3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 154 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:39 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A line of thunderstorms producing straight line winds gusting to around 75 mph blew down several trees onto a home, a shed, and a motel in Ortonville damaging the structures. An uninhabited trailer home was rolled up hill by the strong winds.
A garage was completely destroyed by damaging thunderstorm winds and doors on a nearby pole barn were blown off.
A shed was blown over.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Minnesota in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, October 1997
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5621577, 5621578, 5621579.