High Wind in Pipestone, Minnesota

High Wind March 28, 2026 · Pipestone, Minnesota

40 mph

Measured sustained (35 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Sustained winds were briefly around 40 mph at a Minnesota Department of Transportation site near Trosky.

The wider storm

Strong south-southwest wind developed within a tight surface pressure gradient between a departing high pressure system and developing low pressure system across the Northern Rockies. Deep daytime mixing allowed for isolated sustained winds around 40 mph and gusts to 63 mph across southwest Minnesota.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1327858. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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