544
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$4.7M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Finney County, Kansas: 544 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 96. That places the county #91 nationally and #6 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Finney County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Finney County is the 2000s, when 146 of the county's 544 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 Finney County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 41.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #91 for this hazard and #6 within Kansas, putting it in the 97.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Finney County with 161 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2007 | GARDEN CITY | 83 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2008 | TENNIS | 65 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2001 | GARDEN CITY | 0 | 0 | 1 | $5K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2025 | KALVESTA | 61 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2025 | (GCK)GARDEN CITY ARPT | 54 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | GARDEN CITY | 72 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | GARDEN CITY | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | GARDEN CITY | 59 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | HOLCOMB | 51 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | FRIEND | 54 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | FRIEND | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | (GCK)GARDEN CITY ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Sep 18, 2024 | FRIEND | 51 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Finney County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A downburst rolled two trailer homes, demolishing them both. An occupant in one of the trailers did not survive. Also, there were other trailers in the area that had broken windows or siding torn off. A fence was also blown down.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Finney County, Kansas?
544 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Finney County between 1958 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Finney County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Finney County measured 96.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Finney 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 Finney County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/finney-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.