Thunderstorm Wind in Atchison County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind in Atchison County, Kansas: 81 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 72. That places the county #2,454 nationally and #104 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Atchison County is the 2010s, when 24 of the county's 81 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 Atchison County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 30.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,454 for this hazard and #104 within Kansas, putting it in the 22.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Atchison County with 25 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 Atchison County, Kansas?

81 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Atchison County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Atchison County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Atchison County measured 72.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Atchison 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.