High Wind, Big Stone
- When
- October 26, 4:16 PM CST to October 27, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Big Stone forecast zone
- Measured
- 36 kt (41 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 45.426, -96.411 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Minnesota, October 26 to 27, 2010
A record breaking surface low pressure area moved across Minnesota and brought high winds to Big Stone and Traverse counties. Northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts to near 60 mph occurred from the afternoon of the 26th to the early evening of the 27th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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 ABR wrote it up.
A record breaking surface low pressure area moved across Minnesota and brought high winds to Big Stone and Traverse counties. Northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts to near 60 mph occurred from the afternoon of the 26th to the early evening of the 27th. The high winds damaged some buildings, signs, and trees across both counties.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Traverse
- When
- October 26, 5:00 PM CST to October 27, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Traverse forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 45.772, -96.472 (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
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, October 26, 2010
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, October 26, 2010
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Ohio, October 26, 2010
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, October 26, 2010
- Strong Wind in Illinois, October 26 to 27, 2010
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Virginia, October 26 to 27, 2010
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, October 26, 2010
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, October 26, 2010
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, October 26 to 27, 2010
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, October 26, 2010
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, October 26, 2010
- High Wind in Wisconsin, October 26 to 27, 2010
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, October 2010
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 266089, 266090.