Storm reports for June 21, 2023

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, June 21, 2023
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 83 hail reports, 104 wind reports and 45 tornado reports in 12 states on June 21, 2023.

in 12 states; 232
Storm reports: Near 34.02, -100.82, TX; 4.5 in
Largest hail: About 56 miles from Bismarck, ND; 125 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF3, near 34.12, -100.85, TX; 45
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Wind report
Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
Tornado and its path
Surveyed tornado path

Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA; 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
Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
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 June 21, 2023 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. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

What happened

Around 8 p.m. CDT on June 21, 2023, a tornado about a third of a mile wide moved through the west side of Matador, Texas, killing four people and injuring 15.¹ Surveyors rated it EF3, with peak winds estimated at 145 to 165 mph. It destroyed three houses and a steel-framed store, damaged several other homes and partly collapsed a power substation.¹ The same storm dropped hail from baseball size up to 4.5 inches across in Matador.² Later, its winds, estimated at 104 knots (120 mph), tore all or part of the roofs off two homes in Girard and destroyed several outbuildings in Jayton.³ Hail up to 4 inches across fell along State Highway 70 between Jayton and Girard.⁴

Between about 6:25 and 6:45 p.m. CDT, downburst winds estimated at 78 knots (90 mph) struck a line from south of Fairfield to Buffalo, Texas, damaging roofs on many buildings in and around Buffalo.⁵ NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $1 million in property damage in Leon County from these winds.⁵

In Colorado, hail up to 2 inches across fell on a concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Jefferson County around 9:26 p.m. MDT, injuring 90 people, seven of whom were hospitalized.⁶ Earlier, 33 tornadoes touched down in Washington County, and an EF2 near Akron destroyed a large barn and grain bins.⁷ A commercial building collapsed in Sterling.⁷

Sources

1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1098431, tornado, Motley County, Texas
2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1098442, hail, Motley County, Texas
3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1098444, thunderstorm wind, Kent County, Texas
4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1098441, hail, Kent County, Texas
5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1109560, thunderstorm wind, Leon County, Texas
6. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1107268, hail, Jefferson County, Colorado
7. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1108821, tornado, Washington County, Colorado

Reports by hour

Hail83, most at 10 PM

Wind104, most at 12 AM

Tornado45, most at 5 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
2:33 PM	Not rated	Near 41.06, -103.02, NE	0.59 mi long, 50 yd wide
2:44 PM	Not rated	Near 40.71, -103.20, CO	0.46 mi long, 25 yd wide
4:05 PM	Not rated	Near 40.07, -102.99, CO	0.66 mi long, 25 yd wide
4:35 PM	Not rated	Near 40.70, -103.43, CO	1.44 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:10 PM	Not rated	Near 40.00, -103.19, CO	0.3 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:18 PM	Not rated	Near 40.02, -103.19, CO	0.51 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:25 PM	Not rated	Near 40.02, -103.19, CO	0.69 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:28 PM	EF2	Near 40.02, -103.20, CO	1.85 mi long, 400 yd wide
5:28 PM	Not rated	Near 40.02, -103.20, CO	0.24 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:29 PM	Not rated	Near 40.02, -103.20, CO	0.2 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:31 PM	Not rated	Near 40.02, -103.19, CO	1.6 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:36 PM	Not rated	Near 40.03, -103.24, CO	0.57 mi long, 50 yd wide

Show all 45 tornado reports

Time	Rating	Where	Path
5:37 PM	Not rated	Near 40.03, -103.24, CO	1.03 mi long, 200 yd wide
5:39 PM	Not rated	Near 40.03, -103.22, CO	0.47 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:40 PM	Not rated	Near 40.04, -103.23, CO	0.57 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:42 PM	Not rated	Near 40.04, -103.22, CO	0.28 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:43 PM	Not rated	Near 40.04, -103.22, CO	0.28 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:43 PM	EF1	Near 40.04, -103.25, CO	0.95 mi long, 200 yd wide
5:45 PM	Not rated	Near 40.05, -103.24, CO	0.76 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:45 PM	Not rated	Near 40.05, -103.22, CO	0.36 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:46 PM	Not rated	Near 40.05, -103.24, CO	0.91 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:47 PM	Not rated	Near 40.05, -103.24, CO	0.42 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:48 PM	Not rated	Near 40.05, -103.24, CO	0.54 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:49 PM	Not rated	Near 40.05, -103.25, CO	0.6 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:50 PM	Not rated	Near 40.06, -103.25, CO	0.76 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:51 PM	Not rated	Near 40.06, -103.25, CO	1.25 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:52 PM	Not rated	Near 40.06, -103.26, CO	1.93 mi long, 200 yd wide
5:53 PM	Not rated	Near 40.06, -103.27, CO	0.55 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:57 PM	Not rated	Near 40.07, -103.33, CO	4.33 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:15 PM	Not rated	Near 40.08, -103.26, CO	0.76 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:18 PM	Not rated	About 31 miles from Amarillo, TX	0.89 mi long, 100 yd wide
6:20 PM	EF2	Near 40.09, -103.36, CO	4.52 mi long, 400 yd wide
6:30 PM	EF1	Near 40.57, -103.45, CO	0.08 mi long, 14 yd wide
6:39 PM	Not rated	Near 39.99, -103.43, CO	3.66 mi long, 25 yd wide
7:14 PM	Not rated	Near 39.87, -103.19, CO	0.79 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:16 PM	EF2	Near 39.87, -103.23, CO	4.93 mi long, 800 yd wide
7:35 PM	Not rated	Near 39.83, -103.21, CO	0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:45 PM	Not rated	Near 39.83, -103.25, CO	1.02 mi long, 25 yd wide
7:50 PM	Not rated	Near 34.12, -100.85, TX	0.18 mi long, 30 yd wide
7:51 PM	EF3	Near 34.12, -100.85, TX	9.14 mi long, 600 yd wide
8:19 PM	EF0	Near 45.86, -102.04, SD	1.76 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:36 PM	Not rated	Near 33.82, -100.73, TX	0.06 mi long, 30 yd wide
8:37 PM	Not rated	Near 34.01, -100.89, TX	2.82 mi long, 100 yd wide
8:44 PM	Not rated	About 57 miles from Cheyenne, WY	1.01 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:18 PM	Not rated	Near 33.62, -100.72, TX	0.35 mi long, 50 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
12:53 PM	0.75 in	About 23 miles from Charleston, SC
2:12 PM	2.0 in	Near 41.13, -102.93, NE
2:30 PM	2.75 in	Near 41.13, -102.97, NE
2:45 PM	3.0 in	Near 41.05, -103.07, NE
3:08 PM	1.75 in	Near 40.79, -103.24, CO
3:25 PM	0.75 in	About 3 miles from Denton, TX
3:48 PM	1.0 in	About 54 miles from San Angelo, TX
4:03 PM	2.0 in	Near 40.76, -103.28, CO
4:32 PM	1.25 in	Near 40.62, -103.33, CO
4:35 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.82, -103.66, NE
4:42 PM	2.75 in	Near 40.05, -103.13, CO
4:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 30.17, -99.30, TX

Show all 83 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
5:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 31.13, -99.33, TX
5:32 PM	1.5 in	About 26 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:35 PM	1.75 in	Near 36.02, -101.47, TX
5:45 PM	0.88 in	Near 30.33, -98.84, TX
5:46 PM	1.25 in	About 27 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:56 PM	1.25 in	About 48 miles from New Orleans, LA
5:56 PM	1.75 in	About 48 miles from New Orleans, LA
5:58 PM	2.75 in	About 36 miles from Amarillo, TX
5:58 PM	1.0 in	About 50 miles from New Orleans, LA
5:59 PM	1.0 in	Near 40.57, -103.63, CO
6:15 PM	0.88 in	About 45 miles from Waco, TX
6:16 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.52, -103.91, NE
6:20 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.00, -105.06, WY
6:30 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.71, -104.07, WY
6:32 PM	1.5 in	About 54 miles from Cheyenne, WY
6:32 PM	1.5 in	About 54 miles from Cheyenne, WY
6:40 PM	1.5 in	About 32 miles from Cheyenne, WY
6:40 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.59, -101.63, OK
6:44 PM	1.0 in	Near 41.99, -105.03, WY
6:45 PM	1.75 in	About 48 miles from Amarillo, TX
6:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 39.23, -102.97, CO
7:00 PM	1.75 in	Near 39.95, -103.22, CO
7:10 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.63, -104.44, WY
7:11 PM	1.0 in	About 2 miles from Boulder, CO
7:17 PM	1.75 in	Near 36.68, -101.79, OK
7:36 PM	1.0 in	About 9 miles from Boulder, CO
7:38 PM	1.0 in	About 37 miles from Amarillo, TX
7:40 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.59, -101.80, OK
7:54 PM	1.0 in	About 10 miles from Denver, CO
8:08 PM	1.0 in	About 14 miles from Denver, CO
8:15 PM	4.5 in	Near 34.02, -100.82, TX
8:30 PM	1.0 in	About 28 miles from Boulder, CO
8:36 PM	1.0 in	About 2 miles from Fort Collins, CO
8:40 PM	1.0 in	About 4 miles from Fort Collins, CO
8:41 PM	1.0 in	About 6 miles from Fort Collins, CO
8:41 PM	1.0 in	About 14 miles from Denver, CO
9:10 PM	1.0 in	Near 36.82, -102.51, OK
9:14 PM	2.0 in	About 52 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
9:17 PM	2.0 in	About 52 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
9:37 PM	1.5 in	About 11 miles from Denver, CO
9:42 PM	1.25 in	About 6 miles from Denver, CO
9:46 PM	1.25 in	About 6 miles from Denver, CO
9:47 PM	1.0 in	About 6 miles from Denver, CO
9:49 PM	1.0 in	About 4 miles from Denver, CO
9:50 PM	0.88 in	About 4 miles from Denver, CO
9:53 PM	0.88 in	About 4 miles from Denver, CO
9:53 PM	1.25 in	About 3 miles from Denver, CO
10:00 PM	1.5 in	About 26 miles from Denver, CO
10:02 PM	1.75 in	About 26 miles from Denver, CO
10:03 PM	1.0 in	About 54 miles from Denver, CO
10:07 PM	1.25 in	About 55 miles from Denver, CO
10:08 PM	1.75 in	About 25 miles from Denver, CO
10:15 PM	4.0 in	Near 33.25, -100.58, TX
10:16 PM	1.75 in	About 22 miles from Denver, CO
10:26 PM	2.0 in	About 19 miles from Denver, CO
10:34 PM	1.25 in	About 16 miles from Denver, CO
10:35 PM	1.0 in	About 14 miles from Denver, CO
10:35 PM	1.0 in	About 16 miles from Denver, CO
10:38 PM	1.0 in	About 6 miles from Denver, CO
10:42 PM	1.0 in	About 5 miles from Denver, CO
10:42 PM	1.25 in	About 5 miles from Denver, CO
10:43 PM	1.5 in	About 3 miles from Denver, CO
10:44 PM	1.0 in	About 3 miles from Denver, CO
10:48 PM	1.0 in	About 28 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
10:50 PM	1.5 in	About 43 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
10:56 PM	0.88 in	About 32 miles from Denver, CO
10:56 PM	1.0 in	About 28 miles from Denver, CO
11:02 PM	1.25 in	About 28 miles from Denver, CO
12:38 AM	1.0 in	About 28 miles from Denver, CO
12:55 AM	1.5 in	About 41 miles from Colorado Springs, CO
1:00 AM	1.5 in	About 43 miles from Colorado Springs, CO

Time	Gust	Where
7:30 AM	70 mph	About 30 miles from Wichita, KS
8:03 AM	58 mph	About 2 miles from Tallahassee, FL
8:11 AM	58 mph	About 3 miles from Tallahassee, FL
9:14 AM	58 mph	About 8 miles from Tallahassee, FL
9:25 AM	58 mph	Near 30.80, -83.05, GA
11:05 AM	46 mph	About 34 miles from Gainesville, FL
11:05 AM	46 mph	About 55 miles from Gainesville, FL
11:15 AM	46 mph	About 32 miles from Gainesville, FL
11:20 AM	58 mph	About 40 miles from Gainesville, FL
2:09 PM	59 mph	Near 41.10, -102.99, NE
2:41 PM	63 mph	About 46 miles from Columbia, SC
4:11 PM	62 mph	Near 30.50, -99.77, TX

Show all 104 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
5:08 PM	70 mph	About 37 miles from Mesquite, TX
5:23 PM	82 mph	About 52 miles from Mesquite, TX
5:25 PM	81 mph	About 47 miles from Mesquite, TX
5:50 PM	70 mph	Near 30.28, -98.88, TX
5:50 PM	70 mph	About 59 miles from New Braunfels, TX
5:55 PM	59 mph	About 59 miles from San Antonio, TX
6:05 PM	75 mph	About 54 miles from Waco, TX
6:10 PM	75 mph	About 57 miles from Waco, TX
6:10 PM	90 mph	Near 31.69, -96.17, TX
6:14 PM	60 mph	About 38 miles from Waco, TX
6:25 PM	90 mph	Near 31.47, -96.07, TX
6:26 PM	60 mph	About 44 miles from San Marcos, TX
6:49 PM	60 mph	About 29 miles from New Braunfels, TX
7:00 PM	70 mph	About 40 miles from College Station, TX
7:20 PM	60 mph	About 35 miles from College Station, TX
7:20 PM	60 mph	About 35 miles from College Station, TX
7:25 PM	58 mph	About 39 miles from College Station, TX
7:33 PM	70 mph	About 29 miles from College Station, TX
7:34 PM	59 mph	About 17 miles from Austin, TX
7:34 PM	59 mph	About 17 miles from Austin, TX
7:40 PM	70 mph	About 31 miles from College Station, TX
7:44 PM	70 mph	About 31 miles from Conroe, TX
7:45 PM	85 mph	Near 31.41, -99.37, TX
7:52 PM	64 mph	Near 34.39, -100.91, TX
8:13 PM	70 mph	About 18 miles from Conroe, TX
8:22 PM	75 mph	Near 33.94, -100.84, TX
8:26 PM	70 mph	About 16 miles from Conroe, TX
8:35 PM	64 mph	About 7 miles from Tomball, TX
8:35 PM	81 mph	About 11 miles from Tomball, TX
8:41 PM	62 mph	About 4 miles from Tomball, TX
8:41 PM	62 mph	About 4 miles from Tomball, TX
8:42 PM	64 mph	About 4 miles from Tomball, TX
8:48 PM	70 mph	Near 45.84, -101.72, SD
8:50 PM	70 mph	About 8 miles from Tomball, TX
8:51 PM	81 mph	Near 33.94, -100.84, TX
9:03 PM	75 mph	About 15 miles from Tomball, TX
9:06 PM	97 mph	About 14 miles from Houston, TX
9:12 PM	64 mph	Near 40.17, -103.22, CO
9:15 PM	70 mph	Near 45.97, -101.57, ND
9:15 PM	70 mph	Near 45.99, -101.34, ND
9:15 PM	64 mph	About 53 miles from Lubbock, TX
9:17 PM	67 mph	Near 33.56, -100.49, TX
9:26 PM	84 mph	About 59 miles from Lubbock, TX
9:34 PM	58 mph	About 6 miles from Pearland, TX
9:35 PM	82 mph	About 10 miles from Tomball, TX
9:37 PM	120 mph	Near 33.40, -100.76, TX
9:38 PM	59 mph	About 42 miles from Lubbock, TX
9:48 PM	68 mph	About 32 miles from Boulder, CO
9:55 PM	75 mph	About 58 miles from Bismarck, ND
9:57 PM	64 mph	In Houston, TX
10:00 PM	70 mph	About 60 miles from Bismarck, ND
10:17 PM	109 mph	Near 33.16, -100.52, TX
10:18 PM	125 mph	About 56 miles from Bismarck, ND
10:30 PM	67 mph	Near 29.72, -85.03, FL
10:42 PM	90 mph	About 51 miles from Abilene, TX
11:00 PM	85 mph	About 43 miles from Abilene, TX
11:02 PM	90 mph	About 34 miles from Abilene, TX
11:03 PM	96 mph	About 54 miles from Abilene, TX
11:06 PM	60 mph	Near 32.72, -100.85, TX
11:41 PM	74 mph	About 47 miles from Abilene, TX
11:42 PM	81 mph	About 38 miles from Abilene, TX
11:42 PM	85 mph	About 38 miles from Abilene, TX
11:43 PM	66 mph	About 43 miles from Abilene, TX
11:44 PM	70 mph	About 47 miles from Abilene, TX
11:44 PM	70 mph	About 39 miles from Abilene, TX
11:45 PM	85 mph	About 39 miles from Abilene, TX
11:48 PM	85 mph	About 46 miles from Abilene, TX
11:50 PM	74 mph	About 43 miles from Abilene, TX
11:57 PM	81 mph	About 39 miles from Abilene, TX
12:00 AM	81 mph	About 12 miles from Abilene, TX
12:01 AM	85 mph	Near 46.76, -103.20, ND
12:05 AM	85 mph	About 9 miles from Abilene, TX
12:10 AM	70 mph	About 2 miles from Abilene, TX
12:10 AM	75 mph	About 2 miles from Abilene, TX
12:15 AM	64 mph	About 7 miles from Abilene, TX
12:15 AM	75 mph	About 4 miles from Abilene, TX
12:15 AM	70 mph	About 16 miles from Abilene, TX
12:18 AM	85 mph	About 2 miles from Abilene, TX
12:19 AM	58 mph	About 7 miles from Abilene, TX
12:20 AM	67 mph	About 7 miles from Abilene, TX
12:22 AM	85 mph	About 3 miles from Abilene, TX
12:25 AM	74 mph	About 4 miles from Abilene, TX
12:29 AM	64 mph	Near 46.80, -102.80, ND
12:48 AM	81 mph	Near 46.87, -102.55, ND
12:50 AM	84 mph	Near 46.88, -102.57, ND
12:52 AM	85 mph	About 5 miles from Abilene, TX
1:05 AM	85 mph	Near 46.92, -102.32, ND
2:27 AM	66 mph	About 52 miles from Bismarck, ND
3:30 AM	64 mph	Near 38.59, -103.58, CO
4:00 AM	58 mph	About 10 miles from Bismarck, ND
4:34 AM	58 mph	Near 29.70, -84.89, FL
6:30 AM	58 mph	About 54 miles from Tallahassee, FL

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Texas	94	14	74	6
Colorado	88	49	3	36
North Dakota	12	0	12	0
Florida	10	0	10	0
Wyoming	8	7	0	1
Nebraska	7	5	1	1
Oklahoma	4	4	0	0
Louisiana	3	3	0	0
South Carolina	2	1	1	0
South Dakota	2	0	1	1
Georgia	1	0	1	0
Kansas	1	0	1	0

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust
Denver, CO	1.5 in	None
Boulder, CO	1.0 in	None
Fort Collins, CO	1.0 in	None
Denton, TX	0.75 in	None
Lewisville, TX	0.75 in	None
Abilene, TX	None	85 mph
Bismarck, ND	None	58 mph
Conroe, TX	None	70 mph
Houston, TX	None	97 mph
League City, TX	None	58 mph
Pasadena, TX	None	58 mph
Pearland, TX	None	58 mph
Tallahassee, FL	None	58 mph
Tomball, TX	None	82 mph

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