Storm reports for August 17, 2020

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, August 17, 2020
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 8 hail reports and 49 wind reports in 12 states on August 17, 2020.

in 12 states; 57
Storm reports: Near 42.83, -102.92, NE; 1.5 in
Largest hail: Near 31.02, -104.83, TX; 100 mph
Highest gust: 0
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
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
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 17, 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

Hail8, most at 3 PM

Wind49, most at 11 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Size	Where
8:03 AM	0.25 in	About 16 miles from Vallejo, CA
10:01 AM	0.25 in	In Santa Rosa, CA
3:30 PM	1.0 in	About 48 miles from Columbus, OH
3:31 PM	0.75 in	About 47 miles from Columbus, OH
3:44 PM	1.0 in	About 28 miles from Hickory, NC
5:15 PM	1.5 in	Near 42.83, -102.92, NE
5:35 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.78, -102.93, NE
6:24 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.78, -102.93, NE

Time	Gust	Where
12:30 PM	63 mph	About 33 miles from San Francisco, CA
1:30 PM	58 mph	About 8 miles from Orlando, FL
2:33 PM	58 mph	About 27 miles from Hickory, NC
3:05 PM	58 mph	Near 38.25, -78.13, VA
3:10 PM	58 mph	About 58 miles from Richmond, VA
3:50 PM	58 mph	About 48 miles from Lynchburg, VA
3:50 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Hickory, NC
3:59 PM	62 mph	About 38 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL
4:33 PM	58 mph	Near 39.63, -81.78, OH
4:54 PM	58 mph	Near 37.39, -118.55, CA
4:57 PM	59 mph	About 21 miles from Miami, FL
6:26 PM	100 mph	Near 31.02, -104.83, TX

Show all 49 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
6:30 PM	64 mph	About 48 miles from Bend, OR
6:30 PM	60 mph	About 46 miles from Bend, OR
6:30 PM	64 mph	About 46 miles from Bend, OR
7:05 PM	64 mph	About 54 miles from Bend, OR
8:35 PM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Binghamton, NY
9:04 PM	55 mph	About 32 miles from Phoenix, AZ
9:15 PM	58 mph	About 56 miles from Kennewick, WA
9:24 PM	60 mph	About 19 miles from Phoenix, AZ
9:25 PM	60 mph	About 27 miles from Phoenix, AZ
9:30 PM	58 mph	About 17 miles from Scranton, PA
9:30 PM	58 mph	About 17 miles from Scranton, PA
9:35 PM	55 mph	About 18 miles from Phoenix, AZ
9:40 PM	59 mph	About 11 miles from Phoenix, AZ
9:42 PM	49 mph	About 19 miles from Phoenix, AZ
9:55 PM	49 mph	About 19 miles from Phoenix, AZ
10:10 PM	58 mph	About 39 miles from Phoenix, AZ
11:00 PM	61 mph	About 6 miles from Kennewick, WA
11:11 PM	58 mph	About 20 miles from Scranton, PA
11:13 PM	58 mph	About 23 miles from Scranton, PA
11:16 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Scranton, PA
11:20 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Scranton, PA
11:22 PM	58 mph	About 25 miles from Allentown, PA
11:25 PM	64 mph	Near 32.24, -112.61, AZ
11:33 PM	58 mph	About 30 miles from Allentown, PA
11:34 PM	58 mph	About 30 miles from Scranton, PA
11:44 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Allentown, PA
11:48 PM	58 mph	About 34 miles from Scranton, PA
11:59 PM	58 mph	About 26 miles from Allentown, PA
12:00 AM	58 mph	About 9 miles from Allentown, PA
12:02 AM	58 mph	About 47 miles from Scranton, PA
12:10 AM	58 mph	About 10 miles from Allentown, PA
12:16 AM	55 mph	Near 32.85, -113.26, AZ
12:17 AM	58 mph	About 27 miles from Allentown, PA
12:27 AM	58 mph	About 37 miles from Allentown, PA
12:41 AM	58 mph	About 37 miles from Allentown, PA
12:47 AM	58 mph	About 42 miles from New York, NY
12:53 AM	58 mph	About 38 miles from Allentown, PA

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind
Pennsylvania	16	0	16
Arizona	10	0	10
New Jersey	5	0	5
Oregon	5	0	5
California	4	2	2
Florida	3	0	3
North Carolina	3	1	2
Nebraska	3	3	0
Ohio	3	2	1
Virginia	3	0	3
Texas	1	0	1
Washington	1	0	1

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust
Santa Rosa, CA	0.25 in	None
Allentown, PA	None	58 mph
Kennewick, WA	None	61 mph
Orlando, FL	None	58 mph
Phoenix, AZ	None	59 mph

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