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Thunderstorm Wind in Nicollet County, Minnesota

Thunderstorm Wind July 20, 1998 · Nicollet County, Minnesota

Wind speed (unit not recorded)

$4.0M

Damage as recorded

$8.0M

Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Roof torn off high school gymnasium resulting in water damage to floor. Garage walls blown down at pair of houses in northwestern part of town. High winds affected 100,000 to 115,000 acres across Nicollet county. 50,000 acres of crops severely damaged. Damage estimate for entire county. Estimated windspeed.

Began near Nicollet (44.2800, -94.2000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5659383. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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