States › South Dakota › Roberts County › Wind
Wind in Roberts County, South Dakota
232 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.
Roberts County, South Dakota, has 232 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 41 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 69 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 176 events against 46 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.3% of the 18,009 wind events recorded in South Dakota; its 21.1 per 100 square miles compares with 23.8 statewide.
192 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 28 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 | Roberts County | South Dakota | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 232 | 18,009 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 21.1 | 23.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 228.3 | 201.1 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 16 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
9Feb
8Mar
12Apr
10May
22Jun
40Jul
69Aug
15Sep
9Oct
13Nov
15Dec
10
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 232. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2026 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Apr 2026 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Feb 2026 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Feb 2026 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jan 2026 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jan 2026 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Nov 2025 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Nov 2025 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Oct 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2025 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2025 | High Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Feb 2025 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jan 2025 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Dec 2024 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Nov 2024 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2024 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 May 2024 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Apr 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2024 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jan 2023 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Nov 2022 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Oct 2022 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Oct 2022 | High Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Sep 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2022 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 May 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 84 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2022 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 May 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Mar 2022 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Feb 2022 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Feb 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 43 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Nov 2021 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Nov 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2020 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 2019 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2018 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2018 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Nov 2017 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2012 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Mar 2012 | High Wind | 45 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Oct 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2011 | High Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2011 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | — | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 2010 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2009 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Apr 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 May 2007 | High Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Aug 2006 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2005 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Dec 2004 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Nov 2002 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2002 | High Wind | 51 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Feb 2002 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Aug 2000 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2000 | High Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Nov 1999 | High Wind | 56 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 1999 | High Wind | 54 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 1998 | High Wind | 52 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Nov 1997 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 1996 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $500K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 23 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1972 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1972 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1961 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Roberts County had?
232 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 Roberts County?
15 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 Roberts County?
The thunderstorm wind of 23 May 1994, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K and crop damage at $50K.
How does Roberts County compare with South Dakota for wind?
21.1 events per 100 square miles against 23.8 statewide; the county holds 232 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.