Thunderstorm Wind — Clearwater, Minnesota

2018-09-14 · near Lake Itasca, Clearwater, Minnesota

Event narrative

A tree was blown down across a road in Itasca State Park.

Wider weather episode

During the mid evening of September 14th, a thunderstorm flared up east of Jamestown and tracked to the east. This storm moved along the Interstate 94 corridor, through the Valley City and Tower City areas, eventually passing north of the Fargo-Moorhead area. As this large storm tracked east-northeast, other thunderstorms also strengthened along a line from Twin Valley to Mahnomen to Bemidji (in Minnesota). These storms mainly produced large hail, but there were also several reports of damaging winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 775432. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.