111
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$58K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Fremont County, Iowa: 111 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 83. That places the county #2,069 nationally and #78 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Fremont County, Iowa: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Fremont County is the 2010s, when 34 of the county's 111 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 Fremont County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 30.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,069 for this hazard and #78 within Iowa, putting it in the 34.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Fremont County with 30 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2018 | MC PAUL | 75 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 1992 | 50 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2025 | RIVERTON | 83 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | THURMAN | 61 | $0 |
| May 12, 2023 | HAMBURG | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | SHENANDOAH | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | PAYNE | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2022 | SHENANDOAH | 55 | $0 |
| Aug 25, 2021 | MC PAUL | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | PAYNE | 70 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2021 | FARRAGUT | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2021 | HAMBURG | 70 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Fremont County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A swath of damaging winds moved through Fremont County, Iowa, during the morning of August 10th, 2025. The event produced widespread damage, primarily characterized by high-end estimated straight-line wind gusts between 90 and 95 miles per hour across the county, confirmed by emergency management. ||The most significant damage occurred near Farragut and Riverton. Wind gusts estimated at 95 miles per hour 3 miles south-southeast of Farragut caused significant roof and wall damage to a large barn and completely destroyed a shed. Additionally, winds estimated at 90 miles per hour were responsible for extensive tree damage in both the towns of Riverton and Farragut.
A total of 9 semi-trucks were overturned on Interstate 29 west of Thurman. Two drivers were injured and taken by ambulance to a hospital. Interstate 29 was closed in both directions after the damaging wind gust overturned the trucks. Numerous trees and power lines were down west of Thurman. In Thurman, there were a lot of trees uprooted along with damage to roofs of homes.
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 70 mph caused extensive tree and property damage in the Sidney area. The county Chief Deputy reported that there was a tree down on about every block. Pieces of a roof of an auto parts store blew off and damaged several vehicles in the area and a grocery store lost several windows. A barn collapsed from the winds as well. Power poles were snapped and the power was lost across a large part of the area.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Fremont County, Iowa?
111 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Fremont County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Fremont County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Fremont County measured 83.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Fremont 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.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Fremont County, Iowa.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/iowa/fremont-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.