Thunderstorm Wind in Doniphan County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind in Doniphan County, Kansas: 72 recorded events between 1956 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,540 nationally and #105 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Doniphan County is the 2000s, when 26 of the county's 72 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 Doniphan County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 35.6% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,540 for this hazard and #105 within Kansas, putting it in the 19.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Doniphan County with 28 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 Doniphan County, Kansas?

72 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Doniphan County between 1956 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Doniphan County?

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

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Doniphan 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.