Thunderstorm Wind in Lawrence County, South Dakota

Thunderstorm Wind in Lawrence County, South Dakota: 114 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 95. That places the county #2,025 nationally and #50 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Lawrence County is the 2010s, when 44 of the county's 114 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 Lawrence County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 16.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,025 for this hazard and #50 within South Dakota, putting it in the 35.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Lawrence County with 42 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.

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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Lawrence County, South Dakota?

114 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Lawrence County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Lawrence County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Lawrence County measured 95.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Lawrence 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.