I feel like rain, storms and peonies go together. They bloom here in tornado season and late spring rain season. Often times they get beat up. I even recall going to Klehm's field for the APS show years ago and walking with an umbrella! Maestro was still standing perfectly erect. Probably why it made "the list".
Planting 60 peonies sounds like a lot of digging😊but you will most certainly be rewarded later👍