Thunderstorm Wind in Switzerland County, Indiana

Thunderstorm Wind in Switzerland County, Indiana: 98 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 74. That places the county #2,239 nationally and #82 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Switzerland County is the 2010s, when 35 of the county's 98 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 Switzerland County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 53.8% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,239 for this hazard and #82 within Indiana, putting it in the 28.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Switzerland County with 21 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.

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Switzerland County, Indiana?

98 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Switzerland County between 1970 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Switzerland County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Switzerland County measured 74.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Switzerland 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.