Storm reports for August 21, 2021

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On August 21, 2021, 10 hail, 52 damaging-wind and 3 tornado reports were logged across 12 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Lipscomb County, TX. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger over 598 square miles containing about 5,200 homes.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Colored areas are NOAA MRMS radar estimates of the largest hail (MESH) over the day, lower 48 states only; radar overestimates and underestimates size, so read it with the ground reports.

Storm reports by state

Cities with the largest radar-estimated hail

Counties by homes inside 1″+ radar-estimated hail

Homes are 2020 Census housing units and people are 2020 Census residents, counted by block group where its center of population lies under radar-estimated hail of 1 inch or larger.

Hail reports (10)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.1 million in property damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (65 events in 12 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Utah County, UT (near Lehi Carter Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $2,000 · 1 injury
  “A 60-foot-tall pine tree fell on 2 people, injuring 1.”
• Orange County, FL (near Orlando) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $590,000
  “Local broadcast media relayed reports of large trees that were downed by a severe thunderstorm onto two homes in the Orlando area. The falling trees caused significant damage to both structures, and City of Orlando officials condemned both homes.”
• Tishomingo County, MS (near Luke) · Tornado EF1 · $250,000
  “The first observed damage was just west of the intersection of Highway 25 and Business Highway 25. The tornado moved south-southeast, uprooting or snapping numerous trees along its path. Several trees fell onto houses or storage buildings.”
• Lea County, NM (near Hobbs) · Thunderstorm wind 96 mph · $95,000
  “A thunderstorm produced wind damage near Hobbs. Six power poles were snapped along Highway 18 near University of the Southwest. A few trees were uprooted at Rockwind Golf Course. The time was estimated by radar. The peak wind speed was estimated to be 95 mph.”
• Randall County, TX (near Timbercreek Canyon) · Hail 1.25″ · $60,000
  “A NWS employee reported 1.25 diameter hailstones at their house in southwest Amarillo.”
• Weber County, UT (near Hermitage) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $30,000
  “Two trees were blown down in Ogden Canyon, with limbs landing on two vehicles.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

Guides: What radar-estimated hail (MESH) is and isn't · Storm reports: preliminary vs final