Thunderstorm Wind Reports

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Time Magnitude State County Location Narrative
12:00Z 52 WI Marathon Rib Falls Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees near the intersection of STH 107 and CRH U.
12:31Z 50 WI Grant Boscobel Arpt The automatic weather observing equipment at the Boscobel airport measured a wind gust of 58 mph. Trees were blown down in Boscobel from this wind gust.
12:42Z 60 WI Grant Muscoda Several trees were blown down in Muscoda.
12:45Z 52 MT Carter Ekalaka Arpt Ekalaka dispatch reported very strong winds along with pea size hail.
12:46Z 50 IA Allamakee Chester A tree limb was blown down onto a tent at a campground near Dorchester. One person in the tent was injured and taken to a local hospital.
12:50Z 52 WI Waupaca Ogdensburg Thunderstorm winds knocked several trees onto cars in Ogdensburg. The time of this event was estimated based on radar.
12:55Z 56 WI Iowa Avoca The Iowa County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 64 mph (56 knots).
13:00Z 52 MT Carter Ekalaka Arpt
13:15Z 56 MN Faribault Elmore Numerous trees and large branches were blown down around the town of Elmore and surrounding farms.
13:25Z 50 WI Grant Platteville Several trees were blown down in Platteville.
13:52Z 52 IA Benton Urbana A trained spotter estimated wind speeds of 50 to 60 mph.
13:54Z 50 IA Delaware Backbone State Park The Emergency Manager reported limbs were down and that awnings were damaged as the storm moved through.
14:06Z 52 IA Buchanan Quasqueton The Emergency Manager estimated wind speeds of 50 to 60 mph.
14:08Z 56 IA Benton Urbana The Emergency Manager reported winds of 60 to 65 mph winds with damage to small trees and limbs were down.
14:13Z 50 IA Buchanan Quasqueton A trained spotter reported tree limbs of 2 to 5 inches were down and estimated the wind speed to be around 55 mph.
14:20Z 52 SD Oglala Lakota Kyle Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
14:25Z 52 SD Pennington Scenic Small branches were downed by the wind.
14:37Z 52 IA Linn Alburnett Local broadcast media estimated wind speeds of 55 to 60 mph.
15:00Z 52 IA Buchanan Quasqueton Several trees and large branches 4 to 12 inches in diameter were blown down along with a dozen shingles blown off of the house. There were also two skylights broken out. The report was delayed and the time was estimated using radar.
15:03Z 52 IA Linn Cedar Rapids A trained spotter estimated wind gusts over 60 mph with the storms.
15:20Z 52 IL Winnebago (rfd)gtr Rockford Ar While no damage was reported, TV meteorologists estimated winds gusting to 60 mph at their station.
15:40Z 52 SD Pennington Scenic Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
15:45Z 52 IA Cedar Stanwood A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph.
16:24Z 52 ND Hettinger Mott Muni Arpt Tree tops were snapped.
16:30Z 52 SD Jones Okaton Sixty mph winds were estimated.
16:40Z 61 SD Jones Okaton Seventy mph winds were estimated.
16:45Z 39 FL Pinellas Pinellas Park Damage was reported by the public to an awning and powerlines. Wind gusts were estimated to be 40 to 50 MPH with the storm.
16:55Z 52 ND Hettinger Mott Heavy rain accompanied the strong winds.
16:55Z 59 SD Jones Murdo
17:00Z 52 SD Jones Draper Sixty mph winds were estimated.
17:15Z 52 ND Grant Elgin Public report of a severe thunderstorm wind gust.
17:20Z 52 SD Mellette White River Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
17:39Z 65 SD Lyman Mc Clure
18:02Z 52 SD Harding Redig The combination of hail and wind caused minor damage.
18:15Z 52 SD Butte Hoover Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
18:20Z 50 SD Lyman Oacoma
18:25Z 61 SD Hyde Stephan Seventy mph winds were estimated by law enforcement.
18:45Z 70 SD Hand Ree Hgts A large cottonwood tree was snapped at its base with a 100 foot by 40 foot quonset suffering damage.
18:47Z 50 IL Livingston Pontiac
18:55Z 52 SD Hand Ree Hgts Sixty mph winds downed several branches in Ree Heights.
19:00Z 74 SD Hand Danforth
19:15Z 52 SD Hand Miller Arpt
19:15Z 52 SD Hand Miller Sixty mph winds blew over two large fuel tanks.
19:17Z 56 SD Beadle Wessington Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down.
19:20Z 61 SD Spink Spink Colony Seventy mph winds damaged a building, windows, along with several trees.
19:22Z 50 SD Jerauld Wessington Spgs
19:35Z 56 SD Beadle Huron Thunderstorm winds blew down seven power poles onto a road, and caused tree damage.
19:37Z 62 SD Beadle Huron Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage.
19:39Z 56 SD Sanborn Forestburg Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including a 14 inch diameter limb blown down.
19:40Z 56 SD Beadle Yale Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage.
19:51Z 76 SD Beadle Huron Thunderstorm winds peeled off an apartment roof, damaging contents inside with water and wind, and displacing the residents of ten units. The winds also caused extensive tree and power line damage, some roof damage, and blew over two nearby semi trucks. Signs were also blown over.
19:54Z 66 SD Clark Carpenter Estimated wind gusts up to 75 mph.
20:00Z 52 IL Peoria Norwood A tree was blown down onto a house in Norwood.
20:05Z 61 SD Kingsbury Iroquois Thunderstorm winds blew power poles and wires down, and destroyed two metal sheds. The winds also caused extensive tree damage, including numerous large branches blown down.
20:10Z 70 SD Clark Vienna Eighty mph winds downed several trees which blocked the highway.
20:12Z 52 SD Miner Argonne Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. The winds were accompanied by heavy rain and pea size hail.
20:37Z 52 IL Logan Middletown A large tree was blown onto a house and a power line was knocked down.
20:37Z 56 SD Hamlin Lake Norden Some tree damage occurred with estimated sixty-five mph winds.
20:40Z 52 SD Clark Elrod Sixty mph winds were reported.
20:43Z 70 SD Hamlin Hazel Many trees were downed in Hazel.
20:43Z 78 SD Hamlin Stone Bridge Ninety mph winds caused major damage to buildings and barns at the intersection of highways 81 and 28.
20:45Z 78 SD Hamlin Stone Bridge Severe tree and structural damage occurred on Lake Poinsett with ninety mph winds. A woman was killed and her husband was seriously injured when their lake house was destroyed. A man was also hospitalized for electric shock.
20:51Z 70 SD Hamlin Lake Norden Eighty mph winds were estimated near Lake Norden.
21:00Z 52 SD Clark Elrod Sixty mph winds brought a large tree branch down onto a garage roof.
21:02Z 61 SD Brookings Brookings Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines, power poles, and bent other poles and signs. The winds also caused roof damage and extensive tree damage, including numerous branches and at least one large tree blown down.
21:05Z 61 SD Codington (aty)watertown Arpt Emergency manager estimated winds to seventy mph near Lake Kampeska.
21:07Z 56 SD Codington (aty)watertown Arpt
21:10Z 71 SD Codington (aty)watertown Arpt Eighty mph winds caused extensive damage to trees along with many structures in and around Watertown. Many trees were downed.
21:25Z 70 SD Deuel Clear Lake Muni Arpt Eighty mph winds caused major tree damage along with some structural damage in and around Clear Lake. The roof of the bowling alley was severely damaged with the ITC storage shed tilted to it's side.
21:40Z 58 MN Lincoln Lake Benton Thunderstorm winds caused an unknown amount of tree damage.
21:40Z 70 SD Grant Milbank Major tree and structural damage occurred in and around Milbank from eighty mph winds.
21:43Z 52 MN Lac Qui Parle Marietta A large tree was blown down on Highway 40 in far eastern Lac Qui Parle County.
21:48Z 52 MN Lac Qui Parle Madison Several trees were snapped in Madison.
21:50Z 70 SD Grant Milbank A lot of tree damage occurred along State Highway 15 into Milbank.
21:55Z 70 SD Grant Milbank Eighty mph winds caused major tree and structural damage in and around Milbank. Many trees were downed.
22:05Z 70 MN Big Stone Ortonville Many large trees were downed by eighty mph winds.
22:05Z 57 MN Big Stone Odessa
22:10Z 61 SD Grant Twin Brooks Several trees were downed along with many tree branches south of Corona.
22:10Z 55 MN Big Stone Ortonville Arpt
22:10Z 56 MN Lyon Lynd Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including a large tree uprooted.
22:14Z 57 MN Big Stone Odessa
22:19Z 70 MN Big Stone Ortonville Arpt Eighty mph winds brought several trees and power lines down in Ortonville. Also part of a roof and wall of a building were damaged.
22:25Z 52 MN Lyon Dudley Thunderstorm winds caused an unknown amount of tree damage. The winds were accompanied by three quarter inch diameter hail.
22:35Z 56 MN Swift Benson Scattered trees and power lines were blown down around Benson.
22:45Z 70 MN Big Stone Ortonville Arpt Eighty mph winds caused major damage in and around Ortonville with numerous trees down, some roofs destroyed, along with many grain bins damaged.
22:45Z 52 MN Chippewa Bunde An large apple tree was blown down southwest of Clara City.
22:55Z 52 MN Pope Starbuck Power lines were blown down in Starbuck.
23:00Z 52 NE Sheridan Hay Spgs Winds estimated at 60 mph.
23:10Z 52 MN Stearns Georgeville A 52 knot wind gust was measured by the Minnesota Department of Transportation wind sensor along Highway 55, near Georgeville.
23:15Z 52 MN Pope Villard A large tree fell down near Villard.
23:35Z 56 TX Brewster Alpine A thunderstorm moved across Brewster County and produced an estimated 65 mph wind gust in Alpine. A tree fell on a vehicle. The size of the tree and damage to the vehicle are unknown. The cost of damage is a rough estimate.
23:45Z 52 MN Stearns Avon A large tree was blown down near Avon.
23:50Z 52 MN Stearns Richmond Several power lines were blown down in Richmond.
00:05Z 52 MN Mcleod Winsted A tree was blown down across a power line.
00:15Z 52 NE Perkins Grant Winds estimated at 60 mph.
00:17Z 52 MN Carver Watertown A large tree was blown down in Watertown.
00:22Z 52 MN Carver Mayer A large tree fell on a power line near Mayer, and started a fire.
00:25Z 52 NM Lea Gladiola A thunderstorm moved across Lea County and produced a 60 mph wind gust at the Western Bar and Grill in Gladiola.
00:25Z 56 MN Hennepin Maple Plain Dozens of trees were blown down in Maple Plain. Some landed on houses and vehicles, while others fell across roads.
00:25Z 56 MN Hennepin Maple Plain Numerous trees, 10 to 15 inches in diameter were blown down in Baker Park.
00:25Z 61 NE Perkins Grant Wind gusts estimated 70 mph that downed power poles.
00:25Z 53 MN Hennepin Corcoran Measured at the public safety center.
00:32Z 60 MN Hennepin Medina Numerous trees were blown down around Medina which caused property damage to several homes.
00:35Z 56 MN Hennepin Long Lake Two 25 inch diameter trees were blown down in Long Lake. The trees were along Watertown Road, near Cygnet Place, and the other near Brown Road North.
00:35Z 52 TX Presidio Marfa A thunderstorm moved across Presidio County and produced 50 to 60 mph wind gusts in Marfa. Four inch diameter tree limbs were knocked down as a result of these winds. The cost of damage is a rough estimate.
00:40Z 51 MN Hennepin Excelsior Measured at the public safety center.
00:40Z 56 MN Hennepin Osseo A 28 inch diameter tree was blown down on Timber Crest Drive and Crest Drive North in Maple Grove.
00:45Z 56 MN Hennepin Plymouth Several trees landed on power lines and caused power outages throughout Plymouth.
00:45Z 56 MN Hennepin Plymouth Numerous 2 to 3 foot diameter trees were blown down on the west side of Medicine Lake.
00:45Z 52 MN Hennepin Plymouth A 16 inch diameter tree was uprooted at Juneau Lane North and 65th Place North in the southern part of Maple Grove.
00:48Z 52 MN Hennepin Robbinsdale A 12 inch diameter tree was blown down in New Hope.
00:48Z 52 MN Hennepin Brooklyn Center A shed and gazebo were damaged in Crystal.
00:50Z 52 MN Hennepin St Louis Park An 18 inch diameter tree was blown down in St. Louis Park.
00:53Z 60 MN Hennepin Crystal Arpt The wind gust of 60 knots measured at Crystal Airport was the highest measured wind speed in Hennepin County reported to the National Weather Service.
00:55Z 56 MN Hennepin Minneapolis Scattered trees and power lines were blown down on the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Campus.
00:55Z 56 MN Hennepin Brooklyn Center Hundreds of trees were blown down in North Minneapolis. Many landed on houses and vehicles, causing significant damage.
00:55Z 56 MN Anoka Coon Rapids Dozens of trees were downed, many across roads, on power lines, houses, and vehicles. Most of the damage was in Columbia Heights with some in Fridley, but extended as far north as Coon Rapids.
00:55Z 60 MN Hennepin St Louis Park Widespread trees and power lines were blown down between Uptown, Powderhorn and Longfellow neighborhoods in south Minneapolis. Some of the trees were in excess of two feet in diameter.
00:58Z 56 MN Hennepin Minneapolis Several trees came down on vehicles and houses in northeast Minneapolis, near Pierce St and 22nd.
01:00Z 52 MN Hennepin Flying Cloud Arpt A 20 inch diameter tree was blown down near Flying Cloud Airport.
01:00Z 52 MN Ramsey Mounds View A 7 inch diameter tree was snapped in half near Silver Lake Rd and County Road 10.
01:00Z 52 MN Hennepin Edina A 20 inch diameter tree was blown down on 52nd Avenue and Drew Avenue South.
01:01Z 52 MN Ramsey Falcon Hgts A 10 inch diameter tree was blown down in Falcon Heights.
01:03Z 53 MN Hennepin Msp Intl Arpt
01:03Z 56 MN Ramsey Gem Lake Three large trees were blown down on Highway 61, between County Road C and White Bear Lake Avenue.
01:04Z 56 MN Ramsey St Paul Numerous large trees and power lines were blown down in Highland Park.
01:04Z 52 MN Scott Savage A 12 inch diameter tree was blown down.
01:04Z 56 MN Dakota Mendota Hgts Several trees were blown down in Mendota Heights.
01:05Z 52 MN Ramsey (stp)st Paul Downtown Airport Holman Field Numerous large tree branches were blown down at St. Claire Avenue and West 7th Street in St. Paul.
01:05Z 52 MN Dakota West St Paul A large tree was blown down near Highway 52 and Butler in South St. Paul.
01:06Z 52 MN Dakota Eagan A tree was blown down in Eagan on Cliff Road.
01:10Z 60 MN Washington Pine Spgs There were numerous power lines downed, mainly caused by trees falling on the lines. The area along Olson Lake Road from 50th St N to 40th St N was particularly impacted by fallen trees on the lines. There were also a number of trees uprooted, some over 10 inches in diameter, in the area from 50th St N to Stillwater Blvd. Some of the portable tents at the Oakdale Summerfest held at a584 Hadley Ave N. were destroyed by wind.
01:10Z 52 MN Dakota Eagan A large tree was blown down, which took out power lines along Yankee Doodle Road in Eagan.
01:15Z 56 MN Washington Pine Spgs Scattered large trees were blown down, along with power lines in the northern part of Lake Elmo.
01:25Z 52 MN Washington Stillwater A few trees and power lines were blown down in Stillwater.
01:25Z 55 TX Parmer Friona A Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site in Friona measured a 63 mph wind gust.
01:41Z 52 NE Lincoln Sutherland Winds estimated at 60 mph.
01:45Z 50 WI St. Croix River Falls A mobile wind sensor measured a wind gust of 50 knots.
02:22Z 52 MN Mcleod Winsted A few trees and power lines were blown down in Winsted.
02:50Z 52 NE Dawson Gothenburg A sustained wind of 45 mph gusting to 60 mph was estimated in Gothenburg.
02:50Z 52 NE Dawson Gothenburg A 60 mph wind gust was measured on the Dawson County and Lincoln County line.
02:50Z 50 MN Rice Shieldsville A 50 knot wind gust was measured by a mobile wind sensor.
02:51Z 52 NE Custer Callaway
03:10Z 52 NE Lincoln Brady A large limb was broken off a tree.
03:10Z 56 MN Renville Bird Island Several trees were blown down in Bird Island.
03:15Z 61 NE Custer Broken Bow Strong winds downed large trees and power lines. Roofs were blown off buildings with one roof estimated 30 to 40 yards away from a house.
03:15Z 87 NE Custer Broken Bow A large garage was destroyed.
03:16Z 52 ND Bottineau Antler Large hail accompanied the strong winds.
03:19Z 61 NE Custer Broken Bow Numerous trees down with estimated wind gust in excess of 70 MPH.
03:25Z 52 MN Renville Hector Scattered large tree branches were blown down in Hector.
03:45Z 61 NE Valley Elyria A machine shed located 11 miles west and 1 mile north of Ord was destroyed. A number of power poles were knocked down from this area and extended to approximately 4 miles west of Ord. Irrigation pivots were overturned approximately 4 miles west of Ord. The start time was an estimate from radar data.
03:50Z 55 NE Valley (odx)sharp Fld Ord This wind gust of 63 mph was measured by the automated system at Evelyn Sharp Airfield (Ord Airport).
04:00Z 61 NE Custer Broken Bow Strong winds downed power lines and produced extensive tree damage in Broken Bow. Additional damage included overturned center pivots east of town and in Callaway. Visible wind damage covered a 40 mile path from Callaway to Comstock.
04:00Z 56 NE Valley Arcadia Tree limbs of 4 inch diameter or smaller were reported down in Arcadia.
04:00Z 61 NE Custer Sargent Emergency Manager called in with winds estimated to 70 mph.
04:00Z 55 NE Valley (odx)sharp Fld Ord A 63 mph wind gust was recorded by automated equipment at Evelyn Sharp Field (Ord Airport).
04:05Z 52 SD Gregory Burke Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including numerous limbs blown down.
04:10Z 56 MN Sibley Green Isle Several trees were blown down along County Road 9, northwest of Green Isle.
04:10Z 56 MN Mcleod Glencoe Muni Arpt Several large trees were blown down along County Road 1, south of Glencoe.
04:54Z 57 MN Jackson Jackson Arpt
05:10Z 56 MN Jackson Jackson Thunderstorm winds caused extensive tree damage, with tree debris blocking several roads. Power lines were also damaged.
05:35Z 56 MN Martin Fairmont Numerous trees were blown down on the west side of Fairmont.
05:38Z 50 IA Emmet Estherville Winds from an outflow boundary from thunderstorms in Minnesota.
06:35Z 52 MN Faribault Wells Scattered trees were blown down near Wells.
06:35Z 52 MN Faribault Frost Scattered large tree branches were blown down along Highway 254, between Frost and Interstate 90.
06:45Z 52 MN Freeborn Twin Lakes Scattered large tree branches were blown down near Twin Lakes.
06:50Z 50 MN Freeborn Gordonsville A wind gust of 50 knot was measured by the Minnesota Department of Transportation wind sensor along Interstate 35, near the Iowa, Minnesota border.
07:55Z 55 MN Olmsted Rochester At least two large trees were blown down on roads and a shed was blown off its foundation on the northwest side of Rochester. On the southwest side of the city, widespread power outages occurred.
08:10Z 55 MN Olmsted Eyota Power lines were blown down in Eyota.
08:37Z 50 MN Winona The Arches Trees were blown down east of Lewiston along U.S. Highway 14.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).