Thunderstorm Wind — Polk, Minnesota

2025-08-08 · near Shirley, Polk, Minnesota

Event narrative

Crookston airport AWOS measured peak gust via 1 min observation.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1284243. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.