Thunderstorm Wind in Lander County, Nevada

Thunderstorm Wind in Lander County, Nevada: 43 recorded events between 1965 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 74. That places the county #2,775 nationally and #6 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Lander County is the 2010s, when 12 of the county's 43 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 Lander County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 54.4% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,775 for this hazard and #6 within Nevada, putting it in the 12.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Lander County with 13 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.

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

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

43 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Lander County between 1965 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Lander County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Lander County measured 74.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Lander 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.