Thunderstorm Wind — Winona, Minnesota

2015-05-03 · near Goodview, Winona, Minnesota

Direct deaths

$10K

Property damage

40 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

The driver of a pickup truck was killed in Goodview when sub-severe thunderstorms winds uprooted a tree from the side of a bluff. The tree fell into the roadway and landed on the truck the man was driving.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms moved into southeast Minnesota during the early evening hours of May 3rd. One man was killed in Goodview (Winona County) when sub-severe thunderstorms winds uprooted a tree from the side of a bluff. The tree fell into the roadway, landing on top of a pickup truck, crushing the passenger compartment and killing the man. Otherwise, the storms produced some large hail. The largest hail reported was walnut sized near Hayfield (Dodge County).

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 571880. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.