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The severe wind outbreak of July 13, 2015

482 wind reportsKentucky, Wisconsin, Indiana and 15 more states

482 damaging wind reports across 18 states between 1:05 AM and 12:46 AM the next day CDT, 13 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 78 mph in Gray County, KS. 161 hail reports and 11 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · July 13, 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.

About this replay
Central time—Historical replay — logged report times
Wind reports—of 482 that day
Strongest gust—measured, so far
Largest hail—so far

The day in numbers

Wind reports
482
40th of 15,807 days with wind reports since 1955
75 mph or more
13
3 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust
78 mph
68 knots, Gray County, KS
Measured
23
reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind
0
1 injured
Counties reporting
256
in 18 states

Hour by hour

Damaging wind reports in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Wind reports per hour, July 13, 2015 1 AM: 1 2 AM: 7 3 AM: 11 4 AM: 24 5 AM: 4 6 AM: 5 7 AM: 2 8 AM: 9 9 AM: 5 10 AM: 18 11 AM: 9 Noon: 29 1 PM: 51 51 2 PM: 29 3 PM: 47 4 PM: 38 5 PM: 32 6 PM: 42 7 PM: 46 8 PM: 28 9 PM: 18 10 PM: 5 11 PM: 8 Midnight: 14 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 13, 2015
4:01 AMColumbia County WI100 mph87Estimated0
4:02 AMDodge County WI100 mph87Estimated0
7:35 PMDane County WI90 mph78Estimated0
10:56 AMMarion County IN81 mph70Estimated0
10:56 PMGray County KS81 mph70Estimated0
10:38 PMGray County KS78 mph68Measured0
3:15 AMGreen Lake County WI75 mph65Estimated0
3:20 AMWaushara County WI75 mph65Estimated0
4:29 AMOutagamie County WI75 mph65Estimated0
4:55 AMWaukesha County WI75 mph65Estimated0
3:30 PMHorry County SC75 mph65Estimated0
6:05 PMCumberland County KY75 mph65Estimated0
6:45 PMFinney County KS75 mph65Estimated0
4:25 AMDane County WI74 mph64Measured0
4:29 AMGreen County WI74 mph64Measured0
6:13 PMAdams County IL74 mph64Measured0
7:30 PMGuilford County NC74 mph64Measured0
8:24 PMPutnam County IN74 mph64Measured0
2:40 AMAdams County WI71 mph62Estimated0
8:16 AMSt. Joseph County MI70 mph61Measured0
12:05 AMAllegan County MI70 mph61Measured0
3:05 AMWaushara County WI70 mph61Estimated0
9:50 AMTippecanoe County IN70 mph61Estimated0
10:40 AMRandolph County IN70 mph61Estimated0
10:53 AMMarion County IN70 mph61Estimated0
11:07 AMMarion County IN70 mph61Estimated0
12:05 PMBartholomew County IN70 mph61Estimated0
12:10 PMBartholomew County IN70 mph61Estimated0
1:20 PMBracken County KY70 mph61Estimated0
6:39 PMPike County IL70 mph61Estimated0
6:45 PMBrown County IL70 mph61Estimated0
7:10 PMScott County IL70 mph61Estimated0
7:18 PMMorgan County IL70 mph61Estimated0
7:33 PMHodgeman County KS70 mph61Estimated0
7:37 PMHodgeman County KS70 mph61Estimated0
8:00 PMFranklin County KS70 mph61Estimated0
8:00 PMFranklin County KS70 mph61Estimated0
8:30 PMPutnam County IN70 mph61Estimated0
2:41 AMAdams County WI69 mph60Estimated0
3:10 AMMarquette County WI69 mph60Estimated0
3:13 AMSauk County WI69 mph60Estimated0
3:51 AMIowa County WI69 mph60Estimated0
4:02 AMFond du Lac County WI69 mph60Estimated0
4:10 AMJefferson County WI69 mph60Estimated0
4:15 AMDane County WI69 mph60Estimated0
4:25 AMDodge County WI69 mph60Estimated0
4:29 AMDodge County WI69 mph60Estimated0
4:59 AMRock County WI69 mph60Estimated0
5:00 AMSheboygan County WI69 mph60Estimated0
10:40 AMHamilton County IN69 mph60Estimated0
12:46 PMHighland County OH69 mph60Estimated0
2:26 PMMontgomery County KY69 mph60Estimated0
2:26 PMMontgomery County KY69 mph60Estimated0
2:30 PMRowan County KY69 mph60Estimated0
3:00 PMEstill County KY69 mph60Estimated0
3:55 PMEstill County KY69 mph60Estimated0
5:08 PMTazewell County VA69 mph60Estimated0
5:10 PMMercer County WV69 mph60Estimated0
5:43 PMScotland County MO69 mph60Estimated0
6:20 PMKankakee County IL69 mph60Estimated0
7:16 PMRockingham County NC69 mph60Estimated0
9:31 PMBoone County IL69 mph60Estimated0
3:30 AMSauk County WI68 mph59Estimated0
5:41 AMWinnebago County IL66 mph57Measured0
2:45 AMAdams County WI66 mph57Estimated0
4:05 AMDane County WI64 mph56Measured0
4:10 AMDodge County WI64 mph56Measured0
10:36 AMHamilton County IN64 mph56Measured0
4:05 AMOutagamie County WI64 mph56Estimated0
10:40 AMBoone County IN64 mph56Estimated0
10:42 AMBoone County IN64 mph56Estimated0
10:44 AMMarion County IN64 mph56Estimated0
10:45 AMRandolph County IN64 mph56Estimated0
10:50 AMMarion County IN64 mph56Estimated0
11:12 AMJohnson County IN64 mph56Estimated0
11:18 AMShelby County IN64 mph56Estimated0
12:30 PMJackson County IN64 mph56Estimated0
4:51 PMTaylor County KY64 mph56Estimated0
5:09 PMGreen County KY64 mph56Estimated0
5:40 PMKnox County MO64 mph56Estimated0
5:55 PMLewis County MO64 mph56Estimated0
6:05 PMJackson County MO64 mph56Estimated0
6:15 PMMarion County MO64 mph56Estimated0
6:45 PMFinney County KS64 mph56Estimated0
7:20 PMClay County TN64 mph56Estimated0
7:25 PMHodgeman County KS64 mph56Estimated0
7:35 PMMacoupin County IL64 mph56Estimated0
9:00 PMHendricks County IN64 mph56Estimated0
9:02 PMMorgan County IN64 mph56Estimated0
9:10 PMMarion County IL64 mph56Estimated0
5:30 AMMcHenry County IL63 mph55Measured0
4:40 AMWashington County WI63 mph55Estimated0
4:55 AMWalworth County WI63 mph55Estimated0
1:30 PMBracken County KY63 mph55Estimated0
2:05 PMRowan County KY63 mph55Estimated0
2:15 PMBath County KY63 mph55Estimated0
2:26 PMMontgomery County KY63 mph55Estimated0
2:28 PMElliott County KY63 mph55Estimated0
2:28 PMElliott County KY63 mph55Estimated0
2:50 PMMorgan County KY63 mph55Estimated0

By state

Severe weather reports by state, July 13, 2015
Kentucky123—112.75
Wisconsin5974 mph362.50
Indiana5374 mph202.75
Virginia39—41.00
Ohio35—31.00
North Carolina2674 mph61.25
Illinois2574 mph243.75
South Carolina21—81.00
Michigan2070 mph0—
West Virginia20—0—
Missouri17—131.75
Kansas1378 mph252.75
Georgia12—0—
Tennessee10—21.00
Florida5—0—
New York2—0—
Alabama159 mph0—
South Dakota1—0—
Iowa0—92.00

Counties with the most wind reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

161 hail reports, 12 of 2 inches or more; 11 tornadoes.

Largest hail, July 13, 2015
5:49 PMLaSalle County IL3.75
6:32 PMCumberland County KY2.75
6:36 PMRice County KS2.75
6:45 PMFinney County KS2.75
7:02 PMAllen County KS2.75
7:02 PMReno County KS2.75
7:45 PMLake County IN2.75
5:53 PMJackson County WI2.50
6:57 PMReno County KS2.50
7:39 PMCook County IL2.50
4:50 PMClinton County IA2.00
5:00 PMClinton County IA2.00
2:50 PMNodaway County MO1.75
4:48 PMClinton County IA1.75
4:53 PMClinton County IA1.75
5:08 PMGreen County KY1.75
5:28 PMScott County IA1.75
5:40 PMAdair County KY1.75
5:40 PMLaSalle County IL1.75
6:05 PMHenry County IL1.75
6:15 PMLafayette County MO1.75
7:07 PMJackson County WI1.75
7:19 PMOsage County KS1.75
7:20 PMKankakee County IL1.75
7:40 PMCook County IL1.75
7:50 PMLake County IN1.75
7:51 PMReno County KS1.75
7:55 PMLake County IN1.75
8:11 PMReno County KS1.75
8:27 PMReno County KS1.75
8:52 PMDuPage County IL1.75
9:11 PMReno County KS1.75
9:20 PMBoone County IL1.75
12:30 AMTrimble County KY1.75
4:22 PMLa Crosse County WI1.50
4:50 PMClinton County IA1.50
6:03 PMHenry County IL1.50
6:30 PMSauk County WI1.50
6:54 PMColumbia County WI1.50
6:58 PMColumbia County WI1.50
8:45 PMHendricks County IN1.50
9:45 PMMcHenry County IL1.50
2:40 PMNodaway County MO1.25
2:43 PMBrunswick County NC1.25
4:28 PMMarion County KY1.25
4:40 PMMonroe County WI1.25
4:50 PMWayne County IA1.25
5:22 PMVernon County WI1.25
5:35 PMTaylor County KY1.25
5:59 PMDickinson County KS1.25
  • EF1 tornado5:20 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado5:58 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado6:13 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado6:33 PM CDT
  • EF3 tornado6:34 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado7:18 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado7:59 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado8:15 PM CDT
  • EF1 tornado8:25 PM CDT
  • EF1 tornado8:27 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado12:15 AM CDT

2015 · 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.