Thunderstorm Wind in Niobrara County, Wyoming

Thunderstorm Wind in Niobrara County, Wyoming: 41 recorded events between 1973 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,795 nationally and #21 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Niobrara County is the 2010s, when 15 of the county's 41 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 Niobrara County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 13.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,795 for this hazard and #21 within Wyoming, putting it in the 11.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Niobrara County with 19 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 Niobrara County, Wyoming?

41 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Niobrara County between 1973 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Niobrara County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Niobrara County measured 70.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Niobrara 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.