Storm reports for August 28, 2020

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, August 28, 2020
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 19 hail reports, 232 wind reports and 6 tornado reports in 21 states on August 28, 2020.

in 21 states; 257
Storm reports: About 6 miles from Flint, MI; 2.0 in
Largest hail: About 34 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA; 75 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, about 55 miles from Huntsville, AL; 6
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path
Surveyed tornado path
Surveyed wind damage

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
Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on August 28, 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

Hail19, most at 4 PM

Wind232, most at 3 PM

Tornado6, most at 5 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
4:02 PM	EF1	About 55 miles from Huntsville, AL	8.75 mi long, 325 yd wide
4:36 PM	EF1	About 56 miles from Huntsville, AL	2.56 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:27 PM	EF1	About 40 miles from Huntsville, AL	5.56 mi long, 115 yd wide
5:28 PM	EF0	About 50 miles from Chattanooga, TN	1.53 mi long, 65 yd wide
5:58 PM	EF0	About 27 miles from Huntsville, AL	0.22 mi long, 40 yd wide
7:24 PM	EF0	Near 36.08, -85.64, TN	2.38 mi long, 50 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
10:49 AM	1.0 in	About 9 miles from Akron, OH
2:04 PM	1.25 in	About 53 miles from Pittsburgh, PA
2:13 PM	0.75 in	About 53 miles from Pittsburgh, PA
3:10 PM	0.88 in	About 26 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:30 PM	1.75 in	About 33 miles from Lansing, MI
3:39 PM	1.0 in	About 55 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
3:46 PM	1.0 in	About 42 miles from Hagerstown, MD
3:50 PM	1.0 in	About 43 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:03 PM	1.25 in	About 35 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:05 PM	1.25 in	About 7 miles from Flint, MI
4:07 PM	1.75 in	About 6 miles from Flint, MI
4:08 PM	1.0 in	About 4 miles from Flint, MI

Show all 19 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
4:10 PM	2.0 in	About 6 miles from Flint, MI
4:10 PM	1.0 in	About 37 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:27 PM	0.75 in	About 50 miles from Pittsburgh, PA
5:29 PM	1.75 in	About 8 miles from Washington, DC
8:28 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.43, -98.70, KS
8:50 PM	1.5 in	Near 39.31, -98.64, KS
10:57 PM	1.0 in	Near 37.57, -101.81, KS

Time	Gust	Where
8:00 AM	58 mph	About 26 miles from Youngstown, OH
8:00 AM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Youngstown, OH
8:07 AM	58 mph	About 25 miles from Youngstown, OH
8:44 AM	58 mph	About 41 miles from Youngstown, OH
9:10 AM	58 mph	About 59 miles from Youngstown, OH
9:34 AM	58 mph	About 55 miles from Pittsburgh, PA
11:02 AM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Dayton, OH
11:20 AM	49 mph	Near 34.88, -88.04, AL
11:31 AM	58 mph	About 27 miles from Milwaukee, WI
11:53 AM	58 mph	About 7 miles from Columbus, OH
11:55 AM	60 mph	About 57 miles from Pittsburgh, PA
11:58 AM	58 mph	About 10 miles from Columbus, OH

Show all 232 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
11:59 AM	58 mph	About 10 miles from Columbus, OH
12:05 PM	58 mph	About 16 miles from Columbus, OH
12:10 PM	58 mph	About 36 miles from Nashville, TN
12:11 PM	58 mph	About 41 miles from Columbus, OH
12:12 PM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Nashville, TN
12:12 PM	58 mph	About 49 miles from Columbus, OH
12:15 PM	58 mph	About 23 miles from Columbus, OH
12:15 PM	58 mph	About 31 miles from Nashville, TN
12:15 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Columbus, OH
12:19 PM	58 mph	About 27 miles from Nashville, TN
12:25 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Columbus, OH
12:30 PM	60 mph	About 52 miles from Harrisburg, PA
12:31 PM	58 mph	About 18 miles from Nashville, TN
12:32 PM	58 mph	About 19 miles from Nashville, TN
12:33 PM	60 mph	About 56 miles from Hagerstown, MD
12:35 PM	58 mph	About 52 miles from Nashville, TN
12:46 PM	60 mph	About 36 miles from Columbus, OH
12:50 PM	60 mph	Near 40.70, -77.90, PA
12:50 PM	60 mph	About 42 miles from Columbus, OH
1:00 PM	60 mph	About 44 miles from Hagerstown, MD
1:03 PM	61 mph	About 31 miles from Clarksville, TN
1:05 PM	60 mph	About 31 miles from Lansing, MI
1:08 PM	60 mph	About 41 miles from Harrisburg, PA
1:10 PM	58 mph	About 7 miles from Nashville, TN
1:14 PM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Nashville, TN
1:15 PM	60 mph	About 24 miles from Harrisburg, PA
1:15 PM	60 mph	About 41 miles from Harrisburg, PA
1:18 PM	60 mph	About 57 miles from Akron, OH
1:30 PM	60 mph	About 41 miles from Baltimore, MD
1:38 PM	60 mph	About 26 miles from Harrisburg, PA
1:43 PM	63 mph	About 40 miles from Baltimore, MD
1:45 PM	63 mph	About 45 miles from Baltimore, MD
1:46 PM	60 mph	About 20 miles from Hagerstown, MD
1:50 PM	60 mph	About 16 miles from Hagerstown, MD
1:55 PM	58 mph	About 44 miles from Pittsburgh, PA
1:56 PM	58 mph	About 45 miles from Pittsburgh, PA
1:58 PM	60 mph	About 21 miles from Reading, PA
1:59 PM	60 mph	About 20 miles from Reading, PA
2:00 PM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Reading, PA
2:04 PM	58 mph	About 18 miles from Canton, OH
2:04 PM	58 mph	About 45 miles from Pittsburgh, PA
2:04 PM	60 mph	About 24 miles from Harrisburg, PA
2:06 PM	60 mph	About 15 miles from Harrisburg, PA
2:09 PM	58 mph	About 17 miles from Reading, PA
2:09 PM	58 mph	About 32 miles from Pittsburgh, PA
2:09 PM	58 mph	About 34 miles from Pittsburgh, PA
2:11 PM	58 mph	About 16 miles from Reading, PA
2:12 PM	60 mph	About 18 miles from York, PA
2:14 PM	58 mph	About 40 miles from Dayton, OH
2:17 PM	58 mph	About 16 miles from Hagerstown, MD
2:20 PM	58 mph	About 10 miles from Ann Arbor, MI
2:25 PM	58 mph	About 4 miles from Reading, PA
2:25 PM	58 mph	About 50 miles from Philadelphia, PA
2:25 PM	58 mph	About 13 miles from Reading, PA
2:26 PM	58 mph	About 4 miles from Reading, PA
2:27 PM	58 mph	About 14 miles from Reading, PA
2:27 PM	58 mph	About 4 miles from Reading, PA
2:28 PM	58 mph	In Reading, PA
2:29 PM	58 mph	About 7 miles from Allentown, PA
2:30 PM	58 mph	About 12 miles from Allentown, PA
2:36 PM	58 mph	About 4 miles from Reading, PA
2:36 PM	58 mph	About 5 miles from Reading, PA
2:36 PM	58 mph	About 5 miles from Reading, PA
2:36 PM	58 mph	About 3 miles from Reading, PA
2:38 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from York, PA
2:39 PM	58 mph	About 5 miles from Reading, PA
2:39 PM	58 mph	About 12 miles from Reading, PA
2:41 PM	58 mph	About 8 miles from Allentown, PA
2:45 PM	58 mph	About 10 miles from Reading, PA
2:45 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Baltimore, MD
2:45 PM	58 mph	About 18 miles from Allentown, PA
2:45 PM	58 mph	About 13 miles from Reading, PA
2:45 PM	58 mph	Near 34.94, -88.52, MS
2:48 PM	58 mph	About 16 miles from Allentown, PA
2:48 PM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Reading, PA
2:50 PM	58 mph	About 15 miles from Allentown, PA
2:55 PM	58 mph	About 15 miles from Reading, PA
2:55 PM	60 mph	About 10 miles from Lancaster, PA
2:55 PM	60 mph	About 31 miles from Lancaster, PA
2:55 PM	63 mph	About 15 miles from Allentown, PA
2:55 PM	63 mph	About 17 miles from Allentown, PA
3:03 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Allentown, PA
3:05 PM	69 mph	About 22 miles from Allentown, PA
3:08 PM	58 mph	About 18 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:11 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Reading, PA
3:11 PM	58 mph	About 23 miles from Reading, PA
3:12 PM	58 mph	About 20 miles from Allentown, PA
3:13 PM	58 mph	About 23 miles from Reading, PA
3:14 PM	63 mph	About 21 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:14 PM	69 mph	About 18 miles from Allentown, PA
3:15 PM	69 mph	About 20 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:15 PM	58 mph	Near 34.03, -89.02, MS
3:16 PM	58 mph	About 24 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:16 PM	69 mph	About 19 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:16 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Baltimore, MD
3:18 PM	58 mph	About 19 miles from Washington, DC
3:18 PM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Lancaster, PA
3:18 PM	58 mph	About 25 miles from Reading, PA
3:18 PM	58 mph	About 26 miles from Lancaster, PA
3:20 PM	58 mph	About 15 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:20 PM	63 mph	About 27 miles from Lancaster, PA
3:21 PM	58 mph	About 23 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:21 PM	58 mph	About 13 miles from Trenton, NJ
3:21 PM	58 mph	About 13 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:21 PM	58 mph	About 24 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:23 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:23 PM	63 mph	About 19 miles from Trenton, NJ
3:23 PM	58 mph	About 8 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:26 PM	58 mph	About 25 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:26 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:26 PM	49 mph	About 59 miles from Huntsville, AL
3:26 PM	58 mph	About 9 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:26 PM	58 mph	About 10 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:27 PM	49 mph	About 58 miles from Huntsville, AL
3:27 PM	49 mph	About 59 miles from Huntsville, AL
3:29 PM	58 mph	About 32 miles from Lancaster, PA
3:29 PM	63 mph	About 14 miles from Trenton, NJ
3:30 PM	58 mph	About 13 miles from Trenton, NJ
3:31 PM	58 mph	About 7 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:32 PM	60 mph	About 59 miles from Huntsville, AL
3:32 PM	58 mph	About 9 miles from Trenton, NJ
3:35 PM	60 mph	About 57 miles from Huntsville, AL
3:36 PM	58 mph	About 3 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:36 PM	58 mph	About 6 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:36 PM	58 mph	About 7 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:39 PM	58 mph	About 19 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:39 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:40 PM	58 mph	About 39 miles from Lancaster, PA
3:40 PM	58 mph	About 28 miles from Baltimore, MD
3:42 PM	58 mph	About 3 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:43 PM	63 mph	About 5 miles from Trenton, NJ
3:45 PM	58 mph	About 19 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:46 PM	58 mph	About 15 miles from Washington, DC
3:47 PM	58 mph	About 14 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:53 PM	58 mph	About 2 miles from Trenton, NJ
3:55 PM	58 mph	About 5 miles from Trenton, NJ
3:55 PM	58 mph	About 6 miles from Trenton, NJ
3:57 PM	58 mph	About 10 miles from Trenton, NJ
3:57 PM	60 mph	About 47 miles from Huntsville, AL
3:59 PM	63 mph	About 20 miles from Philadelphia, PA
4:00 PM	58 mph	Near 34.13, -87.98, AL
4:02 PM	58 mph	About 9 miles from Flint, MI
4:05 PM	60 mph	About 42 miles from Philadelphia, PA
4:06 PM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Trenton, NJ
4:06 PM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Philadelphia, PA
4:06 PM	58 mph	About 9 miles from Trenton, NJ
4:10 PM	60 mph	About 37 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:10 PM	58 mph	About 30 miles from Baltimore, MD
4:10 PM	70 mph	About 37 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:11 PM	58 mph	About 50 miles from Huntsville, AL
4:11 PM	60 mph	About 33 miles from Huntsville, AL
4:13 PM	52 mph	About 23 miles from Cincinnati, OH
4:26 PM	49 mph	About 36 miles from Huntsville, AL
4:29 PM	75 mph	About 34 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:30 PM	69 mph	About 34 miles from Trenton, NJ
4:30 PM	75 mph	About 35 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:30 PM	58 mph	About 30 miles from Cincinnati, OH
4:30 PM	63 mph	About 45 miles from Hagerstown, MD
4:30 PM	70 mph	About 35 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:35 PM	63 mph	About 55 miles from Baltimore, MD
4:35 PM	63 mph	About 35 miles from Atlantic City, NJ
4:37 PM	62 mph	Near 36.73, -104.50, NM
4:38 PM	58 mph	About 37 miles from Atlantic City, NJ
4:38 PM	63 mph	About 36 miles from Atlantic City, NJ
4:39 PM	60 mph	About 34 miles from Huntsville, AL
4:39 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Cincinnati, OH
4:40 PM	63 mph	About 38 miles from Trenton, NJ
4:42 PM	58 mph	About 58 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
4:43 PM	63 mph	About 42 miles from Atlantic City, NJ
4:49 PM	63 mph	About 33 miles from Washington, DC
4:52 PM	58 mph	About 10 miles from Washington, DC
4:54 PM	58 mph	About 31 miles from Washington, DC
5:13 PM	58 mph	About 24 miles from Washington, DC
5:22 PM	60 mph	About 36 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:25 PM	60 mph	About 37 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:40 PM	58 mph	About 30 miles from Charlotte, NC
5:40 PM	60 mph	About 31 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:44 PM	58 mph	Near 38.66, -78.91, VA
5:52 PM	58 mph	Near 38.85, -75.52, DE
5:55 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Washington, DC
6:03 PM	58 mph	About 47 miles from Columbus, OH
6:03 PM	58 mph	About 47 miles from Columbus, OH
6:06 PM	58 mph	About 48 miles from Columbus, OH
6:09 PM	58 mph	About 47 miles from Columbus, OH
6:10 PM	58 mph	About 34 miles from Kingsport, TN
6:10 PM	58 mph	About 52 miles from Chattanooga, TN
6:38 PM	58 mph	About 39 miles from Washington, DC
6:54 PM	58 mph	Near 35.94, -85.30, TN
6:54 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Washington, DC
7:09 PM	60 mph	About 11 miles from Albuquerque, NM
8:05 PM	58 mph	About 48 miles from Washington, DC
8:15 PM	58 mph	About 43 miles from Washington, DC
8:30 PM	58 mph	Near 35.57, -102.96, TX
8:40 PM	58 mph	About 32 miles from Washington, DC
8:43 PM	60 mph	About 19 miles from Grand Rapids, MI
8:48 PM	63 mph	Near 37.28, -102.62, CO
8:56 PM	60 mph	Near 34.43, -88.11, AL
8:58 PM	67 mph	Near 37.41, -102.62, CO
9:20 PM	60 mph	About 24 miles from Grand Rapids, MI
9:25 PM	60 mph	About 23 miles from Kalamazoo, MI
10:35 PM	62 mph	About 15 miles from Lansing, MI
11:20 PM	63 mph	About 23 miles from South Bend, IN
11:39 PM	62 mph	About 18 miles from Ann Arbor, MI
11:50 PM	58 mph	About 27 miles from Kalamazoo, MI
11:50 PM	62 mph	About 15 miles from Ann Arbor, MI
11:52 PM	62 mph	About 14 miles from Ann Arbor, MI
12:25 AM	63 mph	Near 38.24, -101.08, KS
12:46 AM	58 mph	About 43 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
12:50 AM	58 mph	Near 38.16, -75.32, MD
12:58 AM	58 mph	Near 37.92, -100.72, KS
1:13 AM	70 mph	Near 38.27, -100.68, KS
1:58 AM	61 mph	Near 37.77, -99.97, KS
2:00 AM	60 mph	Near 37.49, -99.96, KS
2:04 AM	61 mph	Near 37.77, -99.97, KS
2:08 AM	75 mph	Near 37.55, -99.63, KS
2:35 AM	58 mph	Near 40.32, -87.06, IN
3:42 AM	64 mph	Near 38.35, -98.86, KS
3:50 AM	59 mph	Near 38.33, -98.85, KS
3:55 AM	61 mph	About 30 miles from Las Vegas, NV
4:23 AM	60 mph	Near 38.35, -98.22, KS

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Pennsylvania	93	2	91	0
Ohio	23	1	22	0
Alabama	21	0	17	4
Michigan	17	5	12	0
Maryland	16	1	15	0
New Jersey	15	0	15	0
Kansas	13	3	10	0
Tennessee	13	0	11	2
Virginia	13	1	12	0
Iowa	9	4	5	0
West Virginia	8	2	6	0
Delaware	3	0	3	0
Colorado	2	0	2	0
Indiana	2	0	2	0
Mississippi	2	0	2	0
New Mexico	2	0	2	0
Kentucky	1	0	1	0
North Carolina	1	0	1	0
Nevada	1	0	1	0
Texas	1	0	1	0
Wisconsin	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
Flint, MI	2.0 in	58 mph
Washington, DC	1.75 in	58 mph
Akron, OH	1.0 in	None
Canton, OH	1.0 in	None
Albuquerque, NM	None	60 mph
Allentown, PA	None	63 mph
Ann Arbor, MI	None	62 mph
Columbus, OH	None	58 mph
Harrisburg, PA	None	60 mph
Lancaster, PA	None	60 mph
Nashville, TN	None	58 mph
Philadelphia, PA	None	58 mph
Reading, PA	None	58 mph
Trenton, NJ	None	63 mph

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