Thunderstorm Wind in Morton County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind in Morton County, Kansas: 156 recorded events between 1963 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,464 nationally and #80 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Morton County is the 2000s, when 46 of the county's 156 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 Morton County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 28.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,464 for this hazard and #80 within Kansas, putting it in the 53.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Morton County with 55 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 347

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

156 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Morton County between 1963 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Morton County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Morton County measured 87.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Morton 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.