The severe wind outbreak of February 16, 2025

387 wind reportsGeorgia, Alabama, North Carolina and 9 more states

387 damaging wind reports across 12 states between 12:00 AM and 11:39 PM CST, 5 of them 65 knots (75 mph) or stronger; the strongest measured gust was 87 mph in Washington County, MD. 1 hail report and 9 tornadoes the same day.

Watch the day unfold

Severe wind day · February 16, 2025

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 387 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 Standard Time.

The day in numbers

Wind reports: 387; 92nd of 15,807 days with wind reports since 1955
75 mph or more: 5; 3 of 86 mph (75 knots) or more
Strongest measured gust: 87 mph; 76 knots, Washington County, MD
Measured: 24; reports with an instrument reading; the rest are estimates from damage
Killed by wind: 1; 1 injured
Counties reporting: 165; in 12 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.

Strongest wind reports, February 16, 2025

1:41 PM	Washington County MD	87 mph	76	Measured	0
12:10 AM	Marshall County AL	87 mph	76	Estimated	0
12:12 AM	Marshall County AL	87 mph	76	Estimated	0
12:13 AM	Marshall County AL	81 mph	70	Estimated	0
12:20 AM	Madison County AL	75 mph	65	Measured	0
1:59 AM	Autauga County AL	70 mph	61	Measured	0
2:24 AM	Montgomery County AL	70 mph	61	Measured	0
12:19 AM	Madison County AL	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
12:26 AM	Colbert County AL	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
12:31 AM	Hale County AL	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
1:04 AM	Marshall County AL	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
2:31 AM	Elmore County AL	70 mph	61	Estimated	0
3:52 AM	Clayton County GA	69 mph	60	Measured	0
12:02 AM	Lauderdale County MS	67 mph	58	Measured	0
3:39 AM	Fulton County GA	67 mph	58	Measured	0
2:15 AM	Clay County AL	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
2:59 AM	Carroll County GA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
3:07 AM	Paulding County GA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
3:15 AM	Douglas County GA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
3:19 AM	Troup County GA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
3:20 AM	Troup County GA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
3:23 AM	Troup County GA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
3:23 AM	Troup County GA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
3:24 AM	Troup County GA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
3:25 AM	Coweta County GA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
3:28 AM	Fulton County GA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
3:31 AM	Fulton County GA	64 mph	56	Estimated	1
3:31 AM	DeKalb County GA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
3:55 AM	Spalding County GA	64 mph	56	Estimated	0
12:40 AM	St. Tammany Parish LA	63 mph	55	Measured	0
9:20 AM	Bladen County NC	63 mph	55	Measured	0
12:04 AM	Lauderdale County MS	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
12:25 AM	Forrest County MS	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
3:45 AM	Coffee County AL	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
4:06 AM	Geneva County AL	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
4:22 AM	Geneva County AL	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
5:00 AM	Jackson County FL	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
5:39 AM	Jackson County FL	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
5:58 AM	Newberry County SC	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
7:15 AM	Leon County FL	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
7:18 AM	Chesterfield County SC	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
7:27 AM	Chesterfield County SC	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
7:30 AM	Chesterfield County SC	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
7:32 AM	Chesterfield County SC	63 mph	55	Estimated	0
12:12 AM	Limestone County AL	62 mph	54	Measured	0
2:01 AM	Talladega County AL	62 mph	54	Measured	0
2:00 AM	Talladega County AL	62 mph	54	Estimated	0
12:09 AM	Limestone County AL	61 mph	53	Measured	0
8:23 AM	Cumberland County NC	61 mph	53	Measured	0
9:37 AM	Hanover County VA	61 mph	53	Measured	0
7:32 AM	Laurel County KY	60 mph	52	Measured	0
8:15 AM	Harlan County KY	60 mph	52	Measured	0
12:26 PM	Dare County NC	60 mph	52	Measured	0
12:04 AM	Limestone County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
12:10 AM	Sumter County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
12:10 AM	Limestone County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
12:11 AM	Limestone County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
12:23 AM	Washington Parish LA	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
12:23 AM	Washington Parish LA	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
12:29 AM	Tuscaloosa County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
12:31 AM	Madison County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
12:38 AM	Jefferson County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
12:38 AM	St. Tammany Parish LA	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
12:41 AM	Moore County TN	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
12:46 AM	Blount County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
12:48 AM	Jefferson County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
12:49 AM	Marshall County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
12:50 AM	Blount County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
12:52 AM	Jefferson County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
12:54 AM	Coffee County TN	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
12:54 AM	Pearl River County MS	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
12:55 AM	St. Tammany Parish LA	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:02 AM	St. Tammany Parish LA	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:06 AM	Marshall County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:06 AM	Shelby County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:08 AM	Jefferson County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:10 AM	Marshall County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:11 AM	Marshall County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:12 AM	Marshall County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:13 AM	Marshall County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:14 AM	Marshall County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:15 AM	Marshall County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:15 AM	Shelby County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:16 AM	Shelby County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:21 AM	St. Clair County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:24 AM	St. Clair County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:25 AM	Etowah County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:25 AM	Marion County TN	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:30 AM	Washington County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:30 AM	St. Tammany Parish LA	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:35 AM	St. Clair County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:35 AM	Dallas County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:45 AM	Cherokee County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:45 AM	Clarke County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:46 AM	Hancock County MS	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
1:50 AM	Marion County TN	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
2:00 AM	Bledsoe County TN	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
2:01 AM	Calhoun County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
2:10 AM	Elmore County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0
2:12 AM	Autauga County AL	60 mph	52	Estimated	0

By state

Severe weather reports by state, February 16, 2025

Georgia	159	69 mph	1	1.00
Alabama	95	75 mph	0	—
North Carolina	46	63 mph	0	—
South Carolina	28	58 mph	0	—
Florida	15	58 mph	0	—
West Virginia	11	—	0	—
Tennessee	8	—	0	—
Virginia	8	61 mph	0	—
Louisiana	7	63 mph	0	—
Mississippi	6	67 mph	0	—
Kentucky	3	60 mph	0	—
Maryland	1	87 mph	0	—

Counties with the most wind reports

Troup CountyGA · 15 reports
Pike CountyGA · 12 reports
Walton CountyGA · 12 reports
Marshall CountyAL · 12 reports
Douglas CountyGA · 11 reports
Morgan CountyGA · 11 reports
Monroe CountyGA · 10 reports
Spalding CountyGA · 10 reports
Carroll CountyGA · 7 reports
Henry CountyGA · 7 reports

Hail and tornadoes that day

1 hail report, 0 of 2 inches or more; 9 tornadoes.

Largest hail, February 16, 2025

3:41 AM	Fayette County GA	1.00

EF1 tornado12:27 AM CST
EF0 tornado12:33 AM CST
EF1 tornado12:52 AM CST
EF1 tornado1:05 AM CST
EF0 tornado2:00 AM CST
EF1 tornado2:42 AM CST
EF1 tornado2:47 AM CST
EF0 tornado3:25 AM CST
EF1 tornado4:16 AM CST

2025 · 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.