Thunderstorm Wind, Faribault
- When
- May 10, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Faribault County, 3 mi SW of Walters
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.570, -93.730
Roof torn off shed. Estimated wind speed.
Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 10, 1999
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 6
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 Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 143 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:08 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin
- When
- May 10, 5:29 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County, Golden Vly
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.000, -93.400
Trees Down. Wind speed estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin
- When
- May 10, 5:31 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County, Crystal
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.070, -93.380
Numerous Large Trees felled. Auto and Home damaged. Fifteen thousand residents were leftwithout power for several hours.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin
- When
- May 10, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County, Brooklyn Park
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.120, -93.330
Trees Down. Wind Speed Estimated.
Funnel Cloud, Hennepin
- When
- May 10, 6:36 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County, 2 mi W of Maple Plain
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.005, -93.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Funnel Cloud, Sherburne
- When
- May 10, 7:57 PM CST
- Where
- Sherburne County, 2 mi N of Zimmerman
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.444, -93.775 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado in Texas, May 10, 1999
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- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 10, 1999
- Hail in Texas, May 10, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, May 10, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 10, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 10, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 10 to 26, 1999
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, May 1999
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: 5696833, 5696655, 5696656, 5696657, 5696658, 5696659.