The severe wind outbreak of August 17, 2024
315 wind reportsGeorgia, Kentucky, Alabama and 22 more states
315 damaging wind reports across 25 states between 1:55 AM and 12:45 AM the next day CDT, 7 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 91 mph in Sherman County, OR. 33 hail reports the same day.
Watch the day unfoldSevere wind day · August 17, 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
- 315
- on Saturday, August 17, 2024
- 75 mph or more
- 7
- 1 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
- Strongest measured gust
- 91 mph
- 79 knots, Sherman County, OR
- Measured
- 40
- reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
- Killed by wind
- 0
- 0 injured
- Counties reporting
- 158
- in 25 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.
| 9:30 PM | Sherman County OR | 91 mph | Measured |
| 2:50 PM | Clark County KY | 82 mph | Measured |
| 5:58 PM | Fremont County WY | 81 mph | Measured |
| 2:15 PM | Wasatch County UT | 75 mph | Measured |
| 3:20 AM | Cherokee County OK | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 5:47 PM | Hall County GA | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 6:40 PM | Russell County KY | 75 mph | Estimated |
| 2:55 PM | Uinta County WY | 72 mph | Measured |
| 7:02 PM | Carbon County WY | 72 mph | Measured |
| 12:36 PM | Millard County UT | 71 mph | Measured |
| 3:26 AM | Sequoyah County OK | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 4:48 PM | Pickens County GA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 4:53 PM | Dawson County GA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 7:15 PM | Coweta County GA | 70 mph | Estimated |
| 1:25 PM | Scott County KY | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:30 PM | Fairfield County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 7:55 PM | Newberry County SC | 69 mph | Estimated |
| 1:15 PM | Tooele County UT | 68 mph | Measured |
| 5:02 PM | Sublette County WY | 68 mph | Measured |
| 11:30 PM | Umatilla County OR | 68 mph | Measured |
| 5:15 PM | Floyd County KY | 67 mph | Estimated |
| 1:15 PM | Tooele County UT | 66 mph | Measured |
| 7:36 PM | Carbon County WY | 66 mph | Measured |
| 2:00 PM | Bannock County ID | 64 mph | Measured |
| 3:15 PM | Summit County UT | 64 mph | Measured |
| 3:50 PM | Uinta County WY | 64 mph | Measured |
| 5:34 PM | Curry County NM | 64 mph | Measured |
| 12:09 AM | Blount County TN | 64 mph | Measured |
| 7:15 AM | Pontotoc County OK | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 2:24 PM | Madison County AL | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 2:41 PM | Madison County AL | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 3:05 PM | Marshall County AL | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 6:35 PM | Carroll County GA | 64 mph | Estimated |
| 2:30 PM | Wasatch County UT | 63 mph | Measured |
| 7:42 PM | Carbon County WY | 63 mph | Measured |
| 10:00 PM | Gilliam County OR | 63 mph | Measured |
| 12:47 PM | Forrest County MS | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 2:10 PM | Wayne County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 4:06 PM | Boyle County KY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 4:30 PM | Knox County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 5:13 PM | Knox County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 5:40 PM | Summit County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 5:45 PM | Lorain County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 5:45 PM | Lorain County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 5:45 PM | Summit County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 5:53 PM | Summit County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 5:54 PM | Portage County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 5:54 PM | Portage County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 6:14 PM | Union County SC | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 6:27 PM | Cuyahoga County OH | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 6:58 PM | Clinton County KY | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:37 PM | Newberry County SC | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 7:55 PM | Newberry County SC | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 8:03 PM | Richland County SC | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 8:17 PM | Newberry County SC | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 8:30 PM | Jackson County OR | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 8:40 PM | Edgefield County SC | 63 mph | Estimated |
| 1:15 PM | Tooele County UT | 62 mph | Measured |
| 3:07 PM | Kit Carson County CO | 62 mph | Measured |
| 12:45 AM | Pima County AZ | 62 mph | Measured |
| 1:11 PM | White Pine County NV | 61 mph | Measured |
| 1:20 PM | Tooele County UT | 61 mph | Measured |
| 1:30 PM | Tooele County UT | 61 mph | Measured |
| 9:00 PM | Klickitat County WA | 61 mph | Measured |
| 11:50 AM | Millard County UT | 60 mph | Measured |
| 4:57 PM | Sweetwater County WY | 60 mph | Measured |
| 6:58 PM | Carbon County WY | 60 mph | Measured |
| 7:30 PM | Clark County ID | 60 mph | Measured |
| 1:15 PM | Lawrence County AL | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 2:05 PM | Hamilton County TN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 2:10 PM | Marion County TN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 2:20 PM | Marion County TN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 2:20 PM | Franklin County TN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 2:26 PM | Franklin County TN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 2:30 PM | Marion County TN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 2:34 PM | Franklin County TN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 2:34 PM | Lumpkin County GA | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 2:35 PM | Lumpkin County GA | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 2:36 PM | Sequatchie County TN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 2:38 PM | Lumpkin County GA | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 2:39 PM | Madison County AL | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 2:40 PM | Franklin County TN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 2:40 PM | Hamilton County TN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 2:44 PM | Clark County KY | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 2:50 PM | Bradley County TN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 2:50 PM | Hamilton County TN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 2:54 PM | Fayette County KY | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 3:10 PM | Polk County TN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 3:10 PM | Polk County TN | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 3:10 PM | Stafford County VA | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 3:30 PM | Whitfield County GA | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 3:40 PM | Whitfield County GA | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 3:43 PM | Garrard County KY | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 3:44 PM | Whitfield County GA | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 3:45 PM | Whitfield County GA | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 3:47 PM | Murray County GA | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 3:56 PM | Chattooga County GA | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 3:57 PM | Garrard County KY | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 3:58 PM | King George County VA | 60 mph | Estimated |
| 4:00 PM | Chattooga County GA | 60 mph | Estimated |
By state
| Georgia | 67 | — |
| Kentucky | 57 | 82 mph |
| Alabama | 33 | — |
| Tennessee | 29 | 64 mph |
| Ohio | 27 | — |
| South Carolina | 17 | — |
| Utah | 15 | 75 mph |
| Pennsylvania | 13 | — |
| West Virginia | 12 | — |
| Wyoming | 9 | 81 mph |
| Oregon | 5 | 91 mph |
| Arkansas | 4 | 58 mph |
| New York | 4 | — |
| Oklahoma | 3 | — |
| North Carolina | 3 | — |
| Idaho | 3 | 64 mph |
| Missouri | 3 | — |
| Virginia | 3 | — |
| Washington | 2 | 61 mph |
| Colorado | 1 | 62 mph |
| Arizona | 1 | 62 mph |
| Maryland | 1 | — |
| Mississippi | 1 | — |
| New Mexico | 1 | 64 mph |
| Nevada | 1 | 61 mph |
| Kansas | 0 | — |
| PR | 0 | — |
Counties with the most wind reports
- Lumpkin CountyGA · 9 reports
- Whitfield CountyGA · 7 reports
- Coshocton CountyOH · 7 reports
- Floyd CountyKY · 7 reports
- Mingo CountyWV · 7 reports
- Jackson CountyAL · 6 reports
- Tooele CountyUT · 6 reports
- Newberry CountySC · 6 reports
- Pickens CountyGA · 6 reports
- Carroll CountyGA · 6 reports
Hail and tornadoes that day
33 hail reports, 0 of 2 inches or more; no tornadoes.
| 1:10 AM | Montgomery County KS | 1.75 |
| 3:51 PM | Whitfield County GA | 1.50 |
| 6:00 PM | Clackamas County OR | 1.50 |
| 6:34 PM | Leslie County KY | 1.25 |
| 7:12 PM | Pulaski County KY | 1.25 |
| 1:10 AM | Clay County AR | 1.00 |
| 1:30 AM | Cherokee County OK | 1.00 |
| 2:22 AM | Clay County AR | 1.00 |
| 4:37 AM | Muskogee County OK | 1.00 |
| 1:44 PM | Adams County OH | 1.00 |
| 1:46 PM | Montgomery County KY | 1.00 |
| 2:15 PM | Wayne County OH | 1.00 |
| 2:15 PM | Wayne County OH | 1.00 |
| 2:20 PM | Morgan County AL | 1.00 |
| 2:30 PM | Hamilton County TN | 1.00 |
| 2:47 PM | Dade County GA | 1.00 |
| 3:23 PM | Jefferson County OH | 1.00 |
| 3:25 PM | Jefferson County OH | 1.00 |
| 3:49 PM | Whitfield County GA | 1.00 |
| 3:51 PM | Catawba County NC | 1.00 |
| 4:55 PM | Lane County OR | 1.00 |
| 6:59 PM | Harlan County KY | 1.00 |
| 9:00 PM | Klickitat County WA | 1.00 |
| 10:00 PM | Sherman County OR | 1.00 |
| 4:34 PM | Licking County OH | 0.88 |
| 4:42 PM | Washington County PA | 0.88 |
| 5:51 PM | Centre County PA | 0.88 |
| 2:15 PM | Morgan County AL | 0.75 |
| 4:15 PM | Allegheny County PA | 0.75 |
| 4:17 PM | Kit Carson County CO | 0.75 |
| 5:31 PM | Washington County PA | 0.75 |
| 9:20 PM | Christian County KY | 0.75 |
| 12:30 PM | — | 0.25 |
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.