141
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$54K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Pike County, Missouri: 141 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,647 nationally and #57 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Pike County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Pike County is the 2000s, when 50 of the county's 141 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 Pike County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 49.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,647 for this hazard and #57 within Missouri, putting it in the 47.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Pike County with 27 recorded events, while Feb 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 3, 1992 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | PAYNESVILLE | 60 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | LOUISIANA | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 20, 2025 | CURRYVILLE | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | VERA | 60 | $0 |
| May 22, 2024 | EOLIA | 65 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | CYRENE | 61 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | BOWLING GREEN | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | LOUISIANA | 60 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | BOWLING GREEN | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | LOUISIANA | 61 | $10K |
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
Numerous tree limbs were blown down across the county, especially in New Hartford, Bowling Green and Louisiana. Some of the tree limbs took down power lines. One large tree limb landed on a house in Bowling Green causing minor roof damage.
A trained spotter submitted photos of a large 8-10 inch tree limb down at their residence. The spotter noted a large evergreen was down near the Dollar General and multiple smaller limbs less than 4 inches in diameter were down throughout town. This occurred as the leading edge of the line of storms surged as it passed over town.
Thunderstorm winds snapped off several large trees at the Dupont Reservation Conservation Area. Further southeast, numerous large tree limbs were snapped off in Louisiana. Also in Louisiana, a couple of trees were snapped off or uprooted, power lines blown down and a park pavilion sustained damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Pike County, Missouri?
141 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Pike County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Pike County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Pike County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Pike 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 Pike County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/pike-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.