Thunderstorm Wind, Lac Qui Parle
- When
- October 8, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Lac Qui Parle County, 4 mi S of Haydenville
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -96.320
Silo and machine shed destroyed. Estimated windspeed.
Damaging Winds in Minnesota, October 8, 1997
10 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- 1
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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 Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 157 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:43 UTC.
Event by event
10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lac Qui Parle
- When
- October 8, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Lac Qui Parle County, 2 mi S of Haydenville
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.980, -96.320
Structural and farm equipment damage. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lac Qui Parle
- When
- October 8, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lac Qui Parle County, 4 mi N of Haydenville
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Coordinates
- 45.070, -96.320
Hog barn collapse resulted in one injury. Damage estimate for entire county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lac Qui Parle
- When
- October 8, 7:03 PM CST
- Where
- Lac Qui Parle County, 3 mi S of Bellingham
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.080, -96.300
Sheds and bins destroyed. 30 trees blown over. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lac Qui Parle
- When
- October 8, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Lac Qui Parle County, 2 mi E of Bellingham
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.130, -96.270
Hog feeding building destroyed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Swift
- When
- October 8, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Swift County, 2 mi N of Holloway
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.280, -96.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Stevens
- When
- October 8, 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Stevens County, 3 mi N of Chokio
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.630, -96.180
Farm equipment blown over. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stevens
- When
- October 8, 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Stevens County, 5 mi S of Alberta
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.500, -96.030
Structural damage just south of Lake Hattie. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Morrison
- When
- October 8, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Morrison County, Randall
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.100, -94.500
Power lines and trees down. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mille Lacs
- When
- October 8, 9:46 PM CST
- Where
- Mille Lacs County, 1 mi E of Milaca
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.730, -93.620
Trees down. Estimated windspeed.
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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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: 5618280, 5618281, 5618279, 5618282, 5618283, 5618276, 5618284, 5618285, 5618277, 5618278.