The severe wind outbreak of July 16, 2024

522 wind reportsNew York, Kansas, Pennsylvania and 27 more states

522 damaging wind reports across 30 states between 2:08 AM and 11:20 PM CDT, 33 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 93 mph in Russell County, KS. 24 hail reports and 14 tornadoes the same day. The 30th-most wind reports of any day since 1955.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · July 16, 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 522 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: 522; 30th of 15,807 days with wind reports since 1955
75 mph or more: 33; 7 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust: 93 mph; 81 knots, Russell County, KS
Measured: 68; reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind: 0; 5 injured
Counties reporting: 172; in 30 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 16, 2024

4:45 PM	Bennington County VT	96 mph	83	Estimated
6:57 PM	Hillsborough County NH	96 mph	83	Estimated
4:08 AM	Russell County KS	93 mph	81	Measured
4:03 PM	Warren County NY	90 mph	78	Estimated
4:45 PM	Warren County NY	90 mph	78	Estimated
4:26 PM	Warren County NY	87 mph	76	Measured
2:26 AM	Trego County KS	87 mph	76	Estimated
3:41 AM	Russell County KS	85 mph	74	Measured
4:08 AM	Russell County KS	81 mph	70	Estimated
4:33 AM	Lincoln County KS	81 mph	70	Estimated
12:55 PM	Jefferson County NY	81 mph	70	Estimated
1:01 PM	Jefferson County NY	81 mph	70	Estimated
1:01 PM	Jefferson County NY	81 mph	70	Estimated
1:05 PM	Jefferson County NY	81 mph	70	Estimated
1:18 PM	Jefferson County NY	81 mph	70	Estimated
7:10 PM	Baca County CO	81 mph	70	Estimated
5:17 AM	Saline County KS	79 mph	69	Measured
2:35 PM	Oneida County NY	79 mph	69	Measured
5:08 PM	Logan County NE	75 mph	65	Measured
4:08 AM	Russell County KS	75 mph	65	Estimated
11:50 AM	Franklin County MO	75 mph	65	Estimated
3:10 PM	Herkimer County NY	75 mph	65	Estimated
3:36 PM	Hamilton County NY	75 mph	65	Estimated
4:04 PM	Warren County NY	75 mph	65	Estimated
5:07 PM	Dutchess County NY	75 mph	65	Estimated
5:15 PM	Logan County NE	75 mph	65	Estimated
5:50 PM	Blaine County NE	75 mph	65	Estimated
6:45 PM	Hillsborough County NH	75 mph	65	Estimated
8:38 PM	Phelps County NE	75 mph	65	Estimated
8:45 PM	Logan County KS	75 mph	65	Estimated
8:50 PM	Kiowa County OK	75 mph	65	Estimated
9:35 PM	Greer County OK	75 mph	65	Estimated
10:55 PM	Blaine County OK	75 mph	65	Estimated
2:08 AM	Ness County KS	72 mph	63	Measured
3:45 PM	Saratoga County NY	72 mph	63	Measured
7:47 AM	Jefferson County KS	70 mph	61	Measured
4:00 PM	Pueblo County CO	70 mph	61	Measured
8:15 PM	Hamilton County KS	70 mph	61	Measured
4:28 AM	Lincoln County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated
5:58 AM	Dickinson County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:14 AM	Geary County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:15 AM	Dickinson County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:15 AM	Dickinson County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:36 AM	Pottawatomie County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:50 AM	Pottawatomie County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:11 AM	Shawnee County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:19 AM	Shawnee County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:20 AM	Shawnee County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:20 AM	Shawnee County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:24 AM	Jefferson County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:40 AM	Jefferson County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated
7:43 AM	Douglas County KS	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:47 PM	Harlan County NE	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:17 PM	Franklin County NE	70 mph	61	Estimated
4:52 PM	Cumberland County PA	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:03 PM	York County PA	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:11 PM	York County PA	70 mph	61	Estimated
6:28 PM	Cheshire County NH	70 mph	61	Estimated
8:23 PM	Buffalo County NE	70 mph	61	Estimated
8:49 PM	Phelps County NE	70 mph	61	Estimated
8:55 PM	Crook County OR	70 mph	61	Estimated
9:05 PM	Beckham County OK	70 mph	61	Estimated
3:15 AM	Ellis County KS	69 mph	60	Measured
4:25 PM	Warren County NY	69 mph	60	Measured
5:14 AM	Ottawa County KS	69 mph	60	Estimated
10:00 AM	Monroe County MO	69 mph	60	Estimated
2:47 PM	Herkimer County NY	69 mph	60	Estimated
2:50 PM	Herkimer County NY	69 mph	60	Estimated
4:18 PM	Saratoga County NY	69 mph	60	Estimated
4:18 PM	Saratoga County NY	69 mph	60	Estimated
4:20 PM	Washington County NY	69 mph	60	Estimated
4:22 PM	Washington County NY	69 mph	60	Estimated
4:25 PM	Washington County NY	69 mph	60	Estimated
4:26 PM	Washington County NY	69 mph	60	Estimated
4:30 PM	Warren County NY	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:27 PM	Bennington County VT	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:27 PM	Berkshire County MA	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:31 PM	Berkshire County MA	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:31 PM	Berkshire County MA	69 mph	60	Estimated
5:35 PM	Berkshire County MA	69 mph	60	Estimated
6:35 PM	Cimarron County OK	69 mph	60	Estimated
7:25 AM	Shawnee County KS	68 mph	59	Measured
5:25 PM	Cimarron County OK	68 mph	59	Measured
2:36 AM	Trego County KS	68 mph	59	Estimated
4:20 AM	Russell County KS	67 mph	58	Measured
4:10 PM	Millard County UT	67 mph	58	Measured
2:56 AM	Ellis County KS	66 mph	57	Measured
3:55 PM	Franklin County NE	66 mph	57	Measured
5:20 PM	Berkshire County MA	66 mph	57	Measured
6:18 PM	Monmouth County NJ	66 mph	57	Measured
8:30 PM	Cochise County AZ	66 mph	57	Measured
9:05 PM	Seward County KS	66 mph	57	Measured
3:40 AM	Russell County KS	64 mph	56	Measured
8:00 PM	Dawson County NE	64 mph	56	Measured
8:35 PM	Grant County KS	64 mph	56	Measured
11:10 PM	Harper County OK	64 mph	56	Measured
11:20 PM	Caddo County OK	64 mph	56	Measured
7:05 AM	Shawnee County KS	64 mph	56	Estimated
7:22 AM	Shawnee County KS	64 mph	56	Estimated
7:28 AM	Shawnee County KS	64 mph	56	Estimated

By state

Severe weather reports by state, July 16, 2024

New York	188	87 mph	0	—
Kansas	68	93 mph	2	1.75
Pennsylvania	55	—	2	1.00
New Jersey	35	66 mph	0	—
Massachusetts	29	66 mph	2	1.00
Nebraska	19	75 mph	13	2.00
New Hampshire	17	—	1	1.00
Oklahoma	16	68 mph	0	—
South Carolina	11	—	0	—
Virginia	11	59 mph	0	—
Maryland	9	—	0	—
North Carolina	8	—	2	1.00
Vermont	8	—	0	—
Colorado	7	70 mph	0	—
West Virginia	7	—	0	—
Kentucky	5	—	0	—
Connecticut	4	—	0	—
Georgia	4	—	0	—
Missouri	3	—	1	1.25
Alabama	3	—	0	—
Arkansas	3	—	0	—
Maine	3	58 mph	0	—
Oregon	2	—	0	—
Mississippi	1	—	1	1.00
Arizona	1	66 mph	0	—
Delaware	1	—	0	—
Illinois	1	—	0	—
Louisiana	1	—	0	—
Texas	1	59 mph	0	—
Utah	1	67 mph	0	—

Counties with the most wind reports

Albany CountyNY · 24 reports
Columbia CountyNY · 18 reports
Herkimer CountyNY · 17 reports
Onondaga CountyNY · 16 reports
Warren CountyNY · 15 reports
Washington CountyNY · 14 reports
Shawnee CountyKS · 12 reports
Berkshire CountyMA · 11 reports
Jefferson CountyNY · 11 reports
Montgomery CountyNY · 10 reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

24 hail reports, 1 of 2 inches or more; 14 tornadoes.

Largest hail, July 16, 2024

4:32 PM	Brown County NE	2.00
5:25 PM	Brown County NE	1.75
6:40 PM	Custer County NE	1.75
8:05 PM	Dawson County NE	1.75
9:56 PM	Ford County KS	1.75
5:15 AM	Ralls County MO	1.25
4:25 PM	Brown County NE	1.25
6:18 PM	Lincoln County NE	1.25
6:25 PM	Custer County NE	1.25
8:41 PM	Phelps County NE	1.25
2:10 PM	Cabarrus County NC	1.00
3:37 PM	Berks County PA	1.00
4:18 PM	Hancock County MS	1.00
4:41 PM	Berkshire County MA	1.00
4:55 PM	Logan County NE	1.00
5:55 PM	Lancaster County PA	1.00
6:18 PM	Lincoln County NE	1.00
6:25 PM	Custer County NE	1.00
6:25 PM	Cheshire County NH	1.00
7:30 PM	Custer County NE	1.00
7:56 PM	Dawson County NE	1.00
4:55 AM	Hampshire County MA	0.75
12:50 PM	Wilkes County NC	0.75
4:45 PM	Norton County KS	0.75

EF0 tornado11:34 AM CDT
EF0 tornado12:01 PM CDT
EF1 tornado2:00 PM CDT · 1 killed
EF1 tornado2:19 PM CDT
EF2 tornado2:25 PM CDT
EF1 tornado2:57 PM CDT
EF1 tornado3:10 PM CDT
EF1 tornado3:30 PM CDT
EF1 tornado3:37 PM CDT
EF1 tornado3:44 PM CDT
EF1 tornado3:48 PM CDT
EF0 tornado4:22 PM CDT
EF1 tornado6:29 PM CDT
EF1 tornado6:54 PM CDT

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.