Thunderstorm Wind in Chisago County, Minnesota

Thunderstorm Wind in Chisago County, Minnesota: 98 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,239 nationally and #67 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Chisago County is the 2000s, when 29 of the county's 98 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 Chisago County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 45.8% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,239 for this hazard and #67 within Minnesota, putting it in the 28.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Chisago County with 41 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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Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

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

98 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Chisago County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Chisago County?

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

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Chisago 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.