Thunderstorm Wind in Emmet County, Iowa

Thunderstorm Wind in Emmet County, Iowa: 128 recorded events between 1964 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #1,820 nationally and #65 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Emmet County is the 2010s, when 45 of the county's 128 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 Emmet County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 34.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,820 for this hazard and #65 within Iowa, putting it in the 42.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Emmet County with 56 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.

• Hail 122
• Flood 47

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Emmet County, Iowa?

128 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Emmet County between 1964 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Emmet County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Emmet County measured 90.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Emmet 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.