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Wind in Cheyenne County, Kansas
384 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 384 wind events in Cheyenne County, Kansas, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 43 years.
July is the busiest month, with 91 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 253 events against 116 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.3% of the 29,502 wind events recorded in Kansas; its 37.7 per 100 square miles compares with 36.1 statewide.
339 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 72 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Kansas
| Measure | Cheyenne County | Kansas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 384 | 29,502 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 37.7 | 36.1 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 1,458.4 | 100.5 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 26 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
9Feb
3Mar
11Apr
30May
54Jun
82Jul
91Aug
51Sep
17Oct
15Nov
8Dec
13
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
The 179 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 384. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $300 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Feb 2026 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jan 2026 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Jan 2026 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Dec 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2024 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Oct 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Oct 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Oct 2023 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $160K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 54 mph | — | $10 | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Dec 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Nov 2022 | High Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Sep 2022 | High Wind | 75 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 90 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Dec 2020 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2020 | High Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Jun 2020 | High Wind | 64 mph | $800 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $800 | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 70 mph | $200 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Dec 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | $26K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $8K | $240K | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jan 2014 | High Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2011 | High Wind | 62 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $600 | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Nov 2008 | High Wind | 71 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 91 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $90K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Dec 2000 | High Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 13 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Cheyenne County had?
384 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Cheyenne County?
20 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 66 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Cheyenne County?
The thunderstorm wind of 14 Jun 2014, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $8K and crop damage at $240K.
How does Cheyenne County compare with Kansas for wind?
37.7 events per 100 square miles against 36.1 statewide; the county holds 384 of the state's 29,502 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.