198
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$815K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Pulaski County, Missouri: 198 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 79. That places the county #1,056 nationally and #33 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Pulaski County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Pulaski County is the 2010s, when 62 of the county's 198 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 Pulaski County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 35.1% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,056 for this hazard and #33 within Missouri, putting it in the 66.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Pulaski County with 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | DIXON | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 18, 2025 | DIXON | 52 | $5K |
| Aug 17, 2025 | DEVILS ELBOW | 52 | $5K |
| Jul 8, 2024 | ROBERT | 52 | $2K |
| Jul 8, 2024 | ROBERT | 55 | $3K |
| May 7, 2024 | TURKEY RIDGE | 55 | $5K |
| Apr 2, 2024 | HOOKER | 61 | $15K |
| Apr 2, 2024 | ROBERT | 52 | $10K |
| Apr 2, 2024 | DEVILS ELBOW | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | DEVILS ELBOW | 52 | $5K |
Other hazards here
More from Pulaski County
- Hail 217
- Flash Flood 76
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Thunderstorm winds downed numerous limbs and several trees. The roof of a barn suffered significant damage and a car port was lifted out of its foundation and blown into a mobile home. Damage to the mobile home was minimal.
Fifty to 80 mph winds impacted mainly the southern half of Pulaski County. Far southern Pulaski County, which is primarily less populated and rural, experienced the greatest tree damage. A few power poles were also damaged resulting in power outages.
Several pictures from Facebook showed minor wind damage to roofing material and shingles blown off a couple homes. The siding and a gutter was blown off the side of a house. An outbuilding was blown several hundred feet into a field.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Pulaski County, Missouri?
198 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Pulaski County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Pulaski County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Pulaski County measured 79.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Pulaski 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 Pulaski County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/pulaski-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.