199
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$50K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Edmunds County, South Dakota: 199 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 104. That places the county #1,047 nationally and #20 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Edmunds County, South Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Edmunds County is the 2020s, when 49 of the county's 199 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 Edmunds County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 36.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,047 for this hazard and #20 within South Dakota, putting it in the 66.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Edmunds County with 84 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 | HOSMER | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | BOWDLE | 55 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | BOWDLE | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2025 | BOWDLE | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2025 | CRAVEN | 57 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | BOWDLE | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2024 | BOWDLE | 61 | $0 |
| May 18, 2024 | IPSWICH | 50 | $0 |
| May 18, 2024 | BOWDLE | 58 | $0 |
| May 18, 2024 | BOWDLE | 51 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Edmunds County
- Hail 289
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The windows and vinyl siding on the west side of a house were destroyed due to seventy mph winds and golf ball size hail. The wind and hail also damaged the west side of a barn and severely damaged the bean and corn crops.
Golfball size hail and high winds caused extensive damage to the Richland Weslyn Church and to the pastor and associate pastor's homes. The hail poked numerous holes in the siding and shingles of the buildings and broke many windows. Several cars were damaged and a large tree was also downed.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Edmunds County, South Dakota?
199 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Edmunds County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Edmunds County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Edmunds County measured 104.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Edmunds 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 Edmunds County, South Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-dakota/edmunds-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.