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The severe wind outbreak of July 7, 2016

364 wind reportsMissouri, South Carolina, Tennessee and 20 more states

364 damaging wind reports across 23 states between 1:03 AM and 12:45 AM the next day CDT, 16 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 79 mph in Jackson County, KS. 71 hail reports and 10 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · July 7, 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.

About this replay
Central time—Historical replay — logged report times
Wind reports—of 364 that day
Strongest gust—measured, so far
Largest hail—so far

The day in numbers

Wind reports
364
on Thursday, July 7, 2016
75 mph or more
16
1 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust
79 mph
69 knots, Jackson County, KS
Measured
28
reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind
0
5 injured
Counties reporting
212
in 23 states

Hour by hour

Damaging wind reports in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Wind reports per hour, July 7, 2016 1 AM: 9 2 AM: 14 3 AM: 25 4 AM: 31 5 AM: 20 6 AM: 14 7 AM: 10 8 AM: 4 9 AM: 2 10 AM: 0 11 AM: 1 Noon: 8 1 PM: 15 2 PM: 23 3 PM: 40 4 PM: 48 48 5 PM: 25 6 PM: 25 7 PM: 16 8 PM: 10 9 PM: 8 10 PM: 4 11 PM: 4 Midnight: 8 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 7, 2016
7:39 PMDundy County NE100 mph87Estimated0
1:58 PMMarshall County KY85 mph74Estimated0
4:05 AMNodaway County MO81 mph70Estimated0
4:40 AMJefferson County KS81 mph70Estimated0
4:45 AMJefferson County KS81 mph70Estimated0
6:20 AMCooper County MO81 mph70Estimated0
4:05 AMJackson County KS79 mph69Measured0
4:40 AMDouglas County KS76 mph66Measured0
3:27 AMAtchison County MO75 mph65Estimated0
3:50 AMMontgomery County IA75 mph65Estimated0
5:05 AMRay County MO75 mph65Estimated0
6:05 AMLinn County MO75 mph65Estimated0
6:34 AMBoone County MO75 mph65Estimated0
12:04 PMScott County MO75 mph65Estimated0
7:13 PMFairfield County SC75 mph65Estimated0
9:30 PMNewberry County SC75 mph65Estimated0
4:40 AMShawnee County KS72 mph63Measured0
5:42 PMPecos County TX71 mph62Measured0
1:03 AMCalhoun County IA70 mph61Estimated0
1:04 AMCalhoun County IA70 mph61Estimated0
2:45 AMWorth County IA70 mph61Estimated0
3:20 AMAtchison County MO70 mph61Estimated0
3:25 AMAtchison County MO70 mph61Estimated0
3:56 AMAndrew County MO70 mph61Estimated0
3:56 AMNodaway County MO70 mph61Estimated0
3:58 AMNodaway County MO70 mph61Estimated0
3:59 AMNodaway County MO70 mph61Estimated0
4:00 AMNodaway County MO70 mph61Estimated0
4:02 AMNodaway County MO70 mph61Estimated0
4:05 AMNodaway County MO70 mph61Estimated0
4:07 AMBuchanan County MO70 mph61Estimated0
4:45 AMClay County MO70 mph61Estimated0
5:40 AMFranklin County KS70 mph61Estimated0
5:55 AMLinn County MO70 mph61Estimated0
6:03 AMChariton County MO70 mph61Estimated0
6:43 AMRandolph County MO70 mph61Estimated0
6:47 AMSaline County MO70 mph61Estimated0
6:58 AMMonroe County MO70 mph61Estimated0
7:11 AMShelby County MO70 mph61Estimated0
7:11 AMCallaway County MO70 mph61Estimated0
7:20 AMAudrain County MO70 mph61Estimated0
7:25 AMCole County MO70 mph61Estimated0
12:00 PMScott County MO70 mph61Estimated0
1:28 PMDodge County WI70 mph61Estimated0
1:43 PMVanderburgh County IN70 mph61Estimated0
2:12 PMDaviess County KY70 mph61Estimated0
2:37 PMNelson County ND70 mph61Estimated0
6:35 PMPolk County MN70 mph61Estimated0
2:48 PMFairfield County SC69 mph60Estimated0
2:48 PMFairfield County SC69 mph60Estimated0
2:53 PMLancaster County SC69 mph60Estimated0
3:13 PMKershaw County SC69 mph60Estimated0
3:13 PMKershaw County SC69 mph60Estimated0
3:18 PMKershaw County SC69 mph60Estimated0
3:31 PMLee County SC69 mph60Estimated0
3:33 PMKershaw County SC69 mph60Estimated0
3:38 PMLee County SC69 mph60Estimated0
4:01 PMChesterfield County SC69 mph60Estimated0
4:40 PMPutnam County FL69 mph60Estimated0
4:56 PMHubbard County MN69 mph60Estimated0
6:15 PMPhillips County CO69 mph60Estimated0
6:16 PMPhillips County CO69 mph60Estimated0
6:34 PMLancaster County SC69 mph60Estimated0
7:08 PMFairfield County SC69 mph60Estimated0
7:12 PMFairfield County SC69 mph60Estimated0
7:32 PMFairfield County SC69 mph60Estimated0
7:36 PMLee County SC69 mph60Estimated0
7:46 PMLee County SC69 mph60Estimated0
7:57 PMLee County SC69 mph60Estimated0
7:58 PMLee County SC69 mph60Estimated0
8:23 PMFairfield County SC69 mph60Estimated0
8:24 PMSumter County SC69 mph60Estimated0
8:27 PMFairfield County SC69 mph60Estimated0
8:37 PMLaurens County SC69 mph60Estimated0
9:22 PMNewberry County SC69 mph60Estimated0
9:28 PMClarendon County SC69 mph60Estimated0
9:38 PMLexington County SC69 mph60Estimated0
9:55 PMLexington County SC69 mph60Estimated0
10:02 PMRichland County SC69 mph60Estimated0
10:04 PMRichland County SC69 mph60Estimated0
10:05 PMRichland County SC69 mph60Estimated0
10:14 PMClarendon County SC69 mph60Estimated0
2:57 AMWorth County IA68 mph59Measured0
3:13 AMRichardson County NE68 mph59Measured0
4:35 AMShawnee County KS68 mph59Measured0
1:16 AMPalo Alto County IA64 mph56Measured0
4:53 AMJackson County MO64 mph56Measured0
4:53 AMJackson County MO64 mph56Measured0
1:50 PMCaldwell County KY64 mph56Measured0
3:30 PMHart County KY64 mph56Measured0
4:26 PMFlorence County SC64 mph56Measured0
11:55 PMOchiltree County TX64 mph56Measured0
1:16 AMPalo Alto County IA64 mph56Estimated0
1:30 AMWebster County IA64 mph56Estimated0
1:39 AMKossuth County IA64 mph56Estimated0
2:17 AMWinnebago County IA64 mph56Estimated0
2:22 AMWinnebago County IA64 mph56Estimated0
2:30 AMWinnebago County IA64 mph56Estimated0
2:40 AMWorth County IA64 mph56Estimated0
2:50 AMWorth County IA64 mph56Estimated0

By state

Severe weather reports by state, July 7, 2016
Missouri7464 mph20.75
South Carolina6164 mph21.50
Tennessee54—0—
Kentucky4964 mph0—
North Carolina2658 mph10.75
Kansas2379 mph214.25
Iowa2068 mph41.75
Minnesota1162 mph42.75
Nebraska968 mph62.75
Illinois560 mph11.00
Vermont5—11.00
Texas471 mph31.75
Florida4—10.88
Indiana4—0—
Colorado359 mph221.75
Michigan3—0—
Wisconsin2—0—
West Virginia2—0—
North Dakota1—31.00
Massachusetts1—0—
New York1—0—
Rhode Island1—0—
Virginia1—0—

Counties with the most wind reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

71 hail reports, 11 of 2 inches or more; 10 tornadoes.

Largest hail, July 7, 2016
7:56 PMCheyenne County KS4.25
10:34 PMGove County KS4.00
10:37 PMLogan County KS4.00
7:49 PMCheyenne County KS3.00
3:47 PMBecker County MN2.75
7:55 PMHitchcock County NE2.75
8:26 PMRawlins County KS2.75
8:26 PMRawlins County KS2.75
9:35 PMThomas County KS2.75
8:18 PMRawlins County KS2.50
9:20 PMSherman County KS2.00
4:40 PMMonona County IA1.75
6:00 PMPecos County TX1.75
8:32 PMMidland County TX1.75
9:23 PMThomas County KS1.75
9:44 PMEl Paso County CO1.75
10:04 PMLogan County KS1.75
10:16 PMLogan County KS1.75
10:16 PMLogan County KS1.75
12:25 AMEl Paso County CO1.75
5:08 PMKossuth County IA1.50
5:26 PMCherokee County SC1.50
8:02 PMCheyenne County KS1.50
8:02 PMCheyenne County KS1.50
10:07 PMEl Paso County CO1.50
11:00 PMEl Paso County CO1.50
12:32 AMEl Paso County CO1.50
12:47 AMEl Paso County CO1.50
8:07 PMStearns County MN1.25
10:50 PMEl Paso County CO1.25
12:15 AMEl Paso County CO1.25
12:20 AMEl Paso County CO1.25
8:05 AMAdams County IL1.00
1:15 PMFranklin County VT1.00
3:40 PMBottineau County ND1.00
3:43 PMCuming County NE1.00
4:29 PMBottineau County ND1.00
5:52 PMPecos County TX1.00
6:04 PMShelby County IA1.00
7:06 PMDundy County NE1.00
8:10 PMCheyenne County KS1.00
8:20 PMOtter Tail County MN1.00
9:11 PMEl Paso County CO1.00
9:20 PMEl Paso County CO1.00
9:26 PMThomas County KS1.00
9:28 PMButler County KS1.00
9:50 PMEl Paso County CO1.00
10:09 PMEl Paso County CO1.00
10:10 PMEl Paso County CO1.00
10:11 PMEl Paso County CO1.00
  • EF0 tornado6:45 AM CDT
  • EF0 tornado2:05 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado2:30 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado3:38 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado5:06 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado5:15 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado8:53 PM CDT
  • EF3 tornado9:10 PM CDT
  • EF2 tornado9:41 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado10:41 PM CDT

2016 · 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.