The severe wind outbreak of June 8, 2008

402 wind reportsMichigan, Iowa, Kansas and 16 more states

402 damaging wind reports across 19 states between 1:00 AM and 12:10 AM the next day CDT, 35 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 85 mph in St. Clair County, MI. 160 hail reports and 10 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · June 8, 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 402 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: 402; 80th of 15,807 days with wind reports since 1955
75 mph or more: 35; 3 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust: 85 mph; 74 knots, St. Clair County, MI
Measured: 27; reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind: 2; 1 injured
Counties reporting: 160; in 19 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, June 8, 2008

6:50 PM	Butler County KS	100 mph	87	Estimated	0
1:50 AM	Woodbury County IA	90 mph	78	Estimated	0
9:20 AM	Cedar County IA	90 mph	78	Estimated	0
4:36 PM	St. Clair County MI	85 mph	74	Measured	0
3:34 PM	Aroostook County ME	85 mph	74	Estimated	0
3:38 PM	Livingston County MI	82 mph	71	Measured	0
1:10 PM	Lake County IN	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
3:16 PM	Saginaw County MI	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
3:34 PM	Jackson County MI	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
3:38 PM	Genesee County MI	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
3:54 PM	New Haven County CT	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
4:05 PM	Oakland County MI	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
4:10 PM	Suffolk County NY	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
4:14 PM	Suffolk County NY	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
5:04 PM	Benton County IA	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
5:08 PM	Benton County IA	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
6:49 PM	Linn County IA	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
7:02 PM	Dubuque County IA	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
7:21 PM	Dubuque County IA	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
7:55 PM	Cowley County KS	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
7:58 PM	Washington County IA	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
8:27 PM	Des Moines County IA	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
6:46 PM	Benton County IA	78 mph	68	Estimated	0
4:53 PM	Buchanan County MO	76 mph	66	Measured	0
9:30 AM	Rock County WI	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
2:27 PM	Ogemaw County MI	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
3:13 PM	Orange County VT	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
3:51 PM	Oakland County MI	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
3:57 PM	Oakland County MI	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
5:00 PM	Buchanan County MO	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
6:40 PM	Linn County IA	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
6:58 PM	Delaware County IA	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
7:06 PM	Sumner County KS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
7:25 PM	Major County OK	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
8:28 PM	Muscatine County IA	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
6:30 PM	Woodward County OK	72 mph	63	Measured	0
6:40 PM	Linn County IA	72 mph	63	Measured	0
7:44 PM	Cowley County KS	71 mph	62	Estimated	0
1:45 AM	Woodbury County IA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
2:35 AM	Douglas County NE	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
10:10 AM	Carroll County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
10:30 AM	Stephenson County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
1:04 PM	Ottawa County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	1
1:24 PM	Newaygo County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
1:33 PM	Newaygo County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
2:18 PM	Van Buren County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
2:25 PM	Midland County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
2:58 PM	New Haven County CT	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
3:02 PM	Saginaw County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
3:15 PM	Ingham County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
3:19 PM	Saginaw County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
3:41 PM	Genesee County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
3:42 PM	Genesee County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
3:50 PM	Oakland County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
3:50 PM	Oakland County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
3:54 PM	New Haven County CT	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
3:54 PM	Oakland County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
3:55 PM	Oakland County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
3:59 PM	Genesee County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
4:00 PM	Suffolk County NY	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
4:00 PM	Oakland County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
4:15 PM	Lapeer County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
4:15 PM	Macomb County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
4:15 PM	Lenawee County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
4:15 PM	Macomb County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
4:16 PM	Macomb County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
4:17 PM	Macomb County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
4:19 PM	Suffolk County NY	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
4:25 PM	Macomb County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
4:45 PM	Monroe County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
5:04 PM	Warren County IA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
5:43 PM	Delaware County IA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
5:45 PM	Benton County IA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
6:18 PM	Douglas County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
6:30 PM	Benton County IA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
6:35 PM	Linn County IA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
6:52 PM	Delaware County IA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
7:22 PM	Johnson County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
7:27 PM	Wapello County IA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
7:30 PM	Sumner County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
7:40 PM	Jackson County IA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
7:48 PM	Jefferson County IA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
7:50 PM	Cowley County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
7:55 PM	Jo Daviess County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
8:00 PM	Washington County IA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
10:00 PM	Crawford County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
10:46 PM	Vernon County MO	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
12:10 AM	Roger Mills County OK	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
1:21 PM	Ottawa County MI	69 mph	60	Estimated	1
7:34 PM	Cowley County KS	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
10:47 AM	Whiteside County IL	68 mph	59	Measured	0
9:17 PM	Neosho County KS	68 mph	59	Measured	0
3:46 PM	Oakland County MI	68 mph	59	Estimated	0
8:05 PM	Henry County IA	68 mph	59	Estimated	0
4:23 PM	Wayne County MI	67 mph	58	Estimated	0
3:42 PM	Adams County IA	66 mph	57	Estimated	0
5:05 PM	Marion County IA	66 mph	57	Estimated	0
11:17 AM	Milwaukee County WI	64 mph	56	Measured	0
4:14 PM	Oakland County MI	64 mph	56	Measured	0
9:11 PM	Montgomery County KS	64 mph	56	Measured	0

By state

Severe weather reports by state, June 8, 2008

Michigan	118	85 mph	4	2.00
Iowa	75	72 mph	14	2.50
Kansas	51	68 mph	23	1.75
Illinois	35	68 mph	6	1.00
Wisconsin	22	64 mph	3	0.88
New York	21	58 mph	2	0.88
Connecticut	19	—	1	0.88
Missouri	16	76 mph	1	1.00
Pennsylvania	12	—	4	1.00
Oklahoma	9	72 mph	17	2.75
Maine	7	—	3	1.25
Nebraska	4	63 mph	2	1.75
Texas	3	—	67	4.50
Indiana	3	—	0	—
New Jersey	2	—	1	0.75
Florida	2	—	0	—
New Hampshire	1	—	2	1.00
South Dakota	1	—	1	0.75
Vermont	1	—	0	—
Colorado	0	—	6	1.00
New Mexico	0	—	2	1.00
Minnesota	0	—	1	1.00

Counties with the most wind reports

Oakland CountyMI · 26 reports
Cowley CountyKS · 12 reports
Macomb CountyMI · 10 reports
Linn CountyIA · 9 reports
Washtenaw CountyMI · 8 reports
Ingham CountyMI · 8 reports
New Haven CountyCT · 7 reports
Stephenson CountyIL · 7 reports
Aroostook CountyME · 7 reports
Des Moines CountyIA · 7 reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

160 hail reports, 14 of 2 inches or more; 10 tornadoes.

Largest hail, June 8, 2008

10:59 PM	Deaf Smith County TX	4.50
4:22 PM	Ellis County OK	2.75
4:28 PM	Ellis County OK	2.75
5:20 PM	Ellis County OK	2.75
5:41 PM	Ellis County OK	2.75
9:14 PM	Briscoe County TX	2.75
9:48 PM	Hall County TX	2.75
1:50 AM	Woodbury County IA	2.50
7:35 PM	Roger Mills County OK	2.50
2:48 PM	Arenac County MI	2.00
5:50 PM	Woodward County OK	2.00
7:00 PM	Wheeler County TX	2.00
10:45 PM	Deaf Smith County TX	2.00
10:59 PM	Deaf Smith County TX	2.00
1:16 AM	Seward County NE	1.75
1:26 AM	Woodbury County IA	1.75
1:39 AM	Butler County IA	1.75
1:43 AM	Butler County IA	1.75
1:49 AM	Butler County IA	1.75
4:25 PM	Gray County TX	1.75
4:31 PM	Gray County TX	1.75
4:35 PM	Gray County TX	1.75
4:50 PM	Gray County TX	1.75
4:58 PM	Ellis County OK	1.75
5:00 PM	Woods County OK	1.75
5:11 PM	Ellis County OK	1.75
5:43 PM	Butler County KS	1.75
6:03 PM	Wheeler County TX	1.75
6:27 PM	Sumner County KS	1.75
6:42 PM	Swisher County TX	1.75
6:59 PM	Wheeler County TX	1.75
7:35 PM	Roger Mills County OK	1.75
8:08 PM	Hemphill County TX	1.75
8:25 PM	Wheeler County TX	1.75
8:45 PM	Hemphill County TX	1.75
10:51 PM	Deaf Smith County TX	1.75
6:40 PM	Wheeler County TX	1.50
7:48 PM	Gaines County TX	1.50
3:23 PM	Aroostook County ME	1.25
3:35 PM	Aroostook County ME	1.25
4:18 PM	Ellis County OK	1.25
7:32 PM	Wheeler County TX	1.25
9:00 PM	Briscoe County TX	1.25
9:17 PM	Terry County TX	1.25
10:00 PM	Swisher County TX	1.25
10:20 PM	Stafford County KS	1.25
10:58 PM	Potter County TX	1.25
1:25 AM	Woodbury County IA	1.00
1:32 AM	Fillmore County MN	1.00
1:35 AM	Woodbury County IA	1.00

EF2 tornado2:10 AM CDT
EF1 tornado2:12 AM CDT
EF1 tornado1:20 PM CDT
EF1 tornado2:45 PM CDT · 1 killed
EF1 tornado2:59 PM CDT
EF0 tornado3:35 PM CDT
EF1 tornado3:55 PM CDT
EF1 tornado4:10 PM CDT
EF1 tornado7:30 PM CDT
EF0 tornado9:15 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.