Thunderstorm Wind in Fillmore County, Minnesota

Thunderstorm Wind in Fillmore County, Minnesota: 194 recorded events between 1969 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 73. That places the county #1,087 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Fillmore County is the 2020s, when 54 of the county's 194 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 Fillmore County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 40.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,087 for this hazard and #16 within Minnesota, putting it in the 65.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Fillmore County with 58 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.

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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Fillmore County, Minnesota?

194 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Fillmore County between 1969 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Fillmore County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Fillmore County measured 73.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Fillmore 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.