High Wind — Cottonwood, Minnesota

2025-12-09 to 2025-12-10 · Cottonwood, Minnesota

Event narrative

Synoptic northwest winds were occasionally sustained from 40 to 45 mph at Minnesota Road Weather Information System sites 4 miles northeast of Jeffers and 3 miles west southwest of Mountain Lake, as well as at an Automated Weather Observing System site at Windom.

Wider weather episode

An amplifying clipper system raced from southern Alberta to Wisconsin from later on December 9 through midday on December 10. Intense synoptic winds developed on the back side of the system behind the surging cold front. Widespread northwest wind gusts reached 50 to 70 mph over several hours and resulted in considerable small limb damage and some spotty infrastructure damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1307071. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.