97
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$833K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Houston County, Minnesota: 97 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 82. That places the county #2,253 nationally and #69 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Houston County, Minnesota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Houston County is the 2010s, when 32 of the county's 97 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 Houston County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 37.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,253 for this hazard and #69 within Minnesota, putting it in the 28.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Houston County with 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2025 | HOUSTON | 60 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2025 | HOKAH | 60 | $5K |
| May 21, 2024 | SPRING GROVE | 65 | $25K |
| May 21, 2024 | HOUSTON | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | MOUND PRAIRIE | 57 | $2K |
| Jul 23, 2022 | SHELDON | 57 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2022 | CALEDONIA | 40 | $100K |
| Dec 16, 2021 | MONEY CREEK | 54 | $3K |
| Dec 16, 2021 | PERKINS | 53 | $1K |
| Jul 21, 2020 | BROWNSVILLE | 35 | $10K |
Other hazards here
More from Houston County
- Hail 79
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An almost 4 mile long path of wind damage was found between Caledonia and Houston. The damage started in the northern part of Beaver Creek Valley State Park and continued northeast to near the intersection of State Highway 76 and Haute Ridge Road. Numerous trees were blown down in this damage path.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Houston County, Minnesota?
97 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Houston County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Houston County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Houston County measured 82.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Houston 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 Houston County, Minnesota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/minnesota/houston-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.