The severe wind outbreak of June 16, 2016
316 wind reportsVirginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and 12 more states
316 damaging wind reports across 15 states between 1:15 AM and 12:45 AM the next day CDT, 4 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 77 mph in Buckingham County, VA. 80 hail reports and 3 tornadoes the same day.
Watch the day unfoldSevere wind day · June 16, 2016
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
- 316
- on Thursday, June 16, 2016
- 75 mph or more
- 4
- 0 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
- Strongest measured gust
- 77 mph
- 67 knots, Buckingham County, VA
- Measured
- 9
- reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
- Killed by wind
- 0
- 1 injured
- Counties reporting
- 140
- in 15 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.
| 1:55 PM | Bedford County PA | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 8:39 PM | Buckingham County VA | 77 mph | Measured |
| 8:00 PM | Caroline County VA | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 8:42 PM | Campbell County VA | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 2:40 AM | Roosevelt County MT | 74 mph | Measured |
| 3:50 PM | Loudoun County VA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 6:41 PM | Warren County VA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 7:44 PM | Rockbridge County VA | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 8:25 PM | Amherst County VA | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 8:45 PM | Caroline County VA | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 8:45 PM | King William County VA | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 8:55 PM | Smyth County VA | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 9:00 PM | Henrico County VA | 67 mph | Measured |
| 9:35 AM | Marshall County WV | 67 mph | Estimated |
| 4:03 PM | Monongalia County WV | 64 mph | Measured |
| 5:51 PM | Pocahontas County WV | 64 mph | Measured |
| 2:40 AM | Roosevelt County MT | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 2:18 PM | Page County VA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 4:54 PM | Clarke County VA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 5:36 PM | Pendleton County WV | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 5:45 PM | Prince William County VA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 6:41 PM | Warren County VA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 6:41 PM | Page County VA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 6:42 PM | Clarke County VA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 7:00 PM | Fauquier County VA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 7:00 PM | Albemarle County VA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 7:06 PM | Rappahannock County VA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 7:12 PM | Rappahannock County VA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 7:12 PM | Albemarle County VA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 7:14 PM | Fauquier County VA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 7:18 PM | Greene County VA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 7:23 PM | Madison County VA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 1:29 AM | Steuben County IN | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 1:36 AM | Steuben County IN | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:21 AM | Williams County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:55 PM | Grady County GA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:18 PM | Thomas County GA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 6:35 PM | Greenbrier County WV | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:07 PM | Covington VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:30 PM | Muscogee County GA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:31 PM | Botetourt County VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:40 PM | Botetourt County VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 8:35 PM | Bland County VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 8:50 PM | Campbell County VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 9:04 PM | Franklin County VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 9:11 PM | Franklin County VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 9:14 PM | Campbell County VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 9:28 PM | Charlotte County VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 9:45 PM | Halifax County VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 9:48 PM | Charlotte County VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 9:48 PM | Charlotte County VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 9:50 PM | Pittsylvania County VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 10:14 PM | Pittsylvania County VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 11:00 PM | Wilkes County NC | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 11:06 PM | Alleghany County NC | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 8:05 PM | Pike County KY | 62 mph | Estimated |
| 8:52 PM | Henrico County VA | 60 mph | Measured |
| 1:15 AM | Bourbon County KS | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 3:45 PM | Okaloosa County FL | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 4:13 PM | Harrison County WV | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 4:22 PM | Ohio County KY | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 4:48 PM | Upshur County WV | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 5:33 PM | Ohio County KY | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 5:34 PM | Ohio County KY | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 5:37 PM | Butler County KY | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 5:38 PM | Butler County KY | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 5:42 PM | Adair County KY | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 5:58 PM | Warren County KY | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 6:37 PM | Sumner County TN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 8:36 PM | Henrico County VA | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 8:50 PM | Benton County MO | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 7:04 PM | Albemarle County VA | 59 mph | Measured |
| 5:50 PM | Pulaski County KY | 59 mph | Estimated |
| 7:30 PM | Nelson County VA | 58 mph | Measured |
| 8:44 PM | Hanover County VA | 58 mph | Measured |
| 1:32 AM | Steuben County IN | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 6:55 AM | Summit County OH | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 8:04 AM | Mercer County PA | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 8:12 AM | Mercer County PA | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 9:10 AM | Venango County PA | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 9:54 AM | Clarion County PA | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 9:55 AM | Jefferson County PA | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 10:15 AM | Indiana County PA | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 10:15 AM | Indiana County PA | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 10:15 AM | Jefferson County PA | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 10:15 AM | Clearfield County PA | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 10:18 AM | Clearfield County PA | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 10:46 AM | Lowndes County GA | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 11:10 AM | Cambria County PA | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 11:14 AM | Madison County FL | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 11:14 AM | Madison County FL | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 11:40 AM | Holmes County FL | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 12:30 PM | Holmes County FL | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 12:30 PM | Summit County OH | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 12:40 PM | Summit County OH | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 12:40 PM | Summit County OH | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 12:43 PM | Summit County OH | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 12:46 PM | Summit County OH | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 12:57 PM | Portage County OH | 58 mph | Estimated |
| 1:16 PM | Houston County AL | 58 mph | Estimated |
By state
| Virginia | 176 | 77 mph |
| West Virginia | 37 | 64 mph |
| Pennsylvania | 23 | — |
| Ohio | 16 | — |
| Florida | 13 | — |
| Georgia | 11 | — |
| Kentucky | 9 | — |
| Tennessee | 7 | — |
| Alabama | 6 | — |
| North Carolina | 6 | — |
| Maryland | 5 | — |
| Indiana | 3 | — |
| Montana | 2 | 74 mph |
| Kansas | 1 | — |
| Missouri | 1 | — |
| Michigan | 0 | — |
| North Dakota | 0 | — |
Counties with the most wind reports
- Henrico CountyVA · 19 reports
- Rockingham CountyVA · 12 reports
- Stafford CountyVA · 12 reports
- Frederick CountyVA · 8 reports
- Shenandoah CountyVA · 8 reports
- Hanover CountyVA · 7 reports
- Orange CountyVA · 7 reports
- Summit CountyOH · 6 reports
- Culpeper CountyVA · 6 reports
- Augusta CountyVA · 5 reports
Hail and tornadoes that day
80 hail reports, 5 of 2 inches or more; 3 tornadoes.
| 5:07 PM | Loudoun County VA | 3.00 |
| 2:30 PM | Bedford County PA | 2.75 |
| 6:05 PM | Nicholas County WV | 2.10 |
| 5:59 PM | Prince William County VA | 2.00 |
| 8:00 PM | Caroline County VA | 2.00 |
| 1:00 AM | Garfield County MT | 1.75 |
| 3:04 PM | Morgan County WV | 1.75 |
| 3:44 PM | Roane County WV | 1.75 |
| 4:10 PM | Boone County WV | 1.75 |
| 4:47 PM | Clarke County VA | 1.75 |
| 4:58 PM | Clarke County VA | 1.75 |
| 5:22 PM | Loudoun County VA | 1.75 |
| 7:05 PM | Louisa County VA | 1.75 |
| 11:00 PM | Morton County ND | 1.75 |
| 2:48 PM | Washington County MD | 1.50 |
| 5:05 PM | Loudoun County VA | 1.50 |
| 5:17 PM | Fauquier County VA | 1.50 |
| 5:30 PM | Loudoun County VA | 1.50 |
| 7:15 PM | Spotsylvania County VA | 1.50 |
| 2:10 AM | McCone County MT | 1.25 |
| 8:05 AM | Tuscarawas County OH | 1.25 |
| 8:10 AM | Osage County KS | 1.25 |
| 9:07 AM | Jefferson County OH | 1.25 |
| 9:11 AM | Shawnee County KS | 1.25 |
| 1:55 PM | Bedford County PA | 1.25 |
| 3:42 PM | Roane County WV | 1.25 |
| 4:30 PM | Spotsylvania County VA | 1.25 |
| 6:55 PM | Orange County VA | 1.25 |
| 6:55 PM | Spotsylvania County VA | 1.25 |
| 1:00 AM | Garfield County MT | 1.00 |
| 1:01 AM | Valley County MT | 1.00 |
| 1:29 AM | Garfield County MT | 1.00 |
| 2:00 AM | McCone County MT | 1.00 |
| 2:03 AM | Roosevelt County MT | 1.00 |
| 2:45 AM | Valley County MT | 1.00 |
| 3:15 AM | Washtenaw County MI | 1.00 |
| 5:50 AM | Huron County OH | 1.00 |
| 8:05 AM | Tuscarawas County OH | 1.00 |
| 8:07 AM | Osage County KS | 1.00 |
| 8:30 AM | Harrison County OH | 1.00 |
| 9:15 AM | Belmont County OH | 1.00 |
| 9:15 AM | Belmont County OH | 1.00 |
| 9:20 AM | Belmont County OH | 1.00 |
| 9:36 AM | Ohio County WV | 1.00 |
| 9:37 AM | Ohio County WV | 1.00 |
| 10:52 AM | Monongalia County WV | 1.00 |
| 3:13 PM | Jefferson County WV | 1.00 |
| 3:21 PM | Jackson County WV | 1.00 |
| 3:40 PM | Putnam County WV | 1.00 |
| 3:51 PM | Loudoun County VA | 1.00 |
- EF0 tornado2:35 PM CDT
- EF0 tornado3:42 PM CDT
- EF0 tornado3:49 PM CDT
2016 · 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.