The severe wind outbreak of June 17, 2016
484 wind reportsGeorgia, South Carolina, Alabama and 16 more states
484 damaging wind reports across 19 states between 1:00 AM and 12:49 AM the next day CDT, 50 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 86 mph in Knox County, NE. 151 hail reports the same day.
Watch the day unfoldSevere wind day · June 17, 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
- 484
- 38th of 15,807 days with wind reports since 1955
- 75 mph or more
- 50
- 8 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
- Strongest measured gust
- 86 mph
- 75 knots, Knox County, NE
- Measured
- 55
- reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
- Killed by wind
- 1
- 6 injured
- Counties reporting
- 237
- in 19 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.
| 1:05 PM | Columbia County GA | 105 mph | Estimated |
| 6:05 AM | Benson County ND | 90 mph | Estimated |
| 6:50 AM | Benson County ND | 90 mph | Estimated |
| 7:43 AM | Nelson County ND | 90 mph | Estimated |
| 7:55 AM | Nelson County ND | 90 mph | Estimated |
| 8:12 AM | Walsh County ND | 90 mph | Estimated |
| 10:16 PM | Knox County NE | 86 mph | Measured |
| 2:01 PM | Lincoln County GA | 86 mph | Estimated |
| 2:05 PM | Williamsburg County SC | 85 mph | Estimated |
| 2:15 PM | Williamsburg County SC | 85 mph | Estimated |
| 7:56 AM | Polk County MN | 81 mph | Measured |
| 3:00 AM | Hettinger County ND | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 7:20 AM | Nelson County ND | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 7:30 AM | Grand Forks County ND | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 7:47 AM | Grand Forks County ND | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 8:48 AM | Walsh County ND | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 5:00 PM | Lyon County MN | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 8:40 PM | Ness County KS | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 9:50 PM | Haskell County KS | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 10:15 PM | Knox County NE | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 6:15 AM | Foster County ND | 79 mph | Measured |
| 6:58 AM | Eddy County ND | 78 mph | Measured |
| 7:30 AM | Nelson County ND | 77 mph | Measured |
| 7:05 AM | Ramsey County ND | 75 mph | Measured |
| 7:55 PM | Phelps County NE | 75 mph | Measured |
| 3:05 AM | Morton County ND | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 6:37 AM | Benson County ND | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 6:55 AM | Benson County ND | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 7:25 AM | Steele County ND | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 7:45 AM | Grand Forks County ND | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 8:55 AM | Pembina County ND | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 1:38 PM | Sumter County SC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 1:59 PM | Aiken County SC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 2:35 PM | Williamsburg County SC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 2:44 PM | Georgetown County SC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 2:49 PM | Georgetown County SC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 2:50 PM | Georgetown County SC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 2:50 PM | Georgetown County SC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 2:51 PM | Georgetown County SC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 2:51 PM | Georgetown County SC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 3:27 PM | Colleton County SC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 3:30 PM | Jenkins County GA | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 4:27 PM | Beaufort County SC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 4:41 PM | Beaufort County SC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 4:41 PM | Beaufort County SC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 4:48 PM | Beaufort County SC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 5:55 PM | Liberty County GA | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 7:00 PM | Dale County AL | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 7:43 PM | Holmes County FL | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 11:30 PM | Colfax County NE | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 8:26 AM | Walsh County ND | 74 mph | Measured |
| 7:09 AM | Nelson County ND | 72 mph | Measured |
| 5:20 PM | Lyon County MN | 72 mph | Measured |
| 6:21 PM | Red Willow County NE | 72 mph | Measured |
| 3:41 AM | Morton County ND | 70 mph | Measured |
| 8:33 PM | Kearney County NE | 70 mph | Measured |
| 8:38 PM | Kearney County NE | 70 mph | Measured |
| 7:10 AM | Nelson County ND | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 7:50 AM | Grand Forks County ND | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 2:55 PM | Georgetown County SC | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 2:56 PM | Georgetown County SC | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 4:15 PM | Beaufort County SC | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 4:17 PM | Charleston County SC | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 5:20 PM | Choctaw County AL | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 5:25 PM | Clarke County AL | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 5:31 PM | Lyon County MN | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 5:32 PM | Clarke County AL | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 5:40 PM | Clarke County AL | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 6:12 PM | Cottonwood County MN | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 6:40 PM | Baldwin County AL | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 7:20 PM | Furnas County NE | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 7:28 PM | Dickinson County IA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 7:35 PM | Phelps County NE | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 7:35 PM | Lake County SD | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 8:55 PM | Sioux County IA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 9:20 PM | Bon Homme County SD | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 10:10 PM | Dixon County NE | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 11:08 PM | Woodbury County IA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 7:57 PM | Big Horn County WY | 69 mph | Measured |
| 10:40 PM | Woodbury County IA | 69 mph | Measured |
| 1:10 PM | Lee County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 2:17 PM | Orangeburg County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 2:19 PM | McCormick County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 2:55 PM | Pike County GA | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 3:20 PM | Charleston County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 3:23 PM | Randolph County AL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 4:03 PM | Chilton County AL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 4:10 PM | Charleston County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 4:10 PM | Troup County GA | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 4:22 PM | Beaufort County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 4:31 PM | Beaufort County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 6:25 PM | Pike County AL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 6:51 PM | Holmes County MS | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 8:50 PM | Chicot County AR | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 8:10 AM | Walsh County ND | 68 mph | Measured |
| 11:21 AM | Broward County FL | 68 mph | Measured |
| 7:29 PM | Martin County MN | 68 mph | Measured |
| 3:48 PM | Haralson County GA | 68 mph | Estimated |
| 9:42 PM | Plymouth County IA | 68 mph | Estimated |
| 7:58 AM | Grand Forks County ND | 67 mph | Measured |
By state
| Georgia | 97 | 61 mph |
| South Carolina | 81 | 67 mph |
| Alabama | 74 | 60 mph |
| Mississippi | 59 | 61 mph |
| North Dakota | 44 | 79 mph |
| Minnesota | 28 | 81 mph |
| Nebraska | 27 | 86 mph |
| Florida | 20 | 68 mph |
| Iowa | 16 | 69 mph |
| Kansas | 9 | 62 mph |
| South Dakota | 7 | — |
| Arkansas | 6 | — |
| Missouri | 5 | — |
| Tennessee | 3 | — |
| Wyoming | 2 | 69 mph |
| Montana | 2 | 62 mph |
| North Carolina | 2 | — |
| Colorado | 1 | 60 mph |
| Oklahoma | 1 | — |
Counties with the most wind reports
- Beaufort CountySC · 14 reports
- Charleston CountySC · 14 reports
- Georgetown CountySC · 11 reports
- Grand Forks CountyND · 9 reports
- Walsh CountyND · 9 reports
- Nelson CountyND · 7 reports
- Dale CountyAL · 7 reports
- Jasper CountySC · 6 reports
- Brown CountyMN · 6 reports
- Bay CountyFL · 6 reports
Hail and tornadoes that day
151 hail reports, 6 of 2 inches or more; no tornadoes.
| 4:30 AM | Burleigh County ND | 3.25 |
| 5:10 AM | Burleigh County ND | 3.00 |
| 6:20 AM | Eddy County ND | 2.75 |
| 5:10 AM | Burleigh County ND | 2.50 |
| 6:37 AM | Benson County ND | 2.50 |
| 6:40 AM | Benson County ND | 2.00 |
| 1:15 AM | Slope County ND | 1.75 |
| 1:55 PM | Cherokee County AL | 1.75 |
| 2:09 PM | Stearns County MN | 1.75 |
| 2:25 PM | Meeker County MN | 1.75 |
| 2:55 PM | Cherokee County AL | 1.75 |
| 4:13 PM | Rawlins County KS | 1.75 |
| 4:47 PM | Larimer County CO | 1.75 |
| 5:15 PM | Graham County KS | 1.75 |
| 5:15 PM | Randolph County GA | 1.75 |
| 5:17 PM | Ellis County KS | 1.75 |
| 6:10 PM | Sherman County NE | 1.75 |
| 6:15 PM | Loup County NE | 1.75 |
| 6:55 PM | Polk County AR | 1.75 |
| 7:00 PM | Forrest County MS | 1.75 |
| 7:21 PM | Lake County SD | 1.75 |
| 9:25 PM | Turner County SD | 1.75 |
| 9:46 PM | Valley County NE | 1.75 |
| 3:00 AM | Hettinger County ND | 1.50 |
| 3:05 AM | Morton County ND | 1.50 |
| 4:25 AM | Burleigh County ND | 1.50 |
| 9:15 AM | Polk County MN | 1.50 |
| 9:16 AM | Clearwater County MN | 1.50 |
| 1:42 PM | Otter Tail County MN | 1.50 |
| 5:02 PM | Lincoln County MN | 1.50 |
| 5:44 PM | Ellis County KS | 1.50 |
| 5:56 PM | Ellis County KS | 1.50 |
| 6:46 PM | Phillips County CO | 1.50 |
| 6:49 PM | Brookings County SD | 1.50 |
| 1:10 AM | Fallon County MT | 1.25 |
| 5:35 AM | Kittson County MN | 1.25 |
| 9:35 AM | Clearwater County MN | 1.25 |
| 10:00 AM | Otter Tail County MN | 1.25 |
| 10:40 AM | Hubbard County MN | 1.25 |
| 1:07 PM | Richland County SC | 1.25 |
| 5:55 PM | Jackson County FL | 1.25 |
| 6:29 PM | Garland County AR | 1.25 |
| 6:47 PM | Phillips County CO | 1.25 |
| 6:47 PM | Phillips County CO | 1.25 |
| 6:50 PM | Phillips County CO | 1.25 |
| 6:55 PM | Polk County AR | 1.25 |
| 7:15 PM | Phillips County CO | 1.25 |
| 9:20 PM | Hutchinson County SD | 1.25 |
| 2:25 AM | Morton County ND | 1.00 |
| 3:51 AM | Morton County ND | 1.00 |
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.