Thunderstorm Wind, Swift
- When
- August 11, 4:28 AM CST
- Where
- Swift County, Benson
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.283, -95.681 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 11, 1995
4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 4
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.
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 173 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:28 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pope
- When
- August 11, 4:40 AM CST
- Where
- Pope County, Starbuck
- Coordinates
- 45.586, -95.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tree Damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns
- When
- August 11, 5:20 AM CST
- Where
- Stearns County, Melrose
- Coordinates
- 45.552, -94.613 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tree damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns
- When
- August 11, 5:35 AM CST
- Where
- Stearns County, St. Cloud
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.552, -94.613 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees were damage. Strong wind reported by meteorology department at St. Cloud State University.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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More
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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: 10330771, 10331019, 10330753, 10330754.