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The severe wind outbreak of July 13, 2004

363 wind reportsTennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and 15 more states

363 damaging wind reports across 18 states between 1:00 AM and 12:59 AM the next day CDT, 47 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger. 132 hail reports and 6 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · July 13, 2004

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

The day in numbers

Wind reports
363
on Tuesday, July 13, 2004
75 mph or more
47
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
0
2 injured
Counties reporting
264
in 18 states

Hour by hour

Damaging wind reports in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Wind reports per hour, July 13, 2004 1 AM: 19 2 AM: 2 3 AM: 3 4 AM: 0 5 AM: 1 6 AM: 1 7 AM: 0 8 AM: 0 9 AM: 0 10 AM: 0 11 AM: 0 Noon: 3 1 PM: 2 2 PM: 3 3 PM: 13 4 PM: 10 5 PM: 21 6 PM: 23 7 PM: 24 8 PM: 39 9 PM: 62 62 10 PM: 53 11 PM: 52 Midnight: 32 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 13, 2004
11:55 PMMaricopa County AZ93 mph81Estimated0
3:07 PMChampaign County IL90 mph78Estimated0
9:05 PMRobertson County TN90 mph78Estimated0
9:15 PMMontgomery County TN90 mph78Estimated0
9:15 PMWarren County KY84 mph73Estimated0
1:10 PMLaSalle County IL81 mph70Estimated0
3:12 PMFord County IL81 mph70Estimated0
8:38 PMOldham County KY81 mph70Estimated0
8:40 PMSumner County TN81 mph70Estimated0
8:57 PMMacon County TN81 mph70Estimated0
9:20 PMHardin County KY81 mph70Estimated0
9:22 PMRutherford County TN81 mph70Estimated0
9:32 PMPutnam County TN81 mph70Estimated0
9:35 PMSimpson County KY81 mph70Estimated0
9:35 PMPutnam County TN81 mph70Estimated0
10:30 PMWayne County KY81 mph70Estimated0
1:50 AMO'Brien County IA79 mph69Estimated0
3:23 PMWoodford County IL75 mph65Estimated0
8:05 PMPerry County IN75 mph65Estimated0
8:16 PMBreckinridge County KY75 mph65Estimated0
8:20 PMMeade County KY75 mph65Estimated0
8:45 PMBullitt County KY75 mph65Estimated0
8:54 PMHart County KY75 mph65Estimated0
9:40 PMFayette County KY75 mph65Estimated0
9:40 PMFayette County KY75 mph65Estimated0
9:55 PMFentress County TN75 mph65Estimated0
10:20 PMRutherford County TN75 mph65Estimated0
10:20 PMBledsoe County TN75 mph65Estimated0
10:30 PMSequatchie County TN75 mph65Estimated0
10:45 PMMarion County TN75 mph65Estimated0
11:00 PMMorgan County TN75 mph65Estimated0
11:15 PMRoane County TN75 mph65Estimated0
11:15 PMCampbell County TN75 mph65Estimated0
11:20 PMAnderson County TN75 mph65Estimated0
11:25 PMMacomb County MI75 mph65Estimated0
11:30 PMRhea County TN75 mph65Estimated0
11:30 PMAnderson County TN75 mph65Estimated0
11:35 PMRoane County TN75 mph65Estimated0
11:35 PMRhea County TN75 mph65Estimated0
11:45 PMLoudon County TN75 mph65Estimated0
11:45 PMLoudon County TN75 mph65Estimated0
11:45 PMClaiborne County TN75 mph65Estimated0
11:45 PMBradley County TN75 mph65Estimated0
11:50 PMKnox County TN75 mph65Estimated0
11:55 PMPolk County TN75 mph65Estimated0
11:55 PMKnox County TN75 mph65Estimated0
12:30 AMHancock County TN75 mph65Estimated0
8:40 PMHardin County KY74 mph64Estimated0
5:55 PMPutnam County IN72 mph63Estimated0
10:13 PMGenesee County MI71 mph62Estimated0
1:20 AMSioux County IA70 mph61Estimated0
1:30 AMSioux County IA70 mph61Estimated0
2:40 AMO'Brien County IA70 mph61Estimated0
12:30 PMBureau County IL70 mph61Estimated0
3:35 PMVermilion County IL70 mph61Estimated0
4:07 PMChampaign County IL70 mph61Estimated0
7:30 PMDubois County IN70 mph61Estimated0
8:20 PMFloyd County IN70 mph61Estimated0
8:25 PMClark County IN70 mph61Estimated0
9:00 PMNelson County KY70 mph61Estimated0
9:05 PMNelson County KY70 mph61Estimated0
9:25 PMHardin County KY70 mph61Estimated0
9:52 PMCumberland County KY70 mph61Estimated0
11:12 PMMacomb County MI70 mph61Estimated0
1:10 AMWadena County MN69 mph60Estimated0
1:20 AMWadena County MN69 mph60Estimated0
6:00 AMPine County MN69 mph60Estimated0
12:35 PMLee County IL69 mph60Estimated0
2:15 PMLaSalle County IL69 mph60Estimated0
3:00 PMDickinson County MI69 mph60Estimated0
8:40 PMJefferson County KY69 mph60Estimated0
8:55 PMLarue County KY69 mph60Estimated0
9:00 PMSpencer County KY69 mph60Estimated0
9:10 PMWilson County TN69 mph60Estimated0
9:15 PMBarren County KY69 mph60Estimated0
9:15 PMWilson County TN69 mph60Estimated0
9:19 PMDavidson County TN69 mph60Estimated0
9:20 PMClay County TN69 mph60Estimated0
9:28 PMDavidson County TN69 mph60Estimated0
9:32 PMRutherford County TN69 mph60Estimated0
9:39 PMDavidson County TN69 mph60Estimated0
9:52 PMCasey County KY69 mph60Estimated0
9:54 PMDeKalb County TN69 mph60Estimated0
10:00 PMCumberland County TN69 mph60Estimated0
10:30 PMCannon County TN69 mph60Estimated0
10:40 PMMarshall County TN69 mph60Estimated0
11:00 PMScott County TN69 mph60Estimated0
11:20 PMRoane County TN69 mph60Estimated0
11:30 PMCampbell County TN69 mph60Estimated0
11:45 PMHamilton County TN69 mph60Estimated0
11:45 PMBradley County TN69 mph60Estimated0
11:50 PMUnion County TN69 mph60Estimated0
11:50 PMMcMinn County TN69 mph60Estimated0
12:10 AMMonroe County TN69 mph60Estimated0
12:10 AMBlount County TN69 mph60Estimated0
12:10 AMMarshall County AL69 mph60Estimated0
12:15 AMLee County VA69 mph60Estimated0
12:20 AMGrainger County TN69 mph60Estimated0
12:25 AMLee County VA69 mph60Estimated0
12:30 AMSevier County TN69 mph60Estimated0

By state

Severe weather reports by state, July 13, 2004
Tennessee91—0—
Kentucky80—71.75
Indiana54—101.75
Michigan43—332.75
Illinois26—244.25
Georgia16—31.00
Alabama10—40.88
Wisconsin6—152.50
Iowa6—141.75
Minnesota6—10.75
Virginia6—0—
Arizona4—11.00
Florida3—21.00
Oregon3—10.88
North Carolina3—0—
Missouri2—60.88
Nebraska2—21.00
Mississippi2—0—
Wyoming0—61.75
South Dakota0—21.00
Kansas0—10.75

Counties with the most wind reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

132 hail reports, 11 of 2 inches or more; 6 tornadoes.

Largest hail, July 13, 2004
2:55 PMMcLean County IL4.25
11:40 AMLee County IL4.00
12:40 PMBureau County IL4.00
1:20 PMLaSalle County IL2.75
3:05 PMWoodford County IL2.75
5:02 PMPresque Isle County MI2.75
3:30 PMManitowoc County WI2.50
12:42 PMBureau County IL2.00
2:20 PMLivingston County IL2.00
4:14 PMFond du Lac County WI2.00
11:31 PMWayne County MI2.00
1:16 AMO'Brien County IA1.75
1:54 AMO'Brien County IA1.75
2:06 AMO'Brien County IA1.75
2:40 AMO'Brien County IA1.75
12:44 PMLaSalle County IL1.75
1:37 PMBureau County IL1.75
2:09 PMLivingston County IL1.75
2:34 PMOconto County WI1.75
5:50 PMColes County IL1.75
8:23 PMCampbell County WY1.75
8:41 PMCampbell County WY1.75
11:39 PMJackson County IN1.75
11:53 PMHardin County KY1.75
11:53 PMHardin County KY1.75
1:54 PMLaSalle County IL1.25
1:45 AMO'Brien County IA1.00
11:37 AMOgle County IL1.00
12:45 PMMenominee County MI1.00
1:03 PMDelta County MI1.00
1:26 PMBureau County IL1.00
1:30 PMBureau County IL1.00
2:22 PMMarquette County MI1.00
2:25 PMPortage County WI1.00
2:40 PMDickinson County MI1.00
2:40 PMDoor County WI1.00
2:45 PMLivingston County IL1.00
2:45 PMOsceola County MI1.00
2:50 PMLivingston County IL1.00
2:55 PMMiami-Dade County FL1.00
3:00 PMKewaunee County WI1.00
3:00 PMCalumet County WI1.00
3:08 PMMadison County NE1.00
3:30 PMMissaukee County MI1.00
4:07 PMChampaign County IL1.00
5:15 PMCochise County AZ1.00
5:20 PMMacon County IL1.00
5:45 PMMoultrie County IL1.00
7:50 PMShelby County KY1.00
8:10 PMClinton County MI1.00
  • F0 tornado12:29 PM CDT
  • F0 tornado12:32 PM CDT
  • F4 tornado2:34 PM CDT
  • F0 tornado2:52 PM CDT
  • F1 tornado3:40 PM CDT
  • F0 tornado8:43 PM CDT

2004 · 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.