The severe wind outbreak of July 8, 2014

508 wind reportsNew York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and 21 more states

508 damaging wind reports across 24 states between 1:00 AM and 12:30 AM the next day CDT, 13 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 72 mph in Preston County, WV. 47 hail reports and 14 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · July 8, 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 508 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: 508; 32nd of 15,807 days with wind reports since 1955
75 mph or more: 13; 4 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust: 72 mph; 63 knots, Preston County, WV
Measured: 26; reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind: 1; 16 injured
Counties reporting: 208; 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, July 8, 2014

1:27 PM	Wood County WV	96 mph	83	Estimated
5:52 PM	Perry County PA	96 mph	83	Estimated
6:10 PM	Oneida County NY	96 mph	83	Estimated
8:10 PM	La Paz County AZ	86 mph	75	Estimated
1:25 PM	Washington County OH	85 mph	74	Estimated
1:59 PM	Mercer County PA	83 mph	72	Estimated
3:02 PM	Taylor County WV	81 mph	70	Estimated
5:40 PM	Cumberland County PA	81 mph	70	Estimated
7:10 PM	La Paz County AZ	81 mph	70	Estimated
9:45 PM	Pinal County AZ	77 mph	67	Estimated
2:58 PM	Taylor County WV	75 mph	65	Estimated
4:49 PM	Onondaga County NY	75 mph	65	Estimated
5:04 PM	Onondaga County NY	75 mph	65	Estimated
3:14 PM	Preston County WV	72 mph	63	Measured
8:28 AM	Hamilton County IN	70 mph	61	Estimated
2:57 PM	Taylor County WV	70 mph	61	Estimated
2:58 PM	Taylor County WV	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:31 PM	Adams County PA	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:50 PM	Oneida County NY	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:30 PM	Luzerne County PA	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:34 PM	Lancaster County PA	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:45 PM	Chester County PA	70 mph	61	Estimated
8:25 PM	Cochise County AZ	70 mph	61	Estimated
9:10 PM	Essex County NJ	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:40 PM	St. Lawrence County NY	69 mph	60	Estimated
6:45 PM	St. Lawrence County NY	69 mph	60	Estimated
8:35 PM	Chittenden County VT	69 mph	60	Estimated
8:23 PM	Washington County NY	68 mph	59	Measured
5:10 PM	Clark County NV	66 mph	57	Measured
5:55 PM	Jefferson County NY	66 mph	57	Measured
6:35 PM	Lackawanna County PA	64 mph	56	Measured
7:43 PM	Philadelphia County PA	64 mph	56	Measured
2:20 PM	Calhoun County WV	64 mph	56	Estimated
7:25 PM	Delaware County PA	64 mph	56	Estimated
7:30 PM	Yell County AR	64 mph	56	Estimated
7:40 PM	Northampton County PA	64 mph	56	Estimated
7:53 PM	Camden County NJ	64 mph	56	Estimated
8:02 PM	Northampton County PA	64 mph	56	Estimated
3:50 PM	Mineral County WV	63 mph	55	Measured
5:59 PM	Carroll County MD	63 mph	55	Measured
3:57 PM	Monroe County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
3:59 PM	Monroe County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
4:01 PM	Monroe County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
4:05 PM	Monroe County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
4:05 PM	Livingston County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
4:06 PM	Monroe County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
4:08 PM	Monroe County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
4:15 PM	Ontario County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
4:17 PM	Wayne County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
4:17 PM	Ontario County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
4:18 PM	Wayne County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
4:20 PM	Ontario County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
4:21 PM	Wayne County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
4:22 PM	Wayne County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
4:25 PM	Ontario County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
4:26 PM	Wayne County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
4:30 PM	Wayne County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
4:37 PM	Wayne County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
5:00 PM	Oswego County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
5:05 PM	Oswego County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
5:07 PM	Oswego County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
5:16 PM	Oswego County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
5:25 PM	Oswego County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
5:25 PM	St. Lawrence County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
5:25 PM	Jefferson County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
5:31 PM	Jefferson County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
5:43 PM	Jefferson County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
5:44 PM	Lewis County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
5:46 PM	Lewis County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
5:58 PM	Lewis County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
5:58 PM	Jefferson County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
5:58 PM	Jefferson County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
6:08 PM	Lewis County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
6:10 PM	St. Lawrence County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
6:30 PM	Surry County NC	63 mph	55	Estimated
6:40 PM	St. Lawrence County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
6:45 PM	Franklin County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
7:05 PM	Franklin County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
7:35 PM	Essex County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
8:35 PM	Chittenden County VT	63 mph	55	Estimated
8:35 PM	Essex County NY	63 mph	55	Estimated
8:45 PM	Rutland County VT	63 mph	55	Estimated
3:18 PM	Randolph County WV	62 mph	54	Measured
7:48 PM	Camden County NJ	62 mph	54	Measured
6:30 PM	Baltimore County MD	61 mph	53	Measured
7:15 PM	La Paz County AZ	61 mph	53	Measured
7:30 PM	Delaware County PA	60 mph	52	Measured
7:31 PM	Delaware County PA	60 mph	52	Measured
7:35 PM	Delaware County PA	60 mph	52	Measured
8:05 PM	Burlington County NJ	60 mph	52	Measured
1:00 AM	Pulaski County MO	60 mph	52	Estimated
1:00 AM	Vernon County MO	60 mph	52	Estimated
1:05 AM	Scott County IL	60 mph	52	Estimated
1:05 AM	St. Louis County MO	60 mph	52	Estimated
1:20 AM	Polk County MO	60 mph	52	Estimated
1:25 AM	Vernon County MO	60 mph	52	Estimated
1:30 AM	Dade County MO	60 mph	52	Estimated
1:30 AM	Dade County MO	60 mph	52	Estimated
1:40 AM	Vernon County MO	60 mph	52	Estimated
1:45 AM	Greene County MO	60 mph	52	Estimated

By state

Severe weather reports by state, July 8, 2014

New York	145	68 mph	3	1.75
Pennsylvania	91	64 mph	26	1.75
West Virginia	76	72 mph	1	0.88
New Jersey	41	62 mph	0	—
Missouri	26	59 mph	1	0.75
Maryland	21	63 mph	0	—
Virginia	21	—	0	—
Tennessee	15	—	2	1.00
Vermont	15	—	1	0.88
North Carolina	11	—	0	—
Arizona	8	61 mph	3	1.00
Delaware	8	—	0	—
Ohio	8	—	0	—
Arkansas	6	—	4	1.75
Alabama	2	—	0	—
Illinois	2	—	0	—
Indiana	2	—	0	—
Kentucky	2	—	0	—
Mississippi	2	—	0	—
Nevada	2	66 mph	0	—
Oklahoma	1	—	3	1.50
California	1	—	0	—
District of Columbia	1	—	0	—
Massachusetts	1	—	0	—
Colorado	0	—	2	0.75
New Mexico	0	—	1	1.00

Counties with the most wind reports

Herkimer CountyNY · 18 reports
Greene CountyMO · 12 reports
Cattaraugus CountyNY · 10 reports
Preston CountyWV · 10 reports
Burlington CountyNJ · 9 reports
Morgan CountyWV · 8 reports
New Castle CountyDE · 7 reports
Gloucester CountyNJ · 7 reports
Delaware CountyPA · 7 reports
Wayne CountyNY · 7 reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

47 hail reports, 0 of 2 inches or more; 14 tornadoes.

Largest hail, July 8, 2014

2:30 PM	Armstrong County PA	1.75
5:25 PM	Newton County AR	1.75
6:25 PM	Oneida County NY	1.75
2:17 PM	Armstrong County PA	1.50
2:18 PM	Armstrong County PA	1.50
2:21 PM	Armstrong County PA	1.50
6:28 PM	McClain County OK	1.50
2:19 PM	Armstrong County PA	1.25
2:33 PM	Indiana County PA	1.25
2:36 PM	Indiana County PA	1.25
2:39 PM	Indiana County PA	1.25
2:50 PM	Indiana County PA	1.25
5:51 PM	Oneida County NY	1.25
2:10 PM	Santa Fe County NM	1.00
2:18 PM	Armstrong County PA	1.00
2:27 PM	Armstrong County PA	1.00
2:28 PM	Indiana County PA	1.00
2:33 PM	Indiana County PA	1.00
2:33 PM	Indiana County PA	1.00
2:37 PM	Indiana County PA	1.00
2:40 PM	Indiana County PA	1.00
2:40 PM	Indiana County PA	1.00
2:40 PM	Indiana County PA	1.00
2:41 PM	Indiana County PA	1.00
2:45 PM	Indiana County PA	1.00
2:45 PM	Indiana County PA	1.00
2:55 PM	Indiana County PA	1.00
3:00 PM	Indiana County PA	1.00
3:00 PM	Indiana County PA	1.00
3:05 PM	Indiana County PA	1.00
3:28 PM	Indiana County PA	1.00
4:58 PM	Onondaga County NY	1.00
5:50 PM	Madison County TN	1.00
6:00 PM	Coconino County AZ	1.00
6:04 PM	McClain County OK	1.00
6:34 PM	McClain County OK	1.00
6:38 PM	Pope County AR	1.00
6:45 PM	Pope County AR	1.00
7:30 PM	Gila County AZ	1.00
2:10 PM	Cabell County WV	0.88
4:30 PM	Newton County AR	0.88
6:15 PM	Rutherford County TN	0.88
7:55 PM	Pima County AZ	0.88
9:30 PM	Caledonia County VT	0.88
3:05 AM	Ozark County MO	0.75
7:35 PM	Custer County CO	0.75
8:11 PM	Pueblo County CO	0.75

EF1 tornado12:33 PM CDT
EF1 tornado12:43 PM CDT
EF1 tornado1:15 PM CDT
EF1 tornado1:48 PM CDT
EF1 tornado2:25 PM CDT
EF1 tornado2:55 PM CDT
EF2 tornado5:15 PM CDT
EF1 tornado5:33 PM CDT
EF1 tornado5:48 PM CDT
EF0 tornado6:00 PM CDT
EF2 tornado6:02 PM CDT · 4 killed
EF1 tornado6:05 PM CDT
EF1 tornado6:25 PM CDT
EF0 tornado7:40 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.