Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis
- When
- May 10, 10:55 AM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, Central Portion
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 47.620, -92.370
Damaging Wind in Minnesota, May 10, 1999
Wind damage was reported throughout central St. Louis county, with numerous large trees and powerlines down.
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
- 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.
Wind damage was reported throughout central St. Louis county, with numerous large trees and powerlines down. Roof damage was also reported. Wind speed is estimated from newspaper accounts.
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:57 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
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- 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
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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: 5702535.