Thunderstorm Wind in Carlton County, Minnesota

Thunderstorm Wind in Carlton County, Minnesota: 105 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,155 nationally and #59 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Carlton County is the 2010s, when 40 of the county's 105 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 Carlton County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 39.3% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,155 for this hazard and #59 within Minnesota, putting it in the 31.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Carlton County with 39 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 Carlton County, Minnesota?

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

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Carlton County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Carlton County measured 70.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Carlton 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.