Storm reports for October 20, 2023

Name: NOAA storm reports, United States, October 20, 2023
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 12 hail reports and 14 wind reports in 2 states on October 20, 2023.

in 2 states; 26
Storm reports: About 19 miles from Spartanburg, SC; 1.5 in
Largest hail: About 36 miles from Hilton Head Island, SC; 63 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 October 20, 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

Hail12, most at 3 PM

Wind14, most at 3 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Size	Where
2:28 PM	1.5 in	About 19 miles from Spartanburg, SC
3:03 PM	1.0 in	About 4 miles from Greenville, SC
3:17 PM	1.5 in	About 26 miles from Savannah, GA
3:25 PM	1.0 in	About 23 miles from Charlotte, NC
3:44 PM	0.25 in	About 19 miles from Charlotte, NC
3:45 PM	0.25 in	About 19 miles from Columbia, SC
4:05 PM	0.25 in	About 4 miles from Columbia, SC
4:06 PM	0.25 in	About 10 miles from Columbia, SC
4:12 PM	0.25 in	About 32 miles from Charlotte, NC
4:17 PM	0.25 in	About 33 miles from Charlotte, NC
4:44 PM	0.25 in	About 21 miles from Columbia, SC
8:57 PM	0.7 in	About 16 miles from Columbia, SC

Time	Gust	Where
2:41 PM	58 mph	About 18 miles from Spartanburg, SC
3:04 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Spartanburg, SC
3:07 PM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Savannah, GA
3:17 PM	58 mph	About 27 miles from Savannah, GA
3:30 PM	58 mph	About 20 miles from Savannah, GA
3:30 PM	58 mph	About 20 miles from Savannah, GA
3:32 PM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Savannah, GA
3:35 PM	58 mph	About 19 miles from Savannah, GA
3:39 PM	58 mph	About 26 miles from Columbia, SC
3:42 PM	58 mph	About 45 miles from Hilton Head Island, SC
4:01 PM	58 mph	About 36 miles from Hilton Head Island, SC
4:12 PM	63 mph	About 36 miles from Hilton Head Island, SC
5:26 PM	58 mph	About 31 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC
6:55 PM	58 mph	About 34 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC

By state

State	Reports	Hail	Wind	Tornado
South Carolina	19	11	8	0
Georgia	7	1	6	0

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Greenville, SC	1.0 in	None	0
Columbia, SC	0.25 in	None	0

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