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 unfold

Severe 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.

About this replay
Central time—Historical replay — logged report times
Wind reports—of 490 that day
Strongest gust—measured, so far
Largest hail—so far

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.

Wind reports per hour, January 9, 2024 Midnight: 5 1 AM: 1 2 AM: 3 3 AM: 4 4 AM: 10 5 AM: 10 6 AM: 13 7 AM: 76 76 8 AM: 47 9 AM: 24 10 AM: 25 11 AM: 17 Noon: 25 1 PM: 30 2 PM: 29 3 PM: 50 4 PM: 42 5 PM: 25 6 PM: 24 7 PM: 13 8 PM: 10 9 PM: 7 Midnight3 AM6 AM9 AMNoon3 PM6 PM9 PM

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, January 9, 2024
11:55 AMJeff Davis County GA115 mph100Estimated0
4:28 AMWalton County FL106 mph92Measured0
5:34 AMSanta Rosa County FL100 mph87Estimated0
9:35 AMLee County GA93 mph81Measured0
6:10 AMSanta Rosa County FL87 mph76Measured0
8:30 AMEarly County GA86 mph75Estimated0
5:41 AMBay County FL81 mph70Measured0
6:57 PMPender County NC81 mph70Measured0
12:00 PMClinch County GA81 mph70Estimated0
12:00 PMClinch County GA81 mph70Estimated0
6:37 PMOnslow County NC78 mph68Measured0
7:16 PMCraven County NC77 mph67Measured0
5:50 AMEscambia County FL76 mph66Measured0
8:31 AMBay County FL75 mph65Measured0
8:10 PMCarteret County NC75 mph65Measured0
9:09 AMDecatur County GA75 mph65Estimated0
11:30 AMLowndes County GA75 mph65Estimated0
12:27 PMTattnall County GA75 mph65Estimated0
12:42 PMBulloch County GA75 mph65Estimated0
4:09 PMSarasota County FL75 mph65Estimated0
5:11 PMColumbus County NC75 mph65Estimated0
8:10 PMCarteret County NC75 mph65Estimated0
8:22 PMTyrrell County NC75 mph65Estimated0
9:05 PMDare County NC75 mph65Estimated0
4:26 AMBaldwin County AL72 mph63Measured0
6:23 PMNew Hanover County NC72 mph63Measured0
7:05 PMPender County NC72 mph63Measured0
10:42 AMTift County GA70 mph61Measured0
8:29 PMVirginia Beach VA70 mph61Estimated0
4:49 PMWake County NC69 mph60Measured0
7:44 PMCarteret County NC69 mph60Measured0
6:08 AMBay County FL69 mph60Estimated0
6:40 AMCoffee County AL69 mph60Estimated0
6:49 AMWalton County FL69 mph60Estimated0
6:49 AMWalton County FL69 mph60Estimated0
6:54 AMWalton County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:00 AMWalton County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:00 AMWalton County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:00 AMWalton County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:04 AMWalton County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:05 AMWalton County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:10 AMWalton County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:12 AMMiller County GA69 mph60Estimated0
7:16 AMWalton County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:18 AMHolmes County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:23 AMGeneva County AL69 mph60Estimated0
7:25 AMDale County AL69 mph60Estimated0
7:25 AMHolmes County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:25 AMHolmes County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:25 AMHolmes County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:25 AMHolmes County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:27 AMHolmes County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:29 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:29 AMHolmes County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:30 AMHolmes County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:31 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:32 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:33 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:35 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:35 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:37 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:38 AMHolmes County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:40 AMHolmes County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:40 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:42 AMHolmes County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:42 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:43 AMHolmes County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:43 AMHolmes County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:43 AMHolmes County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:44 AMHolmes County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:44 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:44 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:44 AMHolmes County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:45 AMGeneva County AL69 mph60Estimated0
7:46 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:47 AMHolmes County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:47 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:48 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:48 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:48 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:49 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:50 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:50 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:50 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:50 AMBay County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:50 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:51 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:51 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:51 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:52 AMHouston County AL69 mph60Estimated0
7:54 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:55 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:56 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:57 AMWashington County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:58 AMJackson County FL69 mph60Estimated0
7:59 AMJackson County FL69 mph60Estimated0
8:00 AMJackson County FL69 mph60Estimated0
8:00 AMJackson County FL69 mph60Estimated0
8:00 AMJackson County FL69 mph60Estimated0
8:00 AMJackson County FL69 mph60Estimated0

By state

Severe weather reports by state, January 9, 2024
Florida145106 mph62.00
North Carolina11781 mph11.00
Georgia8793 mph11.00
South Carolina6967 mph10.25
Virginia4263 mph0—
Alabama1772 mph22.75
Mississippi659 mph0—
Idaho567 mph0—
Louisiana2—0—

Counties with the most wind reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

11 hail reports, 2 of 2 inches or more; 32 tornadoes.

Largest hail, January 9, 2024
5:52 AMHouston County AL2.75
5:37 AMBay County FL2.00
5:25 AMBay County FL1.75
5:30 AMBay County FL1.75
5:53 AMHouston County AL1.50
4:55 AMWalton County FL1.25
5:30 AMBay County FL1.25
5:01 AMWalton County FL1.00
9:40 AMDougherty County GA1.00
3:39 PMNew Hanover County NC1.00
1:04 PMRichland County SC0.25
  • 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

  1. 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.
  2. Reporting has grown with population, spotter networks and the internet, so counts from different decades are not directly comparable.
  3. 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.