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Storm events on record through

Wind events in Beltrami County, Minnesota The wind events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search.

NCEI has 234 wind events on record for Beltrami County, Minnesota, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest wind event on record is on 21 Jun 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 96 wind events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.

Newest wind events on record

Thunderstorm Wind81 mph (70 knots, measured gust)

1 mile S of (BJI)BEMIDJI ARPT

Thunderstorm Wind120 mph (104 knots, estimated gust)

8 miles SSW of SOLWAY. Damage estimate: $15 million

Thunderstorm Wind106 mph (92 knots, measured gust)

1 mile SSE of (BJI)BEMIDJI ARPT

Thunderstorm Wind81 mph (70 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile E of BEMIDJI

Thunderstorm Wind67 mph (58 knots, measured gust)

2 miles W of (BJI)BEMIDJI ARPT

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles ENE of BEMIDJI

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of (BJI)BEMIDJI ARPT

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SE of (BJI)BEMIDJI ARPT

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NE of REDLAKE

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NNE of SCRIBNER

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles WNW of TENSTRIKE

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

4 miles SSW of BEMIDJI

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of KELLIHER

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, measured gust)

1 mile NW of BEMIDJI

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of LAVINIA

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles WNW of BLACKDUCK

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

4 miles WNW of DEBS

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

At THORHULT

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles N of THORHULT

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles W of BLACKDUCK

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles NW of BIRCHMONT

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

4 miles S of SOLWAY

Thunderstorm Wind59 mph (51 knots, measured gust)

At WASKISH MUNI ARPT

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

5 miles NNW of WASKISH

Thunderstorm Wind69 mph (60 knots, estimated gust)

At WASKISH

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Wind speed is in miles per hour, with the knots that NCEI gives.

Wind events by year

Wind events on record for Beltrami County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade0123456789All
1950s00000000000
1960s10000000001
1970s01100101116
1980s011432041117
1990s001121543522
2000s0173307583753
2010s5127816109201189
2020s14218264046

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Thunderstorm wind events are on record from 1955. High wind and strong wind events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

  1. Jan0
  2. Feb0
  3. Mar0
  4. Apr1
  5. May18
  6. Jun47
  7. Jul109
  8. Aug50
  9. Sep9
  10. Oct0
  11. Nov0
  12. Dec0

Magnitudes on record

Wind events on record for Beltrami County by wind speed
Wind speedLevelEvents
under 58 mphbelow severe threshold38
58 to 73 mphsevere126
74 to 95 mphhurricane-force34
96 mph and overextreme2

Magnitude for wind speeds (e.g., 81 kts, where 1 kt = 1.152 mph) can be estimated by damage caused or measured by official NWS-approved calibrated anemometers. Common measurement types include Measured Gust (MG), Measured Sustained (MS), Estimated Gust (EG), or Estimated Sustained (ES).

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

The table has the events with a speed in the record. NCEI gives the speed in knots; 1 knot is 1.151 miles per hour.

Beside the other counties

Wind events on record: Beltrami County beside the total of the counties of Minnesota and of the United States
MeasureBeltramiAll counties of MinnesotaAll counties of the United States
Wind events, 1955 to 202623414,957637,939
Events for each 100 square miles9.318.818.1
Events for each 10,000 residents50.526.219.2

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More wind events on record

Wind events on record for Beltrami County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind59 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind70 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind70 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind70 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind70 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind70 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind70 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind70 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind70 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind81 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind81 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind81 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind81 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind70 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind81 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind70 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind81 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind66 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind86 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind92 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind92 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind86 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind70 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind62 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind70 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind70 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind81 mph$10 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind70 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind70 mph$7 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind49 mph$5 thousand20County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$8 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$55 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$220 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$60 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind70 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$10000County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$10000County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$15 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$3 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$50000County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$50000County
Thunderstorm Wind66 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$2 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$50000County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$50000County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$2 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$50000County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind70 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$2 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$20 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$40000County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$20000County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind70 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind81 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County

The site keeps 198 of the 234 events for this page. It keeps the newest 120 events. It also keeps 80 events with the most damage, injuries or deaths. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

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Cite this page

County Hazards. "Wind events on record for Beltrami County, Minnesota". https://countyhazards.com/county/mn/beltrami/wind/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .

Questions

Which month has the most wind events on record for Beltrami County?
July has 109 of the 234 wind events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many wind events are on record for Minnesota?
NCEI has 15,237 wind events on record for Minnesota from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Beltrami County compare with the other counties of Minnesota?
The counties of Minnesota have 18.8 wind events for each 100 square miles. Beltrami County has 9.3.
How fast is the wind on record for Beltrami County?
162 wind events have a speed of 58 mph or more. 36 events have a speed of 74 mph or more.