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
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
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
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:06 PM | EF0 | Near 43.06, -93.41, IA | 2.14 mi long, 250 yd wide |
| 5:35 PM | Not rated | Near 42.95, -93.12, IA | 2.04 mi long, 110 yd wide |
| 5:50 PM | EF0 | Near 42.94, -93.00, IA | 1.29 mi long, 140 yd wide |
| 5:51 PM | EF0 | Near 42.97, -92.99, IA | 2.19 mi long, 90 yd wide |
| 5:57 PM | EF1 | Near 42.96, -92.90, IA | 6.38 mi long, 300 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 9:41 AM | 0.75 in | About 12 miles from Madison, WI |
| 1:05 PM | 0.75 in | About 22 miles from Norwich, CT |
| 5:40 PM | 1.0 in | Near 48.66, -106.48, MT |
| 5:50 PM | 1.25 in | About 57 miles from Lincoln, NE |
| 6:07 PM | 1.0 in | About 10 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 6:20 PM | 1.75 in | Near 45.17, -103.75, SD |
| 6:22 PM | 1.25 in | About 18 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 6:28 PM | 1.25 in | About 7 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 6:36 PM | 2.5 in | About 16 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 6:36 PM | 1.0 in | Near 47.82, -103.28, ND |
| 6:37 PM | 2.0 in | About 15 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 6:40 PM | 1.5 in | Near 48.63, -103.47, ND |
Show all 33 hail reportsShow fewer
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 6:42 PM | 1.0 in | Near 45.12, -103.29, SD |
| 6:43 PM | 1.5 in | About 17 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 6:45 PM | 1.0 in | Near 40.26, -98.06, NE |
| 1:35 AM | 1.25 in | Near 45.53, -100.27, SD |
| 1:56 AM | 1.0 in | Near 45.55, -100.01, SD |
| 2:32 AM | 2.5 in | Near 45.39, -99.98, SD |
| 3:20 AM | 1.0 in | Near 45.40, -99.34, SD |
| 3:25 AM | 1.0 in | Near 45.50, -98.92, SD |
| 3:48 AM | 1.75 in | Near 45.40, -99.10, SD |
| 3:48 AM | 2.5 in | Near 45.40, -99.08, SD |
| 4:00 AM | 1.0 in | Near 45.34, -98.76, SD |
| 4:08 AM | 2.5 in | Near 45.35, -98.82, SD |
| 4:13 AM | 2.75 in | Near 45.35, -98.72, SD |
| 4:30 AM | 1.5 in | Near 45.33, -98.62, SD |
| 4:34 AM | 1.75 in | Near 45.33, -98.49, SD |
| 5:06 AM | 2.75 in | Near 45.28, -98.21, SD |
| 5:13 AM | 2.75 in | Near 45.30, -98.07, SD |
| 5:20 AM | 2.5 in | Near 45.24, -97.84, SD |
| 5:44 AM | 2.0 in | Near 45.26, -97.71, SD |
| 6:03 AM | 1.75 in | Near 45.23, -97.56, SD |
| 6:50 AM | 2.75 in | Near 45.21, -97.09, SD |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 9:35 AM | 58 mph | About 11 miles from Madison, WI |
| 11:33 AM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Scranton, PA |
| 12:30 PM | 63 mph | About 11 miles from Detroit, MI |
| 12:36 PM | 58 mph | About 19 miles from Scranton, PA |
| 12:59 PM | 58 mph | About 27 miles from Scranton, PA |
| 1:04 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Reading, PA |
| 1:05 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Reading, PA |
| 1:10 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Reading, PA |
| 1:13 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Reading, PA |
| 1:18 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Reading, PA |
| 1:20 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Reading, PA |
| 1:26 PM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Allentown, PA |
Show all 124 wind reportsShow fewer
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30 PM | 58 mph | About 25 miles from Reading, PA |
| 1:30 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Reading, PA |
| 1:34 PM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Allentown, PA |
| 1:39 PM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Allentown, PA |
| 1:42 PM | 58 mph | About 24 miles from Lancaster, PA |
| 1:50 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Allentown, PA |
| 1:55 PM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Allentown, PA |
| 1:58 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Allentown, PA |
| 1:59 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Allentown, PA |
| 2:00 PM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Trenton, NJ |
| 2:02 PM | 58 mph | About 30 miles from Allentown, PA |
| 2:10 PM | 58 mph | About 31 miles from Trenton, NJ |
| 2:11 PM | 62 mph | About 16 miles from Washington, DC |
| 2:17 PM | 63 mph | About 12 miles from Washington, DC |
| 2:17 PM | 52 mph | About 15 miles from Washington, DC |
| 2:21 PM | 58 mph | About 10 miles from Washington, DC |
| 2:21 PM | 58 mph | About 10 miles from Washington, DC |
| 2:21 PM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Trenton, NJ |
| 2:27 PM | 58 mph | About 30 miles from Trenton, NJ |
| 2:33 PM | 63 mph | About 7 miles from Washington, DC |
| 2:37 PM | 58 mph | About 28 miles from Trenton, NJ |
| 2:40 PM | 69 mph | About 8 miles from Washington, DC |
| 2:45 PM | 58 mph | About 22 miles from Hagerstown, MD |
| 3:13 PM | 69 mph | About 8 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 3:14 PM | 58 mph | About 22 miles from Hagerstown, MD |
| 3:16 PM | 63 mph | About 9 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 3:20 PM | 58 mph | About 10 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 3:40 PM | 58 mph | About 17 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 3:43 PM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 3:45 PM | 58 mph | About 16 miles from Roanoke, VA |
| 3:45 PM | 60 mph | About 12 miles from New York, NY |
| 3:46 PM | 60 mph | About 39 miles from Appleton, WI |
| 3:50 PM | 58 mph | About 17 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 3:55 PM | 58 mph | About 17 miles from Washington, DC |
| 4:02 PM | 58 mph | About 40 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 4:03 PM | 58 mph | About 17 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 4:10 PM | 58 mph | About 25 miles from Philadelphia, PA |
| 4:10 PM | 58 mph | About 6 miles from Springfield, MA |
| 4:15 PM | 60 mph | About 9 miles from Harrisburg, PA |
| 4:15 PM | 58 mph | About 5 miles from Springfield, MA |
| 4:23 PM | 58 mph | About 11 miles from Springfield, MA |
| 4:23 PM | 58 mph | About 25 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 4:25 PM | 58 mph | About 22 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 4:33 PM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Washington, DC |
| 4:33 PM | 58 mph | About 27 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 4:36 PM | 60 mph | About 6 miles from Lancaster, PA |
| 4:40 PM | 60 mph | About 3 miles from Lancaster, PA |
| 4:40 PM | 60 mph | About 5 miles from Lancaster, PA |
| 4:50 PM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 4:52 PM | 58 mph | Near 43.11, -93.42, IA |
| 4:53 PM | 58 mph | About 10 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 4:53 PM | 58 mph | About 10 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 4:54 PM | 58 mph | Near 42.92, -93.47, IA |
| 4:55 PM | 52 mph | About 17 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 4:57 PM | 52 mph | About 26 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 4:58 PM | 58 mph | About 50 miles from Binghamton, NY |
| 5:00 PM | 58 mph | About 49 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 5:00 PM | 52 mph | About 18 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 5:08 PM | 58 mph | Near 43.14, -93.21, IA |
| 5:12 PM | 58 mph | Near 42.95, -93.34, IA |
| 5:15 PM | 58 mph | About 20 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 5:15 PM | 75 mph | Near 39.96, -97.93, KS |
| 5:16 PM | 58 mph | Near 42.97, -93.31, IA |
| 5:23 PM | 58 mph | About 16 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 5:30 PM | 58 mph | About 26 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 5:31 PM | 58 mph | About 13 miles from Reading, PA |
| 5:31 PM | 58 mph | About 8 miles from Reading, PA |
| 5:35 PM | 52 mph | About 17 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 5:36 PM | 58 mph | About 14 miles from Reading, PA |
| 5:42 PM | 58 mph | About 4 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 5:48 PM | 58 mph | About 16 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 5:50 PM | 58 mph | About 5 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 5:56 PM | 58 mph | About 10 miles from Reading, PA |
| 6:00 PM | 58 mph | About 11 miles from Reading, PA |
| 6:08 PM | 58 mph | About 11 miles from Tallahassee, FL |
| 6:09 PM | 58 mph | About 9 miles from Reading, PA |
| 6:23 PM | 58 mph | About 27 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 6:31 PM | 58 mph | About 41 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 6:32 PM | 52 mph | Near 42.94, -92.52, IA |
| 6:33 PM | 58 mph | About 41 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 6:35 PM | 62 mph | Near 32.85, -109.63, AZ |
| 6:39 PM | 59 mph | Near 44.40, -89.84, WI |
| 6:40 PM | 60 mph | About 17 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 6:42 PM | 70 mph | Near 45.12, -103.29, SD |
| 6:50 PM | 70 mph | Near 43.90, -85.85, MI |
| 6:58 PM | 52 mph | Near 43.18, -91.88, IA |
| 6:58 PM | 58 mph | About 19 miles from Columbus, OH |
| 7:00 PM | 46 mph | Near 43.15, -91.95, IA |
| 7:07 PM | 60 mph | About 17 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 7:11 PM | 60 mph | About 18 miles from Omaha, NE |
| 7:19 PM | 46 mph | Near 43.15, -91.78, IA |
| 7:30 PM | 60 mph | Near 45.16, -102.71, SD |
| 7:35 PM | 58 mph | Near 43.08, -91.57, IA |
| 7:38 PM | 60 mph | Near 47.87, -102.60, ND |
| 8:01 PM | 52 mph | Near 43.05, -91.39, IA |
| 8:04 PM | 58 mph | About 55 miles from Baltimore, MD |
| 8:12 PM | 58 mph | Near 43.24, -93.09, IA |
| 8:44 PM | 40 mph | Near 42.99, -91.06, WI |
| 9:08 PM | 58 mph | Near 42.94, -90.97, WI |
| 9:10 PM | 58 mph | About 25 miles from Washington, DC |
| 9:22 PM | 58 mph | About 29 miles from Washington, DC |
| 9:30 PM | 58 mph | About 31 miles from Washington, DC |
| 9:36 PM | 46 mph | About 37 miles from Washington, DC |
| 11:40 PM | 58 mph | Near 43.51, -90.70, WI |
| 12:23 AM | 64 mph | Near 24.56, -81.76, FL |
| 2:26 AM | 64 mph | Near 42.87, -100.55, NE |
| 3:00 AM | 58 mph | Near 44.36, -86.21, MI |
| 3:15 AM | 58 mph | About 32 miles from Des Moines, IA |
| 3:39 AM | 63 mph | Near 42.87, -100.55, NE |
| 3:45 AM | 62 mph | Near 42.88, -100.53, NE |
| 5:03 AM | 81 mph | Near 45.24, -98.10, SD |
| 5:12 AM | 58 mph | About 55 miles from Omaha, NE |
By state
| State | Reports | Hail | Wind | Tornado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 23 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| Maryland | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Iowa | 19 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| Nebraska | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| New Jersey | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Virginia | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ohio | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Florida | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Michigan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Arizona | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Delaware | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Montana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| New York | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE | 1.25 in | None | 0 |
| Madison, WI | 0.75 in | 58 mph | 0 |
| Cincinnati, OH | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Detroit, MI | None | 63 mph | 0 |
| Harrisburg, PA | None | 60 mph | 0 |
| Lancaster, PA | None | 60 mph | 0 |
| New York, NY | None | 60 mph | 0 |
| Reading, PA | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Roanoke, VA | None | 69 mph | 0 |
| Springfield, MA | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Tallahassee, FL | None | 58 mph | 0 |
| Washington, DC | None | 69 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.