90
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Chippewa County, Minnesota: 90 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,334 nationally and #73 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Chippewa County, Minnesota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Chippewa County is the 1990s, when 24 of the county's 90 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 Chippewa County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 37.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,334 for this hazard and #73 within Minnesota, putting it in the 25.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Chippewa County with 40 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2025 | MONTEVIDEO | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2025 | WATSON | 63 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2025 | MILAN | 63 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2025 | MILAN | 60 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | GLUEK | 70 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | CLARA CITY | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | CLARA CITY | 51 | $0 |
| May 30, 2022 | WEGDAHL | 56 | $0 |
| May 12, 2022 | CLARA CITY | 56 | $0 |
| May 12, 2022 | GLUEK | 61 | $50K |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
There was a concentrated area of wind damage from the southeast portion of Montevideo, then northeast for a few miles over rural western Chippewa County. Several trees, sheds and barns were damaged, including major damage to an apartment garage in the City of Montevideo.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down on the north and northeast side of Granite Falls. There was a measured wind gust of 122 mph on a wind farm north of Granite Falls. However, this measurement was taken at 200 feet above the ground.
Several sources from the media, law enforcement and trained spotters reported widespread damage across the city of Granite Falls. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along with some roof damage to businesses. The area affected included the east side of Granite Falls, which is east of the Minnesota River and in Chippewa County.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Chippewa County, Minnesota?
90 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Chippewa County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Chippewa County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Chippewa County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Chippewa 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.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Chippewa County, Minnesota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/minnesota/chippewa-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.