Thunderstorm Wind in Blackford County, Indiana

Thunderstorm Wind in Blackford County, Indiana: 67 recorded events between 1967 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #2,585 nationally and #91 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Blackford County is the 2000s, when 21 of the county's 67 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 Blackford County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 54.0% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,585 for this hazard and #91 within Indiana, putting it in the 18.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Blackford County with 17 recorded events, while Dec 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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Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Blackford County, Indiana?

67 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Blackford County between 1967 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Blackford County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Blackford County measured 80.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Blackford 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.