Thunderstorm Wind in Searcy County, Arkansas

Thunderstorm Wind in Searcy County, Arkansas: 126 recorded events between 1968 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #1,848 nationally and #64 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Searcy County is the 2000s, when 52 of the county's 126 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 Searcy County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 41.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,848 for this hazard and #64 within Arkansas, putting it in the 41.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Searcy County with 18 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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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Searcy County, Arkansas?

126 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Searcy County between 1968 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Searcy County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Searcy County measured 80.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Searcy 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.