Storm reports — Wednesday, August 21, 2024

The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 1 tornado report, 18 hail reports and 28 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on Aug 21, 2024 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in SD, MT, AZ.

1tornado reports
18hail reports · largest 2.50″
28wind reports · peak 67 mph

Reports by state

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Tornado reports

UTCRatingPlaceCountyStateRemarks
23:31—8 N BensonCochiseAZStorm chaser live streamed video of tornado on mountain in the distant. Exact location of tornado estimated by radar. (TWC)

Hail reports

UTCSizePlaceCountyStateRemarks
19:111.00″5 W Chino ValleyYavapaiAZReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (FGZ)
19:211.00″8 Wnw TucsonPimaAZReport from trained spotter of accumulating 1 inch hail. (TWC)
19:231.25″8 Wnw TucsonPimaAZTrained spotter reported 1.25 inch accumulating hail. (TWC)
22:251.50″2 Nw WillcoxCochiseAZVideo on social media showing accumulating hail with the biggest hailstone being 1.5 inches in diameter. Another video at same location showed damage to car windshield (TWC)
23:141.75″6 Ssw GeringScotts BluffNEHalf dollar to golf ball sized hail reported by chaser between County Road 17 and Highway 71. (CYS)
00:001.00″1 Nnw NemoLawrenceSD(UNR)
00:011.00″8 Se LomaChouteauMTHail up to quarter size falling. (TFX)
00:432.00″8 Ese OttumwaHaakonSD(UNR)
01:001.50″5 S BunkerStanleySDMarble to Ping Pong Ball sized hail reported to have fallen. (ABR)
01:101.00″10 S VidaMcconeMT(GGW)
01:221.00″5 Ssw VidaMcconeMT(GGW)
01:231.00″1 S ColstripRosebudMTReport from Facebook. (BYZ)
01:251.00″10 Nne CircleMcconeMTE60 MPH wind. (GGW)
01:532.00″11 Sw RicheyDawsonMTCorrects previous hail report from 11 SW Richey. Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (GGW)
02:002.50″4 Nw MurdoJonesSDGolf ball to tennis ball size hail. (ABR)
02:001.00″8 Sse Van MetreJonesSDPicture of 1 inch hail sent via Google Voice. (ABR)
02:152.50″5 N VolborgCusterMTReport from Facebook. (BYZ)
03:101.50″5 Se CapaJonesSD(ABR)

Wind reports

UTCGustPlaceCountyStateRemarks
22:2858 mph11 Nw WillcoxCochiseAZPersonal weather station recorded gust to 58 MPH. (TWC)
22:5560 mph6 Sw GeringScotts BluffNEChaser reported 50-60 mph microburst winds. (CYS)
23:3062 mph11 Ssw OelrichsFall RiverSD(UNR)
23:3462 mph2 W GeringScotts BluffNEScottsbluff RAWS site. (CYS)
23:4560 mph6 S NeedlesSan BernardinoCAKEED ASOS measured a peak wind gust to 60 mph as thunderstorm approached from the south. Blowing dust also noted on nearby webcam. (VEF)
23:4660 mph7 E GeyserJudith BasinMT60 mph thunderstorm wind gust at Geyser AWOS. (TFX)
00:0160 mph13 W OglalaOglala LakotaSD(UNR)
00:1466 mph6 S NeedlesSan BernardinoCACorrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 6 S Needles. KEED ASOS gusted to 66 mph at 514 mph as another thunderstorm core moved overhead. (VEF)
00:1561 mph6 S NeedlesSan BernardinoCAKEED ASOS gusted to 61 mph at 515 mph as another thunderstorm core moved overhead. (VEF)
00:5060 mphPorcupineOglala LakotaSD(UNR)
01:0360 mph5 E Fort PeckMcconeMTsmall hail. (GGW)
01:2259 mph5 Sw CortezMontezumaCOASOS station KCEZ Cortez Municipal Airport. (GJT)
01:2463 mph3 Nw WastaPenningtonSD(UNR)
01:4166 mph3 W FarmingtonSan JuanNMASOS station KFMN Farmington Airport. (ABQ)
01:5361 mph3 Ene Wolf PointRooseveltMTASOS station KOLF Wolf Point Airport. (GGW)
02:1060 mph6 W MilesvilleHaakonSD(UNR)
02:1862 mph6 E PoplarRooseveltMT(GGW)
02:3462 mph2 Ssw SidneyCheyenneNESidney ASOS. (CYS)
02:4064 mph1 Ene HarroldHughesSDMesonet station 19 Harrold (SDDOT). (ABR)
02:4567 mph5 Ese HoytDawsonMTMesonet station MTM28 5.2 E Hoyt (MT-MESO). (GGW)
02:5459 mph13 Nnw SansarcStanleySDMesonet station 168 Foster Bay (SDDOT). (ABR)
02:5560 mph13 Ne KirleyHaakonSD(UNR)
03:0065 mph13 Nnw SansarcStanleySDMesonet station 168 Foster Bay (SDDOT). (ABR)
03:1459 mph1 E Pierre Regional AirHughesSDASOS station KPIR Pierre Muni AP. (ABR)
03:2060 mph12 N Mission RidgeDeweySDPower outage from event time until 4 am the following morning. (ABR)
04:5162 mph1 Se BakerFallonMTASOS station KBHK Baker. (BYZ)
04:5562 mph1 E Holloman AfbOteroNMHeat burst detected on radar and surface observations. AWOS station KHMN Holloman AFB. (EPZ)
05:1558 mph2 Nnw GrantPerkinsNEAWOS station KGGF Grant Airport. (LBF)

Original file: SPC report page for this day. Times are UTC; the storm day starts at 12:00 UTC (7 AM CDT).

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