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Wind in Clay County, Minnesota
222 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Clay County, Minnesota, has 222 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 50 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 91 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 130 events against 71 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.5% of the 15,237 wind events recorded in Minnesota; its 21.2 per 100 square miles compares with 19.1 statewide.
136 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 20 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Minnesota
| Measure | Clay County | Minnesota | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 222 | 15,237 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 21.2 | 19.1 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 33.9 | 26.7 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 30 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
2Feb
2Mar
3Apr
7May
23Jun
91Jul
59Aug
19Sep
6Oct
5Nov
4Dec
1
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
The 198 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 222. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2026 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jun 2026 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2026 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jun 2026 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jun 2026 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jun 2026 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jun 2026 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2026 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jan 2020 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 87 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 84 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $250K | $350K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $150K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Oct 2015 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2014 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2010 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jan 2009 | High Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 2008 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Nov 2002 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Sep 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 84 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2002 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Apr 2002 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Feb 2002 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2000 | High Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Nov 1999 | High Wind | 69 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 1999 | High Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | 2 | County |
| 2 Nov 1997 | High Wind | 54 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jul 1997 | High Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Oct 1996 | High Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1972 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1962 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1962 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1960 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1960 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Clay County had?
222 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Clay County?
29 Jun 2026 (High Wind, 61 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Clay County?
The thunderstorm wind of 11 Jul 2017, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $250K and crop damage at $350K.
How does Clay County compare with Minnesota for wind?
21.2 events per 100 square miles against 19.1 statewide; the county holds 222 of the state's 15,237 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.