Thunderstorm Wind — Freeborn, Minnesota

2025-08-09 · near Alden, Freeborn, Minnesota

Event narrative

Numerous trees and power lines were downed throughout the city of Alden.

Wider weather episode

A line of storms formed over central Minnesota during the late evening Friday, August 8th and eventually grew in scale as it traveled east through the Twin Cities and into Wisconsin overnight. The storm was strongest after it initially formed, producing a couple instances of severe hail and wind in Wright and Hennepin counties. There were several reports of sub-severe hail stretching from Todd County all the way down to southeast Hennepin County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1289558. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.