110
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$523K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Lewis County, Missouri: 110 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #2,083 nationally and #79 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Lewis County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Lewis County is the 2000s, when 40 of the county's 110 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 Lewis County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 39.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,083 for this hazard and #79 within Missouri, putting it in the 33.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Lewis County with 29 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 12, 2015 | LA GRANGE | 35 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | LEWISTOWN | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | DURHAM | 83 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | EWING | 78 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | LA BELLE | 70 | $0 |
| Apr 16, 2024 | CANTON | 55 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | LA GRANGE | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | LA BELLE | 56 | $0 |
| Sep 19, 2022 | DEER RIDGE | 61 | $10K |
| Dec 16, 2021 | LA BELLE | 56 | $2K |
| Sep 21, 2021 | CANTON | 61 | $5K |
Other hazards here
More from Lewis County
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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
Sub-severe thunderstorm winds in combination with saturated soils, caused a large tree to be blown over at Wakonda State Park in the area where RVs are allowed to stay. The tree fell onto an RV, crushing the front section of it. Five people were trapped in the vehicle. One occupant was crushed by the fallen tree and died from his injuries. No one else in the vehicle sustained any injuries.
Downburst wind damaged three homes along a 2-mile-long track. Width of the downburst was 100 yards with significant roof damage. Some homes lost complete sections of the roofing. Several large trees were snapped or uprooted. Damage occurred for a 30-minute period ending at 1715 CST.
Thunderstorms produced a wide swath of damaging winds as it moved east southeast across the county. In Lewistown, a large tree was blown over onto an unoccupied mobile home. In Ewing, the roof was blown off of a church and numerous trees were blown down around town. In Canton, there was widespread tree damage and numerous trees uprooted or snapped off. Also, an unanchored mobile home was pushed off of its foundation.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Lewis County, Missouri?
110 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Lewis County between 1958 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Lewis County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Lewis County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Lewis 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 Lewis County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/lewis-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.