High Wind, Clay
- When
- November 2, 5:00 AM CST to November 3, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.892, -96.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Minnesota, November 2 to 3, 1997
A strong low pressure system created an intense pressure gradient across the Red River Valley, producing wind gusts to 47 knots. The strong wind blew several inches of fresh snow around, which resulted in reduced visibilities.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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 FGF wrote it up.
A strong low pressure system created an intense pressure gradient across the Red River Valley, producing wind gusts to 47 knots. The strong wind blew several inches of fresh snow around, which resulted in reduced visibilities.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Wilkin
- When
- November 2, 5:00 AM CST to November 3, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wilkin forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.357, -96.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Norman
- When
- November 2, 5:00 AM CST to November 3, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Norman forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.327, -96.455 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, West Polk
- When
- November 2, 5:00 AM CST to November 3, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- West Polk forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.774, -96.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, West Marshall
- When
- November 2, 5:00 AM CST to November 3, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- West Marshall forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 mph)
- Coordinates
- 48.358, -96.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Kittson
- When
- November 2, 5:00 AM CST to November 3, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kittson forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 mph)
- Coordinates
- 48.777, -96.783 (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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Florida, November 2, 1997
- Strong Wind in New York, November 2, 1997
- Hurricane in Guam, November 2, 1997
- High Wind in Nebraska, November 2, 1997
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 2, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, November 2, 1997
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 2, 1997
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, November 2, 1997
- High Wind in North Dakota, November 2 to 3, 1997
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, November 2, 1997
- Strong Wind in Maryland, November 2, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, November 2, 1997
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, November 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: 5622276, 5622277, 5622278, 5622279, 5622280, 5622281.