Thunderstorm Wind, Crow Wing
- When
- September 25, 11:46 PM CST
- Where
- Crow Wing County, Brainerd
- Measured
- 78 kt (90 mph)
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 46.370, -94.200
Damaging Wind in Minnesota, September 25, 1998
Numerous roofs were damaged, and many trees and power lines were blown down. Power was out for three days in some areas.
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
- $1.0 million
- 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.
Numerous roofs were damaged, and many trees and power lines were blown down. Power was out for three days in some areas. The wind speed was estimated by spotters as being between 80 and 100 mph.
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 161 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:44 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
- Hurricane in Alabama, September 25 to 29, 1998
- Hurricane in Florida, September 25 to 29, 1998
- Hurricane in Mississippi, September 25 to 29, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, September 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, September 25, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, September 25, 1998
- Hurricane in Florida, September 25 to 27, 1998
- High Wind in Iowa, September 25, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, September 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, September 25, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, September 25 to 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, September 25, 1998
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, September 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: 5664654.