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The severe wind outbreak of June 16, 2017

241 wind reportsMississippi, Nebraska, Kansas and 15 more states

241 damaging wind reports across 18 states between 1:00 AM and 12:58 AM the next day CDT, 57 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 110 mph in Dodge County, NE. 96 hail reports and 11 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · June 16, 2017

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 241 that day
Strongest gust—measured, so far
Largest hail—so far

The day in numbers

Wind reports
241
on Friday, June 16, 2017
75 mph or more
57
16 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust
110 mph
96 knots, Dodge County, NE
Measured
30
reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind
0
4 injured
Counties reporting
114
in 18 states

Hour by hour

Damaging wind reports in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Wind reports per hour, June 16, 2017 1 AM: 2 2 AM: 0 3 AM: 0 4 AM: 0 5 AM: 0 6 AM: 0 7 AM: 0 8 AM: 1 9 AM: 0 10 AM: 0 11 AM: 0 Noon: 0 1 PM: 0 2 PM: 1 3 PM: 3 4 PM: 9 5 PM: 18 6 PM: 19 7 PM: 43 43 8 PM: 32 9 PM: 41 10 PM: 21 11 PM: 25 Midnight: 26 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, June 16, 2017
7:25 PMDodge County NE110 mph96Measured0
7:35 PMDouglas County NE104 mph90Measured0
9:05 PMSaline County NE104 mph90Estimated0
9:39 PMGage County NE100 mph87Estimated0
8:55 PMGage County NE92 mph80Estimated0
5:15 PMWayne County NE90 mph78Estimated0
9:05 PMGage County NE89 mph77Estimated0
7:15 PMDouglas County NE87 mph76Measured0
7:36 PMDouglas County NE87 mph76Measured0
8:37 PMLancaster County NE87 mph76Measured0
9:25 PMAtchison County MO87 mph76Measured0
7:50 PMSarpy County NE86 mph75Estimated0
7:55 PMSarpy County NE86 mph75Estimated0
9:15 PMJohnson County NE86 mph75Estimated0
9:35 PMGage County NE86 mph75Estimated0
9:40 PMGage County NE86 mph75Estimated0
9:47 PMGage County NE85 mph74Measured0
7:48 PMSarpy County NE85 mph74Estimated0
11:23 PMAtchison County KS83 mph72Measured0
9:34 PMGage County NE81 mph70Measured0
12:21 AMWyandotte County KS81 mph70Measured0
7:10 PMDodge County NE81 mph70Estimated0
7:14 PMDodge County NE81 mph70Estimated0
7:55 PMHarrison County IA81 mph70Estimated0
7:58 PMSarpy County NE81 mph70Estimated0
8:10 PMSarpy County NE81 mph70Estimated0
8:15 PMLancaster County NE81 mph70Estimated0
8:15 PMCass County NE81 mph70Estimated0
8:40 PMLancaster County NE81 mph70Estimated0
8:49 PMLancaster County NE81 mph70Estimated0
9:35 PMGage County NE81 mph70Estimated0
9:42 PMGage County NE81 mph70Estimated0
10:40 PMMarshall County KS81 mph70Estimated0
12:23 AMWyandotte County KS81 mph70Estimated0
12:56 AMShawnee County KS81 mph70Estimated0
12:58 AMShawnee County KS81 mph70Estimated0
12:58 AMShawnee County KS81 mph70Estimated0
10:26 PMHolt County MO77 mph67Estimated0
10:47 PMBuchanan County MO76 mph66Measured0
11:35 PMAtchison County KS76 mph66Measured0
10:53 PMMarshall County KS75 mph65Measured0
7:12 PMDodge County NE75 mph65Estimated0
7:15 PMDodge County NE75 mph65Estimated0
7:35 PMSaunders County NE75 mph65Estimated0
7:53 PMSaunders County NE75 mph65Estimated0
7:55 PMDouglas County NE75 mph65Estimated0
8:00 PMSarpy County NE75 mph65Estimated0
8:15 PMMills County IA75 mph65Estimated0
8:34 PMCopiah County MS75 mph65Estimated0
8:35 PMFremont County IA75 mph65Estimated0
8:38 PMPottawattamie County IA75 mph65Estimated0
9:00 PMLawrence County MS75 mph65Estimated0
9:06 PMSmith County MS75 mph65Estimated0
9:08 PMCovington County MS75 mph65Estimated0
9:15 PMJones County MS75 mph65Estimated0
10:47 PMMarshall County KS75 mph65Estimated0
11:05 PMAndrew County MO75 mph65Estimated0
5:38 PMMadison County NE74 mph64Measured0
7:59 PMSarpy County NE74 mph64Measured0
7:59 PMDouglas County NE72 mph63Measured0
11:24 PMJackson County MS72 mph63Measured0
5:37 PMMadison County NE71 mph62Measured0
8:20 AMPottawattamie County IA70 mph61Estimated0
4:20 PMBond County IL70 mph61Estimated0
7:40 PMDouglas County NE70 mph61Estimated0
7:50 PMDouglas County NE70 mph61Estimated0
7:55 PMSarpy County NE70 mph61Estimated0
8:00 PMPottawattamie County IA70 mph61Estimated0
8:06 PMSarpy County NE70 mph61Estimated0
8:35 PMLancaster County NE70 mph61Estimated0
9:17 PMStory County IA70 mph61Estimated0
9:42 PMTaylor County IA70 mph61Estimated0
9:49 PMNodaway County MO70 mph61Estimated0
10:00 PMWorth County MO70 mph61Estimated0
10:32 PMBrown County KS70 mph61Estimated0
10:35 PMBrown County KS70 mph61Estimated0
10:45 PMStone County MS70 mph61Estimated0
10:52 PMBrown County KS70 mph61Estimated0
10:53 PMHarrison County MO70 mph61Estimated0
11:17 PMClinton County MO70 mph61Estimated0
11:17 PMClinton County MO70 mph61Estimated0
11:22 PMClinton County MO70 mph61Estimated0
11:29 PMAtchison County KS70 mph61Estimated0
11:51 PMJefferson County KS70 mph61Estimated0
11:54 PMJefferson County KS70 mph61Estimated0
12:00 AMLafayette County MO70 mph61Estimated0
12:21 AMWyandotte County KS70 mph61Estimated0
12:21 AMLeavenworth County KS70 mph61Estimated0
12:30 AMLeavenworth County KS70 mph61Estimated0
12:35 AMJohnson County KS70 mph61Estimated0
12:52 AMShawnee County KS70 mph61Estimated0
5:17 PMWashington County MS69 mph60Estimated0
6:06 PMHolmes County MS69 mph60Estimated0
6:24 PMWashington County MS69 mph60Estimated0
6:45 PMWashington County MS69 mph60Estimated0
7:12 PMYazoo County MS69 mph60Estimated0
7:49 PMMadison County MS69 mph60Estimated0
7:52 PMHinds County MS69 mph60Estimated0
8:00 PMWarren County MS69 mph60Estimated0
8:02 PMHinds County MS69 mph60Estimated0

By state

Severe weather reports by state, June 16, 2017
Mississippi5972 mph41.00
Nebraska54110 mph402.75
Kansas4383 mph72.75
Missouri2687 mph0—
Iowa2062 mph51.00
Wisconsin1358 mph262.50
North Carolina7—10.88
Minnesota6—91.75
Michigan2—10.88
Alabama2—0—
New York2—0—
Arkansas1—31.25
Illinois1—0—
Indiana1—0—
Montana160 mph0—
Pennsylvania1—0—
South Carolina1—0—
Virginia1—0—

Counties with the most wind reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

96 hail reports, 17 of 2 inches or more; 11 tornadoes.

Largest hail, June 16, 2017
10:45 PMJefferson County NE2.75
12:17 AMWashington County KS2.75
12:41 AMRiley County KS2.75
6:13 PMTrempealeau County WI2.50
6:27 PMTrempealeau County WI2.50
6:35 PMTrempealeau County WI2.50
6:50 PMPlatte County NE2.50
8:40 PMLancaster County NE2.50
11:47 PMWashington County KS2.50
6:18 PMTrempealeau County WI2.00
6:24 PMBuffalo County WI2.00
6:36 PMTrempealeau County WI2.00
6:36 PMTrempealeau County WI2.00
6:49 PMPlatte County NE2.00
7:11 PMHamilton County NE2.00
8:35 PMSeward County NE2.00
9:12 PMFillmore County NE2.00
4:56 PMOlmsted County MN1.75
5:00 PMOlmsted County MN1.75
5:07 PMFillmore County MN1.75
5:18 PMMadison County NE1.75
5:23 PMMadison County NE1.75
5:24 PMFillmore County MN1.75
6:12 PMBuffalo County WI1.75
6:22 PMTrempealeau County WI1.75
6:34 PMTrempealeau County WI1.75
6:38 PMTrempealeau County WI1.75
6:40 PMTrempealeau County WI1.75
6:50 PMNance County NE1.75
6:54 PMPlatte County NE1.75
7:44 PMPolk County NE1.75
9:04 PMFillmore County NE1.75
10:11 PMJefferson County NE1.75
10:19 PMJefferson County NE1.75
10:25 PMThayer County NE1.75
10:26 PMJefferson County NE1.75
4:58 PMOlmsted County MN1.50
4:59 PMOlmsted County MN1.50
5:02 PMFillmore County MN1.50
6:15 PMMadison County NE1.50
6:30 PMBuffalo County WI1.50
7:25 PMEau Claire County WI1.50
7:27 PMJackson County WI1.50
10:55 PMWashington County KS1.50
2:30 PMMississippi County AR1.25
2:45 PMMississippi County AR1.25
4:57 PMOlmsted County MN1.25
4:58 PMAntelope County NE1.25
6:00 PMBuffalo County WI1.25
6:45 PMPlatte County NE1.25
  • EF0 tornado4:47 PM CDT
  • EF1 tornado5:32 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado5:50 PM CDT
  • EF1 tornado7:10 PM CDT
  • EF2 tornado8:05 PM CDT
  • EF1 tornado8:08 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado8:40 PM CDT
  • EF1 tornado9:35 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado9:39 PM CDT
  • EF1 tornado11:01 PM CDT
  • EF1 tornado11:14 PM CDT

2017 · 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.