The severe wind outbreak of July 14, 2015
521 wind reportsKentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and 24 more states
521 damaging wind reports across 27 states between 1:00 AM and 11:33 PM CDT, 15 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 87 mph in Tipton County, TN. 71 hail reports and 10 tornadoes the same day.
Watch the day unfoldSevere wind day · July 14, 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
- 521
- 31st of 15,807 days with wind reports since 1955
- 75 mph or more
- 15
- 4 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
- Strongest measured gust
- 87 mph
- 76 knots, Tipton County, TN
- Measured
- 19
- reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
- Killed by wind
- 1
- 6 injured
- Counties reporting
- 292
- 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.
| 4:45 PM | Roane County WV | 110 mph | Estimated |
| 4:36 PM | Fleming County KY | 100 mph | Estimated |
| 5:02 PM | Rowan County KY | 90 mph | Estimated |
| 3:52 PM | Tipton County TN | 87 mph | Measured |
| 3:30 PM | Washington County OH | 85 mph | Estimated |
| 4:00 PM | Ritchie County WV | 85 mph | Estimated |
| 3:01 PM | Craighead County AR | 81 mph | Measured |
| 5:05 PM | Coffee County TN | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 7:30 PM | Cobb County GA | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 8:13 PM | Prowers County CO | 77 mph | Measured |
| 1:20 AM | Marion County IN | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 11:41 AM | Webster County MO | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 3:20 PM | Allegany County NY | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 3:32 PM | Washington County OH | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 3:34 PM | Washington County OH | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 4:40 AM | Mercer County KY | 74 mph | Measured |
| 3:25 PM | DeKalb County TN | 74 mph | Measured |
| 6:07 PM | Big Horn County MT | 70 mph | Measured |
| 7:13 PM | Big Horn County MT | 70 mph | Measured |
| 1:04 AM | Marion County IN | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 1:40 PM | Oregon County MO | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 2:55 PM | Davidson County TN | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 3:30 PM | DeKalb County TN | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 3:40 PM | Pleasants County WV | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 3:50 PM | Tipton County TN | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 3:52 PM | Shelby County TN | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 4:00 PM | Warren County TN | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 11:33 PM | Crook County WY | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 9:07 PM | Campbell County WY | 69 mph | Measured |
| 5:24 AM | Rockcastle County KY | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:54 AM | Laurel County KY | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 3:21 PM | Allegany County NY | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:25 PM | Braxton County WV | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:45 PM | Walsh County ND | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:50 PM | Johnson County KY | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:50 PM | Colbert County AL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 6:45 PM | Otter Tail County MN | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:03 PM | Cullman County AL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:50 PM | Pulaski County KY | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:55 PM | Knox County KY | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 8:19 PM | Shelby County AL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 10:00 PM | Richland County ND | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 2:41 PM | Lawrence County AR | 66 mph | Measured |
| 4:15 PM | Shelby County TN | 64 mph | Measured |
| 6:25 PM | Lawrence County AL | 64 mph | Measured |
| 7:53 PM | Jefferson County AL | 64 mph | Measured |
| 1:36 AM | Brown County IN | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 8:20 AM | Woodson County KS | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 1:35 PM | Pickett County TN | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 2:00 PM | Ripley County MO | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 2:23 PM | Randolph County AR | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 2:23 PM | Randolph County AR | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 2:25 PM | Randolph County AR | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 3:10 PM | Craighead County AR | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 3:15 PM | Mississippi County AR | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 3:23 PM | Craighead County AR | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 3:30 PM | White County TN | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 3:42 PM | White County TN | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 4:00 PM | Warren County TN | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 4:02 PM | Shelby County TN | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 5:00 PM | Custer County NE | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 5:02 PM | Kanawha County WV | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 5:45 PM | Lauderdale County AL | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 5:30 AM | Rockcastle County KY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 6:06 AM | Leslie County KY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 6:18 AM | Bell County KY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:26 PM | Cattaraugus County NY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:50 PM | Allegany County NY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:31 PM | Allegany County NY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:32 PM | Harrison County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 4:16 PM | Graham County NC | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 5:30 PM | Rabun County GA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 5:34 PM | Habersham County GA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 5:41 PM | Oconee County SC | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 5:55 PM | Lauderdale County AL | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 5:55 PM | Stephens County GA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 6:07 PM | Greenbrier County WV | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 6:10 PM | Floyd County KY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 6:17 PM | Franklin County GA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 6:20 PM | Franklin County AL | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 6:25 PM | Lawrence County AL | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 6:29 PM | Hart County GA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 6:39 PM | Greenbrier County WV | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 6:45 PM | Floyd County KY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 6:50 PM | Morgan County AL | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 6:59 PM | Chattooga County GA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:00 PM | Winston County AL | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:06 PM | Winston County AL | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:06 PM | Cullman County AL | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:07 PM | Marion County AL | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:08 PM | Winston County AL | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:10 PM | Forsyth County GA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:12 PM | Mercer County WV | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:12 PM | Mercer County WV | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:15 PM | Cherokee County GA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:16 PM | Cullman County AL | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:20 PM | Marion County AL | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:20 PM | Walker County AL | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:35 PM | Laurel County KY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:50 PM | Smyth County VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
By state
| Kentucky | 106 | 74 mph |
| Tennessee | 81 | 87 mph |
| Ohio | 70 | 62 mph |
| Alabama | 57 | 64 mph |
| Georgia | 41 | — |
| West Virginia | 39 | — |
| Missouri | 25 | 58 mph |
| New York | 19 | — |
| Virginia | 16 | — |
| Arkansas | 12 | 81 mph |
| North Carolina | 9 | — |
| Kansas | 8 | — |
| Indiana | 7 | — |
| South Dakota | 3 | — |
| South Carolina | 3 | — |
| Colorado | 3 | 77 mph |
| Montana | 3 | 70 mph |
| Nebraska | 2 | — |
| Florida | 2 | 59 mph |
| North Dakota | 2 | — |
| Illinois | 2 | — |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | — |
| Arizona | 2 | 49 mph |
| Michigan | 2 | — |
| Mississippi | 2 | — |
| Wyoming | 2 | 69 mph |
| Minnesota | 1 | — |
| Nevada | 0 | — |
Counties with the most wind reports
- Steuben CountyNY · 12 reports
- Jefferson CountyAL · 10 reports
- Webster CountyMO · 7 reports
- Jefferson CountyKY · 7 reports
- Greene CountyOH · 6 reports
- Greene CountyMO · 6 reports
- Shelby CountyAL · 6 reports
- Breathitt CountyKY · 6 reports
- Blount CountyAL · 5 reports
- Overton CountyTN · 5 reports
Hail and tornadoes that day
71 hail reports, 4 of 2 inches or more; 10 tornadoes.
| 1:34 PM | Monroe County KY | 3.00 |
| 2:50 PM | Putnam County TN | 3.00 |
| 1:38 PM | Monroe County KY | 2.75 |
| 1:55 PM | Fentress County TN | 2.50 |
| 11:00 AM | Wayne County KY | 1.75 |
| 11:01 AM | Wayne County KY | 1.75 |
| 1:37 PM | Monroe County KY | 1.75 |
| 1:52 PM | Fentress County TN | 1.75 |
| 2:18 PM | Williamson County TN | 1.75 |
| 2:20 PM | Dickson County TN | 1.75 |
| 2:25 PM | Williamson County TN | 1.75 |
| 2:25 PM | Putnam County TN | 1.75 |
| 2:43 PM | Putnam County TN | 1.75 |
| 2:50 PM | Roane County TN | 1.75 |
| 3:15 PM | Putnam County TN | 1.75 |
| 3:35 PM | White County TN | 1.75 |
| 3:49 PM | Buffalo County NE | 1.75 |
| 4:38 PM | Sherman County NE | 1.75 |
| 5:45 PM | Valley County NE | 1.75 |
| 6:05 PM | McHenry County ND | 1.75 |
| 7:20 PM | Cullman County AL | 1.75 |
| 2:00 PM | Morgan County TN | 1.50 |
| 2:35 PM | Wilson County TN | 1.50 |
| 2:08 PM | Jackson County TN | 1.25 |
| 2:15 PM | Fentress County TN | 1.25 |
| 5:25 PM | Marshall County MN | 1.25 |
| 5:45 PM | McHenry County ND | 1.25 |
| 8:15 PM | Pennington County SD | 1.25 |
| 2:07 AM | Crawford County IL | 1.00 |
| 9:51 AM | Swain County NC | 1.00 |
| 11:31 AM | Polk County MO | 1.00 |
| 12:48 PM | Medina County OH | 1.00 |
| 12:50 PM | Lumpkin County GA | 1.00 |
| 12:51 PM | Champaign County OH | 1.00 |
| 2:06 PM | Fentress County TN | 1.00 |
| 2:10 PM | Jefferson County TN | 1.00 |
| 2:12 PM | Fayette County OH | 1.00 |
| 2:20 PM | Anderson County TN | 1.00 |
| 2:20 PM | Morgan County TN | 1.00 |
| 2:20 PM | Davidson County TN | 1.00 |
| 2:45 PM | Putnam County TN | 1.00 |
| 2:51 PM | Palm Beach County FL | 1.00 |
| 2:51 PM | Davidson County TN | 1.00 |
| 3:56 PM | Blair County PA | 1.00 |
| 4:30 PM | Ward County ND | 1.00 |
| 5:30 PM | Custer County NE | 1.00 |
| 5:37 PM | Warren County VA | 1.00 |
| 5:37 PM | Warren County VA | 1.00 |
| 5:39 PM | Valley County NE | 1.00 |
| 5:39 PM | Warren County VA | 1.00 |
- EF1 tornado1:46 PM CDT
- EF1 tornado2:49 PM CDT
- EF1 tornado3:55 PM CDT
- EF1 tornado4:38 PM CDT
- EF1 tornado6:00 PM CDT
- EF1 tornado6:14 PM CDT
- EF0 tornado6:18 PM CDT
- EF0 tornado6:35 PM CDT
- EF0 tornado6:48 PM CDT
- EF1 tornado6:59 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.