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The severe wind outbreak of July 1, 2012

666 wind reportsNorth Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio and 25 more states

666 damaging wind reports across 28 states between 2:10 AM and 12:58 AM the next day CDT, 33 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 84 mph in Craven County, NC. 383 hail reports the same day. The 12th-most wind reports of any day since 1955.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · July 1, 2012

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

The day in numbers

Wind reports
666
12th of 15,807 days with wind reports since 1955
75 mph or more
33
2 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust
84 mph
73 knots, Craven County, NC
Measured
44
reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind
5
53 injured
Counties reporting
300
in 28 states

Hour by hour

Damaging wind reports in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Wind reports per hour, July 1, 2012 2 AM: 1 3 AM: 0 4 AM: 0 5 AM: 0 6 AM: 0 7 AM: 2 8 AM: 2 9 AM: 4 10 AM: 8 11 AM: 5 Noon: 23 1 PM: 14 2 PM: 31 3 PM: 80 4 PM: 120 120 5 PM: 57 6 PM: 60 7 PM: 68 8 PM: 64 9 PM: 36 10 PM: 48 11 PM: 29 Midnight: 14 2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 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 1, 2012
12:26 PMDuPage County IL90 mph78Estimated0
7:35 PMMarshall County AL90 mph78Estimated0
4:18 PMCraven County NC84 mph73Measured0
12:35 PMDuPage County IL82 mph71Measured0
1:02 PMLake County IN81 mph70Measured0
12:18 PMDuPage County IL81 mph70Estimated0
12:25 PMDuPage County IL81 mph70Estimated0
12:25 PMDuPage County IL81 mph70Estimated0
12:38 PMDuPage County IL81 mph70Estimated0
6:12 PMErie County OH81 mph70Estimated0
8:02 PMElliott County KY81 mph70Estimated0
12:41 PMCook County IL77 mph67Measured0
12:17 PMDuPage County IL75 mph65Measured0
3:30 PMPitt County NC75 mph65Measured0
1:05 PMCook County IL75 mph65Estimated0
1:20 PMPorter County IN75 mph65Estimated0
3:24 PMPitt County NC75 mph65Estimated0
3:30 PMBeaufort County NC75 mph65Estimated0
3:33 PMBeaufort County NC75 mph65Estimated0
3:37 PMBeaufort County NC75 mph65Estimated0
3:42 PMBeaufort County NC75 mph65Estimated0
4:40 PMRichland County SC75 mph65Estimated0
4:47 PMHenry County OH75 mph65Estimated0
4:50 PMFranklin County IL75 mph65Estimated0
5:10 PMUnion County KY75 mph65Estimated0
5:15 PMOttawa County OH75 mph65Estimated0
5:37 PMBerkeley County SC75 mph65Estimated0
5:50 PMKnox County IN75 mph65Estimated0
6:35 PMHampton County SC75 mph65Estimated0
6:37 PMColleton County SC75 mph65Estimated0
7:50 PMWolfe County KY75 mph65Estimated0
8:25 PMMartin County KY75 mph65Estimated0
9:02 PMPike County KY75 mph65Estimated0
3:23 PMPitt County NC74 mph64Measured0
4:18 PMBeaufort County NC72 mph63Measured0
6:13 PMOttawa County OH71 mph62Measured0
3:13 PMJay County IN70 mph61Measured0
12:03 PMKane County IL70 mph61Estimated0
12:18 PMKane County IL70 mph61Estimated0
12:20 PMDuPage County IL70 mph61Estimated0
12:25 PMDuPage County IL70 mph61Estimated0
12:50 PMCook County IL70 mph61Estimated0
1:33 PMPorter County IN70 mph61Estimated0
2:00 PMPulaski County IN70 mph61Estimated0
3:30 PMNew London County CT70 mph61Estimated0
3:40 PMFlorence County SC70 mph61Estimated0
4:02 PMSteuben County IN70 mph61Estimated0
4:10 PMPerry County IL70 mph61Estimated0
5:08 PMSuffolk County NY70 mph61Estimated0
5:08 PMNew Hanover County NC70 mph61Estimated0
5:10 PMFranklin County IL70 mph61Estimated0
5:55 PMKnox County IN70 mph61Estimated0
6:30 PMLorain County OH70 mph61Estimated0
6:35 PMEtowah County AL70 mph61Estimated0
7:45 PMEffingham County GA70 mph61Estimated0
7:45 PMEffingham County GA70 mph61Estimated0
7:50 PMGolden Valley County ND70 mph61Estimated0
8:04 PMChatham County GA70 mph61Estimated0
8:08 PMChatham County GA70 mph61Estimated0
11:30 PMGarfield County MT69 mph60Measured0
1:46 PMLaPorte County IN69 mph60Estimated0
2:45 PMKosciusko County IN69 mph60Estimated0
2:47 PMKosciusko County IN69 mph60Estimated0
2:53 PMKosciusko County IN69 mph60Estimated0
3:20 PMPitt County NC69 mph60Estimated0
3:23 PMPitt County NC69 mph60Estimated0
3:23 PMPitt County NC69 mph60Estimated0
3:23 PMPitt County NC69 mph60Estimated0
3:25 PMPitt County NC69 mph60Estimated0
3:25 PMPitt County NC69 mph60Estimated0
3:30 PMPitt County NC69 mph60Estimated0
3:33 PMBeaufort County NC69 mph60Estimated0
3:33 PMPitt County NC69 mph60Estimated1
3:37 PMBeaufort County NC69 mph60Estimated0
3:40 PMBeaufort County NC69 mph60Estimated2
3:44 PMCraven County NC69 mph60Estimated0
3:45 PMBeaufort County NC69 mph60Estimated0
3:47 PMFlorence County SC69 mph60Estimated0
3:56 PMCraven County NC69 mph60Estimated0
4:09 PMWilliams County OH69 mph60Estimated0
4:10 PMHillsdale County MI69 mph60Estimated0
4:25 PMHouston County GA69 mph60Estimated0
4:26 PMAbbeville County SC69 mph60Estimated0
4:30 PMRichland County SC69 mph60Estimated0
4:43 PMAiken County SC69 mph60Estimated0
5:00 PMClarendon County SC69 mph60Estimated0
5:05 PMMonroe County GA69 mph60Estimated0
5:13 PMAiken County SC69 mph60Estimated0
5:30 PMClarendon County SC69 mph60Estimated0
5:55 PMUnion County NC69 mph60Estimated0
6:09 PMBerkeley County SC69 mph60Estimated0
6:18 PMOrangeburg County SC69 mph60Estimated0
6:25 PMBamberg County SC69 mph60Estimated0
6:32 PMBamberg County SC69 mph60Estimated0
6:50 PMMorgan County KY69 mph60Estimated0
6:50 PMMenifee County KY69 mph60Estimated0
7:16 PMElliott County KY69 mph60Estimated0
7:23 PMRichland County SC69 mph60Estimated0
7:25 PMElliott County KY69 mph60Estimated0
7:26 PMChesterfield County SC69 mph60Estimated0

By state

Severe weather reports by state, July 1, 2012
North Carolina15384 mph812.75
South Carolina9760 mph602.00
Ohio7971 mph402.75
Georgia75—181.75
Kentucky7062 mph62.00
Virginia3668 mph101.75
Illinois3082 mph372.00
Alabama30—212.00
Indiana2881 mph222.00
Tennessee1364 mph61.00
West Virginia1059 mph0—
Montana769 mph41.00
Michigan6—81.75
Connecticut4—282.00
Rhode Island4—61.00
Iowa4—11.00
South Dakota3—51.25
North Dakota364 mph0—
New York2—111.25
Mississippi2—21.00
Florida2—0—
Texas2—0—
New Jersey1—61.00
Missouri1—51.75
Massachusetts1—11.25
Louisiana1—0—
Maryland1—0—
Wyoming1—0—
Minnesota0—41.50
New Mexico0—10.75

Counties with the most wind reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

383 hail reports, 21 of 2 inches or more; no tornadoes.

Largest hail, July 1, 2012
2:19 PMNash County NC2.75
5:15 PMRoss County OH2.75
5:18 PMRoss County OH2.75
2:37 PMCumberland County NC2.50
2:42 PMCumberland County NC2.50
5:15 PMOttawa County OH2.50
8:40 AMPike County KY2.00
2:25 PMChesterfield County SC2.00
2:38 PMNew Haven County CT2.00
2:40 PMChesterfield County SC2.00
3:05 PMMiddlesex County CT2.00
3:30 PMLexington County SC2.00
3:36 PMLexington County SC2.00
3:45 PMLexington County SC2.00
4:06 PMCatawba County NC2.00
4:16 PMJohnson County IL2.00
4:25 PMLucas County OH2.00
4:40 PMJennings County IN2.00
4:47 PMChambers County AL2.00
5:38 PMRoss County OH2.00
5:40 PMMiddlesex County CT2.00
9:32 AMTazewell County VA1.75
9:40 AMTazewell County VA1.75
11:20 AMPatrick County VA1.75
12:58 PMPerson County NC1.75
1:09 PMPerson County NC1.75
1:12 PMPerson County NC1.75
1:30 PMChesterfield County SC1.75
1:55 PMLitchfield County CT1.75
1:55 PMChesterfield County SC1.75
1:55 PMWake County NC1.75
1:55 PMChesterfield County SC1.75
1:57 PMWake County NC1.75
2:00 PMLitchfield County CT1.75
2:04 PMLitchfield County CT1.75
2:06 PMWake County NC1.75
2:12 PMNew Haven County CT1.75
2:20 PMEdgefield County SC1.75
2:20 PMChesterfield County SC1.75
2:20 PMEdgefield County SC1.75
2:22 PMChesterfield County SC1.75
2:23 PMCumberland County NC1.75
2:26 PMCumberland County NC1.75
2:30 PMNew Haven County CT1.75
2:30 PMCumberland County NC1.75
2:35 PMCumberland County NC1.75
2:43 PMJohnston County NC1.75
2:45 PMHoke County NC1.75
2:50 PMCaldwell County NC1.75
2:50 PMCumberland County NC1.75

2012 · 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.