Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- August 16, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County, Walker
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.100, -94.600
Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 16, 1998
Winds estimated at 70 to 80 mph knocked down trees and power lines.
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
- 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.
Winds estimated at 70 to 80 mph knocked down trees and power lines.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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
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- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, August 16, 1998
- Rip Current in New Jersey, August 16, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 16, 1998
- Flood in North Carolina, August 16, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 16, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, August 16, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 16, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Texas, August 16, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 16, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 16, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, August 16, 1998
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: 5664870.