Thunderstorm Wind, Burnett
- When
- August 3, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Burnett County, Alpha
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.770, -92.580
Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 3, 1997
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 knots, or about 70 mph, destroyed a barn and several smaller farm buildings. The strong winds also collapsed part of a grain bin, to a total of $180,000.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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 DLH wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 knots, or about 70 mph, destroyed a barn and several smaller farm buildings. The strong winds also collapsed part of a grain bin, to a total of $180,000. A large trailer was flipped over and numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Many acres of crops (mainly corn, beans, and oats) in the vicinity were damaged by winds and hail. A total dollar estimate of the damage was not available.
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 122 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:13 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Arizona, August 3 to 31, 1997
- Lightning Strike in New Mexico, August 3, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 3, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 3, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 3, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 3, 1997
- Hail in Wisconsin, August 3, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, August 3, 1997
- Hail in Iowa, August 3, 1997
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Vermont, August 3, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 3, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Maine, August 3, 1997
More
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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: 5613465.