143
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$561K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Knox County, Nebraska: 143 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,620 nationally and #37 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Knox County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Knox County is the 2000s, when 46 of the county's 143 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 Knox County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 26.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,620 for this hazard and #37 within Nebraska, putting it in the 48.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Knox County with 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2025 | CREIGHTON ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2024 | CENTER | 52 | $2K |
| Jul 29, 2024 | BLOOMFIELD | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 14, 2024 | CREIGHTON | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2023 | CREIGHTON | 57 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2023 | WAUSA | 70 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2023 | WAUSA | 70 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2023 | WAUSA | 70 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2023 | BLOOMFIELD | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | CROFTON | 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
Thunderstorm winds estimated at over 60 mph caused tree and other damage from around 16 miles west of Verdigre into Verdigre. Sixteen KV transmission lines/poles were downed 16 miles west of Verdigre causing loss of power in several surrounding towns for around 3 hours, with trees or large tree limbs downed from that location into Verdigre.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 to 70 mph caused areas of tree damage in the Wausa area and a transmission pole near the junction of Highways 84 and 121 was knocked down causing the loss of power for about 650 people for a few hours. A few center pivots were also damaged.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at close to 70 mph caused fairly widespread tree damage in the Bloomfield area. Large trees and branches fell on a few homes and vehicles causing damage and crops and irrigation systems in the region also sustained damage. This storm also produced hail up to baseball-size.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Knox County, Nebraska?
143 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Knox County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Knox County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Knox County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Knox 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 Knox County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/knox-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.