53
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$623K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Logan County, Nebraska: 53 recorded events between 1962 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #2,693 nationally and #84 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Logan County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Logan County is the 2010s, when 23 of the county's 53 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 Logan County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 18.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,693 for this hazard and #84 within Nebraska, putting it in the 14.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Logan County with 20 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 16, 2025 | STAPLETON | 56 | $5K |
| Jul 16, 2024 | STAPLETON | 65 | $30K |
| Jul 16, 2024 | STAPLETON | 65 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | STAPLETON | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2024 | STAPLETON | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2023 | LOGAN | 61 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2023 | STAPLETON | 61 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | STAPLETON | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 9, 2020 | STAPLETON | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 1, 2018 | LOGAN | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Logan County
- Hail 203
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Logan County was hit with winds estimated near 100 mph, torrential rain and hail. The combination of wind and hail flattened corn and wheat fields, overturned and damaged irrigation systems, damaged buildings, snapped off power poles and uprooted large trees. A tractor-semitrailer was overturned on Highway 83. An airplane and hangar were destroyed. Over fifty windmills were toppled or damaged in Logan, Thomas and Hooker Counties. Damage was estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Empty 5th wheel camper was blown over and pushed into the corner of a home causing damage to the siding and a roof overhang. An anchored wooden swing set was also blown over. Basket ball hope with a weighted base blown 20 yards.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Logan County, Nebraska?
53 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Logan County between 1962 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Logan County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Logan County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Logan 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 Logan County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/logan-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.