Thunderstorm Wind in Kiowa County, Colorado

Thunderstorm Wind in Kiowa County, Colorado: 60 recorded events between 1963 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 100. That places the county #2,639 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Kiowa County is the 2010s, when 26 of the county's 60 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 Kiowa County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 12.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,639 for this hazard and #24 within Colorado, putting it in the 16.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Kiowa County with 19 recorded events, while Jan 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.

• Hail 323
• Tornado 92

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Kiowa County, Colorado?

60 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Kiowa County between 1963 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Kiowa County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Kiowa County measured 100.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Kiowa 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.