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Wind in Tripp County, South Dakota
329 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.
Tripp County, South Dakota, has 329 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 51 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 99 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 234 events against 63 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.8% of the 18,009 wind events recorded in South Dakota; its 20.4 per 100 square miles compares with 23.8 statewide.
265 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 27 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 | Tripp County | South Dakota | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 329 | 18,009 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 20.4 | 23.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 590.8 | 201.1 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 16 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
12Feb
8Mar
6Apr
13May
23Jun
65Jul
99Aug
57Sep
6Oct
16Nov
10Dec
14
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 329. 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 | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jan 2026 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jan 2026 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2025 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Dec 2024 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Nov 2024 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 84 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2022 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2022 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Feb 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Nov 2021 | High Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Nov 2021 | High Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Oct 2021 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jan 2021 | High Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Dec 2020 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2020 | High Wind | 72 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jan 2020 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Oct 2018 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 91 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Dec 2017 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Nov 2017 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 2017 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $300K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | $20K | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2002 | High Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2002 | High Wind | 52 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Feb 2002 | High Wind | 43 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Feb 2002 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2001 | High Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Dec 2000 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 2000 | High Wind | 41 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2000 | High Wind | 48 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Dec 1999 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1999 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Mar 1999 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Feb 1999 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Nov 1997 | High Wind | 48 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Oct 1997 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jul 1997 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 1996 | High Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 98 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1972 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Tripp County had?
329 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 Tripp County?
27 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 70 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Tripp County?
The thunderstorm wind of 6 Jun 1994, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K.
How does Tripp County compare with South Dakota for wind?
20.4 events per 100 square miles against 23.8 statewide; the county holds 329 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.