Thunderstorm Wind — Crow Wing, Minnesota

2024-08-29 · near Pine Center, Crow Wing, Minnesota

Event narrative

A barn door was pushed in and damaged by the wind and a large pine tree was down. All brush surrounding the barn that was standing about 3 to 4 feet high was flattened.

Wider weather episode

A broken line of thunderstorms developed across western Minnesota and moved northeast into the Brainerd Lakes area during the early to mid-afternoon of the 29th ahead of a cold front. The storms quickly began to weaken as the pushed across the Brainerd Lakes area as they encountered a more stable airmass across northeastern Minnesota. Only a few sporadic reports of damage were received, but one property lost most of the trees on the site.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1199830. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.