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The severe wind outbreak of July 22, 2008

374 wind reportsAlabama, North Carolina, Kentucky and 24 more states

374 damaging wind reports across 27 states between 1:00 AM and 12:50 AM the next day CDT, 17 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 90 mph in Boise County, ID. 217 hail reports and 2 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · July 22, 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 374 that day
Strongest gust—measured, so far
Largest hail—so far

The day in numbers

Wind reports
374
on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
75 mph or more
17
4 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust
90 mph
78 knots, Boise County, ID
Measured
17
reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind
0
4 injured
Counties reporting
257
in 27 states

Hour by hour

Damaging wind reports in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Wind reports per hour, July 22, 2008 1 AM: 10 2 AM: 9 3 AM: 9 4 AM: 9 5 AM: 0 6 AM: 0 7 AM: 0 8 AM: 1 9 AM: 4 10 AM: 3 11 AM: 7 Noon: 6 1 PM: 30 2 PM: 39 3 PM: 56 56 4 PM: 38 5 PM: 42 6 PM: 39 7 PM: 32 8 PM: 15 9 PM: 7 10 PM: 5 11 PM: 3 Midnight: 10 1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM

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, July 22, 2008
2:58 AMPerry County OH110 mph96Estimated0
3:10 AMVinton County OH105 mph91Estimated0
12:15 PMBoise County ID90 mph78Measured0
7:15 PMRoosevelt County MT90 mph78Estimated0
6:09 PMMadison County MT85 mph74Measured0
1:00 AMRush County IN85 mph74Estimated0
3:30 AMMorgan County OH85 mph74Estimated0
3:11 AMPerry County OH81 mph70Estimated0
1:40 PMRandolph County AL81 mph70Estimated0
10:32 PMBig Horn County MT81 mph70Estimated0
6:00 PMScotts Bluff County NE79 mph69Measured0
1:38 PMMorgan County AL75 mph65Estimated0
2:35 PMCuster County ID75 mph65Estimated0
4:41 PMMinidoka County ID75 mph65Estimated0
6:42 PMSedgwick County KS75 mph65Estimated0
6:55 PMPittsylvania County VA75 mph65Estimated0
10:46 PMBig Horn County MT75 mph65Estimated0
3:20 PMHarnett County NC71 mph62Measured0
6:05 PMMadison County MT70 mph61Measured0
1:00 PMMetcalfe County KY70 mph61Estimated0
1:53 PMPulaski County KY70 mph61Estimated0
2:46 PMDeKalb County AL70 mph61Estimated0
7:45 PMPark County MT70 mph61Estimated0
7:45 PMPark County MT70 mph61Estimated0
7:55 PMPark County MT70 mph61Estimated0
8:30 PMDaniels County MT70 mph61Estimated0
8:40 PMDaniels County MT70 mph61Estimated0
8:50 PMFremont County WY70 mph61Estimated0
9:20 PMRoosevelt County MT70 mph61Estimated0
9:50 PMYellowstone County MT70 mph61Estimated0
7:30 PMRoosevelt County MT69 mph60Measured0
1:00 AMShelby County IN69 mph60Estimated0
2:05 PMPulaski County KY69 mph60Estimated0
2:15 PMPulaski County KY69 mph60Estimated0
3:00 PMKnox County KY69 mph60Estimated0
3:10 PMWinston County MS69 mph60Estimated0
3:30 PMUnion County SC69 mph60Estimated0
4:21 PMMontgomery County MS69 mph60Estimated0
6:15 PMRockingham County NC69 mph60Estimated0
7:10 PMPatrick County VA69 mph60Estimated0
7:15 PMPatrick County VA69 mph60Estimated0
8:05 PMCharlotte County VA69 mph60Estimated0
8:18 PMWashington County MS69 mph60Estimated0
7:20 PMGallatin County MT67 mph58Measured0
5:05 PMLemhi County ID66 mph57Measured0
7:50 PMPark County MT64 mph56Measured0
1:45 AMMadison County OH64 mph56Estimated0
11:27 AMSimpson County KY64 mph56Estimated0
1:50 PMMadison County AL64 mph56Estimated0
1:50 PMMadison County AL64 mph56Estimated0
2:00 PMMadison County AL64 mph56Estimated0
2:00 PMMadison County AL64 mph56Estimated0
2:00 PMMadison County AL64 mph56Estimated0
2:55 PMJackson County AL64 mph56Estimated0
2:55 PMJackson County AL64 mph56Estimated0
3:02 PMJackson County AL64 mph56Estimated0
3:30 PMGarland County AR64 mph56Estimated0
5:13 PMBeaverhead County MT64 mph56Estimated0
6:50 PMLyon County KS64 mph56Estimated0
8:05 PMSheridan County MT64 mph56Estimated0
4:00 PMChattooga County GA63 mph55Measured0
1:20 AMDecatur County IN63 mph55Estimated0
3:00 AMOzark County MO63 mph55Estimated0
2:30 PMLaurel County KY63 mph55Estimated0
2:35 PMRockcastle County KY63 mph55Estimated0
2:45 PMRoane County TN63 mph55Estimated0
3:00 PMJackson County KY63 mph55Estimated0
3:10 PMMorgan County TN63 mph55Estimated0
3:30 PMBledsoe County TN63 mph55Estimated0
3:30 PMCampbell County TN63 mph55Estimated0
3:30 PMMorgan County TN63 mph55Estimated0
3:30 PMHamilton County TN63 mph55Estimated0
3:45 PMWebster County MS63 mph55Estimated0
3:50 PMMorgan County TN63 mph55Estimated0
4:30 PMMorgan County TN63 mph55Estimated0
4:30 PMPolk County TN63 mph55Estimated0
4:45 PMMorgan County TN63 mph55Estimated0
4:46 PMBedford County VA63 mph55Estimated0
4:50 PMSevier County TN63 mph55Estimated0
5:15 PMSevier County TN63 mph55Estimated0
5:17 PMPike County KY63 mph55Estimated0
5:30 PMCherokee County NC63 mph55Estimated0
6:00 PMLemhi County ID63 mph55Estimated0
6:25 PMLincoln County NC63 mph55Estimated0
6:30 PMCocke County TN63 mph55Estimated0
6:45 PMHawkins County TN63 mph55Estimated0
6:45 PMGreene County TN63 mph55Estimated0
7:15 PMSullivan County TN63 mph55Estimated0
7:25 PMMecklenburg County NC63 mph55Estimated0
7:30 PMRockingham County NC63 mph55Estimated0
7:30 PMWashington County VA63 mph55Estimated0
8:00 PMDanville VA63 mph55Estimated0
8:15 PMBotetourt County VA63 mph55Estimated0
8:15 PMMontgomery County VA63 mph55Estimated0
8:30 PMMontgomery County VA63 mph55Estimated0
9:08 PMChicot County AR63 mph55Estimated0
3:50 PMHighlands County FL62 mph54Measured0
2:31 PMLaurel County KY62 mph54Estimated0
3:10 PMJackson County KY62 mph54Estimated0
3:52 PMPerry County KY62 mph54Estimated0

By state

Severe weather reports by state, July 22, 2008
Alabama41—81.00
North Carolina3871 mph301.75
Kentucky38—101.00
Virginia3360 mph90.88
Tennessee29—71.00
Ohio28—191.75
Georgia2663 mph141.75
Montana2485 mph271.75
West Virginia17—20.75
Missouri13—41.00
Maryland13—21.75
Florida1262 mph30.88
Arkansas1159 mph161.75
Mississippi11—50.75
Idaho1090 mph111.75
Michigan6—61.00
Indiana6—0—
Kansas5—181.75
New York3—41.00
South Dakota2—42.75
Massachusetts2—0—
Wyoming1—91.75
Nebraska179 mph21.25
New Mexico1—10.88
Pennsylvania1—0—
PR1—0—
South Carolina1—0—
Arizona0—20.88
Oregon0—21.75
North Dakota0—10.75
Utah0—10.75

Counties with the most wind reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

217 hail reports, 1 of 2 inches or more; 2 tornadoes.

Largest hail, July 22, 2008
8:10 PMCuster County SD2.75
9:00 AMLake County OR1.75
2:08 PMPitt County NC1.75
3:50 PMJerome County ID1.75
4:35 PMDouglas County GA1.75
4:45 PMMoore County NC1.75
5:10 PMPortage County OH1.75
5:12 PMTrumbull County OH1.75
5:24 PMTrumbull County OH1.75
5:25 PMDallas County AR1.75
5:30 PMMadison County MT1.75
5:40 PMFall River County SD1.75
5:45 PMGwinnett County GA1.75
6:00 PMBarrow County GA1.75
6:10 PMPowder River County MT1.75
7:00 PMCampbell County WY1.75
7:15 PMLyon County KS1.75
7:15 PMGallatin County MT1.75
7:15 PMPowder River County MT1.75
7:22 PMLyon County KS1.75
7:25 PMGallatin County MT1.75
7:35 PMLyon County KS1.75
7:40 PMOsage County KS1.75
8:10 PMCrook County WY1.75
10:24 PMBaltimore County MD1.75
2:50 PMWayne County NC1.50
7:25 PMLyon County KS1.50
8:09 PMOsage County KS1.50
8:15 PMOsage County KS1.50
8:43 PMMarion County KS1.50
4:39 PMLemhi County ID1.25
4:58 PMBonneville County ID1.25
5:06 PMPortage County OH1.25
7:10 PMLyon County KS1.25
8:20 PMMorrill County NE1.25
2:25 AMFranklin County OH1.00
12:40 PMBeaufort County NC1.00
1:28 PMCraven County NC1.00
1:36 PMBledsoe County TN1.00
1:38 PMMoore County TN1.00
2:05 PMPulaski County KY1.00
2:23 PMWayne County NC1.00
2:30 PMMahoning County OH1.00
2:35 PMLawrence County AL1.00
3:00 PMPlatte County WY1.00
3:00 PMHamilton County TN1.00
3:10 PMVan Buren County AR1.00
3:25 PMDare County NC1.00
3:25 PMPulaski County AR1.00
3:56 PMCherokee County KS1.00
  • EF0 tornado3:30 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado7:45 PM CDT

2008 · On this date in other years · The biggest severe wind days

  1. 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.
  2. Reporting has grown with population, spotter networks and the internet, so counts from different decades are not directly comparable.
  3. 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.