Thunderstorm Wind — Murray, Minnesota

2024-06-12 · near Currie, Murray, Minnesota

Event narrative

Four power poles were damaged by thunderstorm winds and resulted in loss of power to substations and a brief power outage.

Wider weather episode

A cluster of thunderstorms developed in a warm air advection regime with 1500 J/kg elevated MUCAPE and 35 knots of effective shear. An isolated stronger cell developed across southwest Minnesota and produced damaging wind.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1190925. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.