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Wind in Todd County, South Dakota
340 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.
Todd County, South Dakota, has 340 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 41 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 89 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 273 events against 56 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.9% of the 18,009 wind events recorded in South Dakota; its 24.5 per 100 square miles compares with 23.8 statewide.
297 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 36 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 | Todd County | South Dakota | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 340 | 18,009 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 24.5 | 23.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 366.1 | 201.1 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 16 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
12Feb
7Mar
8Apr
17May
30Jun
89Jul
82Aug
49Sep
9Oct
19Nov
7Dec
11
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 340. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jan 2026 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Dec 2024 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Nov 2024 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2024 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2022 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Sep 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Mar 2022 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Feb 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Nov 2021 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Nov 2021 | High Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Oct 2021 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Dec 2020 | High Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Nov 2020 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 97 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2005 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | $25K | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2005 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jan 2005 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Oct 2004 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Dec 2003 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2002 | High Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2002 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2001 | High Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Dec 2000 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $45K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2000 | High Wind | 47 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jan 2000 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1999 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Feb 1999 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Oct 1997 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jul 1997 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Apr 1996 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1960 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Todd County had?
340 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 Todd County?
29 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 77 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Todd County?
The thunderstorm wind of 15 Aug 2004, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $250K.
How does Todd County compare with South Dakota for wind?
24.5 events per 100 square miles against 23.8 statewide; the county holds 340 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 30 Sep 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.