74
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$25K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Johnson County, Nebraska: 74 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 75. That places the county #2,524 nationally and #74 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Johnson County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Johnson County is the 2020s, when 21 of the county's 74 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 Johnson County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 31.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,524 for this hazard and #74 within Nebraska, putting it in the 20.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Johnson County with 20 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 17, 2025 | TECUMSEH | 61 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2025 | ST MARY | 70 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2024 | TECUMSEH | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | ELK CREEK | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2023 | STERLING | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2023 | STERLING | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | STERLING | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | STERLING | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 11, 2022 | ST MARY | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2022 | TECUMSEH | 56 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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- Hail 123
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Winds in excess of 70 mph tore the shingles off roofs and downed numerous tree limbs and power lines closing roads around Crab Orchard. Two grain bins were blown off their foundation and 2 vehicles were damaged when trees were toppled onto them. The wind was accompanied by small hail which accumulated up to 2 inches deep and many corn and soybean fields received extensive damage. The Johnson County Farm Service Agency reported that approximately 32,000 acres of row crop were affected by the storm.
Delayed report from emergency management of a 2 foot diameter tree down, stop sign blown over, outdoor awning thrown over fence, and various other smaller branches down within an approximately 1 block radius of the Tecumseh post office. Time estimated from radar.
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 70 mph downed a lot of large tree limbs in the Elk Creek area and the fallen limbs caused some shingle and other damage. At least one window was blown out of a local business.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Johnson County, Nebraska?
74 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Johnson County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Johnson County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Johnson County measured 75.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Johnson 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 Johnson County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/johnson-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.