99
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$6.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota: 99 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #2,231 nationally and #66 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Yellow Medicine County is the 2020s, when 27 of the county's 99 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 Yellow Medicine County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 41.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,231 for this hazard and #66 within Minnesota, putting it in the 29.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Yellow Medicine County with 27 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1984 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2025 | (GDB)GRANITE FALLS AIRPORT | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | HANLEY FALLS | 69 | $0 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | (GDB)GRANITE FALLS AIRPORT | 65 | $0 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | HAZEL RUN | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | CLARKFIELD | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | CANBY ARPT | 53 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | HANLEY FALLS | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | CANBY ARPT | 64 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2024 | GRANITE FALLS | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2022 | (GDB)GRANITE FALLS AIRPORT | 55 | $0 |
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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
Widespread wind damage occurred around the city of Granite Falls. Numerous trees, power lines and structural damage occurred in the city with the Yellow Medicine East School District main building sustaining major damage. The winds tore off the heating and ventilation systems on the roofs, opening the duct work to the rain. Water poured through the ventilation system and directly into classrooms, hallways and on equipment. On the south side of the Minnesota River, the Granite Run golf course suffered significant damage to trees and their local restaurant.
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 was concentrated west and south of the Minnesota River in Yellow Medicine County.
A long-lived and complex storm moved into far southeast Yellow Medicine County around 336 PM CST, and caused considerable damage to outbuildings, a few homes, crops and trees. Based on the damage reports and radar imagery, wind speeds were likely sustained above 70 to 90 mph, for 10 to 15 minutes in any given location as the storm traversed the county.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota?
99 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Yellow Medicine County between 1957 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Yellow Medicine County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Yellow Medicine County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Yellow Medicine 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 Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/minnesota/yellow-medicine-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.