The severe wind outbreak of June 18, 2014

344 wind reportsOhio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and 24 more states

344 damaging wind reports across 27 states between 1:00 AM and 12:46 AM the next day CDT, 20 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 86 mph in Spink County, SD. 138 hail reports and 19 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · June 18, 2014

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 344 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: 344; on Wednesday, June 18, 2014
75 mph or more: 20; 3 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust: 86 mph; 75 knots, Spink County, SD
Measured: 28; reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind: 0; 37 injured
Counties reporting: 172; in 27 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 18, 2014

10:12 PM	Sedgwick County CO	92 mph	80	Estimated
7:15 PM	McIntosh County ND	90 mph	78	Estimated
9:03 PM	Spink County SD	86 mph	75	Measured
7:55 PM	Kidder County ND	85 mph	74	Estimated
2:14 PM	Lenawee County MI	81 mph	70	Measured
3:30 AM	Freeborn County MN	81 mph	70	Estimated
6:50 PM	Hodgeman County KS	81 mph	70	Estimated
9:30 PM	Washington County CO	81 mph	70	Estimated
9:40 PM	Phillips County CO	81 mph	70	Estimated
9:55 PM	Phillips County CO	81 mph	70	Estimated
9:17 PM	Washington County CO	78 mph	68	Measured
11:38 PM	Prince George's County MD	78 mph	68	Measured
7:25 PM	Kendall County IL	77 mph	67	Measured
7:00 AM	Sauk County WI	75 mph	65	Estimated
7:21 AM	Sauk County WI	75 mph	65	Estimated
7:21 AM	Sauk County WI	75 mph	65	Estimated
7:40 AM	Dane County WI	75 mph	65	Estimated
7:40 AM	Dane County WI	75 mph	65	Estimated
8:00 AM	Dane County WI	75 mph	65	Estimated
8:25 PM	Midland County TX	75 mph	65	Estimated
10:00 PM	Phillips County CO	71 mph	62	Measured
1:10 AM	Pennington County SD	70 mph	61	Estimated
2:30 AM	Brown County MN	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:17 AM	Freeborn County MN	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:05 AM	Meade County SD	70 mph	61	Estimated
11:58 AM	Hayes County NE	70 mph	61	Estimated
2:00 PM	Lenawee County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:05 PM	Henderson County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:25 PM	Lorain County OH	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:20 PM	Geauga County OH	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:52 PM	McIntosh County ND	70 mph	61	Estimated
8:25 PM	Midland County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
8:27 PM	Midland County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
8:30 PM	Ector County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated
8:50 PM	Phillips County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated
8:58 PM	Phillips County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated
9:40 PM	Brown County SD	70 mph	61	Estimated
11:58 PM	Hayes County NE	70 mph	61	Estimated
8:00 AM	Dane County WI	69 mph	60	Estimated
8:33 AM	Dane County WI	69 mph	60	Estimated
2:11 PM	Kosciusko County IN	69 mph	60	Estimated
3:25 PM	Allen County IN	69 mph	60	Estimated
3:42 PM	Stokes County NC	69 mph	60	Estimated
1:13 AM	Clay County IA	66 mph	57	Measured
9:05 PM	Brown County SD	66 mph	57	Measured
9:45 PM	Logan County CO	66 mph	57	Measured
5:30 AM	La Crosse County WI	66 mph	57	Estimated
5:30 PM	Smith County TX	66 mph	57	Estimated
8:02 PM	Midland County TX	64 mph	56	Measured
10:36 PM	Howard County IN	64 mph	56	Measured
11:29 PM	Chase County NE	64 mph	56	Measured
12:10 AM	Anne Arundel County MD	64 mph	56	Measured
1:18 AM	Clay County IA	64 mph	56	Estimated
1:30 AM	Dickinson County IA	64 mph	56	Estimated
2:00 AM	Palo Alto County IA	64 mph	56	Estimated
2:13 AM	Emmet County IA	64 mph	56	Estimated
1:34 PM	Marshall County IN	64 mph	56	Estimated
2:14 PM	Lenawee County MI	64 mph	56	Estimated
5:03 PM	Hamilton County IN	64 mph	56	Estimated
5:30 PM	Rush County IN	64 mph	56	Estimated
5:31 PM	Henry County IN	64 mph	56	Estimated
8:26 PM	Midland County TX	64 mph	56	Estimated
8:35 PM	Midland County TX	64 mph	56	Estimated
8:50 PM	Phillips County KS	64 mph	56	Estimated
7:05 PM	McPherson County SD	63 mph	55	Measured
8:16 AM	Dane County WI	63 mph	55	Estimated
8:44 AM	Jefferson County WI	63 mph	55	Estimated
1:15 PM	Cass County MI	63 mph	55	Estimated
1:23 PM	St. Joseph County IN	63 mph	55	Estimated
1:25 PM	Elkhart County IN	63 mph	55	Estimated
1:29 PM	Elkhart County IN	63 mph	55	Estimated
1:42 PM	Elkhart County IN	63 mph	55	Estimated
1:50 PM	LaGrange County IN	63 mph	55	Estimated
2:45 PM	DeKalb County IN	63 mph	55	Estimated
3:00 PM	Williams County OH	63 mph	55	Estimated
3:00 PM	DeKalb County IN	63 mph	55	Estimated
3:05 PM	Gordon County GA	63 mph	55	Estimated
3:20 PM	Allen County IN	63 mph	55	Estimated
3:25 PM	Allen County IN	63 mph	55	Estimated
3:35 PM	Fulton County OH	63 mph	55	Estimated
3:41 PM	Williams County OH	63 mph	55	Estimated
3:49 PM	Adams County IN	62 mph	54	Measured
11:17 PM	Fairfax County VA	62 mph	54	Measured
2:15 PM	Lenawee County MI	62 mph	54	Estimated
3:05 PM	Monroe County MI	62 mph	54	Estimated
10:15 PM	Torrance County NM	61 mph	53	Measured
12:46 AM	Potter County TX	61 mph	53	Measured
5:32 AM	La Crosse County WI	61 mph	53	Estimated
6:40 AM	Juneau County WI	61 mph	53	Estimated
3:15 PM	Allen County IN	60 mph	52	Measured
7:08 PM	Deaf Smith County TX	60 mph	52	Measured
2:27 AM	Kossuth County IA	60 mph	52	Estimated
2:35 AM	Waushara County WI	60 mph	52	Estimated
5:20 AM	Meade County SD	60 mph	52	Estimated
8:00 AM	Ziebach County SD	60 mph	52	Estimated
11:45 AM	Ottawa County MI	60 mph	52	Estimated
12:17 PM	Kent County MI	60 mph	52	Estimated
12:34 PM	Marshall County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated
12:45 PM	Kalamazoo County MI	60 mph	52	Estimated
1:15 PM	Ionia County MI	60 mph	52	Estimated

By state

Severe weather reports by state, June 18, 2014

Ohio	58	59 mph	15	1.75
Pennsylvania	53	59 mph	11	1.75
Indiana	45	64 mph	2	1.00
Michigan	28	81 mph	10	1.75
Maryland	23	78 mph	2	1.25
Wisconsin	22	—	9	1.25
South Dakota	14	86 mph	17	1.75
Texas	12	64 mph	9	1.50
Virginia	10	62 mph	0	—
Kansas	9	59 mph	19	1.75
Nebraska	9	64 mph	17	2.00
Tennessee	9	—	0	—
Iowa	8	66 mph	2	1.00
Colorado	7	78 mph	5	2.75
North Carolina	5	—	7	1.00
North Dakota	5	—	3	1.25
West Virginia	5	—	1	1.00
Minnesota	4	—	2	1.00
South Carolina	4	—	2	1.00
Alabama	4	—	0	—
Illinois	2	77 mph	5	1.00
Massachusetts	2	—	0	—
New Mexico	2	61 mph	0	—
Connecticut	1	—	0	—
Georgia	1	—	0	—
Kentucky	1	—	0	—
Mississippi	1	—	0	—

Counties with the most wind reports

Prince George's CountyMD · 9 reports
Beaver CountyPA · 8 reports
Lorain CountyOH · 7 reports
Midland CountyTX · 7 reports
Elkhart CountyIN · 6 reports
Venango CountyPA · 6 reports
Dane CountyWI · 6 reports
Oakland CountyMI · 5 reports
Clearfield CountyPA · 5 reports
Fairfax CountyVA · 5 reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

138 hail reports, 2 of 2 inches or more; 19 tornadoes.

Largest hail, June 18, 2014

8:38 PM	Logan County CO	2.75
8:50 PM	Lincoln County NE	2.00
5:20 AM	Meade County SD	1.75
8:07 AM	Kent County MI	1.75
5:20 PM	Ashtabula County OH	1.75
6:05 PM	Crawford County PA	1.75
6:13 PM	Ford County KS	1.75
6:20 PM	Venango County PA	1.75
6:45 PM	Gove County KS	1.75
7:45 PM	Keith County NE	1.75
8:20 PM	Lincoln County NE	1.75
9:35 PM	Mifflin County PA	1.75
10:40 PM	Deuel County NE	1.75
10:55 PM	Deuel County NE	1.75
12:30 AM	Logan County NE	1.75
4:25 PM	Cochran County TX	1.50
7:00 PM	Ford County KS	1.50
7:42 PM	Keith County NE	1.50
8:07 PM	Jerauld County SD	1.50
9:27 PM	Logan County CO	1.50
10:36 PM	Mercer County OH	1.50
1:37 AM	Portage County WI	1.25
4:10 AM	Sully County SD	1.25
8:48 AM	Walworth County WI	1.25
1:15 PM	Perkins County SD	1.25
2:58 PM	Bailey County TX	1.25
5:55 PM	Gove County KS	1.25
8:50 PM	Lincoln County NE	1.25
10:50 PM	Ransom County ND	1.25
11:47 PM	Baltimore MD	1.25
1:00 AM	Milwaukee County WI	1.00
1:03 AM	Rice County MN	1.00
1:40 AM	Oceana County MI	1.00
2:30 AM	Kossuth County IA	1.00
2:40 AM	Haakon County SD	1.00
4:05 AM	Carroll County OH	1.00
4:50 AM	Sully County SD	1.00
6:47 AM	Grant County WI	1.00
7:25 AM	Haakon County SD	1.00
8:00 AM	Ottawa County MI	1.00
8:30 AM	Stanley County SD	1.00
8:44 AM	Dewey County SD	1.00
9:15 AM	Dewey County SD	1.00
1:31 PM	Buncombe County NC	1.00
2:00 PM	Lenawee County MI	1.00
2:16 PM	Spartanburg County SC	1.00
2:33 PM	Corson County SD	1.00
2:35 PM	Burke County NC	1.00
2:36 PM	Bailey County TX	1.00
2:41 PM	Lucas County OH	1.00

EF0 tornado1:15 AM CDT
EF0 tornado7:27 AM CDT
EF1 tornado6:05 PM CDT
EF0 tornado6:07 PM CDT
EF0 tornado6:45 PM CDT
EF1 tornado6:58 PM CDT
EF0 tornado7:00 PM CDT
EF0 tornado7:00 PM CDT
EF1 tornado7:01 PM CDT
EF0 tornado7:08 PM CDT
EF2 tornado7:08 PM CDT
EF2 tornado7:30 PM CDT
EF4 tornado7:43 PM CDT
EF2 tornado7:45 PM CDT
EF0 tornado7:49 PM CDT
EF0 tornado9:16 PM CDT
EF0 tornado9:26 PM CDT
EF0 tornado9:36 PM CDT
EF0 tornado10:24 PM CDT

2014 · 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.