Thunderstorm Wind in Harmon County, Oklahoma

Thunderstorm Wind in Harmon County, Oklahoma: 169 recorded events between 1959 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 86. That places the county #1,329 nationally and #61 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Harmon County is the 2000s, when 49 of the county's 169 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 Harmon County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 34.0% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,329 for this hazard and #61 within Oklahoma, putting it in the 57.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Harmon County with 61 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.

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

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Harmon County, Oklahoma?

169 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Harmon County between 1959 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Harmon County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Harmon County measured 86.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Harmon 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.