Thunderstorm Wind in Isanti County, Minnesota

Thunderstorm Wind August 26, 2024 · Isanti County, Minnesota

85 mph

Estimated gust (74 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hundreds of trees were broken or uprooted from a downburst that spread out to be three or four miles wide. Some trees fell on houses, sheds, and vehicles. A neighborhood on the east side of Lake Francis was especially hard hit. The winds also blew portions of roofs off of several farm buildings.

The wider storm

A complex of thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of August 26, and grew upscale into a line of storms that produced widespread wind damage across central and eastern Minnesota. There were likely hundreds, if not thousands of trees damaged across the Twin Cities metro area.

Began near Crown (45.4433, -93.4003).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EFU Brown County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1211043. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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