225
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$513K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Marshall County, Kansas: 225 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #845 nationally and #43 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Marshall County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Marshall County is the 2010s, when 59 of the county's 225 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 Marshall County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 35.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #845 for this hazard and #43 within Kansas, putting it in the 73.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Marshall County with 81 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2026 | WATERVILLE | 70 | $0 |
| Sep 23, 2025 | BEATTIE | 50 | $0 |
| Oct 30, 2024 | VERMILLION | 70 | $0 |
| Oct 30, 2024 | VLIETS | 75 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | BESTWALL | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | LILLIS | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | FRANKFORT | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | FRANKFORT | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | MARYSVILLE | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | HOME | 70 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Marshall County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Trained spotters throughout Marshall County reported 80 mph wind gusts. Large trees were damaged and house windows blew out in Waterville. In Blue Rapids structural damage to homes was reported. In Vermillion, portions of a school roof was blown off. And in Axtell, an 18 foot diameter tree branch snapped.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Marshall County, Kansas?
225 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Marshall County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Marshall County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Marshall County measured 90.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Marshall 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 Marshall County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/marshall-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.