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Wind in Traill County, North Dakota
200 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.
Traill County, North Dakota, has 200 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 41 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 79 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 118 events against 63 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.1% of the 9,530 wind events recorded in North Dakota; its 23.2 per 100 square miles compares with 13.8 statewide.
139 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 23 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 | Traill County | North Dakota | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 200 | 9,530 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 23.2 | 13.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 249.9 | 123.0 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 7 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | July | June |
By year
195019882026
Seasonality
Jan
2Feb
1Mar
2Apr
3May
13Jun
79Jul
51Aug
34Sep
3Oct
7Nov
5Dec
0
2Feb
1Mar
2Apr
3May
13Jun
79Jul
51Aug
34Sep
3Oct
7Nov
5Dec
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 200 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jan 2020 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Nov 2015 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Oct 2015 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2014 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2011 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Oct 2010 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 2010 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jan 2009 | High Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | $10K | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 104 mph | $200K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | $200K | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2008 | High Wind | 40 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Oct 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Nov 2005 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2005 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Nov 2002 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2002 | High Wind | 52 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Apr 2002 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Feb 2002 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 110 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2000 | High Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Nov 1999 | High Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 1999 | High Wind | 55 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Nov 1997 | High Wind | 54 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Oct 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 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 | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Traill County had?
200 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 Traill County?
8 Aug 2025 (Thunderstorm Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Traill County?
The thunderstorm wind of 8 Aug 2001, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.0M.
How does Traill County compare with North Dakota for wind?
23.2 events per 100 square miles against 13.8 statewide; the county holds 200 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.