Thunderstorm Wind in Worth County, Iowa

Thunderstorm Wind in Worth County, Iowa: 92 recorded events between 1971 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,309 nationally and #93 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Worth County is the 2010s, when 32 of the county's 92 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 Worth County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 30.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,309 for this hazard and #93 within Iowa, putting it in the 26.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Worth County with 30 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 94
• Heavy Rain 47

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

92 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Worth County between 1971 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Worth County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Worth County measured 70.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Worth 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.