170
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
12
Direct injuries
$25.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Ramsey County, Minnesota: 170 recorded events between 1963 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 86. That places the county #1,317 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Ramsey County, Minnesota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Ramsey County is the 2000s, when 48 of the county's 170 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 Ramsey County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 38.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,317 for this hazard and #24 within Minnesota, putting it in the 58.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Ramsey County with 54 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1984 | 0 | 0 | 6 | $0 | |
| Jun 11, 2017 | (STP)ST PAUL DOWNTOWN AIRPORT HOLMAN FIELD | 50 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
| Aug 11, 2007 | FALCON HGTS | 60 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 22, 2005 | COUNTYWIDE | 65 | 0 | 1 | $25.0M |
| May 29, 1991 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 | |
| Aug 7, 1988 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2025 | WHITE BEAR LAKE | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2025 | MOUNDS VIEW | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | (STP)ST PAUL DOWNTOWN AIRPORT HOLMAN FIELD | 57 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | ST PAUL | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | (STP)ST PAUL DOWNTOWN AIRPORT HOLMAN FIELD | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | (STP)ST PAUL DOWNTOWN AIRPORT HOLMAN FIELD | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | ST PAUL | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | ROSEVILLE | 50 | $100K |
| Aug 27, 2024 | ST PAUL | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | ST PAUL | 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 wind gust of 72 MPH was recorded by an automated sensor at Holman Field at 6:00 PM CDT. Numerous trees and power lines were downed from St. Anthony Park to the State Fairgrounds to the State Capitol including the southern portion of Como Park and the Midway area. A handful of buildings and signs at the fairgrounds were damaged. Four homes, a large porch, a fence, and a car near Como Park were significantly damaged by felled trees. In downtown about 60 windows were broken on buildings and skyways and a large billboard was downed onto power lines. Two of four clock faces were damaged on top of Landmark Center. The high winds also caused two barges to break loose on the Mississippi River and bump into the Robert Street Bridge.
Numerous large tree limbs were blown down from Mounds View, to New Brighton, Shoreview, Arden Hills and Vadnais Heights, Minnesota, including three large trees that fell on a home in Arden Hills and damaged it. A trained spotter measured a wind gust of 70 mph in Vadnais Heights.
The wind gust was reported by the STP ASOS. In addition, two people were trapped when a damaged tree fell on them in St. Paul. The two adults had been standing near the tree after the storm passed through, when the tree collapsed and trapped them.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Ramsey County, Minnesota?
170 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Ramsey County between 1963 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Ramsey County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Ramsey County measured 86.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Ramsey 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 Ramsey County, Minnesota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/minnesota/ramsey-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.