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The severe wind outbreak of October 26, 2010

480 wind reportsOhio, Illinois, Indiana and 16 more states

480 damaging wind reports across 19 states between 1:00 AM and 12:18 AM the next day CDT, 36 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 81 mph in Warren County, OH. 16 hail reports and 61 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · October 26, 2010

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 480 that day
Strongest gust—measured, so far
Largest hail—so far

The day in numbers

Wind reports
480
44th of 15,807 days with wind reports since 1955
75 mph or more
36
0 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust
81 mph
70 knots, Warren County, OH
Measured
50
reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind
0
3 injured
Counties reporting
301
in 19 states

Hour by hour

Damaging wind reports in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Wind reports per hour, October 26, 2010 1 AM: 13 2 AM: 12 3 AM: 10 4 AM: 11 5 AM: 35 6 AM: 32 7 AM: 27 8 AM: 31 9 AM: 47 47 10 AM: 33 11 AM: 42 Noon: 28 1 PM: 27 2 PM: 40 3 PM: 33 4 PM: 24 5 PM: 9 6 PM: 10 7 PM: 2 8 PM: 2 9 PM: 2 10 PM: 5 11 PM: 4 Midnight: 1 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, October 26, 2010
12:18 AMMarshall County AL85 mph74Estimated0
12:02 PMWarren County OH81 mph70Measured0
5:52 AMOgle County IL81 mph70Estimated0
7:15 AMObion County TN81 mph70Estimated0
9:17 AMHancock County IN81 mph70Estimated0
9:17 AMHancock County IN81 mph70Estimated0
9:25 AMHancock County IN81 mph70Estimated0
12:00 PMClinton County OH81 mph70Estimated0
4:42 PMErie County NY81 mph70Estimated0
11:20 AMButler County OH79 mph69Measured0
4:45 AMMonroe County IL78 mph68Measured0
9:17 AMHancock County IN77 mph67Measured0
10:03 AMAllen County IN75 mph65Measured0
6:07 AMRock County WI75 mph65Estimated0
6:30 AMJefferson County WI75 mph65Estimated0
6:35 AMRock County WI75 mph65Estimated0
6:40 AMJefferson County WI75 mph65Estimated0
8:15 AMBoone County IN75 mph65Estimated0
8:15 AMBoone County IN75 mph65Estimated0
8:56 AMJohnson County IN75 mph65Estimated0
9:05 AMMadison County IN75 mph65Estimated0
9:14 AMHuntington County IN75 mph65Estimated0
9:17 AMHancock County IN75 mph65Estimated0
9:32 AMShelby County IN75 mph65Estimated0
9:35 AMWhitley County IN75 mph65Estimated0
9:37 AMWells County IN75 mph65Estimated0
9:39 AMWells County IN75 mph65Estimated0
9:40 AMWhitley County IN75 mph65Estimated0
9:43 AMElkhart County IN75 mph65Estimated0
9:58 AMRandolph County IN75 mph65Estimated0
10:07 AMAllen County IN75 mph65Estimated0
10:35 AMPutnam County OH75 mph65Estimated0
10:45 AMJefferson County KY75 mph65Estimated0
11:02 AMBullitt County KY75 mph65Estimated0
12:03 PMClinton County OH75 mph65Estimated0
4:45 PMErie County NY75 mph65Estimated0
12:13 PMClinton County OH72 mph63Measured0
4:00 AMWashington County MO70 mph61Measured0
7:29 AMVigo County IN70 mph61Measured0
8:38 AMHendricks County IN70 mph61Measured0
11:10 AMAllen County OH70 mph61Measured0
6:00 AMFranklin County IL70 mph61Estimated0
7:12 AMFulton County KY70 mph61Estimated0
7:29 AMWabash County IL70 mph61Estimated0
8:05 AMDaviess County IN70 mph61Estimated0
8:15 AMBoone County IN70 mph61Estimated0
8:20 AMHendricks County IN70 mph61Estimated0
8:30 AMHendricks County IN70 mph61Estimated0
8:30 AMMonroe County IN70 mph61Estimated0
8:45 AMJohnson County IN70 mph61Estimated0
8:45 AMJohnson County IN70 mph61Estimated0
8:49 AMHoward County IN70 mph61Estimated0
8:50 AMHamilton County IN70 mph61Estimated0
9:11 AMMadison County IN70 mph61Estimated0
9:12 AMShelby County IN70 mph61Estimated0
11:30 AMHancock County OH70 mph61Estimated0
12:44 PMPickaway County OH70 mph61Estimated0
2:50 PMMadison County AL70 mph61Estimated0
3:58 PMLimestone County AL70 mph61Estimated0
5:27 PMMarshall County AL70 mph61Estimated0
7:18 AMMassac County IL69 mph60Measured0
4:45 PMErie County NY69 mph60Measured0
5:28 PMCattaraugus County NY69 mph60Measured0
6:55 AMKane County IL69 mph60Estimated0
9:00 AMMiami County IN69 mph60Estimated0
9:17 AMWabash County IN69 mph60Estimated0
9:20 AMGrant County IN69 mph60Estimated0
9:30 AMHuntington County IN69 mph60Estimated0
9:30 AMHuntington County IN69 mph60Estimated0
9:40 AMWells County IN69 mph60Estimated0
9:40 AMElkhart County IN69 mph60Estimated0
9:44 AMKosciusko County IN69 mph60Estimated0
9:45 AMWhitley County IN69 mph60Estimated0
10:00 AMWells County IN69 mph60Estimated0
10:18 AMFayette County IN69 mph60Estimated0
10:20 AMFranklin County IN69 mph60Estimated0
10:20 AMVan Wert County OH69 mph60Estimated0
10:35 AMDefiance County OH69 mph60Estimated0
10:36 AMDefiance County OH69 mph60Estimated0
10:40 AMMercer County OH69 mph60Estimated0
10:40 AMDarke County OH69 mph60Estimated0
10:40 AMAuglaize County OH69 mph60Estimated0
10:45 AMFulton County OH69 mph60Estimated0
10:51 AMAuglaize County OH69 mph60Estimated0
10:55 AMButler County OH69 mph60Estimated0
10:59 AMDarke County OH69 mph60Estimated0
11:05 AMCarroll County KY69 mph60Estimated0
11:10 AMAllen County OH69 mph60Estimated0
11:15 AMShelby County OH69 mph60Estimated0
11:20 AMHamilton County OH69 mph60Estimated0
11:20 AMClark County OH69 mph60Estimated0
11:22 AMKenton County KY69 mph60Estimated0
11:25 AMGallatin County KY69 mph60Estimated0
11:28 AMBoone County KY69 mph60Estimated0
11:38 AMMontgomery County OH69 mph60Estimated0
11:40 AMGrant County KY69 mph60Estimated0
11:45 AMWarren County OH69 mph60Estimated0
11:50 AMPendleton County KY69 mph60Estimated0
11:52 AMLogan County OH69 mph60Estimated0
11:53 AMClermont County OH69 mph60Estimated0

By state

Severe weather reports by state, October 26, 2010
Ohio8281 mph20.75
Illinois7878 mph0—
Indiana7877 mph0—
Kentucky7262 mph41.00
Tennessee4959 mph21.50
Missouri4770 mph0—
West Virginia1764 mph0—
Alabama15—51.00
Pennsylvania8—0—
Mississippi6—0—
New York669 mph0—
Virginia5—0—
Wisconsin568 mph0—
North Carolina4—11.00
South Carolina3—10.75
Georgia2—11.75
Arkansas162 mph0—
Iowa166 mph0—
Michigan1—0—

Counties with the most wind reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

16 hail reports, 0 of 2 inches or more; 61 tornadoes.

Largest hail, October 26, 2010
4:07 PMWhite County GA1.75
1:42 PMCoffee County TN1.50
8:47 AMDaviess County KY1.00
11:31 AMKenton County KY1.00
4:15 PMTalladega County AL1.00
4:30 PMTalladega County AL1.00
4:40 PMTalladega County AL1.00
6:34 PMPolk County NC1.00
9:10 PMJefferson County AL1.00
9:11 PMJefferson County AL1.00
9:46 AMOhio County KY0.88
9:05 AMChristian County KY0.75
12:27 PMMarion County OH0.75
1:57 PMPerry County OH0.75
2:40 PMMonroe County TN0.75
5:12 PMOconee County SC0.75

The tornado outbreak of October 26, 2010: 61 tornadoes, each with its touchdown time and path.

2010 · 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.