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Storm reports for August 28, 2021

NOAA recorded 46 hail reports, 177 wind reports and 19 tornado reports in 13 states on August 28, 2021.

in 13 states
242
Storm reports
About 16 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
4.0 in
Largest hail
About 16 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
96 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF1, about 17 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
19
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
  • Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on August 28, 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

Hail46, most at 7 PM

Wind177, most at 5 PM

Tornado19, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
11:26 AMEF0Near 45.57, -94.60, MN2.07 mi long, 25 yd wide
4:21 PMNot ratedAbout 17 miles from Sioux Falls, SD0.45 mi long, 40 yd wide
4:22 PMEF1About 17 miles from Sioux Falls, SD2.25 mi long, 150 yd wide
4:25 PMNot ratedAbout 15 miles from Sioux Falls, SD0.9 mi long, 20 yd wide
4:30 PMNot ratedAbout 13 miles from Sioux Falls, SD1.6 mi long, 20 yd wide
4:35 PMNot ratedAbout 12 miles from Sioux Falls, SD1.1 mi long, 30 yd wide
5:29 PMNot ratedAbout 51 miles from Sioux Falls, SD1.18 mi long, 40 yd wide
5:40 PMNot ratedNear 43.99, -95.63, MN1.91 mi long, 20 yd wide
5:48 PMNot ratedNear 44.04, -95.56, MN0.64 mi long, 20 yd wide
5:53 PMNot ratedNear 44.06, -95.47, MN2.21 mi long, 20 yd wide
6:04 PMNot ratedNear 44.13, -95.22, MN3.54 mi long, 20 yd wide
6:29 PMEF0Near 44.24, -94.86, MN3.29 mi long, 20 yd wide
Show all 19 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
6:29 PMEF0Near 44.23, -94.81, MN4.29 mi long, 25 yd wide
6:47 PMEF0Near 44.30, -94.64, MN0.94 mi long, 25 yd wide
6:52 PMNot ratedNear 44.35, -94.59, MN0.63 mi long, 20 yd wide
8:12 PMEF0About 54 miles from Rochester, MN0.68 mi long, 25 yd wide
8:14 PMEF0About 52 miles from Rochester, MN0.44 mi long, 25 yd wide
6:23 AMEF1About 13 miles from Gulfport, MS2.13 mi long, 150 yd wide
6:25 AMEF1About 18 miles from Gulfport, MS1.67 mi long, 150 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Minnesota107217412
South Dakota4917275
Virginia310310
Michigan270270
Iowa7520
Nebraska7250
Arizona3030
West Virginia3030
Maryland2020
Mississippi2002
Wisconsin2110
North Carolina1010
Pennsylvania1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Sioux Falls, SD1.0 in90 mph3
Gulfport, MSNoneNone1
Hagerstown, MDNone58 mph0
Tucson, AZNone75 mph0

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