Storm reports for August 18, 2023

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, August 18, 2023
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 1 hail report, 35 wind reports and 4 tornado reports in 8 states on August 18, 2023.

in 8 states; 40
Storm reports: About 48 miles from Reno, NV; 0.88 in
Largest hail: Near 47.33, -106.95, MT; 70 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF2, about 8 miles from Providence, RI; 4
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

Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA

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

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on August 18, 2023 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. 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.

Reports by hour

Hail1, most at 7 PM

Wind35, most at 8 AM

Tornado4, most at 8 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
7:40 AM	EF2	About 8 miles from Providence, RI	9.1 mi long, 250 yd wide
8:07 AM	EF1	About 8 miles from Providence, RI	7.6 mi long, 80 yd wide
8:37 AM	EF0	About 16 miles from Boston, MA	0.1 mi long, 35 yd wide
8:52 AM	EF1	About 12 miles from Boston, MA	0.35 mi long, 100 yd wide

Time	Gust	Where
7:34 AM	58 mph	About 13 miles from Providence, RI
7:39 AM	58 mph	About 19 miles from Providence, RI
7:40 AM	58 mph	In Providence, RI
7:40 AM	58 mph	About 8 miles from Providence, RI
7:40 AM	58 mph	About 9 miles from Providence, RI
7:45 AM	58 mph	About 5 miles from Providence, RI
7:50 AM	58 mph	About 10 miles from Providence, RI
8:00 AM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Worcester, MA
8:05 AM	58 mph	About 3 miles from Providence, RI
8:08 AM	58 mph	About 2 miles from Providence, RI
8:09 AM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Providence, RI
8:09 AM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Providence, RI

Show all 35 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
8:15 AM	58 mph	About 9 miles from Providence, RI
8:30 AM	58 mph	About 18 miles from Boston, MA
8:45 AM	58 mph	About 9 miles from Boston, MA
3:26 PM	61 mph	Near 45.67, -110.80, MT
4:13 PM	58 mph	Near 46.51, -111.70, MT
4:14 PM	60 mph	Near 46.60, -111.98, MT
4:20 PM	59 mph	Near 44.01, -112.24, ID
4:21 PM	58 mph	Near 46.33, -111.59, MT
5:15 PM	62 mph	Near 45.27, -110.54, MT
5:19 PM	64 mph	Near 41.23, -102.39, NE
5:58 PM	62 mph	Near 47.10, -110.17, MT
6:07 PM	64 mph	Near 45.70, -110.45, MT
6:49 PM	58 mph	Near 47.06, -109.05, MT
6:52 PM	59 mph	About 12 miles from Billings, MT
8:03 PM	55 mph	Near 35.25, -114.04, AZ
8:30 PM	55 mph	About 31 miles from Las Vegas, NV
8:33 PM	62 mph	About 5 miles from Tucson, AZ
8:43 PM	60 mph	About 43 miles from Tucson, AZ
9:48 PM	70 mph	Near 47.33, -106.95, MT
10:33 PM	61 mph	Near 36.58, -113.73, AZ
10:45 PM	58 mph	Near 47.74, -106.15, MT
11:45 PM	62 mph	Near 47.95, -104.94, MT
12:17 AM	60 mph	Near 48.14, -104.05, MT

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
Montana	13	0	13	0
Rhode Island	10	0	9	1
Massachusetts	9	0	6	3
Arizona	4	0	4	0
California	1	1	0	0
Idaho	1	0	1	0
Nebraska	1	0	1	0
Nevada	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	Tornado reports
Billings, MT	None	59 mph	0
Boston, MA	None	58 mph	1
Providence, RI	None	58 mph	2
Tucson, AZ	None	62 mph	0
Worcester, MA	None	58 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.