Thunderstorm Wind Reports
Sort by Time Sort by Magnitude Sort by State Sort by County| Time | Magnitude | State | County | Location | Narrative |
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| 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).