112
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$992K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Ray County, Missouri: 112 recorded events between 1962 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #2,055 nationally and #78 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Ray County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Ray County is the 2000s, when 36 of the county's 112 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 Ray County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 37.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,055 for this hazard and #78 within Missouri, putting it in the 34.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Ray 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2025 | ELKHORN | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | LEXINGTON ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | RICHMOND | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | LEXINGTON ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | RICHMOND | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | WOOD HGTS | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | VIBBARD | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | VIBBARD | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | ELMIRA | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 8, 2025 | LAWSON | 52 | $0 |
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
A local newspaper reported downed trees and power lines. Half of the bleacher seats at the high school football field were ripped out of place and left twisted on the field. A 75-foot-hole was also torn in the ceiling of a Wal-Mart store.
A swath of wind around 80 to 90 mph affected areas in and around Richmond. A center point irrigation system was toppled over southwest of the city. Inside Richmond several trees were snapped as well as power poles. Several outbuildings were destroyed and several residences in the city sustained slightly more than cosmetic damage. The narrow and localized swath was consistent with a possible mesovortex, but the debris strewn generally unidirectional down stream from the source of the damage indicated straight line winds.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Ray County, Missouri?
112 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Ray County between 1962 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Ray County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Ray County measured 80.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Ray 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 Ray County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/ray-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.