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High Wind in Lincoln, Minnesota

High Wind February 18, 2026 · Lincoln, Minnesota

44 mph
Measured sustained (38 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Sustained winds were between 40 and 44 mph at times at a Minnesota Department of Transportation site near Hendricks.

The wider storm

Two cold fronts associated with an elongated surface low pressure system swept across southwest Minnesota during the morning and early afternoon of February 18. Periods of sustained winds from 40 to 49 mph with gusts as high as 65 mph were reported across the area. Light snow developed along the Highway 14 corridor where a few areas picked up a half-inch up to two inches of accumulation. Related reductions in visibility were brief.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1320996. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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