High Wind in Minnesota, October 29 to 30, 1996

Name: High Wind in Minnesota, October 29 to 30, 1996
Start: 1996-10-29T16:00
End: 1996-10-30T02:00
Location: Minnesota

October 29 to 30, 1996 · NWS FSD · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

Strong winds behind a cold front caused tree and power line damage and other scattered damage including a destroyed machine shed and the roof ripped off of a cafe.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $70,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS FSD wrote it up.

Strong winds behind a cold front caused tree and power line damage and other scattered damage including a destroyed machine shed and the roof ripped off of a cafe.

The radar

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Event by event

8 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Lincoln

When: October 29, 4:00 PM CST to October 30, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 44.413, -96.267 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lyon

When: October 29, 4:00 PM CST to October 30, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Lyon forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 44.414, -95.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Murray

When: October 29, 4:00 PM CST to October 30, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Murray forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 44.022, -95.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cottonwood

When: October 29, 4:00 PM CST to October 30, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Cottonwood forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 44.007, -95.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Nobles

When: October 29, 4:00 PM CST to October 30, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Nobles forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 43.674, -95.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Jackson

When: October 29, 4:00 PM CST to October 30, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 43.674, -95.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Pipestone

When: October 29, 4:00 PM CST to October 30, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Pipestone forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 44.023, -96.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Rock

When: October 29, 4:00 PM CST to October 30, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Rock forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 43.675, -96.253 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Minnesota in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Minnesota, October 1996

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5573789, 5573790, 5573791, 5573792, 5573793, 5573794, 5573795, 5573796.