Thunderstorm Wind in Eureka County, Nevada

Thunderstorm Wind in Eureka County, Nevada: 41 recorded events between 1996 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 79. That places the county #2,795 nationally and #8 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Eureka County is the 2020s, when 19 of the county's 41 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 Eureka County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 41.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,795 for this hazard and #8 within Nevada, putting it in the 11.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Eureka County with 16 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.

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Eureka County, Nevada?

41 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Eureka County between 1996 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Eureka County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Eureka County measured 79.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Eureka 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.