Thunderstorm Wind, Otter Tail
- When
- July 3, 12:40 AM CST
- Where
- Otter Tail County, Battle Lake
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 46.280, -95.720
Trees were blown down and boats blown off lifts.
Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 3, 1998
3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- $7,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 185 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:41 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Otter Tail
- When
- July 3, 12:44 AM CST
- Where
- Otter Tail County, 1 mi N of Underwood
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 46.300, -95.870
A tree was blown down across a road north of Underwood.
Thunderstorm Wind, Otter Tail
- When
- July 3, 12:45 AM CST
- Where
- Otter Tail County, Pelican Rapids
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 46.570, -96.080
The strong wind blew down power lines in Pelican Rapids.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Alabama, July 3, 1998
- Heat in Texas, July 3, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Wildfire in Washington, July 3 to 31, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 3 to 19, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Montana, July 3, 1998
- Tornado in Montana, July 3, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Indiana, July 3 to 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Texas, July 3 to 4, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 3, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Florida, July 3, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Kentucky, July 3, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 3, 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: 5663309, 5663311, 5663310.