Central Severe Weather
One of the severe storm disasters on NOAA’s billion-dollar list: $2.0 billion in losses at 2024 prices ($1.9 billion at the time).
What the offices filed during it
The 121 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
- $2.0 billion
- Losses at the time
- $1.9 billion
- Deaths
- 0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 161 | 0 | 0 | $119 million |
| Ohio | 70 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Maryland | 33 | 0 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| Indiana | 17 | 0 | 0 | $331,000 |
| Florida | 28 | 0 | 0 | $233,000 |
| West Virginia | 72 | 0 | 0 | $142,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 18 | 0 | 0 | $93,000 |
| Kentucky | 11 | 0 | 0 | $78,000 |
| Tennessee | 17 | 0 | 0 | $77,000 |
| Missouri | 38 | 0 | 2 | $75,000 |
| North Carolina | 12 | 0 | 0 | $71,000 |
| New Mexico | 23 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Colorado | 90 | 0 | 0 | $45,000 |
| Virginia | 25 | 0 | 1 | $44,000 |
| Mississippi | 7 | 0 | 0 | $41,000 |
| Alabama | 30 | 0 | 0 | $40,000 |
| Louisiana | 3 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Oklahoma | 90 | 0 | 0 | $19,000 |
| Texas | 61 | 0 | 0 | $8,000 |
| South Carolina | 25 | 0 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Georgia | 18 | 0 | 5 | $6,000 |
| Arkansas | 24 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Kansas | 67 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Dakota | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Iowa | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Illinois | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Jersey | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wyoming | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Episode by episode
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 5, 2022A fairly localized burst of strong to severe thunderstorms impacted western portions of South Central Nebraska on this Sunday evening. Primarily between 7-9:30 p.m.
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 5, 2022Showers and isolated thunderstorms along the Atlantic coast sea breeze pushed inland toward the I-75 corridor Sunday afternoon.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 5 to 6, 2022Severe thunderstorms developed over the Nebraska Panhandle late in the evening of the 5th into the early morning hours of the 6th. Gusty winds and up to half dollar sized hail was reported.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 5 to 6, 2022Strong daytime heating through the afternoon coupled with ample low level convergence, there were many severe reports for hail early and and wind gusts later in the overnight.
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 6, 2022A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved through eastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 6th. The strongest storms produced damaging wind gusts.
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 6, 2022A shortwave trough axis passed over the state and thunderstorms that had formed along a boundary in the early morning hours strengthened by midday. Despite relatively weak shear profiles, storms were able to organize enough to produce damaging wind gusts in Guthrie county.
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 6, 2022Scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours ahead of a cold front moving through the Ohio Valley.
- Tornado and Hail in Florida, June 6, 2022Numerous severe thunderstorms developed across east-central Florida along the east coast sea breeze, and along the main sea breeze collision. Many storms became severe over Seminole and Volusia Counties where hail and wind damage occurred.
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 6, 2022Small clusters of thunderstorms, some strong to severe, produced wind damage in a couple of locations of north central and northeast Alabama.
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 6 to 8, 2022An axis of instability was draped across much of the area during a multi-day stretch in June, which served as a catalyst for diurnally driven convection across portions of north and central Georgia.
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 6, 2022Scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours ahead of a cold front moving through the Ohio Valley.
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 6, 2022Scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours ahead of a cold front moving through the Ohio Valley.
- Flash Flood and Flood in Florida, June 6 to 8, 2022An upper level trough over the eastern Gulf of Mexico along with moist SW wind flow led to a prolonged period of major flooding in southern Miami-Dade County.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 6, 2022A lingering front was across SE GA and this boundary interacted with the diurnally enhanced sea breezes as a mid level short wave trough passed overhead to trigger scattered strong to severe storms across the area in the afternoon and early evening.
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, June 6, 2022Storms produced a brief tornado into addition to numerous hail reports.
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, June 6, 2022A persistent stationary front served as the focal point for thunderstorm development during the afternoon hours of June 6th. Thunderstorms developed over western Cherry and Sheridan county and tracked to the southeast, across the Sandhills into portions of central Nebraska.
- Hail in Wyoming, June 6, 2022A strong thunderstorm developed and tracked over southern portions of Weston County before moving into southwestern South Dakota. The storm produced hail around penny size east of Clareton.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 6, 2022This Monday afternoon-evening featured the third consecutive day of severe thunderstorms within South Central Nebraska, this time highlighted by a few intense supercells that rolled southeastward through primarily central portions of the area, leaving behind fairly narrow (but…
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 6, 2022Scattered showers and thunderstorms affected Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and evening hours on June 6. A few reports of large hail and wind damage were received.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 6, 2022A severe thunderstorm tracked east-southeast across portions of Custer, Fall River, and southern Oglala Lakota Counties, producing large hail and wind gusts over 60 mph.
- Hail in South Dakota, June 6, 2022A thunderstorm became severe over southeastern Oglala Lakota County and tracked southeast into Nebraska, producing quarter sized hail southwest of Batesland.
- Hail in Indiana, June 6, 2022A seasonably moist air mass over central Indiana became adequately unstable during the afternoon to produce several strong thunderstorms across the southeastern half of central Indiana. One report of briefly severe hail was received in Hamilton County.
- Hail in South Dakota, June 6, 2022A thunderstorm became severe over southern parts of the Rapid City area and tracked east-southeast across southeastern Pennington County. The storm produced hail around quarter size and a lot of smaller hail.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 6, 2022Severe storms impacted Illinois the evening of June 6th.
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 6, 2022A thunderstorm briefly became severe over western Butte County, producing wind gusts around 60 mph.
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 6, 2022A slow-moving cold front interacted with a warm and moist environment to trigger clusters of thunderstorms across north-central Illinois during the late afternoon and evening of June 6th.
- Hail in Illinois, June 6, 2022A strong storm moved through northwest Illinois the afternoon of June 6th, producing hail up to nickel size.
- Flash Flood and Hail in Colorado, June 6, 2022Strong to severe storms developed along the foothills and Palmer Divide in eastern Colorado and moved south-southeast out across the plains.
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 6, 2022Scattered thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois during the afternoon and evening of June 6th.
- Hail in South Dakota, June 6, 2022A thunderstorm briefly became severe over eastern Oglala Lakota County, producing hail to quarter size.
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, June 6, 2022A mesoscale convective system (MCS) moved through the Ozarks and into the Mid-South on the morning of June 6th. Numerous showers and thunderstorms moved across the Mid-South during the morning hours. This activity weakened and produced outflow boundaries.
- Hail in Colorado, June 6, 2022Severe thunderstorms produced large hail, which ranged from nickel to quarter size.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 6, 2022On the evening of June 6, a few storms produced some minor damage and small hail.
- Hail in Texas, June 6, 2022A strong slow moving supercell moved into the northwest Panhandle passing just to the northeast of Dalhart early in the evening on the 6th. Reports were received for hail up to the size of golf balls with this storm.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 6 to 7, 2022A strong slow moving supercell moved into the northwest Panhandle passing just to the northeast of Dalhart early in the evening on the 6th. Reports were received for hail up to the size of golf balls with this storm.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 6 to 7, 2022Another MCS moved south across western counties in a slight severe risk. Ample MLCAPE values up to 1500 J/kg and moderate shear 30-35kts allowed for a handful of 1-2 hail. DCAPE values were substantial to push outflows over 60mph including a 76 mph gust at Elkhart.
- Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, June 7, 2022After some overnight thunderstorms caused wind damage in Robertson County, additional scattered showers and storms developed across Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and evening hours on June 7. Several reports of large hail and flash flooding were received.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, June 7, 2022A similar pattern to the 5th brought high plains convection into northwest Oklahoma by early on the 7th, with storms strengthening across central Oklahoma, producing isolated wind gusts over 80 mph and a few large hail reports.
- Hail in Oklahoma, June 7, 2022Strong thunderstorms moved into southeastern Oklahoma from central Oklahoma during the morning of the 7th. The strongest storms produced hail.
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 7, 2022Thunderstorms developed into west central Arkansas during the morning of the 7th. High moisture content of the air, and storms moving repeatedly across some of the same locations resulted in locally heavy rainfall and subsequently some flash flooding.
- Hail in Wyoming, June 7, 2022A few thunderstorms became strong as they moved eastward off the Absaroka Mountains.
- Hail in South Dakota, June 7, 2022A thunderstorm briefly became severe in the Piedmont area, producing hail larger than quarters.
- Hail in South Dakota, June 7, 2022A thunderstorm briefly became severe in the Sturgis area, producing lots of small hail and some hail to quarter size.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Colorado, June 7 to 8, 2022A more significant and widespread day of severe weather occurred across much of southeastern Colorado during the afternoon and evening of June 7th. Numerous reports of large damaging hail, funnel clouds, and tornadoes occurred across the region.
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 7, 2022Clusters of thunderstorms developed during the early afternoon hours in southern middle Tennessee. Thunderstorm wind damage was reported in Moore County.
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 7 to 10, 2022From June 5-10, a northwest flow pattern set up across Arkansas and surrounding areas. This occurs as upper level high pressure is situated across the western US while an upper trough or area of low pressure is in place across the eastern US.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 7, 2022Multiple severe thunderstorms developed over the Nebraska Panhandle during the early afternoon on the 7th with large hail along the North Platte River valley including Scottsbluff as well as further south near Sidney.
- Hail in South Dakota, June 7, 2022A thunderstorm briefly became severe over the central Black Hills, producing hail to golf ball size near Sheridan Lake.
- Hail in South Dakota, June 7, 2022A thunderstorm briefly became severe over parts of the Rapid City area, producing hail to quarter size.
- Tornado in Wyoming, June 7, 2022Strong to severe thunderstorms developed in east-central Wyoming on the 7th with one storm near Van Tassell producing a tornado causing damage to the Duck Creek Ranch.
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 7, 2022Remnant outflow boundaries from the previous day's storms resulted in scattered convective development.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 7, 2022The persistent stationary front, which led to severe storms June 3rd through the 6th, tracked south as a cold front on the 7th. As this front moved into western and southwestern Nebraska, strong to severe storms occurred.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, June 7, 2022Severe thunderstorms through the afternoon and evening brought hail across portions of the plains, and several brief landspouts to the northeast corner. Large hail up to 2.5 inches in diameter occurred, with the largest hail in Sedgwick County.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, June 7 to 8, 2022Strong to Severe thunderstorms across Kansas and Missouri the evening of June 7th, 2022, continued to evolve into a complex of strong to severe thunderstorms as they moved into the Kansas City Metro area between 12:30 and 1 AM CDT.
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 7, 2022Small clusters of thunderstorms moved southeastward across southwest Indiana. The storms formed along a cold front, which trailed southwest from a surface low centered over eastern Ontario.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Alabama, June 7 to 8, 2022Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms occurred across North Central Alabama from the afternoon of June 7th through the evening of June 8th. The activity was the result several upper-level disturbances moving over a slow moving surface front.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Alabama, June 7, 2022Clusters of thunderstorms developed during the early afternoon hours in north Alabama. The thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in Madison County. Flash flooding was also reported in Madison and Marshall Counties.
- Tornado and Hail in New Mexico, June 7, 2022A backdoor cold front that moved through eastern New Mexico early on June 6, 2022, set the stage for a round of severe thunderstorms across northeast and east central New Mexico as it ushered it beneficial low-level moisture.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, June 7, 2022Isolated thunderstorms moved across northern Yuma County and Kit Carson County producing dime to egg sized hail and wind gusts up to 85 mph. The largest hail and strongest winds occurred in eastern Kit Carson County where hail damaged a windshield and a mobile home.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 7, 2022Another shortwave moved across Iowa in early June, this one resulting in severe storms across southwest Iowa. Modest CAPE around 1000 J/kg was accompanied by deep layer shear that helped to organize storms and support rotating updrafts capable of large hail and damaging winds.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 7, 2022An slight risk resulted in a few hail and wind reports across southwest Iowa.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 7, 2022While nearly all of South Central Nebraska experienced thunderstorms on this Tuesday evening, the majority of severe storms (significantly severe in places) concentrated within two distinct, northwest-southeast swaths mainly no more than 10-20 miles across...both associated with…
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 7, 2022A line of thunderstorms moved southeast across extreme Southwest Nebraska during the early evening hours. As the storms passed through Dundy and Hitchcock counties, up to egg sized hail was produced with a peak gust of 59 mph which occurred southeast of Culbertson, Nebraska.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 7 to 8, 2022During the late overnight hours of the 7th into the 8th, several discrete thunderstorms moved through the northeastern combined Panhandles coming in from southwest Kansas and southeast Colorado. These discrete cells produced some large hail between baseball and grapefruit size.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 7 to 8, 2022During the late overnight hours of the 7th into the 8th, several discrete thunderstorms moved through the northeastern combined Panhandles coming in from southwest Kansas and southeast Colorado. These discrete cells produced some large hail between baseball and grapefruit size.
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 7, 2022While this six-county North Central Kansas area missed out on the more impactful severe weather that struck nearby counties in south Central Nebraska along with northeast and northwest Kansas on this Tuesday evening, there were a few marginally-severe wind gusts along the…
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, June 7 to 8, 2022A cluster of storms moved out of Nebraska during the evening of June 7th and evolved into a line of storms that accelerated southeast across central and northeast Kansas. At least 2 small tornadoes occurred along with widespread damaging straight line winds of 60 to 80 mph.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 8, 2022Strong to severe thunderstorms across Kansas and Missouri the evening of June 7th, 2022, continued to evolve into a complex of strong to severe thunderstorms as they moved into the Kansas City Metro area between 12:30 and 1 AM CDT.
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 8, 2022As the upper level pattern shifted from southwest to northwest flow over the central U.S. and an upper level ridge expanded over the Plains, meso-scale convective systems (MCS) moved over the region during the overnight and early morning hours each day.
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 8 to 12, 2022Ample DCAPE up to 1000 J/kg lead to a number of wind gusts 50-70 mph near the Hwy 83 corridor associated with the aforementioned low level jet south of the surface boundary.
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 8, 2022A line of strong to severe storms developed over western Missouri and moved east across the state through the overnight hours. Some of the storms produced damaging winds.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Ohio, June 8, 2022A cold front accompanying a low pressure system swept through southeast Ohio on the afternoon and evening of June 8th.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Oklahoma, June 8, 2022A complex of storms moved into western Oklahoma from the Texas panhandle during the early morning hours of the 8th, with reports of large hail and severe wind gusts received.
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Texas, June 8, 2022A complex of thunderstorms that initially developed over eastern Colorado and western Kansas around midnight, grew in size and strength as it accelerated southward across much of the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles during the predawn hours.
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Oklahoma, June 8, 2022Strong to severe thunderstorms developed across northeast and east central Oklahoma during the morning of the 8th, to the north of a stationary frontal boundary as an upper level disturbance moved into the area.
- Damaging Winds in Texas, June 8, 2022A complex of storms moved into western Oklahoma from the Texas panhandle during the early morning hours of the 8th, with reports of large hail and severe wind gusts received.
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, June 8, 2022Multiple rounds of thunderstorms developed into west central Arkansas during the morning through early afternoon of the 8th.
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 8, 2022Isolated thunderstorms developed over western North Carolina during the afternoon. Some of the storms produced gusty winds.
- Hail in Mississippi, June 8, 2022Remnant outflow boundaries from the previous day's storms resulted in scattered convective development.
- Hail in Arkansas, June 8, 2022A weak cold frontal boundary was reinforced south into extreme Southeast Oklahoma and the northern sections of Southwest Arkansas during the morning of June 8th, by an easterly moving shortwave trough that advanced along the frontal boundary.
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 8, 2022An ongoing mesoscale convective system encountering an environment displaying high moisture content, moderate levels of convective available potential energy, strong low-level lapse rates and moderate levels of downdraft convective available potential energy led to severe…
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 8, 2022Scattered thunderstorms spread from west to east over western and central Virginia. They produced a few events of large hail and damaging winds.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, June 8, 2022A surface low crossing Indiana from west to east brought a warm front northward through the region.
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 8, 2022Scattered severe thunderstorms formed in the warm sector ahead of an area of low pressure in the Ohio Valley and a prefrontal trough on June 8 in southeast Virginia and the Virginia Piedmont.
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 8, 2022Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours. Several storms became severe and produced wind damage.
- Tornadoes and Flood in Ohio, June 8, 2022Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours ahead of a low pressure system moving through the region. Many of the storms became severe, leading to damaging wind and a few tornadoes.
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 8, 2022Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours ahead of a low pressure system moving through the region.
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 8, 2022Deep moist advection combined with a pre-frontal trough and mid-level shortwave to result in scattered showers and thunderstorms across central North Carolina in the afternoon and evening.
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 8, 2022Storms occurred on June 8th.
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 8, 2022A cold front spawned numerous thunderstorms resulting in scattered instances of damaging wind, some large hail, and a tornado.
- Tornado and Hail in Maryland, June 8, 2022A cold front spawned numerous thunderstorms resulting in scattered instances of damaging wind, some large hail, and a tornado.
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 8 to 9, 2022A cold front spawned numerous thunderstorms resulting in scattered instances of damaging wind, some large hail, and a tornado.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 8 to 9, 2022A low pressure system and its attendant cold front swept through West Virginia on the evening of June 8th, spreading showers and strong thunderstorms into the area.
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 8, 2022Very unstable conditions combined with weak boundaries that focused strong to severe thunderstorm activity over northwestern Alabama that moved east across the during the late afternoon into the early evening hours.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Mexico, June 8, 2022Another backdoor cold front surged through eastern and central New Mexico early in the day on June 8, 2022, helping to reinforce the moisture that had been present all week across the plains and pushing it into the Rio Grande Valley.
- Flash Flood in Texas, June 8, 2022A cold front had pushed into West Texas. Modest wind shear was across far West Texas. The Davis Mountains provided a good source of elevated heating and lift. Fairly high moisture and instability were across the area.
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 8, 2022Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours ahead of a low pressure system moving through the region.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 8, 2022Storms that produced large hail and high winds developed across the Ohio River Valley on the evening of June 8th. Numerous supercell storms formed hours before reaching eastern Ohio along an advancing warm front; the main threat occurred between 6pm and 10pm.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 8, 2022Storms that produced large hail and high winds developed across the Ohio River Valley on the evening of June 8th. Numerous supercell storms formed hours before reaching eastern Ohio along an advancing warm front; the main threat occurred between 6pm and 10pm.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Maryland, June 8 to 9, 2022Multiple rounds of thunderstorms produced locally heavy rainfall that led to instances of flooding and flash flooding.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 8, 2022Storms that produced large hail and high winds developed across the Ohio River Valley on the evening of June 8th. Numerous supercell storms formed hours before reaching eastern Ohio along an advancing warm front; the main threat occurred between 6pm and 10pm.
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 8, 2022During the evening of the 8th, a consolidating surface low moved eastward from central IN to central OH. East of the low, the accompanying warm front drifted northward in central OH and southern PA.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Mexico, June 8, 2022The dryline brought deeper moisture back into areas east of the Rio Grande Valley.
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 8, 2022A center of low pressure passed just north of the Ohio River during the day on June 8. A stationary front that was initially parked across the state during the previous night lifted north as a warm front during the daytime hours.
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 8, 2022A moist and unstable airmass was over the area with diurnally driven sea and river breezes triggering convection in the afternoon and evening.
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 8, 2022A stalled frontal boundary south of the Mason-Dixon line returned northward as a warm front as low pressure pushed up the Ohio Valley during the evening of June 8, 2022.
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, June 8, 2022A cold front triggered a few thunderstorms across southeast West Virginia. One storm in Greenbrier County produced damaging winds.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, June 9, 2022Multiple clusters of showers and thunderstorms tracked through the mid-Atlantic during the night of June 8 into the early morning of June 9. A warm front was located over the region, with a warm and moist environment present along and south of the front.
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, June 9, 2022Thunderstorms brought locally heavy rain to parts of southeastern Pennsylvania during the early hours of June 9. Rainfall amounts as high as 1.5 to 2.5 inches fell in a short amount of time.
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 9, 2022Isolated thunderstorms developed over western North Carolina during the afternoon. One of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts in Mecklenburg County.
- Damaging Winds in Florida, June 9, 2022A typical summertime pattern prevailed with scattered afternoon thunderstorms across the tri-state region. There were a few reports of wind damage with the strongest storms.
- Flash Flooding in Florida, June 9, 2022Moist south to southwest wind flow continued to provide the necessary ingredients for heavy showers and thunderstorms to form across SE Florida during the afternoon. Saturated grounds from previous rainfall contributed to the flash flooding.
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, June 9, 2022A cold front and shortwave trough approaching the region along with west-southwest flow across a pinned sea breeze circulation in an environment displaying moderate levels of convective available potential energy and moderate levels of downdraft convective available potential…
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, June 9, 2022Scattered afternoon thunderstorms developed along the east coast sea breeze and other outflow boundary collisions. One such collision occurred over Saint Lucie County that rapidly led to the development of a severe thunderstorm over Port Saint Lucie.
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Georgia, June 9, 2022A cold front and shortwave trough approaching the region along with west-southwest flow across a pinned sea breeze circulation in an environment displaying moderate levels of convective available potential energy and moderate levels of downdraft convective available potential…
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 9, 2022Prevailing westerly steering flow was across the area as a front was approaching the region from the north.
- Hail in Kansas, June 9, 2022An isolated storm developed over southern Sedgwick county, Kansas and produced quarter sized hail.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 9, 2022A backdoor cold front was moving southwest-ward through southern Mississippi. As afternoon surface temperatures began to rise, the atmosphere steadily became more unstable to the point where severe storms could be supported.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 9, 2022A thunderstorm became severe as it tracked southeast across southeastern Butte County. The storm produced hail and wind gusts around 60 mph.
- Hail in Colorado, June 9, 2022A severe thunderstorm near Sterling produced large hail up to half dollar size.
- Hail in Nebraska, June 9, 2022Thunderstorms initiated around 6 PM CDT along a surface trough, which was draped across the central Sandhills. As this activity tracked southeast, thunderstorm coverage and intensity increased. Hail up to tennis ball size was reported west of Wellfleet in southern Lincoln county.
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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.