The severe wind outbreak of April 14, 2019

391 wind reportsPennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia and 13 more states

391 damaging wind reports across 16 states between 1:00 AM and 12:57 AM the next day CDT, 15 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 76 mph in Upshur County, WV. 41 hail reports and 34 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · April 14, 2019

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 391 that day

Strongest gust—measured, so far

Largest hail—so far

The day’s milestones

Wind reportsLarger and brighter with speed; filled when measured, a ring when estimated

Hail and tornadoesHail reports as diamonds; the day's tornado paths in green

Counties reportingLit at their first report, brighter with a 65-knot gust or 2-inch hail

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database (wind, hail and tornado reports with their logged times and places). Each report is a damage or measurement report, not a separate storm; several can describe one gust front. Tornado paths are drawn at a typical forward speed of 35 mph. Times are Central Daylight Time.

The day in numbers

Wind reports: 391; 89th of 15,807 days with wind reports since 1955
75 mph or more: 15; 4 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust: 76 mph; 66 knots, Upshur County, WV
Measured: 11; reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind: 2; 5 injured
Counties reporting: 198; in 16 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.

Strongest wind reports, April 14, 2019

11:50 PM	Montour County PA	105 mph	91	Estimated
11:55 PM	Columbia County PA	96 mph	83	Estimated
1:48 PM	Decatur County IN	90 mph	78	Estimated
11:35 PM	Dauphin County PA	90 mph	78	Estimated
1:00 AM	Franklin County AL	81 mph	70	Estimated
2:20 PM	Clark County OH	81 mph	70	Estimated
2:21 PM	Clark County OH	81 mph	70	Estimated
2:21 PM	Champaign County OH	81 mph	70	Estimated
6:10 PM	Erie County PA	81 mph	70	Estimated
6:39 PM	Venango County PA	81 mph	70	Estimated
12:15 AM	Luzerne County PA	81 mph	70	Estimated
12:27 AM	Broome County NY	81 mph	70	Estimated
12:30 AM	Luzerne County PA	81 mph	70	Estimated
7:47 PM	Upshur County WV	76 mph	66	Measured
7:47 PM	Upshur County WV	76 mph	66	Estimated
4:26 PM	Summit County OH	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:06 PM	Nelson County VA	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:15 PM	Franklin County OH	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:15 PM	Franklin County OH	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:10 PM	Erie County PA	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:40 PM	Lewis County WV	70 mph	61	Estimated
12:23 AM	Spotsylvania County VA	70 mph	61	Estimated
12:28 AM	Broome County NY	70 mph	61	Estimated
12:35 AM	Stafford County VA	70 mph	61	Estimated
12:54 AM	Charles County MD	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:15 PM	Anderson County TN	69 mph	60	Estimated
3:45 PM	Wilkes County NC	69 mph	60	Estimated
7:25 PM	Braxton County WV	69 mph	60	Estimated
8:27 PM	Polk County NC	69 mph	60	Estimated
12:13 AM	Broome County NY	69 mph	60	Estimated
12:39 AM	Susquehanna County PA	69 mph	60	Estimated
12:48 AM	Lackawanna County PA	69 mph	60	Estimated
12:49 AM	Lackawanna County PA	69 mph	60	Estimated
12:49 AM	Lackawanna County PA	69 mph	60	Estimated
12:54 AM	Susquehanna County PA	69 mph	60	Estimated
2:40 PM	Champaign County OH	64 mph	56	Estimated
4:05 PM	Ashland County OH	64 mph	56	Estimated
4:10 PM	Stark County OH	64 mph	56	Estimated
5:25 PM	Mahoning County OH	64 mph	56	Estimated
12:35 AM	Spotsylvania County VA	63 mph	55	Measured
11:25 AM	Gwinnett County GA	63 mph	55	Estimated
12:40 PM	Franklin County GA	63 mph	55	Estimated
1:40 PM	Henderson County NC	63 mph	55	Estimated
1:57 PM	McCormick County SC	63 mph	55	Estimated
2:00 PM	Polk County NC	63 mph	55	Estimated
2:16 PM	Rutherford County NC	63 mph	55	Estimated
4:34 PM	Chesterfield County SC	63 mph	55	Estimated
4:49 PM	Floyd County VA	63 mph	55	Estimated
5:22 PM	Hamblen County TN	63 mph	55	Estimated
5:45 PM	Hawkins County TN	63 mph	55	Estimated
6:25 PM	Carter County TN	63 mph	55	Estimated
8:00 PM	Greenville County SC	63 mph	55	Estimated
8:12 PM	Anderson County SC	63 mph	55	Estimated
6:50 AM	Cherokee County AL	62 mph	54	Measured
9:14 PM	Pocahontas County WV	62 mph	54	Measured
12:39 AM	Prince George's County MD	62 mph	54	Measured
4:35 PM	Athens County OH	61 mph	53	Measured
6:21 PM	Ohio County WV	61 mph	53	Measured
12:20 AM	Broome County NY	60 mph	52	Measured
12:34 AM	Prince George's County MD	60 mph	52	Measured
1:05 AM	Wayne County MS	60 mph	52	Estimated
1:14 AM	George County MS	60 mph	52	Estimated
1:25 AM	Lauderdale County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated
1:28 AM	Colbert County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated
1:55 AM	George County MS	60 mph	52	Estimated
2:08 AM	Lauderdale County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated
2:25 AM	Lauderdale County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated
2:33 AM	Lawrence County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated
2:42 AM	Lauderdale County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated
2:51 AM	Lauderdale County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated
3:04 AM	Cullman County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated
3:09 AM	Lauderdale County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated
3:19 AM	Morgan County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated
3:55 AM	Mobile County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated
5:20 AM	Escambia County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated
6:00 AM	Escambia County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated
6:20 AM	Santa Rosa County FL	60 mph	52	Estimated
6:30 AM	Crenshaw County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated
3:20 PM	Crawford County OH	60 mph	52	Estimated
3:45 PM	Richland County OH	60 mph	52	Estimated
4:01 PM	Wayne County OH	60 mph	52	Estimated
4:02 PM	Wayne County OH	60 mph	52	Estimated
4:15 PM	Summit County OH	60 mph	52	Estimated
4:28 PM	Summit County OH	60 mph	52	Estimated
4:29 PM	Stark County OH	60 mph	52	Estimated
4:30 PM	Summit County OH	60 mph	52	Estimated
4:59 PM	Portage County OH	60 mph	52	Estimated
5:07 PM	Trumbull County OH	60 mph	52	Estimated
5:14 PM	Franklin County OH	60 mph	52	Estimated
5:18 PM	Trumbull County OH	60 mph	52	Estimated
5:37 PM	Trumbull County OH	60 mph	52	Estimated
5:38 PM	Trumbull County OH	60 mph	52	Estimated
5:38 PM	Mahoning County OH	60 mph	52	Estimated
5:39 PM	Lake County OH	60 mph	52	Estimated
5:40 PM	Trumbull County OH	60 mph	52	Estimated
5:45 PM	Mahoning County OH	60 mph	52	Estimated
5:48 PM	Trumbull County OH	60 mph	52	Estimated
5:49 PM	Crawford County PA	60 mph	52	Estimated
5:49 PM	Mahoning County OH	60 mph	52	Estimated
5:50 PM	Trumbull County OH	60 mph	52	Estimated

By state

Severe weather reports by state, April 14, 2019

Pennsylvania	77	58 mph	17	2.00
Ohio	63	61 mph	7	1.00
Virginia	53	63 mph	0	—
Georgia	37	—	1	1.75
West Virginia	35	76 mph	2	0.75
Alabama	32	62 mph	0	—
North Carolina	29	—	1	1.00
New York	19	60 mph	9	2.00
Florida	13	—	0	—
Maryland	10	62 mph	0	—
Tennessee	10	—	0	—
South Carolina	6	—	1	0.25
Mississippi	3	—	0	—
Kentucky	2	—	0	—
Indiana	1	—	3	1.25
District of Columbia	1	—	0	—

Counties with the most wind reports

Lauderdale CountyAL · 17 reports
Jackson CountyFL · 7 reports
Broome CountyNY · 7 reports
Cattaraugus CountyNY · 7 reports
Luzerne CountyPA · 7 reports
Trumbull CountyOH · 7 reports
Venango CountyPA · 6 reports
Warren CountyOH · 6 reports
Lackawanna CountyPA · 5 reports
Athens CountyOH · 5 reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

41 hail reports, 2 of 2 inches or more; 34 tornadoes.

Largest hail, April 14, 2019

6:25 PM	Erie County PA	2.00
6:35 PM	Chautauqua County NY	2.00
8:51 AM	Polk County GA	1.75
6:47 PM	Chautauqua County NY	1.75
6:48 PM	Chautauqua County NY	1.75
6:49 PM	Chautauqua County NY	1.75
6:54 PM	Chautauqua County NY	1.75
7:06 PM	Chautauqua County NY	1.75
6:05 PM	Erie County PA	1.50
6:08 PM	Crawford County PA	1.50
6:29 PM	Erie County PA	1.50
7:10 PM	Chautauqua County NY	1.50
11:28 PM	Snyder County PA	1.50
12:40 AM	Luzerne County PA	1.50
2:26 PM	Fayette County IN	1.25
6:25 PM	Erie County PA	1.25
2:07 PM	Rush County IN	1.00
2:23 PM	Fayette County IN	1.00
3:53 PM	Richland County OH	1.00
4:45 PM	Portage County OH	1.00
4:58 PM	Columbiana County OH	1.00
5:25 PM	Richmond County NC	1.00
5:41 PM	Crawford County PA	1.00
6:02 PM	Crawford County PA	1.00
6:30 PM	Mercer County PA	1.00
6:34 PM	Erie County PA	1.00
6:43 PM	Venango County PA	1.00
7:10 PM	Chautauqua County NY	1.00
11:13 PM	Snyder County PA	1.00
12:55 AM	Lackawanna County PA	1.00
3:20 PM	Marion County OH	0.88
3:57 PM	Clermont County OH	0.88
3:17 PM	Preble County OH	0.75
3:49 PM	Shelby County OH	0.75
6:15 PM	Erie County PA	0.75
6:30 PM	Venango County PA	0.75
6:48 PM	Chautauqua County NY	0.75
7:29 PM	Preston County WV	0.75
8:04 PM	Barbour County WV	0.75
12:42 AM	Luzerne County PA	0.75
4:32 PM	Kershaw County SC	0.25

EF0 tornado1:26 AM CDT
EF1 tornado1:35 AM CDT
EF1 tornado2:20 AM CDT
EF1 tornado2:50 AM CDT
EF0 tornado2:56 AM CDT
EF0 tornado3:21 AM CDT
EF0 tornado4:05 AM CDT
EF0 tornado4:14 AM CDT
EF1 tornado6:28 AM CDT
EF0 tornado6:50 AM CDT
EF0 tornado6:53 AM CDT
EF1 tornado7:10 AM CDT
EF0 tornado9:14 AM CDT
EF0 tornado9:46 AM CDT
EF0 tornado10:39 AM CDT
EF1 tornado10:45 AM CDT
EF1 tornado1:43 PM CDT
EF0 tornado2:12 PM CDT
EF2 tornado3:42 PM CDT
EF0 tornado4:15 PM CDT
EF0 tornado4:49 PM CDT
EF0 tornado5:48 PM CDT
EF0 tornado6:43 PM CDT
EF0 tornado6:53 PM CDT
EF2 tornado7:20 PM CDT
EF1 tornado7:51 PM CDT
EF0 tornado7:53 PM CDT
EF1 tornado9:03 PM CDT
EF1 tornado11:35 PM CDT
EF2 tornado12:00 AM CDT
EF1 tornado12:05 AM CDT
EF1 tornado12:32 AM CDT
EF0 tornado12:45 AM CDT
EF1 tornado12:50 AM CDT

2019 · 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.