Storm reports — Monday, August 24, 2026

The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 1 tornado report, 27 hail reports and 39 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on Aug 24, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in SD, ND, NE.

1tornado reports
27hail reports · largest 3.25″
39wind reports · peak 77 mph

Reports by state

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Tornado reports

UTCRatingPlaceCountyStateRemarks
20:34—4 Nnw AtlanticCarteretNCTop estimated winds: EF0 85 MPH. Path Length: .18 miles... estimated. Path Width: Unknown. Along Highway 12/Cedar Island Road... just east of the Thorofare Bridge... tw (MHX)

Hail reports

UTCSizePlaceCountyStateRemarks
21:431.75″17 Sse EliCherryNEDelayed report of many quarters with sparse golf balls. Time estimated from radar. (LBF)
22:051.00″15 Sw Merritt ReservoirCherryNE(LBF)
22:401.25″11 Nne MullenCherryNEQuarters to half dollars. (LBF)
22:461.25″6 Nw Lake WilliamsKidderNDSocial media report and photo of hail northeast of Robinson. Size estimated. Time estimated based on radar. (BIS)
22:531.25″10 N SenecaCherryNEAlso had 0.65 of rainfall from the storm. (LBF)
23:241.50″11 Nnw WoodworthStutsmanNDSocial media report and photo of hail north of Woodworth. Size estimated. Time estimated based on radar. (BIS)
23:491.25″3 S MerrimanCherryNEQuarters to hail dollar sized along with 50 - 60 mph winds. (LBF)
00:141.00″5 W MartinBennettSDPhoto via social media. Time estimated based on radar. (UNR)
00:171.75″7 Wnw Swan Creek Rec ArDeweySDHail started after 7 pm... and continued until about 7:30 pm. (ABR)
00:211.25″3 W MchenryFosterNDRadar estimated time. (BIS)
00:222.50″4 Nw MartinBennettSDReported via social media. Time estimated based on radar. (UNR)
00:241.50″MartinBennettSDA few of the largest stones reached ping pong ball size but most were smaller. Time estimated based on radar. (UNR)
00:251.50″1 N MartinBennettSDReport and photo via social media. Time estimated based on radar. (UNR)
00:271.00″MartinBennettSDNickel to quarter size near the southern edge of the storm core. Hail still falling as of 643 PM MDT. Reported via social media. (UNR)
00:351.00″10 Wnw BinfordEddyNDMixture of hail sizes... dimes to quarters the largest. 0.22 of an inch of rain as well. No wind or damage to crops that he knew of. (FGF)
00:451.00″8 S MerrimanCherryNElots of peas and sparse quarters. (LBF)
00:451.00″2 Sse GlenhamWalworthSD(ABR)
01:053.25″2 Nw TolnaNelsonNDSeveral hailstones in a photo with a ruler. Largest hailstone was over 3 inches in size... with several the size of baseballs. (FGF)
01:051.75″6 Ne HamarNelsonNDPea to golf ball sized hail lasted ten minutes. Half inch of rain. Brief big gust of wind before the hail... then dead calm. Storm ending at the time of the report. (FGF)
01:073.00″1 N TolnaNelsonNDPhoto of a hailstone by a quarter... estimated 3 inches across. (FGF)
01:092.75″4 W Mound CityCampbellSDPicture sent of multiple hailstones ranging from golf ball to roughly baseball size 4 miles west of Mound City. Time estimated by radar. (ABR)
01:163.00″4 Wnw Mound CityCampbellSDLarge hail reported 4 miles west and a half mile north of Mound City. The largest hailstones were measured at three inches in diameter. Minimal damage occurred in the a (ABR)
01:201.00″8 S LakotaNelsonNDPhoto of hailstone sent in right next to a quarter. (FGF)
01:301.75″3 Ne Mound CityCampbellSDLarge soft hail that was not fully solidified. (ABR)
01:301.00″8 S LakotaNelsonNDCorrects previous hail report from 8 S Lakota. Photo of hailstone sent in right next to a quarter. (FGF)
02:101.75″5 Ene EdgeleyLamoureNDDelayed social media report of golf ball size hail west of LaMoure. (BIS)
08:401.00″RamonaLakeSDHail was intermittant for 15 min. Most hail pea to dime size with a few stones as large as a quarter. (FSD)

Wind reports

UTCGustPlaceCountyStateRemarks
18:45damage2 Ene SemmesMobileALTrees and power lines down near Lott Rd and Wellborn Woods Dr. Time estimated by radar. (MOB)
19:00damageWetumpkaGadsdenFLPower outage to 238 customers in Wetumpka caused by tree via the Talquin outage map. (TAE)
19:24damage4 Ese TuscaroraCravenNCCraven County 911 reports road sign blown into road at MM141 of US 17 bypass southbound. Time estimated by radar. (MHX)
19:28damageFairhopeBaldwinALMultiple reports of large tree limbs and trees down in and around Fairhope. Time estimated by radar. (MOB)
19:37damage1 W White BluffChathamGAEmergency manager reports tree on powerline at 100th block of Ventura Blvd (CHS)
19:37damage1 W White BluffChathamGAEmergency manager reports tree on powerline at the 20th block of Las Tunas circle (CHS)
19:37damage2 Wnw White BluffChathamGAEmergency manager reports multiple power lines down around 10509 Middleground Road. (CHS)
19:37damage1 Wnw White BluffChathamGAEM and police scanner indicated a downed power lines and a broken power pole at the 10000 block of Middleground Road. (CHS)
19:38damage1 Ene White BluffChathamGAEM reported a tree on a powerline on the 400 block of Valentine Drive. (CHS)
19:38damage2 Sw ThunderboltChathamGAEmergency manager reports tree on powerline in the 2000th block of Barbara St (CHS)
19:50damage4 Nne NorcoSt. CharlesLAEM reported an 18-wheeler overturned on I-10 westbound due to strong winds from thunderstorms. (LIX)
20:1358 mph2 Ese LafayetteLafayetteLAASOS station KLFT Lafayette. (LCH)
20:40damage2 Nw AtlanticCarteretNC10 to 12 inch diameter tree snapped near the base and blown down. (MHX)
21:20damageJasperHamiltonFLDelayed report of multiple tree limbs and power lines down in Jasper. Very small hail was also reported. Time estimated via radar. (JAX)
21:31damage1 Ene Mitchell VillageCarteretNCTree down on railroad track in Morehead City. Time estimated from radar. (MHX)
21:4065 mph15 Sw South Pass CityFremontWYMesonet station PC283 Dickinson (PC). (RIW)
22:0059 mph8 Wnw LanderFremontWYMesonet station EW0138 Lander 1 (CWOP). (RIW)
23:0061 mph13 Wnw MonteviewClarkIDMesonet station PC374 Reno Gulch. (PIH)
23:3959 mph1 Sw Mountain Home AfbElmoreID(BOI)
23:40damage2 Nw Ponce De LeonHolmesFLOne report of a tree down in Holmes county. (TAE)
23:4064 mph4 E MontpelierBear LakeIDMesonet station PC506 Sheep Creek Hills. (PIH)
23:40damage3 Nw AtkinsonPiscataquisMETree reported down. Time estimated from radar. (CAR)
23:55damage1 Sw MiloPiscataquisMELarge tree reported down on West Main Street. (CAR)
23:5660 mph2 Sw ElkoElkoNVASOS station KEKO Elko Airport ASOS. (LKN)
00:00damageAftonLincolnWYCounty EM reported power pole snapped likely as a result of outflow winds. (RIW)
00:1059 mph10 Sw DugwayTooeleUTMesonet station DPG05 White Sage. (SLC)
00:1059 mph5 Nne LaketownRichUTMesonet station PC367 E Bearlake. (SLC)
00:4060 mph6 Nw MagnaSalt LakeUTMesonet station UT107 I-80 At Mp 107. (SLC)
00:5264 mph8 Ne MartinBennettSDMeasured on a personal weather station. (UNR)
00:5564 mphSlc Arpt #2Salt LakeUTAWOS station KSVR Slc Arpt No. 2. (SLC)
00:5571 mph9 Nnw MurdoJonesSDMesonet station MUMS2 Murdo 9NNW (SD Mesonet). (ABR)
01:3977 mph5 W WishekMcintoshND10m observation at NDAWN mesonet site 5W Wishek. (BIS)
02:3861 mph1 Se AshleyMcintoshNDWeather station near Ashley reported 61 mph. (BIS)
02:4859 mph9 Ene BelvidereJacksonSD(UNR)
03:0662 mph2 N MarchMarshallMNStation 2.7 NNW March MN. (FGF)
03:3564 mph1 S White RiverMelletteSD(UNR)
03:4663 mphWestportBrownSDPersonal weather station. (ABR)
04:22damage2 Wnw Plainview ColonyEdmundsSDSpotter reported tree branches down due to the storm. Hail was also reported... but the spotter was unsure of the size due to being away at the time. Time estimated by (ABR)
07:5566 mph4 W ErwinKingsburySDMesonet station DTMS2 De Smet 7N (SD Mesonet). (FSD)

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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