Thunderstorm Wind — Otter Tail, Minnesota

1998-09-25 · near Ottertail, Otter Tail, Minnesota

Event narrative

An 85,000 bushel grain bin was flattened against the Ottertail elevator. Another 90,000 bushel bin crumpled to the ground, and two other 45,000 bushel bins were damaged by the strong wind. Around the town, a storage shed was blown apart, a marine business was damaged, several irrigation systems were twisted, trees were uprooted, and many signs were damaged. A pontoon was picked up by the wind and thrown 150 feet into a spruce tree.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5664224. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.