The severe wind outbreak of June 13, 2013

529 wind reportsVirginia, North Carolina, Ohio and 21 more states

529 damaging wind reports across 24 states between 1:00 AM and 12:40 AM the next day CDT, 8 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 78 mph in Taos County, NM. 103 hail reports and 15 tornadoes the same day. The 27th-most wind reports of any day since 1955.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · June 13, 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 529 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: 529; 27th of 15,807 days with wind reports since 1955
75 mph or more: 8; 0 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust: 78 mph; 68 knots, Taos County, NM
Measured: 48; reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind: 2; 7 injured
Counties reporting: 326; in 24 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 13, 2013

10:23 AM	Wirt County WV	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
3:02 PM	Taos County NM	78 mph	68	Measured	0
12:25 PM	Pike County KY	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
3:01 PM	Catawba County NC	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
3:07 PM	Iredell County NC	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
4:40 PM	Stanly County NC	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
5:20 PM	Union County NC	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
10:30 PM	Rawlins County KS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
4:05 PM	Gloucester County VA	70 mph	61	Measured	0
4:18 PM	Sussex County DE	70 mph	61	Measured	0
4:30 PM	Wake County NC	70 mph	61	Measured	0
12:40 PM	Yellowstone County MT	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
1:28 PM	Roanoke County VA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
2:40 PM	Cocke County TN	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
4:10 PM	Durham County NC	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
4:15 PM	Orange County NC	70 mph	61	Estimated	1
4:45 PM	Montgomery County NC	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
5:40 PM	Pitt County NC	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
6:09 PM	Lincoln County CO	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
7:43 PM	Sherman County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
8:40 PM	Deuel County NE	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
9:12 PM	Garden County NE	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
1:42 PM	Yancey County NC	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
2:50 PM	Rockingham County NC	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
3:30 PM	Wicomico County MD	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
3:30 PM	Caswell County NC	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
3:45 PM	Randolph County NC	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
4:10 PM	Cabarrus County NC	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
4:42 PM	Lee County NC	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
4:45 PM	Moore County NC	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
4:54 PM	Union County GA	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
5:25 PM	Gordon County GA	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
5:36 PM	Lumpkin County GA	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
6:15 PM	Bartow County GA	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
6:35 PM	Jackson County GA	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
6:40 PM	Sweet Grass County MT	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
6:50 PM	Gwinnett County GA	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
6:50 PM	Clarke County GA	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
7:35 PM	Clayton County GA	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
8:20 PM	Fairfield County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
2:29 PM	Loudoun County VA	68 mph	59	Measured	0
3:40 PM	Queen Anne's County MD	68 mph	59	Measured	0
4:02 PM	Sussex County DE	68 mph	59	Measured	0
6:55 PM	Natrona County WY	68 mph	59	Measured	0
2:55 PM	Watauga County NC	67 mph	58	Measured	0
4:18 PM	Hampton VA	67 mph	58	Measured	0
12:40 AM	Rosebud County MT	67 mph	58	Measured	0
4:11 PM	Newport News VA	66 mph	57	Measured	0
4:20 PM	Newport News VA	66 mph	57	Measured	0
4:30 PM	Otero County CO	66 mph	57	Measured	0
6:19 PM	Bertie County NC	66 mph	57	Measured	0
7:17 PM	Washington County CO	66 mph	57	Measured	0
3:20 PM	Davidson County NC	64 mph	56	Measured	0
4:10 PM	Newport News VA	64 mph	56	Measured	0
6:24 PM	Pasquotank County NC	64 mph	56	Measured	0
11:50 PM	Big Horn County MT	64 mph	56	Measured	0
12:12 PM	Mercer County WV	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
12:37 PM	Giles County VA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
1:10 PM	Washington County TN	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
2:32 PM	Loudoun County VA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
3:20 PM	Davidson County NC	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
8:46 PM	Deuel County NE	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
2:49 PM	Montgomery County MD	63 mph	55	Measured	0
4:52 PM	Cumberland County NJ	63 mph	55	Measured	0
7:57 AM	Hamilton County OH	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
12:20 PM	Pike County KY	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
12:20 PM	Pike County KY	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
12:20 PM	Pike County KY	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
1:10 PM	Pulaski County VA	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
1:38 PM	Bedford County VA	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
1:50 PM	Bedford County VA	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
1:54 PM	Bedford County VA	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
2:15 PM	Wilkes County NC	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
2:18 PM	Surry County NC	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
2:27 PM	Burke County NC	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
2:33 PM	Alexander County NC	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
2:38 PM	Yadkin County NC	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
2:48 PM	Catawba County NC	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
3:27 PM	Halifax County VA	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
3:29 PM	Lincoln County NC	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
4:09 PM	Mecklenburg County NC	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
4:45 PM	Towns County GA	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
5:05 PM	Fannin County GA	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
5:05 PM	Union County NC	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
6:50 PM	DeKalb County GA	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
8:30 PM	Coweta County GA	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
8:55 PM	Kershaw County SC	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
9:29 PM	Richland County SC	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
9:44 PM	Sumter County SC	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
11:35 AM	Upshur County WV	62 mph	54	Measured	0
12:31 PM	Mercer County WV	62 mph	54	Measured	0
1:54 PM	Fremont County WY	62 mph	54	Measured	0
4:30 PM	Hampton VA	62 mph	54	Measured	0
4:32 PM	Norfolk VA	62 mph	54	Measured	0
6:33 PM	Camden County NC	62 mph	54	Measured	0
1:45 AM	Portage County OH	61 mph	53	Measured	0
2:20 PM	Sweetwater County WY	61 mph	53	Measured	0
2:41 PM	St. Mary's County MD	61 mph	53	Measured	0
2:43 PM	St. Mary's County MD	61 mph	53	Measured	0
5:51 PM	Cumberland County NC	61 mph	53	Measured	0

By state

Severe weather reports by state, June 13, 2013

Virginia	134	70 mph	11	1.75
North Carolina	87	70 mph	20	1.75
Ohio	42	61 mph	1	1.75
Maryland	39	68 mph	6	2.75
Kentucky	38	—	0	—
Pennsylvania	37	59 mph	0	—
Georgia	30	60 mph	2	1.00
Tennessee	27	—	0	—
West Virginia	25	62 mph	4	1.00
South Carolina	12	—	3	1.00
Montana	9	67 mph	29	2.50
Colorado	9	66 mph	6	1.75
Wyoming	7	68 mph	15	1.75
Alabama	6	—	3	0.88
New Jersey	5	63 mph	1	0.75
Nebraska	5	—	0	—
Delaware	4	70 mph	0	—
Kansas	3	—	0	—
District of Columbia	2	—	0	—
Florida	2	—	0	—
Mississippi	2	—	0	—
Texas	2	—	0	—
Indiana	1	—	2	1.25
New Mexico	1	78 mph	0	—

Counties with the most wind reports

Spotsylvania CountyVA · 17 reports
Allegheny CountyPA · 12 reports
Loudoun CountyVA · 10 reports
Montgomery CountyMD · 9 reports
St. Mary's CountyMD · 9 reports
Hamilton CountyOH · 6 reports
Pike CountyKY · 5 reports
Estill CountyKY · 4 reports
Bedford CountyVA · 4 reports
Deuel CountyNE · 4 reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

103 hail reports, 3 of 2 inches or more; 15 tornadoes.

Largest hail, June 13, 2013

2:40 PM	St. Mary's County MD	2.75
6:35 PM	Sweet Grass County MT	2.50
7:40 PM	Musselshell County MT	2.00
2:00 AM	Columbiana County OH	1.75
12:38 PM	Yellowstone County MT	1.75
1:40 PM	Louisa County VA	1.75
2:00 PM	Buckingham County VA	1.75
4:26 PM	Sheridan County WY	1.75
4:30 PM	Sheridan County WY	1.75
4:30 PM	Sheridan County WY	1.75
4:36 PM	Sheridan County WY	1.75
4:50 PM	Sheridan County WY	1.75
5:20 PM	Union County NC	1.75
5:40 PM	Sweet Grass County MT	1.75
6:13 PM	Kit Carson County CO	1.75
6:35 PM	Stillwater County MT	1.75
6:55 PM	Stillwater County MT	1.75
7:10 PM	Carbon County MT	1.75
7:14 PM	Yuma County CO	1.75
7:30 PM	Musselshell County MT	1.75
8:15 PM	Musselshell County MT	1.75
7:17 AM	Carroll County MD	1.50
2:35 PM	Yadkin County NC	1.50
2:45 PM	Stokes County NC	1.50
4:21 PM	Cabarrus County NC	1.50
4:30 PM	Sheridan County WY	1.50
4:42 PM	Sheridan County WY	1.50
6:16 PM	Kit Carson County CO	1.50
7:25 PM	Yellowstone County MT	1.50
5:33 AM	Marion County IN	1.25
7:01 AM	Frederick County MD	1.25
7:11 AM	Carroll County MD	1.25
7:14 AM	Carroll County MD	1.25
12:40 PM	Yellowstone County MT	1.25
3:03 PM	Catawba County NC	1.25
4:20 PM	Sheridan County WY	1.25
4:42 PM	Mecklenburg County NC	1.25
7:05 PM	Bladen County NC	1.25
7:10 PM	Bladen County NC	1.25
8:24 PM	Stillwater County MT	1.25
8:30 PM	Golden Valley County MT	1.25
9:34 PM	Bladen County NC	1.25
3:57 AM	Cascade County MT	1.00
5:30 AM	Marion County IN	1.00
6:40 AM	Frederick County MD	1.00
7:33 AM	Fauquier County VA	1.00
11:35 AM	Mercer County WV	1.00
12:35 PM	Mercer County WV	1.00
12:37 PM	Yellowstone County MT	1.00
1:10 PM	Pulaski County VA	1.00

EF0 tornado1:26 PM CDT
EF0 tornado1:35 PM CDT
EF0 tornado1:57 PM CDT
EF1 tornado2:11 PM CDT
EF0 tornado2:24 PM CDT
EF0 tornado2:38 PM CDT
EF0 tornado2:42 PM CDT
EF1 tornado2:55 PM CDT
EF1 tornado3:10 PM CDT
EF1 tornado6:00 PM CDT
EF1 tornado6:30 PM CDT
EF0 tornado6:53 PM CDT
EF0 tornado7:15 PM CDT
EF0 tornado7:32 PM CDT
EF1 tornado7:32 PM CDT

2013 · 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.