Thunderstorm Wind in Nelson County, North Dakota

Thunderstorm Wind in Nelson County, North Dakota: 139 recorded events between 1971 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 83. That places the county #1,665 nationally and #18 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Nelson County is the 2010s, when 50 of the county's 139 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 Nelson County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 32.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,665 for this hazard and #18 within North Dakota, putting it in the 47.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Nelson County with 56 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.

• Hail 187
• Tornado 41

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Nelson County, North Dakota?

139 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Nelson County between 1971 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Nelson County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Nelson County measured 83.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Nelson 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.