Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Thunderstorm Wind in Aitkin County, Minnesota

180

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

1

Direct injuries

$41K

Property damage

Thunderstorm Wind in Aitkin County, Minnesota: 180 recorded events between 1972 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #1,211 nationally and #21 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Thunderstorm Wind in Aitkin County, Minnesota: events per decade

Thunderstorm Wind in Aitkin County, Minnesota: recorded events per decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Aitkin County, Minnesota: recorded events per decade

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Aitkin County is the 2010s, when 60 of the county's 180 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 Aitkin County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 48.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,211 for this hazard and #21 within Minnesota, putting it in the 61.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

0Jan
0Feb
0Mar
2Apr
10May
50Jun
62Jul
37Aug
19Sep
0Oct
0Nov
0Dec

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Aitkin County with 62 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.

Significant events

Deadliest on record

DateLocationScaleDeathsInjuriesDamage
Sep 1, 2018WAUKENABO5001$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Aug 15, 2025LIBBY55$0
Aug 8, 2025PALISADE55$0
Aug 8, 2025SHESHEBEE50$0
Aug 8, 2025MINNEWAWA50$0
Aug 8, 2025MC GREGOR55$10K
Aug 8, 2025ROSSBURG50$0
Jul 22, 2025LIBBY55$0
Jul 22, 2025MINNEWAWA50$0
Jul 22, 2025MINNEWAWA55$0
Jul 22, 2025PALISADE50$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Aitkin County, Minnesota?

180 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Aitkin County between 1972 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Aitkin County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Aitkin County measured 78.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Aitkin 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.

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“Thunderstorm Wind in Aitkin County, Minnesota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/minnesota/aitkin-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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