Thunderstorm Wind — Kanabec, Minnesota

2022-07-12 · near Brunswick, Kanabec, Minnesota

Event narrative

A storm chaser reported very strong winds with minor damage to trees near Brunswick.

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon and evening of Tuesday, July 12th, a weak cold front was moving southward across central Minnesota. A cluster of storms developed ahead of this front, and with 30-40 knots of effective wind shear, a few severe wind gusts occurred across central and east central Minnesota. Although instability was weak, there was enough DCAPE with the strongest storms to produce these damaging winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1033378. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.