Thunderstorm Wind in Carroll County, Iowa

Thunderstorm Wind in Carroll County, Iowa: 201 recorded events between 1969 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 83. That places the county #1,021 nationally and #30 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Carroll County is the 2000s, when 65 of the county's 201 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 Carroll County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 43.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,021 for this hazard and #30 within Iowa, putting it in the 67.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Carroll County with 57 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 143
• Heavy Rain 42

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Carroll County, Iowa?

201 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Carroll County between 1969 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Carroll County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Carroll County measured 83.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Carroll 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.