High Wind, West Polk
- When
- April 5, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- West Polk forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.774, -96.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Minnesota, April 5, 2000
A strong area of low pressure moved along the Canadian border, with a tight pressure gradient behind it. The strongest winds occurred along the southwest flank, roughly south of a line from Devils Lake, North Dakota, to Park Rapids, Minnesota.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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 FGF wrote it up.
A strong area of low pressure moved along the Canadian border, with a tight pressure gradient behind it. The strongest winds occurred along the southwest flank, roughly south of a line from Devils Lake, North Dakota, to Park Rapids, Minnesota. Many trees were blown down and localized power outages occurred.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Norman
- When
- April 5, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Norman forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.327, -96.455 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Mahnomen
- When
- April 5, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mahnomen forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.325, -95.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Clay
- When
- April 5, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.892, -96.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, West Becker
- When
- April 5, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- West Becker forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.935, -95.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, East Becker
- When
- April 5, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- East Becker forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.935, -95.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wilkin
- When
- April 5, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wilkin forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.357, -96.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, West Otter Tail
- When
- April 5, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- West Otter Tail forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.409, -95.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, East Otter Tail
- When
- April 5, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- East Otter Tail forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.409, -95.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wadena
- When
- April 5, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wadena forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.586, -94.969 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Grant
- When
- April 5, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.934, -96.012 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in North Dakota, April 5, 2000
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 5, 2000
- High Wind in Iowa, April 5, 2000
- Wildfire in Missouri, April 5 to 6, 2000
- High Wind in Iowa, April 5, 2000
- High Wind in Montana, April 5, 2000
- High Wind in North Dakota, April 5, 2000
- High Wind in Minnesota, April 5, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, April 5, 2000
- Strong Wind in Virginia, April 5, 2000
- Wildfire in Wisconsin, April 5 to 6, 2000
- High Wind in Minnesota, April 5 to 6, 2000
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, April 2000
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: 5138536, 5138537, 5138538, 5138539, 5138540, 5138541, 5138542, 5138543, 5138544, 5138545, 5138610.