Thunderstorm Wind — Cook, Minnesota

2019-07-26 · near Lutsen, Cook, Minnesota

Event narrative

A tree was knocked down near Baker Lake Campground on the Grade Road.

Wider weather episode

Storms developed ahead of a cold front moving across northern Minnesota on the afternoon of the 26th. These storms contained large hail and damaging wind gusts as they moved across the Minnesota Arrowhead with hail reports up to ping pong ball-sized and trees and power lines downed due to the winds. The storms remained severe as they moved over western Lake Superior and across the Bayfield Peninsula of northwestern Wisconsin.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 843907. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.