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Storm reports for August 17, 2021

NOAA recorded 3 hail reports, 49 wind reports and 18 tornado reports in 13 states on August 17, 2021.

in 13 states
70
Storm reports
Near 38.24, -112.47, UT
2.0 in
Largest hail
Near 40.12, -112.95, UT
78 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF1, near 34.14, -83.27, GA
18
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 17, 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

Hail3, most at 2 PM

Wind49, most at 11 PM

Tornado18, most at 2 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
7:20 AMEF1Near 34.14, -83.27, GA5.94 mi long, 150 yd wide
9:24 AMEF1Near 34.33, -83.42, GA5.69 mi long, 100 yd wide
10:15 AMEF1About 17 miles from Hickory, NC5.09 mi long, 200 yd wide
11:50 AMEF0About 32 miles from Greenville, SC0.14 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:54 AMEF0About 34 miles from Hickory, NC0.74 mi long, 50 yd wide
11:59 AMEF0About 25 miles from Greenville, SC0.15 mi long, 50 yd wide
12:03 PMEF0About 18 miles from Augusta, GA1.51 mi long, 100 yd wide
12:11 PMEF0About 37 miles from Hickory, NC0.68 mi long, 75 yd wide
1:34 PMEF0About 52 miles from Greenville, SC0.02 mi long, 25 yd wide
1:53 PMEF1About 6 miles from Greenville, SC2.4 mi long, 75 yd wide
2:31 PMEF0About 33 miles from Columbia, SC9.42 mi long, 75 yd wide
2:33 PMEF0About 34 miles from Columbia, SC4.32 mi long, 50 yd wide
Show all 18 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
2:49 PMEF1About 29 miles from Columbia, SC1.96 mi long, 100 yd wide
2:53 PMEF1About 29 miles from Columbia, SC2.88 mi long, 250 yd wide
4:40 PMEF1About 31 miles from Columbia, SC0.9 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:07 PMEF0About 17 miles from Greenville, SC0.2 mi long, 30 yd wide
5:18 PMEF1About 15 miles from Greenville, SC1.45 mi long, 75 yd wide
7:47 PMEF0About 39 miles from Columbia, SC0.11 mi long, 25 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Utah192170
North Carolina140113
South Carolina130112
Virginia7070
Georgia4013
Montana3030
Arizona2020
Missouri2020
Wyoming2110
Colorado1010
Florida1010
New York1010
South Dakota1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Denver, CONone63 mph0
Greenville, SCNoneNone2
Provo, UTNone72 mph0
Salt Lake City, UTNone68 mph0
Spartanburg, SCNone58 mph0
Syracuse, NYNone58 mph0
Tucson, AZNone64 mph0

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