101
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$4.7M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Nicollet County, Minnesota: 101 recorded events between 1962 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #2,206 nationally and #65 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Nicollet County, Minnesota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Nicollet County is the 1990s, when 27 of the county's 101 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 Nicollet County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 37.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,206 for this hazard and #65 within Minnesota, putting it in the 30.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Nicollet County with 35 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 29, 2024 | NORTH MANKATO | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | KLOSSNER | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | NORTH MANKATO | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | NORTH MANKATO | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | LAFAYETTE | 50 | $0 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | NICOLLET | 48 | $5K |
| Aug 29, 2021 | OSHAWA | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | COURTLAND | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 26, 2020 | LAFAYETTE | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 11, 2020 | NICOLLET | 65 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Nicollet County
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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
Roof torn off high school gymnasium resulting in water damage to floor. Garage walls blown down at pair of houses in northwestern part of town. High winds affected 100,000 to 115,000 acres across Nicollet county. 50,000 acres of crops severely damaged. Damage estimate for entire county. Estimated windspeed.
A line of severe thunderstorms moved southward across Nicollet County causing damage to a machine shed, and roof damage to a hog barn. A local small wind turbine registered a wind gust of 80 mph. Hundreds of crop acres were damaged by hail throughout the central portion of the county. The largest hail reported was in the Lafayette area, and the city reported the worst tree damage.
A strong line of thunderstorms progressed across Nicollet County where numerous trees downed and flattened corn along a extending line from Lafayette, MN to North Mankato, MN. Local broadcast media provided a photo of a large tree branch down in Spring Lake Park which had been brought down by strong thunderstorm winds. The AWOS observation site located at Mankato Regional Airport recorded a wind gust of 50 mph at 11:56 PM.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Nicollet County, Minnesota?
101 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Nicollet County between 1962 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Nicollet County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Nicollet County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Nicollet 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 Nicollet County, Minnesota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/minnesota/nicollet-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.