The severe wind outbreak of June 16, 2022
319 wind reportsSouth Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and 14 more states
319 damaging wind reports across 17 states between 1:23 AM and 12:48 AM the next day CDT, 20 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 74 mph in Taos County, NM. 107 hail reports and 4 tornadoes the same day.
Watch the day unfoldSevere wind day · June 16, 2022
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
- 319
- on Thursday, June 16, 2022
- 75 mph or more
- 20
- 7 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
- Strongest measured gust
- 74 mph
- 64 knots, Taos County, NM
- Measured
- 9
- reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
- Killed by wind
- 0
- 2 injured
- Counties reporting
- 162
- in 17 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.
| 7:20 PM | Juniata County PA | 110 mph | Estimated |
| 3:12 PM | Livingston County NY | 100 mph | Estimated |
| 3:15 PM | Livingston County NY | 100 mph | Estimated |
| 3:17 PM | Livingston County NY | 100 mph | Estimated |
| 3:24 PM | Livingston County NY | 100 mph | Estimated |
| 3:47 PM | Ontario County NY | 100 mph | Estimated |
| 4:23 PM | Elk County PA | 100 mph | Estimated |
| 2:58 PM | Warren County PA | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 4:55 PM | Belmont County OH | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 3:32 PM | Butler County PA | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 3:48 PM | St. Lawrence County NY | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 4:10 PM | Fairfield County SC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 4:50 PM | Kershaw County SC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 5:00 PM | Kershaw County SC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 5:00 PM | Kershaw County SC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 5:05 PM | Kershaw County SC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 5:10 PM | Richland County SC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 5:15 PM | Richland County SC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 5:30 PM | Richland County SC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 6:18 PM | Monroe County OH | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 12:30 AM | Taos County NM | 74 mph | Measured |
| 12:10 AM | Taos County NM | 70 mph | Measured |
| 4:20 PM | Elk County PA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 7:20 PM | Juniata County PA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 7:40 PM | Perry County PA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 3:23 AM | Forest County PA | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 2:14 PM | Holmes County OH | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 2:26 PM | Stark County OH | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 2:42 PM | Crawford County PA | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 2:45 PM | Tuscarawas County OH | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 2:53 PM | Crawford County PA | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 3:12 PM | Venango County PA | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 3:12 PM | Coshocton County OH | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 3:15 PM | Venango County PA | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 3:22 PM | Loudoun County VA | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 3:23 PM | Forest County PA | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 3:31 PM | Butler County PA | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 3:39 PM | Coshocton County OH | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 3:50 PM | Newberry County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 3:51 PM | Guernsey County OH | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 4:10 PM | Fairfield County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 4:20 PM | Guernsey County OH | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 4:30 PM | Lexington County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 4:32 PM | Fairfield County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 4:40 PM | Kershaw County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 4:54 PM | Culpeper County VA | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:00 PM | Chesterfield County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:20 PM | Chesterfield County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:22 PM | Lexington County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:45 PM | Sumter County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:55 PM | Lee County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 6:00 PM | Sumter County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 6:01 PM | Richland County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 6:05 PM | Aiken County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 6:05 PM | Clarendon County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 6:35 PM | Calhoun County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 6:50 PM | Clarendon County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:00 PM | Orangeburg County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 3:12 AM | Saginaw County MI | 67 mph | Measured |
| 9:38 PM | Catron County NM | 64 mph | Measured |
| 3:20 AM | Saginaw County MI | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 3:25 AM | Bay County MI | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 3:40 AM | Tuscola County MI | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 7:22 AM | Oakland County MI | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 10:05 PM | Paulding County GA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 3:49 AM | Huron County MI | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:10 AM | Livingston County MI | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:17 AM | Oakland County MI | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 1:13 PM | Henry County VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 1:26 PM | Surry County NC | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 1:43 PM | Wayne County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 1:43 PM | Geauga County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 1:47 PM | Geauga County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 1:59 PM | Wayne County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:10 PM | Erie County PA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:19 PM | Cherokee County SC | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:21 PM | Danville VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:30 PM | Mercer County PA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:33 PM | Rockingham County NC | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:37 PM | Tuscarawas County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:38 PM | Caswell County NC | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:43 PM | Knox County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:44 PM | Cabarrus County NC | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:45 PM | Tuscarawas County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:47 PM | Knox County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:10 PM | Trumbull County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:15 PM | Venango County PA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:17 PM | Carroll County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:20 PM | Forest County PA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:25 PM | Chester County SC | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:30 PM | Yadkin County NC | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:30 PM | Charlotte County VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:35 PM | St. Lawrence County NY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:36 PM | Armstrong County PA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:36 PM | Trumbull County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:39 PM | Charlotte County VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:42 PM | St. Lawrence County NY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:55 PM | Clarion County PA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 4:00 PM | Tuscarawas County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 4:03 PM | Clarion County PA | 63 mph | Estimated |
By state
| South Carolina | 54 | — |
| North Carolina | 50 | — |
| Virginia | 44 | — |
| New York | 41 | — |
| Pennsylvania | 37 | 60 mph |
| Ohio | 25 | — |
| West Virginia | 16 | — |
| Georgia | 9 | — |
| Michigan | 9 | 67 mph |
| Mississippi | 8 | — |
| Florida | 6 | — |
| Nebraska | 5 | — |
| Alabama | 5 | — |
| New Mexico | 4 | 74 mph |
| Missouri | 3 | 60 mph |
| Illinois | 2 | — |
| Louisiana | 1 | — |
| Colorado | 0 | — |
| Kansas | 0 | — |
| Vermont | 0 | — |
Counties with the most wind reports
- Montgomery CountyNC · 9 reports
- Wake CountyNC · 7 reports
- Paulding CountyGA · 6 reports
- Kershaw CountySC · 6 reports
- Rockingham CountyNC · 5 reports
- Elk CountyPA · 5 reports
- St. Lawrence CountyNY · 5 reports
- Richland CountySC · 5 reports
- Cayuga CountyNY · 4 reports
- Tuscarawas CountyOH · 4 reports
Hail and tornadoes that day
107 hail reports, 5 of 2 inches or more; 4 tornadoes.
| 5:45 PM | Louisa County VA | 3.00 |
| 3:26 PM | Tuscarawas County OH | 2.75 |
| 2:42 PM | Mercer County PA | 2.50 |
| 3:00 PM | Cayuga County NY | 2.50 |
| 7:19 PM | Juniata County PA | 2.00 |
| 1:42 PM | Geauga County OH | 1.75 |
| 2:18 PM | Stark County OH | 1.75 |
| 2:24 PM | Pittsylvania County VA | 1.75 |
| 2:35 PM | Tuscarawas County OH | 1.75 |
| 2:40 PM | Mercer County PA | 1.75 |
| 2:48 PM | Mercer County PA | 1.75 |
| 2:53 PM | Mercer County PA | 1.75 |
| 2:55 PM | Rappahannock County VA | 1.75 |
| 3:48 PM | Ontario County NY | 1.75 |
| 3:50 PM | Ontario County NY | 1.75 |
| 3:52 PM | Ontario County NY | 1.75 |
| 7:19 PM | Juniata County PA | 1.75 |
| 7:25 PM | Juniata County PA | 1.75 |
| 9:08 PM | Lancaster County NE | 1.75 |
| 9:09 PM | Lancaster County NE | 1.75 |
| 9:10 PM | Seward County NE | 1.75 |
| 9:40 PM | Seward County NE | 1.75 |
| 2:28 PM | Mercer County PA | 1.50 |
| 2:37 PM | Erie County NY | 1.50 |
| 2:46 PM | Mercer County PA | 1.50 |
| 3:00 PM | Rappahannock County VA | 1.50 |
| 3:52 PM | Tuscarawas County OH | 1.50 |
| 6:32 PM | Monroe County OH | 1.50 |
| 8:38 PM | Fulton County GA | 1.50 |
| 9:32 PM | Lancaster County NE | 1.50 |
| 9:34 PM | Lancaster County NE | 1.50 |
| 10:13 PM | Weld County CO | 1.50 |
| 10:13 PM | Weld County CO | 1.50 |
| 12:28 AM | Coosa County AL | 1.50 |
| 2:34 PM | Tuscarawas County OH | 1.25 |
| 3:15 PM | Venango County PA | 1.25 |
| 3:36 PM | Harrison County OH | 1.25 |
| 3:48 PM | Ontario County NY | 1.25 |
| 3:52 PM | Ontario County NY | 1.25 |
| 4:03 PM | Oswego County NY | 1.25 |
| 5:25 PM | Orange County VA | 1.25 |
| 5:35 PM | Louisa County VA | 1.25 |
| 6:30 PM | Monroe County OH | 1.25 |
| 9:08 PM | Lancaster County NE | 1.25 |
| 9:18 PM | Lancaster County NE | 1.25 |
| 9:20 PM | Lancaster County NE | 1.25 |
| 9:34 PM | Weld County CO | 1.25 |
| 10:00 PM | Cobb County GA | 1.25 |
| 1:37 AM | Tompkins County NY | 1.00 |
| 2:43 AM | Woodford County IL | 1.00 |
- EF0 tornado5:27 PM CDT
- EF0 tornado5:36 PM CDT
- EF1 tornado6:05 PM CDT
- EF0 tornado6:36 PM CDT
2022 · 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.