Thunderstorm Wind — Brown, Minnesota

1998-07-20 · near New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota

Event narrative

4,000 trees blown down. 10 businesses lost portions of their roof. Mobile home destroyed. Maintenance hangar at airport destroyed, damaging several airplanes. 400 ft TV tower blown down. Poultry bldg levelled at fairgrounds. Reception hall lost its roof. Large trees blown down at local cemeteries. The statue of Hermann the German damaged. Estimated 5% of crops or about 50,000 acres in county destroyed. Damage estimate for entire county.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5659381. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.