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Wind in Griggs County, North Dakota
128 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.
NCEI records 128 wind events in Griggs County, North Dakota, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 38 years.
June is the busiest month, with 43 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 71 events against 43 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.3% of the 9,530 wind events recorded in North Dakota; its 18.1 per 100 square miles compares with 13.8 statewide.
75 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 17 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 | Griggs County | North Dakota | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 128 | 9,530 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 18.1 | 13.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 561.2 | 123.0 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 7 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
3Feb
4Mar
3Apr
2May
9Jun
43Jul
30Aug
16Sep
3Oct
7Nov
8Dec
0
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
All 128 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 2026 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Oct 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Oct 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 2022 | Strong Wind | 44 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Nov 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Sep 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jan 2020 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Feb 2016 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Nov 2015 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Oct 2015 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jan 2013 | High Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Oct 2011 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Feb 2011 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 2010 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 31 Jan 2009 | High Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 2008 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2008 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Nov 2007 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $9.1M | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Nov 2005 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2005 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 104 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2005 | High Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2002 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Nov 2001 | High Wind | 47 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2000 | High Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Nov 1999 | High Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Nov 1997 | High Wind | 54 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1965 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Griggs County had?
128 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 Griggs County?
10 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Griggs County?
The thunderstorm wind of 9 Aug 2006, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $9.1M.
How does Griggs County compare with North Dakota for wind?
18.1 events per 100 square miles against 13.8 statewide; the county holds 128 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.