Storm reports for July 28, 2021

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, July 28, 2021
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 23 hail reports, 216 wind reports and 18 tornado reports in 18 states on July 28, 2021.

in 18 states; 257
Storm reports: About 47 miles from Lynchburg, VA; 2.0 in
Largest hail: About 47 miles from Lynchburg, VA; 81 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, near 45.14, -89.60, WI; 18
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Wind report
Tornado and its path
Surveyed tornado path

Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

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 July 28, 2021 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

Hail23, most at 8 PM

Wind216, most at 2 AM

Tornado18, most at 1 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
6:30 PM	Not rated	In Ogden, UT	0.21 mi long, 10 yd wide
8:40 PM	EF1	Near 45.14, -89.60, WI	2.7 mi long, 300 yd wide
9:18 PM	EF0	Near 44.78, -89.45, WI	0.22 mi long, 100 yd wide
9:48 PM	EF1	About 39 miles from Minneapolis, MN	5.66 mi long, 100 yd wide
11:06 PM	EF0	About 30 miles from Appleton, WI	0.47 mi long, 33 yd wide
12:10 AM	EF1	About 28 miles from Madison, WI	2.25 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:41 AM	EF0	About 27 miles from Madison, WI	0.43 mi long, 50 yd wide
12:41 AM	EF0	About 14 miles from Madison, WI	4.78 mi long, 50 yd wide
12:41 AM	EF1	About 10 miles from Madison, WI	2.76 mi long, 250 yd wide
12:47 AM	EF1	About 8 miles from Madison, WI	2.44 mi long, 125 yd wide
12:48 AM	EF0	About 7 miles from Madison, WI	3.52 mi long, 75 yd wide
1:05 AM	EF0	About 32 miles from Madison, WI	5.95 mi long, 100 yd wide

Show all 18 tornado reports

Time	Rating	Where	Path
1:07 AM	EF0	About 35 miles from Madison, WI	3.6 mi long, 25 yd wide
1:07 AM	EF1	About 36 miles from Milwaukee, WI	7.69 mi long, 200 yd wide
1:23 AM	EF1	About 29 miles from Milwaukee, WI	4.67 mi long, 150 yd wide
1:26 AM	EF1	About 27 miles from Milwaukee, WI	1.03 mi long, 75 yd wide
1:32 AM	EF0	About 19 miles from Milwaukee, WI	2.44 mi long, 50 yd wide
1:38 AM	EF1	About 18 miles from Milwaukee, WI	0.88 mi long, 95 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
7:00 AM	1.5 in	Near 47.54, -94.88, MN
9:59 AM	1.0 in	Near 47.78, -94.58, MN
10:23 AM	1.0 in	Near 47.52, -94.04, MN
11:30 AM	1.0 in	Near 49.35, -94.98, MN
12:30 PM	0.75 in	About 38 miles from Minneapolis, MN
3:58 PM	1.5 in	About 45 miles from Washington, DC
4:08 PM	1.0 in	About 51 miles from Tyler, TX
4:08 PM	1.0 in	About 48 miles from Washington, DC
4:11 PM	1.75 in	About 51 miles from Washington, DC
4:15 PM	1.0 in	About 55 miles from Washington, DC
4:55 PM	0.75 in	Near 34.71, -79.96, SC
6:07 PM	1.0 in	About 56 miles from Tucson, AZ

Show all 23 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
6:42 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.04, -108.07, CO
6:42 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.04, -108.07, CO
8:02 PM	1.25 in	Near 47.44, -94.46, MN
8:25 PM	1.0 in	Near 45.51, -91.74, WI
8:25 PM	1.0 in	Near 47.24, -94.22, MN
8:35 PM	1.0 in	About 19 miles from Washington, DC
8:35 PM	1.25 in	Near 45.50, -91.76, WI
8:48 PM	1.0 in	Near 47.06, -93.91, MN
9:55 PM	1.5 in	About 37 miles from Minneapolis, MN
9:56 PM	0.75 in	About 36 miles from Minneapolis, MN
10:15 PM	2.0 in	About 47 miles from Lynchburg, VA

Time	Gust	Where
7:55 AM	60 mph	About 53 miles from Minneapolis, MN
8:15 AM	46 mph	About 42 miles from Charleston, SC
11:42 AM	58 mph	About 32 miles from Virginia Beach, VA
11:45 AM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Virginia Beach, VA
12:45 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Virginia Beach, VA
1:25 PM	58 mph	About 14 miles from Virginia Beach, VA
1:30 PM	58 mph	About 23 miles from Raleigh, NC
1:58 PM	58 mph	About 24 miles from Raleigh, NC
2:18 PM	58 mph	About 19 miles from Youngstown, OH
2:22 PM	58 mph	About 18 miles from Youngstown, OH
2:26 PM	58 mph	About 19 miles from Youngstown, OH
2:50 PM	58 mph	About 49 miles from Virginia Beach, VA

Show all 216 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
3:03 PM	58 mph	About 59 miles from Virginia Beach, VA
3:08 PM	58 mph	About 39 miles from Pittsburgh, PA
3:18 PM	58 mph	About 40 miles from Pittsburgh, PA
3:29 PM	58 mph	Near 35.79, -76.41, NC
3:45 PM	61 mph	About 15 miles from Edinburg, TX
3:50 PM	60 mph	In York, PA
3:50 PM	60 mph	About 2 miles from York, PA
3:51 PM	58 mph	Near 35.52, -77.10, NC
3:55 PM	60 mph	About 2 miles from York, PA
4:00 PM	58 mph	About 24 miles from Raleigh, NC
4:05 PM	58 mph	About 32 miles from Raleigh, NC
4:10 PM	58 mph	Near 35.63, -76.70, NC
4:30 PM	70 mph	About 2 miles from Georgetown, TX
4:31 PM	58 mph	Near 35.50, -76.46, NC
4:48 PM	58 mph	About 51 miles from Raleigh, NC
4:51 PM	58 mph	Near 35.58, -77.28, NC
4:51 PM	69 mph	About 59 miles from Fayetteville, NC
4:52 PM	68 mph	Near 34.71, -79.96, SC
5:00 PM	58 mph	About 58 miles from Raleigh, NC
5:00 PM	58 mph	About 55 miles from Raleigh, NC
5:01 PM	58 mph	About 4 miles from Fayetteville, NC
5:05 PM	58 mph	Near 35.31, -76.67, NC
5:14 PM	60 mph	About 35 miles from Ogden, UT
5:19 PM	58 mph	Near 35.60, -77.60, NC
5:24 PM	58 mph	Near 35.25, -77.06, NC
5:24 PM	69 mph	About 43 miles from Columbia, SC
5:35 PM	58 mph	Near 31.43, -82.76, GA
5:41 PM	58 mph	Near 35.23, -77.60, NC
5:53 PM	58 mph	Near 31.53, -83.20, GA
6:00 PM	63 mph	Near 31.20, -83.25, GA
6:15 PM	63 mph	About 19 miles from Columbia, SC
6:15 PM	58 mph	About 18 miles from Columbia, SC
6:22 PM	69 mph	About 34 miles from Charlotte, NC
6:25 PM	58 mph	About 50 miles from Wilmington, NC
6:30 PM	63 mph	About 11 miles from Columbia, SC
6:41 PM	58 mph	Near 31.04, -83.36, GA
6:51 PM	58 mph	Near 31.15, -83.47, GA
6:58 PM	58 mph	About 58 miles from Tallahassee, FL
7:00 PM	58 mph	About 58 miles from Wilmington, NC
7:00 PM	40 mph	About 57 miles from Merced, CA
7:00 PM	60 mph	Near 47.83, -94.36, MN
7:00 PM	63 mph	Near 41.65, -114.44, NV
7:21 PM	60 mph	Near 39.11, -108.36, CO
7:24 PM	58 mph	About 56 miles from Tallahassee, FL
7:25 PM	60 mph	Near 45.88, -90.08, WI
7:26 PM	58 mph	About 56 miles from Tallahassee, FL
7:26 PM	58 mph	About 55 miles from Tallahassee, FL
7:31 PM	58 mph	About 46 miles from Tallahassee, FL
7:40 PM	45 mph	Near 39.07, -108.47, CO
7:41 PM	60 mph	Near 45.86, -91.99, WI
7:44 PM	60 mph	Near 45.84, -91.93, WI
7:45 PM	63 mph	Near 45.79, -92.02, WI
7:48 PM	58 mph	About 59 miles from Tallahassee, FL
8:00 PM	58 mph	About 30 miles from Richmond, VA
8:05 PM	58 mph	About 23 miles from Columbia, SC
8:07 PM	64 mph	Near 45.46, -89.73, WI
8:09 PM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Columbia, SC
8:10 PM	63 mph	About 22 miles from Columbia, SC
8:15 PM	64 mph	Near 45.59, -91.93, WI
8:20 PM	70 mph	Near 45.29, -89.66, WI
8:20 PM	64 mph	Near 45.46, -91.28, WI
8:23 PM	70 mph	Near 45.34, -89.66, WI
8:39 PM	70 mph	Near 45.18, -89.68, WI
8:40 PM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Richmond, VA
8:40 PM	58 mph	About 25 miles from Richmond, VA
8:40 PM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Richmond, VA
8:42 PM	70 mph	Near 45.13, -89.58, WI
8:50 PM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Richmond, VA
8:50 PM	70 mph	Near 45.07, -89.57, WI
8:55 PM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Washington, DC
9:00 PM	64 mph	Near 44.91, -89.68, WI
9:00 PM	63 mph	Near 44.96, -89.63, WI
9:00 PM	60 mph	Near 45.36, -91.72, WI
9:05 PM	58 mph	About 57 miles from Lynchburg, VA
9:05 PM	58 mph	About 10 miles from Washington, DC
9:05 PM	70 mph	Near 44.96, -89.63, WI
9:07 PM	58 mph	About 10 miles from Washington, DC
9:10 PM	58 mph	About 6 miles from Washington, DC
9:11 PM	58 mph	About 17 miles from Washington, DC
9:12 PM	70 mph	Near 44.89, -89.34, WI
9:15 PM	64 mph	About 48 miles from Appleton, WI
9:15 PM	70 mph	Near 44.88, -89.33, WI
9:20 PM	58 mph	About 20 miles from Richmond, VA
9:21 PM	63 mph	About 10 miles from Washington, DC
9:21 PM	64 mph	About 40 miles from Minneapolis, MN
9:23 PM	63 mph	About 10 miles from Washington, DC
9:24 PM	63 mph	About 7 miles from Washington, DC
9:36 PM	64 mph	Near 44.83, -91.03, WI
9:46 PM	75 mph	About 43 miles from Minneapolis, MN
9:50 PM	70 mph	About 48 miles from Appleton, WI
9:50 PM	70 mph	About 39 miles from Minneapolis, MN
9:50 PM	64 mph	About 58 miles from Minneapolis, MN
9:51 PM	60 mph	Near 44.87, -90.80, WI
9:53 PM	64 mph	About 41 miles from Appleton, WI
9:55 PM	70 mph	About 45 miles from Appleton, WI
10:01 PM	58 mph	About 13 miles from Washington, DC
10:05 PM	52 mph	Near 44.56, -90.59, WI
10:05 PM	64 mph	Near 44.60, -90.97, WI
10:10 PM	81 mph	About 47 miles from Lynchburg, VA
10:14 PM	70 mph	About 39 miles from Appleton, WI
10:15 PM	63 mph	About 46 miles from Lynchburg, VA
10:15 PM	70 mph	About 50 miles from Minneapolis, MN
10:17 PM	70 mph	About 36 miles from Minneapolis, MN
10:17 PM	70 mph	About 36 miles from Appleton, WI
10:17 PM	64 mph	About 36 miles from Appleton, WI
10:18 PM	60 mph	Near 44.82, -91.50, WI
10:20 PM	70 mph	About 59 miles from Rochester, MN
10:28 PM	67 mph	Near 39.89, -110.27, UT
10:35 PM	70 mph	About 49 miles from Rochester, MN
10:35 PM	60 mph	Near 44.65, -91.24, WI
10:38 PM	52 mph	Near 44.58, -91.21, WI
10:50 PM	49 mph	About 37 miles from Rochester, MN
11:07 PM	60 mph	About 44 miles from Rochester, MN
11:14 PM	64 mph	About 30 miles from Appleton, WI
11:25 PM	81 mph	About 25 miles from Appleton, WI
11:25 PM	81 mph	About 25 miles from Appleton, WI
11:27 PM	72 mph	About 25 miles from Appleton, WI
11:27 PM	81 mph	About 25 miles from Appleton, WI
11:30 PM	81 mph	About 30 miles from Appleton, WI
11:37 PM	75 mph	About 36 miles from Appleton, WI
12:02 AM	64 mph	About 41 miles from Madison, WI
12:32 AM	70 mph	About 42 miles from Madison, WI
12:45 AM	68 mph	About 39 miles from Madison, WI
1:11 AM	60 mph	About 17 miles from Madison, WI
1:34 AM	64 mph	About 14 miles from Milwaukee, WI
1:40 AM	70 mph	About 23 miles from Milwaukee, WI
1:41 AM	68 mph	About 28 miles from Rockford, IL
1:43 AM	69 mph	Near 42.51, -90.67, IA
2:05 AM	58 mph	About 17 miles from Rockford, IL
2:08 AM	63 mph	About 20 miles from Rockford, IL
2:10 AM	58 mph	About 40 miles from Milwaukee, WI
2:10 AM	58 mph	About 37 miles from Rockford, IL
2:11 AM	63 mph	About 20 miles from Rockford, IL
2:12 AM	60 mph	About 35 miles from Rockford, IL
2:14 AM	58 mph	About 41 miles from Rockford, IL
2:14 AM	58 mph	About 44 miles from Chicago, IL
2:15 AM	58 mph	About 12 miles from Rockford, IL
2:15 AM	63 mph	About 31 miles from Rockford, IL
2:22 AM	60 mph	About 36 miles from Rockford, IL
2:24 AM	58 mph	About 41 miles from Milwaukee, WI
2:24 AM	58 mph	About 41 miles from Chicago, IL
2:24 AM	58 mph	About 43 miles from Chicago, IL
2:25 AM	63 mph	About 35 miles from Rockford, IL
2:28 AM	62 mph	About 40 miles from Chicago, IL
2:29 AM	58 mph	About 37 miles from Chicago, IL
2:30 AM	58 mph	About 39 miles from Chicago, IL
2:30 AM	63 mph	About 38 miles from Rockford, IL
2:32 AM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Chicago, IL
2:33 AM	63 mph	About 35 miles from Chicago, IL
2:35 AM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Chicago, IL
2:35 AM	63 mph	About 38 miles from Chicago, IL
2:36 AM	58 mph	About 30 miles from Chicago, IL
2:45 AM	63 mph	About 34 miles from Chicago, IL
2:45 AM	63 mph	About 35 miles from Chicago, IL
2:46 AM	58 mph	About 35 miles from Rockford, IL
2:47 AM	58 mph	About 34 miles from Chicago, IL
2:49 AM	63 mph	About 24 miles from Chicago, IL
2:50 AM	58 mph	About 16 miles from Chicago, IL
2:50 AM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Chicago, IL
2:50 AM	58 mph	About 34 miles from Chicago, IL
2:52 AM	58 mph	About 28 miles from Chicago, IL
2:52 AM	58 mph	About 17 miles from Chicago, IL
2:53 AM	63 mph	About 23 miles from Chicago, IL
2:55 AM	63 mph	About 20 miles from Chicago, IL
2:57 AM	61 mph	About 18 miles from Chicago, IL
2:58 AM	63 mph	About 30 miles from Chicago, IL
2:59 AM	74 mph	About 29 miles from Chicago, IL
2:59 AM	75 mph	About 27 miles from Chicago, IL
3:00 AM	58 mph	About 8 miles from Chicago, IL
3:00 AM	58 mph	About 12 miles from Chicago, IL
3:01 AM	58 mph	About 36 miles from Chicago, IL
3:01 AM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Chicago, IL
3:01 AM	63 mph	About 25 miles from Chicago, IL
3:02 AM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Chicago, IL
3:05 AM	63 mph	About 8 miles from Chicago, IL
3:05 AM	63 mph	About 23 miles from Chicago, IL
3:06 AM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Chicago, IL
3:06 AM	63 mph	About 10 miles from Chicago, IL
3:07 AM	61 mph	About 25 miles from Grand Rapids, MI
3:14 AM	58 mph	About 7 miles from Chicago, IL
3:20 AM	58 mph	About 8 miles from Chicago, IL
3:20 AM	63 mph	About 2 miles from Chicago, IL
3:21 AM	60 mph	About 8 miles from Chicago, IL
3:21 AM	63 mph	About 11 miles from Chicago, IL
3:21 AM	60 mph	About 34 miles from Kalamazoo, MI
3:23 AM	64 mph	About 24 miles from South Bend, IN
3:25 AM	58 mph	About 24 miles from Chicago, IL
3:26 AM	63 mph	About 6 miles from Chicago, IL
3:30 AM	58 mph	About 32 miles from Chicago, IL
3:40 AM	60 mph	About 13 miles from South Bend, IN
3:45 AM	60 mph	About 13 miles from Kalamazoo, MI
3:48 AM	63 mph	About 32 miles from Chicago, IL
3:50 AM	63 mph	About 31 miles from Chicago, IL
3:55 AM	58 mph	About 38 miles from South Bend, IN
4:00 AM	58 mph	About 42 miles from Chicago, IL
4:03 AM	60 mph	About 9 miles from Kalamazoo, MI
4:15 AM	64 mph	About 27 miles from South Bend, IN
4:23 AM	60 mph	About 34 miles from South Bend, IN
4:25 AM	64 mph	About 36 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
4:25 AM	64 mph	About 35 miles from South Bend, IN
4:27 AM	64 mph	About 32 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
4:33 AM	60 mph	About 29 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
4:55 AM	60 mph	About 18 miles from Fort Wayne, IN
4:58 AM	60 mph	About 20 miles from Fort Wayne, IN

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Wisconsin	78	5	56	17
Illinois	58	0	58	0
North Carolina	21	0	21	0
Virginia	20	1	19	0
Indiana	14	0	14	0
South Carolina	12	1	11	0
Georgia	11	0	11	0
Minnesota	9	7	2	0
Maryland	8	5	3	0
Pennsylvania	8	0	8	0
Colorado	4	2	2	0
Michigan	4	0	4	0
Texas	3	1	2	0
Utah	3	0	2	1
Arizona	1	1	0	0
California	1	0	1	0
Iowa	1	0	1	0
Nevada	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
Chicago, IL	None	63 mph	0
Columbia, SC	None	63 mph	0
Edinburg, TX	None	61 mph	0
Fayetteville, NC	None	58 mph	0
Georgetown, TX	None	70 mph	0
Kalamazoo, MI	None	60 mph	0
Madison, WI	None	None	4
Milwaukee, WI	None	64 mph	0
Ogden, UT	None	None	1
Rockford, IL	None	58 mph	0
Round Rock, TX	None	70 mph	0
South Bend, IN	None	60 mph	0
Virginia Beach, VA	None	58 mph	0
Washington, DC	None	63 mph	0
York, PA	None	60 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.