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Wind in Taney County, Missouri
294 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 294 wind events in Taney County, Missouri, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 49 years.
July is the busiest month, with 59 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 211 events against 65 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.4% of the 21,755 wind events recorded in Missouri; its 46.5 per 100 square miles compares with 31.6 statewide.
206 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 17 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 Missouri
| Measure | Taney County | Missouri | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 294 | 21,755 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 46.5 | 31.6 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 52.1 | 35.3 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 49 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
2Feb
4Mar
14Apr
40May
55Jun
45Jul
59Aug
35Sep
16Oct
9Nov
5Dec
10
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 165 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 294. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 61 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | $100K | — | 4 | County |
| 29 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Oct 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Nov 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $125K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Dec 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Dec 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Dec 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $100K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 24 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 2014 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $50K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 1 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Dec 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Nov 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 28 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jan 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | 2 | County |
| 3 Apr 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $90K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Taney County had?
294 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 Taney County?
30 May 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Taney County?
The thunderstorm wind of 8 May 2009, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K.
How does Taney County compare with Missouri for wind?
46.5 events per 100 square miles against 31.6 statewide; the county holds 294 of the state's 21,755 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.