Thunderstorm Wind — Aitkin, Minnesota

2024-08-03 · near Jacobson, Aitkin, Minnesota

Event narrative

Several trees were downed on the west side of Ball Bluff Lake.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front during the afternoon hours of the 3rd across the Brainerd Lakes region. The environment was supportive of strong to severe storms and some of the storms did produce mainly large hail along with a few damaging wind gusts. The largest hail was 2 inches in diameter near Backus along with sporadic reports of tree damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1199802. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.