Thunderstorm Wind in Campbell County, South Dakota

Thunderstorm Wind in Campbell County, South Dakota: 109 recorded events between 1960 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #2,099 nationally and #55 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Campbell County is the 2020s, when 33 of the county's 109 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 Campbell County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 39.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,099 for this hazard and #55 within South Dakota, putting it in the 33.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Campbell County with 38 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 137

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Campbell County, South Dakota?

109 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Campbell County between 1960 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Campbell County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Campbell County measured 78.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Campbell 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.