Thunderstorm Wind in Elk County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind in Elk County, Kansas: 88 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,355 nationally and #103 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Elk County is the 2000s, when 33 of the county's 88 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 Elk County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 25.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,355 for this hazard and #103 within Kansas, putting it in the 25.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Elk County with 24 recorded events, while Feb 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 Elk County, Kansas?

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

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Elk County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Elk County measured 70.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Elk 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.