Thunderstorm Wind in Platte County, Missouri

Thunderstorm Wind in Platte County, Missouri: 262 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 92. That places the county #621 nationally and #17 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Platte County is the 2010s, when 78 of the county's 262 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 Platte County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 39.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #621 for this hazard and #17 within Missouri, putting it in the 80.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Platte County with 66 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.

• Hail 321
• Flash Flood 50

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Platte County, Missouri?

262 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Platte County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Platte County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Platte County measured 92.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Platte 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.