Storm reports for August 21, 2023

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

NOAA recorded 1 hail report and 11 wind reports in 5 states on August 21, 2023.

in 5 states; 12
Storm reports: About 4 miles from Tucson, AZ; 1.5 in
Largest hail: About 14 miles from Tucson, AZ; 70 mph
Highest gust: 0
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

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

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on August 21, 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 5 PM

Wind11, most at 7 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Size	Where
5:01 PM	1.5 in	About 4 miles from Tucson, AZ

Time	Gust	Where
12:12 PM	40 mph	Near 18.21, -66.10, PR
5:31 PM	59 mph	Near 31.20, -103.00, TX
7:27 PM	60 mph	About 59 miles from Tucson, AZ
7:50 PM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Phoenix, AZ
7:50 PM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Phoenix, AZ
8:05 PM	64 mph	About 43 miles from Tucson, AZ
8:33 PM	59 mph	About 33 miles from Tucson, AZ
9:10 PM	63 mph	Near 32.42, -104.21, NM
9:30 PM	70 mph	About 14 miles from Tucson, AZ
10:07 PM	58 mph	Near 45.27, -110.54, MT
11:20 PM	59 mph	In Billings, MT

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind
Arizona	7	1	6
Montana	2	0	2
New Mexico	1	0	1
Puerto Rico	1	0	1
Texas	1	0	1

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Tucson, AZ	1.5 in	70 mph	0
Billings, MT	None	59 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.