Storm reports for August 28, 2020
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
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
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 |
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| 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 reportsShow fewer
| 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 | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flint, MI | 2.0 in | 58 mph | 0 |
| Washington, DC | 1.75 in | 58 mph | 0 |
| Akron, OH | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Canton, OH | 1.0 in | None | 0 |
| Albuquerque, NM | None | 60 mph | 0 |
| Allentown, PA | None | 63 mph | 0 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | None | 62 mph | 0 |
| Columbus, OH | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Harrisburg, PA | None | 60 mph | 0 |
| Lancaster, PA | None | 60 mph | 0 |
| Nashville, TN | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Philadelphia, PA | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Reading, PA | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Trenton, NJ | None | 63 mph | 0 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.