Thunderstorm Wind — Cass, Minnesota

2025-07-11 · near Gull Lake, Cass, Minnesota

Event narrative

A 5 to 6 foot section of a dock was pulled out of the water. A few 3 foot in diameter tree branches were down from trees due to strong thunderstorm winds as well. Winds were gusty for about 20 minutes.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front across northeastern and central Minnesota during the early afternoon hours of the 11th. While storms were generally below severe limits, one stronger storm moved through the Brainerd Lakes area and caused some damage to a boat dock and dropped some small hail as it moved through.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1280489. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.