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Storm reports for August 31, 2021

NOAA recorded 72 wind reports and 5 tornado reports in 13 states on August 31, 2021.

in 13 states
77
Storm reports
About 25 miles from Roanoke, VA
81 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF1, about 34 miles from Roanoke, VA
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 31, 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

Wind72, most at 1 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
3:59 PMEF0Near 31.20, -85.49, AL0.89 mi long, 20 yd wide
5:34 PMEF1About 34 miles from Roanoke, VA1.9 mi long, 75 yd wide
5:59 PMEF1About 27 miles from Roanoke, VA0.22 mi long, 75 yd wide
6:14 PMEF0Near 31.32, -85.50, AL0.65 mi long, 125 yd wide
6:34 PMEF0Near 31.19, -85.61, AL2.29 mi long, 25 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Virginia200182
South Carolina130130
North Carolina9090
Georgia8080
California7070
Florida4040
Maryland4040
Alabama3003
Missouri3030
Nebraska3030
Arizona1010
Tennessee1010
Utah1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Augusta, GANone63 mph0
Baltimore, MDNone69 mph0
Savannah, GANone58 mph0
Spartanburg, SCNone58 mph0
Tampa, FLNone49 mph0
Washington, DCNone58 mph0

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