The severe wind outbreak of January 9, 2024
490 wind reportsFlorida, North Carolina, Georgia and 6 more states
490 damaging wind reports across 9 states between 12:15 AM and 9:33 PM CST, 24 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 106 mph in Walton County, FL. 11 hail reports and 32 tornadoes the same day.
Watch the day unfoldSevere wind day · January 9, 2024
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
- 490
- 36th of 15,807 days with wind reports since 1955
- 75 mph or more
- 24
- 6 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
- Strongest measured gust
- 106 mph
- 92 knots, Walton County, FL
- Measured
- 54
- reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
- Killed by wind
- 1
- 2 injured
- Counties reporting
- 188
- in 9 states
Hour by hour
Damaging wind reports in each hour, Central Standard Time.
The strongest winds
The 100 strongest reports with a speed. Measured gusts come from an instrument; estimated speeds are judged from damage.
| 11:55 AM | Jeff Davis County GA | 115 mph | Estimated |
| 4:28 AM | Walton County FL | 106 mph | Measured |
| 5:34 AM | Santa Rosa County FL | 100 mph | Estimated |
| 9:35 AM | Lee County GA | 93 mph | Measured |
| 6:10 AM | Santa Rosa County FL | 87 mph | Measured |
| 8:30 AM | Early County GA | 86 mph | Estimated |
| 5:41 AM | Bay County FL | 81 mph | Measured |
| 6:57 PM | Pender County NC | 81 mph | Measured |
| 12:00 PM | Clinch County GA | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 12:00 PM | Clinch County GA | 81 mph | Estimated |
| 6:37 PM | Onslow County NC | 78 mph | Measured |
| 7:16 PM | Craven County NC | 77 mph | Measured |
| 5:50 AM | Escambia County FL | 76 mph | Measured |
| 8:31 AM | Bay County FL | 75 mph | Measured |
| 8:10 PM | Carteret County NC | 75 mph | Measured |
| 9:09 AM | Decatur County GA | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 11:30 AM | Lowndes County GA | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 12:27 PM | Tattnall County GA | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 12:42 PM | Bulloch County GA | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 4:09 PM | Sarasota County FL | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 5:11 PM | Columbus County NC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 8:10 PM | Carteret County NC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 8:22 PM | Tyrrell County NC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 9:05 PM | Dare County NC | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 4:26 AM | Baldwin County AL | 72 mph | Measured |
| 6:23 PM | New Hanover County NC | 72 mph | Measured |
| 7:05 PM | Pender County NC | 72 mph | Measured |
| 10:42 AM | Tift County GA | 70 mph | Measured |
| 8:29 PM | Virginia Beach VA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 4:49 PM | Wake County NC | 69 mph | Measured |
| 7:44 PM | Carteret County NC | 69 mph | Measured |
| 6:08 AM | Bay County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 6:40 AM | Coffee County AL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 6:49 AM | Walton County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 6:49 AM | Walton County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 6:54 AM | Walton County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:00 AM | Walton County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:00 AM | Walton County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:00 AM | Walton County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:04 AM | Walton County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:05 AM | Walton County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:10 AM | Walton County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:12 AM | Miller County GA | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:16 AM | Walton County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:18 AM | Holmes County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:23 AM | Geneva County AL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:25 AM | Dale County AL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:25 AM | Holmes County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:25 AM | Holmes County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:25 AM | Holmes County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:25 AM | Holmes County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:27 AM | Holmes County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:29 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:29 AM | Holmes County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:30 AM | Holmes County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:31 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:32 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:33 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:35 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:35 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:37 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:38 AM | Holmes County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:40 AM | Holmes County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:40 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:42 AM | Holmes County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:42 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:43 AM | Holmes County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:43 AM | Holmes County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:43 AM | Holmes County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:44 AM | Holmes County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:44 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:44 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:44 AM | Holmes County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:45 AM | Geneva County AL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:46 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:47 AM | Holmes County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:47 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:48 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:48 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:48 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:49 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:50 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:50 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:50 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:50 AM | Bay County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:50 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:51 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:51 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:51 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:52 AM | Houston County AL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:54 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:55 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:56 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:57 AM | Washington County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:58 AM | Jackson County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:59 AM | Jackson County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 8:00 AM | Jackson County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 8:00 AM | Jackson County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 8:00 AM | Jackson County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 8:00 AM | Jackson County FL | 69 mph | Estimated |
By state
| Florida | 145 | 106 mph |
| North Carolina | 117 | 81 mph |
| Georgia | 87 | 93 mph |
| South Carolina | 69 | 67 mph |
| Virginia | 42 | 63 mph |
| Alabama | 17 | 72 mph |
| Mississippi | 6 | 59 mph |
| Idaho | 5 | 67 mph |
| Louisiana | 2 | — |
Counties with the most wind reports
- Jackson CountyFL · 36 reports
- Washington CountyFL · 28 reports
- Holmes CountyFL · 18 reports
- Walton CountyFL · 13 reports
- Leon CountyFL · 10 reports
- Pittsylvania CountyVA · 8 reports
- Colleton CountySC · 8 reports
- Columbus CountyNC · 8 reports
- Craven CountyNC · 7 reports
- DeKalb CountyGA · 7 reports
Hail and tornadoes that day
11 hail reports, 2 of 2 inches or more; 32 tornadoes.
| 5:52 AM | Houston County AL | 2.75 |
| 5:37 AM | Bay County FL | 2.00 |
| 5:25 AM | Bay County FL | 1.75 |
| 5:30 AM | Bay County FL | 1.75 |
| 5:53 AM | Houston County AL | 1.50 |
| 4:55 AM | Walton County FL | 1.25 |
| 5:30 AM | Bay County FL | 1.25 |
| 5:01 AM | Walton County FL | 1.00 |
| 9:40 AM | Dougherty County GA | 1.00 |
| 3:39 PM | New Hanover County NC | 1.00 |
| 1:04 PM | Richland County SC | 0.25 |
- EF1 tornado2:29 AM CST
- EF1 tornado3:24 AM CST
- EF0 tornado3:47 AM CST
- EF0 tornado3:56 AM CST
- EF0 tornado4:12 AM CST
- EF1 tornado4:29 AM CST
- EF1 tornado4:32 AM CST
- EF1 tornado4:35 AM CST
- EF0 tornado4:38 AM CST
- EF1 tornado4:48 AM CST
- EF0 tornado5:03 AM CST
- EF0 tornado5:31 AM CST
- EF3 tornado5:31 AM CST
- EF2 tornado5:43 AM CST
- EF1 tornado5:53 AM CST
- EF1 tornado6:03 AM CST
- EF2 tornado6:25 AM CST
- EF1 tornado7:06 AM CST
- EF0 tornado7:12 AM CST
- EF2 tornado7:50 AM CST · 1 killed
- EF0 tornado7:59 AM CST
- EF2 tornado8:03 AM CST
- EF2 tornado8:46 AM CST
- EF0 tornado9:32 AM CST
- EF1 tornado11:27 AM CST · 1 killed
- EF1 tornado11:55 AM CST
- EF1 tornado12:43 PM CST
- EF1 tornado1:10 PM CST
- EF2 tornado1:46 PM CST
- EF1 tornado3:00 PM CST
- EF0 tornado3:08 PM CST
- EF0 tornado3:23 PM CST
2024 · 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.