High Wind — Mower, Minnesota

2024-12-04 · Mower, Minnesota

Event narrative

Sustained winds of 35 to 45 mph persisted across portions of Mower County for much of the afternoon and evening hours on December 4th. Additionally, a peak non-thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph was measured at a Minnesota Department of Transportation observation site near Dexter.

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon and evening hours on December 5th, a strong arctic cold front swept across the region bringing wind gusts to southeast Minnesota as high as 62 mph at Rochester International Airport. When encountering strong winds, a semi-trailer in Fillmore County was blown over resulting in two non-life threatening injuries to the occupants.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1219732. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.