Thunderstorm Wind in Kiowa County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind in Kiowa County, Kansas: 129 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 99. That places the county #1,806 nationally and #92 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Kiowa County is the 2000s, when 38 of the county's 129 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 Kiowa County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 20.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,806 for this hazard and #92 within Kansas, putting it in the 42.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Kiowa County with 35 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.

• Hail 396
• Tornado 64

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Kiowa County, Kansas?

129 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Kiowa County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Kiowa County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Kiowa County measured 99.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Kiowa 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.