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National Weather Service confirms it was windy on Saturday with area peak gusts

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.

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