High Wind in Lincoln, Minnesota

High Wind May 14, 2026 · Lincoln, Minnesota

77 mph

Measured gust (67 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Sustained winds were between 40 and 61 mph at times, with gusts as high as 77 mph at a Minnesota Department of Transportation site near Lake Benton.

The wider storm

Strong low-level flow ahead of an eastward advancing front combined with scattered showers to produce sporadic high winds across southwest Minnesota on May 14.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1343886. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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