Central Derecho
One of the severe storm disasters on NOAA’s billion-dollar list: $3.4 billion in losses at 2024 prices ($3.2 billion at the time) and 1 deaths.
What the offices filed during it
The 116 most significant severe storm episodes filed in these dates, colored by kind.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Losses, 2024 dollars
- $3.4 billion
- Losses at the time
- $3.2 billion
- Deaths
- 1
The losses and deaths are NCEI’s, counting everything the disaster did. The episodes below are only what the Weather Service filed in its Storm Events record, which counts damage differently and often not at all, so the two never add up and are shown apart.
By state, as filed
| State | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 18 | 0 | 0 | $5.0 million |
| Ohio | 193 | 0 | 0 | $2.8 million |
| North Dakota | 33 | 0 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| Montana | 5 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Kansas | 26 | 0 | 0 | $266,000 |
| Indiana | 51 | 1 | 0 | $241,000 |
| Virginia | 51 | 0 | 0 | $142,000 |
| West Virginia | 74 | 1 | 0 | $122,000 |
| South Dakota | 184 | 0 | 0 | $73,000 |
| Illinois | 83 | 0 | 3 | $71,000 |
| Georgia | 195 | 0 | 2 | $30,000 |
| Minnesota | 31 | 0 | 0 | $23,000 |
| Maryland | 11 | 0 | 0 | $18,000 |
| South Carolina | 23 | 0 | 0 | $16,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Kentucky | 9 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| North Carolina | 24 | 0 | 0 | $9,000 |
| Alabama | 49 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| New Mexico | 8 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Florida | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Wyoming | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nebraska | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Iowa | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Texas | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Missouri | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Utah | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colorado | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maine | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Delaware | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Episode by episode
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 11, 2022Isolated supercells formed in central Virginia in response to strengthening mid-level westerlies and a shortwave moving into the area on June 11.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 11, 2022A line of severe storms packing a punch with significant winds. Power poles and trees felt the brunt of the wind as speeds reached up to 75 mph.
- Hail in Wyoming, June 11, 2022A severe thunderstorm tracked east-southeast across southeast Montana and clipped northeastern Crook County, producing quarter sized hail in the Colony area.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 11 to 12, 2022A long-lived supercell thunderstorm tracked east-southeast from southeastern Montana and far northeastern Wyoming through portions of Butte, southern Meade, northeastern Pennington, Haakon, and northern Jackson Counties.
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, June 11, 2022A strong supercell formed in far northern Missouri, and dropped southward across the Highway 36 corridor. Along the way it produced several areas of tight rotation, which ultimately led to a brief tornado near Stewartsville.
- Hail in Wyoming, June 11, 2022A thunderstorm became severe as it moved across central Crook County before weakening as it moved into South Dakota. The storm produced large hail in the Hulett area.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wyoming, June 11, 2022A thunderstorm became severe as it tracked across portions of northern Weston County and into South Dakota. The storm produced large hail and strong wind gusts.
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, June 11, 2022In the evening hours of the 11th, an east-west line of showers formed in northeast Colorado and moved east. As these showers moved into Yuma County, CO, winds gusted out ahead of these showers, producing a 59 MPH gust south of Wray, CO.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 11, 2022A couple of severe thunderstorms over northeastern Wyoming developed into a line as they crossed the Black Hills and continued into portions of southwestern South Dakota. The storms produced large hail and some gusty winds across the central and southern Black Hills.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 11, 2022Strong storms moved through eastern Iowa late in the evening of June 11, 2022. Both damaging winds and large hail occurred in Scott County, Iowa as the large area of storms consolidated down to one severe storm.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 11 to 12, 2022Severe thunderstorms developed in association with a low pressure system and stationary front across western South Dakota late on June 11th, and then spread east-southeast to affect portions of south central South Dakota during the early morning on June 12th.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 12, 2022Scattered strong to isolated severe thunderstorms rumbled across central and eastern portions of South Central Nebraska on this Sunday morning, prompting a few reports of hail up to ping pong ball size and wind gusts up to 65 MPH.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 12, 2022Strong to severe storms moved through west central Illinois early in the morning hours of June 12, 2022. Both damaging winds and large hail occurred, with a microburst damaging farm roofs.
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 12, 2022A couple of early morning storms produced a 59 mph wind gust in Jefferson County.
- Flash Flood and Hail in Illinois, June 12, 2022Areas of low pressure tracking along a stationary frontal boundary draped across central Illinois triggered two large thunderstorm clusters during the morning of June 12th.
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Montana, June 12 to 26, 2022Periods of convective and upslope precipitation brought areal and river flooding June 11 through June 16. Rainfall of 2 to 6 inches was common for the lower elevations of Northwest Montana between June 11 and June 15.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 12, 2022Scattered severe thunderstorms produced large hail, damaging wind gusts, and tornadoes during the afternoon of June 12th.
- Hail in Kansas, June 12, 2022An isolated thunderstorm produced quarter sized hail in Nemaha County during the morning of 6/12.
- Flash Flood and Hail in Indiana, June 12, 2022West-northwesterly winds along a slowly-advancing warm frontal zone promoted the ample bulk shear and copious instability that produced numerous morning showers and thunderstorms.
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 12, 2022Multiple rounds of severe storms occurred on June 12, first along a stalled boundary across south-central Virginia in the late morning and early afternoon and then through the afternoon.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 12, 2022A disturbance on the periphery of an upper-level ridge moved through Illinois, generating showers and storms. Some of the storms became severe producing damaging winds and large hail.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 12, 2022Numerous thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon and lingered into the evening. Damaging winds and large hail were reported with many of these storms.
- Hail in Tennessee, June 12, 2022A lone severe thunderstorm developed in northwest flow aloft and moved across portions of West Tennessee. The storm dropped large hail over Chester County.
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 12, 2022Shower and storm chances were boosted by an upper level disturbance on the afternoon of June 12th across southeast Ohio.
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, June 12, 2022Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in the afternoon. A short-lived landspout was observed north of Denver International Airport. No damage was observed. In northern Washington County, a severe thunderstorm produced hail up to quarter size.
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 12, 2022A warm front stretched across the border between Virginia and North Carolina on June 12. Multiple rounds of storms moved into northeast North Carolina and enhanced northwesterly flow aloft aided in the production of severe storms including isolated supercells.
- Hail in Wyoming, June 12, 2022A long-lived supercell thunderstorm tracked east-southeast across far northern Campbell County and northern Crook County, producing very large hail, especially as it moved into northern Crook County. Winds increased as it moved east into far northeastern Wyoming as well.
- Hail in Wyoming, June 12, 2022An isolated thunderstorm produced some quarter size hail just northeast of Clearmont.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wyoming, June 12, 2022Strong to severe thunderstorms developed mid-afternoon in eastern Wyoming near the Nebraska state line. Strong outflow winds and quarter sized hail were reported with these storms before moving off into the Nebraska Panhandle.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 12, 2022Storms that developed in eastern Wyoming continued to move east into the Nebraska Panhandle with hail and strong outflow winds being reported. This included ping-pong ball size hail north of Scottsbluff and over 80 mph winds from thunderstorm outflow near Alliance.
- Tornado and Hail in Wyoming, June 12, 2022In a warm and unstable air to the south of a stationary front, several supercell thunderstorms developed. The storms brought large hail, in addition to strong winds that toppled many trees across western Wyoming.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wyoming, June 12, 2022A severe thunderstorm developed over central Campbell County and tracked eastward across southern Crook County. The storm produced hail over quarter size and some wind gusts over 60 mph.
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 12 to 13, 2022A long-lived supercell thunderstorm took a similar track to a storm the previous day and caused considerable damage along its track from southern Butte County to southern Meade County, northeastern Pennington County, and Haakon County.
- Damaging Winds in Texas, June 12, 2022On the evening of the 12th very warm temperatures contributed to adequate instability which help to spark thunderstorm activity across the Texas Panhandle.
- Hail in South Dakota, June 12, 2022A thunderstorm briefly became severe across the northern foothills of the Black Hills, producing large hail in the Whitewood area.
- Flash Flood and Flooding in South Dakota, June 12 to 13, 2022A trailing supercell thunderstorm tracked across northeastern Wyoming and across the northern Black Hills and west central South Dakota.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 12 to 14, 2022Strong to severe thunderstorms initiated over the northern Nebraska Panhandle and tracked east across far northern Nebraska. Wind gusts up to 60 MPH were reported over Sheridan county as well as quarter sized hail in Frontier county.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 12, 2022A second severe thunderstorm developed just south of a long-lived supercell over far southeastern Meade County and tracked southeast across far eastern Pennington County and into northern Jackson County before eventually merging with the other storm.
- Damaging Winds in New Mexico, June 12, 2022With an area of high pressure still present over New Mexico on June 12, 2022, conditions at the surface still remained too dry for beneficial precipitation.
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Kansas, June 12, 2022On June 12th, showers and thunderstorms developed along a dry line in northwestern Kansas during the evening hours. Thunderstorms in the area produced pea sized hail and wind gusts up to 63 mph.
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 12 to 13, 2022An area of low pressure and associated cold front initiated a vigorous complex of severe thunderstorms across western South Dakota during the evening of June 12th, and these storms tracked east-southeast to affect south central SD after sunset and into the early morning of the…
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 12, 2022Mainly between 10:30 p.m and 12:30 a.m. CDT on this late Sunday night/very early Monday morning, a small complex of severe thunderstorms charged northeastward out of southwest Kansas and across portions of this North Central Kansas area, resulting in reports of hail up to golf…
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 12, 2022A line of thunderstorms became severe across northwestern South Dakota during the late evening hours. The storms produced wind gusts to 80 mph and small hail.
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 12, 2022Around midnight on this late Sunday night/very early Monday morning, a small complex of severe thunderstorms charged northeastward out of Kansas into far southeast portions of South Central Nebraska, prompting a few reports of severe winds in Nuckolls County.
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 12 to 13, 2022A couple clusters of severe storms moved east and northeastward out of south central South Dakota, evolving into short bowing segments with damaging wind gusts.
- Flash Flood in Connecticut, June 13, 2022A warm frontal moved into the area overnight June 12 into early in the morning on june 13th allowing for thunderstorms to develop. These thunderstorms trained over southern Fairfield County in Connecticut and produced rainfall rates of 1-2 inches an hour.
- Hail in Iowa, June 13, 2022An isolated stronger storm within a line of thunderstorms pushing northeast across northwest Iowa produced sub-severe size hail.
- Hail in Iowa, June 13, 2022A pair of MCVs resulted in severe storms in Iowa on the morning of June 13th. The first moved in from Nebraska and interacted with highly unstable airmass with MLCAPE analyzed at over 3000 J/kg in an area of strong warm air advection.
- Flash Flood in Michigan, June 13, 2022Rainfall estimates of 2 to 3 inches from thunderstorms during the day on the 13th caused flash flooding on the south end of Porcupine Mountains State Park. The South Boundary Road was closed from Summit Peak to the Gogebic County line due to water over the road.
- Flash Flood and Hail in Minnesota, June 13, 2022A complex of storms that moved along the Minnesota/Iowa border surged northeast and began to train across south central Minnesota. Initially, large hail occurred south of Mankato, and around Owatonna.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 13, 2022A low-level jet gradually weakened early morning, but sustained a back-building cluster of thunderstorms across southwest Minnesota within an environment of 1500 J/kg MUCAPE and 40 knots of effective shear.
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in New Mexico, June 13, 2022While mid-level moisture was still present across northern and central New Mexico on June 13, 2022, conditions at the surface and low-levels remained very dry.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Indiana, June 13, 2022Hot and extremely humid surface conditions provided very high instability, while a slowly- advancing warm frontal zone promoted ample vertical wind shear, which led to widespread afternoon thunderstorms along and north of the I-74 corridor.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 13, 2022A volatile environment of over 4000 J/KG of SBCAPE, combined with 45 to 60 knots of effective shear set the stage for multiple rounds of thunderstorm during the afternoon and evening hours of June 13th.
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 13, 2022A convective complex moved east along and north of the Ohio River during the late afternoon and early evening hours.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Maine, June 13, 2022A weak cold front pushed through the Western Maine Mountains by late afternoon on June 13th, with a line of showers and thunderstorms sinking south and east.
- Tornado and Hail in Ohio, June 13, 2022A convective complex moved east along and north of the Ohio River during the late afternoon and early evening hours. Widespread straight line wind damage occurred with numerous wind gusts estimated to be in the 70 to 80 mph range.
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 13, 2022A convective complex moved east along the Ohio River during the late afternoon and early evening hours.
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 13, 2022An overlap of high instability and a seasonally strong belt of mid-level northwesterly flow resulted in isolated storms, including a supercell, forming in extreme southeast Virginia and tracking into northeast North Carolina on June 13.
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 13, 2022Daytime heating, and enhanced low level convergence on differential heating boundaries along two converging rivers, led to an isolated late afternoon severe thunderstorm over lower Richland Co SC.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 13, 2022Isolated thunderstorms developed along the Blue Ridge escarpment during the late afternoon and evening and drifted southeast. One of the storms produced hail and brief damaging wind gusts in Oconee County.
- Flash Flood and Hail in North Dakota, June 13 to 14, 2022Thunderstorms developed over eastern Montana into western North Dakota as a surface trough moved through the area. Although some large hail fell with these storms, strong wind gusts became the main impact.
- Tornadoes and Flood in Illinois, June 13, 2022A supercell thunderstorm moved across northeast Illinois including Chicago and the western suburbs during the late afternoon and early evening of June 13th. Widespread significant wind damage occurred in many areas and two tornadoes occurred.
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 13, 2022Scattered thunderstorms produced sporadic wind damage over portions of the western DC suburbs and near Charlottesville.
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 13, 2022Scattered thunderstorms produced sporadic wind damage over portions of the western DC suburbs and near Charlottesville.
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 13, 2022A volatile environment of over 4000 J/KG of SBCAPE, combined with 45 to 60 knots of effective shear set the stage for multiple rounds of thunderstorm during the afternoon and evening hours of June 13th.
- Damaging Winds in Utah, June 13, 2022A few isolated to scattered thunderstorms produced sporadic microbursts with severe wind observations.
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 13, 2022An isolated severe storm moved southeast across Lake Michigan from near Milwaukee and produced numerous reports of large hail up to an inch in diameter and significant wind damage in the form of hundreds of downed trees, tree limbs and numerous power lines from near South Haven…
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 13, 2022Ahead of a frontal boundary, a line of thunderstorms crossed through the Ohio Valley during the late afternoon of June 13th, moving into northeast Kentucky during the evening hours.
- Hail in Wyoming, June 13, 2022Multiple strong to severe thunderstorms developed over Niobrara County in east-central Wyoming with up to tennis ball sized hail on the evening of the 13th.
- Hail in Wyoming, June 13, 2022A strong thunderstorm produced hail around nickel size over portions of northern Weston County.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, June 13 to 15, 2022Ahead of a frontal boundary, a line of thunderstorms crossed through the Ohio Valley during the late afternoon of June 13th, moving into West Virginia during the evening hours.
- Hail in Georgia, June 13, 2022Isolated thunderstorms developed over the Georgia mountains during the evening. One of the storms produced large hail in Rabun County.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 13, 2022A supercell thunderstorm which formed over northeast Illinois moved across northwest Indiana during the evening of June 13th producing localized wind damage and large hail.
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 13, 2022A volatile environment of over 4000 J/KG of SBCAPE, combined with 45 to 60 knots of effective shear set the stage for multiple rounds of thunderstorm during the afternoon and evening hours of June 13th.
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 13, 2022A thunderstorm briefly became severe over eastern Butte County, producing some hail and wind gusts over 60 mph.
- Hail in South Dakota, June 13, 2022A severe thunderstorm tracked northeast from Wyoming across far southwestern South Dakota, producing hail larger than golf ball size across portions of western Fall River County.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 13 to 14, 2022A surface front moved little during the evening of the 13th through predawn hours on the morning of the 14th. The front remained draped southeastward from far-southwest Lower MI and far-northeast IN, through northern OH, and into southwest PA.
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 13, 2022A cold front approaching from the Ohio River Valley descended south into the Appalachians and interacted with a very moist and unstable environment to create thunderstorms on the night of June 13. A few of these storms became severe producing localized damaging winds.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 13, 2022A long-lived supercell thunderstorm intensified as it moved northeast into southwestern South Dakota and eventually tracked into central South Dakota.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 13 to 14, 2022A pair of convective complexes moved southeast across central Ohio during the overnight hours.
- Hail in Wyoming, June 13, 2022A thunderstorm briefly became severe south of Sundance, producing hail around quarter size.
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Virginia, June 13 to 14, 2022A cold front approaching from the Ohio River Valley descended south into the Appalachians and interacted with a very moist and unstable environment to create thunderstorms on the night of June 13. A few of these storms produced damaging winds in southwest Virginia.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, June 13, 2022Isolated severe thunderstorms moved across portions of the Devils Lake Basin during the late evening, bringing hail and gusty winds to the area.
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 13 to 16, 2022A new mesoscale convective system (MCS) developed from the outflow of a previously mature MCS in southern Wisconsin before venturing southeast into the Ohio River Valley the evening of June 13th.
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 14, 2022A new mesoscale convective system (MCS) developed from the outflow of a previously mature MCS in southern Wisconsin before venturing southeast into the Ohio River Valley the evening of June 13th.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 14, 2022A new mesoscale convective system (MCS) developed from the outflow of a previously mature MCS in southern Wisconsin before venturing southeast into the Ohio River Valley the evening of June 13th.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 13, 2022A severe thunderstorm developed over eastern Oglala Lakota County and tracked northeast into western portions of south central South Dakota. The storm produced large hail, especially in the Kadoka area, and wind gusts over 60 mph.
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 14, 2022A weakening complex of showers and storms moved southeastward into the northwest Piedmont during the early morning hours of the 14th.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 14, 2022In response to a strong north-northeastward moving low pressure system, thunderstorm developed in a favorable environment over south central South Dakota just after midnight on the 14th, and quickly became severe with large hail and straight-line wind.
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in South Dakota, June 14, 2022A cluster of showers and thunderstorms developed in the overnight warm advection zone ahead of an advancing cold front.
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, June 14, 2022A remnant Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) produced localized wind damage near the Catoctin Mountain ridgeline in north-central Maryland during the early morning hours.
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 14, 2022A cold front approaching from the Ohio River Valley descended south into the Appalachians and interacted with a very moist and unstable environment to create thunderstorms on the night of June 13 and early morning June 14.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, June 14, 2022Intense severe thunderstorms moved from South Dakota into Dickey County near Ellendale during the early morning hours of June 14, producing widespread wind damage along with some hail damage over portions of the southern James River Valley.|The strongest winds, estimated at 110…
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 14, 2022A line of thunderstorms moved south across western North Carolina during the morning. A few of the storms became strong-to-severe, producing hail and damaging wind gusts.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, June 14, 2022A mesoscale convective system moved into eastern North Dakota during the morning hours of June 14th, containing isolated severe thunderstorms. Hail and damaging wind gusts were reported from the Devils Lake Basin, eastward to Grand Forks, then into west-central Minnesota.
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 14, 2022Several severe mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) passed mostly west and southwest of the eastern mid-Atlantic on June 13 and 14. The majority of severe weather associated with these systems remained over the Ohio Valley and Southeast.
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, June 14, 2022Several severe mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) passed mostly west and southwest of the eastern mid-Atlantic on June 13 and 14. The majority of severe weather associated with these systems remained over the Ohio Valley and Southeast.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 14, 2022A mesoscale convective system moved into eastern North Dakota during the morning hours of June 14th, containing isolated severe thunderstorms. Hail and damaging wind gusts were reported from the Devils Lake Basin, eastward to Grand Forks, then into west-central Minnesota.
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 14, 2022A line of thunderstorms moved south into the South Carolina Piedmont during the morning. One of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts in Chester County.
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, June 14, 2022A surface boundary associated with the remnants of a Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) that moved across the Midwest the previous afternoon and evening, and across the Central Appalachians and into W NC overnight, moved south through the region and provided a focus for scattered…
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 14, 2022An MCS moved through from the morning into the early afternoon on June 14, producing isolated gusty winds across southeast Virginia.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 14, 2022An MCS moved through from the morning into the early afternoon on June 14, producing scattered gusty winds across Maryland.
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, June 14, 2022Several severe mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) passed mostly west and southwest of the eastern mid-Atlantic on June 13 and 14. The majority of severe weather associated with these systems remained over the Ohio Valley and Southeast.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 14 to 17, 2022A multi-day severe weather event unfolded mid June as multiple disturbances surrounding the outer periphery of a mid level high pushed through an abnormally moist environment and highly unstable environment over the forecast area.
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 14, 2022Strong heating under a ridge of high pressure set up an environment with large mixed layer convective available potential energy, large downdraft convective available potential energy, and strong low-level lapse rates supportive of damaging winds as upstream thunderstorms…
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 14, 2022A cluster of severe thunderstorms over West Virginia clipped Highland County in Virginia, resulting in localized wind damage around midday.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 14, 2022A surface boundary associated with the remnants of a Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) that moved across the Midwest the previous afternoon and evening, and across the Central Appalachians and into W NC overnight, moved south through SC in the morning, and through the CSRA of…
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Virginia, June 14, 2022A weakening convective system passed over southern and central Virginia during peak diurnal heating during the afternoon on June 14, which spawned scattered thunderstorms across primarily the Southside and Piedmont areas of Virginia. A few of these storms produced damaging winds.
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 14, 2022Strong heating under a ridge of high pressure set up an environment with large mixed layer convective available potential energy, large downdraft convective available potential energy, and strong low-level lapse rates supportive of damaging winds as upstream thunderstorms…
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 14, 2022WNW steering flow was in place with a very hot airmass across the local area with high pressure W of the region. Remnant MCS convection rotated around the periphery of the ridge to the west and enhanced convection in the evening across SE GA.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 14 to 15, 2022A unusual summer-time upper air pattern developed across the Central Gulf Coast states with an upper high centered just north of Alabama.
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 14, 2022WNW steering flow was aloft with a very hot airmass across the local area with high pressure W of the region. A prevailing west coast sea breeze produced a few strong storms across the area in the afternoon and early evening with an unstable airmass in place.
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 14 to 16, 2022A very active summer pattern resulted in numerous reports of trees and power lines down across the tri-state area. Most of the damage occurred on June 14th as a large MCS moved south and southwestward across most of the area.
- Hail in Kansas, June 14, 2022There was decent low level shear and cape values of over 2500 J/kg that led to a few severe thunderstorms.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 14, 2022A deepening surface low over the Northern Plains was advecting strong warm air into the Northland throughout the day. Despite a strong cap in place, elevated storms developed over northern Minnesota during the afternoon hours.
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Sources
NOAA NCEI, U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (2025), https://doi.org/10.25921/stkw-7w73, and the Storm Events Database for the episodes.