Thunderstorm Wind — Otter Tail, Minnesota

2024-07-13 · near Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail, Minnesota

Event narrative

Multiple trees down near Pelican Rapids, power outages as well.

Wider weather episode

Moderate to strong instability combined with sufficient shear and several shortwave troughs created chances for strong to severe storms. Hail, wind gusts, and reported tornadoes occurred.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1194375. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.