Storm reports — Sunday, August 23, 2026

The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 1 tornado report, 19 hail reports and 59 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on Aug 23, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in SD, MT, UT.

1tornado reports
19hail reports · largest 1.75″
59wind reports · peak 75 mph

Reports by state

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Tornado reports

UTCRatingPlaceCountyStateRemarks
01:36—5 Ene SorumPerkinsSDBrief elephant trunk tornado confirmed by two storm chasers. Has since fully dissipated. Time estimated based on reports and radar. (UNR)

Hail reports

UTCSizePlaceCountyStateRemarks
20:191.75″Pactola ResvPenningtonSDVia social media. Time estimated based on radar. (UNR)
20:261.00″Johnson SidingPenningtonSD(UNR)
21:181.00″HermosaCusterSDVia social media. Time estimated based on radar. (UNR)
21:301.00″KremlinHillMTCorrects previous hail report from Kremlin. Picture from social media. (TFX)
21:471.00″KremlinHillMTPicture from social media. (TFX)
22:051.50″4 W MedoraBillingsNDRelayed to NWS by broadcast media partner. Time estimated from radar. (BIS)
22:171.00″7 Ese FairburnCusterSDAlong E French Creek Rd. (UNR)
22:211.75″7 Ese FairburnCusterSDmPING report. (UNR)
22:231.00″MedoraBillingsNDLots of dimes and nickels... and a few quarters. (BIS)
00:291.00″9 Ne RalphHardingSD(UNR)
00:331.00″4 N RalphHardingSDHail covers the ground (UNR)
00:451.00″3 Ne AquillaGeaugaOH(CLE)
01:051.50″8 Sse RalphHardingSD(UNR)
01:271.50″Prairie CityPerkinsSDWind driven hail of at least ping pong ball size via video. Time estimated based on radar. (UNR)
01:451.00″5 S Prairie CityPerkinsSDMost hail was smaller (UNR)
02:001.00″11 Sse Prairie CityPerkinsSD(UNR)
02:301.00″4 Ssw RevaHardingSD(UNR)
02:451.75″10 Ssw RevaHardingSD(UNR)
02:501.00″19 Ese ZeonaPerkinsSD(UNR)

Wind reports

UTCGustPlaceCountyStateRemarks
19:45damage1 W Litchfield BeachGeorgetownSCTree down entangled in utility wires at the intersection of Hawthorn Drive and Old Cedar Loop. Time estimated via radar. (ILM)
20:0066 mph2.8 Ne CrawfordDawesNEPersonal weather station. (CYS)
20:4565 mph12 S InvernessHillMTMT Mesonet Inverness S. (TFX)
21:0867 mph11 S RudyardHillMTCWOP sensor 11 miles S of Rudyard. Nearby sensor also measured a 63 mph gust. (TFX)
21:0967 mphWinifredFergusMTWinifred Airport. (TFX)
21:2565 mph11 Sse Big SandyChouteauMTMT Mesonet. (TFX)
21:40damage2 Ese PonchatoulaTangipahoaLASheriffs office reported a tree down along Esterbrook Road off of Louis Hoover Lane. (LIX)
21:43damage2 Ese PonchatoulaTangipahoaLACorrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 2 ESE Ponchatoula. Sheriffs office reported a tree down along Esterbrook Road off of Louis Hoover Lane. (LIX)
21:46damage4 S RobertTangipahoaLAPublic report of tree down east of Ponchatoula along LA 22. (LIX)
21:5359 mph4 W HavreHillMTASOS station KHVR Havre Airport. (TFX)
22:0560 mph14 N HavreHillMTMontana Mesonet. (TFX)
22:15damageCovingtonSt. TammanyLAEmergency management reported a tree down on a powerline. (LIX)
22:4065 mphMinot Air Force BaseWardNDRadar estimated time. (BIS)
22:5567 mph6 Wsw HogelandBlaineMTWinds over 58 mph began at 1650 and continued through at least 1700. (TFX)
22:55damageHogelandBlaineMTPhoto shared of a combine header damaged as a result of a thunderstorm that moved through. Time was matched based on radar and nearby observations. (TFX)
23:1660 mphSkylineCarbonWYMesonet station KSKL Skyline (WYDOT). (CYS)
23:2566 mph10 W KnollsTooeleUTMesonet station DPG17 Interstate 80. (SLC)
23:3062 mphKnollsTooeleUTMesonet station UTKNO I-80 at MP 40 Knolls. (SLC)
23:40damage10 Nnw Rio RicoSanta CruzAZSocial media shows a large Palo Verde tree uprooted. (TWC)
23:5575 mph2 Wnw MaltaPhillipsMTAWOS station KM75 Malta. (GGW)
23:5860 mph9 Ne TucsonPimaAZPersonal weather station recorded a 60 mph wind gust. (TWC)
00:0363 mph7 Ne TucsonPimaAZPersonal weather station recorded a 63 mph wind gust. (TWC)
00:1058 mph7 Nne CliveTooeleUTMesonet station UTGRS I-80 at Grassey. (SLC)
00:1560 mph7 Ssw RyegateGolden ValleyMTMesonet station RGTM8 Ryegate S. (BYZ)
00:20damage4 Nnw TucsonPimaAZSocial media shows portion of roof peeled off the Dollar Tree. Some of the material was in the parking lot. Time estimated based on radar. (TWC)
00:20damage4 Nnw TucsonPimaAZTree in roadway. Time estimated based on radar. (TWC)
00:2961 mph7 Nne RalphHardingSD(UNR)
00:3072 mph18 Nne CallaoTooeleUTMesonet station DPG18 Causeway. (SLC)
00:3458 mph5 Nw RivertonFremontWYASOS station KRIW Riverton Airport (ASOS). Winds were generated in the wake of an outflow boundary. (RIW)
00:4860 mph6 Ese LoraHemphillTX(AMA)
00:50damage2 W North OlmstedCuyahogaOHdelayed report - several 2-3 inch diameter limbs down. (CLE)
00:5559 mph29 Ne CallaoTooeleUTMesonet station DPG03 V-Grid. (SLC)
01:1073 mph8 N TiegenPetroleumMTWar Horse Mesonet observation. (GGW)
01:1570 mph8 Wnw Prairie CityPerkinsSD6 inch diameter tree branches broken and a round hay bale was blown several hundred feet. (UNR)
01:15damage8 Wnw Prairie CityPerkinsSD6 inch diameter tree branches broken and a round hay bale was blown several hundred feet. (UNR)
01:1570 mph2 Nw Saint MarieValleyMTMesonet station MTSTM St. Marie Mt-24 Mp 18.0. (GGW)
01:1670 mph6 E MandareeDunnNDHeavy rain... hail as large as quarters... 2 to 3 inch in diameter tree branches broken... and a heavy wooden fence toppled and lying flat. (BIS)
01:4560 mph2 Sse LarslanValleyMT(GGW)
01:46damage3 Nw Picture RocksPimaAZDelayed report. Greenhouse structure collapsed due to thunderstorm winds. Estimated wind gust 60 mph. Time estimated by radar. (TWC)
02:1558 mph16 Ese EloyPinalAZGust to 58 mph. (TWC)
02:2061 mph2 Sw WellsvilleCacheUTPacificorp Murrays Hill. (SLC)
02:26damage1 Nne Hyde ParkCacheUTShingles blown off roof. (SLC)
02:3060 mph4 Ssw RevaHardingSD(UNR)
02:34damage1 Se Grove CityMercerPALate report: Tree down with wires on Kocher Drive. Time based on radar. (PBZ)
02:39damage4 Wnw BarkeyvilleMercerPALate Report: Wires down on East Gilmore Road. Time estimated based on radar. (PBZ)
02:4064 mph2 Ese CoppertonSalt LakeUTTrans-Jordan Landfill. (SLC)
02:4074 mph2 Nw South Jordan - DaySalt LakeUTCorrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 2 NW South Jordan - Daybreak. SR-85 @ Dannon Way. (SLC)
02:40damage2 Nw South Jordan - DaySalt LakeUTSR-85 @ Dannon Way. (SLC)
02:42damage2 Wsw LoganCacheUTMultiple 3 inch limbs broken from tree. (SLC)
02:4865 mph7 Ese ChuichuPinalAZPersonal weather station recorded a 65 mph wind gust in Sunland Ranches. (TWC)
03:1860 mph1 Nne AvonDareNCWind gust of 52 knots recorded at Avon Sound Weatherflow site (KAVN). (MHX)
03:3361 mph1 Nw Boys RanchOldhamTXHeat burst. (AMA)
04:4264 mph11 W Jacks Peak SnotelElkoNVRAWS Long Hollow (LONN2)... elevation 5820 feet. (LKN)
08:24damage3 Nnw MinnewaukanBensonNDDelayed report of wind damage at this location resulting in a destroyed detached garage... several large trees downed... and hail of unknown size. High resolution satel (FGF)
08:4258 mph4 N RayWilliamsND10 m wind gust at NDAWN site Ray 4 N. (BIS)
08:59damage2 Se Hope MillsCumberlandNCPower outage due to fallen trees. (RAH)
09:06damage6 W WagramScotlandNCTrees down near Sneadtown Rd and Monroe Rd. (RAH)
09:45damage5 Ne AntiochHokeNCTree down on Old Wire Road. (RAH)
10:00damage1 Nw Hope MillsCumberlandNCTree down near residence on state street with large branches on powerlines. (RAH)

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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