Thunderstorm Wind in Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Thunderstorm Wind September 25, 1998 · Otter Tail County, Minnesota

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

Began near Ottertail (46.4300, -95.5500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5664224. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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