168
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
$480K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Brown County, Kansas: 168 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 82. That places the county #1,340 nationally and #70 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Brown County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Brown County is the 2000s, when 59 of the county's 168 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 Brown County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 36.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,340 for this hazard and #70 within Kansas, putting it in the 57.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Brown County with 56 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 7, 1984 | 0 | 0 | 4 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2025 | POWHATTAN | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EVEREST | 54 | $0 |
| Oct 30, 2024 | MORRILL | 54 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | EVEREST | 66 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | BAKER | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2024 | POWHATTAN | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2024 | FAIRVIEW | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | EVEREST | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | EVEREST | 69 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | BAKER | 62 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Brown County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
One house in the town of Reserve lost the overhanging portion of it's porch, and a camping trailer outside the house next door was overturned. Several small tree limbs were also reported to have blown down. Part of a garage roof was blown off, and debris was blown into a nearby field.
Several 8 to 10 inch diameter trees reported down. One such tree fell on a car and home in the town of Morrill, damaging both. A second tree in the Morrill City Park fell onto nearby power lines, knocking out power to several customers for a few hours.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Brown County, Kansas?
168 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Brown County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Brown County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Brown County measured 82.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Brown 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 Brown County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/brown-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.