Wind events in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota The wind events on record, by date and by year

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NCEI has 357 wind events on record for Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest wind event on record is on 27 Jun 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 137 wind events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.

Newest wind events on record

Jun 27 2026

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, measured gust)

2 miles NNE of ROCKYFORD

Jun 2 2026

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile E of MANDERSON

Aug 13 2025

Thunderstorm Wind68 mph (59 knots, measured gust)

8 miles SW of BATESLAND

Thunderstorm Wind67 mph (58 knots, measured gust)

8 miles SW of BATESLAND

Jul 21 2025

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

7 miles W of OGLALA

Jul 19 2025

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

6 miles N of ROCKYFORD

Jul 14 2025

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of SHARPS CORNER

Jul 9 2025

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles NE of KYLE

Jul 1 2025

Thunderstorm Wind67 mph (58 knots, measured gust)

8 miles SW of BATESLAND

Jun 29 2025

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NW of MANDERSON

Jun 28 2025

Thunderstorm Wind67 mph (58 knots, measured gust)

5 miles NE of PORCUPINE

Jun 15 2025

Thunderstorm Wind62 mph (54 knots, measured gust)

5 miles NE of PORCUPINE

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At KYLE

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NE of OGLALA

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NE of SLIM BUTTE

Sep 17 2024

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, measured gust)

At SHARPS CORNER

Aug 26 2024

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles SSE of KYLE

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

6 miles SE of OGLALA

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

At SHARPS CORNER

Aug 21 2024

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At PORCUPINE

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

11 miles NW of SLIM BUTTE

Jul 27 2024

Thunderstorm Wind59 mph (51 knots, measured gust)

At (IEN)PINE RIDGE ARPT

Jul 3 2024

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

14 miles NE of ROCKYFORD

Jul 1 2024

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles NE of WOUNDED KNEE

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, measured gust)

At (IEN)PINE RIDGE ARPT

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Wind speed is in miles per hour, with the knots that NCEI gives.

Wind events by year

Wind events on record for Oglala Lakota County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1980s	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3
1990s	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	7	1	4	17
2000s	5	5	7	11	4	10	16	10	10	15	93
2010s	15	18	23	15	20	14	21	9	12	11	158
2020s	17	10	10	17	17	13	2 (part of the year)				86

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Thunderstorm wind events are on record from 1955. High wind and strong wind events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan8 events
Feb4 events
Mar9 events
Apr14 events
May36 events
Jun86 events
Jul94 events
Aug74 events
Sep9 events
Oct13 events
Nov6 events
Dec4 events

Magnitudes on record

Wind events on record for Oglala Lakota County by wind speed
Wind speed	Level	Events
under 58 mph	below severe threshold	28
58 to 73 mph	severe	300
74 to 95 mph	hurricane-force	29
96 mph and over	extreme	0

Magnitude for wind speeds (e.g., 81 kts, where 1 kt = 1.152 mph) can be estimated by damage caused or measured by official NWS-approved calibrated anemometers. Common measurement types include Measured Gust (MG), Measured Sustained (MS), Estimated Gust (EG), or Estimated Sustained (ES).

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The table has the events with a speed in the record. NCEI gives the speed in knots; 1 knot is 1.151 miles per hour.

Beside the other counties

Wind events on record: Oglala Lakota County beside the total of the counties of South Dakota and of the United States
Measure	Oglala Lakota	All counties of South Dakota	All counties of the United States
Wind events, 1955 to 2026	357	16,841	637,939
Events for each 100 square miles	17.1	22.2	18.1
Events for each 10,000 residents	262.8	188.1	19.2

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More wind events on record

Wind events on record for Oglala Lakota County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
1 Jul 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
15 Jun 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
19 May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
19 May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
19 May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
17 May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	$20 thousand	0	0	County
16 May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
2 Oct 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Sep 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
7 Aug 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	79 mph	none	0	0	County
7 Aug 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	none	0	0	County
30 Jul 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Jul 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	61 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Jul 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Jul 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Jul 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	67 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Jul 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
17 Jul 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Jul 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Jul 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Jul 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	87 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Jul 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Jul 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	none	0	0	County
30 May 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
7 Nov 2022	High Wind	71 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
13 Oct 2022	High Wind	62 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
7 Jul 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
1 Jul 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jun 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Apr 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Apr 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	62 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Apr 2022	High Wind	59 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
5 Apr 2022	High Wind	62 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
14 Jan 2022	High Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
13 Oct 2021	High Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
6 Aug 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	59 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Aug 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Aug 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	67 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	68 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	59 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
10 Jun 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
29 Mar 2021	High Wind	71 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
14 Jan 2021	High Wind	66 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
23 Dec 2020	High Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
27 Aug 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Aug 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	none	0	0	County
11 Aug 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
11 Aug 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	66 mph	none	0	0	County
8 Aug 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
10 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	1	County
10 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
4 Jul 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Jun 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Jun 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	62 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Jun 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Jun 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	79 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Jun 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
30 Apr 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
25 Aug 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	86 mph	none	0	0	County
25 Aug 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	71 mph	none	0	0	County
11 Aug 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
11 Aug 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	72 mph	none	0	0	County
4 Aug 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
4 Aug 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Jul 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	62 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Jul 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	$3 thousand	0	0	County
3 Jul 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	78 mph	none	0	0	County
28 Jan 2019	High Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
17 Sep 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
25 Aug 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	59 mph	none	0	0	County
29 Jul 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Jul 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Jul 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Jul 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Jul 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Jul 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
29 Jun 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
10 Jun 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
27 May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Mar 2018	High Wind	40 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
14 Aug 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	61 mph	none	0	0	County
17 Jul 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
11 Jul 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Jun 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	62 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jun 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jun 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jun 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jun 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
14 May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Oct 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Sep 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	$10 thousand	0	0	County
24 Jul 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	$25 thousand	0	0	County
30 Aug 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	90 mph	$300 thousand	0	0	County
30 Aug 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	$10 thousand	0	0	County
30 Aug 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	County
3 Aug 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	$77 thousand	0	0	County
3 Aug 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	County
21 Jul 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	$150 thousand	0	3	County
26 Jun 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	County
26 Jun 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	$30 thousand	0	0	County
4 Jun 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	$1 thousand	0	0	County
9 Aug 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	County
2 Jul 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	County
28 May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	$30 thousand	0	0	County
28 May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	$2 thousand	0	0	County
17 Apr 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	$20 thousand	1	5	County
25 Jul 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	County
23 Jul 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Jul 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	59 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Jun 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Jun 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
24 Jun 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
7 Jun 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	$60 thousand	0	0	County
7 Jun 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	$5 thousand	0	0	County
6 Jun 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Aug 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Aug 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
4 Aug 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Jun 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
17 Dec 2003	High Wind	59 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
13 Jul 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Jul 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Jul 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	none	0	0	County
4 Jul 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jun 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jun 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jun 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jun 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
31 May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	$20 thousand	0	1	County
31 May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	$20 thousand	0	0	County
23 Aug 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Aug 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	67 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Aug 2002	High Wind	69 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
8 Aug 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	71 mph	none	0	0	County
21 May 2002	High Wind	49 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
23 Apr 2002	High Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
13 Jan 2002	High Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
8 Jul 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jun 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jun 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	none	0	0	County
9 Jun 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	none	0	0	County
9 Jun 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Dec 2000	High Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
1 Aug 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	67 mph	none	0	0	County
11 Jun 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
7 May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Apr 2000	High Wind	67 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
15 Jul 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	59 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Jul 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jun 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
5 May 1999	High Wind	49 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
22 Nov 1998	High Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
7 Nov 1997	High Wind	47 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
12 Oct 1997	High Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
18 Aug 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Aug 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	92 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jul 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
1 Jul 1997	High Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
24 Mar 1997	High Wind	62 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
24 Apr 1996	High Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
16 Aug 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
5 May 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	$50 thousand	0	0	County
11 Jul 1992	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
10 Jun 1990	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
17 Jul 1988	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jun 1984	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 1981	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County

The site keeps 197 of the 357 events for this page. It keeps the newest 120 events. It also keeps 80 events with the most damage, injuries or deaths. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Rapid City, SD (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Wind events on record for Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota". https://countyhazards.com/county/sd/oglala-lakota/wind/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most wind events on record for Oglala Lakota County?: July has 94 of the 357 wind events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many wind events are on record for South Dakota?: NCEI has 18,009 wind events on record for South Dakota from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Oglala Lakota County compare with the other counties of South Dakota?: The counties of South Dakota have 22.2 wind events for each 100 square miles. Oglala Lakota County has 17.1.
How fast is the wind on record for Oglala Lakota County?: 329 wind events have a speed of 58 mph or more. 29 events have a speed of 74 mph or more.