183
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$2.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Phillips County, Kansas: 183 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,183 nationally and #63 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Phillips County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Phillips County is the 2010s, when 60 of the county's 183 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 Phillips County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 31.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,183 for this hazard and #63 within Kansas, putting it in the 62.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Phillips 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 1984 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0 | |
| Jun 30, 2000 | LONG IS | 87 | 0 | 1 | $1.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2025 | PHILLIPSBURG | 62 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2025 | LONG IS | 75 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2025 | LONG IS | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | AGRA | 52 | $125K |
| Jul 31, 2024 | PHILLIPSBURG | 53 | $125K |
| Jul 31, 2024 | KIRWIN RES | 56 | $25K |
| Jul 31, 2024 | PHILLIPSBURG | 59 | $250K |
| May 2, 2024 | KIRWIN RES | 50 | $0 |
| May 2, 2024 | PHILLIPSBURG | 59 | $25K |
| May 2, 2024 | LOGAN | 56 | $1K |
Other hazards here
More from Phillips County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A line of thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts generally in the 60 to 80 MPH range, but including an 86 MPH gust measured by the Phillipsburg Airport AWOS at 10:37 p.m. CDT, moved across Phillips County. A sustained wind speed of 67 MPH was also recorded by the AWOS. This wind was accompanied by large hail of unknown size, which resulted in windows being broken out of a vehicle in Phillipsburg. Numerous trees were damaged, with some being uprooted, and large limbs were downed.
A wind gust of 75 MPH was measured by a RAWS located four miles west of Kirwin and by a mesonet station located two miles south-southwest of Kirwin. Tree damage was reported in the area, including limbs around eight inches in diameter being downed.
Wind gusts were estimated to be near 70 MPH. Near Prairie View, an under-construction grain bin was blown over. In Phillipsburg, several trees up to 12 inches in diameter were downed, causing power outages. A local business lost a portion of its roof.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Phillips County, Kansas?
183 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Phillips County between 1970 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Phillips County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Phillips County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Phillips 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 Phillips County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/phillips-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.