Storm reports — Friday, August 23, 2024

The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 2 tornado reports, 9 hail reports and 160 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on Aug 23, 2024 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in MT, ID, TX.

2tornado reports
9hail reports · largest 2.50″
160wind reports · peak 90 mph

Reports by state

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Tornado reports

UTCRatingPlaceCountyStateRemarks
21:20—5 Sse BennettArapahoeCOBrief tornado... location approximate. (BOU)
21:35—8 Ne StrasburgAdamsCOBrief tornado. Location approximate. (BOU)

Hail reports

UTCSizePlaceCountyStateRemarks
22:431.25″Thompson SpringsGrandUT(GJT)
23:181.00″1 Ne ClydeCallahanTXReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (SJT)
23:191.00″12 W TucsonPimaAZ(TWC)
00:392.50″11 E LarslanDanielsMTCorrects previous hail report from 11 E Larslan updating the time of the report based on radar estimate. Up to tennis balls. Mostly golf balls. Car body and windshield (GGW)
01:072.50″11 E LarslanDanielsMTUp to tennis balls. Mostly golf balls. Car body and windshield damage. (GGW)
01:072.50″6 Nnw LarslanValleyMTAccompanied by estimated 60 mph wind. Damage to pick-ups (dimples in hoods and cracked windshields). Flattened 2 foot high grass. (GGW)
01:081.00″2 N LarslanValleyMTHail up to the size of quarters. Depth of accumularted hail up to 6 inches. (GGW)
01:101.00″7 Nne LarslanValleyMT(GGW)
01:301.00″8 S GlentanaValleyMT(GGW)

Wind reports

UTCGustPlaceCountyStateRemarks
17:57damage2 E PocatelloBannockIDTree limbs down approximately 3 inches in diameter and 15 feet long in the area of 13th Ave and 14th Ave. Pea size hail also reported. Report received via social media. (PIH)
19:18damage4 Nne AcequiaMinidokaIDIdaho Power reports over 700 customers without power. (PIH)
19:24damage1 W NounanBear LakeIDAbout 6 trees blown down in Skinner Canyon. Fire department and power company on scene. Time estimated. (PIH)
19:34damage2 Sw LorenzoJeffersonIDTrees down along E 600 N. Reported via social media. Time estimated based on radar and surrounding reports. (PIH)
19:35damage2 W LorenzoJeffersonIDJefferson County Emergency Management reports multiple trees down in the area of E Menan Lorenzo Highway and N 3950 E. Time estimated based on radar. (PIH)
19:4558 mph10 Wsw GrantBeaverheadMTMesonet station BRRM8 Brenner RAWS. Time of event is estmated. (TFX)
19:5159 mph6 Se North ForkLemhiIDMesonet station KRCI1 Kriley Creek Raws. (MSO)
20:0067 mph7 N DellBeaverheadMTMesonet station MTM16 6.6 N Dell (MT-MESO). (TFX)
20:0560 mph11 Wsw Atomic CityButteIDMesonet station SUM Big Southern Butte. (PIH)
20:15damage5 N FlorahomePutnamFLPutnam County Emergency Management relayed photos of several snapped and downed trees near the Clay/Putnam County border to the north of Florahome. Time of damage based (JAX)
20:1565 mph7 N DellBeaverheadMTMesonet station MTM16 6.6 N Dell (MT-MESO). (TFX)
20:30damageAmerican FallsPowerIDLarge tree limb down damaging a fence. (PIH)
20:3060 mph8 N Macks InnFremontIDRWIS ITD55 Henrys Lake US-20. (PIH)
20:4567 mph20 Ese Craters Of MoonButteIDMesonet station BIG Coxs Well. (PIH)
20:46damageSulaRavalliMTVideo of ponderosa pine trees falling in Sula. Power outages reported. (MSO)
20:5562 mph3 S LehiUtahUTAmerican Fork Marina mesonet site. (SLC)
21:0264 mph17 Wsw MarionCassiaIDMesonet station CRII1 Cotton Ridge. (PIH)
21:02damage2 Sw GrantsdaleRavalliMTDowned trees and power lines with 1000 customers without power. (MSO)
21:0563 mph12 Se Butte CityButteIDMesonet station RWM Radioactive Waste Management. (PIH)
21:05damage1 Se HamiltonRavalliMTDown trees and powerlines blocking Golf Course Road and Kurtz Ln. (MSO)
21:0660 mph6 E DarbyRavalliMTMesonet station DEEM8 Deer Mountain. (MSO)
21:07damageChubbuckBannockIDTree limb down on wires. (PIH)
21:0969 mph13 Ene SulaRavalliMTMesonet station TEPM8 Tepee Pt. (MSO)
21:1059 mph1 Se PebbleCaribouIDMesonet station PC133 Pebble. (PIH)
21:10damage1 Nw HamiltonRavalliMTDowned tree and powerlines on Ricketts Road. (MSO)
21:15damage2 Ese Saint LeoPascoFLEmergency management relayed report of tree down on home. Time estimated from radar. (TBW)
21:1562 mph12 Nw Atomic CityButteIDMesonet station TRA Reactor Technologies Complex. (PIH)
21:15damage1 E WoodsideRavalliMTWoodside Crossing Road closed by numerous downed trees. (MSO)
21:15damageWoodsideRavalliMTCorrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Woodside. State 373 is closed at the intersection with Highway 93 north of Hamilton due to trees and powerlines down. (MSO)
21:1981 mph5 S GranadaProwersCOSnapped tree branches... down power poles... damage to side of a barn. (PUB)
21:2074 mph1 Sw ChesterfieldCaribouIDMeasured wind gust to 74 MPH in Chesterfield snapping off a large pine tree several feet above the ground. Report and photos received via social media. Time estimated b (PIH)
21:20damage1 Sw ChesterfieldCaribouIDMeasured wind gust to 74 MPH in Chesterfield snapping off a large pine tree several feet above the ground. Report and photos received via social media. Time estimated b (PIH)
21:2060 mph3 Wnw ChesterfieldCaribouIDMesonet station PC364 Chesterfield Reservoir. (PIH)
21:20damageCorvallisRavalliMTDowned trees and power outages. Time estimated via radar. (MSO)
21:20damage3 S VictorRavalliMTCorrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 3 S Victor. Break Creek Rd is blocked due to a large tree and powerline down. (MSO)
21:25damage1 E VictorRavalliMTDowned trees blocking Victor Crossing Road. (MSO)
21:25damageVictorRavalliMTDowned Trees at Victor School. (MSO)
21:3062 mph2 Sw PerryBox ElderUTMesonet station UTWLD I-15 at Willard POE. (SLC)
21:3066 mph7 S HoweButteIDMesonet station BAS Base of Howe Peak. (PIH)
21:3062 mph9 Nw SmallClarkIDMesonet station PC371 Medicine Lodge. (PIH)
21:42damageSmithfieldCacheUT6 inch estimated limbs down in Smithfield. (SLC)
21:4559 mph16 W OsgoodBonnevilleIDRWIS ITD99 Kettle Butte US-20. (PIH)
21:4567 mphMonidaBeaverheadMTMesonet station MTMQM Monida Pass (MT DOT). (TFX)
21:4664 mph3 Ne ChesterfieldCaribouIDMesonet station PCNI1 Pole Canyon. (PIH)
21:5058 mph5 Ene AlmyUintaWYMesonet station PC450 Evanston North. (SLC)
21:5060 mph2 Wsw Hyde ParkCacheUTREPORTED AT LOGAN-CACHE AIRPORT. (SLC)
21:5074 mph3 Nne SmithfieldCacheUTMesonet station PC124 Crow Mountain. (SLC)
21:5962 mph7 E MarysvilleLewis And ClarkMT62 mph wind gust. (TFX)
22:0063 mph3 Se Beaver MtnCacheUTMesonet station PSRIM Peter Sinks Rim. (SLC)
22:00damageFranklinFranklinIDSeveral trees and large tree limbs snapped and down in Franklin. Report and photos received via social media. Time estimated based on report...radar...and observed wind (PIH)
22:0058 mph6 Se PoplarBonnevilleIDMesonet station PC134 Moss Avery. (PIH)
22:0059 mph3 Sse PoplarBonnevilleIDPrivate weather station just east of Birch Creek Rd. (PIH)
22:0090 mph3 Ese FrenchtownMissoulaMT(MSO)
22:05damage2 W PoplarBonnevilleIDLarge tree limbs down blocking 160 E near E Ririe Highway. Photo and report received via social media. Time estimated based on report... radar... and surrounding report (PIH)
22:05damageRirieJeffersonIDVideo and photos received via social media of winds estimated at 60 MPH and significant blowing dust with large tree limbs breaking off and falling on road. Tree also d (PIH)
22:05damage4 Ene PoplarMadisonIDSeveral trees reported down in the area of Kelly Mountain...Kelly Canyon Trail...and Kelly Canyon Resort. One trail blocked. Time estimated based on radar and nearby re (PIH)
22:05damage3 Ne PoplarJeffersonIDJefferson County Emergency Management reports tree down on a vehicle on Kelly Canyon Rd. Vehicle on fire. Unknown if any injuries occurred. Time estimated based on rada (PIH)
22:05damage2 Nne RirieJeffersonIDJefferson County 911 Dispatch reports multiple trees down across far eastern Jefferson County. No injuries or fatalities are known and no major structural damage was re (PIH)
22:0662 mph2 W HelenaLewis And ClarkMTCorrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 2 W Helena. Personal weather sensor measured a wind gust of 61.5 mph. Time of event is corrected to 406 PM. (TFX)
22:0767 mph6 Wnw MissoulaMissoulaMTASOS station KMSO Missoula... MT. (MSO)
22:08damage1 Ne HerbertMadisonIDMadison County Sheriffs Office reports E 8000 S is closed at approximately S 6200 E due to downed wires. Time estimated based on radar. (PIH)
22:08damage2 Ne HerbertMadisonIDRocky Mountain Power reports outages northeast of Herbert due to thunderstorm winds. (PIH)
22:0962 mph2 W HelenaLewis And ClarkMTPersonal weather sensor measured a wind gust of 61.5 mph. (TFX)
22:0958 mph10 N HelenaLewis And ClarkMTPublic weather station reports wind gust of 58 mph. (TFX)
22:1062 mph2 Ese WhitneyFranklinIDMesonet station PC130 Cub River. (PIH)
22:1272 mph4 E CorvallisRavalliMTMesonet station TT701 Soft Rock. (MSO)
22:1564 mph6 Nw Atomic CityButteIDRWIS ITD95 INL Puzzle US-20. (PIH)
22:1566 mph1 Wsw PoplarBonnevilleIDRWIS ITD18 Ririe US-26. (PIH)
22:20damage7 W DriggsTetonIDLarge aspen tree down near Horseshoe Canyon. Photo of damage provided via social media. Time estimated based on radar. (PIH)
22:20damage3 Sw MoodyMadisonIDMadison County Sheriffs Office reports wires down across the county. Numerous power outages reported. (PIH)
22:21damage2 S TetonMadisonID3 power poles snapped off along E 2000 N. Photos and video received via social media. Time estimated based on radar. (PIH)
22:22damage2 Nnw MoodyMadisonIDMadison County Emergency Management reports significant damage to electrical infrastructure in eastern parts of the county. Multiple power poles snapped off and wires d (PIH)
22:22damage5 W ClementsvilleMadisonIDFremont County Emergency Management reports approximately 80 power poles are down along ID-33 from Newdale eastward. Idaho Transportation Department reports ID-33 close (PIH)
22:22damage2 E NewdaleMadisonIDMultiple large trees snapped off at a residence including two pines estimated at over 2 feet in diameter. Power poles snapped off near the base. Debris strewn across th (PIH)
22:22damage1 E NewdaleFremontIDFremont County 911 Dispatch reports windows smashed out on one vehicle traveling on ID-33 due to falling power lines and power poles. Occupants were evaluated by EMS bu (PIH)
22:22damage1 Ese NewdaleFremontIDFremont County Emergency Management reports multiple power poles down in the area of ID-33 milepost 108 near Newdale. Rocky Mountain Power reports several thousand cust (PIH)
22:25damage2 Ssw TetonMadisonIDRocky Mountain Power reports over 160 customers without power southwest of Teton due to thunderstorm winds. (PIH)
22:25damage3 Se ChesterFremontIDFremont County 911 Dispatch reports multiple trees and wires down across south central Fremont County. No injuries or fatalities are known. Time estimated based on rada (PIH)
22:26damage2 Nnw TetonFremontID8 trees down across a canal in the Wilford area. Report and photo received via social media. Time estimated based on radar...observed wind gusts...and surrounding repor (PIH)
22:26damage2 Nw TetonFremontIDFremont County 911 Dispatch reports a tree down blocking E 200 N near N 2300 E. Time estimated based on radar and observed wind gusts. (PIH)
22:2960 mph1 Wnw HusonMissoulaMTLarge tree branches down. (MSO)
22:3062 mph5 Ssw ClementsvilleMadisonIDMesonet station PC141 Canyon Creek. (PIH)
22:30damage3 Se St. AnthonyFremontIDFall River Rural Electric Cooperative reports power outages due to thunderstorm winds in the Wilford and Twin Groves areas. (PIH)
22:30damage1 Ese St. AnthonyFremontIDMultiple trees uprooted in the area of E 500 N and N 2500 E. Report and photo received via social media. Time estimated based on radar and surrounding reports and wind (PIH)
22:30damage2 E St. AnthonyFremontIDTwo trees snapped off along N 2600 E... reported via social media. Time estimated based on radar and nearby wind gusts. (PIH)
22:3072 mph2 Ene ChesterFremontIDRWIS ITDD3 Fall River US-20. (PIH)
22:3059 mph8 Ssw Wolf CreekLewis And ClarkMTMesonet station MTSBN Sieben Flats - MDT. (TFX)
22:3061 mph3 E Wolf CreekLewis And ClarkMTStation EW3831 had a 61 mph wind gust. (TFX)
22:30damageSeeley LakeMissoulaMTCorrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Seeley Lake. Missoula County is reporting essential travel only around Seeley Lake due to trees and power lines down. (MSO)
22:3361 mph14 Sw SimmsLewis And ClarkMTAWOS station K1GM Golf. (TFX)
22:35damageBloomingtonBear LakeIDRocky Mountain Power reports over 200 customers without power due to thunderstorm winds. (PIH)
22:38damage4 Ssw AshtonFremontIDFremont County 911 Dispatch reports a tree down on wires along N 3400 E south of E 1000 N. Time estimated based on radar and observed wind gusts. (PIH)
22:39damage1 Sw MarysvilleFremontIDTree down blocking a road in the area of ID-32 and E 1200 N/Reclamation Rd. Report and photo received via social media. Time estimated based on radar...observed wind gu (PIH)
22:40damageAshtonFremontIDSeveral reports of large tree limbs down in Ashton. Time estimated based on radar. (PIH)
22:40damageAshtonFremontIDLarge tree limbs down at Ashton Elementary School. Also portions of a wood and sheet metal roof blown off a building in the area. Photos received via NWS Pocatello Face (PIH)
22:42damage2 Nne AshtonFremontIDLarge tree limbs down in the area of N 3600 E and E 1475 N. Time estimated based on radar. (PIH)
22:48damage8 Sw Oro ValleyPimaAZReport of downed Tree branches. Fence was also damaged/knocked down. (TWC)
22:4863 mph8 Sse UlmCascadeMTAWOS station K1IM India. (TFX)
22:50damage5 Ese Warm RiverFremontIDFall River Rural Electric Cooperative reports a power outage across the area. (PIH)
22:50damageWarm RiverFremontIDTree down in Warm River. Time estimated based on radar and observed wind gusts. (PIH)
22:53damage3 Wnw RockfordBinghamIDIdaho Power reports over 100 customers without power just west of Rockford. (PIH)
22:5563 mph8 Sse UlmCascadeMTAWOS station K1IM India. (TFX)
22:5559 mph14 Sw SimmsLewis And ClarkMTAWOS station K1GM Golf. (TFX)
22:55damage3 Se Kicking HorseLakeMTPower line down across Hi Hi Tah Rd and Allard Rd. (MSO)
22:5678 mph4 Sse UlmCascadeMTFrom personal weather station. (TFX)
23:00damage3 Sw WoodwardWoodwardOKRoof damage to house and shed. Also rolled a camper. A neighbor to the north also had roof damage to a shop. (OUN)
23:0066 mph11 Wnw WestplainsWeldCOMesonet Station K1LW. (BOU)
23:0068 mph10 Wsw StockettCascadeMTCorrects previous non-tstm wnd gst report from 10 WSW Stockett. Mesonet station FW1843 Great Falls. (TFX)
23:00damageSaint IgnatiusLakeMTA lot of trees down around Saint Ignatius. The wind picked up a Turkey Pen and flipped it upside down. (MSO)
23:05damageFairfieldTetonMTSmaller branches and twigs came off of cottonwood trees. Time estimated from radar. (TFX)
23:0770 mph3 Ese FrenchtownMissoulaMT(MSO)
23:0767 mph5 Wsw Great FallsCascadeMTASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport. (TFX)
23:1058 mph5 N Sun RiverCascadeMTFrom a personal weather station. (TFX)
23:11damage8 Sw Oro ValleyPimaAZStreet flooding on W. Costco Drive. (TWC)
23:13damage8 Sw Oro ValleyPimaAZTree branches down on a car in the Home Depot Parking Lot off of W. Costco Dr. (TWC)
23:1560 mphClydeCallahanTX(SJT)
23:1558 mph6 Ssw KimballKimballNEAWOS station KIBM Kimbal Airport - Ibm. (CYS)
23:1559 mph2 Sse GeyserJudith BasinMTCorrects previous non-tstm wnd gst report from 2 SSE Geyser. Mesonet station MTGYS Geyser (MT DOT). (TFX)
23:1560 mph4 E CascadeCascadeMTMesonet station MTM76 Cascade E Mda. (TFX)
23:1559 mph4 E UlmCascadeMTPublic measured a 59 mph gust. Time estimated from radar. (TFX)
23:15damagePolsonLakeMTCorrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Polson. Trees and powerlines are reported down near the hospital in Polson. (MSO)
23:1663 mph7 E GeyserJudith BasinMT63 mph thunderstorm wind gust. (TFX)
23:1860 mphMcgrewScotts BluffNEChaser reports blinding wind driven rain. (CYS)
23:1860 mph2 Wnw McgrewScotts BluffNEWind gusts 50-60 mph and getting stronger. (CYS)
23:20damageClydeCallahanTXMultiple large trees knocked down. One fell on a vehicle and caused damage to it. Pictures posted on social media. (SJT)
23:20damage2 N WoodwardWoodwardOKSeveral power poles snapped a few miles north of Woodward on Hwy 34. Time estimated by radar. (OUN)
23:20damageRonanLakeMTSeveral trees reported being blown down around Ronan. (MSO)
23:30damageAbileneTaylorTXLarge tree limbs down. Time approximated. (SJT)
23:3058 mph5 Ese DentonFergusMTCorrects previous non-tstm wnd gst report from 5 ESE Denton. Mesonet station MTDEN Denton (MT DOT). (TFX)
23:3060 mph3 Ene PowerTetonMTEstimated 60 mph wind gust east of I-15. Debris being lofted in the air. (TFX)
23:3160 mph5 N Pawnee PassLoganCOAWOS station K1MW Sterling 15 WNW. (BOU)
23:32damageDuttonTetonMTBroken tree branches. Time estimated from radar. (TFX)
23:34damage2 Wsw HambyTaylorTXPortion of metal roof peeled off. (SJT)
23:3558 mph2 Sse KimballKimballNEAWOS station KIBM Kimbal Airport - Ibm. (CYS)
23:35damageWoods BayLakeMTCorrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Woods Bay. Downed trees from Woods Bay to Big Fork. Time estimated via radar. (MSO)
23:40damageBigforkFlatheadMTCorrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Bigfork. Widespread power outages in Bigfork area from damaged transmission lines. (MSO)
23:45damage5 Se BradyPonderaMTPartially broken power line pole. Time estimated from radar. (TFX)
23:46damage9 Sw Oro ValleyPimaAZTree branches down. (TWC)
23:5083 mph6 E BradyPonderaMTFrom a personal weather station. (TFX)
23:50damage4 Nne BigforkFlatheadMTFlathead Electric Coop reports damaged transmission lines in Many Lakes Area with thousands of customers without power. (MSO)
23:52damage5 Wnw MissoulaMissoulaMTTrees down along Mullen Rd. (MSO)
23:55damage3 Nne CrestonFlatheadMTDowned tree damaged home roof on Lake Blaine Road. (MSO)
00:0081 mph4 Sw ValierPonderaMTFrom a personal weather station. (TFX)
00:1158 mphClydeCallahanTX(SJT)
00:1565 mph13 S ChesterLibertyMT(TFX)
00:15damage3 N WhitefishFlatheadMTFlathead Electric Coop reports damaged transmission lines on Big Mountain with thousands of customers without power. (MSO)
00:16damagePolsonLakeMTTrees and powerlines are reported down near the hospital in Polson. (MSO)
00:2963 mph3 Wsw OxfordLa PlataCOASOS station KDRO Durango La Plata Cnty Airport. (GJT)
00:2960 mph3 Sw Cut BankGlacierMTASOS station KCTB Cut Bank Airport. (TFX)
00:30damageSeeley LakeMissoulaMTMissoula County is reporting essential travel only around Seeley Lake due to trees and power lines down. (MSO)
00:3060 mph2 Sse LarslanValleyMT(GGW)
00:35damageWoods BayLakeMTDowned trees from Woods Bay to Big Fork. Time estimated via radar. (MSO)
00:38damageWoodsideRavalliMTState 373 is closed at the intersection with Highway 93 north of Hamilton due to trees and powerlines down. (MSO)
00:40damageBigforkFlatheadMTWidespread power outages in Bigfork area from damaged transmission lines. (MSO)
00:45damage7 N BertramBurnetTXCorrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 7 N Bertram. Bertram FD reports downed trees along CR 210A. Time estimated via radar. (EWX)
00:48damage3 S VictorRavalliMTBreak Creek Rd is blocked due to a large tree and powerline down. (MSO)
00:50damage9 Nnw BertramBurnetTXTravel trailer blown into a home. Time estimated via radar. (EWX)
01:2060 mph3 Se Grape CreekTom GreenTX(SJT)
02:1858 mph13 S Fort BelknapBlaineMTMesonet station FBLM8 Fort Belknap RAWS. (TFX)
08:0767 mph6 W ClydeCloudKSTime estimated radar. Reported by personal weather station. (TOP)

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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