Thunderstorm Wind — Carver, Minnesota

2025-07-28 · near Mayer, Carver, Minnesota

52 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Report of a 12-inch diameter tree snapped at the base. A MNDOT RWIS station located one mile to the NE of the storm report site recorded a 60-mph wind gust.

Wider weather episode

A line of thunderstorms developed over western MN and progressed eastward during the evening of July 28th, 2025. As this line of storms reached eastern MN, storm intensity increased, producing 60 to 70 mph damaging wind gusts across the Twin Cities metro down to Mankato.

There were numerous reports of trees down and power outages across several areas. A couple noteworthy gusts were measured by the Scott County Mesonet in Shakopee at 65 mph. The Owatonna airport AWOS in Steele Co measured 70 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1287452. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.