198
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$405K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Dawes County, Nebraska: 198 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #1,056 nationally and #21 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Dawes County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Dawes County is the 2010s, when 55 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 Dawes County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 35.7% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,056 for this hazard and #21 within Nebraska, putting it in the 66.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Dawes County with 62 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2001 | CRAWFORD | 61 | 0 | 1 | $100K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2025 | (CDR)CHADRON AIRPORT | 53 | $0 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | (CDR)CHADRON AIRPORT | 55 | $0 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | (CDR)CHADRON AIRPORT | 51 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | CHADRON | 57 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | (CDR)CHADRON AIRPORT | 56 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | CHADRON | 50 | $0 |
| Sep 18, 2024 | (CDR)CHADRON AIRPORT | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2024 | (CDR)CHADRON AIRPORT | 60 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2024 | CHADRON | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 4, 2024 | WHITNEY | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Dawes County
- Hail 298
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail damage to many cars, shattered windows at Walmart parking lot. Many business signs were blown out or had holes in them from the hail. Many street signs and several power lines were down. Three trailer homes sustained major damage. One was flipped on its roof and the other two were blown to pieces into a nearby field. Orange construction barriers tossed 0.75 miles from the highway.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Dawes County, Nebraska?
198 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Dawes County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Dawes County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Dawes County measured 90.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Dawes 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 Dawes County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/dawes-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.