Thunderstorm Wind in Rice County, Minnesota

Thunderstorm Wind July 28, 2025 · Rice County, Minnesota

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A three inch diameter tree was reported down near the airport.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Faribault Arpt (44.3300, -93.3100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1287461. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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