Thunderstorm Wind in Washington County, Kansas

Thunderstorm Wind in Washington County, Kansas: 163 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 85. That places the county #1,399 nationally and #74 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Washington County is the 2010s, when 49 of the county's 163 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 Washington County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 26.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,399 for this hazard and #74 within Kansas, putting it in the 55.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Washington County with 51 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.

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

163 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Washington County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Washington County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Washington County measured 85.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Washington 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.