The severe wind outbreak of July 23, 2022

476 wind reportsOhio, Indiana, Wisconsin and 21 more states

476 damaging wind reports across 24 states between 1:05 AM and 12:53 AM the next day CDT, 12 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 87 mph in Burt County, NE. 73 hail reports and 8 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · July 23, 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 476 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: 476; 46th of 15,807 days with wind reports since 1955
75 mph or more: 12; 1 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust: 87 mph; 76 knots, Burt County, NE
Measured: 66; reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind: 1; 2 injured
Counties reporting: 220; 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, July 23, 2022

8:10 PM	Burt County NE	87 mph	76	Measured	0
1:20 AM	Polk County MN	81 mph	70	Measured	0
7:45 PM	Washington County NE	81 mph	70	Measured	0
8:25 PM	Burt County NE	75 mph	65	Measured	0
1:10 AM	Grand Forks County ND	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
1:44 AM	Polk County MN	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
1:50 AM	Polk County MN	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
7:10 AM	Jasper County IN	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
7:11 AM	Jasper County IN	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
8:00 PM	Prowers County CO	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
8:00 PM	Prowers County CO	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
8:30 PM	Harrison County IA	75 mph	65	Estimated	0
8:15 PM	Burt County NE	74 mph	64	Measured	0
1:18 AM	Polk County MN	72 mph	63	Measured	0
6:45 AM	Kosciusko County IN	72 mph	63	Measured	0
8:24 PM	Muskegon County MI	72 mph	63	Measured	0
6:15 AM	Edmunds County SD	71 mph	62	Measured	0
10:28 AM	Renville County MN	71 mph	62	Measured	0
7:57 AM	Clark County SD	70 mph	61	Measured	0
10:49 AM	Delaware County OH	70 mph	61	Measured	0
2:48 AM	Beltrami County MN	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
6:14 AM	Edmunds County SD	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
10:10 AM	Renville County MN	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
2:09 PM	McLean County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
2:17 PM	McLean County IL	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
3:22 PM	Vernon County WI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
3:36 PM	Frontier County NE	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
3:50 PM	Red Willow County NE	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
5:32 PM	Winnebago County WI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
5:37 PM	Howard County NE	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
5:42 PM	Winnebago County WI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
5:46 PM	Howard County NE	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
5:50 PM	Winnebago County WI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
5:50 PM	Winnebago County WI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
5:52 PM	Howard County NE	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
5:54 PM	Outagamie County WI	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
7:59 PM	Prowers County CO	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
7:59 PM	Prowers County CO	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
8:25 PM	Harrison County IA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
8:33 PM	Monona County IA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
9:01 PM	Kent County MI	70 mph	61	Estimated	1
12:20 AM	Delaware County IA	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
9:02 PM	Crawford County IA	69 mph	60	Measured	0
1:14 AM	Lake County IL	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
5:06 AM	Porter County IN	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
6:14 AM	Will County IL	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
6:57 AM	Jasper County IN	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
7:00 AM	Jasper County IN	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
7:11 AM	Jasper County IN	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
1:42 PM	Livingston County IL	69 mph	60	Estimated	0
1:36 AM	Polk County MN	68 mph	59	Measured	0
5:50 PM	Winnebago County WI	68 mph	59	Measured	0
6:07 PM	Calumet County WI	68 mph	59	Measured	0
11:36 PM	Winneshiek County IA	68 mph	59	Estimated	0
7:00 AM	Jasper County IN	67 mph	58	Measured	0
12:53 AM	Dubuque County IA	67 mph	58	Measured	0
8:15 AM	Codington County SD	66 mph	57	Measured	0
1:35 PM	Olmsted County MN	66 mph	57	Measured	0
3:00 PM	Houston County MN	66 mph	57	Measured	0
4:28 PM	Decatur County KS	66 mph	57	Measured	0
8:01 PM	Prowers County CO	66 mph	57	Measured	0
8:35 PM	Waseca County MN	66 mph	57	Measured	0
1:44 PM	Mower County MN	66 mph	57	Estimated	0
3:06 PM	Houston County MN	66 mph	57	Estimated	0
11:59 PM	Clayton County IA	66 mph	57	Estimated	0
2:55 AM	Beltrami County MN	64 mph	56	Measured	0
1:36 PM	Washington County PA	64 mph	56	Measured	0
6:56 PM	Sheboygan County WI	64 mph	56	Measured	0
9:06 PM	Allegan County MI	64 mph	56	Measured	0
4:21 AM	Clinton County IA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
6:15 AM	Elkhart County IN	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
7:30 AM	Pulaski County IN	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
8:35 AM	Van Wert County OH	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
10:50 AM	Renville County MN	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
12:45 PM	Goodhue County MN	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
5:32 PM	Winnebago County WI	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
5:38 PM	Winnebago County WI	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
6:07 PM	Greeley County NE	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
6:27 PM	Dodge County WI	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
7:01 PM	Sheboygan County WI	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
7:50 PM	Hamilton County NE	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
9:15 PM	Steele County MN	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
9:55 PM	Dodge County WI	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
12:10 AM	Delaware County IA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
12:15 AM	Buchanan County IA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
12:19 AM	Delaware County IA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
12:48 AM	Dubuque County IA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
11:20 AM	Blue Earth County MN	63 mph	55	Measured	0
9:03 PM	Shelby County IA	63 mph	55	Measured	0
1:20 AM	Lake County IL	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
5:00 AM	Lake County IL	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
5:05 AM	Lee County IL	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
5:05 AM	Porter County IN	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
5:15 AM	Ogle County IL	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
5:17 AM	Cook County IL	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
6:00 AM	Cook County IL	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
6:21 AM	Will County IL	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
2:47 PM	Ford County IL	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
3:20 PM	La Crosse County WI	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
4:14 PM	Hardy County WV	63 mph	55	Estimated	0

By state

Severe weather reports by state, July 23, 2022

Ohio	71	70 mph	0	—
Indiana	61	72 mph	6	1.75
Wisconsin	60	68 mph	16	2.50
West Virginia	45	60 mph	2	0.88
Iowa	38	69 mph	1	1.25
Minnesota	37	81 mph	10	3.00
Pennsylvania	27	64 mph	5	1.25
Illinois	22	59 mph	13	1.75
Nebraska	21	87 mph	11	1.50
Maryland	19	—	0	—
North Carolina	17	—	2	1.00
Michigan	12	72 mph	0	—
Virginia	12	—	0	—
South Dakota	9	71 mph	1	1.00
Colorado	6	66 mph	0	—
Kentucky	6	—	0	—
South Carolina	3	—	3	1.00
North Dakota	2	62 mph	1	1.25
Florida	2	—	0	—
Georgia	2	—	0	—
New Hampshire	1	—	1	1.25
Kansas	1	66 mph	0	—
New York	1	—	0	—
Tennessee	1	—	0	—
Vermont	0	—	1	1.00

Counties with the most wind reports

Allegheny CountyPA · 13 reports
Kosciusko CountyIN · 10 reports
Winnebago CountyWI · 9 reports
Fulton CountyIN · 7 reports
Delaware CountyOH · 7 reports
Dodge CountyWI · 7 reports
Washington CountyMD · 7 reports
Vernon CountyWI · 6 reports
Frederick CountyMD · 6 reports
Polk CountyMN · 6 reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

73 hail reports, 5 of 2 inches or more; 8 tornadoes.

Largest hail, July 23, 2022

10:20 AM	Sibley County MN	3.00
7:43 PM	Dane County WI	2.50
10:02 AM	Renville County MN	2.00
7:48 PM	Dane County WI	2.00
8:00 PM	Rock County WI	2.00
1:13 AM	Lake County IL	1.75
7:35 AM	Allen County IN	1.75
10:18 AM	Sibley County MN	1.75
1:46 PM	Livingston County IL	1.75
2:09 PM	McLean County IL	1.75
7:51 PM	Rock County WI	1.75
1:22 AM	Lake County IL	1.50
11:03 AM	Sibley County MN	1.50
4:07 PM	Dawson County NE	1.50
4:40 PM	Buffalo County NE	1.50
6:35 PM	Boone County NE	1.50
3:36 AM	Grant County ND	1.25
2:18 PM	Winnebago County IA	1.25
2:36 PM	Westmoreland County PA	1.25
5:07 PM	Sherman County NE	1.25
6:45 PM	Coos County NH	1.25
6:47 PM	Boone County NE	1.25
7:47 PM	Rock County WI	1.25
7:55 PM	Rock County WI	1.25
1:14 AM	Buffalo County NE	1.00
1:19 AM	Lake County IL	1.00
1:20 AM	Lake County IL	1.00
1:21 AM	Lake County IL	1.00
1:39 AM	Adams County NE	1.00
1:44 AM	Lake County IL	1.00
1:45 AM	Lake County IL	1.00
3:05 AM	DeKalb County IN	1.00
3:45 AM	Steuben County IN	1.00
4:10 AM	Stephenson County IL	1.00
6:05 AM	Brown County SD	1.00
6:15 AM	Starke County IN	1.00
6:29 AM	Marshall County IN	1.00
7:24 AM	Ogle County IL	1.00
9:30 AM	Renville County MN	1.00
9:50 AM	Renville County MN	1.00
10:12 AM	Will County IL	1.00
10:22 AM	Will County IL	1.00
11:36 AM	Jasper County IN	1.00
1:11 PM	Olmsted County MN	1.00
1:15 PM	Olmsted County MN	1.00
1:59 PM	Allegheny County PA	1.00
1:59 PM	Allegheny County PA	1.00
2:13 PM	Allegheny County PA	1.00
2:50 PM	Berkeley County SC	1.00
4:13 PM	Dawson County NE	1.00

EF0 tornado5:40 AM CDT
EF0 tornado5:52 AM CDT
EF0 tornado6:05 AM CDT
EF1 tornado9:45 AM CDT
EF0 tornado2:41 PM CDT
EF0 tornado3:01 PM CDT
EF0 tornado3:33 PM CDT
EF1 tornado11:44 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.