The severe wind outbreak of August 2, 2008

01

The day in numbers

Wind reports

343

on Saturday, August 2, 2008

75 mph or more

26

3 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more

Strongest measured gust

87 mph

76 knots, Custer County, MT

Measured

10

reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage

Killed by wind

0

2 injured

Counties reporting

199

in 20 states

02

Hour by hour

Damaging wind reports in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

03

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, August 2, 2008

Time, CDT	Where	Speed	Knots	Type	Killed
6:03 PM	Etowah County AL	100 mph	87	Estimated	0
12:30 AM	Custer County MT	90 mph	78	Estimated	0
12:26 AM	Custer County MT	87 mph	76	Measured	0
11:33 PM	Copiah County MS	85 mph	74	Estimated	0
11:50 PM	Claiborne County MS	85 mph	74	Estimated	0
12:26 AM	Custer County MT	85 mph	74	Estimated	0
12:40 AM	Custer County MT	82 mph	71	Measured	0
5:55 PM	Spartanburg County SC	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
7:55 PM	Darlington County SC	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
9:45 PM	Leake County MS	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
10:10 PM	Scott County MS	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
11:22 PM	Warren County MS	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
11:26 PM	Warren County MS	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
12:20 AM	Custer County MT	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
9:37 PM	Leake County MS	77 mph	67	Estimated	0
6:37 PM	Union County SC	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
8:35 PM	Oktibbeha County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
8:52 PM	Winston County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
9:13 PM	Neshoba County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
9:55 PM	Scott County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
10:20 PM	Scott County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
10:30 PM	Madison County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
11:25 PM	Hinds County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
11:40 PM	Claiborne County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
12:10 AM	Lincoln County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
12:25 AM	Tensas Parish LA	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
7:53 PM	Lowndes County MS	74 mph	64	Estimated	0
7:57 PM	Darlington County SC	72 mph	63	Measured	0
8:35 PM	Kemper County MS	72 mph	63	Estimated	0
10:08 PM	Madison County MS	72 mph	63	Estimated	0
10:23 PM	Carroll County MS	72 mph	63	Estimated	0
12:50 AM	Concordia Parish LA	72 mph	63	Estimated	0
6:20 PM	Fulton County GA	71 mph	62	Measured	0
6:39 PM	Clayton County GA	71 mph	62	Measured	0
12:00 AM	Chicot County AR	71 mph	62	Estimated	0
10:55 AM	Fairfield County CT	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
4:10 PM	Colbert County AL	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
5:15 PM	Lauderdale County AL	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
7:44 PM	Clay County MS	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
10:53 PM	Madison County MS	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
4:06 PM	Kent County MD	69 mph	60	Measured	0
11:25 AM	Patrick County VA	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
3:20 PM	Surry County NC	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
5:10 PM	Greenville County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
6:10 PM	Cherokee County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
6:35 PM	Catahoula Parish LA	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
7:00 PM	Fayette County GA	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
7:05 PM	Chester County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
7:45 PM	Fairfield County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
8:10 PM	Lexington County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
8:30 PM	Oktibbeha County MS	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
8:39 PM	Webster County MS	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
8:45 PM	Lexington County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
8:45 PM	Lee County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
8:50 PM	Lexington County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
9:35 PM	Sumter County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
9:45 PM	Richland County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
10:00 PM	Newton County MS	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
10:05 PM	Calhoun County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
10:39 PM	Smith County MS	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
10:40 PM	Smith County MS	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
10:53 PM	Yazoo County MS	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
11:19 PM	Covington County MS	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
11:27 PM	Washington County MS	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
11:30 PM	Copiah County MS	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
12:06 AM	Chicot County AR	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
12:13 AM	Jefferson County MS	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
12:19 AM	Tensas Parish LA	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
12:27 AM	Franklin County MS	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
12:44 AM	Adams County MS	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
8:16 PM	Maricopa County AZ	68 mph	59	Estimated	0
7:50 PM	Arapahoe County CO	67 mph	58	Measured	0
9:10 PM	Choctaw County MS	67 mph	58	Estimated	0
9:25 PM	Neshoba County MS	67 mph	58	Estimated	0
9:30 PM	Winston County MS	67 mph	58	Estimated	0
9:37 PM	Attala County MS	67 mph	58	Estimated	0
10:08 PM	Newton County MS	67 mph	58	Estimated	0
12:05 AM	Madison Parish LA	67 mph	58	Estimated	0
8:10 PM	Noxubee County MS	66 mph	57	Estimated	0
10:27 PM	Jasper County MS	66 mph	57	Estimated	0
12:02 AM	East Carroll Parish LA	66 mph	57	Estimated	0
12:28 AM	Richland Parish LA	66 mph	57	Estimated	0
12:35 AM	Franklin Parish LA	66 mph	57	Estimated	0
12:40 AM	Morehouse Parish LA	66 mph	57	Estimated	0
12:51 AM	Franklin Parish LA	66 mph	57	Estimated	0
12:29 PM	Isle of Wight County VA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
3:12 PM	Lawrence County AL	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
4:18 PM	Colbert County AL	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
4:45 PM	Ocean County NJ	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
5:00 PM	Colbert County AL	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
5:15 PM	Lauderdale County AL	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
5:25 PM	Lauderdale County AL	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
5:30 PM	Cherokee County GA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
5:45 PM	Cobb County GA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
6:20 PM	DeKalb County GA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
7:50 PM	Darlington County SC	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
7:50 PM	Darlington County SC	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
7:53 PM	Darlington County SC	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
8:00 PM	Darlington County SC	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
6:59 AM	Greenbrier County WV	63 mph	55	Estimated	0

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By state

Severe weather reports by state, August 2, 2008

State	Wind reports	Strongest measured	Hail reports	Largest hail, in
Mississippi	84	—	30	1.75
North Carolina	47	—	19	1.75
South Carolina	42	72 mph	15	1.75
Alabama	38	60 mph	38	1.75
Louisiana	26	—	6	1.75
Virginia	21	—	15	1.00
Georgia	16	71 mph	17	1.75
New York	12	—	6	1.00
Maryland	10	69 mph	14	1.75
Montana	8	87 mph	5	1.00
Arkansas	7	—	7	1.75
New Jersey	7	—	1	0.75
Pennsylvania	6	—	21	2.00
Tennessee	6	—	8	1.75
West Virginia	3	—	2	0.88
Colorado	3	67 mph	0	—
Massachusetts	3	—	0	—
Connecticut	2	—	0	—
North Dakota	1	—	31	1.75
Arizona	1	—	0	—
Nebraska	0	—	2	0.88

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Counties with the most wind reports

• Darlington CountySC · 10 reports
• Lauderdale CountyAL · 8 reports
• Colbert CountyAL · 8 reports
• Bladen CountyNC · 7 reports
• Lincoln ParishLA · 6 reports
• Madison CountyMS · 5 reports
• Custer CountyMT · 5 reports
• Chautauqua CountyNY · 5 reports
• Marlboro CountySC · 5 reports
• Oktibbeha CountyMS · 4 reports

05

Hail and tornadoes that day

237 hail reports, 1 of 2 inches or more; 1 tornado.

Largest hail, August 2, 2008

Time, CDT	Where	Size, in
4:02 PM	York County PA	2.00
6:08 AM	Mountrail County ND	1.75
6:52 AM	Ward County ND	1.75
8:50 AM	Ward County ND	1.75
1:35 PM	Richmond County NC	1.75
2:15 PM	Eddy County ND	1.75
2:55 PM	Harford County MD	1.75
3:10 PM	Madison County AL	1.75
3:40 PM	Griggs County ND	1.75
3:45 PM	Itawamba County MS	1.75
3:55 PM	McMinn County TN	1.75
3:55 PM	Cumberland County PA	1.75
4:00 PM	York County PA	1.75
4:07 PM	York County PA	1.75
4:12 PM	York County PA	1.75
4:20 PM	Pickens County GA	1.75
4:25 PM	Union County NC	1.75
4:35 PM	Cherokee County GA	1.75
4:38 PM	Madison County AL	1.75
4:45 PM	Madison County AL	1.75
4:50 PM	Hot Spring County AR	1.75
5:00 PM	Lauderdale County AL	1.75
5:00 PM	Cullman County AL	1.75
5:02 PM	Cherokee County AL	1.75
5:05 PM	Cullman County AL	1.75
5:13 PM	Lauderdale County AL	1.75
5:15 PM	Lauderdale County AL	1.75
5:15 PM	Lauderdale County AL	1.75
5:25 PM	Greenville County SC	1.75
5:42 PM	Anne Arundel County MD	1.75
6:24 PM	Tuscaloosa County AL	1.75
6:30 PM	Lincoln Parish LA	1.75
6:40 PM	Alcorn County MS	1.75
7:10 PM	Pontotoc County MS	1.75
2:20 PM	Benson County ND	1.50
2:54 PM	Harford County MD	1.50
3:45 PM	Tishomingo County MS	1.50
4:15 PM	Unicoi County TN	1.50
9:20 AM	Ward County ND	1.25
4:20 PM	Steele County ND	1.25
5:55 PM	Lawrence County TN	1.25
7:00 PM	Lee County MS	1.25
7:39 PM	Talladega County AL	1.25
2:15 AM	Erie County PA	1.00
4:50 AM	Cattaraugus County NY	1.00
6:09 AM	Mountrail County ND	1.00
7:14 AM	Mountrail County ND	1.00
7:30 AM	McLean County ND	1.00
8:01 AM	Ward County ND	1.00
8:06 AM	McLean County ND	1.00

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• EF0 tornado2:00 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.