Thunderstorm Wind in Hooker County, Nebraska

Thunderstorm Wind in Hooker County, Nebraska: 80 recorded events between 1966 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 95. That places the county #2,464 nationally and #71 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Hooker County is the 2010s, when 31 of the county's 80 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 Hooker County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 26.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,464 for this hazard and #71 within Nebraska, putting it in the 22.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Hooker County with 28 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 Hooker County, Nebraska?

80 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Hooker County between 1966 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Hooker County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Hooker County measured 95.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Hooker 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.