Thunderstorm Wind in Ringgold County, Iowa

Thunderstorm Wind in Ringgold County, Iowa: 98 recorded events between 1963 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 83. That places the county #2,239 nationally and #86 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Ringgold County is the 2000s, when 37 of the county's 98 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 Ringgold County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 31.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,239 for this hazard and #86 within Iowa, putting it in the 28.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Ringgold County with 34 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 105
• Heavy Rain 54

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

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

98 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Ringgold County between 1963 and 2025, causing 4 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Ringgold County?

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

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Ringgold 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.