Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas
- When
- August 6, 4:25 AM CST
- Where
- Douglas County
- Measured
- 83 kt (96 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.880, -95.400
Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 6, 1962
5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wadena
- When
- August 6, 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Wadena County
- Coordinates
- 46.500, -95.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Todd
- When
- August 6, 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Todd County
- Coordinates
- 46.200, -94.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Kandiyohi
- When
- August 6, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kandiyohi County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.080, -95.000
Thunderstorm Wind,
- When
- August 6, 5:21 AM CST
- Where
- County
- Measured
- 80 kt (92 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.580, -94.180
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10054365, 10054366, 10054367, 10054368, 10054369.