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Wind in Harding County, South Dakota
561 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.
Harding County, South Dakota, has 561 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 45 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 150 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 410 events against 138 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 3.1% of the 18,009 wind events recorded in South Dakota; its 21.0 per 100 square miles compares with 23.8 statewide.
494 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 60 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 | Harding County | South Dakota | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 561 | 18,009 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 21.0 | 23.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 4,227.6 | 201.1 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 16 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
35Feb
18Mar
21Apr
15May
29Jun
123Jul
150Aug
76Sep
23Oct
23Nov
22Dec
26
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 200 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 561. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jan 2026 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jan 2026 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jan 2026 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 96 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 84 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 84 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2024 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Dec 2024 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Nov 2024 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Oct 2024 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Sep 2024 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 87 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 91 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 91 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2024 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2024 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Apr 2024 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Dec 2023 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Oct 2023 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jan 2023 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Dec 2022 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Nov 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Oct 2022 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Oct 2022 | High Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jul 2022 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2022 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 84 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2022 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Mar 2022 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Feb 2022 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Nov 2021 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Nov 2021 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Nov 2021 | High Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Nov 2021 | High Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Dec 2020 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Dec 2020 | High Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 91 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2020 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Apr 2020 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Mar 2020 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jan 2020 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jan 2020 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jan 2020 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2018 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Dec 2017 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Dec 2017 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Nov 2017 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Mar 2017 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Oct 2016 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 1999 | High Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 1996 | High Wind | 74 mph | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Harding County had?
561 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 Harding County?
27 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Harding County?
The thunderstorm wind of 26 Jul 2015, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $200K.
How does Harding County compare with South Dakota for wind?
21.0 events per 100 square miles against 23.8 statewide; the county holds 561 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.