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The severe wind outbreak of July 14, 2016

378 wind reportsOklahoma, Arkansas, Kentucky and 24 more states

378 damaging wind reports across 27 states between 1:23 AM and 12:55 AM the next day CDT, 55 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 90 mph in Wagoner County, OK. 86 hail reports and 1 tornado the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · July 14, 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 378 that day
Strongest gust—measured, so far
Largest hail—so far

The day in numbers

Wind reports
378
on Thursday, July 14, 2016
75 mph or more
55
9 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust
90 mph
78 knots, Wagoner County, OK
Measured
47
reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind
0
3 injured
Counties reporting
190
in 27 states

Hour by hour

Damaging wind reports in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Wind reports per hour, July 14, 2016 1 AM: 5 2 AM: 2 3 AM: 2 4 AM: 0 5 AM: 1 6 AM: 0 7 AM: 3 8 AM: 13 9 AM: 2 10 AM: 6 11 AM: 10 Noon: 42 1 PM: 34 2 PM: 43 3 PM: 50 50 4 PM: 36 5 PM: 31 6 PM: 29 7 PM: 25 8 PM: 21 9 PM: 10 10 PM: 4 11 PM: 0 Midnight: 9 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 14, 2016
12:28 PMCreek County OK98 mph85Estimated0
1:15 PMWagoner County OK90 mph78Measured0
5:24 PMLubbock County TX90 mph78Estimated0
12:15 PMTulsa County OK86 mph75Estimated0
12:40 PMRogers County OK86 mph75Estimated0
1:20 PMMuskogee County OK86 mph75Estimated0
1:20 PMMuskogee County OK86 mph75Estimated0
1:30 PMCherokee County OK86 mph75Estimated0
1:34 PMMayes County OK86 mph75Estimated0
8:17 AMSedgwick County KS81 mph70Measured0
1:20 PMMuskogee County OK81 mph70Measured0
12:04 PMCreek County OK81 mph70Estimated0
12:15 PMCreek County OK81 mph70Estimated0
12:22 PMTulsa County OK81 mph70Estimated0
12:30 PMTulsa County OK81 mph70Estimated0
12:30 PMTulsa County OK81 mph70Estimated0
12:35 PMTulsa County OK81 mph70Estimated0
12:38 PMLee County SC81 mph70Estimated0
12:45 PMTulsa County OK81 mph70Estimated0
12:54 PMLee County SC81 mph70Estimated0
12:58 PMWagoner County OK81 mph70Estimated0
1:00 PMWagoner County OK81 mph70Estimated0
1:08 PMWagoner County OK81 mph70Estimated0
1:13 PMWagoner County OK81 mph70Estimated0
1:15 PMRogers County OK81 mph70Estimated0
1:16 PMMuskogee County OK81 mph70Estimated0
1:20 PMMuskogee County OK81 mph70Estimated0
1:21 PMMayes County OK81 mph70Estimated0
2:23 PMSequoyah County OK81 mph70Estimated0
8:00 PMKing County TX76 mph66Measured0
7:32 AMGray County KS75 mph65Estimated0
8:14 AMSedgwick County KS75 mph65Estimated0
11:27 AMOsage County OK75 mph65Estimated0
12:28 PMTulsa County OK75 mph65Estimated0
12:36 PMTulsa County OK75 mph65Estimated0
12:40 PMTulsa County OK75 mph65Estimated0
12:45 PMTulsa County OK75 mph65Estimated0
12:46 PMRichland County SC75 mph65Estimated0
12:54 PMLee County SC75 mph65Estimated0
1:12 PMMayes County OK75 mph65Estimated0
1:46 PMMcIntosh County OK75 mph65Estimated0
1:57 PMCherokee County OK75 mph65Estimated0
1:59 PMCherokee County OK75 mph65Estimated0
2:15 PMPittsburg County OK75 mph65Estimated0
2:26 PMHaskell County OK75 mph65Estimated0
2:30 PMLatimer County OK75 mph65Estimated0
2:40 PMHaskell County OK75 mph65Estimated0
3:03 PMLe Flore County OK75 mph65Estimated0
3:09 PMLe Flore County OK75 mph65Estimated0
3:30 PMFranklin County AR75 mph65Estimated0
3:40 PMFranklin County AR75 mph65Estimated0
3:40 PMFranklin County AR75 mph65Estimated0
3:50 PMFranklin County AR75 mph65Estimated0
7:50 PMUnion Parish LA75 mph65Estimated0
12:48 AMCanadian County OK75 mph65Estimated0
1:46 PMMcIntosh County OK72 mph63Measured0
7:45 PMCottle County TX72 mph63Measured0
1:50 PMCherokee County OK70 mph61Measured0
12:50 AMGrady County OK70 mph61Measured0
8:36 AMSedgwick County KS70 mph61Estimated0
11:48 AMPawnee County OK70 mph61Estimated0
12:00 PMOsage County OK70 mph61Estimated0
12:38 PMTulsa County OK70 mph61Estimated0
12:40 PMTulsa County OK70 mph61Estimated0
1:44 PMNorthampton County PA70 mph61Estimated0
1:48 PMWarren County NJ70 mph61Estimated0
1:55 PMWarren County NJ70 mph61Estimated0
2:30 PMMorris County NJ70 mph61Estimated0
2:38 PMMorris County NJ70 mph61Estimated0
2:47 PMEssex County NJ70 mph61Estimated0
2:51 PMEssex County NJ70 mph61Estimated0
3:05 PMSebastian County AR70 mph61Estimated0
3:15 PMCrawford County AR70 mph61Estimated0
3:15 PMLe Flore County OK70 mph61Estimated0
3:17 PMSebastian County AR70 mph61Estimated0
3:30 PMCrawford County AR70 mph61Estimated0
3:30 PMSpencer County IN70 mph61Estimated0
3:40 PMFranklin County AR70 mph61Estimated0
3:40 PMLe Flore County OK70 mph61Estimated0
4:05 PMPolk County AR70 mph61Estimated0
4:20 PMBoone County AR70 mph61Estimated0
4:20 PMAroostook County ME70 mph61Estimated0
4:20 PMJohnson County AR70 mph61Estimated0
4:35 PMYell County AR70 mph61Estimated0
4:40 PMMontgomery County AR70 mph61Estimated0
4:45 PMSevier County AR70 mph61Estimated0
5:20 PMHot Spring County AR70 mph61Estimated0
6:00 PMAroostook County ME70 mph61Estimated0
6:40 PMCleveland County AR70 mph61Estimated0
6:40 PMLonoke County AR70 mph61Estimated0
6:40 PMCleveland County AR70 mph61Estimated0
7:28 PMDrew County AR70 mph61Estimated0
1:23 AMGenesee County NY69 mph60Estimated0
1:26 AMGenesee County NY69 mph60Estimated0
11:26 AMRichland County SC69 mph60Estimated0
11:30 AMCalhoun County SC69 mph60Estimated0
11:30 AMCalhoun County SC69 mph60Estimated0
11:34 AMRichland County SC69 mph60Estimated0
3:00 PMSebastian County AR69 mph60Estimated0
3:55 PMMcCurtain County OK69 mph60Estimated0

By state

Severe weather reports by state, July 14, 2016
Oklahoma8590 mph71.50
Arkansas7768 mph10.88
Kentucky27—0—
Louisiana20—0—
Tennessee17—31.50
Kansas1681 mph31.00
Virginia14—10.88
Mississippi14—0—
South Carolina13—21.00
New Jersey12—0—
New York12—0—
Maine10—0—
Texas976 mph81.75
Pennsylvania7—0—
Alabama6—0—
New Hampshire6—0—
North Carolina5—11.00
West Virginia5—0—
South Dakota467 mph132.00
Massachusetts4—0—
Vermont4—0—
Georgia3—0—
Indiana2—0—
Missouri2—0—
Ohio2—0—
Florida1—0—
Illinois158 mph0—
Colorado0—362.50
Montana0—71.50
North Dakota0—41.75

Counties with the most wind reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

86 hail reports, 7 of 2 inches or more; 1 tornado.

Largest hail, July 14, 2016
6:52 PMKit Carson County CO2.50
7:05 PMKit Carson County CO2.50
8:35 PMKit Carson County CO2.50
3:55 PMEl Paso County CO2.00
3:58 PMEl Paso County CO2.00
8:10 PMHarding County SD2.00
9:10 PMPerkins County SD2.00
3:46 PMPueblo County CO1.75
4:28 PMCheyenne County CO1.75
5:55 PMPueblo County CO1.75
6:15 PMPueblo County CO1.75
6:45 PMBowman County ND1.75
6:50 PMCarson County TX1.75
6:50 PMBowman County ND1.75
6:55 PMKit Carson County CO1.75
7:10 PMKit Carson County CO1.75
7:20 PMElbert County CO1.75
7:23 PMKit Carson County CO1.75
7:24 PMArmstrong County TX1.75
7:25 PMCarson County TX1.75
7:28 PMLas Animas County CO1.75
7:30 PMElbert County CO1.75
7:38 PMKit Carson County CO1.75
7:40 PMHarding County SD1.75
7:43 PMArmstrong County TX1.75
8:20 PMHarding County SD1.75
9:22 PMPerkins County SD1.75
12:40 PMTulsa County OK1.50
3:40 PMKnox County TN1.50
3:50 PMPueblo County CO1.50
4:45 PMDawson County MT1.50
6:00 PMKit Carson County CO1.50
8:20 PMHarding County SD1.50
4:45 PMDawson County MT1.25
6:03 PMPueblo County CO1.25
6:56 PMEl Paso County CO1.25
8:36 PMRandall County TX1.25
9:54 PMMeade County SD1.25
10:20 PMZiebach County SD1.25
10:20 PMKingfisher County OK1.25
10:28 AMKay County OK1.00
1:20 PMWilson County TN1.00
2:20 PMBeaufort County SC1.00
3:10 PMPender County NC1.00
3:26 PMKnox County TN1.00
3:29 PMNemaha County KS1.00
4:35 PMDawson County MT1.00
4:38 PMDawson County MT1.00
4:47 PMDawson County MT1.00
5:00 PMDawson County MT1.00
  • EF0 tornado1:46 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.