Thunderstorm Wind in Hayes County, Nebraska

Thunderstorm Wind in Hayes County, Nebraska: 66 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #2,591 nationally and #77 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Hayes County is the 2010s, when 30 of the county's 66 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 Hayes County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 18.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,591 for this hazard and #77 within Nebraska, putting it in the 18.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Hayes County with 16 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 Hayes County, Nebraska?

66 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Hayes County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Hayes County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Hayes County measured 87.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Hayes 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.