High Wind — Rock, Minnesota

2025-04-14 · Rock, Minnesota

Event narrative

Aided by rain showers, winds briefly gusted above 58 mph, with a peak gust of 64 mph at the Minnesota Department of Transportation site near Beaver Creek.

Wider weather episode

West-northwest synoptic winds gusted between 45 and 55 mph across southwest Minnesota during the afternoon and early evening of April 14 within a post-frontal cold air advection regime. Scattered showers developed, helping to bring even stronger severe gusts to the surface at a few locations. Peak gusts at these locations ranged from 58 to 64 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1256329. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.