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The severe wind outbreak of July 1, 1994

203 wind reportsKansas, Nebraska, Iowa and 11 more states

203 damaging wind reports across 14 states between 1:15 AM and 12:57 AM the next day CDT, 64 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger. 70 hail reports and 8 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · July 1, 1994

How the day unfolded

Every damaging wind report of the day at its logged time, with the day's hail reports and tornadoes, and the counties they reached.

About this replay
Central time—Historical replay — logged report times
Wind reports—of 203 that day
Strongest gust—measured, so far
Largest hail—so far

The day in numbers

Wind reports
203
on Friday, July 1, 1994
75 mph or more
64
23 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust
—
No measured gust reported
Measured
0
reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind
0
18 injured
Counties reporting
140
in 14 states

Hour by hour

Damaging wind reports in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Wind reports per hour, July 1, 1994 1 AM: 2 2 AM: 2 3 AM: 1 4 AM: 3 5 AM: 1 6 AM: 1 7 AM: 0 8 AM: 0 9 AM: 0 10 AM: 0 11 AM: 0 Noon: 0 1 PM: 0 2 PM: 6 3 PM: 0 4 PM: 7 5 PM: 14 6 PM: 24 7 PM: 25 8 PM: 32 32 9 PM: 29 10 PM: 21 11 PM: 20 Midnight: 15 1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM

The strongest winds

The 100 strongest reports with a speed. Measured gusts come from an instrument; estimated speeds are judged from damage.

Strongest wind reports, July 1, 1994
11:47 PMCowley County KS114 mph99Estimated0
9:45 PMMitchell County KS106 mph92Estimated0
8:00 PMJewell County KS104 mph90Estimated0
8:00 PMJewell County KS104 mph90Estimated0
5:30 PMLogan County NE100 mph87Estimated0
7:15 PMClay County NE100 mph87Estimated0
10:45 PMSedgwick County KS100 mph87Estimated0
11:20 PMSumner County KS100 mph87Estimated0
9:30 PMPottawatomie County KS99 mph86Estimated0
9:15 PMRussell County KS96 mph83Estimated0
6:31 PMDawson County NE92 mph80Estimated0
6:55 PMRed Willow County NE92 mph80Estimated0
8:30 PMWashington County KS92 mph80Estimated0
10:00 PMDickinson County KS92 mph80Estimated0
9:05 PMMarshall County KS90 mph78Estimated0
9:15 PMRice County KS90 mph78Estimated0
10:07 PMShawnee County KS90 mph78Estimated0
10:27 PMJefferson County KS90 mph78Estimated0
11:05 PMButler County KS90 mph78Estimated0
11:18 PMKingman County KS90 mph78Estimated0
11:47 PMButler County KS90 mph78Estimated0
8:30 PMWashington County KS86 mph75Estimated0
10:12 PMBrown County KS86 mph75Estimated0
11:34 PMClay County MO84 mph73Estimated0
12:30 AMSedgwick County KS82 mph71Estimated0
12:45 AMOsage County OK82 mph71Estimated0
6:25 PMLincoln County NE81 mph70Estimated0
7:12 PMAdams County NE81 mph70Estimated0
8:05 PMJewell County KS81 mph70Estimated0
8:30 PMRepublic County KS81 mph70Estimated0
8:35 PMRepublic County KS81 mph70Estimated0
8:40 PMWashington County KS81 mph70Estimated0
8:50 PMWashington County KS81 mph70Estimated0
8:58 PMWashington County KS81 mph70Estimated0
9:05 PMClay County KS81 mph70Estimated0
9:05 PMOttawa County KS81 mph70Estimated0
9:10 PMOttawa County KS81 mph70Estimated0
9:15 PMOttawa County KS81 mph70Estimated0
10:25 PMMorris County KS81 mph70Estimated0
10:25 PMReno County KS81 mph70Estimated0
10:40 PMDouglas County KS81 mph70Estimated0
10:45 PMDouglas County KS81 mph70Estimated0
10:55 PMGreenwood County KS81 mph70Estimated0
12:25 AMChautauqua County KS81 mph70Estimated0
12:50 AMOsage County OK81 mph70Estimated0
7:12 PMAdams County NE79 mph69Estimated0
10:44 PMLeavenworth County KS79 mph69Estimated0
11:20 PMLeavenworth County KS79 mph69Estimated0
6:55 PMMerrick County NE75 mph65Estimated0
7:30 PMSmith County KS75 mph65Estimated0
8:00 PMSmith County KS75 mph65Estimated0
8:20 PMNess County KS75 mph65Estimated0
9:05 PMMarshall County KS75 mph65Estimated0
9:10 PMLincoln County KS75 mph65Estimated0
9:25 PMNemaha County KS75 mph65Estimated0
9:36 PMBarton County KS75 mph65Estimated0
9:40 PMGeary County KS75 mph65Estimated0
9:42 PMGeary County KS75 mph65Estimated0
9:45 PMSaline County KS75 mph65Estimated0
9:47 PMDickinson County KS75 mph65Estimated0
9:58 PMMitchell County KS75 mph65Estimated0
10:06 PMEllsworth County KS75 mph65Estimated0
11:14 PMWyandotte County KS75 mph65Estimated0
12:49 AMOsage County OK75 mph65Estimated0
8:53 PMOsborne County KS74 mph64Estimated0
10:00 PMJackson County KS74 mph64Estimated0
10:35 PMLyon County KS74 mph64Estimated0
6:25 PMHoward County NE71 mph62Estimated0
9:30 PMRiley County KS71 mph62Estimated0
9:55 PMWabaunsee County KS71 mph62Estimated0
4:30 PMThomas County NE70 mph61Estimated0
5:30 PMLoup County NE70 mph61Estimated0
5:50 PMDundy County NE70 mph61Estimated0
5:57 PMAntelope County NE70 mph61Estimated0
6:07 PMGreeley County NE70 mph61Estimated0
6:14 PMSherman County NE70 mph61Estimated0
6:40 PMDawson County NE70 mph61Estimated0
7:40 PMBuffalo County NE70 mph61Estimated0
7:43 PMJohnson County NE70 mph61Estimated0
8:54 PMMarshall County KS70 mph61Estimated0
8:55 PMNemaha County KS70 mph61Estimated0
9:03 PMLincoln County KS70 mph61Estimated0
9:37 PMLincoln County KS70 mph61Estimated0
12:15 AMCowley County KS70 mph61Estimated0
5:55 PMValley County NE69 mph60Estimated0
8:00 PMRepublic County KS69 mph60Estimated0
8:34 PMCloud County KS69 mph60Estimated0
8:45 PMRepublic County KS69 mph60Estimated0
9:00 PMOsborne County KS69 mph60Estimated0
9:31 PMPottawatomie County KS69 mph60Estimated0
9:36 PMNemaha County KS69 mph60Estimated0
9:40 PMBrown County KS69 mph60Estimated0
9:57 PMAtchison County KS69 mph60Estimated0
10:30 PMOsage County KS69 mph60Estimated0
11:11 PMFranklin County KS69 mph60Estimated0
2:45 PMLaramie County WY68 mph59Estimated0
6:17 PMLincoln County NE68 mph59Estimated0
10:10 PMMcPherson County KS67 mph58Estimated0
12:45 AMOsage County OK67 mph58Estimated0
12:45 AMKay County OK67 mph58Estimated0

By state

Severe weather reports by state, July 1, 1994
Kansas92—61.50
Nebraska66—202.75
Iowa10—51.00
Missouri10—20.75
Oklahoma8—131.75
Mississippi6—61.75
Arkansas4—121.75
North Carolina1—21.75
Louisiana1—10.75
California1—0—
Colorado1—0—
Florida1—0—
Tennessee1—0—
Wyoming1—0—
Indiana0—21.00
Texas0—10.88

Counties with the most wind reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

70 hail reports, 7 of 2 inches or more; 8 tornadoes.

Largest hail, July 1, 1994
3:25 PMMadison County NE2.75
3:30 PMPlatte County NE2.75
4:36 PMHooker County NE2.75
6:20 PMSaline County NE2.75
7:10 PMClay County NE2.50
4:05 PMPlatte County NE2.00
5:25 PMSeward County NE2.00
4:20 AMGrant County OK1.75
7:20 AMVance County NC1.75
8:00 AMStephens County OK1.75
1:26 PMMadison County AR1.75
2:10 PMMontgomery County AR1.75
2:24 PMMadison County AR1.75
3:40 PMHinds County MS1.75
4:55 PMSeward County NE1.75
5:45 PMSaline County NE1.75
5:50 PMMerrick County NE1.75
6:00 PMSeward County NE1.75
6:03 PMSaline County NE1.75
6:45 PMDundy County NE1.75
6:05 PMWallace County KS1.50
3:00 PMSaline County AR1.25
4:30 PMColfax County NE1.25
1:10 AMWoodbury County IA1.00
6:00 AMCanadian County OK1.00
6:10 AMGrady County OK1.00
6:13 AMKingfisher County OK1.00
6:27 AMGrady County OK1.00
8:31 AMStephens County OK1.00
2:15 PMGarland County AR1.00
3:33 PMFranklin County AR1.00
3:35 PMLauderdale County MS1.00
4:00 PMSaline County AR1.00
6:31 PMPulaski County IN1.00
6:53 PMSaline County NE1.00
7:10 PMChickasaw County MS1.00
7:37 PMDawson County NE1.00
7:43 PMLane County KS1.00
8:16 PMNewton County IN1.00
10:32 PMPratt County KS1.00
10:47 PMPratt County KS1.00
7:10 AMGrady County OK0.88
8:00 AMLogan County OK0.88
9:24 AMClay County TX0.88
2:45 PMSearcy County AR0.88
4:00 PMPulaski County AR0.88
6:10 PMWinston County MS0.88
1:13 AMCherokee County IA0.75
1:39 AMIda County IA0.75
4:30 AMGarfield County OK0.75
  • F0 tornado10:04 AM CDT
  • F0 tornado4:36 PM CDT
  • F1 tornado6:45 PM CDT
  • F1 tornado7:03 PM CDT
  • F0 tornado7:45 PM CDT
  • F0 tornado7:45 PM CDT
  • F0 tornado8:55 PM CDT
  • F1 tornado9:39 PM CDT

1994 · On this date in other years · The biggest severe wind days

  1. A report is a single damage or measurement report to the National Weather Service. Several reports can describe one gust front, so reports are not storms.
  2. Reporting has grown with population, spotter networks and the internet, so counts from different decades are not directly comparable.
  3. Thunderstorm wind reports start at 50 knots (58 mph). SPC began flagging measured against estimated speeds in 2006; earlier reports are shown as estimated.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1955 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; a severe wind day here has 300 or more damaging wind reports, or 15 or more of 75 knots (86 mph) or more.