155
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.7M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Guthrie County, Iowa: 155 recorded events between 1964 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #1,474 nationally and #45 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Guthrie County, Iowa: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Guthrie County is the 2000s, when 64 of the county's 155 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 Guthrie County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 30.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,474 for this hazard and #45 within Iowa, putting it in the 53.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Guthrie County with 43 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2025 | BAGLEY | 65 | $0 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | MONTEITH | 68 | $20K |
| Jul 11, 2025 | MENLO | 61 | $10K |
| Jul 11, 2025 | GUTHRIE CENTER | 61 | $5K |
| Jun 23, 2025 | MONTEITH | 51 | $0 |
| Apr 23, 2025 | FANSLERS | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | GUTHRIE CENTER | 63 | $20K |
| Aug 1, 2024 | CASEY | 50 | $0 |
| May 21, 2024 | FANSLERS | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2022 | STUART | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Guthrie County
- Hail 223
- Heavy Rain 43
- Flash Flood 41
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Emergency manager reported numerous instances across Guthrie County to the Adair County line of wind damage. This included 40×60 machine shed roof taken off 4 miles SW of Panora, power lines down in Jamaica from blown over tree, power lines down in Stuart due to tree damage.
A garage was destroyed. Garage doors were open and the wind lifted the garage off the foundation and rolled it east into grain bins, damaging the bins as well. Two power poles were snapped along Highway 4 just south of the garage.
An off-duty NWS employee reported damage to two farmsteads near Yale with doors blown in on sheds and some metal blown out of the side. Tree damage near the two properties and in and around the town of Yale was also reported. Numerous branches were down in the area with a few large branches down as well. A couple full, old hollow trees were down near the properties. Corn was flattened in the area.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Guthrie County, Iowa?
155 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Guthrie County between 1964 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Guthrie County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Guthrie County measured 80.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Guthrie 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.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Guthrie County, Iowa.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/iowa/guthrie-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.