Minnesota, 2001

Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 17, 2001

July 17, 2001 · NWS DLH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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  • Cold
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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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Duluth, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 17, 2:15 PM CST, 7 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 2:15 PM CST, 7 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
315 PM CDT TUE JUL 17 2001

LITTLE CHANGE IN ON-GOING FORECAST SCHEME WITH SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD IN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. NO
REAL BIG KICKER IN THE WORKS...SOME S/WVS COMING OVER TOP OF SLOWLY
WEAKENING RIDGE...BUT NOTHING THAT MODELS CAN REALLY AGREE ON. WHAT
CAN BE AGREED UPON IS CONTINUED WARM AND HUMID WEATHER PATTERN TO
WITH SOME RESPITE FOUND NEAR THE SHORES OF LAKE SUPERIOR. COLD FRONT
COMING THROUGH ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. ETA FASTEST WITH THIS
FEATURE...BUT TOO FAR AHEAD TO PIN DOWN MORE PRECISE TIMING.
FOLLOWED GENERAL FORECAST NUMBERS.

.DLH...NONE.

CLC

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 17, 7:41 PM CST, 2 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH, MN
841 PM CDT TUE JUL 17 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0520 PM    CASS LAKE                 MN   .75 INCH HAIL
07/17/01   CASS

0728 PM    NORTHOME                  MN   1.00 INCH HAIL
07/17/01   KOOCHICHING

0825 PM    PILLAGER                  MNt   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/17/01   CASS

0825 PM    LAKESHORE                 MN   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/17/01   CASS

DLT
Local storm report, Jul 17, 8:45 PM CST, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH, MN
945 PM CDT TUE JUL 17 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0520 PM    CASS LAKE                 MN   .75 INCH HAIL
07/17/01   CASS

0728 PM    NORTHOME                  MN   1.00 INCH HAIL
07/17/01   KOOCHICHING

0825 PM    PILLAGER                  MN   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/17/01   CASS

0825 PM    LAKESHORE                 MN   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/17/01   CASS

0858 PM    BAXTER                    MN   1.00 INCH HAIL
07/17/01   CROW WING

0858 PM    BAXTER                    MN   58 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/17/01   CROW WING                      POWER OUTAGES

0910 PM    FT. RIPLEY                MN   .88 INCH HAIL
07/17/01   CROW WING

0923 PM    WALKER                    MN   .75 INCH HAIL
07/17/01   CASS

0935 PM    BENA                      MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
07/17/01   CASS

0935 PM    BENA                      MN   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/17/01   CASS

DLT
Local storm report, Jul 17, 9:35 PM CST, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH, MN
1035 PM CDT TUE JUL 17 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0520 PM    CASS LAKE                 MN   .75 INCH HAIL
07/17/01   CASS

0728 PM    NORTHOME                  MN   1.00 INCH HAIL
07/17/01   KOOCHICHING

0825 PM    PILLAGER                  MN   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/17/01   CASS

0825 PM    LAKESHORE                 MN   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/17/01   CASS

0858 PM    BAXTER                    MN   1.00 INCH HAIL
07/17/01   CROW WING

0858 PM    BAXTER                    MN   58 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/17/01   CROW WING                      POWER OUTAGES

0910 PM    FT. RIPLEY                MN   .88 INCH HAIL
07/17/01   CROW WING

0923 PM    WALKER                    MN   .75 INCH HAIL
07/17/01   CASS

0935 PM    BENA                      MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
07/17/01   CASS

0935 PM    BENA                      MN   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/17/01   CASS

1013 PM    REMER                     MN   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/17/01   CASS

1013 PM    REMER                     MN   .75 INCH HAIL
07/17/01   CASS

1025 PM    3 NE REMER                MN   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/17/01   CASS                           6 INCH TREES DOWN ON
                                          HIGHWAY 6

DLT

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:44 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Aitkin

When
July 17, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Aitkin County, 7 mi W of Hill City
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.983, -93.733

Several trees were blown down.

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.

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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: 5261932.