81
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$302K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Madison County, Missouri: 81 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #2,454 nationally and #102 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Madison County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Madison County is the 2000s, when 24 of the county's 81 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 Madison County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 45.3% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,454 for this hazard and #102 within Missouri, putting it in the 22.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Madison County with 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | BUCKHORN | 65 | $0 |
| May 20, 2025 | FREDERICKTOWN | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | MARQUAND | 60 | $0 |
| May 27, 2024 | SACO | 70 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | ALLBRIGHT | 61 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2023 | STRINGTOWN | 61 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2023 | FREDERICKTOWN | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2022 | STRINGTOWN | 56 | $10K |
| Jul 18, 2022 | FREDERICKTOWN | 61 | $30K |
| Jul 2, 2022 | SLABTOWN | 61 | $5K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Thunderstorm winds snapped off several trees that were 10 to 12 inches in diameter on the south side of Fredericktown. One of the trees fell against a house causing moderate damage. A roof was torn off of a metal garage as well.
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines between Fredericktown and Marquand. About 5 miles southwest of Fredericktown, a 3 foot diameter tree was uprooted. Also, a small portion of a roof was blown off of a barn. In Fredericktown, part of the roof of a business was blown off.
A swath of straight line winds, commonly known as downbursts, with estimated winds of 60 to 75 mph extended from the northwest corner of Madison county through Fredricktown along Highway 72 to the Bollinger county line. Much of the damage that occurred was due to fallen trees, that were either uprooted or snapped at the base of the trunk. Structural damage was observed in the town of Fredricktown where roofs and windows were damaged, and a few trees fell onto houses. Eye witnesses reported that the severe wind gusts lasted up to 45 minutes in duration. Within the larger swath of severe winds were pockets of more intense damage caused by microbursts with wind gusts greater than 80 mph. The most intense wind damage occurred in the area from 3 miles north of the intersection of Highways F and V. Many large trees were blown down in this area which were caused by estimated gusts as high as 90 mph.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Madison County, Missouri?
81 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Madison County between 1958 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Madison County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Madison County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Madison 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 Madison County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/madison-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.