The severe wind outbreak of July 12, 2022
436 wind reportsMaryland, West Virginia, New York and 21 more states
436 damaging wind reports across 24 states between 11:10 AM and 11:48 PM CDT, 27 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 102 mph in Hampshire County, WV. 72 hail reports and 2 tornadoes the same day.
Watch the day unfoldSevere wind day · July 12, 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
- 436
- 63rd of 15,807 days with wind reports since 1955
- 75 mph or more
- 27
- 10 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
- Strongest measured gust
- 102 mph
- 89 knots, Hampshire County, WV
- Measured
- 31
- reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
- Killed by wind
- 2
- 2 injured
- Counties reporting
- 143
- 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.
| 6:34 PM | Kent County DE | 110 mph | Estimated |
| 6:38 PM | Kent County DE | 110 mph | Estimated |
| 6:44 PM | Kent County DE | 110 mph | Estimated |
| 2:43 PM | Hampshire County WV | 102 mph | Measured |
| 2:50 PM | Hampshire County WV | 98 mph | Estimated |
| 4:31 PM | Tom Green County TX | 96 mph | Estimated |
| 5:00 PM | Montgomery County MD | 92 mph | Estimated |
| 5:00 PM | Prince George's County MD | 92 mph | Estimated |
| 4:40 PM | New Castle County DE | 87 mph | Measured |
| 2:58 PM | Hampshire County WV | 86 mph | Estimated |
| 2:07 PM | Washington County NY | 84 mph | Estimated |
| 3:58 PM | Berkshire County MA | 84 mph | Estimated |
| 4:50 PM | Salem County NJ | 82 mph | Measured |
| 2:47 PM | Hardy County WV | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 2:55 PM | Hardy County WV | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 3:19 PM | Carroll County MD | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 3:22 PM | Carroll County MD | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 3:30 PM | Baltimore County MD | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 3:45 PM | Baltimore County MD | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 3:52 PM | Harford County MD | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 6:42 PM | Kent County DE | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 6:44 PM | Kent County DE | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 11:08 PM | Hutchinson County TX | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 3:15 PM | Carroll County MD | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 3:36 PM | Baltimore County MD | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 3:50 PM | Harford County MD | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 5:24 PM | Anne Arundel County MD | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 4:29 PM | Fairfax County VA | 70 mph | Measured |
| 6:29 PM | Caroline County MD | 70 mph | Measured |
| 3:07 PM | Columbia County PA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 4:28 PM | Irion County TX | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 4:36 PM | New Castle County DE | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 4:37 PM | New Castle County DE | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 6:10 PM | Llano County TX | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 6:23 PM | Aroostook County ME | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 6:29 PM | Caroline County MD | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 7:07 PM | Sussex County DE | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 7:09 PM | Aroostook County ME | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 7:30 PM | Pulaski County AR | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 8:30 PM | Hot Spring County AR | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 2:35 PM | Hampshire County WV | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 2:36 PM | Windsor County VT | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 2:40 PM | Windsor County VT | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 2:44 PM | Windsor County VT | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 2:55 PM | Frederick County MD | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 3:07 PM | Carroll County MD | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 3:17 PM | Shenandoah County VA | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 3:25 PM | Carroll County MD | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 3:28 PM | Carroll County MD | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 4:07 PM | Harford County MD | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 4:15 PM | Cecil County MD | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 4:19 PM | Cecil County MD | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 4:23 PM | Loudoun County VA | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:22 PM | Anne Arundel County MD | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:23 PM | Anne Arundel County MD | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 5:28 PM | Greenbrier County WV | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 6:10 PM | Carroll County VA | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:22 PM | Orange County VA | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:31 PM | Charles County MD | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:58 PM | St. Mary's County MD | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 6:45 PM | Madison County VA | 67 mph | Measured |
| 4:12 PM | Harford County MD | 64 mph | Measured |
| 5:10 PM | Prince George's County MD | 64 mph | Measured |
| 9:05 PM | Castro County TX | 64 mph | Measured |
| 4:55 PM | Cumberland County ME | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 4:55 PM | Cumberland County ME | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 4:55 PM | Cumberland County ME | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 5:03 PM | Hampden County MA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 6:24 PM | Caroline County MD | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 7:30 PM | McCulloch County TX | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 11:12 PM | Yuma County CO | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 4:33 PM | Berkshire County MA | 63 mph | Measured |
| 11:15 PM | Yuma County CO | 63 mph | Measured |
| 1:58 PM | Rutland County VT | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:01 PM | Rutland County VT | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:05 PM | Rutland County VT | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:15 PM | Rutland County VT | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:30 PM | Hampshire County WV | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:32 PM | Windsor County VT | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:45 PM | Hardy County WV | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:47 PM | Washington County MD | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:50 PM | Windsor County VT | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:20 PM | Carroll County MD | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:24 PM | Shenandoah County VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:25 PM | Clarke County VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 3:59 PM | Harford County MD | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 4:00 PM | Harford County MD | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 4:07 PM | Harford County MD | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 4:18 PM | Loudoun County VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 4:25 PM | Fauquier County VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 4:31 PM | Fairfax County VA | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 4:55 PM | Montgomery County MD | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 5:18 PM | Prince George's County MD | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 5:18 PM | Greenbrier County WV | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 5:27 PM | Anne Arundel County MD | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 5:27 PM | Anne Arundel County MD | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 5:30 PM | Anne Arundel County MD | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 5:32 PM | Anne Arundel County MD | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 5:32 PM | Greenbrier County WV | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 5:44 PM | Greenbrier County WV | 63 mph | Estimated |
By state
| Maryland | 73 | 70 mph |
| West Virginia | 63 | 102 mph |
| New York | 63 | 49 mph |
| Virginia | 59 | 70 mph |
| Tennessee | 23 | — |
| Massachusetts | 20 | 63 mph |
| Vermont | 18 | — |
| Kentucky | 17 | — |
| Delaware | 14 | 87 mph |
| Pennsylvania | 13 | — |
| New Hampshire | 12 | — |
| New Jersey | 11 | 82 mph |
| Maine | 9 | — |
| Arkansas | 8 | — |
| Connecticut | 7 | — |
| Texas | 6 | 64 mph |
| Alabama | 6 | — |
| Colorado | 3 | 63 mph |
| Minnesota | 3 | — |
| Rhode Island | 3 | — |
| District of Columbia | 2 | — |
| Arizona | 1 | 58 mph |
| Nevada | 1 | 58 mph |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 62 mph |
| Nebraska | 0 | — |
| Wyoming | 0 | — |
Counties with the most wind reports
- Columbia CountyNY · 15 reports
- Anne Arundel CountyMD · 11 reports
- Washington CountyNY · 11 reports
- Kanawha CountyWV · 10 reports
- Carroll CountyMD · 9 reports
- Harford CountyMD · 9 reports
- Berkshire CountyMA · 9 reports
- Bell CountyKY · 8 reports
- Roanoke CountyVA · 8 reports
- Hampden CountyMA · 8 reports
Hail and tornadoes that day
72 hail reports, 4 of 2 inches or more; 2 tornadoes.
| 8:25 PM | Marshall County TN | 4.00 |
| 8:19 PM | Marshall County TN | 3.00 |
| 2:45 PM | Hampshire County WV | 2.00 |
| 2:50 PM | Hampshire County WV | 2.00 |
| 2:45 PM | Hampshire County WV | 1.75 |
| 4:20 PM | Las Animas County CO | 1.75 |
| 4:25 PM | Las Animas County CO | 1.75 |
| 5:35 PM | Greenbrier County WV | 1.75 |
| 5:56 PM | Alleghany County VA | 1.75 |
| 6:35 PM | Williamson County TN | 1.75 |
| 7:40 PM | Saline County AR | 1.75 |
| 9:50 PM | Carson County TX | 1.75 |
| 4:20 PM | Las Animas County CO | 1.50 |
| 4:25 PM | Las Animas County CO | 1.50 |
| 6:45 PM | Rutherford County TN | 1.50 |
| 6:55 PM | Faulkner County AR | 1.50 |
| 7:17 PM | Logan County CO | 1.50 |
| 7:50 PM | Cherry County NE | 1.50 |
| 7:52 PM | Bedford County TN | 1.50 |
| 2:02 PM | Allegany County MD | 1.25 |
| 2:59 PM | Allegany County MD | 1.25 |
| 3:20 PM | Sullivan County NH | 1.25 |
| 3:35 PM | Cheshire County NH | 1.25 |
| 3:43 PM | Merrimack County NH | 1.25 |
| 4:00 PM | Cheshire County NH | 1.25 |
| 4:02 PM | Merrimack County NH | 1.25 |
| 4:05 PM | Fauquier County VA | 1.25 |
| 5:42 PM | Summers County WV | 1.25 |
| 11:11 PM | Hutchinson County TX | 1.25 |
| 2:05 PM | Franklin County PA | 1.00 |
| 3:00 PM | Shenandoah County VA | 1.00 |
| 3:00 PM | Sullivan County NH | 1.00 |
| 3:24 PM | Shenandoah County VA | 1.00 |
| 3:30 PM | Teller County CO | 1.00 |
| 3:52 PM | Harford County MD | 1.00 |
| 3:59 PM | Las Animas County CO | 1.00 |
| 4:09 PM | Loudoun County VA | 1.00 |
| 4:10 PM | Laramie County WY | 1.00 |
| 4:19 PM | Las Animas County CO | 1.00 |
| 4:23 PM | Loudoun County VA | 1.00 |
| 4:39 PM | Logan County WV | 1.00 |
| 4:40 PM | New Castle County DE | 1.00 |
| 4:45 PM | Todd County MN | 1.00 |
| 4:47 PM | White County AR | 1.00 |
| 5:08 PM | Raleigh County WV | 1.00 |
| 5:20 PM | Greenbrier County WV | 1.00 |
| 5:52 PM | Greenbrier County WV | 1.00 |
| 6:10 PM | Alleghany County VA | 1.00 |
| 6:28 PM | Williamson County TN | 1.00 |
| 6:32 PM | Madison County VA | 1.00 |
- EF0 tornado2:35 PM CDT
- EF0 tornado2:52 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.