Thunderstorm Wind in Polk County, Minnesota
Thunderstorm Wind August 8, 2025 · Polk County, Minnesota
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Crookston airport AWOS measured peak gust via 1 min observation.
The wider storm
A QLCS type mesoscale convective system brought widespread severe thunderstorm winds to northwest Minnesota during the early morning hours. A tornado associated with this MCS also tracked from Grand Forks, ND to East Grand Forks, MN.
Began near Shirley (47.8500, -96.6200).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1284243. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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