Thunderstorm Wind in Owen County, Kentucky

Thunderstorm Wind in Owen County, Kentucky: 146 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #1,583 nationally and #60 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Owen County is the 2010s, when 52 of the county's 146 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 Owen County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 61.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,583 for this hazard and #60 within Kentucky, putting it in the 49.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Owen County with 31 recorded events, while Sep 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.

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Owen County, Kentucky?

146 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Owen County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Owen County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Owen County measured 65.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Owen 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.