Thunderstorm Wind in Calhoun County, Illinois

Thunderstorm Wind in Calhoun County, Illinois: 76 recorded events between 1974 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 61. That places the county #2,499 nationally and #94 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Calhoun County is the 2000s, when 29 of the county's 76 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 Calhoun County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 53.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,499 for this hazard and #94 within Illinois, putting it in the 20.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County, Illinois?

76 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Calhoun County between 1974 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Calhoun County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Calhoun County measured 61.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Calhoun 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.