The severe wind outbreak of June 3, 2020
455 wind reportsPennsylvania, New Jersey, Nebraska and 17 more states
455 damaging wind reports across 20 states between 1:10 AM and 12:43 AM the next day CDT, 19 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 93 mph in Ocean County, NJ. 78 hail reports the same day.
Watch the day unfoldSevere wind day · June 3, 2020
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.
The day in numbers
- Wind reports
- 455
- 54th of 15,807 days with wind reports since 1955
- 75 mph or more
- 19
- 5 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
- Strongest measured gust
- 93 mph
- 81 knots, Ocean County, NJ
- Measured
- 77
- reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
- Killed by wind
- 3
- 0 injured
- Counties reporting
- 107
- in 20 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.
| 12:19 PM | Ocean County NJ | 93 mph | Measured |
| 12:20 PM | Ocean County NJ | 92 mph | Measured |
| 3:40 PM | Ocean County NJ | 92 mph | Measured |
| 12:15 PM | Ocean County NJ | 89 mph | Measured |
| 12:14 PM | Ocean County NJ | 87 mph | Measured |
| 7:04 PM | Rush County IN | 85 mph | Estimated |
| 10:35 AM | Berks County PA | 83 mph | Measured |
| 5:19 PM | Susquehanna County PA | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 5:20 PM | Susquehanna County PA | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 6:10 PM | Wayne County PA | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 9:50 PM | York County NE | 79 mph | Measured |
| 12:15 PM | Ocean County NJ | 78 mph | Measured |
| 10:03 PM | York County NE | 78 mph | Measured |
| 10:59 AM | Montgomery County PA | 76 mph | Measured |
| 12:14 PM | Monmouth County NJ | 76 mph | Measured |
| 11:15 AM | Chester County PA | 75 mph | Measured |
| 10:03 PM | Gage County NE | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 10:43 PM | Lancaster County NE | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 11:03 PM | Lancaster County NE | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 6:42 PM | Albany County WY | 74 mph | Measured |
| 11:30 AM | Burlington County NJ | 72 mph | Measured |
| 11:35 AM | Burlington County NJ | 72 mph | Measured |
| 12:14 PM | Ocean County NJ | 72 mph | Measured |
| 12:15 PM | Ocean County NJ | 72 mph | Measured |
| 11:30 AM | Philadelphia County PA | 71 mph | Measured |
| 4:22 PM | Laramie County WY | 70 mph | Measured |
| 8:56 PM | Merrick County NE | 70 mph | Measured |
| 11:41 PM | Gray County TX | 70 mph | Measured |
| 9:50 AM | Warren County IL | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 11:09 AM | Montgomery County PA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 11:58 AM | Ocean County NJ | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 12:00 PM | Ocean County NJ | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 5:29 PM | Wyoming County PA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 5:37 PM | Wyoming County PA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 7:20 PM | Custer County NE | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 7:39 PM | Frontier County NE | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 10:42 PM | Lancaster County NE | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 10:45 PM | Lancaster County NE | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 11:03 PM | Lancaster County NE | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 11:20 PM | Thayer County NE | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 10:49 PM | Lancaster County NE | 69 mph | Measured |
| 7:59 AM | Bureau County IL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 8:15 AM | Bureau County IL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 11:25 AM | Philadelphia County PA | 68 mph | Measured |
| 12:18 PM | Ocean County NJ | 68 mph | Measured |
| 12:18 PM | Ocean County NJ | 68 mph | Measured |
| 6:32 PM | Philadelphia County PA | 68 mph | Measured |
| 10:49 PM | Jewell County KS | 68 mph | Measured |
| 10:34 AM | Berks County PA | 67 mph | Measured |
| 10:56 AM | Chester County PA | 67 mph | Measured |
| 11:40 AM | Burlington County NJ | 67 mph | Measured |
| 12:05 PM | Ocean County NJ | 67 mph | Measured |
| 11:15 PM | Republic County KS | 67 mph | Measured |
| 11:25 AM | Montgomery County PA | 66 mph | Measured |
| 11:58 AM | Ocean County NJ | 66 mph | Measured |
| 12:10 PM | Ocean County NJ | 66 mph | Measured |
| 6:49 PM | St. Francois County MO | 66 mph | Measured |
| 11:29 AM | Burlington County NJ | 64 mph | Measured |
| 11:30 AM | Bucks County PA | 64 mph | Measured |
| 11:35 AM | Burlington County NJ | 64 mph | Measured |
| 7:32 PM | Valley County NE | 64 mph | Measured |
| 11:00 PM | Grant County IN | 64 mph | Measured |
| 10:59 AM | Chester County PA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:10 AM | Bucks County PA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:15 AM | Bucks County PA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:19 AM | Camden County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:19 AM | Camden County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:20 AM | Montgomery County PA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:23 AM | Gloucester County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:25 AM | Gloucester County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:25 AM | Camden County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:25 AM | Camden County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:27 AM | Gloucester County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:27 AM | Burlington County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:27 AM | Camden County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:30 AM | Burlington County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:30 AM | Mercer County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:30 AM | Burlington County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:30 AM | Camden County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:30 AM | Burlington County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:30 AM | Camden County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:31 AM | Camden County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:31 AM | Burlington County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:31 AM | Camden County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:31 AM | Burlington County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:31 AM | Camden County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:31 AM | Gloucester County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:32 AM | Camden County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:32 AM | Burlington County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:32 AM | Camden County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:32 AM | Burlington County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:32 AM | Burlington County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:33 AM | Burlington County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:33 AM | Mercer County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:33 AM | Burlington County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:33 AM | Burlington County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:35 AM | Camden County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:35 AM | Burlington County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:35 AM | Burlington County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:35 AM | Burlington County NJ | 64 mph | Estimated |
By state
| Pennsylvania | 207 | 83 mph |
| New Jersey | 133 | 93 mph |
| Nebraska | 33 | 79 mph |
| Ohio | 14 | 60 mph |
| Illinois | 10 | 62 mph |
| Wyoming | 9 | 74 mph |
| Indiana | 7 | 64 mph |
| Michigan | 7 | 59 mph |
| Missouri | 6 | 66 mph |
| Kansas | 6 | 68 mph |
| New York | 6 | — |
| West Virginia | 3 | — |
| Alabama | 3 | — |
| Colorado | 2 | 62 mph |
| Mississippi | 2 | — |
| Louisiana | 2 | — |
| Tennessee | 2 | — |
| Iowa | 1 | 62 mph |
| Arkansas | 1 | — |
| Texas | 1 | 70 mph |
| South Dakota | 0 | — |
| Montana | 0 | — |
Counties with the most wind reports
- Burlington CountyNJ · 45 reports
- Berks CountyPA · 36 reports
- Chester CountyPA · 32 reports
- Ocean CountyNJ · 31 reports
- Camden CountyNJ · 29 reports
- Montgomery CountyPA · 25 reports
- Delaware CountyPA · 16 reports
- Bucks CountyPA · 14 reports
- Susquehanna CountyPA · 11 reports
- Philadelphia CountyPA · 10 reports
Hail and tornadoes that day
78 hail reports, 1 of 2 inches or more; no tornadoes.
| 5:00 PM | Cherry County NE | 2.00 |
| 5:12 AM | Madison County IA | 1.75 |
| 4:03 PM | Yuma County CO | 1.75 |
| 4:18 PM | Yuma County CO | 1.75 |
| 4:20 PM | Yuma County CO | 1.75 |
| 7:12 PM | Scott County IA | 1.75 |
| 7:37 PM | Audrain County MO | 1.75 |
| 8:00 PM | Lincoln County NE | 1.75 |
| 8:05 PM | Valley County NE | 1.75 |
| 4:08 PM | Yuma County CO | 1.50 |
| 4:09 PM | Yuma County CO | 1.50 |
| 4:18 PM | Yuma County CO | 1.50 |
| 4:20 PM | Holt County NE | 1.50 |
| 6:37 PM | Carroll County MS | 1.50 |
| 12:43 AM | Saline County KS | 1.50 |
| 7:00 AM | Scott County IA | 1.25 |
| 6:05 AM | Ringgold County IA | 1.00 |
| 7:05 AM | Scott County IA | 1.00 |
| 8:26 AM | Bureau County IL | 1.00 |
| 2:11 PM | Pennington County SD | 1.00 |
| 2:12 PM | Pennington County SD | 1.00 |
| 2:30 PM | Copiah County MS | 1.00 |
| 3:15 PM | Pike County IL | 1.00 |
| 3:34 PM | Howell County MO | 1.00 |
| 3:35 PM | Pike County IL | 1.00 |
| 3:42 PM | Tyler County WV | 1.00 |
| 3:52 PM | Wetzel County WV | 1.00 |
| 3:54 PM | Wetzel County WV | 1.00 |
| 3:58 PM | Snyder County PA | 1.00 |
| 4:10 PM | Yuma County CO | 1.00 |
| 4:20 PM | Pike County IL | 1.00 |
| 4:24 PM | Jefferson County AL | 1.00 |
| 4:33 PM | Pennington County SD | 1.00 |
| 4:35 PM | Holt County NE | 1.00 |
| 4:35 PM | Holt County NE | 1.00 |
| 4:36 PM | Dauphin County PA | 1.00 |
| 4:54 PM | Reynolds County MO | 1.00 |
| 5:15 PM | Cherry County NE | 1.00 |
| 5:17 PM | Newton County AR | 1.00 |
| 5:35 PM | Cheyenne County CO | 1.00 |
| 6:23 PM | Sebastian County AR | 1.00 |
| 6:55 PM | Loup County NE | 1.00 |
| 6:57 PM | Johnson County MO | 1.00 |
| 7:00 PM | Perry County MO | 1.00 |
| 7:18 PM | Holt County NE | 1.00 |
| 7:35 PM | Marion County MO | 1.00 |
| 7:37 PM | Garfield County NE | 1.00 |
| 7:42 PM | Valley County NE | 1.00 |
| 7:45 PM | Boone County MO | 1.00 |
| 7:47 PM | Scott County KS | 1.00 |
2020 · 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.