U.S. Storm Day Summary
U.S. Hail and Wind Summary for August 15, 2024
Aug 15, 2024 | United States | 2024-08-15 national severe weather summary
National storm summary for August 15, 2024: 49 hail reports and 129 wind/tornado reports across 18 states. Peak hail reached 3.25 in and peak wind reached 90 mph.
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Impacted Places
Hail Stats
- Max Report
- 3.25 in
- Reports
- 49
- Severe Reports
- 49
Wind Stats
- Max Gust
- 90 mph
- Reports
- 129
- Tornado Reports
- 2
Ring Impact (1mi / 3mi / 10mi)
hail
- Events within 1 mile
- 49
- Events within 3 miles
- 59
- Events within 10 miles
- 74
- Severe days within 10 miles
- 1
- Max within 10 miles
- 3.25 in
wind
- Events within 1 mile
- 129
- Events within 3 miles
- 155
- Events within 10 miles
- 194
- Severe days within 10 miles
- 1
- Max within 10 miles
- 90 mph
Verified Event Log (5-Year Window)
| Date | Hazard | Intensity | Distance | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-15 | hail | 3.25 in | - | 2 NNW Decaturville, MO | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | hail | 2.00 in | - | 3 W Drummond, OK | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | hail | 1.75 in | - | 2 SW Chester, NH | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | hail | 1.75 in | - | 2 N Round Lake, NY | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | hail | 1.75 in | - | 4 NNE Hudson Falls, NY | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | hail | 1.75 in | - | 3 W Drummond, OK | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | hail | 1.75 in | - | Decaturville, MO | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | hail | 1.50 in | - | 3 E Hopkinton, NH | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | hail | 1.50 in | - | 2 SSE Pawcatuck, CT | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | hail | 1.50 in | - | Halls Corner, NY | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | hail | 1.50 in | - | 2 SSW Westerly AP, RI | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | hail | 1.50 in | - | 1 SSW Westerly AP, RI | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | hail | 1.50 in | - | 2 N Round Lake, NY | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | hail | 1.50 in | - | 1 S Danville, IA | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | hail | 1.25 in | - | Epsom, NH | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | hail | 1.25 in | - | 2 NE Sandown, NH | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | hail | 1.25 in | - | 2 S Hudson, NH | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | hail | 1.25 in | - | 1 W Westerly AP, RI | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | hail | 1.25 in | - | Westerly, RI | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | hail | 1.25 in | - | Raynham, MA | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | tornado | Tornado UNK | - | 3 NW West Jersey, IL | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | tornado | Tornado UNK | - | 2 NW West Jersey, IL | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | wind | 90 mph | - | 2 E Flomot, TX | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-08-15 | wind | 75 mph | - | Karnak, IL | NOAA SPC |
Picture with ruler of a hail stone which was 3.25 inches long and 1.5 inches wide. (SGF)
Spotters reporting just shy of tennis ball sized hail west of Drummond. (OUN)
Golf ball-sized hail fell for 8-9 minutes. (GYX)
Received a report from Media partner of estimated hail size of golf ball in the town of Malta. Time is based on radar. (ALY)
Delayed report received from broadcast media. Time estimated from radar. (ALY)
Golfball sized hail covering the ground 3 miles west of Drummond. Relayed to EM from county spotters. (OUN)
(SGF)
(GYX)
Report Highlights
- 49 hail reports were logged nationwide on August 15, 2024.
- The largest hail report reached 3.25 in.
- 129 wind/tornado reports were logged nationwide on August 15, 2024.
- 2 tornado reports were included in this day summary.
Data & Methodology
- Noaa Spc
- 178
- Derived from NOAA SPC daily severe weather reports.
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Timeline
2024-08-15T23:55:00Z
Wind 63 mph
AWOS station K1D8 Redfield Muni AP. (ABR)
2024-08-15T23:44:00Z
Wind 90 mph
(LUB)
2024-08-15T23:44:00Z
Wind 67 mph
Private weather station along E Lincoln Rd near Wood River Rd. (PIH)
2024-08-15T23:40:00Z
Wind Wind report
tree down over county road 4240 north about 4 miles north of hwy 412...time estimated by radar. (TSA)
2024-08-15T23:37:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
(SGF)
2024-08-15T23:36:00Z
Wind Wind report
Time corrected. 2600 Idaho Falls Power customers without power due to downed power line. Time estimated based on radar. (PIH)
2024-08-15T23:35:00Z
Wind 71 mph
(OUN)
2024-08-15T23:30:00Z
Wind 60 mph
(OUN)
2024-08-15T23:30:00Z
Wind Wind report
Large tree blown over onto road. Time approximated via nearby wind gust reports and radar. Image from media partner via Twitter. (PIH)
2024-08-15T23:30:00Z
Wind Wind report
Tree down across Sunnyside Road in Ammon per Local News 8 and was blocking traffic. (PIH)
2024-08-15T23:25:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
(OUN)
2024-08-15T23:25:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
2 to 3 inch tree limbs were also downed with the storm along with the hail. (SGF)