139
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$297K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Jackson County, Kansas: 139 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #1,665 nationally and #85 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Jackson County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Jackson County is the 2010s, when 39 of the county's 139 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 Jackson County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 30.5% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,665 for this hazard and #85 within Kansas, putting it in the 47.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Jackson County with 51 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2025 | MAYETTA | 60 | $0 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | HOYT | 52 | $0 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | HOLTON | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | HOLTON | 57 | $0 |
| Jul 14, 2023 | HOLTON | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2023 | LARKINBURG | 76 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2023 | MAYETTA | 69 | $0 |
| May 13, 2023 | NETAWAKA | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2022 | NETAWAKA | 61 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | MAYETTA | 80 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous large trees down throughout the town with damage to house roofs and vehicles. A grain bin and cow shed were also blown over. The winds were associated with decaying thunderstorms which caused quick temperature rises…known as heat bursts.
Multiple reports of wind damage east of Whiting from the Public and Trained Spotters. Reports of several outbuildings destroyed, power poles and highway signs blown over, wind gust estimated greater than 90 mph. Four broken windows in home, skylight broken in outdoor building. Corn fields stripped, 12 inch diameter tree limbs down in yard. Siding damaged by wind blown hail, three foot diameter trees uprooted, a total of eight trees down on property. Report from spotter of 6 to 12 inch diameter trees limbs down east of Whiting. Three windows broken in home from wind blown hail. One foot diameter tree limbs down with a large outdoor shed destroyed.
Straight line winds damaged several buildings, and knocked down trees and power lines in Netawaka. This storm had also produced a weak F0 tornado on the northwest side of Netawaka which caused no damage in the immediate area.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Jackson County, Kansas?
139 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Jackson County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Jackson County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Jackson County measured 80.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Jackson 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 Jackson County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/jackson-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.