282
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$3.2M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Beadle County, South Dakota: 282 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 100. That places the county #523 nationally and #12 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Beadle County, South Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Beadle County is the 2010s, when 65 of the county's 282 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 Beadle County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 40.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #523 for this hazard and #12 within South Dakota, putting it in the 83.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Beadle County with 110 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 16, 2025 | (HON)HURON ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 14, 2025 | CAVOUR | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 6, 2025 | HURON | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2025 | BLOOMFIELD | 70 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2025 | BLOOMFIELD | 70 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2025 | HURON | 62 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2025 | (HON)HURON ARPT | 70 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2025 | HURON | 65 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2025 | (HON)HURON ARPT | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2025 | WOLSEY | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Beadle County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Thunderstorm winds destroyed a car wash, blew the roof off a recreation center and bowling alley with resulting damage to the inside, and damaged an apartment building and former restaurant. The winds also caused tree damage, including large trees blown down, and blew down power poles and lines.
Thunderstorm winds peeled off an apartment roof, damaging contents inside with water and wind, and displacing the residents of ten units. The winds also caused extensive tree and power line damage, some roof damage, and blew over two nearby semi trucks. Signs were also blown over.
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous power lines, several poles, and caused widespread tree damage. Several roads were blocked by large limbs and other debris. The winds also blew the roof off a mobile home, destroyed a small storage building, and damaged other small structures. Numerous vehicles and some homes were damaged by tree debris.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Beadle County, South Dakota?
282 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Beadle County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Beadle County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Beadle County measured 100.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Beadle 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 Beadle County, South Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-dakota/beadle-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.