Thunderstorm Wind in Lyon County, Minnesota

Thunderstorm Wind August 16, 2025 · Lyon County, Minnesota

63 mph

Measured gust (55 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 63 mph wind gust was recorded on a personal weather station just northeast of Minneota.

The wider storm

A weak wave lifting out of the central Rockies aided in initiation of a forward propagating Mesoscale Convective system from the lee of the Black Hills southward into the Nebraska Panhandle. With abundant MUCAPE up to nearly 4000 J/kg and DCAPE up to 1500 J/kg, but deep-layer shear only around 20-25 knots, storms retained a somewhat outflow dominant character while on an east-northeast trek. Winds were generally from 60 to 80 mph with significant damage to trees and a few structures along the track of the system north of Interstate 90 into southwest Minnesota.

Began near Ghent (44.5800, -95.8900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1290684. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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