89
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$204K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Deuel County, Nebraska: 89 recorded events between 1973 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 91. That places the county #2,346 nationally and #62 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Deuel County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Deuel County is the 2010s, when 45 of the county's 89 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 Deuel County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 26.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,346 for this hazard and #62 within Nebraska, putting it in the 25.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Deuel County with 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2025 | BIG SPGS | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2025 | BIG SPGS | 59 | $0 |
| May 15, 2025 | BIG SPGS | 52 | $0 |
| May 15, 2025 | CHAPPELL | 56 | $0 |
| May 15, 2025 | CHAPPELL | 50 | $0 |
| Sep 8, 2024 | BIG SPGS | 54 | $0 |
| Jul 18, 2023 | CHAPPELL | 56 | $0 |
| Sep 16, 2022 | BIG SPGS | 61 | $15K |
| Jul 8, 2020 | CHAPPELL | 50 | $0 |
| May 27, 2019 | BIG SPGS | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The thunderstorm outflow winds snapped off or uprooted numerous large trees. One tree fell on a vehicle parked across the street from the fire hall. 15 to 20 homes received roof damage due to trees that fell on the roofs. A porch roof was also ripped off and thrown into a nearby football field. Numerous power poles were also snapped off.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Deuel County, Nebraska?
89 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Deuel County between 1973 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Deuel County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Deuel County measured 91.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Deuel 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 Deuel County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/deuel-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.