Thunderstorm Wind in Monroe County, Iowa

Thunderstorm Wind in Monroe County, Iowa: 73 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 75. That places the county #2,535 nationally and #99 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Monroe County is the 2010s, when 26 of the county's 73 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 Monroe County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 32.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,535 for this hazard and #99 within Iowa, putting it in the 19.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Monroe County with 28 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.

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

73 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Monroe County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Monroe County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Monroe County measured 75.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Monroe 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.