120
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
6
Direct injuries
$694K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Chase County, Kansas: 120 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,935 nationally and #96 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Chase County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Chase County is the 2000s, when 37 of the county's 120 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 Chase County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 31.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,935 for this hazard and #96 within Kansas, putting it in the 38.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Chase County with 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2003 | MATFIELD GREEN | 70 | 0 | 6 | $380K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 | COTTONWOOD FALLS | 70 | $0 |
| Sep 21, 2024 | MATFIELD GREEN | 57 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | ELMDALE | 55 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2024 | MATFIELD GREEN | 55 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | ELMDALE | 54 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | ELMDALE | 63 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2024 | STRONG CITY | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | ELMDALE | 54 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2024 | MATFIELD GREEN | 61 | $0 |
| May 20, 2024 | MATFIELD GREEN | 61 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Chase County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Severe thunderstorm winds derailed 38 cars of a 118-car Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train. One of the derailed freight cars, a unibody tank car filled with sulphur dioxide, forced the evacuation of an estimated 250 residents. Six firemen and law enforcement officers, exact number of each unknown, were treated at the scene for respiratory ailments.
Winds estimated around 56 knots/65 mph pulled a 50 foot by 30 foot pole barn from the ground and lifted it. The pole barn landed in a nearby pasture. Posts had been inserted 3 feet deep but did not have concrete support. There was an 8-foot opening to the north and a 15-foot opening to the west. A small lawn tractor that had been parked on the east side of the building was pushed onto its right side.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Chase County, Kansas?
120 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Chase County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Chase County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Chase County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Chase 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 Chase County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/chase-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.