Thunderstorm Wind in Newton County, Arkansas

Thunderstorm Wind in Newton County, Arkansas: 152 recorded events between 1967 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,501 nationally and #54 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Newton County is the 2000s, when 48 of the county's 152 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 Newton County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 42.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,501 for this hazard and #54 within Arkansas, putting it in the 52.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Newton County with 29 recorded events, while Dec 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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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Newton County, Arkansas?

152 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Newton County between 1967 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Newton County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Newton County measured 70.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Newton 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.