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The severe wind outbreak of January 30, 2013

468 wind reportsKentucky, Georgia, Alabama and 12 more states

468 damaging wind reports across 15 states between 12:00 AM and 11:57 PM CST, 25 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 74 mph in Caldwell County, KY. 4 hail reports and 45 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · January 30, 2013

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

The day in numbers

Wind reports
468
49th of 15,807 days with wind reports since 1955
75 mph or more
25
8 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust
74 mph
64 knots, Caldwell County, KY
Measured
16
reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind
1
8 injured
Counties reporting
304
in 15 states

Hour by hour

Damaging wind reports in each hour, Central Standard Time.

Wind reports per hour, January 30, 2013 Midnight: 19 1 AM: 21 2 AM: 18 3 AM: 56 56 4 AM: 24 5 AM: 30 6 AM: 36 7 AM: 22 8 AM: 11 9 AM: 28 10 AM: 9 11 AM: 11 Noon: 6 1 PM: 10 2 PM: 18 3 PM: 17 4 PM: 23 5 PM: 19 6 PM: 23 7 PM: 23 8 PM: 25 9 PM: 12 10 PM: 5 11 PM: 2 Midnight3 AM6 AM9 AMNoon3 PM6 PM9 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, January 30, 2013
1:30 AMHenderson County TN110 mph96Estimated0
1:52 AMTodd County KY110 mph96Estimated0
2:05 AMMuhlenberg County KY110 mph96Estimated0
1:34 AMChristian County KY105 mph91Estimated0
1:35 AMChristian County KY100 mph87Estimated0
3:07 AMRobertson County TN100 mph87Estimated0
1:41 AMChristian County KY96 mph83Estimated0
5:41 AMWalker County AL90 mph78Estimated0
12:17 AMGreene County IN81 mph70Estimated0
1:05 AMHardeman County TN81 mph70Estimated0
1:30 AMMcNairy County TN81 mph70Estimated0
1:45 AMChester County TN81 mph70Estimated0
2:50 AMCheatham County TN81 mph70Estimated0
3:10 AMMaury County TN81 mph70Estimated0
3:34 AMWilliamson County TN81 mph70Estimated0
3:43 AMTrousdale County TN81 mph70Estimated0
3:48 AMLeake County MS81 mph70Estimated0
2:50 PMPulaski County VA81 mph70Estimated0
12:45 AMSpencer County IN75 mph65Estimated0
1:20 AMGrenada County MS75 mph65Estimated0
1:40 AMTensas Parish LA75 mph65Estimated0
2:15 AMWashington County IN75 mph65Estimated0
3:56 AMBarren County KY75 mph65Estimated0
3:56 AMHart County KY75 mph65Estimated0
4:47 AMLawrence County AL75 mph65Estimated0
12:30 AMCaldwell County KY74 mph64Measured0
12:00 AMDaviess County IN70 mph61Estimated0
12:10 AMHendricks County IN70 mph61Estimated0
12:20 AMGreene County IN70 mph61Estimated0
12:40 AMMadison County IN70 mph61Estimated0
1:20 AMShelby County IN70 mph61Estimated0
1:45 AMHenry County IN70 mph61Estimated0
1:55 AMDecatur County TN70 mph61Estimated0
3:10 AMDavidson County TN70 mph61Estimated0
3:15 AMWilliamson County TN70 mph61Estimated0
3:16 AMDavidson County TN70 mph61Estimated0
3:21 AMDavidson County TN70 mph61Estimated0
3:23 AMDavidson County TN70 mph61Estimated0
3:35 AMWilson County TN70 mph61Estimated0
3:37 AMAllen County KY70 mph61Estimated0
3:38 AMAllen County KY70 mph61Estimated0
3:50 AMRutherford County TN70 mph61Estimated0
5:21 AMJessamine County KY70 mph61Estimated0
7:00 AMLeslie County KY70 mph61Estimated0
10:24 AMCambria County PA69 mph60Measured0
3:15 AMDavidson County TN69 mph60Estimated0
3:25 AMRankin County MS69 mph60Estimated0
3:51 AMBarren County KY69 mph60Estimated0
3:55 AMSmith County TN69 mph60Estimated0
3:55 AMTrousdale County TN69 mph60Estimated0
4:49 AMAdair County KY69 mph60Estimated0
5:21 AMLawrence County AL69 mph60Estimated0
5:41 AMMorgan County AL69 mph60Estimated0
6:05 AMMadison County AL69 mph60Estimated0
2:40 PMPulaski County VA69 mph60Estimated0
6:10 PMDodge County GA69 mph60Estimated0
9:46 AMWestmoreland County PA67 mph58Measured0
4:18 PMBay County FL66 mph57Measured0
12:23 AMMonroe County IN64 mph56Measured0
5:35 AMPulaski County KY64 mph56Measured0
12:22 AMMorgan County IN64 mph56Estimated0
12:30 AMMonroe County IN64 mph56Estimated0
1:02 AMPerry County IN64 mph56Estimated0
1:15 AMJohnson County IN64 mph56Estimated0
2:57 AMLauderdale County AL64 mph56Estimated0
3:07 AMClark County IN64 mph56Estimated0
3:20 AMSumner County TN64 mph56Estimated0
3:56 AMWilson County TN64 mph56Estimated0
4:05 AMLauderdale County AL64 mph56Estimated0
4:15 AMLauderdale County AL64 mph56Estimated0
5:00 AMMercer County KY64 mph56Estimated0
5:19 AMJessamine County KY64 mph56Estimated0
5:30 AMLauderdale County AL64 mph56Estimated0
5:30 AMLawrence County AL64 mph56Estimated0
2:41 PMPulaski County VA64 mph56Estimated0
12:33 AMTipton County IN63 mph55Measured0
1:20 AMStewart County TN63 mph55Estimated0
2:04 AMHouston County TN63 mph55Estimated0
2:13 AMHumphreys County TN63 mph55Estimated0
2:50 AMLewis County TN63 mph55Estimated0
2:50 AMLewis County TN63 mph55Estimated0
2:52 AMCheatham County TN63 mph55Estimated0
2:53 AMCheatham County TN63 mph55Estimated0
2:57 AMCheatham County TN63 mph55Estimated0
3:05 AMWilliamson County TN63 mph55Estimated0
3:30 AMLawrence County TN63 mph55Estimated0
3:50 AMWilson County TN63 mph55Estimated0
3:51 AMRutherford County TN63 mph55Estimated0
4:11 AMRutherford County TN63 mph55Estimated0
4:15 AMSmith County TN63 mph55Estimated0
4:25 AMSmith County TN63 mph55Estimated0
4:40 AMClay County TN63 mph55Estimated0
4:45 AMNeshoba County MS63 mph55Estimated0
4:45 AMJackson County TN63 mph55Estimated0
4:50 AMDeKalb County TN63 mph55Estimated0
5:15 AMOverton County TN63 mph55Estimated0
5:45 AMFentress County TN63 mph55Estimated0
6:00 AMMcCreary County KY63 mph55Estimated0
6:10 AMVan Buren County TN63 mph55Estimated0
6:12 AMCumberland County TN63 mph55Estimated0

By state

Severe weather reports by state, January 30, 2013
Kentucky8574 mph0—
Georgia79—21.00
Alabama53—10.75
Tennessee53—0—
South Carolina50—10.75
North Carolina23—0—
Mississippi22—0—
Pennsylvania2269 mph0—
Virginia2162 mph0—
Indiana1964 mph0—
Florida1866 mph0—
West Virginia1262 mph0—
Ohio860 mph0—
Louisiana2—0—
Maryland1—0—

Counties with the most wind reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

4 hail reports, 0 of 2 inches or more; 45 tornadoes.

Largest hail, January 30, 2013
1:07 PMCobb County GA1.00
5:30 PMWorth County GA0.88
4:50 AMMarion County AL0.75
5:20 PMSpartanburg County SC0.75

The tornado outbreak of January 30, 2013: 45 tornadoes, each with its touchdown time and path.

2013 · 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.