83
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$1.4M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Wayne County, Missouri: 83 recorded events between 1980 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #2,427 nationally and #100 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Wayne County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Wayne County is the 1990s, when 22 of the county's 83 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 Wayne County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 23.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,427 for this hazard and #100 within Missouri, putting it in the 23.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Wayne County with 19 recorded events, while Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2017 | GREENVILLE | 61 | 0 | 2 | $60K |
| Jan 18, 1996 | PIEDMONT | 0 | 0 | 1 | $75K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2025 | PIEDMONT MUNI ARPT | 70 | $2K |
| May 16, 2025 | WILLIAMSVILLE | 65 | $5K |
| Jul 5, 2024 | LODI | 56 | $3K |
| Jul 5, 2024 | PIEDMONT | 56 | $3K |
| Jul 3, 2024 | GREENVILLE | 52 | $1K |
| Jun 26, 2024 | LEEPER | 56 | $1K |
| May 27, 2024 | LODI | 65 | $25K |
| May 9, 2023 | GREENVILLE | 61 | $50K |
| Jul 27, 2022 | PIEDMONT | 52 | $4K |
| Jun 26, 2022 | WAPPAPELLO | 52 | $1K |
Other hazards here
More from Wayne County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Several trees were damaged or uprooted. Power lines were blown down. Half of the community was without power. There was minor structural damage. Two double-wide mobile homes were slightly damaged. Roof shingles were blown off. An awning in front of a church was blown off. The communications antenna tower at the sheriff department was bent over. A small statue was blown over.
The automated observing system at the Piedmont airport measured a wind gust to 66 mph. A hangar building at the airport was damaged. The doors were damaged, along with one plane in the hangar. Widespread damage occurred in and around Piedmont. Trees and power lines were blown down, and power poles were down.
Thunderstorm winds caused extensive damage to a house 4 miles east of Greenville. Another house about 6 miles east of Greenville was damaged. Numerous trees and power lines were down in eastern Wayne County. A National Weather Service damage survey indicated the damage was caused by microburst winds near 100 MPH. At the first residence, a modular home was nearly destroyed, with just the bathrooms left standing. An outbuilding 26 by 30 was also destroyed. At the second residence, a very old home was destroyed and two old outbuildings were heavily damaged.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Wayne County, Missouri?
83 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Wayne County between 1980 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Wayne County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Wayne County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Wayne 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 Wayne County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/wayne-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.