86
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$6.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Kidder County, North Dakota: 86 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 96. That places the county #2,388 nationally and #34 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Kidder County, North Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Kidder County is the 2020s, when 32 of the county's 86 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 Kidder County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 33.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,388 for this hazard and #34 within North Dakota, putting it in the 24.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Kidder County with 39 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 8, 2025 | PETTIBONE | 78 | $200K |
| Aug 8, 2025 | ROBINSON | 53 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2025 | PETTIBONE | 61 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | CRYSTAL SPGS | 60 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | CRYSTAL SPGS | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2025 | TAPPEN | 65 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2025 | TAPPEN | 75 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2025 | STEELE MUNI ARPT | 66 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2025 | STEELE MUNI ARPT | 55 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2025 | CRYSTAL SPGS | 63 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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- Hail 130
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A small Park Model mobile, which was on blocks and anchored down, was completely destroyed, with the undercarriage separating from the unit, though the deck remained in its spot with a grill still on it. A 55 gallon barrel of steel scrap was blown over and rolled. Multiple three foot diameter cottonwood trees were damaged, with some uprooted and a few older ones snapped. About one-quarter mile to the east of this location a grain bin was blown across a road, and a shop wall was blown out. Windbreak panels were toppled, with one tossed and flipped over. All damage was blown toward the north and east, the direction the storm was moving.
A damage survey assessed that strong thunderstorm winds moved from southeast to northwest over Lake Isabel. The worst damage occurred on the northwest side of the lake. Damage included uprooted and snapped trees, roofs torn from homes, damaged decks, and structures damaged from falling trees.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Kidder County, North Dakota?
86 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Kidder County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Kidder County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Kidder County measured 96.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Kidder 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 Kidder County, North Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-dakota/kidder-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.