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The severe wind outbreak of July 20, 2000

400 wind reportsArkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and 7 more states

400 damaging wind reports across 10 states between 2:10 AM and 12:46 AM the next day CDT, 26 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger. 154 hail reports and 8 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · July 20, 2000

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 400 that day
Strongest gust—measured, so far
Largest hail—so far

The day in numbers

Wind reports
400
82nd of 15,807 days with wind reports since 1955
75 mph or more
26
1 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
3
16 injured
Counties reporting
263
in 10 states

Hour by hour

Damaging wind reports in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Wind reports per hour, July 20, 2000 2 AM: 5 3 AM: 5 4 AM: 10 5 AM: 13 6 AM: 14 7 AM: 10 8 AM: 20 9 AM: 18 10 AM: 15 11 AM: 26 Noon: 24 1 PM: 20 2 PM: 25 3 PM: 26 4 PM: 31 31 5 PM: 23 6 PM: 24 7 PM: 23 8 PM: 17 9 PM: 10 10 PM: 18 11 PM: 13 Midnight: 10 2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 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 20, 2000
9:30 PMLogan County KS86 mph75Estimated0
12:00 AMPratt County KS85 mph74Estimated0
9:30 AMBoone County AR81 mph70Estimated0
12:40 PMJefferson County AR81 mph70Estimated0
2:30 PMOkaloosa County FL81 mph70Estimated0
4:59 PMMaury County TN81 mph70Estimated0
5:20 PMLincoln County TN81 mph70Estimated0
8:30 PMStevens County KS79 mph69Estimated0
2:10 AMJohnson County NE75 mph65Estimated0
4:15 AMHarvey County KS75 mph65Estimated0
4:15 AMHarvey County KS75 mph65Estimated0
1:30 PMLauderdale County TN75 mph65Estimated0
3:00 PMChoctaw County AL75 mph65Estimated0
3:45 PMColbert County AL75 mph65Estimated0
3:45 PMLauderdale County AL75 mph65Estimated0
4:15 PMTuscaloosa County AL75 mph65Estimated0
4:20 PMLawrence County TN75 mph65Estimated0
4:30 PMLawrence County AL75 mph65Estimated0
4:40 PMLimestone County AL75 mph65Estimated0
4:55 PMWinston County AL75 mph65Estimated0
5:00 PMMadison County AL75 mph65Estimated0
5:05 PMCullman County AL75 mph65Estimated0
5:13 PMWalker County AL75 mph65Estimated0
5:20 PMMarshall County AL75 mph65Estimated0
5:57 PMDeKalb County AL75 mph65Estimated0
7:40 PMSanta Rosa County FL75 mph65Estimated0
7:55 PMCheyenne County KS72 mph63Estimated0
10:24 PMSeward County KS71 mph62Estimated0
10:35 PMStevens County KS71 mph62Estimated0
11:21 PMSeward County KS71 mph62Estimated0
11:30 PMHodgeman County KS71 mph62Estimated0
11:40 PMPratt County KS71 mph62Estimated0
11:47 PMPratt County KS71 mph62Estimated0
12:00 AMKiowa County KS71 mph62Estimated0
3:34 AMBrown County KS70 mph61Estimated0
4:36 AMReno County KS70 mph61Estimated0
4:40 AMSumner County KS70 mph61Estimated0
5:20 AMSumner County KS70 mph61Estimated0
5:40 AMSumner County KS70 mph61Estimated0
5:40 AMCowley County KS70 mph61Estimated0
5:52 AMSumner County KS70 mph61Estimated0
6:05 AMChautauqua County KS70 mph61Estimated0
7:12 AMOsage County OK70 mph61Estimated0
8:03 AMMayes County OK70 mph61Estimated0
3:55 PMWayne County TN70 mph61Estimated0
5:25 PMMarshall County TN70 mph61Estimated0
5:45 PMFranklin County TN70 mph61Estimated0
9:25 PMNess County KS70 mph61Estimated0
10:06 PMLane County KS70 mph61Estimated0
11:00 PMBeaver County OK70 mph61Estimated0
12:35 AMWoods County OK70 mph61Estimated0
6:16 AMKay County OK69 mph60Estimated0
9:28 AMBoone County AR69 mph60Estimated0
12:52 PMOkaloosa County FL69 mph60Estimated0
1:14 PMMississippi County AR69 mph60Estimated0
2:30 PMSanta Rosa County FL69 mph60Estimated0
2:54 PMHenderson County TN69 mph60Estimated0
3:55 PMMarengo County AL69 mph60Estimated0
4:25 PMFranklin County AL69 mph60Estimated0
4:30 PMMarion County AL69 mph60Estimated0
4:34 PMLamar County AL69 mph60Estimated0
4:35 PMMarshall County TN69 mph60Estimated0
4:50 PMGiles County TN69 mph60Estimated0
4:50 PMMorgan County AL69 mph60Estimated0
5:10 PMCovington County AL69 mph60Estimated0
5:20 PMJackson County AL69 mph60Estimated0
5:28 PMJefferson County AL69 mph60Estimated0
5:30 PMShelby County AL69 mph60Estimated0
5:40 PMChilton County AL69 mph60Estimated0
5:49 PMBlount County AL69 mph60Estimated0
6:05 PMEtowah County AL69 mph60Estimated0
6:25 PMLake County FL69 mph60Estimated0
6:30 PMCherokee County AL69 mph60Estimated0
6:40 PMClay County AL69 mph60Estimated0
6:40 PMLake County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:25 PMRandolph County AL69 mph60Estimated0
11:00 PMBeaver County OK69 mph60Estimated0
11:20 PMBeaver County OK69 mph60Estimated0
6:10 PMAutauga County AL67 mph58Estimated0
5:50 AMGrant County OK66 mph57Estimated0
10:00 PMTexas County OK66 mph57Estimated0
4:26 AMStafford County KS64 mph56Estimated0
6:30 AMNoble County OK64 mph56Estimated0
8:15 PMSherman County KS64 mph56Estimated0
11:57 PMKiowa County KS64 mph56Estimated0
2:42 AMMarshall County KS63 mph55Estimated0
3:16 AMNemaha County KS63 mph55Estimated0
1:48 PMShelby County TN63 mph55Estimated0
2:50 PMSumter County AL63 mph55Estimated0
3:30 PMPerry County TN63 mph55Estimated0
3:37 PMSumter County AL63 mph55Estimated0
3:45 PMMarengo County AL63 mph55Estimated0
3:56 PMPickens County AL63 mph55Estimated0
4:20 PMClarke County AL63 mph55Estimated0
4:25 PMChoctaw County AL63 mph55Estimated0
4:50 PMGeorge County MS63 mph55Estimated0
4:55 PMFayette County AL63 mph55Estimated0
5:05 PMElmore County AL63 mph55Estimated0
5:30 PMBibb County AL63 mph55Estimated0
5:35 PMMoore County TN63 mph55Estimated0

By state

Severe weather reports by state, July 20, 2000
Arkansas97—21.00
Kansas56—621.75
Oklahoma54—0—
Alabama51—80.88
Mississippi40—51.00
Georgia38—11.75
Florida26—51.25
Tennessee26—30.88
Missouri8—20.88
Nebraska4—182.75
Colorado0—312.50
Wyoming0—91.75
Montana0—51.00
South Dakota0—20.75
PR0—11.00

Counties with the most wind reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

154 hail reports, 6 of 2 inches or more; 8 tornadoes.

Largest hail, July 20, 2000
2:05 AMLancaster County NE2.75
2:10 AMGage County NE2.75
6:18 PMPhelps County NE2.75
6:05 PMWashington County CO2.50
6:10 PMPhelps County NE2.50
5:02 PMPueblo County CO2.00
1:53 AMLogan County KS1.75
3:52 PMDecatur County KS1.75
4:33 PMPlatte County WY1.75
5:15 PMFurnas County NE1.75
5:40 PMPhillips County KS1.75
5:50 PMMorgan County CO1.75
6:00 PMWashington County CO1.75
6:15 PMAdams County CO1.75
6:31 PMWashington County CO1.75
6:37 PMHarlan County NE1.75
6:44 PMPhelps County NE1.75
6:48 PMWashington County CO1.75
6:55 PMYuma County CO1.75
7:03 PMPlatte County WY1.75
8:15 PMCoweta County GA1.75
9:05 PMLogan County KS1.75
9:24 PMPratt County KS1.75
9:40 PMNatrona County WY1.75
11:36 PMHarper County KS1.75
12:05 AMComanche County KS1.75
12:08 AMHarper County KS1.75
12:10 AMComanche County KS1.75
5:28 PMMorgan County CO1.50
6:05 PMMorgan County CO1.50
6:48 PMWashington County CO1.50
10:35 PMFinney County KS1.50
1:50 PMLeon County FL1.25
4:30 PMPueblo County CO1.25
8:05 PMSherman County NE1.25
10:15 PMPratt County KS1.25
10:22 PMPratt County KS1.25
1:18 AMGove County KS1.00
3:08 AMNemaha County KS1.00
3:18 AMNemaha County KS1.00
3:25 AMRush County KS1.00
3:53 AMReno County KS1.00
10:33 AMBaxter County AR1.00
2:00 PM—1.00
3:15 PMRawlins County KS1.00
4:23 PMRed Willow County NE1.00
4:25 PMFurnas County NE1.00
4:30 PMPrairie County MT1.00
5:15 PMWeston County WY1.00
5:22 PMGoshen County WY1.00
  • F0 tornado2:35 PM CDT
  • F0 tornado2:58 PM CDT
  • F0 tornado4:10 PM CDT
  • F0 tornado5:55 PM CDT
  • F0 tornado6:05 PM CDT
  • F0 tornado6:21 PM CDT
  • F0 tornado7:20 PM CDT
  • F0 tornado11:21 PM CDT

2000 · 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.