Thunderstorm Wind in Fayette County, Indiana

Thunderstorm Wind in Fayette County, Indiana: 116 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 91. That places the county #1,995 nationally and #72 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Fayette County is the 2000s, when 29 of the county's 116 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 Fayette County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 54.5% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,995 for this hazard and #72 within Indiana, putting it in the 36.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Fayette County with 32 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 Fayette County, Indiana?

116 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Fayette County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Fayette County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Fayette County measured 91.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Fayette 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.