Thunderstorm Wind in Ramsey County, North Dakota

Thunderstorm Wind August 11, 2000 – August 12, 2000 · Ramsey County, North Dakota

Wind speed (unit not recorded)

Injuries

$10.0M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Strong winds hit the city of Devils Lake, toppling power poles, trees, signs, and light signals. Debris from a roof struck and injured a pedestrian. The 96 knot wind gust was measured at the Law Enforcement Center. A 40x60 foot steel building was thrown 150 feet onto a passing vehicle. The motorist inside was not discovered until 12 hours later. It took an additional hour to free the 48 year-old man from the vehicle. A mobile home was also overturned. 250 homes in the city were damaged, leading the governor to declare a state of emergency.

Began near Devils Lake (48.1000, -98.8500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5170645. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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