Thunderstorm Wind in Izard County, Arkansas

Thunderstorm Wind in Izard County, Arkansas: 146 recorded events between 1973 and 2022. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #1,583 nationally and #55 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Izard County is the 2000s, when 71 of the county's 146 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Izard County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 41.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,583 for this hazard and #55 within Arkansas, putting it in the 49.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Izard County with 33 recorded events, while Oct is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Izard County, Arkansas?

146 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Izard County between 1973 and 2022, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Izard County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Izard County measured 78.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Izard County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.