The severe wind outbreak of June 10, 2009

305 wind reportsTexas, Missouri, Oklahoma and 14 more states

305 damaging wind reports across 17 states between 1:00 AM and 12:55 AM the next day CDT, 35 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 85 mph in Pontotoc County, OK. 120 hail reports and 18 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · June 10, 2009

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 305 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: 305; on Wednesday, June 10, 2009
75 mph or more: 35; 1 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust: 85 mph; 74 knots, Pontotoc County, OK
Measured: 33; reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind: 0; 3 injured
Counties reporting: 158; in 17 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 10, 2009

5:56 PM	Pittsburg County OK	100 mph	87	Estimated
4:27 PM	Pontotoc County OK	85 mph	74	Measured
8:45 PM	Hamilton County TX	85 mph	74	Estimated
3:20 PM	Stephens County OK	81 mph	70	Measured
6:05 PM	Wise County TX	81 mph	70	Measured
5:30 PM	Palo Pinto County TX	81 mph	70	Estimated
5:36 PM	Pittsburg County OK	81 mph	70	Estimated
6:10 PM	Parker County TX	81 mph	70	Estimated
6:10 PM	Parker County TX	81 mph	70	Estimated
6:10 PM	Parker County TX	81 mph	70	Estimated
6:15 PM	Parker County TX	81 mph	70	Estimated
6:20 PM	Parker County TX	81 mph	70	Estimated
6:55 PM	Tarrant County TX	81 mph	70	Estimated
7:57 PM	Franklin County AR	81 mph	70	Estimated
9:11 PM	Van Zandt County TX	81 mph	70	Estimated
7:19 PM	Collin County TX	78 mph	68	Measured
9:49 PM	St. Clair County IL	77 mph	67	Measured
6:25 PM	Tarrant County TX	75 mph	65	Measured
6:37 PM	Tarrant County TX	75 mph	65	Measured
7:00 PM	Denton County TX	75 mph	65	Measured
4:00 PM	Murray County OK	75 mph	65	Estimated
5:05 PM	Hughes County OK	75 mph	65	Estimated
6:08 PM	Parker County TX	75 mph	65	Estimated
6:25 PM	Tarrant County TX	75 mph	65	Estimated
7:00 PM	Tarrant County TX	75 mph	65	Estimated
7:02 PM	Denton County TX	75 mph	65	Estimated
7:05 PM	Tarrant County TX	75 mph	65	Estimated
7:05 PM	Tarrant County TX	75 mph	65	Estimated
7:12 PM	Denton County TX	75 mph	65	Estimated
7:15 PM	Collin County TX	75 mph	65	Estimated
7:15 PM	Collin County TX	75 mph	65	Estimated
7:20 PM	Collin County TX	75 mph	65	Estimated
7:35 PM	Collin County TX	75 mph	65	Estimated
8:05 PM	Grant County KS	75 mph	65	Estimated
9:15 PM	Hopkins County TX	75 mph	65	Estimated
7:57 PM	Stevens County KS	74 mph	64	Measured
5:30 PM	Wise County TX	74 mph	64	Estimated
5:30 PM	Parker County TX	74 mph	64	Estimated
5:30 PM	Jack County TX	74 mph	64	Estimated
7:40 PM	Laclede County MO	74 mph	64	Estimated
7:14 PM	Collin County TX	72 mph	63	Measured
11:51 AM	Hamilton County TN	72 mph	63	Estimated
5:17 PM	Potter County TX	71 mph	62	Measured
7:20 PM	Dallas County TX	71 mph	62	Measured
3:00 PM	Stephens County OK	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:17 PM	Haskell County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:35 PM	Pawnee County OK	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:57 PM	Pawnee County OK	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:15 PM	Garvin County OK	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:20 PM	Murray County OK	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:40 PM	Pontotoc County OK	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:45 PM	Craig County OK	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:45 PM	Pontotoc County OK	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:45 PM	Young County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:15 PM	Young County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:20 PM	Hughes County OK	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:30 PM	Pittsburg County OK	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:39 PM	Sequoyah County OK	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:40 PM	St. Clair County MO	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:40 PM	Denton County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:40 PM	Denton County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:41 PM	Tarrant County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:50 PM	Denton County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:50 PM	Sequoyah County OK	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:50 PM	Sequoyah County OK	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:52 PM	Denton County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:54 PM	Denton County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:00 PM	Sequoyah County OK	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:00 PM	Le Flore County OK	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:04 PM	Denton County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:10 PM	Dallas County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:20 PM	Dallas County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:20 PM	Crawford County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:30 PM	Collin County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:30 PM	Collin County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:35 PM	Collin County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:35 PM	Collin County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:38 PM	Laclede County MO	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:40 PM	Dallas County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:49 PM	Madison County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:50 PM	Collin County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:55 PM	Franklin County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated
8:10 PM	Pulaski County MO	70 mph	61	Estimated
8:30 PM	Phelps County MO	70 mph	61	Estimated
10:10 PM	McCurtain County OK	70 mph	61	Estimated
11:50 PM	Atchison County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated
1:45 PM	Polk County TN	69 mph	60	Estimated
2:30 PM	Knox County TN	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:09 PM	Cherokee County KS	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:46 PM	St. Clair County MO	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:55 PM	Parker County TX	69 mph	60	Estimated
7:05 PM	Hickory County MO	69 mph	60	Estimated
7:25 PM	Rockingham County NC	69 mph	60	Estimated
8:48 PM	Hopkins County TX	69 mph	60	Estimated
8:50 PM	Hopkins County TX	69 mph	60	Estimated
9:00 PM	Hopkins County TX	69 mph	60	Estimated
8:45 PM	Berkeley County SC	68 mph	59	Estimated
9:50 AM	Crosby County TX	67 mph	58	Measured
6:28 PM	Hood County TX	67 mph	58	Measured
10:00 AM	Lamb County TX	64 mph	56	Measured

By state

Severe weather reports by state, June 10, 2009

Texas	115	81 mph	40	2.50
Missouri	34	60 mph	12	1.50
Oklahoma	34	85 mph	5	1.00
Tennessee	26	—	4	1.75
Arkansas	24	—	0	—
North Carolina	23	—	5	1.75
South Carolina	10	62 mph	5	1.00
Kansas	7	74 mph	5	2.00
Kentucky	6	—	1	0.75
Louisiana	6	—	0	—
Virginia	5	—	8	1.00
Alabama	5	—	0	—
Pennsylvania	3	—	7	1.00
Indiana	3	—	3	1.75
Illinois	2	77 mph	1	1.75
Maryland	1	—	4	1.00
Georgia	1	—	2	0.88
Colorado	0	—	11	1.75
Nebraska	0	—	3	1.75
Minnesota	0	—	1	0.75
New Mexico	0	—	1	0.88
West Virginia	0	—	1	0.88
Wyoming	0	—	1	0.75

Counties with the most wind reports

Tarrant CountyTX · 14 reports
Collin CountyTX · 11 reports
Denton CountyTX · 9 reports
Dallas CountyTX · 8 reports
Parker CountyTX · 8 reports
Lincoln CountyTN · 7 reports
Smith CountyTX · 5 reports
Pontotoc CountyOK · 5 reports
Pulaski CountyKY · 5 reports
Madison CountyAL · 4 reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

120 hail reports, 5 of 2 inches or more; 18 tornadoes.

Largest hail, June 10, 2009

1:25 PM	Dawson County TX	2.50
1:25 PM	Dawson County TX	2.50
9:11 PM	Coryell County TX	2.50
8:37 PM	Seward County KS	2.00
8:37 PM	Seward County KS	2.00
2:23 AM	Cheyenne County CO	1.75
1:20 PM	Dawson County TX	1.75
1:25 PM	Dawson County TX	1.75
1:25 PM	Dawson County TX	1.75
3:07 PM	Fisher County TX	1.75
3:40 PM	Henderson County NC	1.75
3:53 PM	Weld County CO	1.75
5:15 PM	Crockett County TX	1.75
5:41 PM	Callahan County TX	1.75
5:45 PM	Jack County TX	1.75
6:53 PM	Garden County NE	1.75
7:05 PM	Comanche County TX	1.75
7:50 PM	Loudon County TN	1.75
8:56 PM	Greene County IN	1.75
10:05 PM	Fayette County IL	1.75
5:53 PM	St. Clair County MO	1.50
1:59 AM	Vernon County MO	1.25
3:50 PM	Weld County CO	1.25
3:50 PM	Weld County CO	1.25
12:15 AM	Platte County MO	1.25
2:56 AM	Vernon County MO	1.00
3:46 AM	Webster County MO	1.00
8:15 AM	Yoakum County TX	1.00
9:17 AM	Lubbock County TX	1.00
1:08 PM	Dawson County TX	1.00
1:56 PM	Tillman County OK	1.00
2:19 PM	Larimer County CO	1.00
2:24 PM	Scotts Bluff County NE	1.00
2:27 PM	Larimer County CO	1.00
2:35 PM	Roanoke County VA	1.00
2:35 PM	Montgomery County VA	1.00
2:45 PM	Scurry County TX	1.00
2:53 PM	Pecos County TX	1.00
3:10 PM	Pecos County TX	1.00
3:17 PM	Haskell County TX	1.00
4:06 PM	Weld County CO	1.00
4:14 PM	Murray County OK	1.00
4:15 PM	Shackelford County TX	1.00
4:15 PM	Buncombe County NC	1.00
4:35 PM	Richland County SC	1.00
4:36 PM	Frederick County VA	1.00
4:45 PM	Carroll County MD	1.00
5:02 PM	Crockett County TX	1.00
5:04 PM	Cherokee County KS	1.00
5:06 PM	Lebanon County PA	1.00

EF0 tornado1:59 PM CDT
EF0 tornado2:55 PM CDT
EF0 tornado3:30 PM CDT
EF0 tornado3:38 PM CDT
EF0 tornado5:05 PM CDT
EF0 tornado5:20 PM CDT
EF0 tornado5:41 PM CDT
EF0 tornado6:00 PM CDT
EF0 tornado6:11 PM CDT
EF0 tornado6:40 PM CDT
EF0 tornado6:50 PM CDT
EF1 tornado6:53 PM CDT
EF0 tornado7:05 PM CDT
EF1 tornado8:05 PM CDT
EF0 tornado8:28 PM CDT
EF0 tornado9:22 PM CDT
EF0 tornado9:25 PM CDT
EF0 tornado10:15 PM CDT

2009 · 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.