Thunderstorm Wind in Miner County, South Dakota

Thunderstorm Wind in Miner County, South Dakota: 75 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 86. That places the county #2,514 nationally and #64 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Miner County is the 2000s, when 34 of the county's 75 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 Miner County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 32.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,514 for this hazard and #64 within South Dakota, putting it in the 20.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Miner County with 22 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 Miner County, South Dakota?

75 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Miner County between 1970 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Miner County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Miner County measured 86.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Miner 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.