Thunderstorm Wind in Linn County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind in Linn County, Kansas: 107 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 71. That places the county #2,126 nationally and #100 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Linn County is the 2010s, when 35 of the county's 107 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 Linn County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 37.8% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,126 for this hazard and #100 within Kansas, putting it in the 32.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Linn County with 25 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.

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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Linn County, Kansas?

107 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Linn County between 1958 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Linn County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Linn County measured 71.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Linn 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.