The severe wind outbreak of April 2, 2006
444 wind reportsIllinois, Kentucky, Missouri and 9 more states
444 damaging wind reports across 12 states between 1:02 AM and 12:50 AM the next day CDT, 38 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 84 mph in Clark County, IL. 423 hail reports and 67 tornadoes the same day.
Watch the day unfoldSevere wind day · April 2, 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.
The day in numbers
- Wind reports
- 444
- 59th of 15,807 days with wind reports since 1955
- 75 mph or more
- 38
- 3 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
- Strongest measured gust
- 84 mph
- 73 knots, Clark County, IL
- Measured
- 42
- reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
- Killed by wind
- 2
- 9 injured
- Counties reporting
- 290
- in 12 states
Hour by hour
Damaging wind reports in each hour, Central Daylight Time.
The strongest winds
The 100 strongest reports with a speed. Measured gusts come from an instrument; estimated speeds are judged from damage.
| 8:07 PM | Orange County IN | 100 mph | Estimated |
| 7:25 PM | Pike County IN | 90 mph | Estimated |
| 8:00 PM | Daviess County KY | 90 mph | Estimated |
| 4:51 PM | Washington County IA | 85 mph | Estimated |
| 4:57 PM | Washington County IA | 85 mph | Estimated |
| 4:58 PM | Louisa County IA | 85 mph | Estimated |
| 7:08 PM | Clark County IL | 84 mph | Measured |
| 8:56 PM | Marion County IN | 82 mph | Measured |
| 10:10 PM | Fayette County KY | 82 mph | Measured |
| 7:44 PM | Dubois County IN | 81 mph | Measured |
| 4:25 PM | Clark County MO | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 5:45 PM | Stoddard County MO | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 6:02 PM | Clinton County IA | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 6:40 PM | Wayne County IL | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 7:00 PM | Anderson County TN | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 7:30 PM | Stewart County TN | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 9:35 PM | Logan County KY | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 10:00 PM | Sumner County TN | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 9:50 PM | Boone County KY | 76 mph | Measured |
| 4:37 PM | Cannon County TN | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 4:54 PM | Washington County IA | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 5:00 PM | Butler County MO | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 5:20 PM | McDonough County IL | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 5:30 PM | Fentress County TN | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 5:40 PM | McDonough County IL | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 5:40 PM | McDonough County IL | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 5:50 PM | Scott County TN | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 6:18 PM | Mason County IL | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 6:28 PM | Logan County IL | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 6:35 PM | Macon County IL | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 6:40 PM | Moultrie County IL | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 6:45 PM | Morgan County TN | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 6:51 PM | Roane County TN | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 6:53 PM | Jasper County IL | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 7:15 PM | Hancock County TN | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 8:20 PM | Hancock County KY | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 9:15 PM | Oldham County KY | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 10:25 PM | Warren County OH | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 7:11 PM | Champaign County IL | 74 mph | Measured |
| 7:05 PM | Gibson County IN | 72 mph | Measured |
| 9:20 PM | Henry County KY | 72 mph | Estimated |
| 9:46 PM | Scott County KY | 72 mph | Estimated |
| 10:15 PM | Harrison County KY | 72 mph | Estimated |
| 5:02 PM | St. Louis County MO | 70 mph | Measured |
| 5:45 PM | Fentress County TN | 70 mph | Measured |
| 10:14 PM | Hamilton County OH | 70 mph | Measured |
| 1:25 AM | Adair County OK | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 1:30 AM | Delaware County OK | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 2:27 AM | Benton County AR | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 2:50 AM | Carroll County AR | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 4:15 PM | Jefferson County IA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 4:20 PM | Wilson County TN | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 4:49 PM | Washington County IA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 5:06 PM | Warren County IA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 5:06 PM | Monroe County IL | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 5:14 PM | Washington County IA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 5:30 PM | McDonough County IL | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 5:35 PM | Perry County MO | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 5:45 PM | Cedar County IA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 5:45 PM | Warren County IL | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 6:10 PM | Jefferson County IL | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 6:14 PM | Franklin County IL | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 6:30 PM | Wayne County IL | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 6:40 PM | White County IL | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 6:50 PM | Edwards County IL | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 7:00 PM | Hardin County IL | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 7:00 PM | Wabash County IL | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 7:35 PM | Warrick County IN | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 8:04 PM | Stewart County TN | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 8:30 PM | Washington County IN | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 9:10 PM | Robertson County TN | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 9:54 PM | Scott County KY | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 12:30 AM | Hickman County TN | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 7:59 PM | Dubois County IN | 69 mph | Measured |
| 9:52 PM | Boone County KY | 69 mph | Measured |
| 1:40 AM | Cherokee County KS | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 4:10 PM | Dent County MO | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 4:32 PM | Marion County MO | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 4:35 PM | Lincoln County MO | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 4:50 PM | Overton County TN | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 4:51 PM | Pike County IL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 4:55 PM | St. Louis County MO | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 4:56 PM | St. Louis County MO | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:00 PM | St. Francois County MO | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:15 PM | Madison County IL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:15 PM | Madison County IL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:15 PM | Madison County IL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:15 PM | Madison County IL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:30 PM | St. Clair County IL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:30 PM | Madison County IL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:47 PM | Franklin County KY | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:50 PM | Morgan County TN | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:50 PM | Bond County IL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:50 PM | Bond County IL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:55 PM | Menard County IL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:56 PM | Bond County IL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:56 PM | Bond County IL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 6:14 PM | Shelby County IL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 6:15 PM | Campbell County TN | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 6:40 PM | Union County TN | 69 mph | Estimated |
By state
Counties with the most wind reports
- St. Louis CountyMO · 12 reports
- Madison CountyIL · 8 reports
- St. Charles CountyMO · 7 reports
- Washington CountyIA · 6 reports
- Bond CountyIL · 6 reports
- Montgomery CountyTN · 6 reports
- Jefferson CountyKY · 5 reports
- Dubois CountyIN · 5 reports
- Pike CountyKY · 4 reports
- Marion CountyIN · 4 reports
Hail and tornadoes that day
423 hail reports, 36 of 2 inches or more; 67 tornadoes.
| 4:58 PM | White County AR | 5.00 |
| 5:00 PM | White County AR | 5.00 |
| 5:25 PM | Lawrence County AR | 4.50 |
| 3:55 PM | Baxter County AR | 4.25 |
| 4:15 PM | Oregon County MO | 4.25 |
| 4:45 PM | Fulton County AR | 4.25 |
| 4:48 PM | White County AR | 4.25 |
| 5:00 PM | Desha County AR | 4.25 |
| 5:05 PM | Arkansas County AR | 4.25 |
| 5:05 PM | White County AR | 4.25 |
| 4:37 PM | Reynolds County MO | 4.00 |
| 4:42 PM | White County AR | 4.00 |
| 4:46 PM | Overton County TN | 3.50 |
| 4:20 PM | Fulton County AR | 3.00 |
| 5:45 PM | Bond County IL | 3.00 |
| 6:00 PM | Woodruff County AR | 3.00 |
| 7:36 PM | New Madrid County MO | 3.00 |
| 3:48 PM | Conway County AR | 2.75 |
| 3:58 PM | Baxter County AR | 2.75 |
| 4:35 PM | Conway County AR | 2.75 |
| 4:45 PM | Overton County TN | 2.75 |
| 4:45 PM | Sharp County AR | 2.75 |
| 5:11 PM | Randolph County AR | 2.75 |
| 5:32 PM | Randolph County AR | 2.75 |
| 5:35 PM | Woodruff County AR | 2.75 |
| 9:30 PM | Mississippi County AR | 2.75 |
| 3:48 PM | Conway County AR | 2.50 |
| 4:35 PM | Conway County AR | 2.50 |
| 8:09 PM | Lake County TN | 2.50 |
| 3:22 PM | Callaway County MO | 2.00 |
| 3:45 PM | Conway County AR | 2.00 |
| 4:25 PM | Howell County MO | 2.00 |
| 4:45 PM | Van Buren County AR | 2.00 |
| 4:50 PM | Sharp County AR | 2.00 |
| 7:45 PM | Hopkins County KY | 2.00 |
| 11:20 PM | Maury County TN | 2.00 |
| 12:01 PM | Freestone County TX | 1.75 |
| 12:17 PM | Freestone County TX | 1.75 |
| 12:39 PM | Shawnee County KS | 1.75 |
| 1:07 PM | Jefferson County KS | 1.75 |
| 2:45 PM | Christian County MO | 1.75 |
| 3:08 PM | Webster County MO | 1.75 |
| 3:20 PM | Callaway County MO | 1.75 |
| 3:27 PM | Christian County MO | 1.75 |
| 3:30 PM | Wright County MO | 1.75 |
| 3:35 PM | Pulaski County MO | 1.75 |
| 3:50 PM | Baxter County AR | 1.75 |
| 3:55 PM | Baxter County AR | 1.75 |
| 3:55 PM | Conway County AR | 1.75 |
| 3:55 PM | Howell County MO | 1.75 |
The tornado outbreak of April 2, 2006: 67 tornadoes, each with its touchdown time and path.
2006 · 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.