Storm reports for September 17, 2020
NOAA recorded 2 hail reports, 9 wind reports and 14 tornado reports in 4 states on September 17, 2020.
- in 4 states
- 25
- Storm reports
- About 18 miles from Salem, OR
- 0.88 in
- Largest hail
- About 57 miles from Columbia, SC
- 64 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF1, about 47 miles from Charleston, SC
- 14
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
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 September 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
Hail2, most at 3 AM
Wind9, most at 3 AM
Tornado14, most at 8 AM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:13 AM | EF1 | About 47 miles from Charleston, SC | 0.6 mi long, 150 yd wide |
| 8:49 AM | EF0 | About 49 miles from Charleston, SC | 0.23 mi long, 100 yd wide |
| 9:17 AM | EF0 | About 45 miles from Columbia, SC | 0.93 mi long, 100 yd wide |
| 10:14 AM | EF0 | About 41 miles from Columbia, SC | 0.6 mi long, 25 yd wide |
| 10:43 AM | EF0 | About 38 miles from Columbia, SC | 5.88 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 11:06 AM | EF0 | About 33 miles from Columbia, SC | 1.01 mi long, 25 yd wide |
| 11:45 AM | EF0 | About 29 miles from Columbia, SC | 0.32 mi long, 25 yd wide |
| 12:19 PM | EF0 | About 31 miles from Columbia, SC | 6.26 mi long, 25 yd wide |
| 1:45 PM | EF0 | About 56 miles from Columbia, SC | 4.99 mi long, 25 yd wide |
| 2:21 PM | EF0 | About 50 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC | 2.24 mi long, 20 yd wide |
| 7:17 PM | EF0 | About 20 miles from Wilmington, NC | 0.09 mi long, 20 yd wide |
| 8:16 PM | EF1 | Near 34.94, -76.63, NC | 0.15 mi long, 25 yd wide |
| 8:28 PM | EF0 | About 2 miles from Wilmington, NC | 0.15 mi long, 20 yd wide |
| 12:33 AM | EF0 | Near 35.26, -76.61, NC | 0.1 mi long, 20 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 3:50 AM | 0.88 in | About 18 miles from Salem, OR |
| 4:15 AM | 0.75 in | About 15 miles from Salem, OR |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1:42 PM | 40 mph | About 47 miles from Deltona, FL |
| 1:45 PM | 64 mph | About 57 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 1:51 PM | 64 mph | About 57 miles from Columbia, SC |
| 2:08 PM | 60 mph | Near 34.19, -79.87, SC |
| 2:33 PM | 64 mph | About 51 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 3:15 AM | 52 mph | About 20 miles from Salem, OR |
| 3:36 AM | 58 mph | About 27 miles from Salem, OR |
| 3:37 AM | 58 mph | About 26 miles from Salem, OR |
| 3:45 AM | 58 mph | About 23 miles from Salem, OR |
By state
| State | Reports | Hail | Wind | Tornado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| Oregon | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Florida | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington, NC | None | None | 1 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.