131
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$967K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Kittson County, Minnesota: 131 recorded events between 1959 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 105. That places the county #1,777 nationally and #46 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Kittson County, Minnesota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Kittson County is the 2010s, when 45 of the county's 131 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 Kittson County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 33.6% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,777 for this hazard and #46 within Minnesota, putting it in the 43.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Kittson County with 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2024 | DONALDSON | 68 | $0 |
| Jul 19, 2022 | CARIBOU | 60 | $2K |
| Jul 19, 2022 | HALLOCK ARPT | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | KARLSTAD | 63 | $0 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | KARLSTAD | 51 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2021 | ST VINCENT | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 20, 2020 | KARLSTAD | 62 | $0 |
| Aug 20, 2020 | KARLSTAD | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 20, 2020 | DONALDSON | 70 | $0 |
| Aug 20, 2020 | DONALDSON | 53 | $0 |
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
The county highway department building was severely damaged. Equipment in the building was also damaged. Peak winds were estimated at 95 mph based on extreme structural damage and related tree damage. Trees and power lines were down all around Karlstad.
Three farm grade steel grain bins were torn off their foundations and blown out into a field. Three more steel bins at the farm yard were severely dented in and partially removed from their foundations. Numerous shingles were torn off of a home and all west facing windows on the home were cracked. A nearby metal highway signpost was snapped. Peak winds were estimated at 110 mph.
Two large commercial grade steel bins and their horizontal transfer system were torn out from the city grain elevator facility and were splayed to the east, partially blocking U. S. Highway 75. Several wooden power poles in the area were also snapped. Numerous large trees and tree limbs were torn down around the community and most homes sustained shingle, roofing and siding damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Kittson County, Minnesota?
131 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Kittson County between 1959 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Kittson County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Kittson County measured 105.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Kittson 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 Kittson County, Minnesota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/minnesota/kittson-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.