135
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$16K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Hyde County, South Dakota: 135 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,731 nationally and #38 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Hyde County, South Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Hyde County is the 2020s, when 58 of the county's 135 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 Hyde County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 42.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,731 for this hazard and #38 within South Dakota, putting it in the 44.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Hyde County with 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2025 | HIGHMORE ARPT | 54 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2025 | HIGHMORE ARPT | 66 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2025 | HIGHMORE ARPT | 60 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2025 | HIGHMORE ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2025 | HIGHMORE ARPT | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2025 | HIGHMORE ARPT | 63 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2025 | HOLABIRD | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | STEPHAN | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | HIGHMORE ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | HIGHMORE ARPT | 50 | $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
Seventy mph winds caused significant damage to the crow's nest and the bleachers at the football field along with downing several large trees in Highmore. Also, the destruction of a liquid fertilizer pump shed caused damage to pipes creating a 5000 gallon plus chemical spill.
Seventy to 80 mph winds brought down several large trees along with many large tree branches in and around Highmore. The strong winds also tipped over a semi, a gravity wagon, and a grain auger along with damaging several fences. There were also power outages in Highmore.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Hyde County, South Dakota?
135 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Hyde County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Hyde County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Hyde County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Hyde 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 Hyde County, South Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-dakota/hyde-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.