Thunderstorm Wind — Red Lake, Minnesota

2025-08-08 · near Red Lake Falls, Red Lake, Minnesota

Event narrative

Roofing panels blown off 3 buildings on the west side of Red Lake Falls. Time estimated from radar.

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 1284245. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.