| Event |
Thunderstorm Wind |
| Magnitude |
70 kts. |
| State |
MINNESOTA |
| County/Area |
BENTON |
| WFO |
MPX |
| Begin Date |
08/13/2010 14:00:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
3 |
| Begin Azimuth |
S |
| Begin Location |
RICE |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
45.71/-94.22 |
| End Date |
08/13/2010 14:10:00 CST-6 |
| End Range |
5 |
| End Azimuth |
N |
| End Location |
FRUITVILLE |
| End Lat/Lon |
45.79/-94.09 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
1/0 |
| Property Damage |
50.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
A line of severe thunderstorms developed east of Alexandria, Minnesota, and quickly moved east-northeast across central Minnesota and produced measured winds in excess of 80 mph at times.
Several thousand trees were either uprooted or blown down from eastern Stearns County, eastward across western Benton, and southern Morrison County. There was a semi blown over near Rice, a large communication tower blown down, and several sheds and barns damaged or destroyed. |
| Event Narrative |
Many hundreds, perhaps thousands of trees were uprooted, snapped or broken in an eight mile wide swath that extended from the western edge of the county, near Rice to Watab, to just north of Sartell, to north central Benton County, in Graham Township, centered near State Highway 25 and County Road 77. In addition, a local Minnesota Department of Transportation Weather Station near Rice, measured a wind gust of 64 knots. A semi-truck was blown over near Rice along Highway 10, resulting in one injury. Plus, a spotter on the northeast shore of Little Rock Lake measured a wind gust of 81 mph before his tower collapsed and the anemometer ceased to function. The intense wind blew from the southwest. Hundreds of large and healthy trees were broken or snapped, blocking roads. The storm survey team concluded a downburst hit the area. |
