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Storm reports for August 20, 2021

NOAA recorded 7 hail reports, 75 wind reports and 7 tornado reports in 11 states on August 20, 2021.

in 11 states
89
Storm reports
Near 40.24, -97.76, NE
1.5 in
Largest hail
Near 39.17, -96.91, KS
81 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF0, about 49 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
7
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 20, 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

Hail7, most at 5 PM

Wind75, most at 7 PM

Tornado7, most at 6 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
3:34 PMEF0About 49 miles from Sioux Falls, SD3.64 mi long, 30 yd wide
4:18 PMEF0About 28 miles from Fargo, ND0.4 mi long, 40 yd wide
6:30 PMNot ratedNear 45.39, -95.09, MN0.08 mi long, 10 yd wide
6:42 PMEF0Near 45.45, -95.00, MN2.12 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:03 PMNot ratedNear 42.59, -94.63, IA1.18 mi long, 20 yd wide
8:19 PMNot ratedNear 42.74, -94.35, IA2.16 mi long, 60 yd wide
9:05 PMEF0Near 42.76, -93.91, IA4.05 mi long, 190 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Kansas502480
North Carolina7070
Nebraska7430
Iowa6024
Minnesota6042
Missouri6060
Georgia2020
North Dakota2011
Florida1010
South Dakota1100
Texas1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Sioux Falls, SD0.75 inNone0
Kansas City, MONone64 mph0
Topeka, KSNone60 mph0
Wilmington, NCNone59 mph0

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