Thunderstorm Wind — Washington, Minnesota

2000-08-26 · near Lake Elmo, Washington, Minnesota

$1.5M

Property damage

78 M

Magnitude

Event narrative

Wind measured at Lake Elmo Airport. Thirtytwo aircraft damaged, structural damage to several hangars at the Lake Elmo Airport. Estimated damage of one million dollars at the airport, according to the Metropolitan Airports Commission. Forty homes damaged just west of the airport with another 0.5 million damage estimated. Most damage involved dislodged shingles, siding, garage doors damaged. Many large trees in the old village area of Lake Elmo suffered heavy damage, or were blown down. Some corn also flattened. Twenty thousand electrical customers out of power for several hours across Woodbury, Afton, and Lake Elmo.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5171273. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.