Storm reports — Saturday, August 15, 2026

The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 4 tornado reports, 6 hail reports and 63 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on Aug 15, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in NC, KS, OH.

4tornado reports
6hail reports · largest 1.75″
63wind reports · peak 64 mph

Reports by state

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Tornado reports

UTCRatingPlaceCountyStateRemarks
00:05—3 N FletcherMiamiOHEFU tornado confirmed north of Fletcher in Miami County... Ohio. No known damage observed. (ILN)
00:21—4 Nw Saint ParisChampaignOHEF0 tornado confirmed northwest of St. Paris in Champaign County... Ohio. Maximum winds of 65 MPH. Minor tree and barn damage observed. (ILN)
00:24—2 Nnw Saint ParisChampaignOHEF0 tornado confirmed north of St. Paris in Champaign County... Ohio. Maximum winds of 75 MPH. Several trees downed... with siding removed from a house. (ILN)
00:29—2 N Saint ParisChampaignOHTree down on Ward Road property. (ILN)

Hail reports

UTCSizePlaceCountyStateRemarks
20:191.75″2 Ssw FoxfieldArapahoeCOSome hail of up to golf ball size. (BOU)
23:241.00″UnityBakerORSocial media post by member of public; reported hail about quarter-sized. (BOI)
23:281.00″3 Nnw WilburtonMortonKS(DDC)
23:491.00″4 S RushEl PasoCOReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (PUB)
00:021.50″12 Ne Two ButtesProwersCOHail lasted about 15 minutes. (PUB)
00:221.25″10 Se The Saunders ElevMortonKS(DDC)

Wind reports

UTCGustPlaceCountyStateRemarks
16:50damage2 W HartsvilleDarlingtonSCA tree fell on a power poll causing several power outages in the area. Lightning also struck a power poll causing a minor brush fire. The timing was estimated by radar. (ILM)
17:00damage1 E Piney CreekAlleghanyNCTree down in the community of Piney Creek. (RNK)
18:15damage1 Ne NickelsvilleScottVAMultiple trees down. (MRX)
18:31damage1 Nw JonesvilleYadkinNCLarge limb down at intersection of Church Street and W Market Street. (RNK)
18:38damage4 Ese WilkesboroWilkesNCTree down on power lines. (RNK)
18:40damage5 Se North WilkesboroWilkesNCTrees and limbs down on power lines. (RNK)
18:45damage1 Se ElkinSurryNCSmall tree downed off Parkwood Drive. (RNK)
18:50damage5 W BenhamsWashingtonVA2 to 3 inch diameter tree branches snapped and a few trees down. (MRX)
18:55damage3 Ene Brooks CrossroadsYadkinNCTree down on power lines. (RNK)
18:59damage3 N PinnacleStokesNCTree down on power line. (RNK)
18:59damage2 Sw Vade MecumStokesNCTree down on power line. (RNK)
19:10damage4 Nne HarmonyIredellNCTrees down on N Meadow Rd and E Houstonville Rd. Time estimated from radar. (GSP)
19:15damageHarmonyIredellNCReports of a couple more trees down around Harmony. Time estimated from radar. (GSP)
19:25damage5 Nne ToccoaStephensGAReport of large tree limbs down. Time estimated from radar. (GSP)
19:25damage2 Sse Flat RockSurryNCDelayed Report: Tree down... blocking one lane near the intersection of Massey Road and South Main Street in Mt. Airy... NC. Time is estimated from radar. (RNK)
19:30damage21 Nnw Mountain PassSan BernardinoCAPhoto shows power pole down across Kingston Road. (VEF)
19:40damage2 Ese Fort GayWayneWV30 customers without power due to tree damage. (RLX)
19:50damage2 Sw CooleemeeRowanNCSpotter relayed a report of a tree down on Wetmore Rd... NNE of Woodleaf... NC. (GSP)
19:53damage5 Ese Claypool HillTazewellVATree down on power line. (RNK)
19:55damage3 Ne AdwolfSmythVATree down on power line. (RNK)
20:00damage21 Nnw Mountain PassSan BernardinoCACorrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 21 NNW Mountain Pass. Photo shows power pole down across Kingston Road. (VEF)
20:1664 mph3 Ne Lone TreeDouglasCOAWOS station KAPA 2 SSE Centennial. (BOU)
20:28damageCraintownFlemingKYFleming County dispatch reports downed trees along Energy Road in Craintown. Aligns with increase in inbound velocity data on the 20:28Z radar scan. (JKL)
20:45damage3 Ese ChesneeCherokeeSCMedia relayed report of more than 20 trees blown down in and around Cowpens National Battlefield. (GSP)
20:50damage3 N GeorgetownGeorgetownSCA tree and power-line was blown down. Time was estimated by radar. (ILM)
21:00damage1 Ene ThickettyCherokeeSCSCHP reports a tree blown down on Baker Rd. (GSP)
21:12damage2 Se ArchdaleRandolphNCMultiple large trees were blown down near the intersection of Gregg St. and Roby Dr.... including at least one that fell across power lines... snapped a power pole... a (RAH)
21:18damage4 Sw Glade ValleyAlleghanyNCTree down across the Blue Ridge Parkway near Mile Post 234. (RNK)
21:31damageEnterpriseCoffeeALA couple of power lines were downed in the Enterprise area. (TAE)
21:31damage2 Nne CoppinvilleCoffeeALScanner report that a tree fell onto a rental car on Courtyard Way. (TAE)
21:32damage5 Ne Caney BranchGreeneTNDelayed report. Greene County dispatch had received a couple of downed tree reports. Time estimated by radar. (MRX)
21:40damage4 Sse WadeJacksonMSCorrects location of previous tstm wnd dmg report from 3 SE Wade Several tree tops snapped along Big Point Road between Hwy 63 and the Black Creek reservoir. (LIX)
21:40damage3 Se WadeJacksonMSCorrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 3 SE Wade. Several tree tops snapped along Big Point Road between Hwy 63 and the Black Creek reservoir. (LIX)
21:4061 mph7 Ese AcresClarkKS(DDC)
21:45damage2 Nnw Mc GradyWilkesNCTree down off Sparta Road (NC-18) just south of Grandmother Mountain. (RNK)
21:50damage1 Ssw Pleasant HillDaleALTree down on power lines with a fire along Andrews Avenue near Campground Road. (TAE)
21:50damage1 W Pleasant HillDaleALReport of a tree down near Walter Hand Jr Drive. (TAE)
21:53damageOzarkDaleALA few trees and power lines were down in the Ozark area. (TAE)
22:3962 mph5 Wsw DouglasConverseWYMesonet station DW7426 Douglas. (CYS)
22:40damage2 Se WallaceMarlboroSCA tree fell across power lines leading to a power outage. (ILM)
22:49damage3 E RobertsdaleBaldwinALPhotos shared by broadcast media of a couple trees uprooted and a couple trees snapped due to thunderstorm winds. Location and time estimated based off the report and r (MOB)
23:01damage2 Nne ClintonLaurensSCSCHP reported power lines blown down on Highway 308 and at least two trees down across I-26 in the Clinton area. (GSP)
23:0558 mph3 Sse Lake CityBarberKSKansas State Mesonet Lake City. (DDC)
23:12damage3 E GlencoeGrantKYTree down completely blocking one lane of Warsaw Road. (ILN)
23:1560 mph3 Se BereaBox ButteNENebraska Mesonet. (CYS)
23:23damage1 Wsw AllianceBox ButteNESpotter reports multiple tree branches down near Alliance due to thunderstorm winds. (CYS)
23:41damage1 Ne AntiochSheridanNEspotter reported lots of wind with 4 inch diameter tree branches down. (LBF)
23:4564 mph1 Sw RichfieldMortonKSKansas State Mesonet Richfield. (DDC)
23:45damage4 S SpringfieldBacaCOPower poles broken along a 2 mile stretch along Hwy 287 from approximately MM 26 to MM 24. (PUB)
23:5561 mph3 Sse Boise CityCimarronOK(AMA)
23:5663 mph9 S SpringfieldBacaCOASOS station KSPD 8 S Springfield. (PUB)
23:58damage19 Ne Newberry SpringsSan BernardinoCACalifornia Highway Patrol reports a semi rollover due to wind. (VEF)
00:06damage2 N FletcherMiamiOHTree downed on a barn on Snodgrass Road. Damage to barn roof. (ILN)
00:1064 mph4 Se StoningtonBacaCOMesonet station DW6957 Walsh. (PUB)
00:18damage19 Ne Newberry SpringsSan BernardinoCACalifornia Highway Patrol reports another semi rollover due to wind. (VEF)
00:18damage4 Wnw Saint ParisChampaignOHPortion of a tree downed on Coddington Road west of Elm Tree Road. (ILN)
00:21damage2 Ese Saint ParisChampaignOHDamage to barn siding and tree damage. Possible tornado. (ILN)
00:30damage3 Sw SadievilleScottKYTree down on Cincinnati Road and Double Culvert Road. (LMK)
01:2360 mph9 Nw WilburtonMortonKSMesonet station CGLK1 Cimarron. (DDC)
02:2060 mph4 Sse LakinKearnyKSKansas State Mesonet in Lakin. (DDC)
02:2861 mph4 Ne HayneSewardKSMesonet station UR350 Kismws. (DDC)
02:59damage1 Wsw East MolineRock IslandILRe-transmission of previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 WSW East Moline. Mping of broken 3 inch tree limbs. (DVN)
08:4059 mph3 Nnw Clay CenterClayKS(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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