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The severe wind outbreak of July 27, 2014

306 wind reportsKentucky, Tennessee, Michigan and 18 more states

306 damaging wind reports across 21 states between 1:01 AM and 12:15 AM the next day CDT, 13 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 79 mph in Nye County, NV. 216 hail reports and 12 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · July 27, 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 306 that day
Strongest gust—measured, so far
Largest hail—so far

The day in numbers

Wind reports
306
on Sunday, July 27, 2014
75 mph or more
13
3 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust
79 mph
69 knots, Nye County, NV
Measured
6
reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind
1
0 injured
Counties reporting
153
in 21 states

Hour by hour

Damaging wind reports in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Wind reports per hour, July 27, 2014 1 AM: 6 2 AM: 0 3 AM: 0 4 AM: 2 5 AM: 0 6 AM: 2 7 AM: 0 8 AM: 0 9 AM: 0 10 AM: 7 11 AM: 11 Noon: 18 1 PM: 9 2 PM: 14 3 PM: 23 4 PM: 45 45 5 PM: 35 6 PM: 23 7 PM: 23 8 PM: 27 9 PM: 26 10 PM: 22 11 PM: 12 Midnight: 1 1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 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 27, 2014
8:35 PMTucker County WV105 mph91Estimated0
5:10 PMWashington County TN100 mph87Estimated0
7:54 PMBarbour County WV90 mph78Estimated0
10:35 AMFayette County KY85 mph74Estimated0
6:40 PMTolland County CT85 mph74Estimated0
3:50 PMWetzel County WV81 mph70Estimated0
3:55 PMBerkshire County MA81 mph70Estimated0
4:40 PMSullivan County TN81 mph70Estimated0
6:25 PMLebanon County PA81 mph70Estimated0
7:55 PMBarbour County WV81 mph70Estimated0
4:40 PMNye County NV79 mph69Measured0
1:05 AMMaricopa County AZ75 mph65Estimated0
7:49 PMHarrison County WV75 mph65Estimated0
4:00 AMVermillion County IN70 mph61Estimated0
3:32 PMOakland County MI70 mph61Estimated0
4:07 PMSaginaw County MI70 mph61Estimated0
4:10 PMOakland County MI70 mph61Estimated0
1:01 AMMaricopa County AZ69 mph60Estimated0
1:25 AMMaricopa County AZ69 mph60Estimated0
4:35 PMHawkins County TN69 mph60Estimated0
7:44 PMBlount County TN69 mph60Estimated0
7:50 PMKnox County TN69 mph60Estimated0
7:51 PMKnox County TN69 mph60Estimated0
7:53 PMSevier County TN69 mph60Estimated0
9:50 PMScott County TN69 mph60Estimated0
2:50 PMNoble County IN67 mph58Estimated0
3:06 PMKosciusko County IN67 mph58Estimated0
10:38 AMWayne County NC64 mph56Measured0
10:37 AMWayne County NC64 mph56Estimated0
10:38 AMWayne County NC64 mph56Estimated0
3:35 PMWashtenaw County MI64 mph56Estimated0
3:43 PMOakland County MI64 mph56Estimated0
4:46 PMMacomb County MI64 mph56Estimated0
5:35 PMCumberland County PA64 mph56Estimated0
6:04 PMWashtenaw County MI64 mph56Estimated0
9:35 PMCochise County AZ64 mph56Estimated0
1:47 AMSanta Cruz County AZ63 mph55Measured0
10:39 AMVan Wert County OH63 mph55Estimated0
11:00 AMGreene County NC63 mph55Estimated0
11:04 AMGreene County NC63 mph55Estimated0
2:50 PMNoble County IN63 mph55Estimated0
2:55 PMClay County KY63 mph55Estimated0
3:50 PMOakland County MI63 mph55Estimated0
3:50 PMMonroe County OH63 mph55Estimated0
4:02 PMAllen County IN63 mph55Estimated0
4:46 PMMacomb County MI63 mph55Estimated0
6:40 PMKnox County TN63 mph55Estimated0
6:54 PMWilliams County OH63 mph55Estimated0
7:00 PMJefferson County TN63 mph55Estimated0
7:36 PMBuncombe County NC63 mph55Estimated0
9:00 PMWhitley County KY63 mph55Estimated0
9:20 PMWhitley County KY63 mph55Estimated0
9:22 PMCherokee County SC63 mph55Estimated0
10:30 PMAnderson County TN63 mph55Estimated0
3:49 PMOakland County MI62 mph54Measured0
1:15 PMAlcona County MI62 mph54Estimated0
2:25 PMRoscommon County MI62 mph54Estimated0
4:00 PMSaginaw County MI62 mph54Estimated0
4:53 PMGenesee County MI62 mph54Estimated0
5:25 PMMonroe County MI62 mph54Estimated0
6:17 PMWayne County MI62 mph54Estimated0
1:08 AMMaricopa County AZ61 mph53Measured0
1:40 AMMaricopa County AZ60 mph52Measured0
4:35 AMLarue County KY60 mph52Estimated0
6:30 AMScott County IN60 mph52Estimated0
6:45 AMTrimble County KY60 mph52Estimated0
10:25 AMScott County KY60 mph52Estimated0
10:50 AMFayette County KY60 mph52Estimated0
11:14 AMClark County KY60 mph52Estimated0
11:20 AMMadison County KY60 mph52Estimated0
12:10 PMNicholas County KY60 mph52Estimated0
1:15 PMRussell County KY60 mph52Estimated0
1:25 PMLetcher County KY60 mph52Estimated0
1:25 PMLetcher County KY60 mph52Estimated0
2:19 PMFountain County IN60 mph52Estimated0
2:35 PMClay County KY60 mph52Estimated0
2:38 PMIsabella County MI60 mph52Estimated0
2:38 PMIngham County MI60 mph52Estimated0
2:40 PMClay County KY60 mph52Estimated0
3:05 PMJackson County MI60 mph52Estimated0
3:15 PMClay County KY60 mph52Estimated0
3:18 PMLeslie County KY60 mph52Estimated0
3:20 PMHarlan County KY60 mph52Estimated0
3:31 PMAllen County IN60 mph52Estimated0
3:36 PMCumberland County KY60 mph52Estimated0
3:55 PMMecosta County MI60 mph52Estimated0
4:00 PMIsabella County MI60 mph52Estimated0
4:00 PMOakland County MI60 mph52Estimated0
4:05 PMSaginaw County MI60 mph52Estimated0
4:05 PMMorgan County IN60 mph52Estimated0
4:05 PMCalhoun County MI60 mph52Estimated0
4:07 PMSaginaw County MI60 mph52Estimated0
4:53 PMLenawee County MI60 mph52Estimated0
5:13 PMIngham County MI60 mph52Estimated0
5:29 PMEaton County MI60 mph52Estimated0
5:46 PMWashtenaw County MI60 mph52Estimated0
5:51 PMWashtenaw County MI60 mph52Estimated0
7:04 PMHampshire County WV60 mph52Estimated0
7:27 PMLogan County KY60 mph52Estimated0
7:55 PMBarbour County WV60 mph52Estimated0

By state

Severe weather reports by state, July 27, 2014
Kentucky56—394.25
Tennessee56—162.75
Michigan4862 mph1023.00
Pennsylvania30—41.00
Ohio23—61.50
West Virginia18—21.75
North Carolina1664 mph21.75
Massachusetts15—51.00
Indiana13—141.75
Connecticut8—31.00
Arizona763 mph0—
Maryland4—0—
New York3—31.25
Vermont2—61.50
Virginia1—92.75
New Jersey1—10.88
Maine1—0—
New Hampshire1—0—
Nevada179 mph0—
South Carolina1—0—
Texas1—0—
Wisconsin0—31.50
PR0—10.75

Counties with the most wind reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

216 hail reports, 26 of 2 inches or more; 12 tornadoes.

Largest hail, July 27, 2014
2:55 PMLeslie County KY4.25
1:30 PMMidland County MI3.00
2:35 PMMcCreary County KY3.00
1:20 PMClay County KY2.75
2:35 PMMcCreary County KY2.75
3:05 PMLeslie County KY2.75
4:12 PMScott County VA2.75
4:42 PMSullivan County TN2.75
1:21 PMBay County MI2.50
1:39 PMMidland County MI2.50
1:56 PMBay County MI2.50
3:32 PMOakland County MI2.50
4:00 PMLee County VA2.50
10:25 AMSpencer County KY2.00
10:44 AMWoodford County KY2.00
1:30 PMMidland County MI2.00
1:41 PMBay County MI2.00
1:41 PMMidland County MI2.00
1:49 PMBay County MI2.00
1:50 PMBay County MI2.00
1:55 PMBay County MI2.00
2:10 PMBay County MI2.00
2:35 PMMcCreary County KY2.00
3:30 PMOakland County MI2.00
3:40 PMKalamazoo County MI2.00
4:03 PMLee County VA2.00
10:39 AMFayette County KY1.75
10:40 AMFayette County KY1.75
1:27 PMMidland County MI1.75
1:30 PMMidland County MI1.75
1:35 PMMidland County MI1.75
1:43 PMBay County MI1.75
1:51 PMBay County MI1.75
1:52 PMBay County MI1.75
1:52 PMBerrien County MI1.75
1:54 PMWayne County KY1.75
1:58 PMBay County MI1.75
1:59 PMBay County MI1.75
2:00 PMBay County MI1.75
2:00 PMBay County MI1.75
2:00 PMBay County MI1.75
2:35 PMClare County MI1.75
2:41 PMMcCreary County KY1.75
2:41 PMScott County TN1.75
3:00 PMCampbell County TN1.75
3:00 PMClay County KY1.75
3:15 PMLeslie County KY1.75
3:18 PMWhitley County IN1.75
3:30 PMOakland County MI1.75
3:31 PMOakland County MI1.75
  • EF0 tornado11:50 AM CDT
  • EF0 tornado2:29 PM CDT
  • EF1 tornado3:24 PM CDT
  • EF1 tornado3:55 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado4:05 PM CDT
  • EF1 tornado4:45 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado4:47 PM CDT
  • EF3 tornado4:58 PM CDT
  • EF1 tornado6:14 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado7:05 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado7:39 PM CDT
  • EF1 tornado7:50 PM CDT

2014 · 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.