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Wind in Cass County, North Dakota
475 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.
Cass County, North Dakota, has 475 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 54 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 160 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 299 events against 125 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 5% of the 9,530 wind events recorded in North Dakota; its 26.9 per 100 square miles compares with 13.8 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
341 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 62 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 North Dakota
| Measure | Cass County | North Dakota | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 475 | 9,530 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 26.9 | 13.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 25.5 | 123.0 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 7 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
3Feb
7Mar
6Apr
12May
27Jun
160Jul
140Aug
57Sep
40Oct
10Nov
9Dec
4
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 195 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 475. 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 | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2026 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 99 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Apr 2025 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jan 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Oct 2024 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Oct 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 2024 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Feb 2024 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Dec 2023 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Feb 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Nov 2022 | Strong Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Nov 2022 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Nov 2022 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Nov 2021 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jan 2020 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $750K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | 2 | County |
| 21 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 mph | — | $5K | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $200K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | $20K | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $300K | $300K | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $50K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | $200K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2008 | High Wind | 48 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $1.0M | $22M | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $500K | $20M | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $1.0M | $14M | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $2.5M | $12M | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $1.0M | $11M | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $1.0M | $11M | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | $6.0M | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $200K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 24 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 110 mph | $600K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $534K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $67K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2002 | High Wind | 52 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2000 | High Wind | — | $3.0M | — | 1 | 11 | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 1999 | High Wind | 76 mph | $150K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 91 mph | $80M | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1997 | High Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 1996 | High Wind | 61 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Cass County had?
475 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 Cass County?
29 Jun 2026 (High Wind, 64 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Cass County?
The thunderstorm wind of 4 Jul 1999, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $80M.
How does Cass County compare with North Dakota for wind?
26.9 events per 100 square miles against 13.8 statewide; the county holds 475 of the state's 9,530 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.