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Storm reports for August 18, 2024

NOAA recorded 53 hail reports and 300 wind reports in 18 states on August 18, 2024.

in 18 states
353
Storm reports
About 7 miles from Richmond, VA
2.0 in
Largest hail
Near 36.40, -97.73, OK
81 mph
Highest gust
0
Tornado reports
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 18, 2024 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

Hail53, most at 4 PM

Wind300, most at 7 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeSizeWhere
1:16 PM0.88 inAbout 19 miles from Harrisburg, PA
2:05 PM0.88 inNear 33.65, -85.72, AL
2:47 PM1.0 inAbout 29 miles from Birmingham, AL
2:50 PM0.75 inAbout 19 miles from Philadelphia, PA
2:50 PM0.75 inAbout 19 miles from Philadelphia, PA
2:52 PM0.75 inAbout 18 miles from Philadelphia, PA
2:54 PM0.88 inAbout 18 miles from Philadelphia, PA
2:59 PM0.88 inAbout 21 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:03 PM0.88 inAbout 20 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:06 PM1.0 inAbout 20 miles from Philadelphia, PA
3:45 PM1.25 inAbout 7 miles from Richmond, VA
3:46 PM1.0 inAbout 13 miles from Birmingham, AL
Show all 53 hail reports
TimeSizeWhere
3:51 PM1.5 inAbout 7 miles from Richmond, VA
3:51 PM2.0 inAbout 7 miles from Richmond, VA
3:52 PM1.5 inAbout 8 miles from Richmond, VA
3:53 PM1.25 inAbout 7 miles from Richmond, VA
3:55 PM1.25 inAbout 8 miles from Richmond, VA
3:56 PM1.0 inAbout 54 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:00 PM1.25 inAbout 10 miles from Richmond, VA
4:04 PM1.0 inAbout 52 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:05 PM1.25 inAbout 10 miles from Richmond, VA
4:05 PM1.0 inAbout 9 miles from Richmond, VA
4:15 PM0.88 inAbout 36 miles from Little Rock, AR
4:16 PM1.75 inAbout 46 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:18 PM2.0 inAbout 31 miles from Little Rock, AR
4:18 PM1.5 inAbout 30 miles from Little Rock, AR
4:20 PM1.0 inAbout 23 miles from Columbus, GA
4:21 PM1.0 inAbout 45 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:35 PM1.25 inAbout 28 miles from Little Rock, AR
4:42 PM1.75 inAbout 46 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:46 PM1.0 inAbout 29 miles from Little Rock, AR
4:47 PM1.0 inAbout 16 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
4:49 PM0.75 inAbout 26 miles from Little Rock, AR
4:49 PM1.5 inAbout 44 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:55 PM1.0 inAbout 30 miles from Atlanta, GA
4:56 PM1.0 inAbout 26 miles from Little Rock, AR
4:59 PM1.0 inAbout 34 miles from Charlotte, NC
5:14 PM0.75 inAbout 34 miles from Little Rock, AR
5:16 PM1.75 inNear 45.45, -113.99, ID
5:17 PM0.75 inAbout 31 miles from Little Rock, AR
5:35 PM1.0 inNear 37.30, -98.59, KS
6:10 PM1.0 inAbout 51 miles from Little Rock, AR
6:19 PM1.0 inAbout 51 miles from Little Rock, AR
6:23 PM1.5 inAbout 5 miles from Fayetteville, AR
6:23 PM1.0 inAbout 5 miles from Fayetteville, AR
6:25 PM0.75 inAbout 7 miles from Fayetteville, AR
6:30 PM1.0 inAbout 2 miles from Fayetteville, AR
6:36 PM0.75 inAbout 9 miles from Fayetteville, AR
6:48 PM0.88 inAbout 51 miles from Little Rock, AR
7:48 PM1.0 inNear 35.40, -93.11, AR
7:56 PM1.0 inAbout 46 miles from Montgomery, AL
8:50 PM1.75 inNear 34.70, -93.50, AR
8:59 PM1.0 inNear 47.90, -111.18, MT

By state

StateReportsHailWindTornado
Georgia842820
Arkansas7219530
Alabama6211510
North Carolina250250
Mississippi210210
Virginia199100
Pennsylvania16880
Florida110110
South Carolina111100
Oklahoma7070
Louisiana5050
Idaho4130
Montana4130
New Jersey4040
Kansas3120
Maryland2020
New York2020
Utah1010

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Richmond, VA2.0 in58 mph0
Fayetteville, AR1.5 in75 mph0
Birmingham, AL1.0 inNone0
Atlanta, GANone64 mph0
Baltimore, MDNone70 mph0
Columbus, GANone60 mph0
Hickory, NCNone58 mph0
Hilton Head Island, SCNone64 mph0
Jackson, MSNone69 mph0
Lancaster, PANone60 mph0
Little Rock, ARNone64 mph0
Philadelphia, PANone58 mph0
Tuscaloosa, ALNone58 mph0
Utica, NYNone58 mph0
Winston-Salem, NCNone58 mph0

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