The severe wind outbreak of November 11, 1995

353 wind reportsNorth Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi and 13 more states

353 damaging wind reports across 16 states between 12:00 AM and 9:45 PM CST, 8 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger. 6 hail reports and 30 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · November 11, 1995

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 353 that day

Strongest gust—measured, so far

Largest hail—so far

The day’s milestones

Wind reportsLarger and brighter with speed; filled when measured, a ring when estimated

Hail and tornadoesHail reports as diamonds; the day's tornado paths in green

Counties reportingLit at their first report, brighter with a 65-knot gust or 2-inch hail

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database (wind, hail and tornado reports with their logged times and places). Each report is a damage or measurement report, not a separate storm; several can describe one gust front. Tornado paths are drawn at a typical forward speed of 35 mph. Times are Central Standard Time.

The day in numbers

Wind reports: 353; on Saturday, November 11, 1995
75 mph or more: 8; 3 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: 2; 15 injured
Counties reporting: 283; in 16 states

Hour by hour

Damaging wind reports in each hour, Central Standard Time.

The strongest winds

The 33 strongest reports with a speed. Measured gusts come from an instrument; estimated speeds are judged from damage.

Strongest wind reports, November 11, 1995

9:45 PM	Worcester County MD	100 mph	87	Estimated	0
8:35 PM	Somerset County MD	91 mph	79	Estimated	0
8:00 AM	Escambia County FL	90 mph	78	Estimated	0
12:00 AM	Nacogdoches County TX	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
12:03 AM	Angelina County TX	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
2:30 AM	LaSalle Parish LA	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
4:50 PM	Centre County PA	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
9:30 PM	Sussex County DE	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
8:45 AM	Okaloosa County FL	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
6:00 PM	York County PA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
8:15 PM	Hampton VA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
12:15 AM	Columbia County AR	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
12:15 AM	Claiborne Parish LA	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
12:25 AM	De Soto Parish LA	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
12:30 AM	Bienville Parish LA	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
12:30 AM	Panola County TX	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
12:30 AM	San Augustine County TX	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
12:45 AM	Union Parish LA	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
12:55 AM	Sabine Parish LA	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
1:00 AM	Webster Parish LA	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
8:03 PM	Newport News VA	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
5:05 AM	Lauderdale County MS	67 mph	58	Estimated	0
2:00 AM	Obion County TN	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
7:50 PM	Northumberland County VA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
5:00 AM	West Baton Rouge Parish LA	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
5:20 AM	Lauderdale County MS	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
6:05 AM	Orleans Parish LA	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
8:10 AM	Baldwin County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
4:25 PM	Franklin County PA	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
6:00 PM	Union County PA	60 mph	52	Estimated	1
8:13 PM	Norfolk VA	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
5:55 PM	Lycoming County PA	59 mph	51	Estimated	0
6:35 PM	Dauphin County PA	58 mph	50	Estimated	0

By state

Severe weather reports by state, November 11, 1995

North Carolina	70	—	0	—
Virginia	55	—	0	—
Mississippi	42	—	0	—
Pennsylvania	39	—	0	—
Louisiana	29	—	2	0.75
South Carolina	26	—	0	—
Florida	23	—	0	—
Arkansas	14	—	3	1.75
Alabama	14	—	0	—
Texas	13	—	0	—
Tennessee	9	—	0	—
Maryland	8	—	1	1.00
Georgia	8	—	0	—
Delaware	1	—	0	—
Illinois	1	—	0	—
Ohio	1	—	0	—

Counties with the most wind reports

Pitt CountyNC · 7 reports
Okaloosa CountyFL · 3 reports
Carteret CountyNC · 3 reports
Mecklenburg CountyVA · 3 reports
Pittsylvania CountyVA · 3 reports
Natchitoches ParishLA · 3 reports
Dare CountyNC · 3 reports
Onslow CountyNC · 3 reports
Santa Rosa CountyFL · 2 reports
Hanover CountyVA · 2 reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

6 hail reports, 0 of 2 inches or more; 30 tornadoes.

Largest hail, November 11, 1995

12:30 AM	Union County AR	1.75
9:35 PM	Worcester County MD	1.00
12:10 AM	Monroe County AR	0.88
12:14 AM	Webster Parish LA	0.75
1:15 AM	Ashley County AR	0.75
2:30 AM	Madison Parish LA	0.75

F1 tornado12:38 AM CST
F1 tornado1:45 AM CST
F3 tornado3:10 AM CST
F3 tornado4:55 AM CST
F1 tornado5:15 AM CST
F1 tornado8:57 AM CST
F0 tornado9:00 AM CST
F1 tornado9:06 AM CST
F1 tornado9:08 AM CST
F1 tornado9:30 AM CST
F1 tornado9:32 AM CST
F1 tornado9:40 AM CST
F0 tornado9:54 AM CST
F1 tornado10:10 AM CST
F1 tornado10:20 AM CST
F1 tornado10:27 AM CST
F1 tornado10:50 AM CST
F0 tornado10:50 AM CST
F0 tornado1:10 PM CST
F0 tornado6:30 PM CST
F1 tornado6:50 PM CST
F0 tornado7:00 PM CST
F1 tornado7:05 PM CST
F0 tornado7:10 PM CST
F2 tornado7:15 PM CST
F1 tornado7:50 PM CST
F0 tornado7:55 PM CST
F1 tornado8:00 PM CST
F0 tornado8:20 PM CST
F1 tornado8:25 PM CST

1995 · On this date in other years · The biggest severe wind days

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.
Reporting has grown with population, spotter networks and the internet, so counts from different decades are not directly comparable.
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.