The severe wind outbreak of June 15, 2008

303 wind reportsIllinois, Indiana, Missouri and 13 more states

303 damaging wind reports across 16 states between 2:00 AM and 12:50 AM the next day CDT, 11 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 81 mph in Childress County, TX. 295 hail reports and 4 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · June 15, 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 303 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: 303; on Sunday, June 15, 2008
75 mph or more: 11; 0 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust: 81 mph; 70 knots, Childress County, TX
Measured: 24; reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind: 0; 7 injured
Counties reporting: 169; in 16 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 15, 2008

5:50 PM	Fulton County OH	85 mph	74	Estimated
8:33 PM	Childress County TX	81 mph	70	Measured
4:34 PM	Ford County IL	81 mph	70	Estimated
4:36 PM	Ford County IL	81 mph	70	Estimated
9:35 PM	Harper County KS	81 mph	70	Estimated
9:38 PM	Harper County KS	81 mph	70	Estimated
9:50 PM	Harper County KS	81 mph	70	Estimated
11:45 PM	Rogers County OK	81 mph	70	Estimated
2:57 AM	Hardin County IA	75 mph	65	Measured
9:10 AM	Otoe County NE	75 mph	65	Estimated
12:11 PM	Schuyler County MO	75 mph	65	Estimated
3:30 PM	Tazewell County IL	71 mph	62	Measured
11:33 PM	Caddo County OK	71 mph	62	Measured
11:08 PM	Sebastian County AR	70 mph	61	Measured
2:30 AM	Hamilton County IA	70 mph	61	Estimated
2:35 AM	Hardin County IA	70 mph	61	Estimated
9:30 AM	Adams County IA	70 mph	61	Estimated
10:46 AM	Decatur County IA	70 mph	61	Estimated
1:35 PM	Hancock County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
1:50 PM	Hancock County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
1:50 PM	Hancock County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
1:50 PM	Hancock County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
1:55 PM	Hancock County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
2:42 PM	Benton County MO	70 mph	61	Estimated
2:43 PM	Fulton County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:11 PM	Tazewell County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:15 PM	Tazewell County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:15 PM	Peoria County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:34 PM	Woodford County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:42 PM	Logan County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:49 PM	Woodford County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:13 PM	Benton County IN	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:40 PM	Tippecanoe County IN	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:03 PM	Parke County IN	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:25 PM	Grant County IN	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:50 PM	Richland County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:10 PM	Ottawa County OK	70 mph	61	Estimated
8:25 PM	Delaware County OK	70 mph	61	Estimated
8:45 PM	Delaware County OK	70 mph	61	Estimated
9:10 PM	Washington County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated
9:20 PM	Benton County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated
9:21 PM	Harper County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated
9:41 PM	Sedgwick County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated
9:45 PM	Washington County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated
10:10 PM	Washington County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated
10:32 PM	Crawford County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated
11:00 PM	Crawford County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated
11:45 PM	Franklin County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated
12:50 AM	Rogers County OK	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:29 AM	DuPage County IL	69 mph	60	Estimated
7:30 AM	DuPage County IL	69 mph	60	Estimated
7:40 AM	Cook County IL	69 mph	60	Estimated
7:42 AM	Cook County IL	69 mph	60	Estimated
7:42 AM	Cook County IL	69 mph	60	Estimated
7:45 AM	Cook County IL	69 mph	60	Estimated
12:10 PM	Schuyler County MO	69 mph	60	Estimated
2:20 PM	McDonough County IL	69 mph	60	Estimated
3:30 PM	Camden County MO	69 mph	60	Estimated
3:50 PM	Livingston County IL	69 mph	60	Estimated
4:25 PM	Dallas County MO	69 mph	60	Estimated
4:30 PM	Livingston County IL	69 mph	60	Estimated
4:30 PM	Ford County IL	69 mph	60	Estimated
4:35 PM	Ford County IL	69 mph	60	Estimated
4:40 PM	Iroquois County IL	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:09 PM	Starke County IN	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:39 PM	Fulton County OH	69 mph	60	Estimated
6:05 PM	Miami County IN	69 mph	60	Estimated
6:45 PM	Miami County IN	69 mph	60	Estimated
7:17 PM	Van Wert County OH	69 mph	60	Estimated
7:45 AM	Cook County IL	67 mph	58	Measured
4:58 PM	Vermilion County IL	67 mph	58	Measured
2:00 AM	Wright County IA	66 mph	57	Estimated
2:05 AM	Wright County IA	66 mph	57	Estimated
3:40 AM	Black Hawk County IA	66 mph	57	Estimated
11:30 AM	Wayne County IA	66 mph	57	Estimated
11:37 AM	Wayne County IA	66 mph	57	Estimated
7:01 PM	Delaware County IN	66 mph	57	Estimated
7:28 AM	DuPage County IL	64 mph	56	Measured
7:46 AM	Cook County IL	64 mph	56	Measured
3:25 PM	Tazewell County IL	64 mph	56	Measured
11:30 PM	Kay County OK	64 mph	56	Measured
12:15 AM	Noble County OK	64 mph	56	Measured
3:45 AM	Black Hawk County IA	64 mph	56	Estimated
7:44 AM	Cook County IL	64 mph	56	Estimated
9:25 AM	Nemaha County NE	64 mph	56	Estimated
12:26 PM	Wayne County MI	64 mph	56	Estimated
12:45 PM	Oakland County MI	64 mph	56	Estimated
2:30 PM	McDonough County IL	64 mph	56	Estimated
2:31 PM	Bureau County IL	64 mph	56	Estimated
2:55 PM	Mason County IL	64 mph	56	Estimated
4:05 PM	Dallas County MO	64 mph	56	Estimated
5:15 PM	White County IN	64 mph	56	Estimated
5:21 PM	Greene County MO	64 mph	56	Estimated
5:30 PM	Lenawee County MI	64 mph	56	Estimated
5:35 PM	Lenawee County MI	64 mph	56	Estimated
7:15 PM	Beaver County OK	64 mph	56	Estimated
7:30 PM	Beaver County OK	64 mph	56	Estimated
9:39 PM	Harper County KS	64 mph	56	Estimated
9:40 PM	Bay County MI	64 mph	56	Estimated
9:49 PM	Harper County KS	64 mph	56	Estimated

By state

Severe weather reports by state, June 15, 2008

Illinois	78	71 mph	35	1.75
Indiana	50	62 mph	16	2.75
Missouri	38	—	47	2.75
Iowa	30	75 mph	11	1.75
Michigan	24	—	50	1.75
Ohio	24	—	3	0.88
Oklahoma	16	71 mph	8	1.75
Arkansas	12	70 mph	7	1.75
Kansas	10	—	55	2.75
Georgia	7	—	12	1.00
Nebraska	6	59 mph	27	2.75
South Carolina	3	—	6	1.75
Alabama	2	—	0	—
Texas	1	81 mph	10	2.50
Mississippi	1	—	0	—
North Dakota	1	63 mph	0	—
Wisconsin	0	—	7	1.75
New York	0	—	1	0.75

Counties with the most wind reports

DuPage CountyIL · 13 reports
Cook CountyIL · 13 reports
Harper CountyKS · 7 reports
Tazewell CountyIL · 5 reports
Hancock CountyIL · 5 reports
Bay CountyMI · 5 reports
Hardin CountyIA · 5 reports
Tippecanoe CountyIN · 5 reports
Benton CountyMO · 5 reports
Washington CountyAR · 4 reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

295 hail reports, 10 of 2 inches or more; 4 tornadoes.

Largest hail, June 15, 2008

7:51 AM	Seward County NE	2.75
3:55 PM	St. Joseph County IN	2.75
4:23 PM	Dallas County MO	2.75
8:50 PM	Leavenworth County KS	2.75
7:54 PM	Ochiltree County TX	2.50
9:35 PM	Clay County MO	2.25
8:00 AM	Seward County NE	2.00
5:43 PM	Christian County MO	2.00
7:17 PM	Daviess County MO	2.00
9:38 PM	Harper County KS	2.00
8:20 AM	Lancaster County NE	1.75
8:45 AM	Otoe County NE	1.75
8:50 AM	Gage County NE	1.75
1:31 PM	Lee County IA	1.75
1:50 PM	Hancock County IL	1.75
2:43 PM	Bureau County IL	1.75
2:58 PM	Door County WI	1.75
2:59 PM	Smith County KS	1.75
3:15 PM	Hickory County MO	1.75
3:58 PM	St. Joseph County IN	1.75
4:15 PM	Dallas County MO	1.75
4:46 PM	Greene County MO	1.75
4:48 PM	Greene County MO	1.75
4:53 PM	Greene County MO	1.75
5:00 PM	Greene County MO	1.75
5:07 PM	Greene County MO	1.75
5:10 PM	Greene County MO	1.75
5:32 PM	Christian County MO	1.75
5:57 PM	Kalkaska County MI	1.75
6:53 PM	Donley County TX	1.75
7:05 PM	Daviess County MO	1.75
7:08 PM	Boone County AR	1.75
7:15 PM	Marion County AR	1.75
8:19 PM	Laurens County SC	1.75
8:20 PM	Gray County KS	1.75
8:40 PM	Ford County KS	1.75
8:40 PM	Childress County TX	1.75
8:45 PM	Craig County OK	1.75
8:47 PM	Leavenworth County KS	1.75
8:55 PM	Kingman County KS	1.75
8:56 PM	Leavenworth County KS	1.75
8:58 PM	Harper County KS	1.75
9:29 PM	Clay County MO	1.75
9:30 PM	Anderson County SC	1.75
9:35 PM	Harper County KS	1.75
9:35 PM	Clay County MO	1.75
9:51 PM	Sedgwick County KS	1.75
10:10 PM	Ray County MO	1.75
6:58 AM	Polk County NE	1.50
8:10 AM	Seward County NE	1.50

EF0 tornado1:49 AM CDT
EF0 tornado4:08 PM CDT
EF0 tornado6:37 PM CDT
EF0 tornado7:10 PM CDT

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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.