The severe wind outbreak of April 4, 2008

146 wind reportsMississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and 7 more states

146 damaging wind reports across 10 states between 1:35 AM and 9:38 PM CDT, 54 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 87 mph in Lauderdale County, MS. 133 hail reports and 15 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · April 4, 2008

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 146 that day

Strongest gust—measured, so far

Largest hail—so far

The day’s milestones

Wind reportsLarger and brighter with speed; filled when measured, a ring when estimated

Hail and tornadoesHail reports as diamonds; the day's tornado paths in green

Counties reportingLit at their first report, brighter with a 65-knot gust or 2-inch hail

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database (wind, hail and tornado reports with their logged times and places). Each report is a damage or measurement report, not a separate storm; several can describe one gust front. Tornado paths are drawn at a typical forward speed of 35 mph. Times are Central Daylight Time.

The day in numbers

Wind reports: 146; on Friday, April 4, 2008
75 mph or more: 54; 24 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust: 87 mph; 76 knots, Lauderdale County, MS
Measured: 2; reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind: 0; 2 injured
Counties reporting: 77; in 10 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.

Strongest wind reports, April 4, 2008

12:13 PM	Hinds County MS	115 mph	100	Estimated
11:13 AM	Cullman County AL	110 mph	96	Estimated
11:41 AM	Warren County MS	100 mph	87	Estimated
12:17 PM	Hinds County MS	100 mph	87	Estimated
12:25 PM	Hinds County MS	100 mph	87	Estimated
12:32 PM	Rankin County MS	100 mph	87	Estimated
12:36 PM	Rankin County MS	100 mph	87	Estimated
1:10 PM	Scott County MS	100 mph	87	Estimated
2:00 PM	Kemper County MS	100 mph	87	Estimated
2:00 PM	Lauderdale County MS	100 mph	87	Estimated
11:14 AM	Tensas Parish LA	98 mph	85	Estimated
1:25 PM	Newton County MS	96 mph	83	Estimated
11:09 AM	East Carroll Parish LA	92 mph	80	Estimated
11:17 AM	Catahoula Parish LA	92 mph	80	Estimated
11:21 AM	Warren County MS	90 mph	78	Estimated
11:42 AM	Warren County MS	90 mph	78	Estimated
12:32 PM	Madison County MS	90 mph	78	Estimated
1:01 PM	Scott County MS	90 mph	78	Estimated
1:23 PM	Neshoba County MS	90 mph	78	Estimated
10:50 AM	Franklin Parish LA	89 mph	77	Estimated
2:22 PM	Lauderdale County MS	87 mph	76	Measured
11:07 AM	Madison Parish LA	86 mph	75	Estimated
11:34 AM	Issaquena County MS	86 mph	75	Estimated
12:17 PM	Hinds County MS	86 mph	75	Estimated
11:45 AM	Warren County MS	85 mph	74	Estimated
11:50 AM	Yazoo County MS	85 mph	74	Estimated
12:04 PM	Hinds County MS	85 mph	74	Estimated
1:06 PM	Smith County MS	85 mph	74	Estimated
1:12 PM	Neshoba County MS	85 mph	74	Estimated
1:17 PM	Scott County MS	85 mph	74	Estimated
1:30 PM	Newton County MS	85 mph	74	Estimated
2:00 PM	Lauderdale County MS	85 mph	74	Estimated
2:15 PM	Lauderdale County MS	85 mph	74	Estimated
2:19 PM	Kemper County MS	85 mph	74	Estimated
10:39 AM	West Carroll Parish LA	81 mph	70	Estimated
10:50 AM	Franklin Parish LA	81 mph	70	Estimated
12:00 PM	Hinds County MS	81 mph	70	Estimated
1:16 PM	Scott County MS	81 mph	70	Estimated
1:16 PM	Scott County MS	81 mph	70	Estimated
2:06 PM	Lauderdale County MS	81 mph	70	Estimated
11:10 AM	Franklin Parish LA	78 mph	68	Estimated
12:43 PM	Hinds County MS	75 mph	65	Measured
11:30 AM	Jackson County AL	75 mph	65	Estimated
11:48 AM	Yazoo County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated
12:20 PM	Hinds County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated
12:21 PM	Madison County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated
12:25 PM	Hinds County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated
12:26 PM	Hinds County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated
12:34 PM	Madison County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated
12:35 PM	Madison County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated
12:44 PM	Rankin County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated
1:10 PM	Leake County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated
1:12 PM	Neshoba County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated
1:26 PM	Smith County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated
1:22 PM	Newton County MS	74 mph	64	Estimated
12:40 PM	Leake County MS	72 mph	63	Estimated
11:11 AM	Jackson County AL	70 mph	61	Estimated
12:39 PM	Rankin County MS	70 mph	61	Estimated
12:51 PM	Rankin County MS	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:00 PM	Chilton County AL	70 mph	61	Estimated
10:25 AM	Morehouse Parish LA	69 mph	60	Estimated
10:30 AM	Richland Parish LA	69 mph	60	Estimated
10:35 AM	Richland Parish LA	69 mph	60	Estimated
11:53 AM	Tensas Parish LA	69 mph	60	Estimated
1:00 PM	Scott County MS	69 mph	60	Estimated
7:35 PM	Laurens County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated
8:15 AM	Nacogdoches County TX	67 mph	58	Estimated
10:50 AM	West Carroll Parish LA	67 mph	58	Estimated
10:00 AM	Winn Parish LA	66 mph	57	Estimated
10:15 AM	Jackson Parish LA	66 mph	57	Estimated
1:35 AM	Denton County TX	64 mph	56	Estimated
1:35 AM	Denton County TX	64 mph	56	Estimated
4:45 AM	Hopkins County TX	64 mph	56	Estimated
10:17 AM	Ouachita Parish LA	64 mph	56	Estimated
10:28 AM	Caldwell Parish LA	64 mph	56	Estimated
10:38 AM	Caldwell Parish LA	64 mph	56	Estimated
9:20 AM	Sabine Parish LA	63 mph	55	Estimated
10:09 AM	Jackson Parish LA	63 mph	55	Estimated
10:43 AM	Caldwell Parish LA	63 mph	55	Estimated
10:45 AM	West Carroll Parish LA	63 mph	55	Estimated
10:51 AM	Winston County AL	63 mph	55	Estimated
11:40 AM	Issaquena County MS	63 mph	55	Estimated
12:08 PM	Claiborne County MS	63 mph	55	Estimated
12:15 PM	Hinds County MS	63 mph	55	Estimated
12:16 PM	Holmes County MS	63 mph	55	Estimated
12:37 PM	Rankin County MS	63 mph	55	Estimated
1:07 PM	Winston County MS	63 mph	55	Estimated
1:30 PM	Smith County MS	63 mph	55	Estimated
2:40 PM	Sumter County AL	63 mph	55	Estimated
4:04 PM	Shelby County AL	63 mph	55	Estimated
5:55 PM	Fairfield County SC	63 mph	55	Estimated
6:51 PM	Lancaster County SC	63 mph	55	Estimated
7:58 PM	Fairfield County SC	63 mph	55	Estimated
9:00 PM	Lancaster County SC	63 mph	55	Estimated
5:30 AM	Miller County AR	62 mph	54	Estimated
7:36 AM	Rusk County TX	62 mph	54	Estimated
9:18 AM	Red River Parish LA	62 mph	54	Estimated
10:30 AM	Ouachita Parish LA	62 mph	54	Estimated
8:54 AM	De Soto Parish LA	61 mph	53	Estimated
9:10 AM	Red River Parish LA	61 mph	53	Estimated

By state

Severe weather reports by state, April 4, 2008

Mississippi	60	87 mph	8	1.75
Alabama	34	—	32	1.75
Louisiana	26	—	3	0.88
Texas	6	—	50	4.25
North Carolina	6	—	2	1.75
South Carolina	5	—	10	1.00
Georgia	4	—	20	1.75
Arkansas	3	—	5	1.00
Tennessee	1	—	1	0.88
Kentucky	1	—	0	—
Oklahoma	0	—	2	0.88

Counties with the most wind reports

Hinds CountyMS · 11 reports
Rankin CountyMS · 6 reports
Scott CountyMS · 6 reports
Shelby CountyAL · 5 reports
Lauderdale CountyMS · 5 reports
Madison CountyMS · 4 reports
Warren CountyMS · 4 reports
West Carroll ParishLA · 3 reports
Elmore CountyAL · 3 reports
Jefferson CountyAL · 3 reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

133 hail reports, 2 of 2 inches or more; 15 tornadoes.

Largest hail, April 4, 2008

1:00 AM	Wise County TX	4.25
1:29 AM	Denton County TX	2.50
1:10 AM	Wise County TX	1.75
1:20 AM	Denton County TX	1.75
1:31 AM	Denton County TX	1.75
1:42 AM	Denton County TX	1.75
2:00 AM	Val Verde County TX	1.75
2:15 AM	Collin County TX	1.75
9:09 AM	Burleson County TX	1.75
9:10 AM	McLennan County TX	1.75
9:35 AM	Burleson County TX	1.75
12:31 PM	Madison County MS	1.75
2:10 PM	Shelby County AL	1.75
2:30 PM	Floyd County GA	1.75
3:18 PM	Coweta County GA	1.75
7:20 PM	Lee County AL	1.75
9:33 PM	Moore County NC	1.75
9:29 AM	Brazos County TX	1.25
2:40 PM	Shelby County AL	1.25
3:32 PM	Polk County GA	1.25
3:50 PM	Bartow County GA	1.25
2:18 AM	Lee County AR	1.00
2:36 AM	Sevier County AR	1.00
3:10 AM	Denton County TX	1.00
3:18 AM	Denton County TX	1.00
3:19 AM	Denton County TX	1.00
3:40 AM	Collin County TX	1.00
3:50 AM	Collin County TX	1.00
4:05 AM	Kerr County TX	1.00
4:07 AM	Hunt County TX	1.00
4:19 AM	Hunt County TX	1.00
5:12 AM	Burnet County TX	1.00
5:56 AM	Williamson County TX	1.00
6:10 AM	Williamson County TX	1.00
6:15 AM	Williamson County TX	1.00
6:30 AM	Williamson County TX	1.00
7:24 AM	Williamson County TX	1.00
8:34 AM	Robertson County TX	1.00
9:03 AM	Brazos County TX	1.00
9:21 AM	Lee County TX	1.00
9:35 AM	Burleson County TX	1.00
12:15 PM	Hinds County MS	1.00
12:38 PM	Rankin County MS	1.00
1:58 PM	Liberty County TX	1.00
2:15 PM	Shelby County AL	1.00
2:15 PM	Shelby County AL	1.00
3:36 PM	Calhoun County AL	1.00
3:58 PM	Cherokee County GA	1.00
4:05 PM	Jones County MS	1.00
4:25 PM	Perry County MS	1.00

EF1 tornado1:20 AM CDT
EF1 tornado8:03 AM CDT
EF0 tornado8:34 AM CDT
EF0 tornado9:04 AM CDT
EF1 tornado10:08 AM CDT
EF1 tornado10:21 AM CDT
EF0 tornado10:28 AM CDT
EF1 tornado11:23 AM CDT
EF1 tornado11:52 AM CDT
EF1 tornado12:11 PM CDT
EF1 tornado12:17 PM CDT
EF2 tornado12:28 PM CDT
EF0 tornado3:24 PM CDT
EF1 tornado5:24 PM CDT
EF0 tornado7:42 PM CDT

2008 · 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.