113
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Big Stone County, Minnesota: 113 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 91. That places the county #2,041 nationally and #53 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Big Stone County, Minnesota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Big Stone County is the 2010s, when 46 of the county's 113 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 Big Stone County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 45.2% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,041 for this hazard and #53 within Minnesota, putting it in the 35.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Big Stone 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2025 | ORTONVILLE | 61 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2025 | ORTONVILLE ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2025 | ORTONVILLE ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2025 | BARRY | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2025 | BARRY | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2025 | BARRY | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2025 | BARRY | 53 | $0 |
| May 15, 2025 | GRACEVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| May 15, 2025 | ORTONVILLE ARPT | 53 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2022 | CLINTON | 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
A trained spotter surveying for damage reported multiple trees topped, uprooted or damaged at a farmstead northeast of Ortonville. Minor structural damage to a small grain bin and outbuilding included shingles torn from the roof.
Several uprooted and snapped trees on the property. A machine shed was leaning east and another barn leaning northeast. The house on the property was also leaning with a several inch gap between the house and the chimney. The house was deemed unlivable.
Winds over 100 mph caused quite a bit of tree damage in Ortonville. Some trees were downed along with many tree branches. Some businesses sustained some facade damage. There were a few structures that suffered roof damage ranging from loss of shingles to a section of the roof being blown off. A storage building on the east side of town near the intersections of Highway 75 and 12 was blown down with a grain bin destroyed half mile east. Another grain bin suffered damage when it was hit by debris from the first grain bin.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Big Stone County, Minnesota?
113 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Big Stone County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Big Stone County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Big Stone County measured 91.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Big Stone 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 Big Stone County, Minnesota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/minnesota/big-stone-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.