156
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$7.9M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Cedar County, Missouri: 156 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,464 nationally and #50 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Cedar County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Cedar County is the 2000s, when 55 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 Cedar County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 39.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,464 for this hazard and #50 within Missouri, putting it in the 53.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Cedar County with 38 recorded events, while Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 | EL DORADO SPGS | 70 | $5K |
| Mar 10, 2026 | EL DORADO SPGS | 61 | $10K |
| Sep 18, 2025 | EL DORADO SPGS | 50 | $1K |
| May 19, 2025 | FILLEY | 57 | $1K |
| May 19, 2025 | FILLEY | 57 | $10K |
| Apr 20, 2025 | CEDAR SPGS | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 20, 2025 | CEDAR SPGS | 52 | $20K |
| Apr 20, 2025 | OLYMPIA | 52 | $40K |
| Apr 20, 2025 | OLYMPIA | 52 | $10K |
| Apr 20, 2025 | OSIRIS | 52 | $10K |
Other hazards here
More from Cedar County
- Hail 161
- Flash Flood 40
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Fifty to 80 mph winds caused damage to trees, boat docks, and boats across southern and central Cedar County. The most significant damage occurred on Stockton Lake, where the State Park Marina, Orleans Trail Marina, and Mutton Creek Marina had expensive damage to docks and boats. The State Park Marina estimates that 1.2 million dollars of damage occurred to the wave wall proctector. One boat broke away from a dock and became wedged underneath the dock. In the campgrounds, numerous trees were knocked over and one of the bath houses was destroyed. Several other outbuildings and numerous trees were damaged across the southern portion of the county.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Cedar County, Missouri?
156 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Cedar County between 1958 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Cedar County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Cedar County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Cedar 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 Cedar County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/cedar-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.