Tucson, AZ
7:49 PM	60 mph	Near 40.17, -97.58, NE
7:50 PM	58 mph	About 17 miles from Grand Prairie, TX
7:55 PM	61 mph	Near 33.90, -100.14, TX
7:55 PM	81 mph	Near 38.90, -101.75, KS
8:00 PM	64 mph	About 3 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
8:00 PM	64 mph	In Wichita Falls, TX
8:00 PM	64 mph	About 23 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
8:01 PM	58 mph	About 54 miles from Gulfport, MS
8:03 PM	58 mph	About 53 miles from Gulfport, MS
8:05 PM	60 mph	About 39 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
8:06 PM	70 mph	About 23 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
8:10 PM	60 mph	Near 39.99, -97.35, KS
8:14 PM	64 mph	About 16 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
8:15 PM	58 mph	About 4 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
8:19 PM	70 mph	About 23 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
8:20 PM	64 mph	Near 31.92, -111.88, AZ
8:30 PM	59 mph	About 5 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
8:30 PM	59 mph	About 5 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
8:30 PM	59 mph	About 5 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
8:34 PM	61 mph	Near 38.46, -101.36, KS
8:37 PM	59 mph	About 13 miles from Abilene, TX
8:37 PM	60 mph	Near 38.49, -101.08, KS
8:44 PM	60 mph	Near 37.38, -118.44, CA
8:48 PM	60 mph	About 3 miles from Wichita Falls, TX
8:50 PM	60 mph	Near 39.47, -97.20, KS
9:20 PM	60 mph	Near 39.18, -96.91, KS
9:23 PM	60 mph	Near 39.10, -96.88, KS
9:34 PM	64 mph	About 6 miles from New Orleans, LA
9:35 PM	64 mph	Near 39.03, -96.84, KS
9:36 PM	71 mph	Near 37.93, -100.72, KS
9:42 PM	60 mph	About 11 miles from New Orleans, LA
9:50 PM	60 mph	About 15 miles from New Orleans, LA
10:34 PM	64 mph	About 6 miles from New Orleans, LA
10:45 PM	60 mph	Near 32.98, -113.44, AZ
10:51 PM	81 mph	Near 32.86, -113.25, AZ
12:20 AM	64 mph	About 51 miles from Tyler, TX
12:41 AM	64 mph	Near 31.50, -94.81, TX

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Texas	89	30	58	1
Nebraska	45	39	6	0
Mississippi	32	0	32	0
Kansas	25	7	18	0
Oklahoma	19	12	7	0
Colorado	15	14	0	1
Arizona	11	1	10	0
Louisiana	6	0	6	0
California	3	0	3	0
Florida	1	0	0	1
Kentucky	1	0	1	0
Ohio	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
Allen, TX	1.0 in	63 mph
Carrollton, TX	1.0 in	68 mph
Dallas, TX	1.0 in	61 mph
Frisco, TX	1.0 in	63 mph
Garland, TX	1.0 in	63 mph
Irving, TX	1.0 in	68 mph
Lewisville, TX	1.0 in	68 mph
Plano, TX	1.0 in	63 mph
Richardson, TX	1.0 in	63 mph
Arlington, TX	0.75 in	68 mph
Fort Worth, TX	0.75 in	63 mph
Grand Prairie, TX	0.75 in	63 mph
McKinney, TX	0.75 in	63 mph
Abilene, TX	None	59 mph
Denton, TX	None	59 mph
Jackson, MS	None	58 mph
Lincoln, NE	None	60 mph
New Orleans, LA	None	64 mph
Tucson, AZ	None	60 mph
Wichita Falls, TX	None	64 mph

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