Thunderstorm Wind in Towner County, North Dakota

Thunderstorm Wind in Towner County, North Dakota: 68 recorded events between 1965 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 85. That places the county #2,576 nationally and #40 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Towner County is the 2000s, when 22 of the county's 68 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 Towner County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 24.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,576 for this hazard and #40 within North Dakota, putting it in the 18.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Towner County with 25 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 Towner County, North Dakota?

68 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Towner County between 1965 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Towner County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Towner County measured 85.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Towner 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.