The severe wind outbreak of April 13, 2022

01

The day in numbers

Wind reports

349

on Wednesday, April 13, 2022

75 mph or more

44

7 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more

Strongest measured gust

82 mph

71 knots, Arkansas County, AR

Measured

27

reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage

Killed by wind

0

2 injured

Counties reporting

194

in 12 states

02

Hour by hour

Damaging wind reports in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

03

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 13, 2022

Time, CDT	Where	Speed	Knots	Type	Killed
9:05 PM	Noxubee County MS	96 mph	83	Estimated	0
9:00 PM	Oktibbeha County MS	93 mph	81	Estimated	0
7:39 PM	Leake County MS	92 mph	80	Estimated	0
10:30 AM	Bowie County TX	90 mph	78	Estimated	0
8:41 PM	Covington County MS	90 mph	78	Estimated	0
8:57 PM	Clarke County MS	90 mph	78	Estimated	0
9:25 PM	Lowndes County MS	90 mph	78	Estimated	0
8:51 PM	Clarke County MS	85 mph	74	Estimated	0
4:27 PM	Arkansas County AR	82 mph	71	Measured	0
9:39 AM	Latimer County OK	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
5:32 PM	Caldwell Parish LA	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
6:10 PM	Richland Parish LA	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
6:13 PM	Monroe County IN	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
7:50 PM	Leake County MS	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
8:02 PM	Leake County MS	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
8:30 PM	Jasper County MS	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
5:35 PM	Richland Parish LA	79 mph	69	Estimated	0
5:45 PM	Franklin Parish LA	79 mph	69	Estimated	0
6:00 PM	Madison Parish LA	76 mph	66	Estimated	0
7:06 PM	Yazoo County MS	76 mph	66	Estimated	0
8:02 PM	Scott County MS	76 mph	66	Estimated	0
7:01 PM	Hinds County MS	75 mph	65	Measured	0
7:45 PM	Shelby County KY	75 mph	65	Measured	0
4:05 AM	Union Parish LA	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
4:05 AM	Union Parish LA	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
4:27 AM	Union Parish LA	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
4:32 AM	Union Parish LA	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
4:40 AM	Union Parish LA	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
4:01 PM	Sabine Parish LA	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
5:22 PM	LaSalle Parish LA	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
5:26 PM	Caldwell Parish LA	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
7:01 PM	Hinds County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
7:24 PM	Hinds County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
7:28 PM	Copiah County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
7:30 PM	Rankin County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
7:33 PM	Lincoln County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
7:33 PM	Rankin County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
7:43 PM	Rankin County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
7:43 PM	Rankin County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
7:51 PM	Lawrence County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
7:52 PM	Rankin County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
8:01 PM	Lawrence County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
8:10 PM	Jefferson Davis County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
8:21 PM	Covington County MS	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
6:27 PM	Warren County MS	74 mph	64	Estimated	0
5:20 PM	Christian County KY	72 mph	63	Measured	0
7:22 PM	Jefferson County KY	72 mph	63	Measured	0
7:24 PM	Jefferson County KY	72 mph	63	Estimated	0
8:50 PM	Winston County MS	72 mph	63	Estimated	0
5:15 PM	Tunica County MS	70 mph	61	Measured	0
4:05 AM	Union Parish LA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
4:05 AM	Union Parish LA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
10:07 AM	Franklin County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
10:15 AM	Red River County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
10:22 AM	Titus County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
10:45 AM	Little River County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
11:44 AM	Garland County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
11:58 AM	Hempstead County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
12:00 PM	Pope County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
12:01 PM	Hempstead County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
12:26 PM	Hot Spring County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
12:47 PM	Saline County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
12:50 PM	Pulaski County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
1:00 PM	Lonoke County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
1:42 PM	Morris County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
1:58 PM	Pulaski County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
2:18 PM	Bowie County TX	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
3:03 PM	Monroe County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
3:45 PM	Claiborne Parish LA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
3:52 PM	Cleveland County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
4:08 PM	Jefferson County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
4:27 PM	Sabine Parish LA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
4:32 PM	Arkansas County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
4:35 PM	Marshall County KY	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
4:43 PM	Winn Parish LA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
5:00 PM	Drew County AR	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
5:25 PM	Christian County KY	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
5:26 PM	Grant Parish LA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
5:30 PM	Caldwell Parish LA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
5:58 PM	LaSalle Parish LA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
6:55 PM	Jennings County IN	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
7:24 PM	Lawrence County TN	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
7:26 PM	Lawrence County TN	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
8:10 PM	Wilson County TN	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
8:10 PM	Wilson County TN	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
9:27 PM	Wayne County MS	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
9:32 PM	Wayne County MS	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
9:36 PM	Choctaw County AL	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
9:52 PM	Clarke County AL	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
10:03 PM	Clarke County AL	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
11:02 PM	Monroe County AL	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
11:10 PM	Monroe County AL	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
11:30 PM	Butler County AL	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
5:35 PM	Coahoma County MS	69 mph	60	Measured	0
1:05 AM	Chicot County AR	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
1:26 AM	Washington County MS	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
3:08 AM	Copiah County MS	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
4:10 PM	Will County IL	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
4:31 PM	DuPage County IL	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
5:21 PM	DeSoto County MS	69 mph	60	Estimated	0

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04

By state

Severe weather reports by state, April 13, 2022

State	Wind reports	Strongest measured	Hail reports	Largest hail, in
Mississippi	85	75 mph	3	0.88
Tennessee	68	67 mph	0	—
Kentucky	64	75 mph	2	2.75
Arkansas	39	82 mph	4	1.00
Louisiana	31	—	3	1.75
Alabama	24	—	0	—
Indiana	13	—	0	—
Missouri	9	61 mph	1	0.75
Texas	7	—	17	1.75
Illinois	6	58 mph	1	0.88
Ohio	2	—	0	—
Oklahoma	1	—	0	—

Counties with the most wind reports

• Union ParishLA · 7 reports
• Fayette CountyKY · 6 reports
• Rankin CountyMS · 6 reports
• Lawrence CountyTN · 6 reports
• DeSoto CountyMS · 6 reports
• Pulaski CountyAR · 5 reports
• Arkansas CountyAR · 4 reports
• Jefferson CountyKY · 4 reports
• Copiah CountyMS · 4 reports
• Powell CountyKY · 4 reports

05

Hail and tornadoes that day

31 hail reports, 1 of 2 inches or more; 40 tornadoes.

Largest hail, April 13, 2022

Time, CDT	Where	Size, in
7:04 PM	Hardin County KY	2.75
3:02 AM	Bienville Parish LA	1.75
4:30 AM	Union Parish LA	1.75
12:33 PM	Hopkins County TX	1.75
1:19 PM	Henderson County TX	1.50
1:23 PM	Henderson County TX	1.50
2:51 AM	Webster Parish LA	1.00
6:40 AM	Grayson County TX	1.00
6:49 AM	Pike County AR	1.00
7:04 AM	Montgomery County AR	1.00
7:24 AM	Hot Spring County AR	1.00
7:54 AM	Fannin County TX	1.00
8:09 AM	Hunt County TX	1.00
11:49 AM	Hunt County TX	1.00
12:07 PM	Hunt County TX	1.00
12:18 PM	Hunt County TX	1.00
12:22 PM	Hunt County TX	1.00
1:08 PM	Henderson County TX	1.00
1:29 PM	Henderson County TX	1.00
6:54 PM	Hardin County KY	1.00
8:32 AM	Union County IL	0.88
9:28 AM	Washington County AR	0.88
1:28 PM	Freestone County TX	0.88
4:54 PM	Yazoo County MS	0.88
5:55 PM	Hinds County MS	0.88
9:05 PM	Clarke County MS	0.88
7:25 AM	Camden County MO	0.75
7:56 AM	Dallas County TX	0.75
11:56 AM	Rockwall County TX	0.75
2:50 PM	Anderson County TX	0.75
2:54 PM	Anderson County TX	0.75

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The tornado outbreak of April 13, 2022: 40 tornadoes, each with its touchdown time and path.

2022 · 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.