The severe wind outbreak of June 17, 2022

771 wind reportsKentucky, South Carolina, Illinois and 21 more states

771 damaging wind reports across 24 states between 1:33 AM and 10:50 PM CDT, 9 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 74 mph in Monroe County, MO. 72 hail reports and 2 tornadoes the same day. The 4th-most wind reports of any day since 1955.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · June 17, 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.

About this replay

Central time—Historical replay — logged report times

Wind reports—of 771 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: 771; 4th of 15,807 days with wind reports since 1955
75 mph or more: 9; 0 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust: 74 mph; 64 knots, Monroe County, MO
Measured: 24; reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind: 2; 4 injured
Counties reporting: 339; in 24 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, June 17, 2022

5:00 AM	Scotts Bluff County NE	81 mph	70	Estimated
3:40 AM	Ralls County MO	75 mph	65	Estimated
5:20 AM	St. Louis MO	75 mph	65	Estimated
7:00 AM	Franklin County IL	75 mph	65	Estimated
8:05 AM	Webster County KY	75 mph	65	Estimated
6:36 PM	Burke County GA	75 mph	65	Estimated
6:36 PM	Burke County GA	75 mph	65	Estimated
8:35 PM	Charleston County SC	75 mph	65	Estimated
8:35 PM	Charleston County SC	75 mph	65	Estimated
3:21 AM	Monroe County MO	74 mph	64	Measured
11:45 AM	Rowan County KY	72 mph	63	Measured
5:10 AM	Montgomery County IL	70 mph	61	Measured
3:06 AM	Monroe County MO	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:34 AM	Schuyler County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:35 AM	Schuyler County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:40 AM	Marion County MO	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:40 AM	Audrain County MO	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:45 AM	Schuyler County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:55 AM	Adams County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:01 AM	Pike County MO	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:05 AM	Montgomery County MO	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:10 AM	Sangamon County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:20 AM	Lincoln County MO	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:33 AM	Greene County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:35 AM	Scott County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:35 AM	Sangamon County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:35 AM	Scott County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:37 AM	Scott County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:40 AM	Morgan County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:40 AM	Franklin County MO	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:45 AM	Sangamon County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:45 AM	Sangamon County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:49 AM	Macoupin County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:50 AM	Sangamon County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:51 AM	St. Louis County MO	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:00 AM	Shelby County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:01 AM	Madison County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:05 AM	St. Louis County MO	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:07 AM	Franklin County MO	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:10 AM	Madison County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:10 AM	Sangamon County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:10 AM	Morgan County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:15 AM	Madison County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:15 AM	St. Clair County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:16 AM	Jefferson County MO	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:20 AM	Montgomery County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:28 AM	Madison County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:28 AM	Bond County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:30 AM	Madison County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:40 AM	Bond County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:50 AM	Clinton County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:51 AM	Fayette County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:55 AM	Shelby County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:00 AM	Effingham County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:00 AM	Shelby County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:03 AM	Marion County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:05 AM	Shelby County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:09 AM	Washington County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:10 AM	Effingham County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:15 AM	Cumberland County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:22 AM	Clay County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:23 AM	Clay County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:23 AM	Clay County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:25 AM	Clay County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:30 AM	Effingham County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:30 AM	Effingham County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:30 AM	Clay County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:32 AM	Clay County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:34 AM	Clay County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:35 AM	Clay County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:36 AM	Clay County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:36 AM	Richland County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:38 AM	Richland County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:40 AM	Cumberland County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:45 AM	Richland County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:00 AM	Edwards County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:00 AM	Richland County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:10 AM	Hamilton County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:29 PM	Crisp County GA	70 mph	61	Estimated
12:04 PM	Strafford County NH	69 mph	60	Estimated
12:04 PM	Strafford County NH	69 mph	60	Estimated
12:50 PM	Lincoln County ME	69 mph	60	Estimated
3:53 PM	Amherst County VA	69 mph	60	Estimated
4:57 PM	Fairfield County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:12 PM	Newberry County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:14 PM	Newberry County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:15 PM	Richland County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:20 PM	Lancaster County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:25 PM	Lancaster County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:27 PM	Richland County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:28 PM	Lancaster County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:30 PM	Richland County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:30 PM	Fairfield County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:30 PM	Kershaw County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:40 PM	Sumter County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:45 PM	Richland County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:55 PM	Richland County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:57 PM	Sumter County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:57 PM	Sumter County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:58 PM	Barnwell County SC	69 mph	60	Estimated

By state

Severe weather reports by state, June 17, 2022

Kentucky	165	72 mph	2	1.75
South Carolina	112	61 mph	9	1.75
Illinois	87	70 mph	5	1.00
Virginia	79	62 mph	3	1.50
North Carolina	75	63 mph	12	1.25
Georgia	75	—	5	1.00
Tennessee	44	62 mph	8	3.00
West Virginia	39	—	0	—
Indiana	24	—	0	—
Missouri	22	74 mph	0	—
Alabama	19	—	4	1.00
Ohio	7	—	0	—
Nebraska	4	61 mph	9	2.00
Mississippi	4	—	2	1.00
Maryland	3	—	1	1.25
Maine	2	—	2	1.00
New Hampshire	2	—	1	1.25
South Dakota	2	60 mph	0	—
Connecticut	1	—	1	1.00
District of Columbia	1	—	0	—
Delaware	1	—	0	—
New Jersey	1	—	0	—
New Mexico	1	60 mph	0	—
Rhode Island	1	—	0	—
Montana	0	—	6	1.75
Wyoming	0	—	2	1.50

Counties with the most wind reports

Colleton CountySC · 38 reports
Pike CountyKY · 14 reports
Kanawha CountyWV · 14 reports
Clay CountyIL · 10 reports
Sangamon CountyIL · 10 reports
Baldwin CountyGA · 9 reports
Davidson CountyTN · 8 reports
Richland CountySC · 8 reports
Henry CountyVA · 8 reports
Johnson CountyKY · 8 reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

72 hail reports, 3 of 2 inches or more; 2 tornadoes.

Largest hail, June 17, 2022

10:42 AM	Wilson County TN	3.00
10:40 AM	Wilson County TN	2.75
1:52 AM	Lancaster County NE	2.00
1:30 AM	Lancaster County NE	1.75
1:33 AM	Lancaster County NE	1.75
1:44 AM	Lancaster County NE	1.75
10:38 AM	Wilson County TN	1.75
12:01 PM	Lawrence County KY	1.75
3:20 PM	Greenville County SC	1.75
7:25 PM	Hampton County SC	1.75
8:21 PM	Glacier County MT	1.75
5:08 AM	Nemaha County NE	1.50
10:37 AM	Wilson County TN	1.50
5:23 PM	Southampton County VA	1.50
5:42 PM	Sheridan County WY	1.50
8:05 PM	Glacier County MT	1.50
1:47 AM	Lancaster County NE	1.25
8:29 AM	Hopkins County KY	1.25
11:55 AM	Carroll County NH	1.25
4:57 PM	Union County NC	1.25
5:38 PM	Worcester County MD	1.25
5:48 PM	Johnson County WY	1.25
6:25 PM	Wilson County NC	1.25
8:05 PM	Glacier County MT	1.25
8:30 PM	Glacier County MT	1.25
1:10 AM	Seward County NE	1.00
1:15 AM	Forsyth County GA	1.00
1:25 AM	Calhoun County AL	1.00
1:28 AM	Lancaster County NE	1.00
1:57 AM	Lancaster County NE	1.00
3:47 AM	Schuyler County IL	1.00
7:12 AM	Union County IL	1.00
8:18 AM	Massac County IL	1.00
10:10 AM	Davidson County TN	1.00
12:13 PM	Hardin County TN	1.00
1:09 PM	Marion County AL	1.00
1:28 PM	Colbert County AL	1.00
1:57 PM	McMinn County TN	1.00
2:00 PM	Itawamba County MS	1.00
2:08 PM	Monroe County MS	1.00
2:26 PM	New London County CT	1.00
3:07 PM	Wilkes County NC	1.00
3:31 PM	Iredell County NC	1.00
3:42 PM	Forsyth County NC	1.00
3:50 PM	Aroostook County ME	1.00
4:08 PM	Greenville County SC	1.00
4:15 PM	Gaston County NC	1.00
4:25 PM	Gaston County NC	1.00
4:29 PM	Forsyth County GA	1.00
4:38 PM	Fairfield County SC	1.00

EF1 tornado6:36 AM CDT
EF0 tornado7:06 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.