Thunderstorm Wind — Aitkin, Minnesota

2025-06-23 · near Libby, Aitkin, Minnesota

Event narrative

Numerous reports received of large trees down around Big Sandy Lake.

Wider weather episode

An area of severe storms pushed into the Brainerd Lakes region just after midnight on the 23rd and pushed to the northeast across the Minnesota Arrowhead while turning into a bow echo. While there were a few hail reports, this system was predominately a wind producer with numerous reports of trees down along the path of the storm. A measured wind gust of 59 mph was recorded near Tamarack.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1268838. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.