203
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.5M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Wallace County, Kansas: 203 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 100. That places the county #1,008 nationally and #53 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Wallace County, Kansas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Wallace County is the 2000s, when 67 of the county's 203 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 Wallace County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 31.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,008 for this hazard and #53 within Kansas, putting it in the 68.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Wallace County with 77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2025 | SHARON SPGS ARPT | 63 | $0 |
| Sep 10, 2025 | SHARON SPGS ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 28, 2025 | SHARON SPGS ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 5, 2025 | WESKAN | 61 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | SHARON SPGS ARPT | 54 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | SUNLAND | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | WESKAN | 63 | $0 |
| Jul 6, 2025 | SHARON SPGS ARPT | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 6, 2025 | WESKAN | 55 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2025 | SHARON SPGS | 53 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A small thunderstorm complex produced a long-swath of significant wind and hail damage across south-central into central Wallace county. The damage began near the Wallace-Greeley county border about 13 miles SSW of Sharon Springs, and continued to about 8 miles SSE of Wallace. Approximately 25 irrigation pivots were blown over, numerous grain bins were either damaged or destroyed, utility poles were broken, some outbuildings damaged and one semi-truck blown over. Some residences reported shingle damage and broken winds due to a combination of wind and hail.
An intense microburst caused extensive damage to a localized area just south and east of Sharon Springs in Wallace county. Car ports were damaged and numerous 4-5 inch diameter tree branches were broken. Utility poles were broken about 3 miles east of Sharon Springs, and a shop building was heavily damaged. An unanchored mobile home was overturned and small wind-driven hail broke a few windows.
Semi with trailer loaded with bales pushed 100 yards due to wind. A nearby grain bin that was partially full was blown off its foundation to the east. In a nearby pasture a combine was pushed roughly a quarter mile from north to south. ||Just to the northwest a stock trailer was rolled roughly 100 yards into a pasture, up hill, a piece of a small livestock shed hit a pickup truck, rolling the truck on its side, and a thousand gallon fuel tank was rolled a quarter mile.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Wallace County, Kansas?
203 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Wallace County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Wallace County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Wallace County measured 100.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Wallace 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 Wallace County, Kansas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kansas/wallace-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.