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Wind in Fall River County, South Dakota
267 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 267 wind events in Fall River County, South Dakota, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 41 years.
July is the busiest month, with 96 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 222 events against 34 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.5% of the 18,009 wind events recorded in South Dakota; its 15.3 per 100 square miles compares with 23.8 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
244 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 18 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 South Dakota
| Measure | Fall River County | South Dakota | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 267 | 18,009 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 15.3 | 23.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 370.7 | 201.1 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 16 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
6Feb
2Mar
4Apr
9May
16Jun
66Jul
96Aug
45Sep
12Oct
5Nov
4Dec
2
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 199 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 267. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 84 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Nov 2022 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Oct 2021 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Dec 2020 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jan 2020 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Nov 2017 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Nov 2017 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | — | — | 1 | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2006 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2002 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1964 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Fall River County had?
267 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 Fall River County?
26 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 64 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Fall River County?
The thunderstorm wind of 29 Jul 2010, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.5M.
How does Fall River County compare with South Dakota for wind?
15.3 events per 100 square miles against 23.8 statewide; the county holds 267 of the state's 18,009 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.