Minnesota, 2002

High Wind in Minnesota, November 29, 2002

November 29, 2002 · NWS FGF · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

A strong cold front moved through the northern plains, and produced a period of strong winds. The highest wind gust, 58 mph, was reported at St.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 cold front moved through the northern plains, and produced a period of strong winds. The highest wind gust, 58 mph, was reported at St. Vincent, MN.

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 Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 29, 3:15 AM CST, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 3:15 AM CST, 1 hour before
FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
315 AM CST FRI NOV 29 2002

AFD DELAYED DUE TO HIGH WIND WARNING COORDINATION. WILL ISSUE BY 430
AM.

.FGF...HIGH WIND WARNING FULL CWFA FOR TODAY.

NG
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 28, 6:50 AM CST, 21 hours 25 minutes before
MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-281545-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
650 AM CST THU NOV 28 2002

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST
CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OUT OF CANADA INTO
THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE WIND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LIGHT SNOW...
MAY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND HAMPER
TRAVEL. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR ANY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION WILL BE
NORTH OF DEVILS LAKE TO GRAND FORKS TO PARK RAPIDS LINE. WITH LITTLE
TO NO EXISTING SNOWCOVER OVER THE REGION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
COULD ALSO DEVELOP AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW...MUCH
COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION...CREATING WIND
CHILLS COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO. LOOK FOR THE WINDS TO START TO
DIMINISH LATE ON SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

NG

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

9 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Kittson

When
November 29, 4:15 AM CST to 3:22 PM CST
Where
Kittson forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
48.777, -96.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, West Marshall

When
November 29, 4:15 AM CST to 3:22 PM CST
Where
West Marshall forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
48.358, -96.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, West Polk

When
November 29, 4:15 AM CST to 3:22 PM CST
Where
West Polk forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
47.774, -96.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Pennington

When
November 29, 4:15 AM CST to 3:22 PM CST
Where
Pennington forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
48.066, -96.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Red Lake

When
November 29, 4:15 AM CST to 3:22 PM CST
Where
Red Lake forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
47.872, -96.095 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, East Polk

When
November 29, 4:15 AM CST to 3:22 PM CST
Where
East Polk forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
47.774, -96.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Norman

When
November 29, 4:15 AM CST to 3:22 PM CST
Where
Norman forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
47.327, -96.455 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Clay

When
November 29, 4:15 AM CST to 3:22 PM CST
Where
Clay forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.892, -96.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Wilkin

When
November 29, 4:15 AM CST to 3:22 PM CST
Where
Wilkin forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.357, -96.468 (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

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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: 5322161, 5322162, 5322163, 5322164, 5322165, 5322166, 5322167, 5322168, 5322169.