Thunderstorm Wind in Clark County, Idaho

Thunderstorm Wind in Clark County, Idaho: 46 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 72. That places the county #2,754 nationally and #23 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Clark County is the 2020s, when 33 of the county's 46 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 Clark County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 58.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,754 for this hazard and #23 within Idaho, putting it in the 12.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Clark County with 14 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.

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Clark County, Idaho?

46 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Clark County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Clark County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Clark County measured 72.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Clark 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.