Thunderstorm Wind in Putnam County, Missouri

Thunderstorm Wind in Putnam County, Missouri: 53 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #2,693 nationally and #113 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Putnam County is the 2000s, when 19 of the county's 53 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 Putnam County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 32.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,693 for this hazard and #113 within Missouri, putting it in the 14.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Putnam County with 14 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 Putnam County, Missouri?

53 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Putnam County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Putnam County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Putnam County measured 90.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Putnam 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.