279
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
6
Direct injuries
$198K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Cloud County, Kansas: 279 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #543 nationally and #25 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Cloud County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Cloud County is the 2010s, when 64 of the county's 279 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 Cloud County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 37.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #543 for this hazard and #25 within Kansas, putting it in the 82.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Cloud County with 66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 1992 | 90 | 0 | 6 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | MACYVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2025 | (CNK)BLOSSER APT CON | 53 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2025 | (CNK)BLOSSER APT CON | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | (CNK)BLOSSER APT CON | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | MACYVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | (CNK)BLOSSER APT CON | 55 | $0 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | RICE | 58 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | MILTONVALE | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | (CNK)BLOSSER APT CON | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | MILTONVALE | 65 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Cloud County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Near Clyde, a front porch was ripped off of a new construction home. Also half of a tin roof was ripped off, brick and mortar cracked on all four corners of house, and some rafters cracked and split. A 53 foot trailer was blown onto its side with all the contents spilled-out. Windows were blown out of an old house with steel rod posts and pipes sheered off. The barn roof was lifted up and rafters were broken in the metal shed. The ASOS station at Concordia measured a 67 mph wind gust prior to most of the damage occurring.
Concordia ASOS reported a 75 mph wind gust. Also multiple large trees uprooted onto streets making them impassible. One tree fell on a house causing damage. Power lines also fell and pulled meters out from houses. In Jamestown a 3 foot diameter hackberry tree blew onto a house.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Cloud County, Kansas?
279 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Cloud County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Cloud County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Cloud County measured 90.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Cloud 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 Cloud County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/cloud-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.