Thunderstorm Wind in Ziebach County, South Dakota

Thunderstorm Wind in Ziebach County, South Dakota: 222 recorded events between 1972 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #863 nationally and #19 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Ziebach County is the 2010s, when 110 of the county's 222 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 Ziebach County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 45.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #863 for this hazard and #19 within South Dakota, putting it in the 72.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Ziebach County with 83 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 Ziebach County, South Dakota?

222 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Ziebach County between 1972 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Ziebach County?

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

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Ziebach 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.