Thunderstorm Wind in Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota

Strong thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines in Dawson. The AWOS station located at the Lac Qui Parle County airport measured a 78mph thunderstorm wind gust.

This episode is part 1 of 2 from two rounds of severe weather that occurred during the late evening of June 9th into the early morning of June 10th.

Widespread wind damage occurred across western Minnesota during overnight storms which had moved in from the Dakotas. The strongest wind report was observed in Lac Qui Parle County at 83 mph near Marietta, MN. One tornado was caught on camera overnight near the Kandiyohi and Pope County line, but no damage was reported, leaving its rating as EF-U (Unknown). As the line of storms continued east, wind gusts decreased to 30-40kts in most areas. However, several emergency managers areas reported downed trees within their municipalities. A few downbursts did occur northeast of the Twin Cities metro area, with tree damage being reported from St Paul up towards Shoreview and White Bear Lake and then all the way up to Forest Lake and Chisago City.