188
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$894K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Decatur County, Kansas: 188 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 91. That places the county #1,142 nationally and #59 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Decatur County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Decatur County is the 2020s, when 57 of the county's 188 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 Decatur County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 30.6% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,142 for this hazard and #59 within Kansas, putting it in the 63.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Decatur County with 69 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2004 | CEDAR BLUFFS | 69 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2025 | OBERLIN MUNI ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | LEOVILLE | 55 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | LYLE | 61 | $10K |
| Jun 20, 2025 | OBERLIN | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | NORCATUR | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | NORCATUR | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | NORCATUR | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | OBERLIN MUNI ARPT | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | OBERLIN MUNI ARPT | 55 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2025 | TRAER | 51 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Decatur County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Wind blew out windows, uprooted trees, knocked down signs and antennas. At least 4 roofs were blown off; a storage building and a mobile home was destroyed. A leg on a grain elevator was bent. At Leoville, spotter estimated 60 mph winds.
Damage to a pole barn, garage, and chicken coop on property. Pole barn and chicken coop lost majority of the tin panels. The garage had a wall collapse. Report also mentioned downed power lines in town, but no additional information was provided.
The public reported that siding was ripped off the side of a retail store. Newspaper reports also indicated that 20 headstones were pushed over at the cemetery, and the flag pole was bent. A car port was also lifted off the ground and landed on the car dealer's roof.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Decatur County, Kansas?
188 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Decatur County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Decatur County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Decatur County measured 91.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Decatur 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 Decatur County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/decatur-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.