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The severe wind outbreak of July 8, 2016

479 wind reportsTennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky and 17 more states

479 damaging wind reports across 20 states between 1:00 AM and 12:40 AM the next day CDT, 8 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 76 mph in Cottle County, TX. 123 hail reports and 3 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · July 8, 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 479 that day
Strongest gust—measured, so far
Largest hail—so far

The day in numbers

Wind reports
479
45th of 15,807 days with wind reports since 1955
75 mph or more
8
1 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust
76 mph
66 knots, Cottle County, TX
Measured
30
reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind
3
3 injured
Counties reporting
253
in 20 states

Hour by hour

Damaging wind reports in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Wind reports per hour, July 8, 2016 1 AM: 3 2 AM: 2 3 AM: 0 4 AM: 1 5 AM: 4 6 AM: 0 7 AM: 0 8 AM: 8 9 AM: 9 10 AM: 17 11 AM: 13 Noon: 8 1 PM: 14 2 PM: 29 3 PM: 22 4 PM: 34 5 PM: 40 6 PM: 47 7 PM: 45 8 PM: 71 9 PM: 72 72 10 PM: 22 11 PM: 13 Midnight: 5 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 8, 2016
8:00 PMMidland County TX90 mph78Estimated0
5:05 PMCottle County TX76 mph66Measured0
8:25 AMCreek County OK75 mph65Estimated0
5:00 PMTuscola County MI75 mph65Estimated0
5:26 PMCarter County TN75 mph65Estimated2
7:25 PMMartin County NC75 mph65Estimated0
8:02 PMMidland County TX75 mph65Estimated0
9:01 PMChesterfield County SC75 mph65Estimated0
5:14 AMHarper County KS70 mph61Estimated0
5:16 AMHarper County KS70 mph61Estimated0
5:16 AMHarper County KS70 mph61Estimated0
5:20 AMHarper County KS70 mph61Estimated0
8:38 AMCreek County OK70 mph61Estimated0
5:20 PMWashington County TN70 mph61Estimated0
6:27 PMWayne County MI70 mph61Estimated0
7:34 PMPottawatomie County OK70 mph61Estimated0
7:35 PMPottawatomie County OK70 mph61Estimated0
5:38 PMWatauga County NC69 mph60Measured0
4:35 PMHenry County VA69 mph60Estimated0
4:40 PMHancock County TN69 mph60Estimated0
4:48 PMHawkins County TN69 mph60Estimated0
5:07 PMKnox County TN69 mph60Estimated0
5:28 PMKnox County TN69 mph60Estimated1
5:40 PMBlount County TN69 mph60Estimated0
5:58 PMAshe County NC69 mph60Estimated0
5:58 PMWilkes County NC69 mph60Estimated0
6:10 PMSevier County TN69 mph60Estimated0
6:38 PMYadkin County NC69 mph60Estimated0
6:48 PMGaston County NC69 mph60Estimated0
8:56 PMChesterfield County SC69 mph60Estimated0
9:02 PMWilliamson County TN69 mph60Estimated0
9:32 PMNewberry County SC69 mph60Estimated0
9:33 PMNewberry County SC69 mph60Estimated0
9:39 PMChesterfield County SC69 mph60Estimated0
10:30 PMEdgefield County SC69 mph60Estimated0
10:35 PMEdgefield County SC69 mph60Estimated0
10:53 PMAiken County SC69 mph60Estimated0
10:54 PMAiken County SC69 mph60Estimated0
11:20 PMClarendon County SC69 mph60Estimated0
4:30 PMFranklin County VA67 mph58Estimated0
7:11 PMKiowa County OK66 mph57Measured0
2:42 PMBay County MI64 mph56Measured0
7:15 PMKiowa County OK64 mph56Measured0
8:52 PMWilliamson County TN64 mph56Measured0
9:15 PMMaury County TN64 mph56Measured0
4:30 AMSt. Francois County MO64 mph56Estimated0
8:00 AMDaviess County KY64 mph56Estimated0
1:09 PMMontmorency County MI64 mph56Estimated0
1:57 PMAlcona County MI64 mph56Estimated0
2:30 PMMidland County MI64 mph56Estimated0
2:56 PMIonia County MI64 mph56Estimated0
3:41 PMHuron County MI64 mph56Estimated0
3:42 PMClinton County MI64 mph56Estimated0
3:57 PMSanilac County MI64 mph56Estimated0
4:30 PMCarter County MO64 mph56Estimated0
5:00 PMCarter County MO64 mph56Estimated0
6:10 PMCarlisle County KY64 mph56Estimated0
6:13 PMBallard County KY64 mph56Estimated0
6:20 PMWayne County MI64 mph56Estimated0
6:28 PMGraves County KY64 mph56Estimated0
6:50 PMCalloway County KY64 mph56Estimated0
7:15 PMTrigg County KY64 mph56Estimated0
7:37 PMChristian County KY64 mph56Estimated0
7:47 PMTillman County OK64 mph56Estimated0
8:03 PMMuhlenberg County KY64 mph56Estimated0
8:55 PMDavidson County TN64 mph56Estimated0
9:13 PMMarlboro County SC64 mph56Estimated0
9:29 PMMarlboro County SC64 mph56Estimated0
9:55 PMMarlboro County SC64 mph56Estimated0
9:55 PMMarlboro County SC64 mph56Estimated0
10:19 PMDillon County SC64 mph56Estimated0
10:19 PMFlorence County SC64 mph56Estimated0
10:22 PMMarion County SC64 mph56Estimated0
10:37 PMMarion County SC64 mph56Estimated0
10:47 PMHorry County SC64 mph56Estimated0
10:49 PMHorry County SC64 mph56Estimated0
11:00 PMHorry County SC64 mph56Estimated0
11:06 PMHorry County SC64 mph56Estimated0
11:27 PMFlorence County SC64 mph56Estimated0
12:36 AMGeorgetown County SC64 mph56Estimated0
5:45 PMBlount County TN63 mph55Measured0
9:15 PMWilson County TN63 mph55Measured0
10:04 AMGrand Traverse County MI63 mph55Estimated0
11:45 AMPowell County KY63 mph55Estimated0
11:45 AMMontgomery County KY63 mph55Estimated0
1:20 PMAlpena County MI63 mph55Estimated0
3:19 PMMonroe County WV63 mph55Estimated0
3:45 PMCraig County VA63 mph55Estimated0
4:05 PMRoanoke County VA63 mph55Estimated0
4:07 PMBotetourt County VA63 mph55Estimated0
4:55 PMHenry County VA63 mph55Estimated0
5:00 PMAnderson County TN63 mph55Estimated0
5:10 PMWashington County TN63 mph55Estimated0
5:15 PMHawkins County TN63 mph55Estimated0
5:20 PMKnox County TN63 mph55Estimated0
5:20 PMRoane County TN63 mph55Estimated0
5:43 PMAvery County NC63 mph55Estimated0
5:43 PMCaswell County NC63 mph55Estimated0
5:57 PMSevier County TN63 mph55Estimated0
6:18 PMCaldwell County NC63 mph55Estimated0

By state

Severe weather reports by state, July 8, 2016
Tennessee15064 mph141.75
North Carolina7769 mph101.75
Kentucky47—51.75
South Carolina38—10.75
Michigan3164 mph363.00
Indiana22—0—
Virginia2160 mph11.00
West Virginia20—11.00
Missouri1760 mph0—
Oklahoma1566 mph82.50
Ohio10—10.88
New Jersey8—20.75
Georgia7—10.88
Texas676 mph31.75
Kansas4—11.75
Wyoming262 mph0—
Arkansas1—0—
Montana160 mph0—
New York1—0—
Pennsylvania1—0—
Colorado0—312.50
New Mexico0—72.75
Florida0—11.00

Counties with the most wind reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

123 hail reports, 8 of 2 inches or more; 3 tornadoes.

Largest hail, July 8, 2016
9:50 AMLeelanau County MI3.00
10:49 AMCharlevoix County MI3.00
11:43 AMAntrim County MI3.00
5:47 PMColfax County NM2.75
8:20 AMPayne County OK2.50
4:48 PMEl Paso County CO2.50
6:22 AMCrowley County CO2.00
1:27 PMAlpena County MI2.00
2:00 AMFord County KS1.75
4:03 AMEl Paso County CO1.75
4:40 AMPueblo County CO1.75
4:53 AMPueblo County CO1.75
5:00 AMPueblo County CO1.75
7:45 AMLincoln County OK1.75
10:35 AMKalkaska County MI1.75
11:49 AMMontmorency County MI1.75
2:00 PMBay County MI1.75
2:40 PMMonroe County KY1.75
2:42 PMBay County MI1.75
3:50 PMFentress County TN1.75
5:05 PMEl Paso County CO1.75
5:05 PMBuncombe County NC1.75
6:36 PMWayne County MI1.75
6:59 PMGaston County NC1.75
7:50 PMMidland County TX1.75
1:40 AMKit Carson County CO1.50
6:33 AMPueblo County CO1.50
10:17 AMLeelanau County MI1.50
10:44 AMKalkaska County MI1.50
11:15 AMCrawford County MI1.50
12:44 PMMontmorency County MI1.50
2:07 PMArenac County MI1.50
4:45 PMBeckham County OK1.50
5:05 PMSevier County TN1.50
2:40 PMMonroe County KY1.25
2:57 PMClay County TN1.25
3:27 PMColfax County NM1.25
3:40 PMColfax County NM1.25
5:14 PMEl Paso County CO1.25
5:20 PMEl Paso County CO1.25
5:25 PMEl Paso County CO1.25
4:58 AMEl Paso County CO1.00
5:02 AMPueblo County CO1.00
6:30 AMPueblo County CO1.00
6:35 AMPueblo County CO1.00
7:52 AMLincoln County OK1.00
8:35 AMPayne County OK1.00
9:00 AMOkfuskee County OK1.00
9:30 AMTulsa County OK1.00
9:51 AMGrand Traverse County MI1.00
  • EF0 tornado2:16 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado4:56 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado7:33 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.