The severe wind outbreak of June 12, 2015
300 wind reportsNew York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and 11 more states
300 damaging wind reports across 14 states between 11:00 AM and 10:35 PM CDT, 17 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 64 mph in Lamb County, TX. 33 hail reports and 3 tornadoes the same day.
Watch the day unfoldSevere wind day · June 12, 2015
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.
The day in numbers
- Wind reports
- 300
- on Friday, June 12, 2015
- 75 mph or more
- 17
- 2 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
- Strongest measured gust
- 64 mph
- 56 knots, Lamb County, TX
- Measured
- 3
- reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
- Killed by wind
- 1
- 1 injured
- Counties reporting
- 134
- in 14 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.
| 4:05 PM | Ulster County NY | 100 mph | Estimated |
| 4:05 PM | Ulster County NY | 86 mph | Estimated |
| 4:08 PM | Ulster County NY | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 5:25 PM | Cayuga County NY | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 6:13 PM | Hale County TX | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 6:15 PM | Tioga County NY | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 2:15 PM | Cayuga County NY | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 2:50 PM | Onondaga County NY | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 3:12 PM | Steuben County NY | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 4:45 PM | Steuben County NY | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 4:50 PM | Steuben County NY | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 5:12 PM | Steuben County NY | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 5:30 PM | Shelby County IN | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 5:34 PM | Shelby County IN | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 5:35 PM | Schuyler County NY | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 6:54 PM | Chenango County NY | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 7:30 PM | Bradford County PA | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 4:50 PM | St. Charles County MO | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 6:32 PM | Floyd County TX | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 10:35 PM | Labette County KS | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 3:25 PM | Madison County NY | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:00 PM | Steuben County NY | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:30 PM | Oneida County NY | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:40 PM | Oneida County NY | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:35 PM | Albany County NY | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:45 PM | Lamb County TX | 64 mph | Measured |
| 2:45 PM | Berks County PA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 2:50 PM | Summit County OH | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 2:50 PM | Montgomery County OH | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 3:54 PM | Labette County KS | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 4:02 PM | Madison County IN | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 4:30 PM | Northampton County PA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 4:40 PM | Tippecanoe County IN | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 4:45 PM | Vernon County MO | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 5:56 PM | Lamb County TX | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 7:39 PM | Osage County MO | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 8:34 PM | Chautauqua County KS | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 8:37 PM | Callaway County MO | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 10:35 PM | Labette County KS | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 4:15 PM | Ware County GA | 63 mph | Measured |
| 3:05 PM | White County IN | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:50 PM | Cass County IN | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 4:05 PM | Cass County IN | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 4:15 PM | Ware County GA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 4:40 PM | Miami County IN | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 6:15 PM | Lowndes County GA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:04 PM | Lanier County GA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 4:35 PM | Castro County TX | 60 mph | Measured |
| 11:00 AM | Rush County IN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 12:49 PM | Hancock County OH | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 2:30 PM | Cortland County NY | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 2:58 PM | Greene County OH | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 3:30 PM | Champaign County IL | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 3:41 PM | Labette County KS | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 4:00 PM | Cass County IN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 4:05 PM | Carroll County IN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 4:10 PM | Madison County IL | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 4:10 PM | Crawford County KS | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 4:15 PM | Carroll County IN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 4:20 PM | Madison County IN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 4:22 PM | Lehigh County PA | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 4:25 PM | Madison County IN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 4:25 PM | Lehigh County PA | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 4:35 PM | Winchester VA | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 4:37 PM | Morgan County IN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 5:05 PM | St. Clair County MO | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 5:18 PM | Warren County NJ | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 5:35 PM | Sussex County NJ | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 5:40 PM | Sussex County NJ | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 5:45 PM | Sussex County NJ | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 5:45 PM | Hickory County MO | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 6:00 PM | Hickory County MO | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 6:45 PM | Morgan County MO | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 6:55 PM | Morgan County MO | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 7:00 PM | Gibson County IN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 7:57 PM | Morgan County IL | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 8:06 PM | Lubbock County TX | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 3:50 PM | White County IN | 59 mph | Estimated |
| 12:43 PM | Hancock County OH | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 12:50 PM | Darke County OH | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 12:55 PM | Hancock County OH | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 1:29 PM | Seneca County OH | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 1:30 PM | Sandusky County OH | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 1:45 PM | Wyandot County OH | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 1:52 PM | Delaware County OH | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 1:55 PM | Delaware County OH | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 2:20 PM | Erie County PA | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 2:34 PM | Butler County OH | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 2:35 PM | Niagara County NY | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 2:37 PM | Erie County NY | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 2:45 PM | Knox County OH | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 2:48 PM | Warren County OH | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 2:48 PM | Chautauqua County NY | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 2:57 PM | Chautauqua County NY | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 3:02 PM | Erie County NY | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 3:02 PM | Chautauqua County NY | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 3:04 PM | Chautauqua County NY | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 3:04 PM | Snyder County PA | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 3:07 PM | Chautauqua County NY | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 3:07 PM | Chautauqua County NY | 58 mph | Estimated |
By state
| New York | 96 | — |
| Pennsylvania | 76 | — |
| Ohio | 40 | — |
| Indiana | 26 | — |
| Georgia | 21 | 63 mph |
| Missouri | 9 | — |
| Florida | 7 | — |
| Texas | 6 | 64 mph |
| Kansas | 6 | — |
| New Jersey | 4 | — |
| Illinois | 3 | — |
| West Virginia | 3 | — |
| Massachusetts | 2 | — |
| Virginia | 1 | — |
| Louisiana | 0 | — |
| Oklahoma | 0 | — |
Counties with the most wind reports
- Chautauqua CountyNY · 11 reports
- Cattaraugus CountyNY · 7 reports
- Beaver CountyPA · 7 reports
- Lowndes CountyGA · 6 reports
- Rensselaer CountyNY · 5 reports
- Steuben CountyNY · 5 reports
- Clarion CountyPA · 5 reports
- Madison CountyOH · 5 reports
- Clearfield CountyPA · 5 reports
- Allegany CountyNY · 5 reports
Hail and tornadoes that day
33 hail reports, 7 of 2 inches or more; 3 tornadoes.
| 5:47 PM | Ector County TX | 2.75 |
| 7:00 PM | Hockley County TX | 2.75 |
| 4:06 PM | Yoakum County TX | 2.50 |
| 4:23 PM | Pecos County TX | 2.50 |
| 5:55 PM | Midland County TX | 2.50 |
| 6:58 PM | Martin County TX | 2.50 |
| 7:16 PM | Gaines County TX | 2.50 |
| 5:55 PM | Ector County TX | 1.75 |
| 6:17 PM | Ector County TX | 1.75 |
| 7:15 PM | Broome County NY | 1.75 |
| 7:51 PM | Lubbock County TX | 1.75 |
| 4:02 PM | Bailey County TX | 1.50 |
| 5:28 PM | Hockley County TX | 1.50 |
| 5:47 PM | Cochran County TX | 1.50 |
| 6:05 PM | Gaines County TX | 1.50 |
| 2:20 PM | Cayuga County NY | 1.25 |
| 2:45 PM | Onondaga County NY | 1.25 |
| 3:00 PM | White County IN | 1.25 |
| 4:33 PM | Madison County NY | 1.25 |
| 5:45 PM | Ector County TX | 1.25 |
| 5:45 PM | Midland County TX | 1.25 |
| 1:08 AM | Carson County TX | 1.00 |
| 2:30 PM | Cortland County NY | 1.00 |
| 2:40 PM | Cayuga County NY | 1.00 |
| 3:30 PM | Franklin Parish LA | 1.00 |
| 3:43 PM | Deaf Smith County TX | 1.00 |
| 4:38 PM | Vermilion County IL | 1.00 |
| 5:35 PM | Lamb County TX | 1.00 |
| 5:47 PM | Blaine County OK | 1.00 |
| 5:50 PM | Armstrong County TX | 1.00 |
| 6:40 PM | Chemung County NY | 1.00 |
| 7:36 PM | Lynn County TX | 1.00 |
| 4:15 PM | Collingsworth County TX | 0.88 |
- EF0 tornado3:18 PM CDT
- EF0 tornado3:25 PM CDT
- EF0 tornado6:34 PM CDT
2015 · 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.