Thunderstorm Wind in Grant County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind in Grant County, Kansas: 166 recorded events between 1964 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 85. That places the county #1,361 nationally and #71 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Grant County is the 2010s, when 67 of the county's 166 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 Grant County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 30.1% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,361 for this hazard and #71 within Kansas, putting it in the 56.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Grant County with 50 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 Grant County, Kansas?

166 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Grant County between 1964 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Grant County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Grant County measured 85.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Grant 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.