Thunderstorm Wind in Potter County, South Dakota

Thunderstorm Wind in Potter County, South Dakota: 133 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,756 nationally and #40 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Potter County is the 2020s, when 40 of the county's 133 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 Potter County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 43.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,756 for this hazard and #40 within South Dakota, putting it in the 44.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Potter County with 49 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 Potter County, South Dakota?

133 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Potter County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Potter County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Potter County measured 87.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Potter 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.