319
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
$7.0M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Barry County, Missouri: 319 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #387 nationally and #10 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Barry County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Barry County is the 2000s, when 89 of the county's 319 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 Barry County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 31.2% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #387 for this hazard and #10 within Missouri, putting it in the 87.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Barry County with 67 recorded events, while Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1996 | EXETER | 70 | 0 | 4 | $500K |
| May 14, 2009 | PURDY | 70 | 0 | 1 | $10K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | MONETT | 61 | $100K |
| Mar 6, 2026 | WIGHTMAN | 52 | $10K |
| Sep 21, 2025 | PIONEER | 50 | $1K |
| Sep 21, 2025 | FLAT CREEK | 50 | $1K |
| Jun 29, 2025 | EAGLE ROCK | 55 | $1K |
| Jun 29, 2025 | WASHBURN | 55 | $1K |
| Jun 29, 2025 | MONETT | 55 | $1K |
| Jun 6, 2025 | WHEATON | 50 | $25K |
| Apr 29, 2025 | MONETT | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2025 | PULASKIFIELD | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Barry County
- Hail 351
- Flash Flood 184
- Flood 76
- Tornado 49
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Destroyed outbuildings, damage to roofs and other structures, downed trees, and knocked over power poles were all a result of 50 to 85 mph wind gusts that impacted almost all of Barry County. Monett was impacted the greatest as hundreds of structures sustained roof damage. Meanwhile several outbuildings west of Monett along Highway 60 were completely destroyed. There were also destroyed outbuildings along Highway 37 near the community of Purdy. A large roof was torn off of a storage facility that blocked a city street for several hours in Monett. The Gizmo's Event Center grandstand in Wheaton was heavily damaged, which caused heavy rain to destroy the interior of a banquet hall that was being constucted beneath the grandstand.
A derecho affected areas of extreme southeast Kansas and extreme southern Missouri during the early morning hours of July 4th. As the storm tracked through Barry County, numerous trees and power lines were downed, along with minor structural damage to homes. Wind gusts in excess of 70 mph were estimated from the National Weather Service storm survey.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Barry County, Missouri?
319 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Barry County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Barry County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Barry County measured 80.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Barry 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 Barry County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/barry-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.