National Storms

August 2024 storm reports: hail, wind and tornadoes

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In August 2024, 646 hail, 3,190 damaging-wind and 85 tornado reports were logged on 31 storm days across 48 states. The largest hail reported was 4.00″ (grapefruit size) in Wadena County, MN on August 3, 2024. The most hail reports came on August 26, 2024 (67). Tornadoes killed 1. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger on 31 days; the widest swath, on August 16, 2024, covered 2,983 square miles.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports; NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH) via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Data through November 6, 2026. Methodology

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646hail reports
3,190wind reports
85tornado reports
4.00″largest hail
31storm days
31days with 1″+ radar hail
Aug 1: 8Aug 2: 6Aug 3: 65Aug 4: 7Aug 5: 14Aug 6: 38Aug 7: 14Aug 8: 0Aug 9: 0Aug 10: 8Aug 11: 30Aug 12: 13Aug 13: 15Aug 14: 10Aug 15: 47Aug 16: 33Aug 17: 36Aug 18: 53Aug 19: 36Aug 20: 11Aug 21: 24Aug 22: 8Aug 23: 10Aug 24: 8Aug 25: 10Aug 26: 67Aug 27: 21Aug 28: 21Aug 29: 24Aug 30: 9Aug 31: 0Aug 1Aug 4Aug 7Aug 10Aug 13Aug 16Aug 19Aug 22Aug 25Aug 28Aug 31max 67
Hail reports by day, August 2024

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Biggest storm days of August 2024

DayHailWindTornadoLargest hailStatesRadar 1″+ areaRadar max
Aug 18, 20245330002.00″181,727 mi²3.00″
Aug 17, 20243630801.50″261,735 mi²3.44″
Aug 3, 20246527424.00″202,456 mi²2.70″
Aug 6, 20243828582.50″181,707 mi²4.96″
Aug 29, 20242419782.50″20654 mi²5.75″
Aug 26, 20246713124.00″152,700 mi²4.72″
Aug 27, 20242116202.50″91,057 mi²2.81″
Aug 2, 2024617401.75″25714 mi²3.75″
Aug 16, 20243312602.75″162,983 mi²3.26″
Aug 15, 20244711013.25″151,317 mi²2.53″

Largest hail reported in August 2024

DaySizeLocation
Aug 3, 20244.00″ (grapefruit)Wadena County, MN
Aug 3, 20244.00″ (grapefruit)Wadena County, MN
Aug 26, 20244.00″ (grapefruit)Holt County, NE
Aug 28, 20244.00″ (grapefruit)Morton County, ND
Aug 15, 20243.25″ (teacup)Camden County, MO
Aug 26, 20243.25″ (teacup)Pierce County, NE
Aug 3, 20243.00″ (teacup)Wadena County, MN
Aug 3, 20243.00″ (teacup)Todd County, MN
Aug 11, 20243.00″ (teacup)Yuma County, CO
Aug 16, 20242.75″ (baseball)Pawnee County, KS

Storm reports by state, August 2024

StateHailWindTornadoLargest hail
Pennsylvania3421941.75″
Virginia2022632.50″
Ohio819651.00″
Georgia918701.50″
Minnesota61106134.00″
Kentucky516401.25″
Montana3912202.50″
North Carolina8133111.75″
Kansas4410222.75″
Alabama1313401.75″
Colorado587463.00″
New York189831.75″
South Dakota505322.75″
Idaho119101.75″
Illinois188222.50″
Arkansas217802.00″
Michigan49211.50″
South Carolina37781.75″
Utah137001.75″
West Virginia18011.00″
Nebraska403414.00″
Wisconsin36721.25″
Maryland46201.50″
Tennessee16501.00″
Oklahoma174802.25″
Wyoming164812.75″
Missouri134313.25″
Texas15311.00″
Arizona104011.75″
Mississippi0510–
North Dakota292024.00″
New Jersey14801.00″
New Hampshire183001.75″
Iowa62471.50″
Massachusetts162002.00″
Florida0267–
Connecticut131601.50″
Indiana0270–
Louisiana22301.00″
New Mexico21201.00″
Oregon6501.50″
Vermont11001.00″
Delaware091–
Maine1801.00″
California2600.50″
Rhode Island5201.50″
Washington1501.00″
Nevada040–

Every storm day in August 2024

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