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Thunderstorm Wind in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
Thunderstorm Wind September 4, 2025 · Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The wind was measured at the AWOS station at Granite Falls airport.
The wider storm
On the evening of September 4, a broken line of thunderstorms developed and produced gusty winds across western Minnesota. The strongest gust was 62 mph at the Granite Falls airport.
As the storms moved east, the produced two weak tornadoes. These tornadoes caused mainly crop damage, but there was also some damage to a couple groves of trees, and some roof damage to a hog barn. The tornadoes were both rated EF0, with peak winds of 70 to 80 mph.
Began near (gdb)granite Falls Airport (44.7500, -95.5500).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1282172. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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