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Storm reports for August 27, 2021

NOAA recorded 33 hail reports, 124 wind reports and 5 tornado reports in 21 states on August 27, 2021.

in 21 states
162
Storm reports
Near 45.35, -98.72, SD
2.75 in
Largest hail
Near 45.24, -98.10, SD
81 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF1, near 42.96, -92.90, IA
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 27, 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

Hail33, most at 6 PM

Wind124, most at 4 PM

Tornado5, most at 5 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
5:06 PMEF0Near 43.06, -93.41, IA2.14 mi long, 250 yd wide
5:35 PMNot ratedNear 42.95, -93.12, IA2.04 mi long, 110 yd wide
5:50 PMEF0Near 42.94, -93.00, IA1.29 mi long, 140 yd wide
5:51 PMEF0Near 42.97, -92.99, IA2.19 mi long, 90 yd wide
5:57 PMEF1Near 42.96, -92.90, IA6.38 mi long, 300 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Pennsylvania250250
South Dakota232030
Maryland220220
Iowa190145
Nebraska14860
New Jersey120120
Virginia8080
Ohio7070
Wisconsin7160
Florida6060
Massachusetts3030
Michigan3030
North Dakota3210
Indiana2020
Kentucky2020
Arizona1010
Delaware1010
Kansas1010
Montana1100
New York1010
Rhode Island1100

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Omaha, NE1.25 inNone0
Madison, WI0.75 in58 mph0
Cincinnati, OHNone58 mph0
Detroit, MINone63 mph0
Harrisburg, PANone60 mph0
Lancaster, PANone60 mph0
New York, NYNone60 mph0
Reading, PANone58 mph0
Roanoke, VANone69 mph0
Springfield, MANone58 mph0
Tallahassee, FLNone58 mph0
Washington, DCNone69 mph0

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