Minnesota, 1999

Strong Wind in Minnesota, November 1, 1999

November 1, 1999 · NWS DLH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 strong wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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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.

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1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Southern St. Louis / Carlton

When
November 1, 10:10 AM CST
Where
Southern St. Louis / Carlton forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
47.091, -92.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong winds overturned half of a double-wide manufactured home as it was being towed across the Blatnik Bridge between Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin. Other reports were received of downed trees and power lines in southern St. Louis county during the day. Automated wind-measuring equipment at Duluth International Airport recorded a peak wind gust of 48 MPH in the early afternoon. The average wind speed for the day was over 22 MPH.

What these are

Strong Wind
Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

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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: 5722801.