High Wind, Douglas
- When
- October 21, 5:49 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 45.934, -95.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Minnesota, October 21, 2019
A strong Fall storm system developed during the morning of Sunday, October 20th in the northern Rockies, and slowly moved eastward, intensified, and drifted across Minnesota through the early morning of Tuesday, October 22nd. Initially, strong southeast winds developed, but as the system moved across Minnesota, colder air filtering southward, and an increased pressure gradient, allowed for winds…
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 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 happened
The episode as NWS MPX wrote it up.
A strong Fall storm system developed during the morning of Sunday, October 20th in the northern Rockies, and slowly moved eastward, intensified, and drifted across Minnesota through the early morning of Tuesday, October 22nd. Initially, strong southeast winds developed, but as the system moved across Minnesota, colder air filtering southward, and an increased pressure gradient, allowed for winds to strengthen. Numerous airport, mesonet and private weather wind sensors measured wind speeds of 40 to 55 mph by Monday afternoon. The Alexandria airport measured a wind speed of 58 mph late Monday afternoon.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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 Damaging Winds in Tennessee, October 21, 2019
- Tornadoes in Arkansas, October 21, 2019
- Damaging Winds in Texas, October 21, 2019
- Lakeshore Flood in Michigan, October 21 to 22, 2019
- Lakeshore Flood and High Wind in Minnesota, October 21, 2019
- Lakeshore Flood and High Wind in Michigan, October 21, 2019
- Excessive Heat and Wildfire in California, October 21 to 25, 2019
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, October 21, 2019
- Lakeshore Flood in Wisconsin, October 21, 2019
- High Wind in Iowa, October 21 to 22, 2019
- Tornado in Louisiana, October 21, 2019
- High Wind in South Dakota, October 21 to 22, 2019
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, October 2019
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: 857173.