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The severe wind outbreak of July 8, 2001

319 wind reportsKentucky, Indiana, Iowa and 13 more states

319 damaging wind reports across 16 states between 1:20 AM and 12:40 AM the next day CDT, 15 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger. 32 hail reports and 6 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · July 8, 2001

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

The day in numbers

Wind reports
319
on Sunday, July 8, 2001
75 mph or more
15
4 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
7 injured
Counties reporting
214
in 16 states

Hour by hour

Damaging wind reports in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Wind reports per hour, July 8, 2001 1 AM: 1 2 AM: 4 3 AM: 2 4 AM: 4 5 AM: 1 6 AM: 0 7 AM: 3 8 AM: 1 9 AM: 2 10 AM: 7 11 AM: 11 Noon: 32 1 PM: 21 2 PM: 28 3 PM: 22 4 PM: 26 5 PM: 40 40 6 PM: 27 7 PM: 25 8 PM: 24 9 PM: 20 10 PM: 13 11 PM: 4 Midnight: 1 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 8, 2001
6:30 PMCuster County SD113 mph98Estimated0
8:10 PMJefferson County KY92 mph80Estimated0
3:25 PMMadison County KY86 mph75Estimated0
9:10 PMFayette County KY86 mph75Estimated0
3:50 PMVermilion County IL85 mph74Estimated0
12:46 PMJones County IA81 mph70Estimated0
5:16 PMBuncombe County NC81 mph70Estimated0
8:10 PMJefferson County KY81 mph70Estimated0
10:40 AMMarshall County IA75 mph65Estimated0
10:50 AMTama County IA75 mph65Estimated0
12:33 PMMuscatine County IA75 mph65Estimated0
1:08 PMMuscatine County IA75 mph65Estimated0
3:40 PMIroquois County IL75 mph65Estimated0
3:50 PMKankakee County IL75 mph65Estimated0
5:10 PMBuncombe County NC75 mph65Estimated0
8:10 PMCuster County SD72 mph63Estimated0
2:40 AMCuster County NE70 mph61Estimated0
8:00 AMSac County IA70 mph61Estimated0
10:15 AMMarshall County IA70 mph61Estimated0
10:25 AMMarshall County IA70 mph61Estimated0
10:35 AMMarshall County IA70 mph61Estimated0
11:10 AMTama County IA70 mph61Estimated0
11:25 AMTama County IA70 mph61Estimated0
12:00 PMLinn County IA70 mph61Estimated0
12:02 PMLinn County IA70 mph61Estimated0
12:10 PMLinn County IA70 mph61Estimated0
12:15 PMCedar County IA70 mph61Estimated0
12:45 PMRock Island County IL70 mph61Estimated0
12:50 PMRock Island County IL70 mph61Estimated0
1:45 PMPutnam County IL70 mph61Estimated0
1:15 PMBracken County KY69 mph60Estimated2
1:24 PMNicholas County KY69 mph60Estimated0
1:30 PMHarrison County KY69 mph60Estimated0
1:30 PMBourbon County KY69 mph60Estimated0
2:00 PMHarrison County KY69 mph60Estimated0
2:05 PMBourbon County KY69 mph60Estimated0
2:10 PMNicholas County KY69 mph60Estimated0
2:20 PMClark County KY69 mph60Estimated0
2:24 PMScott County KY69 mph60Estimated0
2:30 PMFayette County KY69 mph60Estimated0
2:45 PMClark County KY69 mph60Estimated0
4:16 PMNewton County IN69 mph60Estimated0
4:20 PMBenton County IN69 mph60Estimated0
4:50 PMSpencer County KY69 mph60Estimated0
4:58 PMMadison County NC69 mph60Estimated0
5:03 PMMadison County NC69 mph60Estimated0
5:28 PMBuncombe County NC69 mph60Estimated0
5:45 PMHenderson County NC69 mph60Estimated0
6:42 PMGreene County IN69 mph60Estimated0
7:11 PMJefferson County IN69 mph60Estimated0
7:20 PMWashington County IN69 mph60Estimated0
7:26 PMOrange County IN69 mph60Estimated0
7:30 PMScott County IN69 mph60Estimated0
7:50 PMCrawford County IN69 mph60Estimated0
7:50 PMClark County IN69 mph60Estimated0
7:50 PMTrimble County KY69 mph60Estimated0
7:55 PMHarrison County IN69 mph60Estimated0
8:00 PMHenry County KY69 mph60Estimated0
8:05 PMFloyd County IN69 mph60Estimated0
8:05 PMDubois County IN69 mph60Estimated0
8:15 PMClark County IN69 mph60Estimated0
8:15 PMOldham County KY69 mph60Estimated0
8:20 PMWoodford County KY69 mph60Estimated0
8:20 PMScott County KY69 mph60Estimated0
8:20 PMHarrison County KY69 mph60Estimated0
8:20 PMFranklin County KY69 mph60Estimated0
8:25 PMShelby County KY69 mph60Estimated0
8:35 PMBullitt County KY69 mph60Estimated0
8:35 PMBourbon County KY69 mph60Estimated0
8:35 PMAnderson County KY69 mph60Estimated0
8:40 PMNicholas County KY69 mph60Estimated0
8:57 PMNelson County KY69 mph60Estimated0
9:00 PMMercer County KY69 mph60Estimated0
9:00 PMJessamine County KY69 mph60Estimated0
9:00 PMClark County KY69 mph60Estimated0
9:05 PMWashington County KY69 mph60Estimated0
9:10 PMFayette County KY69 mph60Estimated0
9:20 PMMadison County KY69 mph60Estimated0
9:20 PMGarrard County KY69 mph60Estimated0
9:25 PMMarion County KY69 mph60Estimated0
9:30 PMBoyle County KY69 mph60Estimated0
9:45 PMLincoln County KY69 mph60Estimated0
9:45 PMCasey County KY69 mph60Estimated0
9:50 PMTaylor County KY69 mph60Estimated0
10:08 PMAdair County KY69 mph60Estimated0
10:15 PMCasey County KY69 mph60Estimated0
10:18 PMTaylor County KY69 mph60Estimated0
4:28 PMWhite County IN67 mph58Estimated0
5:36 PMHenderson County NC67 mph58Estimated0
11:10 AMBenton County IA66 mph57Estimated0
6:10 PMCrook County WY66 mph57Estimated0
2:05 AMLincoln County NE64 mph56Estimated0
2:25 AMLogan County NE64 mph56Estimated0
2:00 PMStark County IL64 mph56Estimated0
5:15 PMHoward County IN64 mph56Estimated0
2:20 PMLaSalle County IL63 mph55Estimated0
2:40 PMLivingston County IL63 mph55Estimated0
3:25 PMGrundy County IL63 mph55Estimated0
3:30 PMWill County IL63 mph55Estimated0
4:30 PMAvery County NC63 mph55Estimated0

By state

Severe weather reports by state, July 8, 2001
Kentucky106—31.75
Indiana71—0—
Iowa30—10.88
North Carolina24—10.75
Illinois21—10.88
Tennessee16—10.75
Ohio11—0—
Virginia11—0—
Nebraska10—31.00
Colorado5—81.25
South Carolina5—0—
South Dakota3—92.25
Wyoming2—42.50
West Virginia2—0—
Arizona1—0—
Georgia1—0—
Florida0—10.75

Counties with the most wind reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

32 hail reports, 4 of 2 inches or more; 6 tornadoes.

Largest hail, July 8, 2001
4:30 PMCrook County WY2.50
7:40 PMFall River County SD2.25
3:45 PMPennington County SD2.00
4:15 PMCuster County SD2.00
2:28 PMPowell County KY1.75
8:10 PMFall River County SD1.75
5:38 PMCuster County SD1.50
10:52 PMWeston County WY1.50
5:41 PMArapahoe County CO1.25
6:25 PMCuster County CO1.25
3:30 AMCuster County NE1.00
4:30 PMCrook County WY1.00
5:06 PMCrook County WY1.00
5:48 PMDenver County CO1.00
6:07 PMArapahoe County CO1.00
12:25 PMScott County IA0.88
2:30 PMLaSalle County IL0.88
5:23 PMDenver County CO0.88
5:44 PMCuster County SD0.88
9:35 PMMorgan County KY0.88
1:42 PMLarimer County CO0.75
2:05 PMBourbon County KY0.75
2:52 PMBrevard County FL0.75
3:45 PMPennington County SD0.75
4:20 PMPennington County SD0.75
4:35 PMCedar County NE0.75
4:35 PMHamblen County TN0.75
5:20 PMCedar County NE0.75
5:20 PMCuster County SD0.75
5:42 PMArapahoe County CO0.75
7:03 PMTeller County CO0.75
7:20 PMGraham County NC0.75
  • F0 tornado1:26 PM CDT
  • F1 tornado4:20 PM CDT
  • F0 tornado4:24 PM CDT
  • F0 tornado4:35 PM CDT
  • F0 tornado4:49 PM CDT
  • F0 tornado5:14 PM CDT

2001 · 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.