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Storm reports for June 23, 2023

NOAA recorded 144 hail reports, 143 wind reports and 24 tornado reports in 16 states on June 23, 2023.

in 16 states
311
Storm reports
About 8 miles from Lubbock, TX
4.5 in
Largest hail
About 40 miles from Lubbock, TX
87 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF3, near 37.89, -102.38, CO
24
Tornado reports
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 23, 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

Starting around 6 p.m. CDT on June 23, 2023, hail up to 4.5 inches across fell over a large part of Lubbock, Texas, causing widespread damage to roofs and vehicles.1 NOAA's Storm Events Database lists $50 million in property damage from this hail.1

In the Nebraska Panhandle, an EF2 tornado tracked 1 to 3 miles east-northeast of Gering between 7:38 and 7:45 p.m. MDT, causing significant damage to a structure and throwing vehicles 50 feet.2 Baseball to softball size hail fell across Scotts Bluff County, including the city of Scottsbluff.2 Around 9 p.m. MDT, wind-driven hail the size of baseballs hit Scottsbluff and damaged many vehicles. NOAA lists $6 million in property damage from that hail.3

In Wyoming, quarter to golf ball size hail around Riverton near midday damaged the windshields and bodies of many vehicles and the roof shingles of dozens of homes on the east side of town. NOAA lists $3 million in property damage.4 In southern Colorado, an EF3 tornado crossed Prowers County south of Granada around 5:40 p.m. MDT, mostly over open country, destroying farm buildings and a home along its path.5

Sources

  1. 1. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1098453, hail, Lubbock County, Texas
  2. 2. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1098736, tornado, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
  3. 3. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1098957, hail, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
  4. 4. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1105503, hail, Fremont County, Wyoming
  5. 5. NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: Storm Events Database: Event 1115820, tornado, Prowers County, Colorado

Reports by hour

Hail144, most at 8 PM

Wind143, most at 1 AM

Tornado24, most at 8 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
1:30 PMEF0Near 42.64, -111.72, ID0.2 mi long, 10 yd wide
2:35 PMNot ratedNear 41.67, -109.85, WY0.09 mi long, 30 yd wide
3:15 PMEF1Near 43.30, -106.35, WY10.83 mi long, 100 yd wide
3:37 PMNot ratedNear 43.23, -106.73, WY0.67 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:33 PMNot ratedNear 43.43, -105.84, WY0.25 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:11 PMNot ratedAbout 45 miles from Cheyenne, WY0.01 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:29 PMNot ratedAbout 47 miles from Cheyenne, WY3 mi long, 50 yd wide
6:40 PMEF3Near 37.89, -102.38, CO13.12 mi long, 320 yd wide
6:49 PMEF2Near 43.50, -105.36, WY3.81 mi long, 800 yd wide
7:03 PMNot ratedAbout 49 miles from Cheyenne, WY0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
7:21 PMEF2About 53 miles from Cheyenne, WY4.72 mi long, 800 yd wide
7:33 PMEF1Near 37.03, -102.33, CO8.43 mi long, 100 yd wide
Show all 24 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
7:44 PMEF1About 57 miles from Cheyenne, WY3.9 mi long, 20 yd wide
7:45 PMEF0Near 43.56, -105.08, WY6 mi long, 200 yd wide
8:04 PMNot ratedNear 41.82, -103.94, NE3.53 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:22 PMNot ratedNear 41.85, -103.85, NE3.16 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:38 PMEF2Near 41.82, -103.63, NE2.48 mi long, 700 yd wide
8:40 PMEF0Near 37.67, -101.75, KS0.01 mi long, 1 yd wide
8:44 PMEF1Near 41.81, -103.62, NE1.24 mi long, 50 yd wide
8:50 PMNot ratedNear 41.81, -103.59, NE0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:05 PMNot ratedNear 41.82, -103.54, NE0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:09 PMEF0Near 37.64, -101.56, KS0.01 mi long, 1 yd wide
9:12 PMEF0Near 37.62, -101.49, KS4.21 mi long, 1 yd wide
10:51 PMNot ratedNear 41.81, -102.85, NE0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Texas7242300
South Dakota6920490
Nebraska5623267
Wyoming2916211
Colorado221912
Oklahoma154110
Kansas12903
Florida8350
Minnesota8260
Iowa6060
Idaho3111
Louisiana3300
North Carolina3030
Montana2200
Utah2020
New Mexico1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Lubbock, TX4.5 inNone0
Houston, TX2.0 in64 mph0
Katy, TX2.0 inNone0
Pasadena, TX2.0 inNone0
Pearland, TX2.0 inNone0
Tomball, TX2.0 inNone0
Lake Charles, LA1.75 inNone0
Allen, TX1.5 inNone0
Frisco, TX1.5 inNone0
McKinney, TX1.5 inNone0
Amarillo, TX1.25 inNone0
Plano, TX1.25 inNone0
Orlando, FL1.0 inNone0
Rapid City, SD1.0 inNone0
Wichita Falls, TX1.0 inNone0
Arlington, TX0.75 inNone0
Denton, TX0.75 inNone0
Fort Worth, TX0.75 inNone0
Grand Prairie, TX0.75 inNone0
Irving, TX0.75 inNone0
Killeen, TX0.75 inNone0
Lewisville, TX0.75 inNone0
Durham, NCNone58 mph0
Gainesville, FLNone46 mph0
Minneapolis, MNNone60 mph0
Oklahoma City, OKNone64 mph0
San Angelo, TXNone74 mph0
Sioux Falls, SDNone64 mph0
Tallahassee, FLNone58 mph0

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