Thunderstorm Wind in Arthur County, Nebraska

Thunderstorm Wind in Arthur County, Nebraska: 50 recorded events between 1974 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #2,724 nationally and #86 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Arthur County is the 2010s, when 21 of the county's 50 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 Arthur County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 20.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,724 for this hazard and #86 within Nebraska, putting it in the 13.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Arthur County with 15 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.

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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Arthur County, Nebraska?

50 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Arthur County between 1974 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Arthur County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Arthur County measured 78.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Arthur 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.