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Wind in Pawnee County, Kansas
228 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.
Pawnee County, Kansas, has 228 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 50 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 61 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 100 events against 113 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.8% of the 29,502 wind events recorded in Kansas; its 30.2 per 100 square miles compares with 36.1 statewide.
183 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 49 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 | Pawnee County | Kansas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 228 | 29,502 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 30.2 | 36.1 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 366.3 | 100.5 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 26 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
2Feb
2Mar
5Apr
14May
34Jun
61Jul
38Aug
48Sep
12Oct
8Nov
3Dec
1
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 193 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 228. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 2026 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Oct 2024 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2018 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Apr 2018 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jan 2014 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2009 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Nov 2008 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Oct 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2008 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2006 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Feb 2005 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2000 | High Wind | — | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $7K | $125K | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1998 | High Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 115 mph | $3.2M | — | — | 1 | County |
| 2 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 109 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jan 1996 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Sep 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 3 | County |
| 7 Aug 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Sep 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1964 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1962 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 1960 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 1956 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Pawnee County had?
228 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 Pawnee County?
17 Feb 2026 (High Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Pawnee County?
The thunderstorm wind of 2 Aug 1996, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $3.2M.
How does Pawnee County compare with Kansas for wind?
30.2 events per 100 square miles against 36.1 statewide; the county holds 228 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.