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Storm reports for August 16, 2021

NOAA recorded 5 hail reports, 39 wind reports and 5 tornado reports in 6 states on August 16, 2021.

in 6 states
49
Storm reports
About 56 miles from Prescott Valley, AZ
2.5 in
Largest hail
About 17 miles from Phoenix, AZ
76 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF1, about 49 miles from Columbus, GA
5
Tornado reports
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 August 16, 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

Hail5, most at 2 PM

Wind39, most at 1 AM

Tornado5, most at 5 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
12:25 AMEF1About 49 miles from Columbus, GA1.23 mi long, 325 yd wide
3:34 AMEF0About 45 miles from Columbus, GA3.36 mi long, 150 yd wide
4:47 AMEF0Near 32.61, -83.36, GA2.6 mi long, 150 yd wide
5:24 AMEF1Near 33.58, -83.26, GA5.54 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:27 AMEF0Near 32.94, -83.35, GA1.86 mi long, 150 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Arizona284240
Georgia8035
Montana6060
Texas5140
Idaho1010
Oklahoma1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Billings, MTNone60 mph0
Oklahoma City, OKNone60 mph0
Phoenix, AZNone69 mph0

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