Thunderstorm Wind, Cottonwood
- When
- June 22, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cottonwood County, Westbrook
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 44.050, -95.430
Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 22, 1997
Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power line damage, and along with small hail caused areas of crop damage. Three large trailers were overturned and severely damaged at Talcott Lake.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $210,000
- Crop damage
- $250,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS FSD wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power line damage, and along with small hail caused areas of crop damage. Three large trailers were overturned and severely damaged at Talcott Lake.
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:04 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cottonwood
- When
- June 22, 6:07 PM CST
- Where
- Cottonwood County, Storden
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 44.050, -95.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Cottonwood
- When
- June 22, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cottonwood County, Bingham Lake
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 43.900, -95.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Cottonwood
- When
- June 22, 7:00 PM CST to 7:01 PM CST
- Where
- Cottonwood County, Windom
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 43.870, -95.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Cottonwood
- When
- June 22, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cottonwood County, 10 mi S of Westbrook
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph)
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 43.900, -95.430
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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, June 22, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Connecticut, June 22, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 22, 1997
- Hail in Minnesota, June 22, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 22, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 22, 1997
- Hail in Iowa, June 22, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, June 22 to 23, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Rhode Island, June 22, 1997
- Flash Flood in Iowa, June 22 to 23, 1997
- Flash Flood in Iowa, June 22 to 23, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Texas, June 22, 1997
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, June 1997
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: 5602585, 5602586, 5602587, 5602588, 5602589.