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The severe wind outbreak of March 9, 2006

400 wind reportsKentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas and 8 more states

400 damaging wind reports across 11 states between 12:01 AM and 10:50 PM CST, 43 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 78 mph in Pittsburg County, OK. 73 hail reports and 9 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · March 9, 2006

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
43
10 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust
78 mph
68 knots, Pittsburg County, OK
Measured
26
reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind
0
23 injured
Counties reporting
258
in 11 states

Hour by hour

Damaging wind reports in each hour, Central Standard Time.

Wind reports per hour, March 9, 2006 Midnight: 4 1 AM: 12 2 AM: 8 3 AM: 1 4 AM: 4 5 AM: 11 6 AM: 7 7 AM: 8 8 AM: 6 9 AM: 12 10 AM: 14 11 AM: 15 Noon: 24 1 PM: 21 2 PM: 29 3 PM: 52 52 4 PM: 42 5 PM: 32 6 PM: 33 7 PM: 22 8 PM: 16 9 PM: 17 10 PM: 10 Midnight3 AM6 AM9 AMNoon3 PM6 PM9 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, March 9, 2006
8:59 PMBreckinridge County KY104 mph90Estimated0
9:31 PMHardin County KY104 mph90Estimated0
6:45 PMCarlisle County KY100 mph87Estimated0
12:10 PMSunflower County MS92 mph80Estimated0
2:54 PMWinston County MS92 mph80Estimated0
3:27 PMLowndes County MS92 mph80Estimated0
3:40 PMLauderdale County AL92 mph80Estimated0
3:50 PMFranklin County AL92 mph80Estimated0
4:50 PMMorgan County AL92 mph80Estimated0
3:38 PMLamar County AL86 mph75Estimated0
12:05 PMAlexander County IL85 mph74Estimated0
2:00 AMLatimer County OK81 mph70Estimated0
11:40 AMBolivar County MS81 mph70Estimated0
1:00 PMWarren County MS81 mph70Estimated0
1:42 PMJefferson County MS81 mph70Estimated0
1:58 PMCrawford County AR81 mph70Estimated0
2:33 PMAttala County MS81 mph70Estimated0
2:45 PMWinston County MS81 mph70Estimated0
3:17 PMFranklin County AL81 mph70Estimated0
3:20 PMColbert County AL81 mph70Estimated0
3:57 PMFranklin County AL81 mph70Estimated0
4:01 PMLauderdale County AL81 mph70Estimated0
4:05 PMHickman County TN81 mph70Estimated0
4:45 PMLawrence County AL81 mph70Estimated0
5:00 PMCullman County AL81 mph70Estimated0
5:00 PMLimestone County AL81 mph70Estimated0
5:10 PMMorgan County AL81 mph70Estimated0
5:25 PMLincoln County TN81 mph70Estimated0
5:34 PMMarshall County AL81 mph70Estimated0
1:11 AMPittsburg County OK78 mph68Measured0
10:55 AMIndependence County AR78 mph68Measured0
10:54 AMAshley County AR77 mph67Estimated0
3:25 PMLowndes County MS77 mph67Estimated0
3:45 PMNewton County MS77 mph67Estimated0
9:45 AMSaline County AR75 mph65Measured0
12:25 PMLeflore County MS75 mph65Estimated0
2:00 PMVanderburgh County IN75 mph65Estimated0
2:35 PMLeake County MS75 mph65Estimated0
2:42 PMDubois County IN75 mph65Estimated0
2:51 PMLeake County MS75 mph65Estimated0
3:40 PMNoxubee County MS75 mph65Estimated0
4:55 PMLawrence County AR75 mph65Estimated0
6:10 PMScott County MO75 mph65Estimated0
1:45 AMHaskell County OK74 mph64Measured0
3:30 PMLowndes County MS72 mph63Measured0
3:05 PMOktibbeha County MS72 mph63Estimated0
3:40 PMMarion County AL72 mph63Estimated0
3:55 PMFayette County AL72 mph63Estimated0
5:35 PMWarren County KY72 mph63Estimated0
9:15 PMWarren County KY72 mph63Estimated0
10:09 AMPulaski County AR71 mph62Measured0
7:30 AMPemiscot County MO71 mph62Estimated0
9:05 PMGrayson County KY71 mph62Estimated0
3:06 PMOktibbeha County MS70 mph61Measured0
1:40 AMMuskogee County OK70 mph61Estimated0
1:45 AMHaskell County OK70 mph61Estimated0
1:50 AMHaskell County OK70 mph61Estimated0
2:07 AMSequoyah County OK70 mph61Estimated0
2:11 AMSequoyah County OK70 mph61Estimated0
2:12 AMLe Flore County OK70 mph61Estimated0
2:25 AMLe Flore County OK70 mph61Estimated0
1:23 PMSequoyah County OK70 mph61Estimated0
2:05 PMCrawford County AR70 mph61Estimated0
2:15 PMFranklin County AR70 mph61Estimated0
6:20 PMMississippi County MO70 mph61Estimated0
7:37 PMHamilton County IL70 mph61Estimated0
4:40 AMPulaski County AR69 mph60Estimated0
5:35 AMJackson County AR69 mph60Estimated0
6:00 AMPoinsett County AR69 mph60Estimated0
6:45 AMButler County MO69 mph60Estimated0
6:45 AMCraighead County AR69 mph60Estimated0
7:54 AMGreene County AR69 mph60Estimated0
9:55 AMFaulkner County AR69 mph60Estimated0
11:20 AMChicot County AR69 mph60Estimated0
11:50 AMWest Carroll Parish LA69 mph60Estimated0
11:56 AMWashington County MS69 mph60Estimated0
12:15 PMClay County AR69 mph60Estimated0
12:20 PMCoahoma County MS69 mph60Estimated0
12:35 PMTensas Parish LA69 mph60Estimated0
12:46 PMJohnson County IL69 mph60Estimated0
1:18 PMLafayette County MS69 mph60Estimated0
1:24 PMGallatin County IL69 mph60Estimated0
1:30 PMPosey County IN69 mph60Estimated0
2:00 PMTippah County MS69 mph60Estimated0
2:20 PMTippah County MS69 mph60Estimated0
2:20 PMAlcorn County MS69 mph60Estimated0
2:30 PMMcNairy County TN69 mph60Estimated0
2:48 PMHardin County TN69 mph60Estimated0
3:00 PMSimpson County MS69 mph60Estimated0
3:00 PMSimpson County MS69 mph60Estimated0
3:10 PMClay County MS69 mph60Estimated0
3:25 PMLauderdale County AL69 mph60Estimated0
4:04 PMDickson County TN69 mph60Estimated0
4:14 PMLawrence County AL69 mph60Estimated0
4:37 PMDavidson County TN69 mph60Estimated0
5:00 PMSumner County TN69 mph60Estimated0
5:15 PMRutherford County TN69 mph60Estimated0
5:25 PMMadison County AL69 mph60Estimated0
5:30 PMWilson County TN69 mph60Estimated0
5:40 PMClay County AR69 mph60Estimated0

By state

Severe weather reports by state, March 9, 2006
Kentucky8168 mph52.50
Mississippi7772 mph31.00
Arkansas6878 mph191.75
Tennessee39—81.00
Alabama26—21.75
Louisiana2361 mph0—
Oklahoma2178 mph262.50
Missouri1962 mph51.00
Indiana1763 mph0—
Texas16—11.25
Illinois1359 mph31.00
California0—10.75

Counties with the most wind reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

73 hail reports, 2 of 2 inches or more; 9 tornadoes.

Largest hail, March 9, 2006
1:34 AMPittsburg County OK2.50
8:15 PMChristian County KY2.50
12:05 AMLove County OK1.75
12:33 AMCarter County OK1.75
8:29 AMYell County AR1.75
5:10 PMMorgan County AL1.75
6:15 AMAnderson County TX1.25
12:55 AMJohnston County OK1.00
1:32 AMMuskogee County OK1.00
1:40 AMLatimer County OK1.00
4:31 AMSequoyah County OK1.00
12:08 PMPittsburg County OK1.00
12:30 PMHaskell County OK1.00
12:30 PMMuskogee County OK1.00
12:56 PMSaline County IL1.00
1:37 PMSequoyah County OK1.00
2:37 PMAttala County MS1.00
2:42 PMJohnson County AR1.00
2:54 PMWinston County MS1.00
5:13 PMCraighead County AR1.00
6:13 PMMississippi County AR1.00
6:25 PMMississippi County MO1.00
6:44 PMObion County TN1.00
7:20 PMWeakley County TN1.00
12:13 AMPontotoc County OK0.88
12:22 AMPettis County MO0.88
12:30 AMHughes County OK0.88
2:10 AMCherokee County OK0.88
2:18 AMLe Flore County OK0.88
2:19 AMAdair County OK0.88
2:25 AMLe Flore County OK0.88
3:03 AMFranklin County AR0.88
1:14 PMGallatin County IL0.88
2:28 PMAlcorn County MS0.88
4:20 PMIzard County AR0.88
4:56 PMRipley County MO0.88
7:25 PMCalloway County KY0.88
7:27 PMLauderdale County TN0.88
7:50 PMHenry County TN0.88
7:50 PMTrigg County KY0.88
12:16 AMPontotoc County OK0.75
12:25 AMLawrence County AR0.75
12:30 AMPontotoc County OK0.75
12:30 AMSanta Cruz County CA0.75
1:00 AMHughes County OK0.75
1:00 AMMarshall County OK0.75
1:05 AMMcIntosh County OK0.75
1:40 AMPittsburg County OK0.75
2:30 AMLe Flore County OK0.75
2:35 AMSebastian County AR0.75
  • F0 tornado12:19 AM CST
  • F1 tornado5:40 AM CST
  • F2 tornado6:50 AM CST
  • F0 tornado7:33 AM CST
  • F1 tornado7:55 AM CST
  • F1 tornado8:18 AM CST
  • F1 tornado1:00 PM CST
  • F0 tornado3:05 PM CST
  • F1 tornado5:44 PM CST

2006 · 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.