Thunderstorm Wind — Cass, Minnesota

2024-08-29 · near Pontoria, Cass, Minnesota

Event narrative

A tree and several large branches were down at the spotter's location.

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 1199831. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.