The severe wind outbreak of June 10, 2008
436 wind reportsNew York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and 23 more states
436 damaging wind reports across 26 states between 1:00 AM and 11:50 PM CDT, 22 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 92 mph in Bergen County, NJ. 235 hail reports and 1 tornado the same day.
Watch the day unfoldSevere wind day · June 10, 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.
The day in numbers
- Wind reports
- 436
- 63rd of 15,807 days with wind reports since 1955
- 75 mph or more
- 22
- 7 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
- Strongest measured gust
- 92 mph
- 80 knots, Bergen County, NJ
- Measured
- 20
- reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
- Killed by wind
- 3
- 3 injured
- Counties reporting
- 191
- in 26 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.
| 8:23 PM | Hudson County NJ | 104 mph | Estimated |
| 5:15 PM | Saratoga County NY | 100 mph | Estimated |
| 9:09 PM | Litchfield County CT | 100 mph | Estimated |
| 8:27 PM | Hudson County NJ | 98 mph | Estimated |
| 8:41 PM | Bergen County NJ | 98 mph | Estimated |
| 8:00 PM | Bergen County NJ | 92 mph | Measured |
| 8:47 PM | Berkshire County MA | 90 mph | Estimated |
| 6:15 PM | Aroostook County ME | 85 mph | Estimated |
| 7:44 PM | Greene County NY | 85 mph | Estimated |
| 9:28 PM | Hampden County MA | 83 mph | Measured |
| 4:00 PM | Tioga County PA | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 4:30 PM | Huntingdon County PA | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 5:00 PM | St. Lawrence County NY | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 5:29 PM | Franklin County NY | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 7:00 PM | Chittenden County VT | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 8:15 PM | Essex County NJ | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 8:22 PM | New York County NY | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 8:45 PM | Westchester County NY | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 12:05 PM | St. Lawrence County NY | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 4:57 PM | Lawrence County MS | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 6:25 PM | Clinton County NY | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 7:00 PM | Windsor County VT | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 6:55 PM | Rockbridge County VA | 72 mph | Measured |
| 4:35 PM | Yellowstone County MT | 70 mph | Measured |
| 1:25 PM | Grand Isle County VT | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 3:40 PM | — | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 4:35 PM | Franklin County PA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 4:35 PM | Franklin County PA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 6:45 PM | Montgomery County PA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 7:40 PM | Orange County NY | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 7:59 PM | Orange County NY | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 8:00 PM | Orange County NY | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 8:10 PM | Essex County NJ | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 8:11 PM | Hudson County NJ | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 8:14 PM | Essex County NJ | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 8:20 PM | New York County NY | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 8:28 PM | Passaic County NJ | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 8:30 PM | Queens County NY | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 8:30 PM | Bergen County NJ | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 8:34 PM | Bergen County NJ | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 8:40 PM | Bergen County NJ | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 8:40 PM | Bergen County NJ | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 8:45 PM | Bergen County NJ | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 8:46 PM | Westchester County NY | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 9:00 PM | Bronx County NY | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 9:00 PM | Fairfield County CT | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 9:15 PM | Fairfield County CT | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 9:15 PM | Westchester County NY | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 8:18 PM | Bergen County NJ | 69 mph | Measured |
| 11:15 AM | Lewis County NY | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 11:25 AM | Oneida County NY | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 11:35 AM | St. Lawrence County NY | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 11:50 AM | St. Lawrence County NY | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 12:10 PM | Franklin County NY | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 1:12 PM | Grand Isle County VT | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 1:36 PM | Essex County NY | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:00 PM | Osceola County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 6:30 PM | Washington County VA | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 6:42 PM | Chittenden County VT | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:35 PM | Carter County TN | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:40 PM | Sullivan County NY | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 9:15 PM | Chowan County NC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 11:15 PM | Whitley County KY | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 10:27 PM | Worcester County MA | 68 mph | Measured |
| 6:29 PM | Oneida County NY | 67 mph | Measured |
| 10:30 AM | Oswego County NY | 67 mph | Estimated |
| 11:40 PM | Laurel County KY | 67 mph | Estimated |
| 4:49 PM | Loudoun County VA | 66 mph | Measured |
| 3:21 PM | Allegany County MD | 64 mph | Measured |
| 8:02 PM | Union County NJ | 64 mph | Measured |
| 8:13 PM | Hudson County NJ | 64 mph | Measured |
| 9:30 PM | Hampden County MA | 64 mph | Measured |
| 11:28 PM | Walworth County SD | 64 mph | Measured |
| 3:45 PM | — | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 5:00 PM | Piscataquis County ME | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 5:15 PM | Piscataquis County ME | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 5:15 PM | Aroostook County ME | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 5:40 PM | Lehigh County PA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 6:22 PM | Chester County PA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 1:08 AM | Laurel County KY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 1:40 AM | Lee County KY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 11:55 AM | St. Lawrence County NY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 12:12 PM | Lewis County NY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 12:15 PM | Franklin County NY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 12:30 PM | Franklin County NY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 12:40 PM | Clinton County NY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 1:05 PM | Clinton County NY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 1:15 PM | Chittenden County VT | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 1:27 PM | Franklin County VT | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 1:30 PM | Chittenden County VT | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 1:30 PM | Franklin County VT | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:10 PM | Watauga County NC | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:11 PM | Watauga County NC | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:15 PM | Jefferson County FL | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:18 PM | Caledonia County VT | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:30 PM | — | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:30 PM | Galax VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 4:15 PM | Lewis County NY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 4:35 PM | Lewis County NY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 4:43 PM | Lewis County NY | 63 mph | Estimated |
By state
| New York | 100 | 67 mph |
| Pennsylvania | 43 | — |
| New Jersey | 42 | 92 mph |
| Vermont | 37 | — |
| Virginia | 35 | 72 mph |
| Maryland | 28 | 64 mph |
| Massachusetts | 26 | 83 mph |
| Florida | 20 | — |
| Maine | 19 | 58 mph |
| Ohio | 17 | — |
| Connecticut | 15 | — |
| Kentucky | 10 | — |
| New Hampshire | 8 | — |
| North Carolina | 7 | — |
| Georgia | 5 | — |
| West Virginia | 4 | — |
| Montana | 3 | 70 mph |
| South Carolina | 3 | — |
| Tennessee | 3 | — |
| Texas | 3 | — |
| Mississippi | 2 | — |
| District of Columbia | 2 | — |
| South Dakota | 1 | 64 mph |
| Iowa | 1 | — |
| Michigan | 1 | — |
| Alabama | 1 | — |
| Kansas | 0 | — |
| Wyoming | 0 | — |
| New Mexico | 0 | — |
| Missouri | 0 | — |
Counties with the most wind reports
- Bergen CountyNJ · 12 reports
- Essex CountyNJ · 10 reports
- Bradford CountyPA · 10 reports
- Baltimore CountyMD · 9 reports
- Hudson CountyNJ · 8 reports
- Herkimer CountyNY · 8 reports
- Oneida CountyNY · 8 reports
- Loudoun CountyVA · 8 reports
- Clinton CountyNY · 7 reports
- Hampden CountyMA · 7 reports
Hail and tornadoes that day
235 hail reports, 7 of 2 inches or more; 1 tornado.
| 7:00 PM | Graham County KS | 4.50 |
| 7:42 PM | Graham County KS | 4.25 |
| 8:10 PM | Graham County KS | 4.25 |
| 8:05 PM | Graham County KS | 3.00 |
| 7:56 PM | Graham County KS | 2.75 |
| 8:45 PM | Rooks County KS | 2.75 |
| 9:13 PM | Rooks County KS | 2.75 |
| 2:15 AM | Adams County OH | 1.75 |
| 1:44 PM | McIntosh County GA | 1.75 |
| 1:56 PM | Mercer County WV | 1.75 |
| 2:12 PM | Hardy County WV | 1.75 |
| 3:10 PM | Chenango County NY | 1.75 |
| 3:25 PM | Tucker County WV | 1.75 |
| 3:40 PM | Otsego County NY | 1.75 |
| 3:45 PM | Otsego County NY | 1.75 |
| 4:40 PM | Lancaster County PA | 1.75 |
| 4:55 PM | Saratoga County NY | 1.75 |
| 4:59 PM | Berks County PA | 1.75 |
| 5:19 PM | Baltimore County MD | 1.75 |
| 5:30 PM | Lancaster County PA | 1.75 |
| 5:37 PM | Saratoga County NY | 1.75 |
| 5:40 PM | Franklin County NY | 1.75 |
| 6:20 PM | Wabaunsee County KS | 1.75 |
| 7:15 PM | Wayne County PA | 1.75 |
| 7:50 PM | Weston County WY | 1.75 |
| 8:03 PM | Graham County KS | 1.75 |
| 8:29 PM | Graham County KS | 1.75 |
| 8:56 PM | Mitchell County IA | 1.75 |
| 3:25 PM | Galax VA | 1.50 |
| 7:51 PM | Graham County KS | 1.50 |
| 8:00 PM | Pennington County SD | 1.50 |
| 8:32 PM | Rooks County KS | 1.50 |
| 9:10 PM | Meade County SD | 1.50 |
| 1:06 PM | Cumberland County ME | 1.25 |
| 3:05 PM | Randolph County WV | 1.25 |
| 3:25 PM | Fergus County MT | 1.25 |
| 3:35 PM | Otsego County NY | 1.25 |
| 4:05 PM | Wayne County PA | 1.25 |
| 4:20 PM | Wythe County VA | 1.25 |
| 4:38 PM | Carroll County NH | 1.25 |
| 4:40 PM | Herkimer County NY | 1.25 |
| 6:17 PM | Monroe County PA | 1.25 |
| 6:49 PM | Pike County PA | 1.25 |
| 7:20 PM | Graham County KS | 1.25 |
| 7:29 PM | Graham County KS | 1.25 |
| 1:15 AM | Poweshiek County IA | 1.00 |
| 1:11 PM | Oxford County ME | 1.00 |
| 1:25 PM | Chittenden County VT | 1.00 |
| 1:43 PM | Chittenden County VT | 1.00 |
| 1:45 PM | Alachua County FL | 1.00 |
- EF1 tornado7:50 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.