The National Weather Service has released the strong wind reports from Saturday, October 5 throughout northwest Minnesota and Eastern North Dakota. Any of the locations with DOT means Department of Transportation equipment and AP means Airport and those are all considered official recordings.
The top wind gust was in Devils Lake, North Dakota at 75 mph. Crookston’s top gust on Saturday was 53 mph recorded at the Crookston Municipal Airport. The area wind speed peak gust numbers are below.
MINNESOTA wind speed recordings
Location Speed Time/Date Provider
…Becker County…
Osage MN DOT 62 MPH 1045 PM 10/05 MESOWEST
Lake Park MN DOT 55 MPH 0945 PM 10/05 MESOWEST
…Beltrami County…
Solway MN DOT 51 MPH 0900 PM 10/05 MESOWEST
Bemidji AP MN 48 MPH 0915 PM 10/05 AWOS
Waskish AP MN 47 MPH 1035 PM 10/05 AWOS
Red Lake MN DOT 45 MPH 1135 PM 10/05 MESOWEST
Bemidji MN 2 WNW 44 MPH 1206 AM 10/06 RAWS
…Clay County…
Moorhead AP MN 46 MPH 1055 PM 10/05 AWOS
…Grant County...
Elbow Lake AP MN 46 MPH 0815 AM 10/05 AWOS
…Hubbard County…
Park Rapids AP MN 60 MPH 1046 PM 10/05 ASOS
Lake Itasca MN DOT 46 MPH 0955 PM 10/05 MESOWEST
…Kittson County…
Saint Vincent 61 MPH 0942 PM 10/05 Dept of Highways
Hallock AP MN 55 MPH 0935 PM 10/05 AWOS
Donaldson MN DOT 50 MPH 0515 PM 10/05 MESOWEST
…Lake of the Woods County…
Baudette AP MN 51 MPH 0705 PM 10/05 ASOS
…Mahnomen County…
Mahnomen AP MN 52 MPH 0935 PM 10/05 AWOS
Mahnomen MN DOT 52 MPH 0935 PM 10/05 MESOWEST
…Marshall County…
Warren MN DOT 60 MPH 0600 PM 10/05 MESOWEST
Gatzke MN DOT 50 MPH 0630 PM 10/05 MESOWEST
…Norman County…
Halstad MN DOT 62 MPH 0955 PM 10/05 MESOWEST
…Otter Tail County...
Frazee MN DOT 55 MPH 1210 AM 10/06 MESOWEST
Fergus Falls AP MN 45 MPH 0815 AM 10/05 AWOS
Ottertail MN DOT 44 MPH 1115 PM 10/05 MESOWEST
...Pennington County…
Thief River Falls AP MN 52 MPH 1059 PM 10/05 AWOS
…Polk County…
East Grand Forks MN 5 SE 59 MPH 0725 PM 10/05 Mesonet
Mentor MN 3 WNW 53 MPH 0832 PM 10/05 RAWS
Crookston AP MN 52 MPH 0755 PM 10/05 AWOS
Beltrami MN DOT 47 MPH 0900 PM 10/05 MESOWEST
Fosston AP MN 45 MPH 1035 PM 10/05 AWOS
…Red Lake County…
Brooks MN DOT 59 MPH 0810 PM 10/05 MESOWEST
…Roseau County…
Karlstad MN DOT 54 MPH 0920 PM 10/05 MESOWEST
Roseau MN 2 E 45 MPH 0508 PM 10/05 RAWS
Roseau AP MN 44 MPH 0615 PM 10/05 AWOS
…Wilkin County…
Rothsay MN DOT 50 MPH 0745 AM 10/05 MESOWEST
Kent MN DOT 45 MPH 0710 AM 10/05 MESOWEST
NORTH DAKOTA wind speed recordings
Location Speed Time/Date Provider
...Benson County…
3 E Niles 67 MPH 0610 PM 10/05 Dept of Highways
3 SE Niles 66 MPH 0432 PM 10/05 Mesonet
2 N Maddock 59 MPH 0820 PM 10/05 Mesonet
...Cass County…
Fargo AP ND 59 MPH 0555 PM 10/05 ASOS
7 N Buffalo ND 58 MPH 0959 PM 10/05 Mesonet
…Cavalier County…
10 E Langdon 70 MPH 0400 PM 10/05 Dept of Highways
2 NW Clyde 64 MPH 0800 PM 10/05 Dept of Highways
4 SW Clyde 62 MPH 0227 PM 10/05 Mesonet
Langdon AP ND 61 MPH 0955 PM 10/05 AWOS
Langdon AP ND 59 MPH 0335 PM 10/05 AWOS
1 E Langdon 58 MPH 0314 PM 10/05 Mesonet
…Eddy County…
7 SW New Rockford 61 MPH 0955 PM 10/05 Mesonet
McHenry ND NDAWN 53 MPH 0915 PM 10/05 NDAWN
…Grand Forks County…
4 N Grand Forks 68 MPH 0900 PM 10/05 Mesonet
Grand Forks AP ND 55 MPH 1119 PM 10/05 ASOS
Grand Forks ND AFB 52 MPH 0847 PM 10/05 ASOS
…Griggs County…
Cooperstown AP ND 58 MPH 1015 PM 10/05 AWOS
3 W Cooperstown 58 MPH 1025 PM 10/05 Mesonet
…Nelson County…
1 E Lakota 67 MPH 0840 PM 10/05 Dept of Highways
Pekin ND NDAWN 54 MPH 0845 PM 10/05 NDAWN
…Pembina County…
Cavalier AP ND 54 MPH 0415 PM 10/05 AWOS
Cavalier AP ND 54 MPH 0715 PM 10/05 AWOS
Walhalla AP ND 51 MPH 0835 PM 10/05 AWOS
…Ramsey County…
Devils Lake 75 MPH 0440 PM 10/05 Dept of Highways
Hampden ND 3 SE 66 MPH 0758 PM 10/05 RAWS
1 N Webster 62 MPH 0712 PM 10/05 Mesonet
Hampden ND 3 SE 60 MPH 0258 PM 10/05 RAWS
1 E Brocket 60 MPH 0827 PM 10/05 Mesonet
Devils Lake AP ND 54 MPH 0611 PM 10/05 AWOS
Devils Lake ND 53 MPH 0845 PM 10/05 CWOP
Crary ND NDAWN 51 MPH 0940 PM 10/05 NDAWN
…Ransom County…
Lisbon ND NDAWN 44 MPH 1125 PM 10/05 NDAWN
…Richland County…
Wahpeton AP ND 46 MPH 1155 PM 10/05 AWOS
…Sargent County…
Gwinner AP ND 46 MPH 1135 PM 10/05 AWOS
…Towner County…
6 SSW Rocklake 73 MPH 0616 PM 10/05 Mesonet
…Traill County…
Mayville ND 1 W 50 MPH 0335 PM 10/05 DAVIS
…Walsh County…
Edinburg 62 MPH 0840 PM 10/05 Dept of Highways
5 N Adams 60 MPH 1023 PM 10/05 Mesonet
Grafton AP ND 59 MPH 0515 PM 10/05 AWOS
Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
