A vigorous Canadian cold front moved across Minnesota on Saturday, October 25th. On Sunday, October 26 cold air behind this front ushered in very strong winds and November-like temperatures. The strongest wind gust recorded at the Twin Cities International Airport was 53 mph at 9:10am. The strongest wind gust found in Minnesota was 67 mph at 7:53am five miles south of Marietta in Lac Qui Parle County near the South Dakota Border. Along with the strong winds, there were areas of snow. There was enough snow to shovel in west central Minnesota, where 1 to 2 inches were common. The highest snow total found was 3.3 inches near Dalton in Otter Tail County
Below are Public Information Statements courtesy the National Weather Service.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 930 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STRONG WINDS AFFECT SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... A STRONG COLD FRONT WHIPPED ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN TODAY...USHERING MUCH COLDER AIR...SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. THE FOLLOWING LIST OF PEAK WIND GUSTS AND AVERAGE TWO MINUTE WIND SPEEDS WERE GATHERED FROM AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. TIME LISTED IS BASED ON HIGHEST OBSERVED VALUE AND OCCURRENCE. # LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES COUNTY LOCATION PEAK WIND GUST/TIME AVERAGE 2 MIN MINNESOTA SPEED/TIME DOUGLAS ALEXANDRIA 56 MPH / 1022 AM 39 MPH / 1114 AM TODD STAPLES 35 MPH / 434 PM# 26 MPH / 1013 AM TODD LONG PRAIRIE 44 MPH / 424 PM 29 MPH / 1225 PM STEVENS MORRIS 55 MPH / 933 AM 46 MPH / 933 AM POPE GLENWOOD 55 MPH / 1033 AM 40 MPH / 150 PM SWIFT APPLETON 56 MPH / 933 AM 41 MPH / 1254 PM SWIFT BENSON 49 MPH / 1133 AM 37 MPH / 1133 AM# KANDIYOHI WILLMAR 52 MPH / 215 PM 41 MPH / 1135 AM# LAC QUI PARLE MADISON 59 MPH / 1014 AM 40 MPH / 1034 AM MNDOT 5 S MARIETTA 67 MPH / 753 AM 48 MPH / 1208 PM CHIPPEWA MONTEVIDEO 54 MPH / 1054 AM 38 MPH / 354 PM YELLOW MEDICINE CANBY 56 MPH / 1232 PM# 44 MPH / 1232 PM MNDOT HANLEY FALLS 61 MPH / 100 PM 41 MPH / 115 PM GRANITE FALLS 55 MPH / 831 AM 39 MPH / 1231 PM RENVILLE OLIVIA 52 MPH / 1056 AM 39 MPH / 1056 AM REDWOOD REDWOOD FALLS 58 MPH / 1149 AM 46 MPH / 803 AM MEEKER LITCHFIELD 44 MPH / 1254 PM# 31 MPH / 154 PM MCLEOD HUTCHINSON 46 MPH / 1232 PM# 30 MPH / 1054 AM MCLEOD GLENCOE 48 MPH / 1114 AM 36 MPH / 1114 AM BROWN NEW ULM 52 MPH / 831 AM 41 MPH / 831 AM WATONWAN ST JAMES 52 MPH / 955 AM 38 MPH / 215 PM MARTIN FAIRMONT 60 MPH / 115 PM 47 MPH / 115 PM BLUE EARTH MANKATO 56 MPH / 1155 AM 41 MPH / 1155 AM WASECA WASECA 54 MPH / 1216 AM 40 MPH / 1216 PM STEELE OWATONNA 52 MPH / 1217 PM 38 MPH / 1057 AM FARIBAULT MNDOT BLUE EARTH 62 MPH / 1201 PM 42 MPH / 1201 PM FREEBORN ALBERT LEA 51 MPH / 113 PM 38 MPH / 113 PM RICE FARIBAULT 43 MPH / 155 PM 33 MPH / 1214 PM GOODHUE STANTON 43 MPH / 1014 AM 35 MPH / 1014 AM GOODHUE RED WING 39 MPH / 1035 AM 25 MPH / 1035 AM MORRISON LITTLE FALLS 38 MPH / 815 AM 28 MPH / 955 AM STEARNS PAYNESVILLE 46 MPH / 1054 AM 31 MPH / 1054 AM MILLE LACS PRINCETON 37 MPH / 333 PM# 26 MPH / 1133 AM KANABEC MORA 35 MPH / 821 AM 24 MPH / 222 PM# ISANTI CAMBRIDGE 33 MPH / 715 AM 22 MPH / 615 PM ANOKA BLAINE 36 MPH / 550 PM 26 MPH / 945 AM WRIGHT MAPLE LAKE 41 MPH / 1213 PM 29 MPH / 1153 AM WRIGHT BUFFALO 44 MPH / 1214 PM 29 MPH / 934 AM CARVER CHANHASSEN NWS 47 MPH / 1018 AM HENNEPIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 53 MPH / 910 AM 37 MPH / 911 AM CRYSTAL 30 MPH / 312 PM 23 MPH / 313 PM EDEN PRAIRIE 47 MPH / 1243 PM# 25 MPH /1208 PM# RAMSEY ST PAUL 45 MPH / 901 AM 29 MPH / 1252 PM WASHINGTON LAKE ELMO 41 MPH / 916 AM 25 MPH / 1016 AM DAKOTA SOUTH ST PAUL 36 MPH / 1035 AM# 26 MPH / 855 AM DAKOTA LAKEVILLE 37 MPH / 1034 AM 28 MPH / 1034 AM WISCONSIN POLK OSCEOLA 36 MPH / 935 AM 28 MPH / 1034 AM ST CROIX NEW RICHMOND 35 MPH / 1055 AM# 28 MPH / 915 AM BARRON RICE LAKE 38 MPH / 935 AM 23 MPH / 915 AM DUNN MENOMONIE 37 MPH / 1239 PM# 29 MPH / 959 AM RUSK LADYSMITH 32 MPH / 1036 AM 24 MPH / 1036 AM EAU CLAIRE EAU CLAIRE 41 MPH / 1042 AM 32 MPH / 1044 AM PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1115 AM MON OCT 27 2008 ...3-DAY SNOWFALL ROUND-UP... THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 3 DAYS AS MEASURED IN THE MORNING BY NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS. OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY TAKEN AT 7 AM. 3-DAY SNOW TOTALS FOR MONDAY (10/27/08) AS OF 11:06 AM CDT NORTH DAKOTA 3-DAY SNOW FALL LOCATION (COUNTY): AMT(IN) REPORTS SARLES 5NE (CAVALIER).........................1.5 (1) LANGDON EXP FARM (CAVALIER)...................1.5 (1) ASOS @ FARGO AIRPORT (CASS)...................1.4 (1) EDMORE (RAMSEY)...............................0.5 (1) HANSBORO (TOWNER).............................0.2 (1) GRAND FORKS NWS (GRAND FORKS).................0.2 (2) ASOS @ GRAND FORKS AP (GRAND FORKS)...........0.1 (2) STARKWEATHER (RAMSEY).........................TRACE (1) PEMBINA (PEMBINA).............................TRACE (1) CAVALIER (PEMBINA)............................TRACE (1) COOPERSTOWN (GRIGGS)..........................TRACE (1) MINNESOTA 3-DAY SNOW FALL LOCATION (COUNTY): AMT(IN) REPORTS DALTON 3S (OTTER TAIL)........................3.3 (2) BRECKENRIDGE (WILKIN).........................3.0 (2) ROTHSAY (WILKIN)..............................2.5 (2) LONG LOST LAKE (CLEARWATER)...................2.5 (2) PELICAN RAPIDS (OTTER TAIL)...................2.3 (2) SABIN (CLAY)..................................2.1 (1) PHELPS MILL (OTTER TAIL)......................2.0 (1) RED LAKE FALLS (RED LAKE).....................0.6 (2) SEBEKA (WADENA)...............................0.3 (2) NEW YORK MILLS (OTTER TAIL)...................0.1 (2) ITASCA U OF M (CLEARWATER)....................0.1 (1) WHEATON (TRAVERSE)............................TRACE (1) WADENA (WADENA)...............................TRACE (1) VIKING (MARSHALL).............................TRACE (1) LANCASTER (KITTSON)...........................TRACE (1) HALSTAD (NORMAN)..............................TRACE (1) BEMIDJI (BELTRAMI)............................TRACE (1) PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED DATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 651 AM CDT MON OCT 27 2008 ...THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON FALLS IN ROCHESTER MN... ON OCTOBER 26TH...THE SNOW OBSERVER NEAR ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTED A TENTH OF AN INCH OF SNOW. THIS WAS THE FIRST SNOW OF THE 2008-09 SNOW SEASON. NORMALLY THIS OCCURS ON OCTOBER 18TH. MEANWHILE THE FIRST MEASURABLE SNOW TYPICALLY OCCURS ON NOVEMBER 3RD. NEARLY 7 OUT OF EVERY 10 OCTOBERS /69.4 PERCENT/ HAVE AT LEAST A TRACE OF SNOW. MEANWHILE MEASURABLE SNOW ONLY FALLS IN TWO OUT OF EVERY FIVE OCTOBERS /37.8 PERCENT/. THE AVERAGE OCTOBER SNOWFALL IS AN INCH. THE GREATEST SNOW FALL EVER RECORDED IN AN OCTOBER WAS 10.0 INCHES BACK IN THE 1887-88 SNOW SEASON. DURING THE LAST SNOW SEASON /2007-08/...THE FIRST TRACE OF THE YEAR OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 5TH AND THE FIRST MEASURABLE SNOW FELL ON NOVEMBER 17TH. THE LAST SNOW OF THE SEASON FELL ON MAY 3RD. THE TOTAL SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON WAS 44.1 INCHES. THIS WAS 8.6 INCHES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 52.7 INCHES. THIS WAS THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SNOW IN A SEASON SINCE 2005-06 WHEN JUST 37.7 INCHES OF SNOW FELL. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED DATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 633 AM CDT MON OCT 27 2008 ...FIRST SNOW FLAKES OF THE SEASON FALLS IN LA CROSSE WI... ON OCTOBER 26TH...THE SNOW OBSERVER NEAR LA CROSSE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT REPORTED A TRACE OF SNOW. THIS WAS THE FIRST SNOW OF THE 2008-09 SNOW SEASON. NORMALLY THIS OCCURS ON OCTOBER 25TH. NEARLY THREE OUT OF EVERY FIVE OCTOBERS /55.2 PERCENT/ HAVE AT LEAST A TRACE OF SNOW. MEANWHILE MEASURABLE SNOW ONLY FALLS IN TWO OUT OF EVERY TEN OCTOBERS /18.4 PERCENT/. THE AVERAGE OCTOBER SNOWFALL IS 2 TENTHS OF AN INCH. THE GREATEST SNOW FALL EVER RECORDED IN AN OCTOBER WAS 7.0 INCHES BACK IN THE 1917-18 SNOW SEASON. DURING THE LAST SNOW SEASON /2007-08/...THE FIRST TRACE OF THE YEAR OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 5TH AND THE LAST TRACE OF SNOW OCCURRED ON APRIL 28TH. BETWEEN THOSE DATES...THE SNOW OBSERVER NEAR LA CROSSE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT REPORTED 67.9 INCHES OF SNOW. THIS WAS THE GREATEST SEASONAL SNOWFALL TOTAL SINCE THE 1996-97 SNOW SEASON /69.2 INCHES/ AND IT WAS THE FIFTH GREATEST SEASONAL SNOWFALL TOTAL. SNOW RECORDS IN LA CROSSE DATE BACK TO APRIL 1884. NORMALLY...LA CROSSE ONLY RECEIVES 44.3 INCHES OF SNOW. AS USUAL HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE REPORTED ON THE RIDGE TOPS SURROUNDING THE LA CROSSE AREA DURING THE LAST SNOW SEASON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE ON TOP OF LA CROSSE RIDGE RECEIVED 78.8 INCHES. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 27 2008 THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOWFALL TOTALS...THROUGH 10AM TODAY...FOR THE EVENT THAT BEGAN LATE SUNDAY MORNING. OUR APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO SNOWFALL SPOTTERS AND CO-OPERATIVE OBSERVERS FOR THESE REPORTS. ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0600 AM SNOW EMBARRASS 47.66N 92.20W 10/27/2008 M0.5 INCH ST. LOUIS MN CO-OP OBSERVER 0700 AM SNOW INTERNATIONAL FALLS 48.59N 93.41W 10/27/2008 M0.3 INCH KOOCHICHING MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS 0700 AM SNOW SILVER BAY 47.29N 91.28W 10/27/2008 M1.5 INCH LAKE MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0700 AM SNOW TOWER 47.81N 92.29W 10/27/2008 M0.3 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER 0700 AM SNOW UPSON 46.37N 90.41W 10/27/2008 M2.0 INCH IRON WI CO-OP OBSERVER 0700 AM SNOW DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W 10/27/2008 M0.2 INCH ST. LOUIS MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS 0800 AM SNOW WASHBURN 46.67N 90.89W 10/27/2008 M0.5 INCH BAYFIELD WI TRAINED SPOTTER 0800 AM SNOW GURNEY 46.47N 90.51W 10/27/2008 M1.5 INCH IRON WI CO-OP OBSERVER 0830 AM SNOW 20 NE PARK FALLS 46.14N 90.15W 10/27/2008 E1.0 INCH IRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER && THE TOTALS BELOW ARE SEPARATED INTO SNOW...AND ICE AND SLEET CATEGORIES...THEN BY AMOUNT...AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION. SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME ------ ----------------------- -- -------------- ------- 2.00 UPSON WI IRON 0700 AM 1.50 GURNEY WI IRON 0800 AM 1.50 SILVER BAY MN LAKE 0700 AM 1.00 20 NE PARK FALLS WI IRON 0830 AM 0.50 WASHBURN WI BAYFIELD 0800 AM 0.50 EMBARRASS MN ST. LOUIS 0600 AM 0.30 TOWER MN ST. LOUIS 0700 AM 0.30 INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN KOOCHICHING 0700 AM 0.20 DULUTH MN ST. LOUIS 0700 AM PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA 435 PM CDT MON OCT 27 2008 ...FIRST MEASURABLE SNOWFALL FOR THE RED RIVER VALLEY REGION... SINCE THE FIRST FAIRLY WIDESPREAD AND MEASURABLE SNOWFALL OCCURRED ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION SUNDAY...THE QUESTION COMES UP WAS THIS UNUSUAL. BASED ON THE CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORD AVAILABLE MEASURABLE SNOW IS NOT AT ALL UNCOMMON IN LATE OCTOBER. IN FACT...SNOW HAS FALLEN IN LATE SEPTEMBER AS WELL AS EARLY OCTOBER IN OUR AREA. TYPICALLY SNOW THAT FALLS THIS EARLY IN THE SEASON MELTS OFF AND MAY EVEN BE FOLLOWED BY A PERIOD OF MUCH MILDER WEATHER. NOTABLE EARLY SEASON SNOWS INCLUDE THE OCTOBER 2 1950 SNOWSTORM... OCTOBER 7 AND 8 SNOWSTORM OF 1985 AND OCTOBER 24 2001. BELOW IS A TABLE OF CLIMATOLOGICALLY AVERAGE FIRST ONE INCH SNOW FALL BASED ON THE 1940 TO 2004 PERIOD OF RECORD. WHILE THIS IS NOT A COMPREHENSIVE LIST IT IS DESIGNED TO GIVE AN IDEA AS TO WHEN THE EARLIEST 1 INCH OF SNOW HAS FALLEN. DUE TO THE VARIABILITY OF WEATHER AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION...THE FIRST INCH OF SNOW CAN BE MORE THAN TWO MONTHS LATER. EARLIEST EARLIEST NORTH DAKOTA SNOW/YR AVG 1IN MINNESOTA SNOW/YR AVG 1IN CAVALIER 7NW SEP 26/1972 NOV 10 AGASSIZ WLR OCT 14/1959 NOV 11 EDMORE 1NW SEP 26/1972 NOV 10 BAUDETTE SEP 26/1941 NOV 5 FARGO HECTOR FLD OCT 2/1950 NOV 15 CROOKSTON OCT 5/1974 NOV 13 FORMAN 5SW OCT 2/1950 NOV 24 DETROIT LAKES SEP 26/1942 NOV 17 GRAND FORKS NWS OCT 2/1950 NOV 12 FERGUS FALLS OCT 9/1970 NOV 17 HANSBORO 4NNE SEP 11/1989 NOV 3 OTTERTAIL OCT 2/1950 NOV 7 LEEDS SEP 22/1995 NOV 11 RED LAKE OCT 1/1974 NOV 17 LISBON SEP 22/1942 NOV 20 THORHULT OCT 2/1950 NOV 2 PETERSBURG OCT 2/1950 NOV 3 WADENA 3S SEP 25/1942 NOV 10 VALLEY CITY 3NNW OCT 2/1950 NOV 11 ITASCA ST PK OCT 7/1970 NOV 5 PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME STATIONS HAD A FEW MISSING YEARS DATA. LOOKING AT THE ABOVE TABLE IT IS APPARENT THAT THE FIRST INCH OF SNOW IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS CAN OCCUR QUITE EARLY. TRACE SNOW AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN NOTED EARLIER THAN THE DATES LISTED ABOVE. ALSO...THERE IS NO CORRELATION BETWEEN EARLY SEASON SNOWFALLS AND OVERALL WINTER PRECIPITATION. IN FACT...SEVERAL OF THE WINTER SEASONS WITH EARLY ACCUMULATING SNOWS ENDED UP WITH BELOW NORMAL SEASONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1210 PM CDT MON OCT 27 2008 ...HIGHEST WIND GUSTS RECORDING ON SUNDAY FOR SELECTED OBSERVATION SITES... LOCATIONS IN THE NWS GRAND FORKS FORECAST AREA HAMPDEN ND (FIRE WEATHER RAWS SITE)...........56 MPH AT 734 AM FARGO AIRPORT (ASOS)..........................55 MPH AT 908 AM MCHENRY ND (NDAWN)............................55 MPH AT 728 AM DEVILS LAKE AIRPORT (AWOS)....................53 MPH AT 615 AM WAHPETON/MOORETON ND (ND DOT RWIS SITE).......53 MPH AT 931 AM WYNDMERE ND (NDAWN)...........................53 MPH AT 1135 AM DAZEY ND (NDAWN)..............................52 MPH AT 445 AM VERNDALE MN (MN DOT RWIS SITE)................52 MPH AT 504 AM MOORHEAD AIRPORT (AWOS).......................52 MPH AT 914 AM WAHPETON AIRPORT (AWOS).......................52 MPH AT 555 AM HALLOCK AIRPORT (AWOS)........................51 MPH AT 653 AM NORTH GRAND FORKS (ND DOT RWIS SITE)..........51 MPH AT 651 AM SOUTH GRAND FORKS (GF SCHOOL DISTRICT)........50 MPH AT 743 AM EAST GRAND FORKS/FISHER (MN DOT RWIS SITE)....50 MPH AT 728 AM HALSTAD ND (MN DOT RWIS SITE).................50 MPH AT 853 AM DONALDSON MN (MN DOT RWIS SITE)...............50 MPH AT 739 AM ST VINCENT MN (MN DOT RWIS SITE)..............49 MPH AT 653 AM GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE (ASOS).............49 MPH AT 559 AM BROOKS MN (MN DOT RWIS SITE)..................49 MPH AT 855 AM FINGAL ND (NDAWN).............................49 MPH AT 1115 AM LISBON ND (NDAWN).............................49 MPH AT 538 AM CAREY ND (NDAWN)..............................48 MPH AT 759 AM FERGUS FALLS AIRPORT (AWOS)...................48 MPH AT 933 AM THIEF RIVER FALLS AIRPORT (AWOS)..............48 MPH AT 815 AM BAKER ND (NDAWN)..............................47 MPH AT 110 PM CROOKSTON AIRPORT (AWOS)......................47 MPH AT 755 AM MICHIGAN ND (NDAWN)...........................47 MPH AT 524 AM MAYVILLE ND (NDAWN)...........................47 MPH AT 903 AM MCLEOD ND (FIRE WEATHER RAWS SITE)............47 MPH AT 1049 AM MAHNOMEN MN (MN DOT RWIS SITE)................46 MPH AT 452 AM LAKE PARK MN (MN DOT RWIS SITE)...............46 MPH AT 759 AM FORT TOTTEN ND (FIRE WEATHER RAWS SITE).......45 MPH AT 456 AM FOSSTON AIRPORT (AWOS)........................45 MPH AT 935 AM TENNEY MN (MN DOT RWIS SITE)..................45 MPH AT 658 AM GATZKE MN (MN DOT RWIS SITE)..................45 MPH AT 903 AM BUFFALO ND (ND DOT RWIS SITE).................45 MPH AT 920 AM BAUDETTE AIRPORT (ASOS).......................44 MPH AT 1051 PM BADGER MN (MN DOT RWIS SITE)..................44 MPH AT 1029 PM EKRE ND (NDAWN)...............................44 MPH AT 1011 AM HILLSBORO ND (NDAWN)..........................44 MPH AT 921 AM EMERADO ND (ND DOT RWIS SITE).................43 MPH AT 633 AM 10 N DRAYTON ND (ND DOT RWIS SITE)............43 MPH AT 923 AM DETROIT LAKES AIRPORT (AWOS)..................43 MPH AT 833 AM GALESBURG ND (NDAWN)..........................43 MPH AT 1104 AM CANDO ND (PRIVATE CITIZEN WEATHER STATION)....42 MPH AT 1100 AM PROSPER ND (NDAWN)............................42 MPH AT 1019 AM PARK RAPIDS AIRPORT (ASOS)....................41 MPH AT 1253 AM ROSEAU AIRPORT (AWOS).........................40 MPH AT 135 PM WADENA AIRPORT (AWOS).........................39 MPH AT 1157 AM BEMIDJI AIRPORT (AWOS)........................38 MPH AT 355 PM WASKISH MN AIRPORT (AWOS).....................35 MPH AT 1231 PM OTHER NEARBY OBSERVATION SITES JAMESTOWN ND (ASOS)............................56 MPH AT 456 AM ALEXANDRIA MN (ASOS)...........................56 MPH AT 1033 AM BELCOURT ND (FIRE WEATHER RAWS SITE)...........55 MPH AT 622 AM MORRIS MN (AWOS)...............................55 MPH AT 933 AM MARION ND (NDAWN)..............................53 MPH AT 520 AM WHEATON MN (AWOS)..............................52 MPH AT 914 AM ELLENDALE ND (AT THE HIGH SCHOOL)..............51 MPH AT 200 PM OAKES ND (NDAWN)...............................51 MPH AT 135 PM BRITTON SD (AWOS)..............................46 MPH AT 455 AM PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED WIS REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 527 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT HITS THE UPPER MIDWEST SUNDAY... STRONG WINDS CAUSING SCATTERED DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES SLAMMED THE UPPER MIDWEST BEGINNING SUNDAY MORNING...PEAKING AROUND MIDDAY...AND THEN CONTINUED TO A LESSER EXTENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AROUND THE TRI-STATE REGION...NUMEROUS WIND GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH WERE REPORTED BY AUTOMATED WIND SENSORS AT MAJOR AIRPORTS AND ALONG MAJOR ROADWAYS /RWIS DATA/ ESPECIALLY IN MINNESOTA AND IOWA. BELOW IS A PRELIMINARY LIST OF PEAK WIND GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 50 MPH /IN MINNESOTA AND IOWA/ AND ABOVE 40 MPH /WISCONSIN/. FOR PEAK WIND GUSTS IN THE IMMEDIATE LA CROSSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST AREA...REFER TO PREVIOUS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE. ...IOWA... MASON CITY...........62 MPH STORM LAKE RWIS......62 MPH DE WITT RWIS.........61 MPH MASON CITY RWIS......61 MPH URBANA RWIS..........61 MPH DE SOTO RWIS.........60 MPH SPENCER..............60 MPH GRINNELL RWIS........59 MPH CRESTON RWIS.........59 MPH ANKENY RWIS..........59 MPH WATERLOO RWIS........59 MPH MO VALLEY RWIS.......59 MPH DENISON RWIS.........59 MPH ALTON RWIS...........59 MPH CLINTON..............59 MPH CARROLL..............59 MPH MARSHALLTOWN RWIS....58 MPH SIGOURNEY RWIS.......58 MPH HANLONTOWN RWIS......58 MPH STEAMBOAT ROCK RWIS..58 MPH BOONE................58 MPH DAVENPORT............58 MPH AMES.................58 MPH NEW HAMPTON RWIS.....56 MPH ALGONA RWIS..........56 MPH CARROLL RWIS.........56 MPH DES MOINES...........56 MPH PLAINFIELD RWIS......55 MPH JEFFERSON RWIS.......55 MPH SPENCER RWIS.........55 MPH DES MOINES I-35 RWIS.55 MPH WILLIAMS RWIS........55 MPH SHELDON..............55 MPH ESTHERVILLE..........55 MPH MARSHALLTOWN.........55 MPH OTTUMWA RWIS.........54 MPH LE MARS..............54 MPH MUSCATINE............54 MPH ADAIR RWIS...........53 MPH GRINNELL.............53 MPH DENISON..............53 MPH VINTON...............53 MPH DUBUQUE..............53 MPH IOWA CITY RWIS.......52 MPH PELLA RWIS...........52 MPH CANTRIL RWIS.........52 MPH EDDYVILLE RWIS.......52 MPH ONAWA RWIS...........52 MPH SIBLEY RWIS..........52 MPH DAVENPORT RWIS.......52 MPH COLFAX RWIS..........52 MPH PERRY................52 MPH FORT DODGE...........52 MPH WEBSTER CITY.........52 MPH ANKENY...............52 MPH OTTUMWA..............52 MPH IOWA FALLS...........51 MPH CEDAR RAPIDS.........51 MPH WATERLOO.............51 MPH SIOUX CITY...........51 MPH IOWA CITY............50 MPH HARLAN...............50 MPH ...MINNESOTA... DOVRAY RWIS..........65 MPH I-90 MILEPOST 35.....62 MPH BLUE EARTH RWIS......61 MPH HENDRICKS RWIS.......61 MPH MN 71 MILEPOST 43....61 MPH WORTHINGTON..........61 MPH HANLEY FALLS RWIS....60 MPH I-90 MILEPOST 67.....60 MPH LAKE BENTON RWIS.....60 MPH SLAYTON..............60 MPH FAIRMONT.............60 MPH MADISON..............59 MPH MADELIA RWIS.........58 MPH WINDOM...............58 MPH REDWOOD FALLS........58 MPH MARSHALL.............58 MPH TWIN LAKES RWIS......56 MPH ALEXANDRIA...........56 MPH CANBY................56 MPH PIPESTONE............56 MPH MANKATO..............56 MPH GLENWOOD.............55 MPH MORRIS...............55 MPH ORTONVILLE...........55 MPH BYRON RWIS...........54 MPH WINTHROP RWIS........54 MPH WASECA...............54 MPH MONTEVIDEO...........54 MPH APPLETON.............54 MPH ALEXANDRIA RWIS......53 MPH OWATONNA.............52 MPH LUVERNE..............52 MPH AUSTIN...............52 MPH MOORHEAD.............52 MPH WHEATON..............52 MPH OLIVIA...............52 MPH GRANITE FALLS........52 MPH NEW PRAGUE RWIS......52 MPH ST. JAMES............52 MPH JACKSON..............51 MPH ALBERT LEA...........51 MPH TRACY................51 MPH DODGE CENTER.........51 MPH HALLOCK..............51 MPH GRAND FORKS RWIS.....51 MPH MN-7 MILEPOST 1 RWIS.51 MPH NEW ULM..............50 MPH BENSON...............50 MPH OTTERTAIL RWIS.......50 MPH ANTHONY RWIS.........50 MPH DEXTER RWIS..........50 MPH ALBERT LEA RWIS......50 MPH I-90 MILEPOST 226....50 MPH ...WISCONSIN... SULLIVAN NWS.........54 MPH MINERAL POINT........53 MPH ARCADIA RWIS.........48 MPH MONROE RWIS..........46 MPH KENOSHA..............46 MPH LONE ROCK............46 MPH PRAIRIE DU CHIEN.....46 MPH NWS LA CROSSE........46 MPH LA CROSSE ...........45 MPH MOUNT STERLING RWIS..44 MPH PLATTEVILLE..........43 MPH MONROE...............43 MPH JANESVILLE...........41 MPH WAUKESHA.............40 MPH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 330 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...HIGHEST WINDS SORTED BY GUSTS SO FAR TODAY... STATION COUNTY TIME SPEED GUST NEW HAMPTON RWIS CHICKASAW 302 PM 49 MPH 56 MPH AUSTIN AWOS MOWER 1115 AM 31 MPH 52 MPH DODGE CENTER AWOS DODGE 1014 AM 29 MPH 51 MPH ARCADIA HILL RWIS TREMPEALEAU 1110 AM 24 MPH 49 MPH KELLOGG RWIS WABASHA 149 PM 31 MPH 49 MPH ST CHARLES 4W RWIS OLMSTED 1126 AM 36 MPH 49 MPH ROCHESTER ASOS OLMSTED 1054 AM 26 MPH 47 MPH PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AWOS CRAWFORD 115 PM 23 MPH 46 MPH CANTON RWIS FILLMORE 1159 AM 30 MPH 45 MPH LA CROSSE ASOS LA CROSSE 153 PM 28 MPH 45 MPH NWS LA CROSSE LA CROSSE 1219 PM 20 MPH 45 MPH PRESTON AWOS FILLMORE 958 AM 23 MPH 45 MPH MOUNT STERLING 1S RWIS CRAWFORD 207 PM 24 MPH 43 MPH BOSCOBEL ASOS GRANT 1253 PM 14 MPH 41 MPH DECORAH 2SE RWIS WINNESHIEK 114 PM 35 MPH 40 MPH SPARTA AWOS MONROE 115 PM 20 MPH 38 MPH WINONA AWOS WINONA 153 PM 22 MPH 38 MPH PDC RWIS - MISS RIVER BRIDGE CRAWFORD 1206 PM 20 MPH 37 MPH DICKEYVILLE RWIS GRANT 102 PM 20 MPH 37 MPH DECORAH AWOS WINNESHIEK 235 PM 18 MPH 37 MPH MEDFORD AWOS TAYLOR 1115 AM 20 MPH 37 MPH VOLK FIELD JUNEAU 1255 PM 20 MPH 37 MPH 3N LA CRESCENT APRS HOUSTON 303 PM 3 MPH 36 MPH I-90 AT I-94 RWIS JUNEAU 205 PM 22 MPH 36 MPH WISC DELLS AWOS SAUK 1055 AM 18 MPH 35 MPH MAUSTON APRS JUNEAU 1104 AM 16 MPH 33 MPH OELWEIN AWOS FAYETTE 915 AM 22 MPH 33 MPH NECEDAH RAWS JUNEAU 1148 AM 17 MPH 32 MPH TOMAH 4N RWIS MONROE 106 PM 20 MPH 31 MPH DIAMOND LAKE RAWS TAYLOR 1114 AM 16 MPH 31 MPH CHARLES CITY AWOS FLOYD 855 AM 21 MPH 31 MPH 5W TOMAH RWIS MONROE 1108 AM 10 MPH 30 MPH STANLEY 1 SE RWIS CHIPPEWA 1122 AM 20 MPH 30 MPH CALEDONIA RWIS HOUSTON 921 AM 10 MPH 29 MPH FRENCH ISLAND RWIS LA CROSSE 105 PM 8 MPH 29 MPH BLACK RIVER FALLS RAWS JACKSON 115 PM 12 MPH 26 MPH KEY TO OBSERVATION TYPES AWS - SENSORS FROM AWS INCORPORATED. OFTEN LOCATED AT SCHOOLS. RWIS - ROAD WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEMS. LOCATED ON MAJOR ROADS AND BRIDGES. RAWS - FIRE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS. OFTEN LOCATED IN FORESTS. ASOS/AWOS - AVIATION WEATHER OBSERVATIONS. LOCATED AT AIRPORTS. OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED IS CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.