High Wind — Bottineau, North Dakota

2025-05-16 · Bottineau, North Dakota

Event narrative

Bottineau AWOS reported wind gusts to 59 mph.

Wider weather episode

A strong stacked low pressure system over far eastern North Dakota into northwestern Minnesota led to high winds developing over parts of western and central North Dakota. The highest reported wind gusts of 64 mph occurred at the Turtle Mountain RAWS in Rolette County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1250572. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.