| Event |
High Wind |
| Magnitude |
51 kts. |
| State |
MINNESOTA |
| County/Area |
Red Lake |
| WFO |
FGF |
| Begin Date |
03/29/2008 20:53:00 CST-6 |
| End Date |
03/29/2008 22:29:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
0.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
Strong low level flow of 50 to 60 knots ahead of a passing low pressure system combined with light showers caused high wind gusts across eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota the evening of Saturday March 29th. A sixty-five mph wind gust was reported that evening in Norman County where one-third of the siding was torn off the south side of a garage and the door was damaged. A fifty-nine mph wind gust was reported that evening on the Red Lake and Polk County lines which was measured by a MNDOT RWIS Mesonet site. |
| Event Narrative |
This wind gust was reported by a MNDOT RWIS Mesonet on the Polk and Red Lake County lines. |
