U.S. Storm Day Summary
Aug 28, 2021 Hail and Storm Summary
Aug 28, 2021 | United States | 2021-08-28 national severe weather summary
Daily hail and wind summary for Aug 28, 2021, with timeline context, related archives, and linked detail pages.
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Impacted Places
Hail Stats
- Max Report
- 4.00 in
- Reports
- 45
- Severe Reports
- 45
Wind Stats
- Reports
- 0
- Tornado Reports
- 0
Ring Impact (1mi / 3mi / 10mi)
hail
- Events within 1 mile
- 45
- Events within 3 miles
- 54
- Events within 10 miles
- 68
- Severe days within 10 miles
- 1
- Max within 10 miles
- 4.00 in
wind
- Events within 1 mile
- 0
- Events within 3 miles
- 0
- Events within 10 miles
- 0
- Severe days within 10 miles
- 0
- Max within 10 miles
- -
Verified Event Log (5-Year Window)
| Date | Hazard | Intensity | Distance | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-28 | hail | 4.00 in | - | 2 SSW CURRENT LAKE, MN | NOAA SPC |
| 2021-08-28 | hail | 4.00 in | - | LARCHWOOD, IA | NOAA SPC |
| 2021-08-28 | hail | 3.50 in | - | 2 SSW CURRENT LAKE, MN | NOAA SPC |
| 2021-08-28 | hail | 3.10 in | - | 7 NW APPLETON, MN | NOAA SPC |
| 2021-08-28 | hail | 2.75 in | - | 3 NE CORRELL, MN | NOAA SPC |
| 2021-08-28 | hail | 2.75 in | - | 1 N DANVERS, MN | NOAA SPC |
| 2021-08-28 | hail | 2.50 in | - | 9 SSW WAUBAY, SD | NOAA SPC |
| 2021-08-28 | hail | 2.50 in | - | 3 NW MILBANK, SD | NOAA SPC |
| 2021-08-28 | hail | 2.50 in | - | 5 NE SAUK RAPIDS, MN | NOAA SPC |
| 2021-08-28 | hail | 2.50 in | - | 1 WNW LARCHWOOD, IA | NOAA SPC |
| 2021-08-28 | hail | 2.00 in | - | 1 W ROYALTON, MN | NOAA SPC |
| 2021-08-28 | hail | 2.00 in | - | 3 SSW CURRENT LAKE, MN | NOAA SPC |
| 2021-08-28 | hail | 1.75 in | - | MILBANK, SD | NOAA SPC |
| 2021-08-28 | hail | 1.75 in | - | 5 SW GILMAN, MN | NOAA SPC |
| 2021-08-28 | hail | 1.75 in | - | SALEM, SD | NOAA SPC |
| 2021-08-28 | hail | 1.75 in | - | 3 S SALEM, SD | NOAA SPC |
| 2021-08-28 | hail | 1.75 in | - | HILLS, MN | NOAA SPC |
| 2021-08-28 | hail | 1.75 in | - | 4 N CURRIE, MN | NOAA SPC |
| 2021-08-28 | hail | 1.50 in | - | SARTELL, MN | NOAA SPC |
| 2021-08-28 | hail | 1.50 in | - | SAUK RAPIDS, MN | NOAA SPC |
DELAYED REPORT. SOCIAL MEDIA REPORTS LARGE HAIL MEASURED AT 3.75 INCHES. (FSD)
MULTIPLE PICTURES FROM AROUND LARCHWOOD VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF HAIL RANGING FROM TENNIS BALL SIZE TO AS LARGE AS 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER. (FSD)
PICTURE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. (FSD)
PICS OF HAIL COMPARED TO TAPE MEASURE ON TWITTER. (MPX)
RELAYED THROUGH FB. (ABR)
IN ADDITION TO HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. RELAYED VIA LAW ENFORCEMENT. (MPX)
RADAR ESTIMATED... RELAYED THROUGH FACEBOOK. (ABR)
RELAYED THROUGH GRANT CO EM. (ABR)
Report Highlights
- 45 hail reports were logged nationwide on August 28, 2021.
- The largest hail report reached 4.00 in.
- 0 wind/tornado reports were logged nationwide on August 28, 2021.
- 0 tornado reports were included in this day summary.
Data & Methodology
- Noaa Spc
- 45
- Derived from NOAA SPC daily severe weather reports.
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Timeline
2021-08-28T23:58:00Z
Hail 1.75 in
(FSD)
2021-08-28T23:55:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 in.). (FSD)
2021-08-28T23:55:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 in.). (FSD)
2021-08-28T23:52:00Z
Hail 1.25 in
PICTURE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. (FSD)
2021-08-28T23:35:00Z
Hail 1.50 in
(LBF)
2021-08-28T23:20:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
DELAYED REPORT. (FSD)
2021-08-28T22:38:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
DELAYED REPORT. MOST OF THE HAIL WAS DIMES OR SMALLER... BUT THERE WERE A FEW QUARTER-SIZED HAIL STONES. (FSD)
2021-08-28T22:28:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
PICTURE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. RECEIVED LARGER HAIL FROM SECONDARY STORM LATER IN EVENING. (FSD)
2021-08-28T22:13:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT N STATE ROAD AND W LINCOLN ROAD. (GRR)
2021-08-28T21:15:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
QUARTER SIZED HAIL. (FSD)
2021-08-28T20:32:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
HAIL MOSTLY DIME TO NICKEL SIZED... BUT SOME AS BIG AS QUARTERS. ALSO HEAVY RAIN. (FSD)
2021-08-28T17:30:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
PICTURE MULTIPLE HAIL STONES UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. (MPX)