Thunderstorm Wind in Lincoln County, Idaho

Thunderstorm Wind in Lincoln County, Idaho: 49 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 66. That places the county #2,729 nationally and #20 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Lincoln County is the 2010s, when 13 of the county's 49 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 Lincoln County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 60.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,729 for this hazard and #20 within Idaho, putting it in the 13.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Lincoln County with 12 recorded events, while Feb 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 Lincoln County, Idaho?

49 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Lincoln County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Lincoln County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Lincoln County measured 66.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Lincoln 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.