Thunderstorm Wind, Olmsted
- When
- June 18, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County, Byron
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.030, -92.650
Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 18, 1998
Storm spotters reported winds gusts as high as 70 mph at Byron, blowing shingles off a house and knocking down several large trees and branches. Later that afternoon, a few farm buildings were damaged and several large trees and limbs were knocked down in communities closer to the Iowa border.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $73,000
- Crop damage
- $28,000
- Events
- 7
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 ARX wrote it up.
Storm spotters reported winds gusts as high as 70 mph at Byron, blowing shingles off a house and knocking down several large trees and branches. Later that afternoon, a few farm buildings were damaged and several large trees and limbs were knocked down in communities closer to the Iowa border.
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:00 UTC.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Olmsted
- When
- June 18, 12:05 PM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County, Byron
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.030, -92.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Olmsted
- When
- June 18, 12:07 PM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County, Salem Corners
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.980, -92.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Fillmore
- When
- June 18, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Fillmore County, Mabel
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Property damage
- $17,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 43.520, -91.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Houston
- When
- June 18, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Houston County, 1 mi S of Houston
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.750, -91.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Houston
- When
- June 18, 4:07 PM CST
- Where
- Houston County, Caledonia
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.630, -91.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Houston
- When
- June 18, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Houston County, 3 mi E of Caledonia
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Crop damage
- $28,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.630, -91.430
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
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 18, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 18, 1998
- Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, June 18, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 18, 1998
- Flooding in Iowa, June 18 to 20, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 18, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 18, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 18, 1998
- Flash Flood in Maine, June 18, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in North Dakota, June 18, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, June 18 to 19, 1998
- Flood in Nebraska, June 18, 1998
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, June 1998
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: 5652454, 5654287, 5652455, 5652453, 5652451, 5654288, 5652452.