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

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NCEI has 172 wind events on record for Redwood County, Minnesota, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest wind event on record is on 12 Mar 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 26 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 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.

Newest wind events on record

Mar 12 2026

High Wind71 mph (62 knots, measured gust)

On record for the forecast zone

Jun 28 2025

Thunderstorm Wind68 mph (59 knots, measured gust)

At REDWOOD FALLS ARPT

Jul 31 2024

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, measured gust)

At REDWOOD FALLS ARPT

Jul 10 2024

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

4 miles N of GILFILLAN

Jul 22 2023

Thunderstorm Wind67 mph (58 knots, measured gust)

4 miles S of MILROY

Jul 14 2023

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

5 miles NNE of GILFILLAN

Oct 23 2022

Thunderstorm Wind62 mph (54 knots, measured gust)

At REDWOOD FALLS ARPT

Aug 2 2022

Thunderstorm Wind68 mph (59 knots, measured gust)

At REDWOOD FALLS ARPT

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, measured gust)

At REDWOOD FALLS ARPT

Thunderstorm Wind62 mph (54 knots, measured gust)

4 miles ESE of MILROY

Thunderstorm Wind59 mph (51 knots, measured gust)

3 miles N of MILROY

May 30 2022

Thunderstorm Wind68 mph (59 knots, measured gust)

1 mile N of SANBORN

Thunderstorm Wind61 mph (53 knots, measured gust)

At REDWOOD FALLS ARPT

May 12 2022

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, measured gust)

At REDWOOD FALLS ARPT

May 11 2022

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SW of SANBORN. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Apr 14 2022

High Wind45 mph (39 knots, measured sustained wind)

On record for the forecast zone

Dec 15 2021

High Wind78 mph (68 knots, measured gust)

On record for the forecast zone

Sep 6 2020

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NW of REDWOOD FALLS

Jul 12 2019

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

At BELVIEW

Aug 16 2017

Thunderstorm Wind59 mph (51 knots, measured gust)

At REDWOOD FALLS ARPT

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NNW of REDWOOD FALLS

Jun 11 2017

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SSW of REVERE

Dec 26 2016

High Wind66 mph (57 knots, measured gust)

On record for the forecast zone

Aug 18 2016

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

5 miles SSE of CLEMENTS. Damage estimate: $60 thousand

Jun 17 2016

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles SE of CLEMENTS

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 Redwood County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
1960s	0	1	1	2	4	1	0	0	2	1	12
1970s	0	0	0	2	2	0	4	0	0	6	14
1980s	5	2	0	0	3	6	0	0	0	0	16
1990s	2	2	7	0	1	3	5	4	13	4	41
2000s	4	4	9	1	6	3	5	3	3	1	39
2010s	5	5	8	2	0	1	5	3	0	1	30
2020s	1	1	10	2	2	1	1 (part of the year)				18

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

Jan0 events
Feb1 event
Mar3 events
Apr14 events
May26 events
Jun43 events
Jul38 events
Aug33 events
Sep3 events
Oct6 events
Nov2 events
Dec3 events

Magnitudes on record

Wind events on record for Redwood County by wind speed
Wind speed	Level	Events
under 58 mph	below severe threshold	56
58 to 73 mph	severe	105
74 to 95 mph	hurricane-force	10
96 mph and over	extreme	1

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 2 Oct 2026.

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: Redwood County beside the total of the counties of Minnesota and of the United States
Measure	Redwood	All counties of Minnesota	All counties of the United States
Wind events, 1955 to 2026	172	14,957	637,939
Events for each 100 square miles	19.6	18.8	18.1
Events for each 10,000 residents	111.9	26.2	19.2

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 Redwood County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
17 Jun 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	County
12 Jun 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	County
6 Aug 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	$10 thousand	County
31 Aug 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	59 mph	none	County
9 Jul 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	County
1 Aug 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	67 mph	none	County
1 Aug 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	66 mph	none	County
1 Aug 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	County
1 Aug 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	79 mph	none	County
27 May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	$25 thousand	County
27 May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	$25 thousand	County
27 May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	County
5 May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	County
1 Jul 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	59 mph	none	County
1 Jul 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	62 mph	none	County
1 Jul 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	78 mph	none	County
1 Jul 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	County
1 Jul 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	100 mph	$3.0 million	County
26 Oct 2010	High Wind	63 mph	none	Forecast zone
12 Aug 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	$15 thousand	County
10 Aug 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	$10 thousand	County
26 Jun 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	County
26 Jun 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	$50 thousand	County
20 May 2009	Strong Wind	52 mph	$1 thousand	Forecast zone
26 Oct 2008	High Wind	58 mph	none	Forecast zone
31 Jul 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	67 mph	none	County
31 Jul 2008	High Wind	59 mph	none	Forecast zone
28 Aug 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	62 mph	none	County
16 Jun 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	County
6 May 2007	High Wind	58 mph	none	Forecast zone
16 Sep 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	59 mph	none	County
16 Jun 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	County
16 Jun 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	County
16 Jun 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	County
16 Jun 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	County
3 Aug 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	County
8 Jun 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	County
8 Jun 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	County
12 Dec 2004	High Wind	46 mph	none	Forecast zone
13 Sep 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	71 mph	none	County
23 Aug 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	County
16 May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	County
18 Apr 2004	High Wind	60 mph	none	Forecast zone
27 Mar 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	County
4 Jul 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	County
16 Aug 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	County
16 Aug 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	$40 thousand	County
16 Aug 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	County
16 Aug 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	County
28 Jul 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	County
28 Jul 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	County
29 May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	County
16 Apr 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	County
11 Feb 2002	High Wind	64 mph	none	Forecast zone
21 Jul 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	County
21 Jul 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	County
10 Jun 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	County
7 Apr 2001	High Wind	79 mph	none	Forecast zone
7 Aug 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	County
7 Aug 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	County
7 Aug 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	County
5 Apr 2000	High Wind	74 mph	none	Forecast zone
1 Nov 1999	High Wind	44 mph	none	Forecast zone
3 Jul 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	County
3 Jul 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	none	County
17 Mar 1999	High Wind	63 mph	none	Forecast zone
10 Nov 1998	High Wind	59 mph	none	Forecast zone
20 Jul 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	County
20 Jul 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	none	County
20 Jul 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	none	County
18 Jul 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	County
18 Jul 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	County
24 Jun 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	County
24 Jun 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	County
24 Jun 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	County
24 Jun 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	County
30 May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	County
18 May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	County
18 May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	County
25 Jul 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	County
13 Jul 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	County
22 Jun 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	County
6 Apr 1997	High Wind	59 mph	none	Forecast zone
29 Oct 1996	High Wind	74 mph	none	Forecast zone
29 Oct 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	County
6 Aug 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	County
6 Aug 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	County
18 May 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	County
27 Jul 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$150 thousand	County
14 Jul 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	County
22 Jun 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	59 mph	none	County
20 Jun 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
16 Jun 1992	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
16 Jun 1992	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
16 Jun 1992	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
16 Jun 1992	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
16 Jun 1992	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
16 Jun 1992	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
10 May 1992	Thunderstorm Wind	59 mph	none	County
20 Jun 1991	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
3 Jun 1991	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
8 Jul 1990	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
12 Jun 1990	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
7 Jun 1985	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
11 May 1985	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
21 Apr 1985	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	County
20 Apr 1985	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
19 Apr 1985	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	County
19 Apr 1985	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	County
22 Jun 1984	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	County
27 Apr 1984	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
26 Apr 1984	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
3 Aug 1981	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
13 Jun 1981	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
16 Oct 1980	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
4 Aug 1980	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
15 Jul 1980	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	none	County
29 May 1980	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	none	County
26 May 1980	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
26 Jul 1979	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	County
20 Jul 1979	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	County
19 Jun 1979	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
19 Jun 1979	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
19 Jun 1979	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
16 Jun 1979	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
10 Aug 1976	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	County
10 Aug 1976	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	County
10 Aug 1976	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	County
13 Jul 1976	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	County
9 Jul 1974	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	County
2 Jul 1974	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	County
19 Apr 1973	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
19 Apr 1973	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
25 Jun 1969	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
21 Jun 1968	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	County
9 Jun 1968	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	County
12 Jul 1965	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	County
8 Jun 1964	Thunderstorm Wind	72 mph	none	County
5 May 1964	Thunderstorm Wind	74 mph	none	County
5 May 1964	Thunderstorm Wind	59 mph	none	County
5 May 1964	Thunderstorm Wind	72 mph	none	County
16 Jul 1963	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	none	County
17 May 1963	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	County
29 May 1962	Thunderstorm Wind	67 mph	none	County
21 Jun 1961	Thunderstorm Wind	61 mph	none	County
4 May 1959	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	none	County
28 Aug 1956	Thunderstorm Wind	71 mph	none	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Twin Cities, MN (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Wind events on record for Redwood County, Minnesota". https://countyhazards.com/county/mn/redwood/wind/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most wind events on record for Redwood County?: June has 43 of the 172 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 Redwood County compare with the other counties of Minnesota?: The counties of Minnesota have 18.8 wind events for each 100 square miles. Redwood County has 19.6.
How fast is the wind on record for Redwood County?: 116 wind events have a speed of 58 mph or more. 11 events have a speed of 74 mph or more.