Thunderstorm Wind in Jones County, South Dakota

Thunderstorm Wind in Jones County, South Dakota: 126 recorded events between 1959 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 104. That places the county #1,848 nationally and #45 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Jones County is the 2010s, when 70 of the county's 126 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 Jones County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 43.4% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,848 for this hazard and #45 within South Dakota, putting it in the 41.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Jones County with 47 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.

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

126 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Jones County between 1959 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Jones County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Jones County measured 104.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Jones 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.