135
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$3.6M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Edwards County, Kansas: 135 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #1,731 nationally and #90 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Edwards County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Edwards County is the 2000s, when 47 of the county's 135 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 Edwards County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 23.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,731 for this hazard and #90 within Kansas, putting it in the 44.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Edwards 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2011 | ARDELL | 61 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2025 | KINSLEY MUNI ARPT | 70 | $6K |
| Sep 20, 2024 | BELPRE | 51 | $0 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | KINSLEY MUNI ARPT | 53 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2024 | KINSLEY MUNI ARPT | 56 | $0 |
| May 19, 2024 | BELPRE | 56 | $0 |
| May 19, 2024 | BELPRE | 51 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | KINSLEY MUNI ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | KINSLEY MUNI ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2020 | BELPRE | 70 | $100K |
| Jun 21, 2020 | BELPRE | 56 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Edwards County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A second area that received damage from the Forward and Rear Flank downdrafts from the southeast moving storm was about 1 1/2 miles wide. There were several grain bins, power poles and several pivot irrigation sprinklers destroyed.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Edwards County, Kansas?
135 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Edwards County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Edwards County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Edwards County measured 90.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Edwards 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 Edwards County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/edwards-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.