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The severe wind outbreak of October 31, 2019

393 wind reportsVirginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and 9 more states

393 damaging wind reports across 12 states between 7:33 AM and 12:20 AM the next day CDT, 9 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 67 mph in Ocean County, NJ. 10 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · October 31, 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 393 that day
Strongest gust—measured, so far
Largest hail—so far

The day in numbers

Wind reports
393
88th of 15,807 days with wind reports since 1955
75 mph or more
9
3 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust
67 mph
58 knots, Ocean County, NJ
Measured
9
reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind
2
5 injured
Counties reporting
179
in 12 states

Hour by hour

Damaging wind reports in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Wind reports per hour, October 31, 2019 7 AM: 1 8 AM: 2 9 AM: 1 10 AM: 12 11 AM: 12 Noon: 20 1 PM: 10 2 PM: 7 3 PM: 16 4 PM: 17 5 PM: 25 6 PM: 45 7 PM: 58 8 PM: 32 9 PM: 28 10 PM: 64 64 11 PM: 29 Midnight: 14 7 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, October 31, 2019
10:45 PMBucks County PA109 mph95Estimated0
10:34 PMGreene County NY105 mph91Estimated0
12:06 AMMonmouth County NJ98 mph85Estimated0
10:02 PMAnne Arundel County MD81 mph70Estimated0
10:42 PMMontgomery County PA81 mph70Estimated0
10:45 PMBucks County PA81 mph70Estimated0
10:11 PMQueen Anne's County MD75 mph65Estimated0
10:47 PMMontgomery County PA75 mph65Estimated0
11:14 PMSomerset County NJ75 mph65Estimated0
6:06 PMLoudoun County VA70 mph61Estimated0
6:28 PMNelson County VA70 mph61Estimated0
6:50 PMLoudoun County VA70 mph61Estimated0
7:19 PMCarroll County MD70 mph61Estimated0
7:31 PMOrange County VA70 mph61Estimated0
7:39 PMCulpeper County VA70 mph61Estimated0
7:42 PMOrange County VA70 mph61Estimated0
7:44 PMCulpeper County VA70 mph61Estimated0
9:15 PMSpotsylvania County VA70 mph61Estimated0
9:56 PMKing George County VA70 mph61Estimated0
10:15 PMCharles County MD70 mph61Estimated0
10:35 PMSt. Mary's County MD70 mph61Estimated0
11:34 PMEssex County NJ70 mph61Estimated0
11:40 PMEssex County NJ70 mph61Estimated0
10:25 AMKnox County TN69 mph60Estimated0
10:30 AMKnox County TN69 mph60Estimated0
10:40 AMClaiborne County TN69 mph60Estimated0
10:40 AMClaiborne County TN69 mph60Estimated0
11:40 AMHawkins County TN69 mph60Estimated0
12:22 PMBoone County WV69 mph60Estimated0
3:35 PMCarroll County VA69 mph60Estimated0
3:46 PMEdgefield County SC69 mph60Estimated0
4:20 PMRichmond County GA69 mph60Estimated0
5:58 PMChesterfield County SC69 mph60Estimated0
6:01 PMChesterfield County SC69 mph60Estimated0
6:16 PMBamberg County SC69 mph60Estimated0
6:18 PMKershaw County SC69 mph60Estimated0
9:14 PMLehigh County PA69 mph60Estimated0
10:24 PMKnox County TN69 mph60Estimated0
10:28 PMNew Castle County DE69 mph60Estimated0
10:30 PMDelaware County PA69 mph60Estimated0
10:34 PMDelaware County PA69 mph60Estimated0
10:34 PMDelaware County PA69 mph60Estimated0
10:34 PMChester County PA69 mph60Estimated0
10:48 PMBucks County PA69 mph60Estimated0
10:49 PMBucks County PA69 mph60Estimated0
10:52 PMHunterdon County NJ69 mph60Estimated0
10:54 PMSussex County NJ69 mph60Estimated0
12:05 AMQueens County NY69 mph60Estimated0
12:13 AMOcean County NJ67 mph58Measured0
12:18 AMOcean County NJ64 mph56Measured0
10:00 AMRoane County TN63 mph55Estimated0
10:04 AMAnderson County TN63 mph55Estimated0
10:15 AMAnderson County TN63 mph55Estimated0
10:30 AMUnion County TN63 mph55Estimated0
10:50 AMGrainger County TN63 mph55Estimated0
10:50 AMLee County VA63 mph55Estimated0
10:55 AMJefferson County TN63 mph55Estimated0
10:55 AMJefferson County TN63 mph55Estimated0
11:00 AMJefferson County TN63 mph55Estimated0
11:00 AMGrainger County TN63 mph55Estimated0
11:15 AMLee County VA63 mph55Estimated0
11:30 AMWise County VA63 mph55Estimated0
11:30 AMHawkins County TN63 mph55Estimated0
11:30 AMGreene County TN63 mph55Estimated0
11:30 AMGreene County TN63 mph55Estimated0
11:30 AMGreene County TN63 mph55Estimated0
11:35 AMWise County VA63 mph55Estimated0
12:00 PMWise County VA63 mph55Estimated0
12:15 PMScott County VA63 mph55Estimated0
1:36 PMHaywood County NC63 mph55Estimated0
3:35 PMWilkes County NC63 mph55Estimated0
4:00 PMNewberry County SC63 mph55Estimated0
5:35 PMLancaster County SC63 mph55Estimated0
8:09 PMMonroe County PA63 mph55Estimated0
8:10 PMMonroe County PA63 mph55Estimated0
10:19 PMWarren County NJ63 mph55Estimated0
10:29 PMWarren County NJ63 mph55Estimated0
10:37 PMWarren County NJ63 mph55Estimated0
10:42 PMMontgomery County PA63 mph55Estimated0
10:47 PMTalbot County MD63 mph55Estimated0
10:49 PMWarren County NJ63 mph55Estimated0
10:54 PMCaroline County MD63 mph55Estimated0
11:20 PMSussex County DE63 mph55Estimated0
12:08 AMMonmouth County NJ63 mph55Estimated0
10:35 PMNew Castle County DE62 mph54Measured0
10:06 PMKent County MD61 mph53Measured0
11:54 PMHudson County NJ60 mph52Measured0
3:30 PMGrant County WV60 mph52Estimated0
3:32 PMGrant County WV60 mph52Estimated0
3:54 PMHighland County VA60 mph52Estimated0
4:43 PMMorgan County WV60 mph52Estimated0
5:54 PMRappahannock County VA60 mph52Estimated0
6:21 PMCulpeper County VA60 mph52Estimated0
6:23 PMCulpeper County VA60 mph52Estimated0
6:27 PMCulpeper County VA60 mph52Estimated0
6:35 PMLoudoun County VA60 mph52Estimated0
6:54 PMMontgomery County MD60 mph52Estimated0
7:00 PMLoudoun County VA60 mph52Estimated0
7:07 PMCarroll County MD60 mph52Estimated0
7:07 PMCarroll County MD60 mph52Estimated0

By state

Severe weather reports by state, October 31, 2019
Virginia7659 mph0—
Pennsylvania73—0—
North Carolina54—0—
Maryland4961 mph0—
New Jersey3367 mph0—
New York24—0—
South Carolina2158 mph0—
Tennessee20—0—
West Virginia19—0—
Georgia12—0—
Delaware1062 mph0—
District of Columbia2—0—

Counties with the most wind reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

No hail reports; 10 tornadoes.

  • EF0 tornado10:45 AM CDT
  • EF1 tornado4:59 PM CDT
  • EF1 tornado5:02 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado5:04 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado5:09 PM CDT
  • EF1 tornado6:48 PM CDT
  • EF2 tornado10:25 PM CDT
  • EF1 tornado11:23 PM CDT
  • EF1 tornado11:55 PM CDT
  • EF0 tornado12:15 AM CDT

2019 · 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.