Thunderstorm Wind — Lake, Minnesota

2018-06-29 · near Forest Center, Lake, Minnesota

Event narrative

The wind was measured by a personal weather station on Moose Lake Road.

Wider weather episode

A line of thunderstorms began in western North Dakota early in the evening of June 28th and then swept into northern Minnesota during the early morning hours of the 29th. While there were a few hail reports, this line was primarily a damaging wind producer and featured a measured gust to 80 mph. Numerous trees were damaged by the storms and fell onto homes and power lines.The storms continued to produce strong winds over the open waters of Lake Superior, but weakened to the south as they moved into northwestern Wisconsin.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 763435. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.